No Easy Day
When the duet cover needs to come off of my comforter, there is no turning back. Oh, I have made more blankets and quilts than I can count on. Over time, being able to dress a bed each day so it looks inviting that same self day . . . takes a lot of shoulder and arm power. A sheet moves one way and a quilt goes the other way. More times than not there is an additional blanket needed for warmth and the shifting is endless.
My idea of a good night’s sleep is an easily maintained bed. Today the duet had Grammie by the hair on her head. The comforter stays inside the duet by cross-grain ribbons in the four corners of the duet. The ribbons tie the comforter corners . . . rather tightly. A kitchen fork was required to use a tine to slip into the knot for a release. While the washing machine did its duty, it gave me a chance to plug in the vac and chase dust bunnies under the bed. Did I get them all?
When Nicholas was a tiny mite, his favorite spot to play was in the bedroom porch. One of his little cars had rolled under the bed. Mom, Carrie, was going to pick him up within a short time of the get-a-way car. Nicholas greeted his mom looking as if we had dunked his head in a cotton-ball bag. When he had crawled under the bed for his car, his head brushed along the bottom of the bed and captured fuzz . . . a lot of fuzz as only flannel bedding can do. Whenever I clean my bedroom porch I do swipe the vac attachment with a lick and a promise and think of the now six-foot tall plus Nicholas.
By this afternoon, the bedroom porch as been tidied and the two loads of bedding were ready to go back on. Stuffing a comforter for a full sized bed into a full sized flannel casing does have its challenges to get the corners tied again to the duet. There was a small glitch when I had the ties tied cattywampus. Nothing like a timely redo. Man, I hate that when it happens. The last item is to take the long side of the duet and give it as good of a heft as I can and let it float down onto the bed. It may take a try or two, but where am I going!
I am looking forward to some studio time tomorrow. I got my work done today . . . tomorrow I play.
Dennis has been out in the garage for most of the day doing his version of tidy, tidy.
The subs were great last night. This evening we are having goulash. A fellow that has been doing the tidy, tidy needs a hot supper.
With that I will take my leave. ♥