Now that was a Great movie!

Bee, Murg and I just got back from "Julie and Julia". Don't tell them, but I read this entire book while sitting in a over-stuffed chair at Barnes and Noble. It took me 3 sessions. I bought a latte, wandered upstairs, and sat for a few hours each time while I read.

I love anything with Meryl Streep in it, and she was particularly good in this movie. The movement between the two stories was very good and boy did it make me hungry.

There are not too many movies, where the three of us come out saying "That was a really Great movie!"

I actually want to go see over half of the movies which were previewed. A couple of them, Murg leaned over to Bee and me and said "That is not a Sally movie". Can't watch anything with suspense violence or blood or tense music which leaves out about 90% of the movies made.

This movie was perfect, for me. What a great start to the weekend!

Quilting Project log jam broken

I don't know why I get stalled with my quilting but I do. At Vermont Quilt Festival this year, I realized that I didn't have any BIG quilt projects going. In fact, I bought a quilt kit at VQF,to make another Kaffee Fassett quilt for Coniston. We need more quilts up there in the winter.

Yesterday, I went to visit C who is a fellow quilter. She has a terrific quilt store right around the corner from her house, so of course after sitting on her dock, catching up, watching Qammi swim and swim and swim, we decided to visit Quilters Stash. I forgot how many batiks they have. In a few minutes I realized the color of my next quilted jacket, and about 20 minutes later, I was ready to check out. That was Saturday. Today, Sunday, I have all the pieces cut out and am just about to start the assembly.

So WHY? Was it the camaraderie of shopping for fabric with someone else? Was it the fabrics that sparked some inspiration for my next project? Do I not prioritize my time to have time to quilt? Do I really need another quilted jacket? Wait, wait, wait, I don't think you can ever have enough quilted jackets.

So given my history, this project will be an obsession for a couple of weeks until I am at last wearing it. The colors are fall colors, so just in time I will have a new one to wear. Pictures to come soon of my new jacket.