Goodbye March

 

Last day of March!! 

 

I have just minutes to quickly get one more post published in March. We got back to our Ohio home early afternoon yesterday. It was an easy and uneventful trip, just the way DH likes it. I used time in the car to make my collage of highlights for the month, so let's get straight to it.

 

 

TOP ROW: The last week of March was filled with a lot of "finals" as most of us were planning to return to Ohio. The final dinner for our Moonrise gang was held at a new Mexican restaurant in Inverness. It was really good, and we had such a great time with our cute waitress, who is photobombing us. The final boat ride on the lake was Thursday afternoon. It is such a peaceful, calm lake - most of the time - but water levels across Florida are all very low, so our routes are limited. The final bike ride also occurred, and we chose a gorgeous afternoon. 

 

MIDDLE ROW: My new quilting friend, Charlaine, introduced me to a wonderful group that meets every Thursday in a nearby town. It was fun getting to know some like-minded people in Florida. One of my finishes for the month was this set of pillows for our lanai sofa. I bought the FQs at Quilted Twins, selecting colors that seemed to be suited for a Florida porch. It's so easy to make pillows with the granny square pattern - you just keep adding rows until you have enough to cover the pillow.  The rainbows shown in the last frame of the middle row occurred while we were at one of the two evening shuffleboard events. Normally, we shuffle at either 9am or 2pm. But a couple of times each month evening shuffles are offered. The day had been rainy, the courts were saturated, but the sun came out and gave us this double rainbow display.

 

BOTTOM ROW: The most significant accomplishment of the month was the completion of the little deck off the back of our mobile home. It replaces one that was terribly rotted and unsafe. This one will last a long time. The middle frame shows the workers doing the initial digging and prepping for the build. The last frame is of a SpaceX launch that we could see across our lake. Cape Canaveral is clear across the state but we have a great view - it's over 100 miles away by car. 

 

Now we are back in Ohio. I will get some unpacking accomplished and then promptly repack for a 4-day retreat right after Easter. I have my projects in mind, and will share those in due time.

 

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne