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Slow Sunday


It has been so nice today, morning temps in the fifties and a sunny fall day.
Started my day with a 3.5 mile bike ride....which felt great.
Later I put a turkey in the oven to slow cook,
the "man of the place" ask if I could make a turkey with some the of fix'en, said he has been craving this for a month now. I know Thanksgiving is just a little over a month away but I couldn't convince them to wait.   



I do have to say it was very tasty and we will have plenty of leftover since it's just two of us.


This evening I will spend time sewing the binding on the William Morris.


I enjoy sewing down binding, find it relaxing.


Earlier today I did finish my daughter slippers and they turned good but I personally like the other pattern I made a couple weeks ago.
Now I'm wanting to Spicier Life CAL

Hope all is well for you. 

Linking up with Kathy's Quilt

Comments

  1. you know I think the only time we have turkey is at Thanksgiving. I will have ground turkey or occasionally a turkey breast in the crock pot but only roast in once a year -- I wish we could get a really small turkey - for two people a turkey is just so large

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  2. My mouth was watering looking at the turkey, it is so rare that we eat turkey and yet it is something that we both really enjoy.

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  3. Our local store just had a split turkey breast on sale for .99 per pound and I did a small one in the crockpot : Hot turkey sandwiches with gravy, cold turkey sandwiches for lunch / turkey with mashed pototoes and gravy...loved it just like you! :) Beautiful slippers for your daughter and congratulations on being at the binding stage on William Morris! :)

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  4. Hopefully with those leftovers you've had more time to stitch. Sewing on the binding is very relaxing. I like spending that time with a quilt. It's nice to contemplate all the things that happened while it was in production and in some cases where it's going. It's like a long good bye in a way. Happy stitching this weekend.

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