Painting, Baking, Quilting......

I have stayed busy today!

Even though I AM an artist and can paint a landscape........

I am a sloppy painter when it come to home improvements!! But there is no one else here to do it and the painting needs to be done so I did at least SOME of it this morning. I have been painting my house for YEARS now! The project started when my sister in law came to help me before I had knee replacement surgery. That was over three years ago. Every year I get more painted but I STILL have the east gable trim as well as some trim on the north side....and the former play house now 'lawn equipment' storage......and three sides of the storage building. TWO sides now!

THIS is the side I painted this morning!

Yeah, I missed a spot or two but I will be back at it in a few day!

Who KNEW you were not supposed to step on the top rung of the ladder??

I didn't read this til I was putting the ladder away!

It was a pretty day to be working outside. We are HOPEFULLY expecting some rain tonight and tomorrow. Monday I plan to be painting some more. I would LOVE to have this project DONE before winter!

We ARE getting things done around here! This is the new screen door to our bedroom. Louis Dean put it up last Wednesday before coming down with the flu!

Poor thing! I came in to check on him and he was trying his best to enjoy the Texas/OU football game.

He kept pausing it on the DVR and taking naps. The pauses didn't help Texas! But, then, he is an OU fan!

So while HE napped and watched football I baked Fruitcake Cookies!

My candied fruit was so hard I had to soak it in hot water! WHY they do not have candied fruit available in the grocery stores until November is beyond me! Fruitcakes need to be baked NOW! So do Fruitcake COOKIES!!

I have a friend who dearly loves these so I am fixing her up with a tin of her own.

Her daughter loves my pumpkin muffins so that is on my list of things to do in the morning.

It is a fall tradition to bake these for them! Of course I will keep out some to share in case YOU happen to come over for coffee or tea!

My last major accomplishment of this day was finishing this denim quilt!

Man! Does denim get HEAVY! No wonder I seldom make one THIS big!

I finished it! Washed and dried it (WITH a fabric softener sheet so it SMELLS good!) and bound it up with a waistband. All ready to give to the college graduate....who graduated 2 years ago this December!

Better late than never! Still want to make one for my step son, nephew (who JUST graduated!) and then one for ME!! I wish I knew how many of these I have already made! Never thought to COUNT them but I am certain it is a couple DOZEN!

That's it! I have done enough for one day! There is no one to play with since Louis Dean is sick!

So all I have done is work! I think he is feeling a little better this evening and the wind has picked up. Perhaps it will blow in some rain for us after all. Think I will go sit outside with a glass of wine.

It has been a busy day!