Sentimental Stitches

Sally Post Floral Sampler Quilt Block 22
RETIRED

I've written before about the Moomer's ice cream Clutch and I have every evening. It's like a timer goes off in his body each night at 9:30. He pops up from a sound sleep, gets right in my face and stares at me until we go over to the freezer and the dance begins. He paces and twirls, wagging his tail while I scoop ice cream. When the carton goes back in the freezer he races me to the couch to take his place waiting for me bring the ice cream. He can tell by the amount of ice cream on the spoon whether it's for him or me. What a hoot! He has favorite flavors: White Chocolate Raspberry, Coconut Almond Delight and Pralines & Cream. Why am I telling you all this?

Moomer's has been selected as one of the top 4 ice cream parlors in the United States by Good Morning America and we'd like your help in voting for them. There's a video on the GMA site featuring the top 4 contestants.
You won't find a nicer, family owned business anywhere. They are always happy to pack up a half gallon for Clutch whenever I call and I'm happy to stand in line for 30 minutes on a busy day to pick it up. Please click on this link: Vote for Moomers and enter your vote. Clutch and I thank you!

Now for today's block.

The number of boats in front of the cottage are causing Clutch some great concern. He's very protective of the bass and bluegills who are bedding in the shallow waters. It drives him (and me I guess) crazy when the fishermen are coming so close that we have to spend time almost every day retrieving lost lures that got stuck in the trees, shrubs and on our deck. Getting the dock in the water will help but it's been so darn cold that I haven't attempted it. Once that's in, Clutch can charge out the dock barking all the way and they usually give up. Bass season doesn't open until Memorial Day so they're here a little early hoping not to get caught by the sheriff. Good ol' Clutch needs a badge!
I'm hoping Kevin and Nicole will bring Brandon to the cottage so I can take him fishing and hopefully he'll catch his first big fish like Ben and Alan did last year. Then I'll clean it and cook it up for his dinner. Doing something like that makes all of the work up here and time away from Rob and the boys a little easier to bear.
Enough with the pontificating as my Daddy used to say.
Today's block looks a little weedy to me. I didn't forget a flower at the end of the empty stem. I studied the background of the antique quilt carefully and nothing was ever stitched there. Don't you wonder if Sally intended it to be that way or just forgot until it was too late to go back and add something?