Hi!

I haven't written for a while, lots of reasons but none very important; the topics that have come to mind just felt too mean-spirited some days to share.

It's been a normal summer with physical therapy finally ending, occasionally watching the grandkids, and complaining about the miserable heat. This week Joe and I have been grandkid watching with a schedule of the 11 year old in the morning and the 6 year old in the afternoon. They've been attending an Arts Mess Camp and having a lot of fun. It's been a gas hog with going and coming but I don't mind as we've been eating packed lunches at a gorgeous little park in Granville where they can run around for a bit before either going to camp or home to hang out with PapPap.

I've also managed to get several quilt tops finished for the Heart of Ohio Quilt Show which will feature some of my quilts in October. I only have two to finish: one is in process of being quilted on the longarm machine and the other is still in pieces. That one may not make it to the show.

I've started a schedule of knee exercise at home, 25 minutes of stationary bike, and 5 minutes of stretching and bending the left knee which never has gone much pas 90 degrees of bend. My goal is not to allow it to lose any bend and to hopefully gain a few degrees. I am also trying to get back into a regular schedule of quilting two or three quilts a week which I have a better chance of doing than getting my knee to bend.