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Crumb Stars
40 x 48
Someone gave me a big pile of 6 inch finished crumb blocks. I used a few of them as centers for these crumb stars.
All of the neutral background pieces as well as the Star points came out of the 3.5 inch width strips and squares scrap box I am trying to empty.
From the scraps in that box so far...
3. This one - Crumb Stars (with addition of crumb blocks)
And sew on...
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It's been hot, hot, hot and humid here this week. I didn't do too much but read near a fan. I finished two books:
1. Into the Dust (The Dirty Thirties Series Saga Book 4) by Jean Hackensmith. This series follows a family who moves from the coal mines of Virginia to Oklahoma to homestead. Then the fields turn to dust when the dust storms hit. This book highlights measures taken to preserve the top soil and prevent erosion with the help of government projects.
2. In The Ground (David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Book 14) by Jeff Carson, Well, I've now read 14 books in this series so I must like these mystery thrillers. And now on to Book 15.
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There's some big ol' angry bees out by my herb garden. I think they might live in an old wood pile. I was weeding in my herb garden and getting ready to sow some cilantro seeds a few days ago and kept getting buzzed. Then one of those angry bees stung me right through the fabric of my shorts on my thigh. Wow. That hurt! I went in and took some diphenhydramine that knocked me out for hours. I have about a 6 x 2 inch swollen spot now. Around the same time the mosquitoes were biting and bit up my arms. Strange thing...my arms appeared bruised a couple of days later. I looked up if mosquito bites could cause bruises and, yes, they can. And if that wasn't bad enough I had two spider bites on my elbow that swelled and itched. And I ended up with some type of dermatitis (red rash) on my face the day after I was weeding in the native wildflower garden. So, I guess the critters aren't just trying to devour the gardens they are now out to get me!! 😱
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I'm glad I just have bug bites and am healthy overall!
We finally have a surgery date for hubby John - August 5!! It's approx. five hour surgery to remove necrotic jaw bone and tissues, take cultures to determine exactly what bacteria is causing bone infection and then after that he will probably undergo infusion therapy with proper antibiotic. They are not going to replace the necrotic jaw bone like they did on the other side in 2017. So he will have "hang jaw". He doesn't need the bone since he can't swallow and gets his nutrition via G-tube. So, this surgery will be easier on him and quicker recovery time than the 14 hour surgery he had in 2017 to replace jaw with fibula. Necrotic bone is due to radiation for oropharyngeal cancer he had back in 2004.
On Monday John had an echocardiogram as part of his pre-surgery evaluation. It revealed he had moderate aortic valve stenosis. So now he has an appt. with cardiologist on July 6.
John had Mohs surgery on squamous cell carcinoma on his nose and it is healing nicely. He has another video appt. in July for follow up.
5 comments:
Ohhh Love the Quilt!!!
You must be too sweet - all those bugs want a piece of you!! but boy - you must be itching now!
Sad to hear about all those bug bites - so many different ones to watch and try not to scratch. Maybe you need to invest in a beekeeper's suit and helmet to protect yourself (or a hazmat coverall). And SO good to hear you have John's surgery date (at last).
poor John he is going through so much health issues. I really feel for you both - him for all the pain and issues he is dealing with and you as you are the care giver and going through a lot also caring for him.
Sorry about all the bites you have gotten they are uncomfortable for sure and sometimes cause infection and needing care. I hate when I get them as they seem to last forever
Feed the garden and the bugs? Girl.....ouch!!!!!! So glad to hear John has a surgery appointment confirmed! I pray for relief to his pain and resolution of that dang infection.
Progress is being made on John’s part! I am allergic to bug bites so when we were in Massachusetts one summer I made myself a hooded cape out of mosquito netting. I made it by hand on the floor of the hotel room. It did help. It probably wouldn’t stop those bees, though. The beekeeper’s suit sounds like a good idea. I don’t need the cape much where I live.
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