Mouse Tale

Today was a Quilt Shop day. The weather is beautiful here for March, and we did some spring cleaning. After the boss left for the day, I took out the trash and accidentally let a mouse in through the back door. It is way easier to let a mouse in than to get the mouse out again. I called the boss to confess. I still had two and a half hours to work alone in the shop. I decided to work in the front half of the shop, hoping it would stay in the back. When I went to the kitchen to empty my coffee cup in the sink, I saw it dash from under the shelving to hide behind the fridge.

What do you suppose the mouse is thinking? Does a mouse like looking at quilts? Will it end up in the cupboard making a nest in the batting? Will it dive in the trash looking for crumbs? What if we never find it? What if it has babies? I bet the Chinese restaurant has mice living under the sink and eating rice when no one is looking.

I spent a lot of time straightening fabric and moving bolts around. The farmer called to ask "Are you coming home?" It turns out the ladies had changed the clock in the back of the store to daylight savings time, but no one changed the clock in the front of the store. Oh bother! It was not my best day. I suppose the mouse is muttering the same thing to herself right about now. Good night, mouse.

Snow Train

The down side of living south of the railroad tracks is the wait for the train to pass. It is uncanny how often the train and I want the right of way at the same time. There is a second crossing to the east, but it is the long way around.

The snow is history now, with temperatures in the high 60's and low 70's yesterday. The farmer pruned the grape vines, and is working on his equipment to get ready for spring planting. It is too soon to start, but any warm day is a good opportunity to begin.

I have just two more weeks at the quilt shop. I haven't quilted much since Christmas. More time goes to the clinic. We are losing one physician who was filling in while waiting to begin in New Mexico. She was great. Our locums will finish at the end of this week. We will be down to the core group until the new residents finish and join us in July, August, and November. Hope to keep our heads above water by working behind the scenes to make things easier. I wonder if chocolate chip cookies for the staff would help. It can't hurt.