The end of a week

I've fallen behind in reading blogs the past few days, and also in commenting or responding to comments on my own blog.  Life happens. 

Monday I played golf.  Tuesday I had appointments.  

Wednesday morning began early as I had to make a quick trip to the clinic for a blood draw prior to my annual physical.  But just before I left we both got phone calls from friends to share some very bad news.  In the tiny rural town we lived in previously there had been a house fire, just 2 doors from our old house.  The husband and wife living there both died in the fire.  We were neighbors for 2 decades, I taught with her for many years at the same school, our kids went to school together, she gave both of my girls piano lessons.  I just had lunch with her 2 weeks ago.  It was just so shocking and so sad.  The loss of these 2 fine people will leave a big hole in the community. 

Honestly, I never set foot in my sewing room Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday this week.  Yesterday morning was sewing time, and I worked on some binding in the evenings.  There will be a UFO finish to show off for my Rainbow Scrap Challenge post tomorrow.  

Yesterday involved making this week's Blockheads block, another 18" block.  It's called Bellissimo Star by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree.  The block went together nicely but there was a lot of waste left when making it.  

I used some of that waste to make a 6.5" block to use as a mug rug.  

One row was assembled for the Buckeye Beauty top, and I made several of the QOV blocks that I had kitted up for Leaders/Enders.  Today I hope to get more rows sewn with the Buckeye blocks.