Lucy in dryer, purple cutting, homemade pizza

Current Corona Virus Deaths in the US - 120, 691

                                           Yesterday - 119,952

Here we are at over 120,000 deaths, just as Dr Fauci predicted months and months ago....and well ahead of the August date.

Frame of reference - and for those who are still wondering what all the fuss is about since people die every year from the regular flu...in the first place, each year there is a vaccine for the flu.  But in the second place, on average according to WEBMD, approximately 8,000 - 20,000 people die each year from the flu.  We are currently at SIX TIMES that death rate.  Kind of sobering, isn't it?

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 Another bike ride Thursday morning (6/18) after making sure that my honey was ok….he had vertigo overnight….but seemed to feel a bit better this morning.  I loaded some clothes into the dryer before I left…and someone had to investigate: 

I was surprised she climbed all the way into the dryer on WET clothes!!!  

When I got back, Paula came down for a quick visit, and to pick up some thread and batting.  I finally made it to the studio at NOON and began to cut fabric for Friday's retreat…..I just started pulling stuff off of shelves, and realized how much purple I have….so it’s going to be a purple quilt:  

Michael picked more wild blueberries in the afternoon:

I got a call in the afternoon from the doctor’s scheduler…..my surgery is 3 weeks from yesterday….July 9^th….YIKES!!!  I’ve got to spend time over the weekend pulling all of my questions together.  When I was at my appointment near the end, the doctor turned to me and said what questions do you have?  I said I didn’t have any, because all of my questions were about knee replacement!!  But I did ask about hospital infection rates….his personal infection rates…and nerve damage due to replacement. But I now have many more!!! 

I continued cutting until it was time to make dinner:  

I rolled out the butter bun dough and added sauce

added toppings of mushrooms and onions

spinach

cheese and pepperoni

OH MY GOODNESS!!!  so very yummy!!

Then spent another 1-1/2 hours finishing up my cutting.  I think I have enough projects now to last me at least through this week AND next week’s retreat: