Smart Bird

I have a very smart bird. This morning, he made a little sound, which I like to think of as a little kiss. In response, I made a kiss sound back. Then he made two kiss sounds, and I did two back. Then he kissed three times, and I did too. Then he did four in a row, and I did too. Then he lost count. But wow! I have the smartest parakeet on the block, for sure. Just don't ask him about the vacuum incident. I'm not sure he's gotten over that yet.

Nose Day

Today I had my septum undeviated and my turbinates shrunk.

This is what I look like tonight. An icepack on my cheeks and a gauzy moustache under my nose. How lovely.

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Home!

I'm home. My flights were smooth, everything happened on time, and the house is standing. There are tons of weeds to pull in the yard and I'm looking forward to getting out there tomorrow. I'll try to round up some of my houseplants and get my parakeet soon. Thank you to everyone who helped keep things going, with a special thanks to Monica!

homeward bound

I come home on Tuesday. I can't wait. My plane lands at 11:20 am. Stephanie will pick me up at the airport, and I will treat her to Panda Express Orange Chicken. I can't wait!
I have dinner with Meg and Mladen on Wed night, sewing with Steph on Thursday, and games at the Volz's on Friday. Then Saturday and Sunday I'm packing surveys for the church fund raiser. And I get to see my church friends on Sunday morning, too. The next week is wide open. I hope I get to see lots of friends then. So everybody, call me, and let's hang out!

Quilting

But first, here's how they sell corn here.

When I packed for Germany, I brought fabric for 2 quilts. The first one was already cut out and ready to go when I packed it. After sewing only about 9 of the 48 squares I gave up. I'll work on it back in Oregon. The second quilt has been my focus this week. So here are some pictures of what I've been doing now that my suitcases are packed (yah, a bit early). First, here is the link to a picture of the quilt in the magazine that inspired me. And now here are pictures of my progress. First, cut, then partly sewn, then sewn some more. The rest has to wait for Oregon cuz I don't have the border fabric purchased yet, and I don't want to spend 20 Euros/meter for it!

Ole Madrid

We went out for dinner tonight, to a place called Ole Madrid. It was really good. The strawberry margarita tasted like a strawberry margarita. The chicken wings were good too (not sure why they're considered spanish). The nachos con queso was good too. My only question: why do the Germans think that vegetables belong in tortilla chips and tacos? There were carrot slices in my chips!