garden planting, Leila's quilt started, start of patriotic strata

I have to give a big SHOUT OUT to Debbie & Claude.  Thanks to their timely delivery of an anniversary card, Michael and I realized it was our anniversary yet again :~).  We were hoping to do some kind of special dinner Saturday to celebrate, but it didn't work out that way...it doesn't matter...we had a wonderful anniversary anyway. 

Jan called me early Saturday morning (5/28) and we ran to Harris Teeter.  She bought 2 packages of oreo thins for me, and I bought 2 as well.  I asked Paula to buy 2 also, and that should be enough to get my through my icebox cake demonstration for SWEET & SAVORY in June.  When I got home, MIchael had already left for golf (eventually coming home with an 88, so he was pleased).  The sun hadn’t reached the backyard yet, so I headed out to get some planting done.  I got my 3 roma tomato plants in and my basil seeds planted…

I always plant basil seeds...it's so easy to grow from seed

By then I was hot and sweaty so I headed inside…I’ll do the rest of the flowers and herbs tomorrow.   

I have these pots plus a bunch of seeds

 I started quilting Leila’s quilt (she always picks the cutest fabric…I love this baby quilt) 

 and also pulled out some new fabric.  My friend Ginny had quite a bit of red/cream/blue in her stash and I plundered it to begin 2 new patriotic quilts.  Jan is teaching a class at quilting in July called “hidden wells”.  She hasn’t been able to find her old directions as yet, so I thought I’d do my 2 new patriotic quilts in that pattern, and take pictures of what I am doing along the way, so that she could use them if she needs to.  I headed over to Pat’s in the late afternoon, just to chat and was there for almost THREE HOURS!!!!  When I got home, Michael had already eaten dinner and was making popcorn.  Since Pat filled me up with cheese & crackers & spinach dip for MY dinner, I said yes to the popcorn and headed downstairs.  Michael watched a movie and I got a little bit further on my patriotic strata.   

Around 10 I wandered upstairs to watch TV with my honey before bed.