PASTA CRAB SALAD MY WAY

 Tuesday this week i found some imitation crab in the freezer and thought that would be good for hot days so i put in frig to thaw.....Knowing i had to cook something for my supper tonight i got that out and made a crab salad my way early this morning....Cukes, pasta, red pepper and spices and of course crab....i had to have some so my breakfast was a big bowl of pasta crab salad......i controlled myself with ingredients so i wont be eating it all week....most of the time i make 2-8 oz pkg of crab but 1 was just right with a big handful of macaroni, cucumber and 1/2 red pepper....didn't have celery  and i didn't want onion this time did have celery seed, garlic powder and dill....I used to think you had to follow recipes to the letter but somewhere along the way i figured out to experiment.....I think it happened when i started watching cooking shows on TV..

Didn't make it to the sewing room yesterday. weather aches got the best of me when we had several storms with the huge low pressure that is still passing over us...spent more time laying down...They say same set up for today as yesterday so have to be watchful of more....stay safe....more later...

UP EARLY THIS MORNING

 

Yes i am up early this morning...have some things i want to get done before my son comes.... He will stop by after his business appointment with my list of groceries he picked up for me.....It would be so much better if we had a grocery store in town but we dont....i miss getting my own groceries ....i used to almost make out menus as i shopped with what i bought and pretty much stuck to what i thought about cooking later on....

My little old lady machine is now over 60 years old ...that's her in the picture...i bought her back in the 60's...at the time she was top of the line Neechi machines...But now she is like me old and wore out....i have to oil her quite often and being its been awhile since i last sewed she probably needs a little prodding....Is there anyone still sewing on one of these???...This picture is when she is cleaned off but right now i have it piled high with scraps diffeerent sizes doing leaders and enders....i should get pics of the table beside the machine with all the piles of different quilts started...maybe i will if i dont forget it...

Ok gotta get bills ready for him so he can mail for me and just get started......more later....

CHECKING QUILT PATTERN IDEAS

 While I was checking what i have in the quilt pattern idea file i was looking at this one....There isn't any measurements but wouldn't be too hard to make up ....It could be themed or just scrappy....make a good potholder or runner too.....i will look into this more at a later time....

Here is a sample block i made some time ago with the idea of a whole quilt....that seems similar of the block i showed today... I only know the name 'Dewey' for this block  i found in one of my quilt mags...not sure if that is the whole name of me shortening it to suit me lol...I did follow a pattern for it but couldn't tell you where it is today....being me i didn't write things down....it was fairly easy block and made at least 10'' one....

I'm trying to make up my mind if i want to get a nap in this morning or stay up....i couldn't sleep only 3 hrs last night...i can still be productive if i nap a couple hrs then up rest of the day.....more on this later....

READY FOR BINDING

 

last night i quilted the blue runner on the left in the pic

 but the others ones were sitting there staring at me so i just went ahead and did them also....I dont know how old the one with the pink in it is...it was an experimental block is all i remember about it.

In the back is a potholder in reds and another one beside it in a green star...

I may have plans for the beige bordered one....its about the size i need for a pillow in my computer chair so i should make a pillow out of it...i might have a pillow already stuffed could be about the same size....i am so short i need a boost lol....

Not sure if i will get to it today or not....having one of my weird days where i cant keep my mind on one thing very long.

While back i got some quilt tops out of the closet to analyze them and there they sit so i should put them back and only get one out at a time....I get overwhelmed at times how much stuff that is waiting to be sewn...

So stay tuned never know where i will lead you next ....more later.

ON THE TABLE

 

When checking my dining table where the machine is i found this runner that needs batting then quilting....i am thinking of working on it today.....At the moment my back feels pretty good even though i have been up since midnight after 13 hours of sleep.....I will take a pain med before i start to help and maybe i can get something finished.

Later when i am fully awake i will do the pickles if i am still in notion .....its funny how a person can be ready one minute to do something then in the blink of an eye be so down and out about doing it.....That happens to me a lot....most of the time it has to do with pain....

I found i have several small quilt tops that need analyzing to check if size remains or can go bigger....or if i want them to....at the time i got them as far and then i forget just why i made the dimentions  that i did...i hate that.

Ok its now 5 am and i need some breakfast before i do anything....been scouting on computer for ideas so now its time to work while the energy is there.....more later.

MAYBE 2 MORE

When my son came with my groceries....i had him get me 3 more cucumbers....i had brine leftover from my b &b pickles so i decided to save and use it to make a couple more pints...If later i decide not to do it that isn't so many that i couldn't eat with meals...All depends on what the body decides it wants to do and any pain med i take at the time....Things can change so quick it does not pay to plan anything for sure...

I have also been really going through my sites that i like for quilting trying to get the urge to sew something....i havent been to the sewing room yet but i know there are 2 bags to finish in brown/rust tones and a navy/red one to do too....A string quilt top needing the last 2 rows and a 1-2-3 quilt top half done.....some small pieces sitting at my machine to quilt....now if i could just get started...

I have a folder on my computer saved with pics of ideas for patterns, colors and ideas for future quilts.....going to check it out been saving more so should be lots to look at....

So glad i dont have to go out with all the recalls for food and health problems out there just waiting to happen....with my immune system i could get pretty sick and i dont want that...more later....

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I DID IT~

I had 5 cucumbers given to me yesterday and i was thinking some bread and butter pickles would taste good but i hadn't thought about making them in a long time....guessing maybe 10 years ago....i made a small batch and forgot to rinse them in the making and they were too salty....

Yesterday i got the urge to try again.....i was worried about my a-fib getting in the way and i might have to stop but i did them anyway.....i did have to rest all i could sitting down my legs and back were screaming..By the time i got to the end i was glad i didn't have anymore....i made 4+ pints with onions.....They looked really good and they all sealed which made me happy....today i had to try and see if they tasted good....i took a bite of the open jar in the frig and it brought back memories when i used to can veggies by the bushel....i think i made a good batch...

I left my mess of pans and bowls and went to bed as i was having trouble walking by the time i was done and i needed sleep anyway...its the only way i get relief with my legs and back.....

So when i got up tonight i got the kitchen straightened and everything put back in order...i most likely will be up all night again or if legs act up will go to bed early...i am still really tired from all the exertion but i am glad i did it...more later....

 

UPDATE ON HEALTH AND SEWING ATTEMPT

 I basically have been off the computer since i was last here....my health was not very good and i was not doing much sewing of any kind.....Had a thyroid imbalance that made my A-fib react making life turn upside down for awhile along with other problems....my legs arent any better as is my back that is what stops me sewing.

I am almost house bound not trusting walking  where i am not use to which does not bother me unless its really some place i would like to go...

I have lost 90 lb over a period of maybe 6 years really with attitude if i lose ok if i dont ok....No pressure seems to work....

I have been washing and ironing fabric when i feel like it hoping to spark some sewing fever.....i have been visiting blogs and sites i used to go to for sewing and that has helped....so i am going to attempt to start in sewing again.....I wonder how many times i have said that lol....

I have been downsizing my closet getting rid of 4  sizes in clothes, but i am finding not so easy to replace them with things i like as they dont make them anymore....

I am going to make a point to do something in the sewing dept each day even if its just to thread a needle....its too easy to just give in to autoimmune diseases and not do aanything....wish me luck.....more later....