I LIKE Thursday! Olympics and other happenings!

Shared from Sweatpants and Coffee’s Facebook page!  Be thankful!

Our daughter shared this! She says it is a wonderful story. We are going to try to watch it this weekend!

I’m not sure which streaming service, but it’s a National Geographic documentary. 

Our city is hosting the International Pathfinder Camporee this week. It’s hard to understand how big this is. My small city has a population of approx 36, 000. If you add the rural ranches, and outlying subdivisions that use our amenities, it grows to 47,000. This week we have 60,000 additional people!

During this week, The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is in full swing, east of us 115 miles in Sturgis South Dakota. Their attendance is down this year, but they are counting around 50, 000 a day. 

This is a photo from a drone over the nightly gathering . Pretty impressive. We have provided them with the 3rd largest traveling stage in the world, that dark spot in the middle of the photo. Here is a link to their Website if you are interested. 

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 LeeAnna  posed this question: have you ever wanted to compete, or have you every attended the Olympics? 

As noted in last weeks  post, I’m not competitive in an athletic sense. So no! I’ve never wanted to compete. I marvel at the ability of all athletes and their dedication to their sport!

Because of  where we live I’ve never attended in person. We like to watch on TV. This year, not as much as in previous years. I’m not sure the reason for that. Maybe because we can alway pull up highlights on YouTube and other sources! 

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I have  been attending a 3 day sleep-in-your-own-bed retreat. Today is the last day. I’m tired but it’s been fun. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful! 

Slow Sunday Stitching August 4

 

If there is slow time this Sunday I will begin on the Sun on Woven Wreaths. I have company!  I took time to watch the video on Thursday evening. Pretty much stitches we’ve already done, but there are a lot! 🙂

All last week I worked on the Winter SAL. I have a problem. The words Warm Mittens are made up of two rows of light aqua X’s for the vertical parts of the letters. Then the remaining parts are a backstitch. I’m using the called for color but it’s hard to read. The W, A,R     are complete but I’m not happy. I attempted a different color, a dark blue used in the first line, on the S.  But I’m not happy with it either. A different Teal was tried on the M, but I pulled it out before I too a photo. But it’s still not right! Any thoughts?

I finally Fully Finished this sampler from last summer. I used a piece of blue Aida. The design is 4x5 with a 1” border on all sides. It’s wrapped around a cube of floral foam attached with sequin pins. Another piece of fabric is on the back, secured the same way. Then a ribbon is wrapped over the seam and tied with a bow on top.

If I get the Sun motif stitched I’ll lay some stitches on the Autumn bell pull I started. 

I’m just getting started!

Joining Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful !

 

Scraphappy Saturday August 3

 

I apologize ahead for using the same post for two different events!

 

 It’s been a slow week in my sewing room. First I started to tidy up! Then I got distracted by the tall cupboards that have doors. They hid a multitude of junk.  Craft paint, stamping supples, glues of various types, colors and amounts all reside on the first shelf!  You can see I was led down a rabbit hole. I fought my way back to the surface and escaped from said sewing area. I cleaned a bathroom instead. 

I did finally quilt and bind this small placemat. It will go to our local Meals on Wheels. Behind is the similar one I showed last week! 

Today, Friday, after a birthday celebration for my old boss, I hope to start on some orange scraps!

Some possiblities!!

I’m linking up with Finished or Not Friday hosted by Alycia Quilts. 

And to ScrapHappy Saturday hosted Angela at So Scrappy!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful 

Finished or Not Friday

 

 It’s been a slow week in my sewing room. First I started to tidy up! Then I got distracted by the tall cupboards that have doors. They hid a multitude of junk.  Craft paint, stamping supples, glues of various types, colors and amounts all reside on the first shelf!  You can see I was led down a rabbit hole. I fought my way back to the surface and escaped from said sewing area. I cleaned a bathroom instead. 

I did finally quilt and bind this small placemat. It will go to our local Meals on Wheels. Behind is the similar one I showed last week! 

Today, after a birthday celebration for my old boss, I hope to start on some orange scraps!

Some possiblities!!

I’m linking up with Finished or Not Friday hosted by Alycia Quilts. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful 

I LIKE Thursday. August 1

I’m joining friends at Not Afraid of Color to share I Like Thursday. Hoping that LeeAnna is doing better. It been a tough month or so for her.

I’m sitting here listening to Denver News (Wednesday). There are 3 Forest/Wildfires happening in that area since this Monday. One west of Loveland , where our daughter lives. ( She is fine and will be unless something changes) Our friend Diann at Little Penguin Quilts is there too. Another is closer to Lyons, that is about 1.5 hours northwest Aurora.

I’m grateful that the people I know in that area are safe. I’m glad so far there has been only one fatality. I am thankful for firefighters and communities that pitch in and help each other. 

There were a few good things this week. 

I’m really enjoying reading this book. It’s a suspenseful story regarding a fictional administration and Secretary of State and some bad actors intent on destroying our country with nuclear weapons! Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton make a good team. Even if you are not a Hillary fan, this is a good story. Right up there with David Baldacci’s Stone Cold and  Simple Genius.

I recently purchased this cover for my glass topped stove. We have a low profile microwave above it and I am always concerned I drop a glass dish or cup and shatter the top. 

This makes me feel better

We have finished watching The Acolyte on Disney+. We are a Star Wars family. We continue to enjoy these fantastical stories. 

And we have started watching MONK. We never watched all the episodes. It’s a unstressful way to finish an evening. Mr Busy and I just giggle. 

Tony Shalhoub is amazing!

LeeAnna posed these questions. 

 Aug 1, 2024

which events do you watch more on summer olympics? 

We watched some of the Opening Ceremonies, but not all. 

In the past we like gymnastics and swimming. Congratulations to Katie Ledecky on winning the Gold Medal in the 1500 meter freestyle!

Did you ever think you had a shot at competing in any sport?  Hahaha! Not even close!! I’m not at all competitive nor athletic in any way, shape or form! 

Which one is closest to something you might be able to do well? I’ve thrown a bowling ball, I can swim, but not well. I don’t do anything physical, well! 

Are there any events you are kind of surprised are even events?

I’m glad to see skateboarding and I didn’t know there was badminton or table tennis competition!

Happy Thursday Everyone! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful 

Slow Sunday Stitching End of July

 

 What’s better than starting your day with your journal, a hot cup of Black Silk and avocado toast? 

Joining Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy’s Quilts that’s what!

Even though this week had some project quilting and finishing in the sewing room there was still time for some slow stitching. 

I sewed the binding down by hand on Thursday at my stitching group’s gathering. Did I take any photos? Nope, nada! But they are done. 

This placemat for donation to our local Meals on Wheels.

And this “rolled up so you can see the lavender binding” glamor shot of the kid’s  quilt! Also for donation!

Today I’m stitching on the Winter SAL from Stitchonomy!  I finished the Bright Stars row. Now I’ll work on Warm Mittens. A trip to Hobby Lobby yesterday to pick up 2 of the called for colors that I didn’t have. DMC 3766 and DMC 3809!  How can that be? I have three and a half boxes of floss on bobbins! I think these are newer DMC colors and my stash is ancient! Like me. 

And I hope to get the Temperature Heart caught up through the end of July. We had 1 day that hit 105 F this week! Unusual! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Scrap Happy Saturday July 27

 

Wow! Summer is coming to an end. I hate that statement! My achy old knees and hips like the warm. Of course this week it has been more like summer than earlier. Thursday it was 105 F officially. Then Friday it cooled off to  86 F. 

This week I  worked on two different aqua quilted items . My One Monthly Goal is this cute little baby/kids quilt with Princess Jasmine. It is quilted and bound ready to go to the donation box. 

Then my Table Scraps Challenge entry that required aqua and butterflies. Or one butterfly to be correct.

You can read my challenge post HERE

 

I like the gingham on the back!

My evening stitching included some dark aqua or teal!

This is a slow stitch, but I am enjoying it. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful! 

Looking forward to our new color and different scraps ! Linking up with Angela at Scrap Happy Saturday!