whackadoodle coconut

last week flew by faster than I could have imagined.  we were busy and had to plan and pack for a little trip about two and a half hours east of where we live, so John could do a training for work.  I accompanied him and spent the day cruising around town - take a look at where I went. The hotel was pretty nice and was really clean.     I also visited Buck Owens Crystal Palace -     The Natural History Museum -     And the Kern County Museum -     And on the way home, besides purchasing some silk hankies at the local yarn store we saw several cotton fields on our way to and from Bakersfield.  John pulled over on the way home and I was able to snatch this picture of cotton fields as far as the eye could see.

imagine it, 7 days without chocolate; 7 days without a hug from your favorite person; 7 days without coffee, a hot shower, a warm bed.  the list could go on and on.  7 days is a long time. thankfully, I haven't had to go without 7 days of any of those things and I am grateful. so 7 days without a blog post is kind of a long time.  what have I been up to? not much really.  I haven't working on my crafting, although I'm thinking about it regularly and how I will do it.  I've been wanting to spin and get to use my new carders from two months back.  but, I vowed to finished the Halloween quilt first.  and my fingers hurt.  those needles are sharp and that was a lot of stitching.  I've almost successfully convinced myself to just sew up the binding and get it done without quilting the outer border.  but then I tell myself, that I won't be happy with it, so I just put it off another day. really, other than t...