August 3 2020,
So the last time I wrote was in April and I was working on masks. That's all done now.
I then started working on scrub hats for a friend's daughter who is a nurse. So I made her 24ish to share with her nursing friends.
Below is Bear Bear (she's approximately 23 years old) showing off the scrub hat.
On April 29th we had squirrels in the fireplace, again. We had a case of squirrels in late October where we caught 5 squirrels.
This time it was the same thing. We caught each of them one by one, these were baby squirrels, I am not sure if it was the same squirrel or they were 5 separate squirrels. Again they came in through the chimney.
Hubby thought there was no way they could get into it through the chimney caps, but when he was outside, he noticed that mama squirrel lifted the chimney cap up and jumped into the flue. So what might be happening was that when we caught the baby squirrel, mama squirrel might have taken the same squirrel back into the chimney flue.
Hubby ended up fixing the chimney cap properly. We bought chicken wire and repaired the caps. Hopefully there will be no more squirrels in the near future.
The last squirrel was interesting. So the squirrel fell into the fireplace and would not go into the trap. So we tried to coax it into the trap. We opened the gate to wide, and it ran out into the living room. OMG. It ran and I got a broom and hubby guided it out while I stood at the door holding the door open.
Below is the fireplace with the trap. We put a medium size box in there so that when the squirrel fell into the pit, it didn't have much space to move around. That humane trap is worth every penny. I am so glad we have it.
Below are the books that we checked out that we were able to get before lock down. I am so thankful that we had all these books to keep us company. The first set are my husband's books that he finished, and the second set are my books.
We bought Remington clippers on Amazon. We really wanted to buy Wahl clippers, but everything was so expensive. Hubby used the clippers on my hair, and then he did his. Success. The clippers cost us $33.00, and it paid for itself it just 2 clippings. Viola. I don't think we ever need to go anywhere to get our hair cut. Three weeks later I was at BJs, and Wahl clippers was available for sale at a reasonable price. Oh well.
What else?
I hung quilts outside.
Below are a collection of hand quilted small quilts. Some are pictured already and documented, but not all. I have to take the time to do that... it was fun to hang the quilts out.
I have also gotten hooked on puzzles, thanks to my quilting friend RoseMary. I got jealous when she started sharing all the puzzles she was doing. In a week and a half, I acquired 36 puzzles for approximately $100.00. They are largely older puzzles. I am getting ready for another lock down. I have also taken pictures of where I have stashed them. Just in case I forget that I have a few in the dishwasher that we don't use.
So what have I been doing lately?
Hockey is back on this week, so I am focusing my energy on hockey and also puzzles and audiobooks.
Below is the first puzzle that I bought, from Better Co. called "Spaceman Floating Astronaut Puzzle" 1000 pieces. Note that I have not done a puzzle in a long time, and of course I'm doing one that is just about as difficult as one can get. If you want a challenge, this one is surely one that will be a challenge.
Cheers,
Quilt & Bitch
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