Squirrel

 

Greetings!  

Life around here can be hectic.  I only have a few hours in the early morning to get things done before I have to leave and check on family members.  When I finally return home, I have run out of energy.  No biggee, at least I can handle all of it.

Early 20th century embroidery of a squirrel

I spent the weekend purging my office and cleaning the sewing room.  I honestly haven't been able to work much in the office since the pandemic hit. It became the dumping ground and things there were soon forgotten.😕

But I enjoyed working up there (still not done by the way).  

When Kathy (my sister aunt) and I were young, we never minded "cleaning our room."  In fact, we actually enjoyed the task.  I don't remember anyone ever having to tell us to clean our room.  

We were the only girls and unlike our brothers, we had our own room.  It was our domain to do with whatever we wanted.  So we cleaned and reorganized often.  We often moved furniture here and there and changed decor (usually seasonally).

Whenever I clean my office or sewing room, I get that same satisfied feeling.  I am telling you this because the more I watch other quilters "tackle" their sewing room, I am struck by how much they dread doing it.  Some are just overwhelmed.  A few women complained about squirrels--a modern term that implies getting distracted and I believe originated from the movie, "Up".

Do you have any of these problems when you are cleaning or reorganizing your sewing space?

Speaking of squirrels...

I grew up hearing my grandfather say "if you want to get the squirrels out of your yard, throw peanuts out there.  They will grab the peanuts and then go to another location to hide and guard them."😆

Towels I made for my neighbors during the pandemic.  They became very attached to the squirrels in the neighborhood when a few squirrel babies were abandoned.

Wishing you a safe and happy day!