When I left you last, I was thinking I’d dig some more on the new border, but by the time I finished the indoor chores and made a trip to the post office it was nearly 3pm and starting to rain. I decided to at least plant the part that was ready as the weather is just perfect for transplanting stuff!  So the new border now contains several kinds of sunflowers, day lilies, Russian sage, phlox, lantana,  and daisies plus a trumpet vine for the fence. Yesterday I remembered that I had a small tree that needed moving and this spell of rainy weather would be a great time to move it. So I found a raincoat and did the deed. I doubt it will even notice that it has moved, though whenever this rain ends, it will appreciate being in a sunnier spot I think. So far we have gotten about 3 inches of rain and the farm pond which was nearly empty is now near overflowing.

It was yesterday afternoon before I found the time to get back to sewing. With CNN coverage of Hurricane Ike in the background, I played around with different choices for backgrounds – still open to change- and sewed most of sections A through E. The most time consuming aspect is choosing the fabrics and, still, nothing is final.  I may unsew and make changes yet.

Perhaps I will have a more productive day today as I continue to watch the hurricane news.  In about 6 weeks I plan to BE in Houston, so I hope that my hotel is still there and I am not even going to worry about the 4 quilts that are there already as I am confident that they are as safe as humanly possible with IQA.