Calm...for the moment

Our life is calm...at the moment. And because of that I've been plotting. Plotting in the gathering fabric kind of way. While in North Carolina, I added to the stash I'm trying to build for my upcoming black-white-grey quilt.

I also want red in the quilt, as an accent color and as a backing, so I saw these and thought I'd try them out.

Next up I need to buy fabric to surround the blocks, plus to use for the sashing and borders. 

In my spare time, to further challenge myself, I am using the month of June to get in better physical shape. I've been a runner for years and will continue that. I'd like to try to do 3 to 4 miles of movement a day (run or walk; I'd like to get in 100 miles this month), but I'm also up for an abs, arms, and legs workout daily. Just because.