Design Wall Monday-August 12, 2013

Now that our family from PA has left I am back to sewing.  It's more like catching up on what should have been done before they arrived!  Yes,, procrastination is my middle name, sometimes my first name!
My Top of the Month for the LQS is due on Thursday in order to get next months at a lower price.  You know what I am working on.

 This is by Villa Rosa, called Lillian.  Uses a jelly roll and accent fabric.  All the blocks are made, need to be pressed, laid out and all that good stuff.  Should get a lot done it today after getting home from taking Dad to the Y.

While they were here we were having afternoon temperatures over 100.  This day was 105-perfect afternoon to spend at the Imax at our State History Museum.  Saw 2 shows, the one on the building of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Railway.  Fred and Donna really enjoyed that one as they had taken that train. This time they got to see the scenery from the air!  The second one was on the Monarch Butterflies and their migration.    Several years ago we were in Big Bend National Park late September and they were on their migration to Mexico.  We stopped in a glen and the trees were full of Monarchs taking a break before taking off again! It was quite a sight.We had seen both before, but they were definitely worth seeing a second time.

 One afternoon we also took them on a driving tour of Round Rock and then out to Lake Travis.  Round Rock has grown a lot since their last visit about 7 years ago.  And while we had been telling them how the lake level was dropping due to our extended drought, it was hard to believe.  We would be under water here.

This is looking back to the boat ramp and no we could have driven out further. The guys figure there is about 3/4 of a mile of extra shore front property.  that green you see should be under water.  But since it's been a good 3 to 4 years or more since we have had our normal rainfall amounts or anything close to it, the lake is now about 34% full. Lowest it has been since the 1950's.

If I am going to get the top pretty well finished today, I had best get sewing.

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