Sunday, September 30, 2012

September 30, 2012


talking
to my deaf cat
the dog barks

four quilts
bound and 
finished
helped by
a new cat

Saturday, September 29, 2012

September 29, 2012


opening
the front door
a hummingbird

a new cat
checking out 
our family
four quilts squared
binding cut and sewed

Friday, September 28, 2012

September 28, 2012


opening
the hot tub lid
full moon

a sparrow
hits the window
stunned on the deck
before recovering
and flying off

Thursday, September 27, 2012

September 27, 2012


reaching for the handle a snail 

week ends
in exhaustion 
fourth quilt top
quilted
student tutored

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

September 26, 2012


bees hopping
flower to flower
the temperature drops

splitting headache
tutoring and teaching
therapy appointment
reading a good book
a quiet evening

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

September 25, 2012


the robin sits
on a concrete frog
a hummingbird flies by

tutoring
another quilt
quilted
my finger tangles
with the needle

Monday, September 24, 2012

September 24, 2012


a robin
sits atop a hemlock
the sunset’s red rays

another quilt
quilted
and a book finished
hot tub and shower
both homes for frogs

Sunday, September 23, 2012

September 23, 2012


a tree frog
behind the soap dish
cyclamen bloom

one quilt
quilted
a few papers
marked
nice nap

Saturday, September 22, 2012

September 22, 2012


sparrows dodge
in and around the fountain
a frog croaks

a day
of quilting
four quilts 
assembled
and pinned

Friday, September 21, 2012

September 21, 2012


spider webs
dangle over
my shower

therapy appointment
running errands
and reading
playing mahjong
with friends

Thursday, September 20, 2012

September 20, 2012


yard sculptures
a penguin and a giraffe
work week ends

tutoring geometry
cataloguing books
algebra and chemistry
afternoon tutoring
the sun sets

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

September 19, 2012


breathing
more easily
sauna heat

geometry problems
bridge hands
therapy session
vet visit
long day

September 18, 2012


no phone
internet out
iPad

volunteering
tutoring
reading
phone line down
no internet

Monday, September 17, 2012

September 17, 2012


piecing
quilt tops
a crow caws

another 
quilt top finished
one book finished
another started
nice nap

Sunday, September 16, 2012

September 16, 2012


tree
frog
returns
morning 
soak

fighting
a cold
quilt top pieced
reading 
and napping

Saturday, September 15, 2012

September 15, 2012


sunset
a robin
in the birdbath

attendance charted
homework marked
more squares pieced
quick nap
quiet evening

Friday, September 14, 2012

September 14, 2012


feeding the cats
a spider moves
along its web

therapy appointment
novel revisions
completed and submitted
next round of editing
sunny day

Thursday, September 13, 2012

September 13, 2012


the tree frog
on my hot tub edge
a princess 

work week ends
tutoring and more
tutoring
novel editing
vet visit

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

September 12, 2012


waking
in the night
Jupiter shines bright

tutoring
at Student Link
teaching 
my bridge class
revising more chapters

September 11, 2012


a tree frog
peaking over the edge
hot tub soak

geometry
and English
weekly meeting
afternoon spent
with two more students

Monday, September 10, 2012

September 10, 2012


bouncing
from task to task
the sun sets

morning hot tub soak
tree frog watches
novel revisions
lunch with a friend
dogs to the groomer

Sunday, September 9, 2012

September 9, 2012


free-motion quilting
a hummingbird
dances in and out

novel revisions
chapter by chapter
a little piecing
of a quilt top
quiet day

Saturday, September 8, 2012

September 8, 2012


free-motion quilting
a hummingbird
dances in and out

novel revisions
chapter by chapter
a little piecing
of a quilt top
quiet day

Friday, September 7, 2012

September 7, 2012


folding laundry
black capped chickadees
in the birdbath

therapy appointment
laundry and a nap
Facebook friend
stops by for a visit
quiet evening ahead

Thursday, September 6, 2012

September 6, 2012


snuggled
under two cats
owls hoot

lots of students
hectic morning
errands to run
a new student to tutor
reading and napping

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

September 5, 2012


Strawberry Festival
amusement rides with
my son and granddaughter

tutoring geometry
organizing
my new desk
teaching bridge
therapy appointment

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

September 4, 2012


a maiden
kissing a frog
finds her princess

a hummingbird
trapped in the classroom
rescued by
a new student
school year begins

Monday, September 3, 2012

September 3, 2012


on the edge of the hot tub a tree frog

three flash fiction
stories revised
and submitted
a quilt top
pieced

Sunday, September 2, 2012

September 2, 2012


turning on 
the heat
summer’s end

sleeping in
relaxing morning
writing and revising
tutoring chemistry
reading The Fur Person

Saturday, September 1, 2012

September 1, 2012


a hummingbird
in the fuchsia
new school year

rearranging
the Student Link
classroom
doing laundry
relaxing