I left Punta Gorda on Friday after my lecture and arrived in Brandon, a suburb of Tampa. The Brandon Quilt Guild meets at a very nice church. Outside the classroom I was amazed to see a pair of sandhill cranes…
One of my stdents said that these birds mate for life and that this pair is often on church grounds. Not something I see out my window in Sherman.
I put a pillow on my class supply list. It's very handy to rest you arms on when you sew. Claudia, a woman in class, brought this pillow:
It's like a polar fleece throw, but small and with a pillow inside. No sewing!
You cut two pieces of fleece that are 8" wider and taller than the pillow you want to cover. Make cuts 4" deep, and 3/4"-1 apart into each side. Tie the two pieces of fleece together with the pillow in between. She said that kids love them and I don't doubt it.
I had nothing scheduled for Sunday and was really looking forward to getting some work done so I was seriously unhappy to wake up to find that my sinus infection (and headache) had bounded back. I am lucky that my physician was reachable and called in a new prescription. I was thankful that I wasn't supposed to teach because I mostly just layed around feeling pitiful. I do so hate wasting a day but there you go.
Today is another full day of teaching and a lecture. I'm flying home Tuesday at the crack of before dawn. Who knows – maybe the next plane ride will un-stuff my ears!
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Oh how I hate those sinus infections, they get into your ears and eyes too. To say nothing of the headache, sorry you still feeling bad Becky. I love this pillow, my daughter had made throws like this years ago but I have never seen the pillow…this will make quick and adorable Valentines for my 2 granddaughters!
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You are brave! Flying with any kind of head congestion is SO painful! Especially the take-off/landing. Ouch. But, I guess you didn’t have much choice if you wanted to get home. arrgh. Hope you feel better soon.
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Its so funny what kind of “wild life” you get used to seeing on a daily basis. Sand hill cranes are everywhere here (Florida). In fact, I’m looking at some in my back yard now. The park I walk in every morning has dozens of peacocks…..pretty, but can be loud and nasty!
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Hi Becky! There is nothing that I could ever teach you about quilting (I did take a class from you about 4 years ago in Sacramento and I have just about every book that you’ve ever made: love your work!!) But I’ve had more experience with sinus infections than I can count, and the one thing that helps immensely is to use a sinus wash, religiously!! There’s one that I use called NeilMed, and it comes with the bottle and the salt packets too. Works wonders!!! It won’t get rid of a sinus infection once you have one, but I use it when I first get a cold so I don’t get a sinus infection. I hope you are feeling better now 🙂 and that the info I’ve given you will help you next time you have a cold. Take care, and good health wishes to you!!
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Hi Helen:
Thanks for the advice. I do, in fact, use the Neil Med neti pot and salt packs twice a day. Ive been doing that for months. It helps a lot.
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