Seldom do I write 2 posts, if ever, in 
one day. 
Today it's rainy and lovely because Kentucky needs rain so much. Last vestiges
of summer attempt to locate the sun. Tree bark 
stands contrastingly beautiful to the fall color 
surroundings.
It's a perfect day 
to watch a movie and make a quilt.
The quilt part you already know-hey it's a king size, 1 inch hex's-so you know what I'm doing for a while. And the movie is In Bruges. If an Oscar could be given for male buddy roles, this one would have to win. 
Colin Farrell is at his peak as the melancholy hit man, who accidently kills a child and is dealing with his demons. 
Brendon Gleason, the brilliant actor who is always so rock solid as the rational sidekick, trying to "make things right". This movie is not for the faint of heart, as it is a hit man buddy movie, so be prepared. It is predictable, somewhat, it's still good. The sound track is wonderful and perfect for this movie, it totally drew me in. It reminded me of getting chips before you order at a good Mexican restaurant, if the chips are good, you know the food will be great.
Jennifer 
and I had a nice outing. 
What a great concert! It was at the beautiful Palace Theatre in
downtown Louisville, Kentucky. 
David Byrne
and company, of which there were lots on stage, put on a high energy and 
entertaining show.
While I can't say that Mr. Byrne
left everything on the stage,
like some other bands that I've seen, 
you can tell he is a seasoned professional and had a very polished act, complete with dancers, backup singers and multiple musicians, you certainly got your money's worth in this show. 
His interest in all aspects of entertainment, music, stage and film were certainly evident last night. Lights and dancers were used for complete dramatic effect. Seasoned professional,
class act that he is, he came out on the stage in elegant all white. His voice is still strong and very recognizable. He played mostly from his newest album with Brian Eno, who by the way, seems to be an inspiration for lots of artists, of which I like. But, when he reverted to his Talking Heads days, he really brought the house down. "Burning Down the House" and "Same as it Ever Was" had the crowd all up on their feet and dancing.
Mr. Byrne came back for 
4 encores-unheard of to me. 
He seemed to really be pleased that he had such an appreciative audience and might have been somewhat surprised that people in Kentucky would bring him back on stage so often. I wish I had taken a picture of one of the band members filming the crowd, while requesting one of those encores.
At one point he 
performed a song while all on stage sat in chairs! I wondered if 
this was to calm the house down, as people were standing and dancing a lot by then. It was an unforgettable night 
and one that preceded today, which bring lots of tests and hopefully for a few months at least, our last visit to the hospital for Jenni. My goodness life does go on. 
I've been busy, busy, busy, making a king size quilt by hand sewing. It's a 1 inch hexagon quilt using the Tillie's Mosaic as the inspiration. It started out as a nice project to bring to the hospital while my daughter, Jennifer, got her various forms of treatment for cancer, over the last year. My progress has been slow, as some days I just didn't feel like doing much, let alone sew. But, Hooray, Hooray, glory day!, Jennifer finished her last round of chemo a couple of weeks ago, and tomorrow we go in for all day testing, head to toe. The Dr.s are confident the cancer is in remission and she can get the line out at the end of October. This is no port, if only...it's a central line, which runs up the inside of her and comes out in two lines exiting out her side. That will truly be the end of the ordeal.
As you can see I am in heaven today,
because there is a soccer game on while I'm working on my quilt! This is not my beloved Liverpool or Spain, but, for me any soccer fix is good. 
As you can see my progress is coming a bit slowly and as I'm having to make up the pattern, more or less
, as I go. I'm changing it from the original pattern by Karen Witt.
Off we went on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to Hancocks in Louisville, Kentucky, where they were having a sale on their sewing machines. Being a person that is very picky about sewing, material, and notions, of course I want to buy the best. But, in reality, my mom wanted to buy the first sewing machine for her 4 grandaughters, which, as you know, if we really want quality machines, this could run into the many thousands of dollars. Also, since I don't know if Chelsea 
and Jennifer will even take to this most wonderful hobby, my better sense took over. Practical Julie had to ask the main question to answer for a first machine, in my opinion, is: mechanical or computerized? The computerized Janome we tried was $100 more than the mechanical Janome. Of course it had a few more bells and whistles, but, again, the mechanical had just as good a stitch and most of what the computerized machine had, except for the automatic speed control, which I never use on my machine anyway. 
That being said, we chose this lovely mint green mode, Janome 2139n. Now, I'm not recommending this machine, as we haven't really tried it out yet, that's another post. But, suffice it to say that DD #2, Chelsea, is heading back to Bowling Green, Kentucky to Western Kentucky University with the above mentioned new sewing machine. Also included in our newbie sewing experience: 8" Gingher sissors-on sale=woot woot!; Schmetz needles Universal size 80/12; and 2 spools of Mettler grey thread. These things are all good for the first time sewer. 
is a series
of donuts 
with pretend
lovely
scenery
and a
sound track that defies description. There
are feats of
levitation. CYA
for all concerned on the other side means Jennifer signing her 
life away. 
contain metaphors, too
numerous to mention. 
