So, What’s New Pussy Katt?

It’s zero eight thirty hours and I’m just crawling out of bed for the day.  Did you ever have one of those nights where sleep just wouldn’t come?  That was last night for me.  So, what’s new pussy katt?  Well, it’s raining, it’s pouring and I am done snoring.  The thunder is rumbling in the background, hopefully it clears up soon because today is our day off.  Regardless, we’re still going in search of that allusive piece of fabric so G’ma can start sewing together the baby Fortner quilt.

Baby Fortner has put in a specific request for a Paddington Bear quilt.  Judy ordered the Paddington Bear fabric and has the backing fabric.  Now she needs fabric for the sashing.  We’ve looked at several places around the Petoskey area with no such luck so it’s time to expand our search area.  There’s a Ben Franklin store in Gaylord, Michigan that is renown for its fabric inventory.  As the Missus says, “They have eons and eons of fabric that makes JoAnn Fabrics look like an amateur.”  So, a hunting we will go!

We’ll stop for breakfast on the way and grab a nap when we return from a successful hunting trip.  Do you need a license to hunt fabric?  It will take an hour to get to Gaylord, an hour for breakfast, at least an hour to bag the fabric, an hour to get back home again, and an hour, or so, for a nap.  That’s a lot of hours so we’re just not sure what we’ll do for the rest of the day, but I’m sure that we’ll think of something. 

Being that it’s raining outside the Bocce Ball game will be postponed but, like any kid with a new toy, we (at least I) want to try it out and we have a great playing area right across the street from our humble abode.  The “playing field” runs parallel to the bike path and overlooks Little Traverse Bay.  A sports field with a view, neat huh?

Speaking of bikes, we need to get some new tires and do a tune up on the bikes so we can ride the bike trail a few times before the summer fades away.  The Little Traverse Bay Wheelway is one of the prettiest bike trails in the country.  It runs from downtown Harbor Springs to downtown Charlevoix – 37 miles in all following the shores of Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan.  We can do small portions at a time.  We used to ride about 10 miles and then turn around and come back, but it’s been awhile since we’ve done any kind of serious riding so we’ll probably only do half that.  Anyway, the bikes both need new tires – it seems like we’re always putting new tires on something, doesn’t it?

Well, it’s time to get moving – a nap is waiting at the end of our journey.

Take Care and May God Bless  - - - - - - - - -