Do you remember the Reader's Digest Condensed novels, 4 to a book? I always intended to read them.
I have another use for them though. I am starting to clean off the workbench at the far end of my basement. It has been several years since I have gone through everything there. I made it all the way to 3' in from the left end. Back to my use of the books. I don't like this window uncovered at night.
I use the books to prop up a 30" x 40" foam core board to cover the window. Now the part where I got sidetracked and didn't make it past the first 3'. There were several notebooks piled there (which I removed so I could clean the top of the table) and I decided to look through them. 2 hours later I decided I was done down there, but what did I find?
There were about 15 page protectors with all kinds of photos and notes about Kaleidoscope quilts and blocks. Some of it was pages of colored in designs that use the blocks. These are each made with 9 blocks.
I used to sit for hours and color in designs. Now I want to cut more pieces and make something.
I tried to not get a glare on the plastic sleeves but wasn't totally successful.
Have you fallen asleep yet? You probably won't want to see what else I find as I work myself down this workbench that is about 14' long. I'm going to be spending about 3 hours a day down there trying to organize, clean, and move some things to recycling or trash. I need to organize more than I need to be making another quilt right now.
I have another color of Gloriosa Daisy blooming 3' away from the others; nice Coral Bell flowers as a backdrop to it.
Here is the group of orange blooms. These plants are growing in the crack between 2 pavers.
One of the tomatoes on the half price plant (that had 10 tomatoes already growing on it) is starting to change color. Since it is nestled down in the plant I think it is safe from the squirrels, but I'll probably pick it in a few days.
We had another beautiful day yesterday with a nice breeze coming in the windows. It sounds like possible rain today and very likely rain tomorrow.
7 comments:
Seeing your covered window reminded of the time I was working in my sewing room, which was in the basement of of house in Illinois that had two windows. I kept feeling like I was being watched when all of a sudden, something moved and there were two eyes looking at me…..I had a peeping possum!! He must have been sleeping and I couldn’t notice him amongst the leaves.
Did you make any of those Kaleidoscopes? I had a couple of those coloring books back in the day, too. Colored but not sewn!
Well, you put those books to good use! Sounds like a real rabbit hole you are going into with the cleaning up and the kaleidoscope find! The blocks you colored are very pretty and the colors look like your garden pictures!
Allotting three hours a day is an ambitious goal. If anyone can do it, it would be you. I would want that window covered at night too.
This time of year is great for getting organized. You're not trapped in the house because of the weather. Can get a plan on what you want to do.
When I was at the Fargo library we used Condensed Books to elevate the computer monitors at the circulation desk. It took 16 (four stacks of four). The upcycling got many chuckles. When I was in grade school I thought Condensed Books were so cool because they had bookplates printed on the flyleaf (a different design each time) and because of the illustrations -- a grownup book with pictures!
It was a fun post to see today… what a wonderful array of kaleidoscope patterns.
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