Locking the Barn Door After

It was a weekend free of termites. Not a single showing on Saturday, not a single showing on Sunday and none today. This was the weekend I was scheduled to be on meditation retreat, but had to cancel because I couldn’t leave the unit and let the termites take over, THEN the termites didn’t show.

Go figure.

No firm date on when the Control Company will come in and do its termite treatment but, inasmuch as the termites appear to have ceased swarming, treatment will be sort of locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen.

I still look forward to having the walls treated, however, as it will ensure I won’t be pestered for a while ... hopefully.

Wouldn’t you know, starting on the new needlepoint project late Friday night, the color needed to begin at the center point of the canvas was that one color, out of 40, I’d failed to locate in all my many searches.

Thinking I’d have to work around the color, or use a substitute, I managed to locate that hard-to-find floss at the last place I expected it would be – the local Walmart, when I went in on Saturday to purchase a frame for the canvas just completed.

Wind at His Back

I’m going to gift this to the resident I refer to in the blog as Apache.

He’s been so generous with me and others in the complex – always giving, expecting nothing in return, and so wanted my last tapestry that he even offered to buy it from me.

No amount of money could have plied Dream Dancer from my hands, not just because it took me over a year to complete, but because it’s my favorite to date.

Dream Dancer

It only took me three months to complete Wind at His Back. I like it … it’s okay, but I’ve no plans to display it. Apache will appreciate it more than I, so it’s his.

Sunday was a productive day. Not only did I clean, mount and frame that canvas, get started on the new needlepoint project, but I cooked and froze lunches and dinners for days -- turkey loaf, crock-pot turkey chili, ginger carrot soup.

While out today, I noticed the for-sale sign on the lot across the street has been removed.
I’m assuming that means the property has been sold and we should see some development in the near future.

It’s probably going to be a mini shopping mall.

Some of the old folks are hoping for a fast food restaurant in it. Younger Sister is hoping for a Dollar Tree. I’m hoping for a Starbucks, so I can just walk across the street, instead of drive three miles.