Happy Labor Day and so many misc. things….

September 7, 2009 by Debbie.

I don’t know what Labor Day is like for anyone else, but for us, it is a labor day. We got several small jobs done today and crossed off the list. The baby meat chicks spent their first morning free ranging in the yard in a safe fenced area, protected from the dogs, but not the guinea who tormented them for the feed. John stood guard while the chicks ate their breakfast. They eat a little feed and then move on to grazing, eating grass and bugs.

Hard to believe these chickens will be ready to butcher in 4 or 5 weeks. The tarp on the pasture coop was to protect them from the rain we were SUPPOSE to get today. Later in the morning we also added some shade cloth to protect them from the blazing Texas sun.

And ta-da! after 2+ years I finished the Compass Quilt except for the label.

All that detailed hand quilting paid off. When I started the feather border I thought I’d never do one again, but after seeing the finished quilt now I’m excited about the ‘next one’. Kind of like a fisherman, always ready to go back for the next BIG catch.

After these years of calling this the Compass Quilt I read something last week that changed it’s name.  It will be called The TouchStone quilt.

I devoured another book, Dogwood by Chris Fabry. It’s a definite gotta read. That’s all I’m going to say, except, wow! was it good.

Labor Day is about to come to a close. We’re still laboring away. Well, more like John is. I’m sitting here typing away. John is watching The Rookie video and sorting through a bunch of paper work from the den.

I can’t watch all of The Rookie so I  took the computer out on the porch swing til darkness drove me back inside to finish this up. I like the movie, but it is so loud in spots that my ears hurt. I do like the beginning where the two nuns bless the oil field with yellow rose petals and petition Saint Rita for help. Since seeing that I’ve been known to pull rose petals from the bushes and petition God to bless Beulah Land. And especially the air conditioning as the compressor went out on Sat. Bless the air conditioning warranty guys and get them out here fast. For all of you  - as Numbers 6 says, “The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and give you peace. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and be gracious unto you.”

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