wip wednesday - topsy turvy

As the littlest wee spends more time awake and alert, the usual pace around here has slowed down while I spend time with her, reading and singing and all that razzmatazz. I do get some sewing in here and there but not enough. I haven't touched my machine in a week, and I miss it. I was able to sash my granny square top, though, and I love it!

That top now joins these two in a pile of basted tops waiting to be quilted:

Meanwhile, I have two more blocks to go to finish the gather here sampler and piece that top up:

I think June is going to be my month of quilting. In addition to all these wips, I am signing up for a free motion quilting class because I am obsessed with it right now. I can't wait!!! Now, to get sewing....

of bees and turkeys

Solidifying our reputation as "those people," we now have bees! Matt and I have talked about this for years and have been cultivating a bee garden for a while now. As usual, I've been the cynical one and had my doubts about this endeavor, especially after a failed attempt at urban bee-keeping in NY about 13 years ago, but Matt won me over with all his research and the bee-keeping classes he took (and the Epi-pens we have stashed just in case). I'm so excited about this now! And I cannot believe how busy these little guys have been - that comb in the photo is just one of four panels they've produced since Saturday.

And this guy has been hanging around our backyard for a little over 3 weeks now. We've named him Gobbles, and we're hoping he hangs around until November. Heh.

Oh, Spring! So far it's been glorious!