T Stands for Tuesday & Vision and Fabric Art Book

I think this is our last Tuesday for January-kinda glad to be getting towards the end of January as that brings us closer to Spring.
   Tuesdays is where we share a drink related post (show a photo of your beverage) and visit friends at the T Party. You are most welcome to join us with our hostess Bleubeard and Elizabeth-find link in my right hand column.

  It has been an interesting week-vision wise. Last Thursday I had my right eye done for cataract surgery. 
   It went well, our doctor tells us every person is different and even every eye is different. My husband could see clearly same day after surgery-I did not have mostly clear vision til Sunday. and since I have been wearing a strong prescription for eye glasses for years now-it was difficult at first since my left eye couldn't see well with no glasses and the right eye was getting clearer-but in the end will need close up glasses for sure.
   I do not do well at all with anesthesia and even though this was suppose to be a small amount I said please very little. When I explained what happens when I have it- they let me opt out entirely which I was happy about. Definately an experience to Not move a muscle, and not to "freak" out. lol   I did good though.
   This week Thursday I will get my second eye done. I think the hardest thing for me right now is not being able to read in the evenings for a long period of time-sometimes I will read for 4 to 6 hours or more. 
   But all is good, and I am excited at the prospect of no longer wearing glasses all the time-which will be an adjustment I think since I have worn them since around 6 or 7 years of age.

   Since I couldn't read I worked on my second fabric art journal book. I finished the cover and started working on July. I may go back and add some more stitches on the cover it seems to still need a little something more.


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This little snowman was from a piece of Christmas candy that I picked up at our Aldi store. There were santas and snowmen. Inside was chocolate-yum. 
    I tried saving a few of these which was difficult as the foil tore apart very easily.
  In my stash I still have different colors of tulle and misty fuse. I layered a piece of cotton fabric-a piece of misty fuse-then the foil-then the misty fuse and on top the tulle-I ironed over it with a piece of freezer paper on top (the shiny side was folded together)-the misty fuse melts away and the tulle seals the foil inside.

I had one piece left of that little vintage bead (I had three of these on the cover of the first book), the little frog was the last of a larger piece that I had rust dyed, and also in my bag of fabric scraps etc I found several quilt blocks that I inherited from my Mom's sewing room.  i plan to use several of those in this book.

I had picked up these little sheep buttons-I decided to use it since I am using allot of wool in my books

Close up the little frog that was rust dyed

These next pieces were my Mom's. She loved making star quilt blocks-I may make this one into a pocket at the end of this book I am using her cat for Friday the 13th on my July page

July page so far
   July is the full buck moon    I did allot of eco dyeing in July and August so am going to sew this one into my book

This morning early (Monday) I went in for the second check up for my eye and I also needed to get a few groceries to get us through the super cold weather coming in, and Hubs needed some things for the lake house projects. So I grabbed my go to small hot thermos added hot water and a green tea bag for the road trip. 

This little thermos I had picked up at a marked down price and it is just the best ever-stays super hot for around 10 or 12 hours.

In the mornings I have started making me a hot cereal (my carbs for the day) and grabbing one of these little drinks-found at Aldi-this is really good tasting

  This is probably meant for kids but it is just the right size.

Now is the time of year when sometimes allot of deer show up at one time. I took this yesterday after we warmed up enough to melt off all the snow and leave wet and mud everywhere. This is the muddiest this area has ever been. I stopped putting the cracked corn on and around the stump while this is so soft.

Not the best photos but I was trying to get as many deer in the photos as I could-there were around 8 or 9 deer.

Those of you getting or already have gotten the newest winter blast-stay safe and warm out there

Happy T everyone.