I LIKE Thursday #274

 

The calendar says it’s Spring, we Sprung Forward on the clocks, my iPad even agrees. 

This was yesterday. But there was a red flag warning until 10:00 pm last night. Too warm, too dry, and two windy. 

I changed some of my small decor. My buffet. The Spring Alphabet Sampler cube doesn’t show up well. 

Two long-legged rabbits sit around my candle warmer. The basket has another cross stitch rabbit from Melissa at Pinker n Punkin, and some heirloom eggs.  This year I added bunny ears, just for fun.

Above is a stitchery from Kathy Schmitz. I love Mr. Bunny with his eggs in a backpack. 

Near our front door is a Patchabilities Easter skinny wall hanging . Perfect for that narrow space. 

This is another regular in the seasonal rotation. All were from a magazine I used to get. I can’t remember if it was Quiltmaker or Quilts and More. But many years ago. 

This is a bad photo, but Mr Busy and I took a short road trip to the nearest neighboring town, Moorcroft,WY. The truck stop there had this sweatshirt hanging up high. Had to get a shot of it. If you need an explanation just ask. I’ll gladly tell you.

Sunday we walked through the home show and looked at all the siding, windows, flooring booths. Our County Museum called for Red, White and Blue blocks for a commemorative quilt for 2026. I didn’t make a block, I just didn’t have the bandwidth last fall to do anything besides just exist. But Mr Busy took my picture anyway. I look sad!  I’ll have to be cognizant of that in the future. 

Mr Busy finished his second puzzle of the year. One piece is missing. I think this one was one we loaned out then reassembled. The missing piece is on the bottom edge. Can you find it? 

 

LeeAnna who hosts I Like Thursday, posed this conversation starter:

what was your favorite breakfast cereal as a kid. Would you eat it now?

My favorite cereal was Wheaties! Breakfast of Champions. I still like it and eat it now and then. I don’t eat much cereal anymore . Coffee, a piece of toast and 1/2 a banana is my usual. Though this week, DH cooked eggs. I used my new cup. Isn’t it pretty?

Ooh, this is a long post. Today I’ll be stitching with friends again. I’ll try to remember to get some photos of any Show n Tell. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

I LIKE Thursday #267

 

This isn’t exactly a LIKE cartoon, but it’s how I think a lot of us are feeling. You?

 Join LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color and see what others are sharing. 

LeeAnna suggested this conversation starter …… Do you like puzzles? what kind? jigsaw, things like rubiks cube or slide puzzles, written ones like crossword or sudoku ?

We do like puzzles in our house. I’m partial to word puzzles like Wordle, 

Wordle 1,684 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨. Raise. The R and the E are in the puzzle , but in the wrong place

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜. Could. The U is in the puzzle and it’s in the correct spot.

⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨.  Bluer. B is not in the puzzle. New letter L but it’s in the wrong

                              place. U and E are placed correctly .

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 . CRUEL.  Is correct. 

and Daily Crosswords, but Mr Busy and I both play Sudoku.  My iPad wouldn’t let me share my morning puzzle!  😧

He plays Expert levels, I just stick with the daily ones  and once in a while a Hard one. 

I like the idea of Jigsaw puzzles but Mr Busy really likes them. He finished this one  a week ago

And now is working on this one. 

Do you see his setup? A large board, blue plastic sorters, a ruler to make sure it starts out the correct size, and magnifying lights. He is a serious puzzler!. 

We have been trying to find something to watch in the evenings. We tried Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 

It was alright! We will watch the next episode and then decide. 

and then A Million Ways to Die in the West. 

NO NO DON’T BOTHER!!

It stars Seth McFarlane, Charlize Theron. Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried. Stupid, dumb and definitely rated “R”. 

I’m still getting acquainted with my air fryer. Tuesday night, I  quick fried split chicken breasts, did sweet potato fries in the air fryer and served a cabbage and kale and tomato salad. It was pretty good. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

I LIKE Thursday #266

 Do you like calendars, desk or wall real calendars was LeeAnna’s conversation starter this week. Check out her response and links to other participants in I LIKE Thursday at Not Afraid of Color

Yes, but I rarely pay for them. Sometimes I do. I did buy this Mt Shasta calendar when we were in Northern California for Christmas 2024. 

Who wouldn’t love looking at photos like these all month long?

But my other wall calendars are usually freebies from the bank, or the doctor’s office. 😀 See the first photo!

I do buy a personal planner/calendar. I’m always hoping it helps me be more organized. It does a little!

It’s cold inWyoming this week. Yesterday’s high was 28°, today 21° and tomorrow…9°  BRRR!

A good time to stay inside a sew. I’m participating in Project Quilting 17 this year. This week’s prompt, Scads of Plaids developed into this cute market bag. 

We received a puzzle for Christmas and it is finally finished. Mr. Busy worked on it mostly. I placed a few pieces.

Our next read for my F2F book club is  When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin. It was published in 2006, so it’s not new.  But every copy  in our library is checked out, so I have it on hold. Until then I’ll continue with this one. It was a gift from my daughter for Mother’s Day. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

I LIKE Thursday #265

I know I’ve shared this meme before, but our skies at sunrise and sunset have been amazing lately. And I do get excited. I’m constantly making Mr. Busy, ‘‘come look at the sky”. He humors me, and responds, “cool”, or “oh, wow!”

My friend Susan took this one earlier this week. She lives out of town and has a fabulous view of  the eastern horizon. Mine is blocked by houses, a highway, and telephone poles. She has two utility poles too, but they don’t distract.

I still have the Christmas tree up. And we are enjoying this Christmas gift.

It’s popcorn. Carmel, Butter, and Cheddar. Yummy!

Another Christmas gift is being enjoyed. This puzzle from our son in Northern California. Mr. Busy is doing the most of it. I walk by and place a piece or two, but can’t sit still long enough to make much progress. 

This week I was trying to make sense of who plays whom after the Wild Card Games last weekend. I listened to the commentators, watched their graphics ( which didn’t stay on the screen long enough for me to understand), listened to Steve, but was still confused. I Googled NFL Playoff Brackets and found this free printable. Finally I may have it figured out. 🤣

Leanna asked this week.

 2. Have you ever lived anywhere else? 

Yes we have. I say we, because I til I got married I lived in the town I grew up in. 

When we had been married a little over a year, Steve went to trade school at Southern State College in Springfield SD. When he finished we moved back to Rapid City SD, where we grew up and he worked as a Machinist. That vocation got him a job for a firm called C.P. Clare.   In November of 1971 the company moved their operations to Nogales AZ.  We were there til Summer of 1972 . Then back to Rapid City.  Our kids were 5 and 2. In March of 1977 he was offered a job in Gillette Wyoming and we’ve been here ever since. 

So now you know more than you probably wanted to know

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.

 

I LIKE Thursday Valentine’s Day Love Language

For this Thursday before ❤️day, LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color, gave us a prompt of 

“since it's so close to V-day let's think about what we like about Valentines day.

do you have a special cake or truffles for instance, or give cards, get cards, get chocolates, give gifts? Even if you don't have a mate you could send flowers to a best friend, or give a sweet heart necklace to your daughter, or call your mom...

It's about love and showing it. 

If currently things aren't happy, then do you remember any previous V-day that you liked?  Anything you like about celebrating the love.”

My love language is food! 

I almost always send “real” cards. Usually give candy, kisses, assortments, favorite bars. ie snickers 

Maybe a special meal, sometimes candlelight, cloth napkins the works.

I don’t want roses, they hold bad memories for me. Tulips, daffodils, or daisy’s are better. No candy please, but a special dinner out is ok!  My birthday is just 9 days after Valentine’s Day, so a special dinner out is usually a combined celebration. 

Likes for this week!

Saturday our granddaughter and her two littles ( our great grandchildren )came for a visit.

We had pizza and played Yahtzee. Grandpa built a foam board glider, he and Jojo had a pretty nice day for a quick flight or two!

 

You’ll see Miss B in a pink parka , picking up sticks! ( They are everywhere under the snow. Then she packed snow into a small bucket with my garden trowel (found in the garage). We has a fun day! 

Other Entertainment:

 We watched the movie  Devotion.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It airs on Netflix!   It stars Jonathan Major as Ensign Jesse Brown and Glen Powell as Lt. Tom Hudner. It is set during the Korean War and is based on a true story.

DD and I are enjoying Shrinking with Jason Segal and Harrison Ford.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mr Busy isn’t a fan, but sits in the room playing on his iPad, while we laugh!

Speaking of  Harrison Ford , 1923 is back. We watched together. The 3 of us here in WY and DS in CA. That dynamic will soon change as DD moves to Colorado. Then it will be a three way call, if we can make that happen!

And Mr Busy and I finished up the current season of Yellowstone! I was disappointed in the ending! 

Mr Busy finished another puzzle. 

Sorry about the glare! But he works on them, in the basement on a table with two magnifying lights  and all the overhead lighting on. There is a glare for the camera!

And now is he has cut out a foam board airplane. See video above. It needed some tweaking, so he’s been working on that. 

Speaking of keeping guys entertained, have the men in your life watched , “Bad Chad” or “Vice Grip Garage” on YouTube? Those two are keeping Mr. Busy up at night, watching,watching, watching!

I made a Blueberry cobbler last weekend. I didn’t take a photo, it was not pretty. But it tasted good. I used this recipe . 

Now, check out Not Afraid of Color and link to other participants in I LIKE Thursday! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Finished or Not Finished Friday ~. Not the quilting variety!

This is a FO or Finished Object in the world of counted cross stitch . Which means the stitching is complete. 

I almost always initial and date my projects. Because the brown card motif in the right lower corner was just plain on the pattern, I added the date there, plus some  “star” or “snowflake” designs. My initials are on the left lower quadrant. I am really pleased. Now to decide how to get to a FFO, fully finished object.

The other object finished this week was this puzzle. There were helpers on this one! We had a good time doing this one! 

Linking up with AlyciaQuilts and Finished or Not Finished Friday.  

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!  

I LIKE Thursday - 12/7/22 - Cookies

I LIKE Date Filled Cookies.......

These say Christmas to me.  My mama only made them during the holidays, so they were special.  And my mom sometimes had to make them using only 1 round of dough and 1/2 the filling. We were very poor some years. She would fold them over like this. 

I wish I was home, I would share her recipe. But if you want to try one very similar, this link to Taste of Home is close. 

I used to bake a lot, but not much anymore. I did make banana bread, Tuesday afternoon using Preppy Kitchen’s recipe. 

 Other likes this week. 

We've had a fire, most nights:

Mr Busy with his feet up!

We have been watching Andor . I think on Hulu, but I don’t operate the remote in this house! 😃

Edit…it’s on Disney+.   DS corrected me and Diann and her hubby have watched it there too!❤️

and Tulsa King on Paramount+

and The English on Amazon Prime. 

Mr Busy and DS and I put a puzzle together. 

It was a lot of fun and only took us two days!

We drove to Medford OR to pick up some hardwood for some Christmas gifts and had lunch.

There was snow on the Siskiyou Summit Pass.

We’ve eaten well. We finished off the chili, had some goulash gifted from the neighbors and make Chicken Alfredo.  Tonight, home made potato soup! I’m looking forward to that!

I leave you with:

and this:

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!