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Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it was going to be a bad day for Smitty. He had an appointment with the vet. The kitties are pretty amazing in their ability to detect even the slightest of changes to our morning routine. When I went downstairs from writing yesterday's post, I found them like this:

They're up to something, Smitty. I just know it.

Happily, it was a quick visit. I'd forgotten that both kitties got health check-ups last spring because we needed documentation to ...

Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it was going to be a bad day for Smitty. He had an appointment with the vet. The kitties are pretty amazing in their ability to detect even the slightest of changes to our morning routine. When I went downstairs from writing yesterday's post, I found them like this:

They're up to something, Smitty. I just know it.

Happily, it was a quick visit. I'd forgotten that both kitties got health check-ups last spring because we needed documentation to ...

Good morning, my friends. Our yesterday started out with a dense fog advisory. Before noon, the sky had cleared and it turned into a pretty nice day. I had some things to do around the house, but I got an early start on my sewing.

My first priority was to finish quilting the blocks for the Barnyard quilt. It was hard to know what to do on some of these blocks. For a few of them, I simply put my needle down somewhere and then let my hands decide what to do. This one, for example...picking some points I ...

Good morning, my friends. Our yesterday started out with a dense fog advisory. Before noon, the sky had cleared and it turned into a pretty nice day. I had some things to do around the house, but I got an early start on my sewing.

My first priority was to finish quilting the blocks for the Barnyard quilt. It was hard to know what to do on some of these blocks. For a few of them, I simply put my needle down somewhere and then let my hands decide what to do. This one, for example...picking some points I ...

Good morning, my friends. For the third morning in a row, I'm writing fast. Mike needs some routine lab work done this morning. I'm tagging along. We'll get breakfast afterward, and then we'll do our grocery shopping. It's sort of a date, but not. But, hey! We have clean windows! The better to see you with!

Yesterday's sewing was mainly my attempt to stay out of Scott's way. There was time for slow-stitching before he arrived. That gave me time to start on the first block for the "Home is Where my Flock ...

Good morning, my friends. For the third morning in a row, I'm writing fast. Mike needs some routine lab work done this morning. I'm tagging along. We'll get breakfast afterward, and then we'll do our grocery shopping. It's sort of a date, but not. But, hey! We have clean windows! The better to see you with!

Yesterday's sewing was mainly my attempt to stay out of Scott's way. There was time for slow-stitching before he arrived. That gave me time to start on the first block for the "Home is Where my Flock ...

 Good early morning, my friends! Yay! Internet! As long as we have a view of the sky, we're golden! Oh my gosh. I have so much to tell you. How's everybody doing? You might want to fill your coffee cup because I'm just about to cover some territory. Ready? Here we go.

Well, first, I wanted to show you a few more flowers that bloomed before we left home. The coral sunset peony graced us with its presence after being such a teaser for so long.

Can you believe the size of this ...

 Good early morning, my friends! Yay! Internet! As long as we have a view of the sky, we're golden! Oh my gosh. I have so much to tell you. How's everybody doing? You might want to fill your coffee cup because I'm just about to cover some territory. Ready? Here we go.

Well, first, I wanted to show you a few more flowers that bloomed before we left home. The coral sunset peony graced us with its presence after being such a teaser for so long.

Can you believe the size of this ...

Good morning, my friends! If you thought you were going to get a break from my endless prattle today, then you would be wrong. I'm still mouthing off on a daily basis. For sure though, I'm taking the next couple of days off. We'll be in full-on packing mode, and it's going to get ugly. Trust me. You don't want to know a thing about it. 

On the other hand, things have been looking up flower-wise. Mike was the first one to spot it, but when I looked out the dining room window yesterday morning ...

Good morning, my friends! If you thought you were going to get a break from my endless prattle today, then you would be wrong. I'm still mouthing off on a daily basis. For sure though, I'm taking the next couple of days off. We'll be in full-on packing mode, and it's going to get ugly. Trust me. You don't want to know a thing about it. 

On the other hand, things have been looking up flower-wise. Mike was the first one to spot it, but when I looked out the dining room window yesterday morning ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, you can rest easy. Two of the peonies have bloomed. It's a paltry showing for the number of buds on the plants, but at least I got to see them before we leave. Finally, finally, finally, two flowers on the Joker peony are showing themselves. 

Good morning, my friends. Well, you can rest easy. Two of the peonies have bloomed. It's a paltry showing for the number of buds on the plants, but at least I got to see them before we leave. Finally, finally, finally, two flowers on the Joker peony are showing themselves. 

 Good morning, my friends. We're one day closer to D-Day. As I'm writing, the sky is clearing and we're expecting some nice weather ahead for our final packing effort. Today I want to get out and pick a bucket of weeds. We're having a pre-trip war with the weeds, beating them back so the place doesn't disappear in a big tangle while we're gone. Mike will be out doing some spraying of the little "weed lawns" where the little sprouts are too numerous to pull up. As for my bucket, I'll be pulling ...

 Good morning, my friends. We're one day closer to D-Day. As I'm writing, the sky is clearing and we're expecting some nice weather ahead for our final packing effort. Today I want to get out and pick a bucket of weeds. We're having a pre-trip war with the weeds, beating them back so the place doesn't disappear in a big tangle while we're gone. Mike will be out doing some spraying of the little "weed lawns" where the little sprouts are too numerous to pull up. As for my bucket, I'll be pulling ...

Good morning, my friends. We've reached the worst part of any journey. It's too late to start anything. It's too early to pack. We're in sit-and-wait mode. I'll say, however, that I made reservations for two more stops along our upcoming journey. We're keeping the trip flexible by not reserving ahead. A fellow traveler recommended a stop at some hot springs in Canada, though. As I looked at options for camping, I got a little panicky and decided to reserve two more spots. Now, we're set for the first week. After that, y ...

Good morning, my friends. We've reached the worst part of any journey. It's too late to start anything. It's too early to pack. We're in sit-and-wait mode. I'll say, however, that I made reservations for two more stops along our upcoming journey. We're keeping the trip flexible by not reserving ahead. A fellow traveler recommended a stop at some hot springs in Canada, though. As I looked at options for camping, I got a little panicky and decided to reserve two more spots. Now, we're set for the first week. After that, y ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, the rubber is about to hit the road here, both literally and figuratively. Time grows short. I had a moment of panic last night thinking about all I need to do between now and the day we leave on our trip. Then, as I've told a few of you, I talked myself back from the ledge by reminding myself that the truck can't leave without us. And, if I'm thinking straight, I know I have plenty of time. But the time is now. I need to get moving. 

Just before coming upstairs ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, the rubber is about to hit the road here, both literally and figuratively. Time grows short. I had a moment of panic last night thinking about all I need to do between now and the day we leave on our trip. Then, as I've told a few of you, I talked myself back from the ledge by reminding myself that the truck can't leave without us. And, if I'm thinking straight, I know I have plenty of time. But the time is now. I need to get moving. 

Just before coming upstairs ...

Good morning, my friends. After writing yesterday's post, I was asking myself if I could get all the sewing finished that I was hoping to finish in a single day. It seemed like a tall order. There was still a little over an hour remaining before I needed to get ready to leave the house. Then, duh, it occurred to me that I could give up my slow-stitching for a single morning and spend that time at the sewing machine. And I'm a quick study when I suddenly toss off my single-mindedness, so that's exactly what I ...

Good morning, my friends. After writing yesterday's post, I was asking myself if I could get all the sewing finished that I was hoping to finish in a single day. It seemed like a tall order. There was still a little over an hour remaining before I needed to get ready to leave the house. Then, duh, it occurred to me that I could give up my slow-stitching for a single morning and spend that time at the sewing machine. And I'm a quick study when I suddenly toss off my single-mindedness, so that's exactly what I ...