A lovely weekend

We had great weather this weekend. It was a good hot summer weekend and we both got outside every day for some sun and even got in an evening of kayaking. We checked on the baby bluebirds and I expect they will leave at the end of this week. I also did something new for me and I'll tell you about that at the end.

On the quilting front, I got 2 more veterans quilts done and that's all I need to quilt before the club meeting Tuesday. Both of these quilts were made by Peg. 

I felt like this one needed a quilted motif to give it more personality, as opposed to something abstract.
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This leaf pantograph fit the bill nicely and it worked on both quilts.
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I've also been gradually cutting out the farm quilt. I have 4 elements cut out and 5 more to go.
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Some of you may remember that I took clay shooting lessons for a couple of years. It was a lot of fun but I stopped because I just didn't have anyone to shoot with. I've never shot a handgun but always thought it would be nice to at least have a handgun safety class.

​The opportunity came up when I was looking for something to bid on in a local charity auction. Up for bid was a beginner handgun lesson. I have never shot, or even touched, a handgun. I decided to bid and got it for $70! Yesterday was the day and the lesson was outstanding. Tracie gave me a thorough safety lesson and then I got to shoot 3 different guns. I was pleased that all of my shots hit the target. Chris was impressed.

These were my first 8 shots! Not bad!

​It was a fun few hours and I learned a lot. It's not something I want to pursue but if I ever had to use one I'd be comfortable doing it, so mission accomplished. I've overcome one fear. 
I'll not be taking snake of height classes to overcome those fears.
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