Good Friday, indeed!

Riley and I went for a walk this morning, and it was a very blustery day. But the sun is shining now and all is right with our little world. I closed the garage door on our way out for the walk, to keep chipmunks etc from entering while we are gone. We got back. Garage door wouldn't open. Now I live on a street with houses on acre lots. Not close to each other. Plus no one is ever home. Riley and I set out to find somebody with a phone so I could call G at work.

Three houses and no one home and then we see R is walking out to his mailbox. So HAPPY to see him. R & I decided to try a new battery in the garage door opener and tighten some screws. Riley and I walked back home and with a positive attitude that all would be okay. Pushed the button. Up it went. I was never so happy to see a garage door open in my life. I told R (he called to see if I was inside) that I owed him a bunch of cookies!

I have very little in the fridge so Riley had his "usual" and I am having vanilla yogurt, Grape Nuts and dried cranberries. We are waiting for his dog bed cover to dry. Then he'll take a nap and I will finish sewing the first borders to Ge's blocks.

I have decided to put on both a green and blue border. The blocks will alternate and will be green/blue or blue/green. Twenty five 18 inch blocks. I like square quilts. Ge has one green fabric I like very much and want to use it in all the blocks. Ge has several excellent blues but not enough to do all the blue borders. So the blues will vary. The first border on every block is a red, blue, green tiny floral on cream. Weird but it looks charming. Ge had an interesting way of choosing fabric. Not matchy. But with a "twist". I have to keep this in mind while making the blocks. And by using only fabrics she purchased, mostly, I will try to stay true to her version. Now that I have all the decisions made on size and borders, I think it will all move along quickly. I have one more center block to cut and sew. Then I will have to decide on placement which will determine who is B/G and who is G/B. Traditional quilt making is about 10% thinking and 90% repetition.

My daughter just called and invited me to join her for shopping at Walmart. I said "no".

What's Good Today: Pasta with Mushrooms for dinner. Sunshine. Being inside the house.