I Like Thursday: Some History - Ancient and Otherwise

When am I not busy??  It's time to catch up with LeeAnna's I Like Thursday with some good things that happened recently (distract you from your doomscrolling for a bit).

My mother and I met up with some friends at the Harvard Art Museum a few weeks ago.  I was impressed with the size of the Grecian wine cups.  How full did they fill them?  I guess if you're too drunk you couldn't drink out of the flat ones?  You may have to enlarge to read the quote that was on one display - but I found it rather humorous. 

Stitching Away

I've been participating in Canuck Quilter's mystery quilt.  I was doing so well on the latest block until I started ironing the pieces.  I managed to sew one right-side to wrong-side.  D'oh!

It was a flip and stitch corner, so in addition to the required piece I also have a set of tiny 1½-inch half square triangles to use in some other project somewhere.

This will be a wall quilt when it's finished.  The steps have been quick and easy - I'm curious how it turns out.

Doomed... Yet Again

I guess visiting the Drapes of Doom (a set of sound curtains used to dampen reflected sound in a dance hall) in February wasn't enough.  I invited five of those drapes into my home this week to add jute strips to the side.  The modification will allow the 17-foot tall velvet curtains to be hung on their side.  I spent Friday afternoon working on them.  

I was still living in Rehoboth the last time I took delivery of any drapes.  Time flies!