I LIKE. Thursday #3

Good Morning All   I'm participating in I Like  Thursday at Not Afraid of Color. Come and visit!

Beside my chair:  Monday-  a glass of iced tea, unsweetened, no lemon, a bottle of water and my phone! It seems I always have water nearby. And I drink a lot of iced tea in the summer. 

Flowers:  Mostly wild this time

A columbine. Photo was taken in the Snowy Range in Wyoming! 

Some peonies and iris that my SIL grows at her house in South Dakota.

An iris growing in the ditch near Devil’s Tower, Wyoming!

Daisies in abundance near Newcastle, Wyoming.

Forget-me-nots in a field near Custer, South Dakota.

And Bee Balm near Custer South Dakota. 

I like:  Garden Art

A plaster Roadrunner. Gift from friends we used to ride motorcycle with. Our motorcycle chapter was named the Gillette Road Runners. 

A metal roadrunner. Gift to Mr Busy from our daughter. He’s kind of funky. Our great granddaughter loved them both. She called them “ chickens! “

WORDS :

I like real mail. My SIL is the best correspondent. Frequently, for no reason, I’ll get a hand written note and a real photo or two. And she has  such pretty penmanship. I'm not sure you can  read it. But the salutation is "Pandemic Greetings!"  I'll be keeping this one for a scrapbook or something. 

My sis is pretty good about cards and notes too! 

This I found on the internet . It seemed appropriate in these days of hate and vitriol that is getting spewed on so many fronts.

Currently Reading:   A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

I haven't read Jodi Picoult in a while. I am enjoying this one. Maybe my reading mojo is coming back. This is #3 this year!  Sad, I know! 

Be sure to go to Not Afraid of Color and check out all the links to the blogs who participate. 

Until next time

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

ScrapHappy Saturday Dark Blue Saturday #3

Just a little dark blue sewing this week. 

Another Geese Migration Block. Trying to get the colors to progress from light to dark, top to bottom. 

Not sure I was successful, but it will be OK!

Three more hollow 9 patches were my leaders and enders.  That makes 6 total. I have no idea what I will do with these. But they are easy and fun. 2" strips and squares are always in my scrap box. 

I started making stars for Covered In Love block drive for July-August. If you don't know about this charity, check it out. I am not always able to donate a whole quilt. I have to schedule and pay a long arm quilter. But I can always send blocks. Even in this time of weirdness!  It doesn't cost much to cut your stash and mail off some blocks. 

Two are done. I am aiming for 8. This drive is extra fun and easy. Only rules:  12.5" unfinished block. Red, White and Blue Star. Any star. Any combination of red or white or blue. If you check out Kat's blog you will see the amazing results. 

That's all for this week. And I'll leave you with a quote from my six year old great grandson. By way of clarification, he calls his grandma ( my daughter) YaYa.   "YaYa, I have been here(in this house) like 5,000 days!"     Poor weary kids. They don't understand why their life has changed so drastically. If we could just #wearthedamnmask and get this spread under control,  then we could all go back to better normal. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

I am linking with Angela at So Scrappy's ScrapHappy Saturday. 

Finished or Not Finished Friday DIY Redo

                            

No quilting finish this week. I did get some blocks done for Covered in Love. 

                                    

I usually try to do 8. There are not “due” til the end of August, so unless I run out of red, white or blue, I should be able to get 8 completed and mailed! They may not all be like these! Lately, my sleep has been interrupted by thoughts of sawtooth stars!

 I also finished a second dark blue geese’s migration block and some hollow 9 patches. 

But the finish happened yesterday. There is a bit of preface to the project. My DH says I drive every spike in the railroad when I tell a story! (Meaning, in his mind, way too much information ℹ️) I plead “guilty “. So here goes. If it bugs you, just jump to the end. 😆!

Our house faces south, has a small back yard. In fact, it’s mostly deck on the back. Seven years ago we took down a big tree on the west side to add on to the single stall garage. That let a lot of sun in the late afternoon and early summer evenings on the deck. It was miserable to grill out there  or enjoy it at all. So 2 years ago, we, ( mostly Mr. Busy), put up a PVC frame and we bought canvas paint drop cloths, folded them to fit and hung them from large wooden rings with clips. Bad idea! Well, maybe good idea, bad execution! The wood rings did not hold up ! They weathered and split and dropped the curtains! Last year we just endured the sun, but didn’t  use the back deck much at all! So this week, Mr. Busy, constructed another smaller PVC rod, like a curtain rod. And we measured and I cut the same drop cloths to size. Wow, was I glad for good scissors! I have a pair of Gingher dressmakers shears and they cut through that duck cloth like butter. I used regular quilting cotton thread and a #100 upholstery needle in my Bernina! It was easy peasy ! I had been dragging my feet, sort of! 

Early morning, this morning.  So it is shady back there now. 

Mr. Busy's little Weber grill, that he dearly loves. 

Shady and breezy ( it is Wyoming, you know)!  but a good pic of the PVC contraption!

I’m not pleased with the utilitarian fluorescent yellow tie backs, but sometime you just acquiesce to get the job done. ( You can see them in the photo of the grill)  I’ll come up with something else more to my liking before next year. 

Last night Mr Busy grilled chicken out there and declared it “ so much better”!

So I'll link up with Alicia at Quilty Girl.  Finished or Not Finished Friday.  I have a bit of both this week. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

I LIKE Thursday #2

My second weekly post to share with participants of " I Like Thursday"  at Not Afraid of Color 

Forgive me while I experiment and try to find a format that works for me,

I Like:

The first cup of coffee in the morning, with 1/2 teaspoon of regular non flavored creamer. I don't own a lot of interesting cups. Lots were gifts from when I turned 50. And more of them are what I call, "Gimmee Cups",  advertising a bank or a place. This one has words!  It says: What are Angels.  Full of happy song, Always hopeful! Heaven’s laughter! Love with wings! 

The red petunias in the railing pot on our front deck. They are supposed to be the trailing variety, but the hail keeps beating them down. We have had 3 different hail storms this season! 

This photo was taken through the front screen, because there is a yellow swallowtail butterfly being a good pollinator. Can you see her?

And some  hailstones.   

A cap from a water bottle for size comparison. 

Weird hail at my brother’s house. Their garden is no more! 

A neighbor saved some hailstones in her freezer....golf ball sized! 

Photos of family shared :

A backyard pool - these a 2 of our great grands. 

Another great grand with her kitty!

Working on goals for the month:

The fabric for a second Geese Migration block. I am trying to use 20 different fabrics plus the solid.

Sometimes my fabrics read the same. I have used the grayscale feature on my phone's camera and also a pair of red glasses to see the variation. It is often very subtle! 

And I like words:

I hope you all have a good weekend. Take the time to appreciate the life you have. Find the joy in your surroundings. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

RSC20 Deep Blue Week 2

This week I finished my bed jacket on  Wednesday the 8th. You can see it on my Finished or Not Finished post here 

I,  then finished one more hollow nine patches, selected and cut fabric for 2 Geese Migration blocks.  One is finished and on the design wall and one is still in construction.

  Also on the design wall are 2   4.5 inch unfinished samples of Bonnie Hunter's new Leader and Ender project for this year. It's called Easy Breezy. Those are tiny. Not sure how many I'll do. I have pieces cut for 10 more. 

I also read a book this week. I finished, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum. It's not a new book. It was published in 2005. It's sometimes stark and raw. But well written,  I think. A different perspective on the atrocities of WWII.  I gave it 4/5 stars. 

I'm linking up with Angela at Super Scrappy

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

Please, please, please wear a mask!  We have got to help each other and get this virus under control. I have family in two of the "hot zones". Arizona and Florida!  

Finished or Not Finished Friday

Last week, I got started on a flannel bed jacket that was my OMG (One Monthly Goal) for July! 

I was in the zone....it’s done! Including buttonholes! I’m pretty stoked! 

Yes, the arms look long . They are a bit, but I’m not going to adjust them until I’ve worn it. I have short arms, but I may like them down over my wrists when it’s colder. And it’s short, so it doesn’t get caught under my “tush”, when I’m reading in bed! 

I didn't even have to buy buttons. I had some yellowish greenish ones in my button jar. They are perfect, I think. 

I'm linking up with Alycia at her Finished or Not Finished Friday party.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

I Like Thursday #1

Good Morning!  I am joining my very first "I Like Thursday" at Not Afraid of Color 

I LIKE:

Pincushions beside my chair(s)!  These are the same style..How many pincushions do you have?

 

Flowers:   All kinds.   The Amaryllis are a favorite

 because my sister has gifted me several over the           Unusual flower shared by a friend.   It's a 

 years.                                                                                                                 Foxtail Lily!

PHOTOS OF FAMILY: shared on Facebook Especially those of water! 

WORDS:

Hope everyone has a great rest of the week. Hope you'll check out all the other "I Like" posts that LeAnna has linked on her blog today. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy