Sunday, August 11, 2019

Summer blues ...

This is a sad time for us older Schooley's; my cousin Harold Jr. died Friday evening.  He was such a good man -- so kind, quiet, and such a gentleman.  He lived in Muncie.  He had a family.  He worked hard all his life.  What more can you say?  He was such a typical Schooley guy.  This is just my small tribute to Harold Jr. (and yes, that's what we all called him all the time -- Harold Junior).


Here's Harold, front row, third from left, next to his father Harold Sr.
Here's Mom with Harold Jr. at our last Schooley reunion in 2011.

Here's all the family that was there that day (except Jeff who was taking the picture).  Left to right standing: Carl, Harold Jr., Buck, Sherry, Madeleine, Gale, Teresa, Mark, Phyllis, me, Wendell, Nancy, Don.  Mom is seated in front.  It was a good day!
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Now ... what else is going on in my life?  Not much but here goes:  Well, we went back to the Art Sanctuary in Martinsville and I found this studio (below) so amazing!  I'd love to work here.  Or anywhere in this building.  They had a couple open (empty) studios and I could see myself there, with my loom, rug hooking stuff, sewing machine, etc.  Wouldn't it be nice to have all of that stuff in one place?  And maybe I could sell some of the things I weave?  It's all a dream but a good one ... It would be a great sort of place to have all of those things and not here!  If only it were closer to home, I would rent a space there in a heartbeat!
Don't you love the folding screen?!
I had a weird thing happen.  Washed my NEW mattress pad and look what happened ...
This is with the agitator removed and it's still trapped under this white thingy.  ARGH!  Wendell had to come to the rescue.  And of course, my brand new mattress pad looks like a mechanic threw up a grease ball on the center of it ... I'm afraid to wash it again!
I finally finished this large rug that I'm calling (of course) Yellow Ware Bowl.  Seems like I worked on it forever.  I think it's just because I'm doing too many other things at the same time.  But I really love it now that it's complete.  The circles in the outer blackish border are not hooked; they're quillies. I had a difficult time with them but really love the effect now that it's all done.  Took this to the county fair and I might as well have stayed home.  LOL!  What do they know!?  I LOVE it!
Doesn't the center of that center flower look "too much"?!  I think I should re-hook that, don't you ... (I can see Margo rolling her eyes!)
  Here's some odds and ends that were part of my life these past few days/weeks ...

Don't you just love Indiana in the summer?! This is truly nature's bounty! We are so blessed. This was taken at the Big Peach near Vincennes.

Still sewing with the women at Project Kindness.  Here's some pillow cases I've made at home this past week.  Some of these will be for the new Open Arms boys unit in Lyons.  Also, it was fun a couple weeks ago to deliver walker bags we made to the women at Autumn Trace in Linton. Just watching their faces as they chose their own bags -- we tried to have a wide variety of fabrics -- made my day.

We have a farmer on our road who has a crop duster apply chemicals annually.  It's a real treat to go out and watch his daredevil moves!  I didn't catch him right over the house this year, but just west of us ...  When you live in the boonies you have to catch the excitement when/where you can.
Well, I'll sign off for now.  That's what's going on in my life.  Remember!: God is still good.  ALL the time!