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Good morning, my friends. It was a mostly sewing day yesterday. It was too hot to be outside, although I did get out early to groom the poppies growing in whiskey barrels. I didn't take any pictures. There's really not much to see. My slow stitching had to wait since I wanted to get out before it got too hot. 

When I got to it, I was able to finish off the first of the two embroidered sections for Block 6 of the Raggedy & Friends project.

Good morning, my friends. It was a mostly sewing day yesterday. It was too hot to be outside, although I did get out early to groom the poppies growing in whiskey barrels. I didn't take any pictures. There's really not much to see. My slow stitching had to wait since I wanted to get out before it got too hot. 

When I got to it, I was able to finish off the first of the two embroidered sections for Block 6 of the Raggedy & Friends project.

Good morning, my friends. It was another hot day yesterday...98°F at our place, which is very unusual for us. Being at the top of a hill, we're generally a little cooler than they are in the valley. It was a good day to stay in and sew.

There was a little more progress on the Stitching Wisdom quilt. The bottom row of blocks has just one embroidered block. I did that one the same as I've done the others.

There's ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another hot day yesterday...98°F at our place, which is very unusual for us. Being at the top of a hill, we're generally a little cooler than they are in the valley. It was a good day to stay in and sew.

There was a little more progress on the Stitching Wisdom quilt. The bottom row of blocks has just one embroidered block. I did that one the same as I've done the others.

There's ...

We’ve had a fair amount of rain this week, and that has kept the forest verdant green. On the veranda, the flowers are still pretty, blooming profusely. These begonias have done really well. I had this one last year and overwintered it in the sunroom.

This pot is filled with begonias grown from seeds. You can see the seeds forming on the plant above, so I’ll get more next year. Growing pot plants from seed is a lot less expensive than buying them from the garden center.

These impatiens were grown from seeds as well. It came up ...

Patrick was off golfing, and I was sleeping in. When I got up, I decided I wasn't in the mood to do anything. So, I started laundry. 

Patrick got home and made the comment that I said I would make the zucchini bread of grandmothers. I told him I could do it tomorrow, but NO, we were going to be gone tomorrow, and zucchini doesn't last long, so the sooner I do it the better. UGH He also reminded me about something else that needed to be done, so I had to do that first. Not my day ...

Good morning, my friends. Day by day the place seems a little more back to normal. We've moved from the big jobs to the small jobs, including little bits of housework. 

Yesterday's small gardening job was to tie up the echinacea into a tidy bundle and let the light shine on the plants hidden underneath. If you look closely at this image, you'll see black spots on the flowers. Those a bumblebees. They aren't aggressive, but I put on long sleeves just in case. You can see the size difference between the pink echinacea and the ...

Good morning, my friends. Day by day the place seems a little more back to normal. We've moved from the big jobs to the small jobs, including little bits of housework. 

Yesterday's small gardening job was to tie up the echinacea into a tidy bundle and let the light shine on the plants hidden underneath. If you look closely at this image, you'll see black spots on the flowers. Those a bumblebees. They aren't aggressive, but I put on long sleeves just in case. You can see the size difference between the pink echinacea and the ...

Good morning, my friends. We're looking at another day of gray skies. We only caught the edges of the recent storm that blew through, but it gave us a quarter-inch of rain over several showers throughout the day...a good amount. A little more would be appreciated, but we'll take what we can get.

As time wears on, our energy levels are improving a bit. Mike and I were talking last night, and he admitted to being as tired as I am. We agreed that the trip was long and tiring (especially the last day's drive to ...

Good morning, my friends. We're looking at another day of gray skies. We only caught the edges of the recent storm that blew through, but it gave us a quarter-inch of rain over several showers throughout the day...a good amount. A little more would be appreciated, but we'll take what we can get.

As time wears on, our energy levels are improving a bit. Mike and I were talking last night, and he admitted to being as tired as I am. We agreed that the trip was long and tiring (especially the last day's drive to ...

Good morning, my friends. We had a cooler day of weather yesterday, although it was still plenty warm. It finally started to cool off in earnest after the sun set. We were able to open the windows when we went to bed, which made for a better night's sleep.

Earlier in the day, I made good on my threat to get out and cut back the rose bush and a half-dead azalea. The rose was easy enough. If we'd been home, I'd have been pruning it all along, and so it needed a haircut badly. The azalea ...

Good morning, my friends. We had a cooler day of weather yesterday, although it was still plenty warm. It finally started to cool off in earnest after the sun set. We were able to open the windows when we went to bed, which made for a better night's sleep.

Earlier in the day, I made good on my threat to get out and cut back the rose bush and a half-dead azalea. The rose was easy enough. If we'd been home, I'd have been pruning it all along, and so it needed a haircut badly. The azalea ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, let me just start off by saying that Smitty's life was sucking bad yesterday morning. He whined and moaned and groaned for the door to be opened. But, nothing doing. We had grocery shopping to do, and he had to wait.

You might notice the spot on his nose in the image above. Looks like something took a whack at him. I'm not sure if it was some small furry mammal or if Sadie smacked him. Although, come to think of it, the term "small furry mammal" could include Sadie. Either way, he ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, let me just start off by saying that Smitty's life was sucking bad yesterday morning. He whined and moaned and groaned for the door to be opened. But, nothing doing. We had grocery shopping to do, and he had to wait.

You might notice the spot on his nose in the image above. Looks like something took a whack at him. I'm not sure if it was some small furry mammal or if Sadie smacked him. Although, come to think of it, the term "small furry mammal" could include Sadie. Either way, he ...

Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to say I've made my way around the whole house and eradicated the weeds...the ones I didn't miss anyway. Mike has finished the mowing too, and so he'll spray whatever is left of the weeds. This could not have been accomplished without the steadfast help of the resident attack cat. With him standing guard, I felt purrfectly safe from all who might invade.

Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to say I've made my way around the whole house and eradicated the weeds...the ones I didn't miss anyway. Mike has finished the mowing too, and so he'll spray whatever is left of the weeds. This could not have been accomplished without the steadfast help of the resident attack cat. With him standing guard, I felt purrfectly safe from all who might invade.

Good morning, my friends. It was a hot day yesterday. It's looking like another hot day today. Knowing it was going to be hot yesterday, I got out early and picked my bucket o' weeds. It was all done well before the heat set in, but I still felt incredibly lazy for the rest of the day. I sat and iced my knees, and then did some slow-stitching. And then I took a morning nap. I might have thought that would take care of my slothful ways, but it didn't. I still took another nap after lunch. I ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a hot day yesterday. It's looking like another hot day today. Knowing it was going to be hot yesterday, I got out early and picked my bucket o' weeds. It was all done well before the heat set in, but I still felt incredibly lazy for the rest of the day. I sat and iced my knees, and then did some slow-stitching. And then I took a morning nap. I might have thought that would take care of my slothful ways, but it didn't. I still took another nap after lunch. I ...

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting a hot day today. If I'm going to pick a bucket o' weeds, I'll have to get outside early. After picking yesterday's bucket, I estimate I'm about halfway around the house. A few more days should get the job done.

We had a delightful afternoon yesterday. Erik and Mae invited us over for a backyard barbecue. We also got a tour of Erik's Weber barbecue collection. You might remember when we toured his barbecues back in May. Over the summer, he added a few more and made some ...

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting a hot day today. If I'm going to pick a bucket o' weeds, I'll have to get outside early. After picking yesterday's bucket, I estimate I'm about halfway around the house. A few more days should get the job done.

We had a delightful afternoon yesterday. Erik and Mae invited us over for a backyard barbecue. We also got a tour of Erik's Weber barbecue collection. You might remember when we toured his barbecues back in May. Over the summer, he added a few more and made some ...