Today was such a rainy day. A total inside day – which in my case means watch some movies and work on quilts. I had a roast in the crock pot and biscuits already made (leftover from the last time I baked and in the freezer waiting for me) my 
day ahead was going to be easy. No company for Easter, just Mike and I.
First thing this morning I thought I would go ahead and make another pineapple block - boy did I remember why I hate paper piecing 
I made one mistake after another – ended up throwing away two partially made blocks – I wasn’t going to unpick the mistakes, finally got one to turn out right! I think I made enough mistakes that maybe I will remember next time so I won’t do the same things wrong again. I hope!
After lunch I spent some time reading a book – I’m on my last John Grishman book that I have on the shelf and hadn’t read yet – The Chamber – as I remember it was the one I liked the least. I don’t know why I thought that because it is actually quite good – maybe it was the movie I didn’t like? When I get done with this book I will get into the stack of paperbacks that have been piling up lately. Mike has been reading a series that I might like so he has been putting them in my stack for me to 
read. I will try one and see.
This afternoon after reading for awhile I put a movie on I think it was called “Gone in Sixty Seconds” with Nicolas Cage. I had seen it once before so it was a good one to work on my applique with. Meaning – I had already seen it so it didn’t matter if I missed some parts when my eyes are down looking at the fabric – I usually remember these movies as they go along and know what is happening! I finished the Christmas Delight block! 3 blocks down 2 left to go. Between that movie and then one this evening – the remake of “Maverick” with Mel Gibson I got it done. I don’t know why but I seem to be able to spend more time with handwork if I have the TV on – it doesn’t even seem to matter what it is just so that I have something to glance up at now and then. Half of the time I am barely even watching it so I don’t know why I need it but I do.
I can’t do the same with a book on tape – I rarely listen to a book, for a book I have to be able to page through it. So often while reading I will be glancing back a page or two to reread something and it is hard to do that with a recorded book. Sometimes I will just listen to music but I can’t sit as long then it seems.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring – more rain? I think there is a chance. I hope everyone had a good Easter.
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