I watched the documentary
GASLAND, about the
frac drilling for natural gas in the United States. This type of natural gas drilling uses over 500 cancer causing chemicals. And those chemicals are unregulated and seep into our water, land and air. When you allow drilling on your land you get all these chemicals too. And if your neighbors allow drilling, you get the chemicals too. And the gas companies do nothing after they have put in the drilling station. Don't believe me? Just listen to the people in this film. Talk to your relatives who live around these shale red zones. Got cancer? Might be from that little gas well in the front yard.
Why do I care? I have parents living in PA who live near these red zones and don't know it. I have relatives in LA who live in the red zone. I have friends in TX who have breast cancer, kidney cancer and brain cancer. And who is going to protect you from big natural gas companies, no one. Not the president, not the gas companies, not the EPA (in the pocket of big business) and certainly not your health insurance company(they don't like to pay for your cancer treatment).
And if you do a search for
GASLAND you will see a gas company(
ANGA) that has a paid slot to discount this documentary. I wonder why?
This is just the sad fact that our country, America, is about big business and not about her people. Our politicians only want money no matter what. People are for taxes and votes.
If you watch this movie, let your loved ones know and keep knowledge going. Let's protect ourselves, our future, our health and our lands.
I worked out how to put together these orphan blocks. I like the shape and the puzzle of colors. I am sure the original quilter had a plan in mind. But time and lack of notes has left these mystery blocks up to my own design. Just need to pick out a background color to compliment them with.
Having moved around and lived in and done so many things, I have collected several sewing tools and crafts. I have lace, buttons, fabric balls, wool, notions, sewing feet, thread of all kinds, ribbons, sequins and more. All I have used in costume making, fiber restoration, sewing, quilting, crafting and pure collecting. These items finally have a home in a wooden seed bin my husband bought for me. I can see what is on the bin and I can separate all the items into groups. And I can roll this bin around my studio for cleaning. My sewing items stay dust free and the cats stay out of my stuff - especially the threads.
My neighbor introduced me to growing my own sprouts for healthy eating. I had sprouts in deli sandwiches before and thought it was nice, but at the store they are very expensive and stale. So she set me up to grow my own. I went to RawBerry Kitchen and ordered my sprouter. I followed the directions to sprout clover and alfalfa. In a few days I had a ton of fresh chemical free sprouts for sandwiches, salads and flax crackers. They are tasty and fun to eat. And any stale ones get fed to our chickens. I am now sprouting lentil, rye and mung beans after tasting her sprouts. It is fun to have a mini garden in the kitchen that you can use without the mess of soil.
I acquired 5 vintage quilt blocks recently. I have always admired this shape and pattern. I am working to put them together as a small throw. After it is quilted then I will wash the entire quilt. These dirty fabrics should lighten up with the age debris removed.
