Strawberries

Last Sunday, we picked four gallons of strawberries. Wednesday, we picked three and a half gallons. Today (Friday) I get home from work and there are three gallons of strawberries sitting on the counter. The first batch I made into jam. The second batch we sent half to Grandma's and I stemmed and froze the rest. Tonight I just looked at the pails and thought, "Those are your strawberries, not mine". An interesting discussion ensued about "your strawberries" vs. "our strawberries". It was a friendly discussion, but the farmer is now taking another gallon over to Grandma. I am strawberried out.

At the quilt shop, I helped take down a display area to make room for new items. It has gotten to the point where more is not better. It may look organized, but it is still too much. I am not the owner, so I can't make the policy. I can only wish for more space and big sales. Sigh.

We are Twins fans during the summer. I like sitting on the couch doing the sudoku and watching baseball out of the corner of my eye. It may not be earth-shattering excitement, but it is comfortable, and restful.  Have a good weekend!

                                                                    Love, Marmee

Sparrow

There is a sparrow sitting on our railing, watching a storm roll in. He reminds me it is ok to sit and watch what unfolds, instead of rushing and reacting and thinking later. My favorite bird call in the mourning dove. As a child, I thought it was "morning dove" because I heard them early in the morning from my bedroom window. If I looked out, I would see Mom setting the hose on the grass in the front yard. Those were the days  you could run outside in your pajamas and no one scolded you.

Today I am a doctor. This afternoon is my mother-in law's birthday. Her daughters are here, managing to hit Father's Day and the birthday in one visit. Good planning! I will try to slip away from clinic for the party. We'll see. I never make promises, and those who are used to me know I bounce from one responsibility to another in order of Emergency, necessity, and fun, with two and three jostling back and forth for position.

I borrowed a "design wall" from the quilt shop so I can see the progress as I go. Some of the steps are tricky, and if you get a piece upside down, it shows. So far so good.

Wishing you rainbows after your storms and more fun than necessities. 

                                                                                    Marmee

Busy Day

Today started with a c-section, and a blue, limp baby that responded to bagging (oxygen under pressure to breath for it) after a few minutes. I kept telling the nurse, "We're ok, we're ok" and eventually we were.  

At 10:30, a TV reporter came to film the new clinic, and I volunteered to do an interview. (No one else would and I find it hard to say no.) I'm now waiting for the nine o'clock news to see the result. I hope it comes across better than I felt at the time.  I had no hairbrush and little make-up and I hate to think of what I look like on the outside. I am used to being me and looking from the inside out. I rather like me from in here. 

I finished an inventory of all the patterns in the store. We have to update the website if Laura wants to have a pattern sale. It took me two solid days to do it, and I still forgot one or two areas. We'll see what comes of it. The shop is a cluttered mess after the quilt show last weekend. I stacked the borrowed quilts to be shipped back, but they only got around to it today. Too much inventory in too small a space drives me nuts.

I was sad to miss the family time this weekend. I thought of you a lot, and enjoyed the memories of fun times past. I hope I am good at being a Grandma someday. I will do my best!!!

I am having trouble with my new camera and it may need to go back to the company for a replacement. I do plan to have pictures someday soon. 

brrr

I am on the couch wrapped up in my flannel Bunny blanket. I'm cold. It snowed in Dik. on Saturday. There is something wrong about snow in June. We need some sun and warm days to kick-start the corn. I spent the morning at the shop and the afternoon split between home and clinic. I find the quilting more fun than the cooking and cleaning. I like the designs in the fabric and how smooth it feels under my fingers. The colors make me smile. Even when I have to backtrack and fix mistakes, it is worth it.

I put out a new line of Christmas fabric that was made in Japan. It looks contemporary and funky, but the trees are cute. (Figgy Pudding).So much fabric, so little time. 

As you all gather to remember Grandma, I will be thinking of you. She was a lovely , kind person. I loved her laugh and her gentle spirit and her faith. One could not ask for a better mother-in-law. I h0pe I can be the same kind of person  to your spouses.

Have to go to a Dr's meeting. Bah humbug!!     Marmee

Words

I find I am intimidated by writing down my words. Are they important enough to be saved? Do I really have something to say that others want to read? Will I come back later and be embarrassed...did I really say that? I have blogger's writers block. Leaping beyond my insecurities, I push forward.

It rained half an inch yesterday. We look at other fields to see how their crop is growing and then look at our shaggy fields with last year's stubble taller than the baby wheat. It will take a while longer to see if the new style of planting and harvesting is a good one. Did Thomas Edison doubt? He certainly kept trying.

Baseball has started. It is fun to sit on the bleachers and look out over the lake, and watch the boys play ball. It should be a good year. They have good athletes from Mott and Lemmon and Hettinger, all playing on the same team instead of playing against each other. Neat.

Time to get ready for church. Rachel's quilt is in progress. Hooray!    Marmee

Waiting

I am waiting for labwork to come back. I find I can blog from anywhere. We did get a lock on the bathroom door (yea) and the old bookshelves showed up in the new Dr.'s lounge. Still waiting for a coat rack. I have to dig out my passkey to unlock the door after hours. I used to just ring the doorbell. The clinic still has that new smell, and there is lots of laughter . It is good.

Marmee

Opening Day

Today was the first day in our new clinic. It is clean and modern and we actually have room to walk around. Each doctor gets one drawer with a key, and one cupboard. The doctor's lounge doesn't have a tv or a lock on the bathroom door yet. They haven't figured out where to put the mail, which means we may get the bookshelves back. No one is supposed to tape things on walls or use thumbtacks. We will have to work out the rough spots as we go along.

The patients like it. The waiting room even has coffee available. The eye clinic is beautiful. They have pictures on the wall. I wonder if the patients feel like they are getting better care.

It rained today. I love lying in bed and listening to the rain. It is a farmer thing. Hope all is well in your world too.

                                                                     Marmee