I LIKe Thursday #296

 

I found this on Facebook this week. And today is the 1st of October so I thought it would be fun to share. I’m sharing with LeeAnna and friends at Not Afraid of Color. 

LeeAnna suggested this Conversation Starter. 

What’s your favorite thing about the shift from summer to fall?  

For me that’s easy. Fall is my favorite time of year. The colors gold, red, green,orange are some of my favorites. The air is cooler in the morning, you may need a jacket or sweater, then later in the day you don’t need a cover-up cause it warmed up and the sun shone all afternoon. And then there is this:

Shared bounty from the garden of your BFF!!

Last week at Thursday Stitchers we had marvelous Show & Tell. 

Cross-stitch

Crochet

Kinusaiga

Counted cross stitch ⤴️⤵️

In progress Cross stitch

And a 3 yard quilt , binding done! ⤵️

Another PooChon photo. Emmie had a spa day and got a haircut. 

And she learned to jump up on the couch.  “Katie, bar the door!”

I’m hoping to have finish photos of our home improvement project soon. We are nearly finished. Then some new towels and some decor. 

This month our book club is reading  Theo of Golden. So many varied reviews and comments. Have you read it?

Did you clean your threshold and invite abundance into your home this morning. It’s an intention I’m going to try in the coming months, on the 1st. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching 9-27-26

 

Joining Kathy at Kathy’s Quilts and other slow stitchers to highlight the art of needle and thread.

This week I worked on Jack’s House 

Still lots to stitch. I’d like to have it finished by October 1. But October 10th would work too!

I’ve also been stitching some  alphabet pincushions. I’m stitching a “d” 

 

for Donna. It still needs beads for the flower centers, 

and an “a” for Aggie.. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

ScrapHappy Saturday 9-26-26

 

Joining Angela for ScrapHappy Saturday. 

All my purple sewing was done last week. I didn’t sit at my machine one bit. That’s sad. I stitched on some counted cross stitch. As did others in my Thursday Stitching group. 

A fully finished counted cross stitch ⤴️ and a lovely crocheted pumpkin.⤵️. Both from Marva’s creative hands. 

Another kinusaiga creation. This one a cute jack o lantern ⤵️

And another counted cross stitch for display in Aggie’s home. 

This one is an Aggie creation also. A free pattern from Primrose Cottage if you sign up to get their newsletter. It has a Christmas vibe. 

I’ll show what I worked on, tomorrow for Slow Sunday Stitching. 

I searched Angela’s post twice for announcement of the color for October. But I didn’t see it.  Guess I will gather the 16 patch stars that I have finished and see how they look all together. Watch for that photo next week.  Wink 😉!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

I LIKE Thursday #295

 

A friend sent me this last week. I had to share. What’s not to like about 2 birds, a squirrel and a hedgehog in the forest!

I missed posting last week. No reason, just plain forgetful. Last Thursday was Mr. Busy’s 82nd birthday. We did not have a party, but he got calls from our daughter, our son, and one sister. Lots of greetings on FB too. 

He wanted a pumpkin pie. Now pumpkin pie is easy, but I caved a purchased one plus a pumpkin cake roll with buttercream filling. I’d show a photo but alas, they have both been eaten. LOL

We took a drive on Friday and I found this old cottonwood, who is clinging to her green dress but it’s just starting to turn. We haven’t seen much color yet in our small city, but it will happen.  The Autumnal Equinox was yesterday, the 23rd. I saw on the Denver CBS station, that the aspen in the Rockies have begun to be very showy. 

Last Saturday we stopped to fuel up my Equinox at a local Shell station, and we saw this dog. Patiently waiting for his owner to came back to the truck. We laughed and laughed at him. 

 

Have you ever tried a lemon cucumber. These were given to us by my Bff, along with a zucchini,  regular cucumber and some strawberries. She was harvesting her garden, we had some cold rainy nights last week. So it was time, I think. 

Nothing else to share. I was hoping I could share some of my bathroom remodel, in complete stage. But not yet. We are closer though! Finger crossed the countertop #2 gets installed on Friday!

Leanna question was about #1,#2, #3- books TV or Movies. 

#1 is probably Movies. We like to go to the movies, but lately not many interest us. So we stream movies at home. 

#2 TV   We watch Reacher, Lioness, NCIS, Chicago Wednesday. We are really into Series. Mr Busy watches the news .

#3 Books  We don’t read the same books at all.

This year on my reading list is:

Circle of Days

Crow Talk

Theo of Golden

Twice

Birth Keeper6 of  Bethlehem 

My Friends

The Correspondent

Mr. Busy reads Clive Custer, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, C.J Box

Pop in at Not Afraid of Color  and see how others rate movies, books, and TV

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching 9-20-26

 

 Stitching with Kathy and friends at Kathy’s Quilts’ Slow Sunday Stitching

Today I hope to make some progress on Jack’s House. I had a problem last week. I was stitching merrily along til I got to this point. 

 

Actually I was nearly to the bottom of the right side of the house. There is a Halloween pumpkin there. As I started to stitch the stem on the pumpkin, I realized I was one row too far to the right with the black border. I counted and pondered. Could I just adjust everything to compensate. Not with this fancy border. The measurements must be perfect. ⤵️

So out came the unpicker  and the seam ripper. UGH1 I hate doing that. The problem occurred when I stitched the moon. I unpicked to here. These two stitches were correct. 😟

I spent most of my stitching time early this week restitching and now this is where I am.  The moon is correctly placed, the green of the lawn has progressed and one pumpkin is complete. 

When this project is Fully Finished , I need to get started on some Christmas stitches. I have a couple I want to do.  

This WIP from 2024! Actually this is a Winter stitch, not really Christmas!

And 

Last year 2025, I won a gift from Texas Quilt Gal during a Christmas in July blog hop.  (Linda, correct me if I’m wrong). Threads (that I have added to, to stitch Peace on Earth)

and fabric.   (Isn’t it gorgeous with the gold sparkle?)

and a project bag.  Which I didn’t photograph! 🙃

So I’m all set for the “stay indoors and stitch” weather that is headed our way!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful 

September 19th. scrapHappy Saturday

 

Linking up with Angela at ScrapHappy Saturday

Last week I showed 3 16-patch star blocks in purple. That made me caught up  for today the 3rd Saturday of September. 

However, I had the purple scrap bucket out, so while I was doing laundry and trying to stay busy rather than just playing online games I did block #4. 

I also started some crumb blocks but tossed them and the other purple bits in a zip lock sandwich bag, called it a mini crumb block kit and added it to the donation box that will be delivered to the boutique at our annual Quilt Show the first weekend in October. Yay, for some downsizing!

And just to give you a smile, we stopped at our favorite Shell station to fuel up my car and we saw this dog in the next bay over. 

taken through the drivers side window. Patiently waiting for his owner.  We giggled and smiled at this big boy.  Never have we ever seen this before, not even in Wyoming where there are ranch dogs in every pickup. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful

ScrapHappy Saturday 9-12

 

Still trying to use up scraps. This month we are working on purples. For this 2nd Saturday in September I have 3 16-patch star blocks. 

That is extent of my sewing this week. While I put these blocks together, I listened to this audiobook. 

I recommend it. I’m currently reading another book by Eileen Garvin. It , too, is good. Set in the Mt Hood area of Oregon. 

I’m late sharing with Angela @ Scrap Happy Saturday

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful