Whimsical Me, Colourful Flag Blocks

Getting a seamless eight hours of sleep a night is impossible for both of us it appears. I recently tried one of those diffusers with lavender essential oil drops having read that aromatherapy is helpful for sleep issues. I woke about four with the smell of it making me feel a little nauseous. I have it in the main room now which has a 15ft+ ceiling so I think it won't bother me there. So scratch that idea I guess. But it may work for some of you.

In between his various camps and holidays, I've spent several days with younger grandson. His parents don't know it but often when we're at their house, things get rearranged. A blanket gets hung over the dining table to make animal lairs or monster's dens. Sometimes the whole living room gets a makeover.
This is an example...the obstacle course which we have been doing since he could walk.  It has evolved from simple steps on pillows on the floor to this with him being an Olympic athlete taking bows with points awarded for perfect steps.

 Oh and Nana has to do it too. In fact, I'm the official tester as to whether the course is challenging enough (i.e. not too dangerous). And I'm also his spotter when he is taking his turn.

  I'm much more cautious, of course, stepping around on chairs than he is with his almost six year old legs. And I'm also careful about the dismounting where you have to fling yourself into a pile of pillows on the floor.
So happy no one can see me! I realized recently that I laugh out loud more with him than I do with anyone else in my life.

I had several questions from you about my colourful flags blocks. I've sewn a few with red triangles...here they are.  Is it looking like something yet? :)

Yes it is a great way to use up scraps.  You can adjust the sizes of the background block and the triangle to whatever you want.  The colourful part can be tiny, just a little touch of colour if you'd like. I'm using these Marti Michelle templates I bought a few years back when I was stitching the Farmer's Wife blocks. The bigger square is almost 5 inches and the smaller one is almost 3 inches. (You can see why I have issues with accuracy using a mathematical term like "almost".) I am drawing the line from corner to corner and also pinning the two pieces because of my said problem with accuracy when machine stitching. Fun and easy blocks.

I should tell you that my original inspiration for this was a Prism quilt I saw at the Purl Soho site.  They used Liberty fabrics which are so expensive and that is why they came up with this idea of using just little "bites" of fabric to great advantage. Here is the Purl Soho link to the free tutorial for making this quilt.
                     
The garden is at its blooming height right now. Everywhere my eye falls there is something to love. And as Walt Whitman proclaimed- as gardeners we think they do it all for us. The blooming is our reward somehow. I certainly feel rewarded looking at these gorgeous pinks.
The tall Phlox, a wonderful perennial.

Sweet William I planted in honour of my grandmothers. This was a commonly planted flower in Newfoundland outport gardens.

And the coneflowers which are more popular every year according to the guy at the nursery. They are also popular with the bees.

Christmas Wishing
I love lights.  I especially love any that could be used for Christmas. These are the Crushed Cranberry hand dipped light strand from The Unique Black Sheep website.
                    
And here is me, rounder on the bottom and all, LOL...one of their hand crafted mice who is called Summer Flower Garden Mouse. Miniature things always amuse me.
                                        
On that whimsical note, I'll leave you today. Hope there is something you can laugh out loud at today!
And as always linking with these amazing parties:- Not Afraid of Color, It's a Small Town Life,
Needle and Thread Network, For the Love of Geese, Floral Friday Foto, Creations-Quilts, Art, Whatever, Alycia Quilts and Esther's Quilt Design Blog.