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Summer in the Country Blocks.

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 I’ve been out of action for a while after a bad flare up of an old back injury, so not much has been happening here at all as I can’t sit for long or do much at all.  I also have my glasses away getting a new prescription put into the frames, so I can’t really see to sew without them. But I’m getting more mobile each day and starting to feel much better.

Before I got laid up in bed I did complete two more of the blocks for Summer in the Country. 

The first block is Star Flower.

and the next is Summer Kites

I won’t be able to sew until I get my glasses back so I don’t think much more will get done before we leave for Tasmania. I have been looking at doing some hand sewing projects to take with me and have ordered some beautiful Tilda fabrics for a quilt I have in mind. 

Other than that not much is happening here, just lots of rain, lots of laying about. I am going to start decluttering some of the cupboards that I don’t need to bend down for this week and try and get a load to the op shop but I need to still take it steady. DH has been busy working around the yard, there is much to do but its nice starting to see progress.

Summer in the Country progress

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My regular sewing time and my new daily retirement routines got thrown out of balance for the last few weeks. We’ve all been crook with a virus. Covid tests keep coming back negative, despite having all the symptoms and each day we hear of another friend or family member that has Covid.  So while I’ve been crook  I’ve spent my days sleeping on the lounge and doing a bit of sewing now and again between naps.

I thought I post the few blocks I’ve completed on Summer in the Country.

This block – Grandma – is one of the bonus blocks:

Then the lovely Moonlight block, which looks like little houses to me:

 Here is Pinwheel Parade:
I went through my green scraps for RSC and have those ready to cut and piece and I’ve cut the last of my Sweet Dreams blocks. I’ve also started cutting out pieces for Garden Party Downunder BOM. This is was my sewing table looks like today – bits and pieces of several projects I am working on:
 Hopefully we all improve this week and I can get back to some serious sewing and regular blogging. 

New glasses.

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Yesterday I finally got my eye tests done and my new glasses ordered. It was due about six months ago but I just never got around to it. 

I’ve noticed I’ve been squinting more the last few months. I spend far too much time looking at a computer screen so I was pleased to hear my eyes are healthy but I still needed a new prescription. 

My last glasses were wire rimmed, not very noticeable against my face. But now the hair around my face is grey and my eyebrows have gone white so I decided I wanted to get some brightly coloured glasses to add a bit of colour to my face. So the frames I chose are a mix of shiny purple/blue/pink colours – very noticeable! I also got new prescription sunglasses. The cost for both was $349 which I was pleased with. Now I just have to wait three weeks to pick them up.

I also booked my mammogram. They have hardly any appointments outside of work time so its not until February. But that gets another medical check up out of the way. 

Yesterday I was in the library at work looking through a stack on Country Style magazines. The librarian told me I could have them all if I wanted as they were going to be tossed out. Well I said thanks and I now have lovely big pile to read for free. I don’t buy magazines as I find them expensive but I do enjoy some of the home & garden magazines so these were a nice freebie!

Do you put off medical check ups or are you up to date with them?  Do you buy magazines?