I Like Thursday: Getting Stuff Done

I have some real odds-and-ends to share with LeeAnna and friends for I Like Thursday.  I never know what will catch my eye or tickle my fancy.

I drove by this pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago and was struck by the color, but didn't get a chance to photograph it.  I was so excited last week when I saw the pumpkins were still there, plus a rainbow in the blue sky!  

We've had some crazy windy days last week and most of the trees are bare. 

I was thrilled to attend the Fall Ball a few weeks ago.  (That the crazy 12 hour contra dance.)  I wasn't sure I'd be recovered from that tick bite by the time it rolled around.  I was pleased my stamina outlasted my feet and my shoulders.  

Fantastic music, excellent calling.  I wish I could have stayed longer (I limited myself to only half the dance).

 

Dough hooks on a hand mixer seem silly - how can it be strong enough to knead dough?  However, I found an alternative use:  a dough hook is great for mixing the oil into a new jar of peanut butter.  None of the oil slops over the edge.  Plus it takes longer to re-separate.  

 

This was the chonky chuck that decimated my garden.  He may have frustrated me, but he is a handsome devil.  All bulked up for winter!

 

The siding guys came and fixed the edges on the garage (some large local wildlife ripped off one of one of them and another was badly cracked).  Yay!  We couldn't find a match to the siding, but the plain white turned out to be a good choice. 

I painted the big column on the porch this summer and then realized how badly the steps and the side of the deck needed it too.  We had one warm day last weekend, so I got that done, too.  Looks so clean.  Too bad it won't stay that way... it already has scuff marks!  

 

The quilt is bound!  See that tiny empty spool next to it?  I had about four inches of black thread remaining on my needle when I finished stitching it.  I need to think of a good name for the quilt and make a label.  What would you name it?

I am amazed this quilt took so long.  Reviewing the hours I put into it, it should have been completed by July at the very latest.  It's been quite the year of delays and setbacks.   

I marked a few spots of quilting that may need to be restitched.  Beyond that, it's done.  Soon it will be time to dig through my backlog of projects!