Just Playing

With Sweetie gone I'm having a week that is not my usual fare. Not much in the way of schedule -- oh, I have some things that have to be done at certain times but in other things I get to suit myself. Yesterday my BF and I went shopping and then to lunch. Hancock Fabrics had a Columbus Day sale and I had a gift card and coupons and decided to just get what I wanted! I did -- used up the gift card, the coupon, and some of my own money, but it was fun. I LOVE fabric! I bought some blue and some red for the "Texas" pot holders that I am making for my students, several spools of thread (1/2 price!), a number of "fat quarters" for a project I have in mind, and some insulated batting (for the pot holders.) Such fun! I enjoyed talking sewing and quilting with the clerks.
After shopping, BF and I had salads and talked and thoroughly enjoyed the time together.

I was loaned a book about Sitka, Alaska, and enjoyed looking at it. In one picture there is a picture of a Priest (Russian Orthodox?) wearing a beautiful cape. I looked at that cape and saw a quilt! So, I sat down to my computer and my EQ5 and designed one -- which I named Sitka!
What fun.

(The Quilt Show is coming, Hooray, Hooray!)

Another stop in my morning out was to the garden center where I found a large rosemary plant at 70% off! I have wanted one for some time but refused to pay the price asked. 70% discount is more my speed! Now I just need to make "Rosemary and Garlic Chicken."

I have laundry going and have been watering some. I am hoping the Lord will water for me today -- and I hear rumbles in the distance, but it hasn't come here so far. Haven't had real rain since the day after Ike.

Sweetie has asked my how I picture MY retirement. Do women who don't work outside the home get to retire? That is the question I am currently interested in. If Sweetie retires, (and he does plan to one of these days, Lord willing and the stock market doesn't crash) he won't get up and go to work every day. That will be a very visable change. What will change for me? He will be here more, and that will be nice. But, that isn't a BIG change in my routine. I joke that we are going to have a new "Division of Labor" when he retires. Does that sound logical? I wonder what other women have done. Does anyone have any suggestions for me?