I LIKE Thursday #289

 

I’m joining LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color to share some good stuff..

Miss Emmie had a Spa Day on Monday. She looks pretty cute, don’t you think?

Yesterday morning Mr Busy and I were cleaning- the back yard. Ams he was pulling some weeds, this fledging Robin appeared behind the shed. She/He doesn’t fly well yet. Mr Busy is afraid it won’t survive. My fingers are crossed. We had a large branch come out of one of our trees and made a big mess. So we filled the yard waste dumpster with branches and leaves. Also my birdbath garden has been sorely neglected this summer. I pulled weeds and Mr Busy ran the weed eater around the perimeter. I’m happy!

I  have been dumping the leftover dog water on this pot every morning when I renew her outside water bowl. Guess what, the dirt sprouted leaves and this week small white petunias. It’s a big like for me, because no plants we put in the ground this spring. This was a saved over pot from last summer. 🩷

All good stuff! 

LeeAnna asked:

J snow cone or ice cream cone?  what flavors?

Definitely Ice Cream Cone . Waffle cone please, with coffee bean or mint chocolate chip . 2 scoops!

We have a locally owned and run, award winning Ice Cream Cafe. It’s my favorite place for coffee  and a special place to go for an ice cream treat. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching #26.18

 

It’s been a while!  But I’ll be joining up with Kathy and friends to do some slow stitching. 

I did some stitching on this laborious bell pull. It’s going to be beautiful, but I can’t stay focused. 

So I switched it up to try to finish this stitch along from several years ago. Some of you will remember it. 

In the process of finding it I thought I had a turquoise rectangular hoop like this Nurge one. 

Do you think I can find it? Nope! I’ve spent parts of 2 days looking for it. I will use the purple smaller one, but can’t for the life of me figure out where the bigger one might be🤷‍♀️?  Mr. Busy always says, “out of place is lost”!

I will be sitting in the cool today, slow stitching on the winter stitch along from Stitchonomy. I started it Jan 2024. Maybe I can complete it by Dec 2026!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

ScrapHappy Saturday Aqua??

 

 I didn’t post last Saturday, the 4th. I wasn’t feeling the best, so we just “vegged”. Haven’t been able to cut anything. Holding the ruler with my left hand is very uncomfortable. Saturday the 11th, our daughter was here from Colorado. She was here from Friday noon, til Monday at 2:00pm. We had a great visit. She spent time with her grandchildren. We had a 10th birthday party and swam in the backyard pool. Well, they swam, I didn’t. 

I did finish stitching a few more orange crumb blocks from May. When the scrap baskets and.boxes are out, I like to sew til the scraps are all gone and I have as many completed 6.5” blocks as I can get. No plan for these, but maybe Halloween. 

I LIKE Thursday #288

I plucked this from the blog, Wedding Dress Blue . Are you a visitor to her site? I love her use of scraps. 

I made a version of her pattern, Growing Up Odd. It’s a favorite. 

Not much to talk about this week. Still doing PT on  my left hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder, 2x a week. I’m still having some pain, mostly discomfort. Kind of like a nagging headache. Not a migraine!. 

Still no sewing done. Though I did do some pressing of some laundered capris. I use my right hand most of the time when ironing. 

We are still in Home Improvement  H-E-Double Hockey Sticks.   Sleeping in the guest room is fun. All our personal items have been relocated. Steve couldn’t find his deodorant, I’m not sure where my curling brush is. FUN! FUN!  

LeeAnna posed this conversation starter: 

 a vivid memory of a family vacation you'll always remember... when you were young? or after you grew up, either. What made it stand out and memorable? People, place, activity, etc

The first event that came to mind was a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park. Probably 1958 or so. I remember being old enough to “get the joke” and being mortified. We were traveling with family friends, my Dad was the photographer. He and the other dad thought it was great fun to catch the moms and us adolescents girls coming out of the outhouse. Now remember the time period. My mom and the other mom wore full skirted dresses. We girls wore sleeveless tops and pedal pushers. Thinking back, I don’t know why I was mortified. Just embarrassed about pictures of using the outhouse. 😁

We had lots of fabulous vacations camping and sightseeing in our area. Later Mr Busy and I took marvelous vacations with a motorcycle club, to places all over the US. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful 

I LIKE Thursday #287

 

I like sunrises and sunsets. Rainbows and storm clouds too!  Joining LeeAnna and friends to share the good things, mostly. 

I have a new photo of a middle granddaughter and her kids, my oldest and youngest great grandchild .

But it’s my oldest great grandson’s 16th birthday! They went to Universal Studios. 

I was at stitching today, while the plumbers came and refigured the drains in our master bath. Tonight when I got home it looked liked this:   This is where the new shower will be⤵️

This will be where the new toilet area will be. ⤵️

This was the vision of the builder, hope it works out!🤞

I found a new game to play on my iPad. MEOWDOKU. Have you tried it? 

A bit of stitching was done on this. You’ve seen this in the past. It’s an Autumn Banner or Bell Pull. It’s beautiful, but the color changes are intense. Those little acorns have 6 different color changes. Sigh!

All for now, I’d better publish this before I get interrupted again. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

I LIKE Thursday #286

 

When I saw this MEME I knew I had to save it. Seems like I am in this constant “but first” cycle. And I’m tired!

I’m not writing a Thursday post til Friday, cause Wednesday I did the laundry I should have done Monday. Then had a doctors appointment, then it was supper, and walk the dog before it rained!!!.  

So some things I like. 

We had family time last weekend. Did I take any photos?  Nope. It was hot, but we were at a city park, so shade was plentiful. 

I went to stitching group yesterday, some of the projects being worked on. 

1. Linette started a wool embroidery project last week at the Wyoming State Quilt Guild in Powell, Wyoming. I haven’t attended in the last couple of years, only because it’s hard to pack all the supplies, sleep in a college dorm room at my age. But those who did attend hands good time. 

2. Donna is working on a Sue Spargo project.  I caught her with her hands over her stitching, but it is the cutest chicken ever!

Diana has started a new hobby. She’s doing Diamond Dot painting. She finished the Hummingbird above , then started on this piece. A blue dahlia!

Marva finished the binding on a lovely Christmas panel. I think she will donate this. 

 Emmie got a gift in the mail this week, from our daughter. It’s a puzzle ball attached to a suction cup that is also a tug toy. Her she is sitting attentively watching Mr Busy fill the ball with treats. She actually can sit still! LOL! The ball is a tiny bit big for her mouth, but she works at it. I’ll try to get a photo for next week 

So next Monday I start physical therapy on my arm. I’m anxious for improvement so I can get back to needle and thread and some other things. 

Now that you are done reading about my week, click on LeeAnna’s blog and see what others are liking this week. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

I LIKE Thursday #285

 

The 4th is behind us. But we can celebrate this birthday all year. We’ve had some political election signs up for a while. But this week they have grown by leaps and bounds. These midterms are serious business here In Wyoming. 

Last Wednesday I went back to the orthopedic clinic for a recheck. They did X-rays again. Now they can’t really see any break. I can remove my brace when I’m resting and not too active, next week they will give me a PT referral. I have good movement, but not much strength. PT will help, I hope!. 

I was able to hold a hoop and needle & thread for short periods this week. Putting the finishing white stitches in WIP Sweetly Sayin’, was accomplished. It’s done now except for date and signature.

Also some stitches were put into 4th of July. After today,  I’ll put this in rotation, and work on something different. Another neutral string block, maybe, and start gathering  2 1/2” aqua squares. 

This really got neglected after my fall. Oh well!

The bathroom(s) remodel is slowly taking shape. The hall bathroom is usable now, with the exception of a mirror and paint and final light fixture. Our daughter is coming to visit and celebrate her granddaughter’s 10th birthday, tomorrow through Monday. So I’ll put my stand mirror in  that bathroom temporarily. 

I’m looking forward to her visit and the birthday party that is planned. I hope I remember to take some photos.  I’m not good at that, I get caught up in the party/🎉🥳😄

One last hint to share: Tuesday late afternoon, Mr Busy and I were enjoying some time on the back deck. We went in to fix supper and then were hit with a good old fashioned thunderstorm. All this leads to the fact that my homemade table toppers  were soaked and left there overnight. They looked like this. 

I took them to the washer and did a 30 min soar in warm water and a squirt of Dawn platinum. When the cycle was done, they looked like this. I am very pleased. Thanks Marva for the hint!. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

PS: forgot to publish yesterday! OMGOSH  I’m getting so forgetful!