Mending Day!

Today was mending day.....and in more ways than one!

My first piece of  'mending' was actually a little work on my birthday quilt from 2013.

I hope to be truly finished with this long before my birthday come fall!

It's been 2 years in the making!

The whole quilt is made of denim garments I have worn - mostly in the 90's.

This came from the flounce of a denim dress I wore on my honeymoon in 2005.

I got it at Goodwill, naturally!

I went through a period of dressing like a doily!

I still linger in that stage!

I am very happy with the quilt so far! I added the ribbon today and will add more embellishments to cover some rough edges in the coming weeks.

I also did some practical mending for the family. 

My children know I love to redeem things so I cinch in a waist here for a little boy and shorten a sleeve there for a daughter. It makes me feel good to restore a garment to usefulness.

I am wearing a denim shift I bought at Goodwill a few weeks back. I took it up at the shoulders just fine. It's a little on the long side and I didn't want to have to decide what length to cut it tonight - so I just hiked it up in the front with large safety pins. What COULD look charming now looks like a bag lady is wearing it! AND she IS!!

I have not left the house today! No make up and no hair do!

Not even earrings! I stayed in my gown all day until I tried on the denim shift late this afternoon and then left it on!

I DID add a spritz of perfume this morning!

I find I need two days a week to just 'be!'

That's another 'mending' I did today. I rested. Slept late. No hard work. I am letting my body 'mend.'

I feel a lot better!

The dining room is set for a special dinner party we are hosting on Saturday!

We will have six extraordinary guests and I am so excited!

We have decided on the menu and made the grocery list for Louis Dean to pick up tomorrow while I am in Fort Worth.

I love to entertain!

In keeping with my 'mending' day........

I opted to stay home and sent Louis Dean off to his jam session all by himself!

I did not even send any refreshments!!! *GASP!*

It touched my heart that he even sang me a song before he left!

Although - did you HEAR the words??

While he has been at the jam session, I have been working on the timeline of our childhood.

My sister, Deanie, sent me home with some old photographs last week.

Not sure how old I was here - younger than six months I know.

I did google the address I found on the back of the photo.

Researching the past is rather interesting!

I love seeing my mother's handwriting on the back!

My one year birthday, perhaps?

This photo was taken when we lived in Kansas City, MO.

I think I was two.

This picture was taken in front of the little house we lived in when we moved back to Texas.

I was three years old.

I will be 67 this year so it is a lot of fun to see myself as a child.

Talk about 'Throw Back Thursday!!'

Facebook

I really like this photo I found on Facebook today!

The saying is so encouraging!

Louis Dean has just returned from his jam session so we will visit for a little while before bed.

In keeping with my mending frame of mind - I think I will go to bed early. At least EARLIER than I usually do.