{"id":1274,"date":"2014-09-22T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2014\/09\/22\/hand-work\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T13:04:54","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T21:04:54","slug":"hand-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2014\/09\/22\/hand-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gosh, I hadn’t realized how much time had slipped by since my last post! I’ve had a few distractions to keep me busy, though, the most important of which was getting ready for my husband’s surgery to mend his torn meniscus. Ouch! But he’s doing well at this point, thank goodness.<\/p>\n

Another “distraction” has been the installation of our solar panels. Now we’re just waiting for everything to be activated.<\/p>\n

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However, I have been doing some quilting in all of that. \ud83d\ude42 In fact, I’m now starting the hand work on a machine appliqu\u00e9d\/embroidered quilt begun almost two months ago. Once the binding and hanging sleeve are finished, I’ll make a label and go on to the next project on the list. LOL! Doing the hand work is very relaxing, especially with a little pot of tea to enjoy at the same time. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gosh, I hadn’t realized how much time had slipped by since my last post! I’ve had a few distractions to keep me busy, though, the most important of which was getting ready for my husband’s surgery to mend his torn meniscus. Ouch! But he’s doing well at this point, thank goodness. 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