Day 2 of Spring Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains I would usually be up about 7 am and after dressing would get a cup of Chai Tea. I would have picked up the Chai Tea mix at a small store – The Bread Basket on the road to Floyd. But this year at my Retreatcation – an At Home Retreat I started the day with some Ginger Lemon Tea while reviewing my meal notes & checking my emails.

I’m not really an early morning riser, but while at the Quilt Retreat it is peaceful & relaxing to see the sunrise.

Spring 2023 Project – Fall 2022 UFO – QOV 2022 Mystery QAL Long May She Wave

The plan for Day 2 was to start by ironing what was stitched Thursday, followed by a bit of cutting and then sewing.

Well that WAS the plan. But I discovered 2 gallons of milk that weren’t even past their sell by date had gone sour. So after breakfast I made an emergency run to the store picking up a few other items while I was there.

The pollen got to me & between the headache & burning eyes I stayed away from the sewing room.

Although not quilting related the afternoon’s activity consisted of a training session for D2.

Last fall we had a new member join our pack. Actually there were two new members- brothers born September 10, 2022. Our daughter has Kit & my hubby has D2.

Growing puppies need a lot of work to train them. Friday afternoon we worked on Sit, Down. Come, Leave it, Wait, Kennel up, Pillow (some Trainers use the term “Place” to identify a specific spot), and Foose (Heel). I’m not sure who was more tired, but it was a good session.

Retreatcation– At Home Quilting Retreat – Meals

Leftovers make meal prep easy. Leftover Refrigerator Biscuits from the night before & scrambled eggs from breakfast the day before wSunrise. Cheese & a strip of bacon cooked made a quick breakfast completed with fresh fruit & the remaining Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

When cutting carrots & potatoes for the slow pot roast Thursday I diced up some extra for Friday’s Vegetable beef soup. I combined them with a can of tomatoes & vegetables and some shredded roast and stock and just put it into my small Crockpot for lunch. For lunch we had the soup, some cheese & crackers and the Brownies I made while baking the biscuits the night before.

Friday’s dinner was a one skillet dish made with Monday’s chicken leftovers – Chicken Pot Pie Noodles Skillet . No crust needed – just throw the leftover chicken & a few ingredients in a skillet while the noodles boil. Had leftover Biscuits to complete the meal. Dessert was the last of the lunch Brownies. Saturday I will make some Bisquick Strawberry shortcakes at the same time I cook the Breakfast Casserole so we’ll have a special dessert Saturday.

Hoping to spend all day Saturday in the Sewing Room & make a lot of progress on the remaing stars. Let’s see if my plans work out! 

Hope you are finding some time to stitch!

Happy Stitching!

Quilt Mouse