In my last post, I asked my readers to read a variety of books in order to get perspective and form your own reasoned opinion. This book is one I would recommend to get a different perspective .A World Without Islam
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All right, enough religion and politics. In quilting news, I have sewn on the binding to my simply squares quilt, and need to hand stitch it down. I have also made a list of the next few Jane blocks I want to make. When I first started, I worked on a few at a time, assembly style, making sure they all used a different fabric. By doing them assembly style, each of the steps in the process - the cutting, sewing, pressing, logging onto spreadsheet, scanning - was much more efficient, and it made it easier to do several blocks at a time in one "project" instead of making each block its own project.
I haven't focused a lot on quilting. Taking care of the dog, dealing with books that need to be reviewed, and doing general cleaning (shedding!) inside and outside is taking up my non-working time.
I bought some lawn furniture online, on sale and with a coupon, and the next day it was substantially cheaper at the same store. I called the company which purports to have a price guarantee, and a no hassle return guarantee. They said that since my new coupon is only for this week, they could not simply give me the price difference. I would have to return the first order and rebuy the product. I thought they could do that without them actually physically having to ship me a whole new package, but they (the representative and his supervisor) said they could not. They would have to ship me a whole new package. Shipping is free, so they have to pay for additional shipping, and I have to return a 60 pound box to the store. This is a lose-lose proposition. I explained to him that I am unwilling to carry 60 pounds, depending on whether it comes in one box or several, so I may have to open the box, and return the parts and pieces separately. He was fine with that. Since the price difference is substantial, I decided to go ahead and process the order as they recommended. When the UPS man came, he brought one big box. I asked him to put it directly in my car, but it doesn't fit.
I was in a cranky mood the next day, and thought I should work from home and stay away from people. I had two telemarketing people come to the door(one came twice), and one by phone, and a relative came to inform me that she has involved me in a fight she was having with another relative. I think I must have some magnet that radiates negative energy towards me. At least that day it was in full force.
I am fine now. I have assembled the ottomans and the table of the lawn furniture and one of the two chairs, and I am happy with the set. I think I can get someone with a larger vehicle to help me take the other box back to the store. The weather is getting better, and the house and the yard are slowly looking nicer.