Good morning, world! It is cloudy this morning -- we had rain last night -- a rather soft, gentle rain -- just the kind I like! It means I don't have to water and more may be coming today. There is a hurricane coming toward the Gulf -- Ida -- and it should bring us more rain. Looks like Alabama and Florida will be the ones who get hit, however, but perhaps by then it will have weakened.

I have plans to sew some this morning -- I had been wondering how to do something on my embroidery machine and a couple of weeks ago Sewing with Nancy had a lesson on that very thing. So, I took my birthday gift card (thanks daughter) and went to Hancocks and got just the thing I needed. Today I'm going to make one item -- at least one -- to see just how it works.

Change of subject: Sweetie and I have thrown in the towel, weight wise, and I've joined Weight Watchers. I went there more than 30 years ago and I know it works. Now they are on a "point" system, much easier than before, and it is very do-able. It is a healthy life style if one can just stay with it! So far, we are doing well. Uhhhhh.....well, actually, we are learning things about our food choices, and some of them are surprising and distressing. Yesterday really made us think! It was only day 3 and we were faced with a real-life situation. Made a choice that seemed good but wow, it really "cost" us a bunch of our food points. Made us think about things. But, the scale was happy this morning, so we will just plod on!

Back on sewing, a while back I posted a picture of some fabric I had been given and said I was finally going to make a quilt for US. I believe I said it would probably be a star block. Well, the more I look at Pat's disappearing 9-patch (I think that is the right name) the more I like it. I believe it will lend itself to the fabric I have, and I've about decided to use that pattern. Thanks, Pat, you inspired me!

Do you guys know that Christmas is coming! It really is, and I have much, much to do to get ready. Right now Thanksgiving is just around the corner -- my Mom is going to come and visit for a couple of weeks so we will have her and W and V. It will be interesting to see how we manage our diets during that time.

Last week we paid to have our front tree (a Live Oak) pruned. It looks wonderful! Then the power company paid to prune our back trees (Chinese Elm, Water Oak, Red Oak, Crepe Myrtle)
and they were butchered. But, we can't do anything about it -- they were planted under the elect lines long before we moved here and have since grown up into the lines. we don't like being without power during storms so letting them be cut is the only option. Everyone has a utility easement in our back yards and the utility company can come and cut anytime they want to. :-(

I seem to have skipped about this morning -- from subject to subject. Guess my mind isn't organized. Either that, or I lost it! LOL
Take care all, and drop by for a visit if you can.