I am sick

You know, there was a time in my life I could say that I never got sick. I just didn't. I was as healthy as a horse. But, I must now admit that that is something of the distant past. Ever since moving down here to the middle of Australia, I have never been ill as often as I am here. Shortly after we got here I caught some mysterious virus that caused the lining of my heart to swell. I am sure you can imagine my terror as I was sitting sewing and experienced not one heart attack, but like 5 in a row. For Pete's sake! I was only 31, and in pretty good shape. Well, after much deliberation with the cardio specialist at the Alice Springs hospital, he decided it was just a virus. Oh...OK. Does it have a name? Nope, but you will probably have flare ups from time to time. Oh great. Well, as long as it is not worms gnawing away at my left ventricle, I guess I am good to hook, right?

My latest bout with the grimm reaper has either been strep throat or a flu. My Emma brought it home to me. Ethan, Sam and I quickly caught it and I think it is beginning to reproduce in my husband's bloodstream. I am a horrible patient. I figure if I am awake, there are things to be done! By Golly! So I started off my day this morning with just that mindset. I got my little cup of coffee and stood in the middle of my studio, finding my peace, when I passed out. Yay me. Apparently I had a fairly high fever, so I got up, blotted up the coffee and went back to bed. I did finish the Gimenez set later in the day....but for most of the day I just tired to read a trashy romance novel and just ended up reading the same line about 200 times.


I do want to give a some happy thanks to Leah over at Hyena in petticoats. I saw her tutorial for this Cathedral Window quilt and just had to try it. My friend Tambur and Ondrea were working on one here, but I just couldn't figure it out. Looked so insanely complicated. Well, this tutorial made it so clear! I put a tiny 2" of cotton batting behind each colored diamond since when this quilt is finished it is going to be a baby gift for a dear friend.

Since I clearly need more Vitamin C in my diet, Emma and I went over to the empty house down the street and picked a bunch of Grapefruit. These are so nice. They are pink grapefruit and are so juicy and sweet. Some friends moved back to the States and left us their juicer. I cut the fruit and Emma and Ethan take turns juicing them. Then we drink it all up. Good times. As a side note....I really hate the membrane of grapefruit. It is nasty bitter, so if I am going to eat grapefruit I peel it like an orange and separate the flesh from the membranes. I don't know why I am sharing that, but there you go.

I finished this set. I did some hand stitching on the flower while laying in bed this afternoon. Ok...go look at the tutorial on the Cathedral Window quilt, and have a great day. We leave for our R&R on the 12th of August. I think I am going to be able to make all my bags on my list by then! Yay!

The Theraflu is kicking in....good night.