tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82694389197511332972024-03-19T04:48:34.546-04:00What about Rheema?Adventures in Quilting and life in GeneralSiouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.comBlogger1019125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-72269922063295990392023-07-27T01:00:00.001-04:002023-07-27T01:00:00.149-04:00I Like Thursday 218th Edition<p style="text-align: justify;"> Welcome to my 218th post of I Like Thursday. Join the group at LeeAnne's at <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color </a>that share the things that they have found that they like/love during the previous week. Throw a little happiness at the universe!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Is it just me of do you have things, that you use, you put them away, and can't find them? Now in my defense I have slowly been moving into my new home, but I had a ziploc bag full of those little shelf pegs that go in book cases. When I first found it, I set it on my dresser. When I put my nice bookcase together, and unpacked a box of books the other day I ran grabbed it, fished out the pegs and set the bag somewhere. Today though, as I was doing some housework (cleaning spiderwebs, window tracks, sweeping, dust mopping, vacuuming) I decided to move a small bookcase over to near where I sit, and put some quilt books and patterns away that I have been unpacking. Problem....I can't find the pegs. I just had them a couple of days ago, they cannot have went far, but I cannot locate them. To top it off the Ikea bookcases have a specialty shelf peg and a lot of my pegs were in there for those too. Also for some reason I think my shelves may be in a POD, and our truck is currently in the shop with a transmission problem. Urgh. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">My bedroom is looking a lot better, still trying to figure out how to fix the chest of drawers, but almost everything is hung up or folded and put away. I did find these in my stuff I took from the Michigan house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DMIra5uBrhSr-Xrwxv2JGsNV-7e7RLIGueLzjakSRJrXzsx--pOnunKOqLdHQcHXc7PPVh0-owO2yDdZ7GWHHwX-lccfuCpUC2TlZQFhIMkldahCHjwCah7vRvUMzyHkATsy_KF6mo35W5c9jYLTNILZH4rkvraBK_31ppNSX6EDk7bTDSqXhXqWGPg/s4032/Antique%20Wire%20coat%20hooks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DMIra5uBrhSr-Xrwxv2JGsNV-7e7RLIGueLzjakSRJrXzsx--pOnunKOqLdHQcHXc7PPVh0-owO2yDdZ7GWHHwX-lccfuCpUC2TlZQFhIMkldahCHjwCah7vRvUMzyHkATsy_KF6mo35W5c9jYLTNILZH4rkvraBK_31ppNSX6EDk7bTDSqXhXqWGPg/s320/Antique%20Wire%20coat%20hooks.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Yep I unscrewed them from some closets in the Michigan house and brought them here. This closet is kind of deep and the clothes pole is closer to the front so I can put these in and hang stuff behind. Don't judge, but I have Jeff's old work coat and one of his favorite sweatshirts that I have hanging back there. I had room in the front to hang one that I through my sweatshirts that I wear the most often. I actually went on a search and found some on Etsy and ordered them so I can hang bags and stuff from them behind the hanging clothes. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">OK on with the house tour. The laundry room is under the house but it is a daylight room, for lack of a better way to describe it. I can't call it a basement because we cannot access it from inside the house. We can go out the side door and down some steps, or I can go out my slider, and down some steep steps to the walkway to the laundry room.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9M20WUZ8j67yijKuOoxmetqrMbseos6dynFb33AMNYcKaZYK6PFsdbsC8o374PBeUFfkrDLLpvbks59gy9E5zHfSkvW7EA_EMx35EtPsbelcQMNXSdRAsaNCxrg8MmZy3t9iEdf-v_2klVQwaenLFYNvTFdcOnJ5RvvP3KZd0AeXskihSTXsZnasEQq4/s4032/Breezeway%20under%20my%20part%20of%20the%20house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9M20WUZ8j67yijKuOoxmetqrMbseos6dynFb33AMNYcKaZYK6PFsdbsC8o374PBeUFfkrDLLpvbks59gy9E5zHfSkvW7EA_EMx35EtPsbelcQMNXSdRAsaNCxrg8MmZy3t9iEdf-v_2klVQwaenLFYNvTFdcOnJ5RvvP3KZd0AeXskihSTXsZnasEQq4/s320/Breezeway%20under%20my%20part%20of%20the%20house.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>My living area is above this. To the left you see the big glass windows to the potting room.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRHddcyR_ySGGFmNlBcQ1Qvqkvjl7OhOxo6RZ91QKjaTl3OmJA39gDfp_7Acd7hXjTnBPTXRn3CQ6r8Ge0HyezQCCHe-kf6wuIGcLQSRTeF3TtbL0QD4ILXjDqu2pg3OkeNTkdtWSB2Bx0fB-qDp8BdQvIOS11ukrCAQulcro_M_c0PkcxRI_zf1TpLo/s4032/Outside%20of%20Canning%20Room.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRHddcyR_ySGGFmNlBcQ1Qvqkvjl7OhOxo6RZ91QKjaTl3OmJA39gDfp_7Acd7hXjTnBPTXRn3CQ6r8Ge0HyezQCCHe-kf6wuIGcLQSRTeF3TtbL0QD4ILXjDqu2pg3OkeNTkdtWSB2Bx0fB-qDp8BdQvIOS11ukrCAQulcro_M_c0PkcxRI_zf1TpLo/s320/Outside%20of%20Canning%20Room.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The potting room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJJ9nvg4EbkXHBiLggcfGC1l2HJr_tlAGJM0LEiiM1xLkUK6IIS_gFN9qBm-a6T43ny8rUGjcajg78Ma_B2HunWZF8RZftu2JVc3uRRc392WkzNwRIxWqngJ3Z7tmFDkyfCZ9XfTql_MhLYFyXFFFkUXqNA1JGsmjOJ4nkDlFtWqTZhTrfpZgO1tIzVU/s4032/Potting%20Room.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJJ9nvg4EbkXHBiLggcfGC1l2HJr_tlAGJM0LEiiM1xLkUK6IIS_gFN9qBm-a6T43ny8rUGjcajg78Ma_B2HunWZF8RZftu2JVc3uRRc392WkzNwRIxWqngJ3Z7tmFDkyfCZ9XfTql_MhLYFyXFFFkUXqNA1JGsmjOJ4nkDlFtWqTZhTrfpZgO1tIzVU/s320/Potting%20Room.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is the door to the laundry room. It looks kind of yucky, but it is much better than it was. The previous owners insulated, but didn't put any type of wood barrier over it. Just lots of pink insulation. Well I walked down one day and thought, oh there is a lot of bird poop down here. The son in law went to check it out, and it was bats! Not birds, in the insulation. The two son in laws tore the insulation out, put new up and then put fire treated plywood up, then put expanding foam in to seal any cracks. No more bats, um they just moved to the attic....but that is a story for another day.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUdCH5nsnCJGRWxJjWN1hTNZbNepDtqZpWQDUecwPIQeFhOPXBegjkwQeOU2w3UTfXENUi8emv4ju9VoXuT_lzZsPrp2eyoTJg-EPGKSRaMTtUABOiZfy2u6u8EShZtlJ6U7u3koinnaZuJvcRRu6px_gl4dHuolBvBFcTlkkHTEtEH0i3fRCSlTy6GQ/s4032/Door%20to%20Laundry.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUdCH5nsnCJGRWxJjWN1hTNZbNepDtqZpWQDUecwPIQeFhOPXBegjkwQeOU2w3UTfXENUi8emv4ju9VoXuT_lzZsPrp2eyoTJg-EPGKSRaMTtUABOiZfy2u6u8EShZtlJ6U7u3koinnaZuJvcRRu6px_gl4dHuolBvBFcTlkkHTEtEH0i3fRCSlTy6GQ/s320/Door%20to%20Laundry.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> OK back to the laundry room. The door to the right is the potting room, the door to the left goes to a canning room, I don't even want to consider those rooms yet, they both have dirt floors that need to be leveled, and possibly have some sort of drain put in, and concrete or some sort of hard floor. <br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7ZVmWrOySLMx3qafrjfpNThBqlHacj_3iXFRIXl4JZXzzbdE7jCOeldZQwaEjnxQ0WntG_xtc36Z-QO-0oygqorgBvxZERUN47LHYCOLcHAGt_yOyewa7HYAu8GdwPcxZa53NVOcZDAu6IeeKRXrZKGl1Bzv076h-kIQ35QLaSVHTFJlmnkkYB1WsZU/s4032/Canning%20Room.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7ZVmWrOySLMx3qafrjfpNThBqlHacj_3iXFRIXl4JZXzzbdE7jCOeldZQwaEjnxQ0WntG_xtc36Z-QO-0oygqorgBvxZERUN47LHYCOLcHAGt_yOyewa7HYAu8GdwPcxZa53NVOcZDAu6IeeKRXrZKGl1Bzv076h-kIQ35QLaSVHTFJlmnkkYB1WsZU/s320/Canning%20Room.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Here is a peek in the canning room, oh they left garbage and canned food in there that we will need to clean out.<br /><p></p><p>Straight ahead is the laundry room. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuTgF8mIP7ABbV1m2s7CLjVGFEw22zjphpiDzZrvPQbLzLIDYIP2Lj3DaoO6zUW3OZojTJlVms8eBbleQdQyQO2Mw2DMYSo-jaltwTJGPi1tT8VSYEIoOUFIZcaoNlK7DDG4QXiCbfwXKkS1JZiab8xzpD53pldG9e5GMu7GlQf9ZC-P8hOKFfdp51yE/s4032/Dryer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuTgF8mIP7ABbV1m2s7CLjVGFEw22zjphpiDzZrvPQbLzLIDYIP2Lj3DaoO6zUW3OZojTJlVms8eBbleQdQyQO2Mw2DMYSo-jaltwTJGPi1tT8VSYEIoOUFIZcaoNlK7DDG4QXiCbfwXKkS1JZiab8xzpD53pldG9e5GMu7GlQf9ZC-P8hOKFfdp51yE/s320/Dryer.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The dryer vents into the potting shed, and there are huge windows from the laundry room looking into it, and the potting room. <br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0KDs51ssKJpJRGfxBx8Q0DFxZEgVi5co1e-hYYgf-e1hZyd0inlW03h-Q8_SUdYyYvjb14fyZh9rJcqspvmloJwUaPasD_1E0paWCdsbwB9s0wqxm9KbmorObe5JNs1L0RsbGjWAq_95aLkZZ49rPh3iIi8nHSmfYDY9PxlyuOWpC5hbKBUwwANq5iA/s4032/Washer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0KDs51ssKJpJRGfxBx8Q0DFxZEgVi5co1e-hYYgf-e1hZyd0inlW03h-Q8_SUdYyYvjb14fyZh9rJcqspvmloJwUaPasD_1E0paWCdsbwB9s0wqxm9KbmorObe5JNs1L0RsbGjWAq_95aLkZZ49rPh3iIi8nHSmfYDY9PxlyuOWpC5hbKBUwwANq5iA/s320/Washer.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The washer and utility sink. I am going to say that I bought an LG washer and dryer with the drawers and I love them. They are hooked up to an app on my phone so it tells me when the load is done, and you do personalized settings for the washer. Probably the dryer too, but I haven't gotten that sophisticated yet. But it keeps laundry moving, which is really helpful when it is in the daylight basement. I really like that most of the settings only take about 25 minutes for the washer.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGN4b9qBX1wvAFBjL5LIO36Uzl-u4d9Gjl_J56DuHClpO6_2PVVm-eHMKydGDOPT1q9QlH0a9ZTM5rr3oCOM59P7b_oj9uCCrddf_SfifkMsDkcSH1ewpKGqOpuxHY9xTtrx8Ckw2tHNyhmorZ-wUXUbIV5ou0vpZM6H6RDVMDZuJmEQ1IGdjjh55p1M/s4032/More%20cupboards.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGN4b9qBX1wvAFBjL5LIO36Uzl-u4d9Gjl_J56DuHClpO6_2PVVm-eHMKydGDOPT1q9QlH0a9ZTM5rr3oCOM59P7b_oj9uCCrddf_SfifkMsDkcSH1ewpKGqOpuxHY9xTtrx8Ckw2tHNyhmorZ-wUXUbIV5ou0vpZM6H6RDVMDZuJmEQ1IGdjjh55p1M/s320/More%20cupboards.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The laundry room as loads of cupboards which is awesome. There is a table, which is a mess, but we couldn't take it out, because they have electrical outlets wired to it. So I bought some oil cloth off of Amazon and just covered it, so bright and happy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xTdaRAFKpbtKLeGzCAYy41NtmMBHoHsFenFAWsoox8YzAXn9B9-xz678jzYxLIqgSH5wcKn4GqhnI-2pjAPUzCXePMZ8457Zie5CjQp0D-UhiH3WWr_VRAlu1HeUCoEzWjH4aA8O9BQGboRR1fsAtToo5vYUj-2PNRNgkVKde6-wE6yl2Ex0F8EJW6I/s4032/Loads%20of%20cupboards.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xTdaRAFKpbtKLeGzCAYy41NtmMBHoHsFenFAWsoox8YzAXn9B9-xz678jzYxLIqgSH5wcKn4GqhnI-2pjAPUzCXePMZ8457Zie5CjQp0D-UhiH3WWr_VRAlu1HeUCoEzWjH4aA8O9BQGboRR1fsAtToo5vYUj-2PNRNgkVKde6-wE6yl2Ex0F8EJW6I/s320/Loads%20of%20cupboards.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>More cupboards, and to a workbench too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2UqjmnllZfptxfRWeVnbDBTnLZ7t3qVfR3N5-KPtMN4vI5rbT53rquHeYjQexZKy9Yr4qlPeCUNo_5IA7NEOcgv99blkKbX8hmAD4rmxaQ7BNqX2d0NiMkvaz1RVKn0_VUVvQK4p9qt3r-xpNEzT-1YA6ef-lYFcbwijpTvU72MNpBOBZL2tUFnAjd4/s4032/Work%20area.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2UqjmnllZfptxfRWeVnbDBTnLZ7t3qVfR3N5-KPtMN4vI5rbT53rquHeYjQexZKy9Yr4qlPeCUNo_5IA7NEOcgv99blkKbX8hmAD4rmxaQ7BNqX2d0NiMkvaz1RVKn0_VUVvQK4p9qt3r-xpNEzT-1YA6ef-lYFcbwijpTvU72MNpBOBZL2tUFnAjd4/s320/Work%20area.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Here you can see what the underside of my bathroom and bedroom look like. We have more plywood to put up, but it is a 2 son in law job, and one son in law is not able to come back until mid August.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIYpVv41YQqviZhOS9tz_1I7i43vmBnxrFFPOAtlAY1Z-5Nj2gT2ybbogX9ARA44J1w2w4MjNMufpQ02438Q4H5KjAP18G9UGpi9fE-ZNeK2B1Yz9a5ABIcrkPAmYcoNSlNyZ4RXJoddHTmeiwxB-IDZYBqtYJuzQ3LtqMuuzS-69QoWHHGkPfyYmCgE/s4032/Underside%20of%20my%20area.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIYpVv41YQqviZhOS9tz_1I7i43vmBnxrFFPOAtlAY1Z-5Nj2gT2ybbogX9ARA44J1w2w4MjNMufpQ02438Q4H5KjAP18G9UGpi9fE-ZNeK2B1Yz9a5ABIcrkPAmYcoNSlNyZ4RXJoddHTmeiwxB-IDZYBqtYJuzQ3LtqMuuzS-69QoWHHGkPfyYmCgE/s320/Underside%20of%20my%20area.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Some days I have to argue with the local denizens.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRUwvmGyVDSgBxF5kxB9t-Gms7E5DqTxhQJF6zroqaEO1h2XXCntscHOq7T2rh8HANn_xTwKVEZf4qOxWuSccqh3or_MQEFQYGTDy7uYDGDoO36pH-wbFtLs6ZfCYmVRUnv2LhSLfmU_dFDIKL9qMfhBQzpTuKb6RqZPcl1_-V9ProhlKKd_AouVm254/s4032/Little%20Lizard.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRUwvmGyVDSgBxF5kxB9t-Gms7E5DqTxhQJF6zroqaEO1h2XXCntscHOq7T2rh8HANn_xTwKVEZf4qOxWuSccqh3or_MQEFQYGTDy7uYDGDoO36pH-wbFtLs6ZfCYmVRUnv2LhSLfmU_dFDIKL9qMfhBQzpTuKb6RqZPcl1_-V9ProhlKKd_AouVm254/s320/Little%20Lizard.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>He seems to think that my deck is a great place to play. If not there then the walkway, and I tried to explain to him, I needed him to move so I could do laundry. He finally skedaddled away.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxlCdx63HsgHFt-e8uVErR-W-t64CepZluJcAMXpgYxOcKPo-diW258SlgdqYs23cV9kAwNpVQ_QZeavilKdg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>We now have 4 feeders and I fill the one on my back deck almost daily. But as the daylight wanes this feeder in the front was really busy! At one time before I started recording there were 20 of them zipping around, sitting on the chainlink, and chittering away. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsixuHera97qk9fwfJZrG72Nv_EX-l7BqvyynFB-JP1mx7JXds7LR1Z3IEgQfUf0zVjsD3cp_saiBr218DIDQcetVMr2K5_GS9004t4WVFjuVtcBLokIrGVs80Ql00DovJtpgY8MXtEmvCfJszsd9UUWlqZnW6_3WLkomdupOobLh7lpH9YGIqJ_QbRI/s4032/Yardlights.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsixuHera97qk9fwfJZrG72Nv_EX-l7BqvyynFB-JP1mx7JXds7LR1Z3IEgQfUf0zVjsD3cp_saiBr218DIDQcetVMr2K5_GS9004t4WVFjuVtcBLokIrGVs80Ql00DovJtpgY8MXtEmvCfJszsd9UUWlqZnW6_3WLkomdupOobLh7lpH9YGIqJ_QbRI/s320/Yardlights.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I love these yard lights. They are solar and are so whimsical.</p><p>We have a small garden, just a few tomatoes and zucchini, but things are not always safe from the deer. Lettuce, romaine, and radishes are bring grown on my deck. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oeLifkiuPAt61Om80n7DYDm8fZsAWSCXrCl9iO1rNGmmRvl-VZ122bTg_NPgAIqc9-1Y9SEY0Cw0MR198BTgYLU7Z9vhgywO3duHkwtDgorlwo_ZGmGMr7DlFtrmq4XwBLJ0bL1q2WSnhslxI0qIAU8zPGcMKne2opjINUizRQRTRxB70K2IarJ8jnM/s4032/Artichoke.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oeLifkiuPAt61Om80n7DYDm8fZsAWSCXrCl9iO1rNGmmRvl-VZ122bTg_NPgAIqc9-1Y9SEY0Cw0MR198BTgYLU7Z9vhgywO3duHkwtDgorlwo_ZGmGMr7DlFtrmq4XwBLJ0bL1q2WSnhslxI0qIAU8zPGcMKne2opjINUizRQRTRxB70K2IarJ8jnM/s320/Artichoke.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>There was a volunteer artichoke that is almost electric blue. We will Let it go to seed. We have it surrounded with a small fence to protect it from the deer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eO-5bTZPNk3PDbqCvaJ_cCSN0a5Gt87Km3Eb32QerkxwDFuHT3Mm9JY9VAaGqwtl7VmYGogot6hnWyfgKxVUhDpjo6JxD9B7JNqhLzN_p_rkRRzdLpk9N2CgsMnuN-Ag3Qc8hACbXy8OcmQwVwYveSPXhOuDPIwSMyWJw2nUe70Kydg_w_qPZy_39Ig/s4032/Sweet%20Pea.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eO-5bTZPNk3PDbqCvaJ_cCSN0a5Gt87Km3Eb32QerkxwDFuHT3Mm9JY9VAaGqwtl7VmYGogot6hnWyfgKxVUhDpjo6JxD9B7JNqhLzN_p_rkRRzdLpk9N2CgsMnuN-Ag3Qc8hACbXy8OcmQwVwYveSPXhOuDPIwSMyWJw2nUe70Kydg_w_qPZy_39Ig/s320/Sweet%20Pea.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a lot of sweet pea, these caught my eye as I was walking outside of the garden area.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hope your summer is going well, it seems to be flying by. Hopefully I will get a bit more put away, and I can make Bobbin a new collar, hers is looking a wee bit disreputable. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Check out the other I Like Bloggers!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-60055026936324701192023-07-21T01:00:00.001-04:002023-07-21T01:00:00.150-04:00Morning Smile<p> I took this video the other morning while I was talking to my mother on the phone. She has been in and out of the hospital this year with GI bleeds. Each time is at least a week in the hospital, and she gets bored so she calls me. I sent the video to her in hopes of perking her up. The video is is out my slider onto my wonky deck. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyH3UBNR8uLvqcfUyVN-mGJpKihMBrAdtr2aJk1qMP7-gFY2UE3-APHy1IcOrAgq8gJMJ8XcJeU0yajDTKQpg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>We currently have 3 feeders and make about three batches of nectar a week, each batch is 12 cups. </p><p>My favorites are the Rufous hummingbirds that are orange. They are small and feisty. The feeders stay busy all day long, and the little chirps that the hummingbirds make is sure to make you smile. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-23142720006914577312023-07-20T02:04:00.001-04:002023-07-20T02:04:15.963-04:00I Like Thursday 217<p>And just like that over a month went by and I did not make a post. I enjoy my new home, but there are some challenges still: Such as I moved from a 5 bedroom house with over 2500 square feet to a home with a little under 1800 square feet. Which I technically halved because my middle daughter and her family are living with me. But we are adjusting, and I am planning. Please be kind, my area is still pretty much a mess. </p><p>The kitchen is clean and functional but it took a lot of work!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9KsJx9hX_nGzCI_j-v6cmuNDq2iRYCG4SuQ6mGtYgaePKmEgKZ988UGHTr149Z-Q47OToX3YGPi_igoUnZSIQpmBWTARn3PbAS42t0shxgqQDnwt5FCktc7uZNpXtr5mGRLgwcJGgDgFv9owQ4N8TaDrDUehCFEt2reqm9ZHRz5azpGg55wtANe-YQw/s4032/Pot%20and%20pan%20rack.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9KsJx9hX_nGzCI_j-v6cmuNDq2iRYCG4SuQ6mGtYgaePKmEgKZ988UGHTr149Z-Q47OToX3YGPi_igoUnZSIQpmBWTARn3PbAS42t0shxgqQDnwt5FCktc7uZNpXtr5mGRLgwcJGgDgFv9owQ4N8TaDrDUehCFEt2reqm9ZHRz5azpGg55wtANe-YQw/s320/Pot%20and%20pan%20rack.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I bought this slide out pot and pan rack, the top portion holds the lids. It is a favorite of mine!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0aJXSDDL36M_mWSdZ1XzFGS8lpK3DYut5vPvGtJ1HOkIKas6YCwZ2a_6gE1a4OlXjn9FW3bauDmjBH-Lg7ajVNtt8YpATVLA8ImLVTk60y4huXZtUKCnrtjGY7m_3Ov9rSSvcvYM8SNavEMpe_elJTdYWNzR6p7djns2npaqyTYEvhowqSWMkCeRBCA/s4032/Coffee%20Station.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0aJXSDDL36M_mWSdZ1XzFGS8lpK3DYut5vPvGtJ1HOkIKas6YCwZ2a_6gE1a4OlXjn9FW3bauDmjBH-Lg7ajVNtt8YpATVLA8ImLVTk60y4huXZtUKCnrtjGY7m_3Ov9rSSvcvYM8SNavEMpe_elJTdYWNzR6p7djns2npaqyTYEvhowqSWMkCeRBCA/s320/Coffee%20Station.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>My daughter had an old butcher block that had been in my parents house for years until they remodeled about 10 years ago. We have it set up as a coffee station, with an ice maker, coffee maker, Keurig, and an Espresso Maker. All the syrups and stuff with on the bottom shelf. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzMsZlMn4QdG1pfNHQkhhMzk3hOAeXNv8xxSiyajMRpuOEThfyJFJDZho9eJ3qgmwWU7yHVD0V4GdUmre8aEAoBwYioiTSEmpE1mvLFbs_oj52y2nr0Ho-L-XnxjMddbNQQDwqTYCWaCqoN33xD3UBZTETyHvHt2EOnXmWF2EB4zHeGVsCOgDCStl8Fs/s4032/Hoosier.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzMsZlMn4QdG1pfNHQkhhMzk3hOAeXNv8xxSiyajMRpuOEThfyJFJDZho9eJ3qgmwWU7yHVD0V4GdUmre8aEAoBwYioiTSEmpE1mvLFbs_oj52y2nr0Ho-L-XnxjMddbNQQDwqTYCWaCqoN33xD3UBZTETyHvHt2EOnXmWF2EB4zHeGVsCOgDCStl8Fs/s320/Hoosier.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>We got the Hoosier out of storage, currently it has all our plates and bowls in the tambour, and most of the baking supplies in the cabinets. Next too the Hoosier is our mini fridge where we keep coffee creamer, and sodas, and the microwave with its accoutrements-- bowl cozies, microwave covers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvYS56d4l2eGESsMAH3JaYsSyroxTyUmQm21-rSIooAZNp7_U2rUiyqwSdNpw5ChQxpLIYP-dD1ceraJRToajHLtMNMaYq0g5QWk8f36b_hWNaDKv-c5GZ4hHGTWd2A_49AqArjbfMax9NJ7Vmn6GRuHWxX3WPPj19ab1nl1_4mlv9GvEDl2YT1KN3yo/s4032/Organized%20pantry.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvYS56d4l2eGESsMAH3JaYsSyroxTyUmQm21-rSIooAZNp7_U2rUiyqwSdNpw5ChQxpLIYP-dD1ceraJRToajHLtMNMaYq0g5QWk8f36b_hWNaDKv-c5GZ4hHGTWd2A_49AqArjbfMax9NJ7Vmn6GRuHWxX3WPPj19ab1nl1_4mlv9GvEDl2YT1KN3yo/s320/Organized%20pantry.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>And the tiny pantry is all scrubbed, with new racks, and we have tons of space and it is organized! It is nice to have. </p><p>OK Last post I showed the door to my area....be kind I am working on it, but there are days I work in the garden, and a trip to town is an all day event.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UV8xQpyIngshTce09d1epzPS_Gb8wczsIg6kWL80eEwK7b0Y61FVhcLhW7J1p6ZWYkN3Um0FPDL6bPC75dUdpSJ_naa17CxkJwY9QrHDr07nRKfqPNzDySLnmI8V6Svz3OX84XDDfCNBt-pz6bZp-exMw6Lq5_YcqJnCYGaYidpqxYiBrbnYl3eUjvk/s4032/My%20sewing%20area.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UV8xQpyIngshTce09d1epzPS_Gb8wczsIg6kWL80eEwK7b0Y61FVhcLhW7J1p6ZWYkN3Um0FPDL6bPC75dUdpSJ_naa17CxkJwY9QrHDr07nRKfqPNzDySLnmI8V6Svz3OX84XDDfCNBt-pz6bZp-exMw6Lq5_YcqJnCYGaYidpqxYiBrbnYl3eUjvk/s320/My%20sewing%20area.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>This will be my sewing area once I get things organized a bit. There is a weird room in the basement with a dirt floor. I am going to put in a vapor barrier, and then get some pallets, and my sewing totes will be in there. Oh and lesson learned, Ikea shelves do not travel well. I am not even bothering to paint yet, too many other things need to be done. Behind the wall of shelves is an old glass and steel picture window, that someone painted partially over. Hidden behind the shelves I don't really mind. I do need to get some straps to strap my shelves to the wall, I was concerned because I didn't want to drill holes in the masonry, but I learned that you can just glue them to the masonry, and then attach to your bookcases. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoN0Fvh9TVUU2tv6AQ2z8lwVxVazAndAhL6LFl6SODOAxro2uqgkZczLybPgmrpIGiihdy4T7BUfEXWdMPkg4krmpY4Ap_mM6Ip-cpLqWE6Y7dQcIYTm2fZsFcQ2wcOF_qa2tIZa_UjF3Svgk9PYcjumtQN3-N1St6cF3aT-tTc7gouZHhzeBXle7xgok/s4032/Sitting%20Area.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoN0Fvh9TVUU2tv6AQ2z8lwVxVazAndAhL6LFl6SODOAxro2uqgkZczLybPgmrpIGiihdy4T7BUfEXWdMPkg4krmpY4Ap_mM6Ip-cpLqWE6Y7dQcIYTm2fZsFcQ2wcOF_qa2tIZa_UjF3Svgk9PYcjumtQN3-N1St6cF3aT-tTc7gouZHhzeBXle7xgok/s320/Sitting%20Area.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>My sitting area I created, and the door to my back deck. I have a new sliding door ordered and am waiting on the window guy. This one was installed wrong and would lead to major leaking if not fixed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zopJK-6OHwJ1iLWXs_5KnuB838bU_NEouDoEAbJshB2iOxMXAY2wTHAvCWKBZ8D0fRtLZLyOt1oDpOj07flvV8_mbtE7efcfKmWyQjafucDBnoeX6ysHpXJn8dglKs2vvBC3YQId-mnKMdYuEt7b-c4v2UFqbj84DprGCQs7Bd0XyoFmDH2Y4y0dF4g/s4032/Bathroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zopJK-6OHwJ1iLWXs_5KnuB838bU_NEouDoEAbJshB2iOxMXAY2wTHAvCWKBZ8D0fRtLZLyOt1oDpOj07flvV8_mbtE7efcfKmWyQjafucDBnoeX6ysHpXJn8dglKs2vvBC3YQId-mnKMdYuEt7b-c4v2UFqbj84DprGCQs7Bd0XyoFmDH2Y4y0dF4g/s320/Bathroom.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The wonky bathroom. The vanity is tiny, I can't even get my hair dryer or curling iron in the drawers, the medicine cabinet is on the wall to the right, the shower which is walk in, and tiny with sliding doors is to the left. There is basically no storage for anything in here, so there will be some reconfiguration soon, and painting. Oh and the door closes, but there is a huge area above the door which is open, and there is no fan in the bathroom!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhlTnXLsxyy78I_ql6zZrCpic4NqDwkZm0NxF9MFTH9DFFcbKo83xjALoQMJ8mp4ECpW7iIufLjTFEm5Gx8BJ73Z8VKz-iksSbNEBEs6sqgasm_f01zC8WXsbdCtcBHVnfoicbftDHF2ftlEEKRAVWNLm3R_ACXwVeRyoLE-z8SxY4k05rkYqDn5ygFk/s4032/Doorway%20to%20My%20bedroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhlTnXLsxyy78I_ql6zZrCpic4NqDwkZm0NxF9MFTH9DFFcbKo83xjALoQMJ8mp4ECpW7iIufLjTFEm5Gx8BJ73Z8VKz-iksSbNEBEs6sqgasm_f01zC8WXsbdCtcBHVnfoicbftDHF2ftlEEKRAVWNLm3R_ACXwVeRyoLE-z8SxY4k05rkYqDn5ygFk/s320/Doorway%20to%20My%20bedroom.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>This short hallway goes to my bedroom. There is no door, just the doorway and it is narrow. To the left is a big closet which we have set up with all our cleaning supplies, vacuum, mops, and other household supplies. To the right is a wall of cabinets and a few drawers. I have been putting some sewing supplies, sheets, towels, all the stuff you accumulate that was in a junk drawer at one time is now in a junk bin. Spare parts etc.</p><p> My bedroom, yes it has wood on the walls, and Rebecca and I after really looking at it decided that it was not paneling, but laminate flooring. My bed which was getting stripped for laundry day. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq3wEiokr6lkXKSbMGmf3brUqDzePoZAItk86MgO7JD3QIBnn3EYBTiLMh-uSvs7tHaQdr1G8oSpkm1M2hkBnDm--WUgKSi4kyFvrqITUewFk5pjiK0v-gYDuR50gp_-bNCVrj07XUEDl1VdZ1gIrmUNN4Te2PdsNufb0pVD_CmcT_O55zp2ATc1EirE/s4032/Bedroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq3wEiokr6lkXKSbMGmf3brUqDzePoZAItk86MgO7JD3QIBnn3EYBTiLMh-uSvs7tHaQdr1G8oSpkm1M2hkBnDm--WUgKSi4kyFvrqITUewFk5pjiK0v-gYDuR50gp_-bNCVrj07XUEDl1VdZ1gIrmUNN4Te2PdsNufb0pVD_CmcT_O55zp2ATc1EirE/s320/Bedroom.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The closet that the doors do not really slide, and there are outlets in the closet, and a huge hole where they had TV cables. But I have almost all my clothes in there, summer, winter, too small, and shoes too. I miss my over the door shoe rack but I don't have a door to my bedroom, nor is there a way to put one in. I bought one from Amazon and it was perfect!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBrXCTcSR4q9Pz_C4sBQmHpoGh1fu_BSMlTwfdNmHhdRXLDshq7EVf22qESf_2cRZPOqo-o5ri3_ZU2MwNmJirUCfaubBE31XNnjggLQxbFim9Xqh08CGKWDkvz58szSu7TGOj5_NUA1l_QE23h7WV-N44_hxN7uVMgaeViZ9ObGq30q3Oj6dqToT-Ts/s4032/Closet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBrXCTcSR4q9Pz_C4sBQmHpoGh1fu_BSMlTwfdNmHhdRXLDshq7EVf22qESf_2cRZPOqo-o5ri3_ZU2MwNmJirUCfaubBE31XNnjggLQxbFim9Xqh08CGKWDkvz58szSu7TGOj5_NUA1l_QE23h7WV-N44_hxN7uVMgaeViZ9ObGq30q3Oj6dqToT-Ts/s320/Closet.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The bedroom is plenty big, and it has a swamp cooler for the summer, and a door to the outside. Funny thing is I have only the one tiny window which looks out over the garden, and then this door to the outside. There are outside lights, but in order to turn them on, I would have to unlock and open the door, the switch is out there. 😕I bought a screen to put on the outside but haven't got that far yet. The dresser is a mess right now, because somehow the bottom drawer during the move had the bottom of it pulled out, and someone shoved the drawer back in, over the bottom so it is stuck, and I am trying to not destroy the antique dresser. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9D5T0NidFOwZ6EolO3i1Dq3kxI1Xj9zZLPTbQcTCdH0IMPzKBH7vf7aS__yBA32LExYuWaclaLJU7oLP3hXm_jgh2fzy_5NkRjrCqOFg65-m6myiTFLoK5DUuixwcqFcEabPcKO24vbwCDj_Eu3DvHowJiTV63rcCLsBcmJv2Ri_UwfVY-_aQCDne44/s4032/Door%20in%20my%20bedroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9D5T0NidFOwZ6EolO3i1Dq3kxI1Xj9zZLPTbQcTCdH0IMPzKBH7vf7aS__yBA32LExYuWaclaLJU7oLP3hXm_jgh2fzy_5NkRjrCqOFg65-m6myiTFLoK5DUuixwcqFcEabPcKO24vbwCDj_Eu3DvHowJiTV63rcCLsBcmJv2Ri_UwfVY-_aQCDne44/s320/Door%20in%20my%20bedroom.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3D0zt7v2apAj-OMPkUgHKJs6k8pep5GOb5Z6oiKxTEb_p_W2cbC5dvV-NlVruvBpwSuWc_z-YcTM5yFPRmUrMRK30tLMEjsdhQ8TWnf-kZH2pWHsr3F8WH2AcRqpIRoq3Pe_COwXeSaM6so73lMK3TKY5KAhYrNsC5rCzzLXb8LUwRZD8rAoXZZZbG0/s4032/Door%20to%20hallway.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3D0zt7v2apAj-OMPkUgHKJs6k8pep5GOb5Z6oiKxTEb_p_W2cbC5dvV-NlVruvBpwSuWc_z-YcTM5yFPRmUrMRK30tLMEjsdhQ8TWnf-kZH2pWHsr3F8WH2AcRqpIRoq3Pe_COwXeSaM6so73lMK3TKY5KAhYrNsC5rCzzLXb8LUwRZD8rAoXZZZbG0/s320/Door%20to%20hallway.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Doorway to the hall. </p><p> I have met a few neighbors. Our scheduling seems to be off, we keep having appointments for days
that there are community events, like Bingo, and the Ducky Derby. <br /></p><p>The weather has been hot, but not as hot as in the rest of the country, and we cool down to the low 50's at night. We were checking directions and discovered that my phone not only has a compass but also tells me elevation. My house sits at 2,000 feet above sea level. I have been trying to get back into my fitness, and eating routine, but have struggled since hurting my knee last year. I did go for a walk the other day, it was too hot for Bobbin to go, I didn't want her to burn her feet. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0MFLq7BpHSzMm6MK1hkHmHQWvjjBlbzY2tkvbp3-2FAcGuDg_gTTscinXQ5Wbwu08XQJXnE0Y3ND2IllHTZMPdSCP1MWfHC-ZpHnWpIAbjjSHQkPW59ZMirN0mbrRgpSXBD98G0ygly-GzK-d0canlyNZgelND2sOVoHmebSzKNHj2sqEnANnFpNyYo/s4032/Scott%20River.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0MFLq7BpHSzMm6MK1hkHmHQWvjjBlbzY2tkvbp3-2FAcGuDg_gTTscinXQ5Wbwu08XQJXnE0Y3ND2IllHTZMPdSCP1MWfHC-ZpHnWpIAbjjSHQkPW59ZMirN0mbrRgpSXBD98G0ygly-GzK-d0canlyNZgelND2sOVoHmebSzKNHj2sqEnANnFpNyYo/s320/Scott%20River.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I took this picture from the road, which is narrow, twisty, and turny, and barely one lane. You can see how far above the river I was, and I didn't realize what a climb I had done until I drove it the other day. I walked about 1 1/2 miles up the road, and back. No wonder I was hurting afterwards. </p><p>I have more to share, but I think that is enough for today. Keep cool! I forgot how much work it is to move. It took me several hours to set up my wireless printer today, then I had to make an appointment for a smog check so I can get my vehicle registered. I read the driver's manual and took several practice tests I think I can pass. So that is next on my agenda, hopefully next week. I can't wait to really settle in and have time to sew. What project do i want to work on first! </p><p>Have a fabulous week!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-39903470185629274692023-06-15T00:00:00.001-04:002023-06-15T00:00:00.146-04:00I Am Back I Like Thursday 216<p style="text-align: justify;"> A lot has happened in life since my last I like Thursday post in October. I lived with my parents, younger sister(funny story we were never close due to the age difference, but now we are close...it is now us against them [the parents], and her twenty something son through the holidays, sold my farm and homes in Michigan and finally settled down.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to my new home near Scott Bar, California!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMJwCKNl6s5GxgGaPfO7VsOyVtuAioNm3_0WiJWcAjgUPzK3xloSWkV-nSNx99a9LdGSTA-Ght4oqRvB1qoxl6swjEUSQD_cLPs57xpS-krE7rqQNskINS_3RGK4rQC28Oiv7NicY9UI0te3f6LcbpN6BP5FkFhV2xzFAfwkptt-PE-PfShXx7Qg_/s1300/data=4Y3fvypEOuzRkhQSWdP2nxRG7cYu8ct09Qfel9GKz_l_EYHJpdTRTcUf4DSHPemxcFU4bMKLpHzUgm_gfk7_UzR_9W8Kj8IhAIWq3Dskh3Scott%20Bar%20Map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1300" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMJwCKNl6s5GxgGaPfO7VsOyVtuAioNm3_0WiJWcAjgUPzK3xloSWkV-nSNx99a9LdGSTA-Ght4oqRvB1qoxl6swjEUSQD_cLPs57xpS-krE7rqQNskINS_3RGK4rQC28Oiv7NicY9UI0te3f6LcbpN6BP5FkFhV2xzFAfwkptt-PE-PfShXx7Qg_/s320/data=4Y3fvypEOuzRkhQSWdP2nxRG7cYu8ct09Qfel9GKz_l_EYHJpdTRTcUf4DSHPemxcFU4bMKLpHzUgm_gfk7_UzR_9W8Kj8IhAIWq3Dskh3Scott%20Bar%20Map.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> My house is about 3 miles from the post office. We are about 6 miles from California highway 96, and about 1 hour from Yreka. The closest towns that have at least a small grocery store are Fort Jones which is only about 25 miles, but 40 minutes due to the road, and Happy Camp, which is about 45 miles away. There is Seiad Valley, which is only about 15 miles but they call it the inconvenience store and that is still about 30 minutes away. If you ever read about people walking the Pacific Crest Trail, Seiad Valley is a frequent stop. Oh and my nearest human neighbors are about 1/2 a mile away. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDsw3z8esNU9QlutR7lpawMzYsPraiJFbHpoiy9pC06OZ24lzZFnkKAlRbstowzTq2Y4ljNgDB_GDj7YGu3LKNbGY1oyCVxyKw21MX1lycr9nW2r_n2jkXC0lXEej8mVrvjtCkB_MbzMsbK_CdBIbeRp7NQDx5l0h1NtpFFFqbnZkhip4KevMmxV3/s1440/Scott%20Bar%20Post%20Office.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDsw3z8esNU9QlutR7lpawMzYsPraiJFbHpoiy9pC06OZ24lzZFnkKAlRbstowzTq2Y4ljNgDB_GDj7YGu3LKNbGY1oyCVxyKw21MX1lycr9nW2r_n2jkXC0lXEej8mVrvjtCkB_MbzMsbK_CdBIbeRp7NQDx5l0h1NtpFFFqbnZkhip4KevMmxV3/s320/Scott%20Bar%20Post%20Office.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post Office</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I actually have to go to the post office, there is no mail delivery here, but there is Amazon, and UPS!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZKAZprx1RnnWtO_k9uUJaafdDANjx2oL2S-zou0Uk-rANM7G4dEK6mcEUYpLJCIk7qr1lpWdF59in3s8Gi3Y1OPDKxLYwnZ7Q6LW7iGqXMOLpZ0Za0AL6OsHDNqZW9NUzyu2fgYISQTEFU4Qr0rTSLspMRs6N_VbaOzYr6_dkrXFgT06e-cNsggT/s1024/House%202.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1024" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZKAZprx1RnnWtO_k9uUJaafdDANjx2oL2S-zou0Uk-rANM7G4dEK6mcEUYpLJCIk7qr1lpWdF59in3s8Gi3Y1OPDKxLYwnZ7Q6LW7iGqXMOLpZ0Za0AL6OsHDNqZW9NUzyu2fgYISQTEFU4Qr0rTSLspMRs6N_VbaOzYr6_dkrXFgT06e-cNsggT/s320/House%202.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3Sjz1XNJL7ZhqVL6lbjsW9B1XkzDe5J9s1c4GMnF7xuQenOAPgIeKDeTQ39IiOnxN0KVqkNadUdTjkeVZwysVJKEODHSp1n8fTUZMYIngYYC74goBsow7F2V6__hLDxEzcW0yBfN7KRchFkyQ4ysaCWahCBj9Rw-h5Ba6GB-KDjH0vZzRrkY9UDw/s960/House.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="960" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3Sjz1XNJL7ZhqVL6lbjsW9B1XkzDe5J9s1c4GMnF7xuQenOAPgIeKDeTQ39IiOnxN0KVqkNadUdTjkeVZwysVJKEODHSp1n8fTUZMYIngYYC74goBsow7F2V6__hLDxEzcW0yBfN7KRchFkyQ4ysaCWahCBj9Rw-h5Ba6GB-KDjH0vZzRrkY9UDw/s320/House.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p>I stole the pictures from my real estate agent. This was early spring. The Wisteria entrance to the yard. For a couple of weeks it was full of happy bees, and hummingbirds. It is an older home and it is made of cinder blocks.....which is really funny considering the farmhouse was made of Michigan block which were cement blocks made in a form. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApJJz8dm112AjSPv0M3WWQYZb8m-qMK-UUKu79W6BSBGfCre0qy-aRHts3Il2RUGPj58UmYKI8TqWm3svD-2IO6Zx_AAPoW3mLz7KjzL6jYLVoFJhfEtry4babIJ1tTyCMwo04y6E5mdTg7uN1yEk6HPO0_vBA9epWT1atRQSeL-bfQmgRMtHpsH8/s1080/Wisteria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApJJz8dm112AjSPv0M3WWQYZb8m-qMK-UUKu79W6BSBGfCre0qy-aRHts3Il2RUGPj58UmYKI8TqWm3svD-2IO6Zx_AAPoW3mLz7KjzL6jYLVoFJhfEtry4babIJ1tTyCMwo04y6E5mdTg7uN1yEk6HPO0_vBA9epWT1atRQSeL-bfQmgRMtHpsH8/s320/Wisteria.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As a family we all talked about the fact that we aren't getting any younger, and that it is important to have family nearby. My oldest daughter, her husband and mother in law just purchase a beautiful new home that is to be multi-generational home. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I thought about it and asked if I could find and afford a big enough house if the middle daughter Rebecca would like to move her family in with me. Since her husband can work remotely it was a resounding yes after living over a decade in a high rise in downtown Portland. This house fit the bill. While I am downsizing considerably it has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large living room, and separate living area with a sewing/sitting room for me. There is a tiny home which needs some work, as well as a large shed that was at one time used as a bedroom, Chris my daughter's husband will use it as an office when he is working. A barn, huge woodshed with a sawmill, 3 more small sheds, a bunch of fruit trees, and a very large garden area. Also I now own over 6 acres once again. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This will be a multi part showing. Excuse the boxes and stuff sitting all over. Moving in has been very slow. Main reason is how very dirty the inside of the house was, it is getting there slowly, but on a daily I clean something that is so nasty and disgusting that it grosses me out completely. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The kitchen, downside, only a couple of upper cabinets, and neither of them are in a good place to be accessible. I have been lining all the cabinets, and have went through many rolls. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEUANrKtO15U9KafuPACNkf1ZDRcGjFt_sFAb7RM9xUFuXe0YjbPJq1OrMnp6OYyWRRn4Vk7lQ4m9wG_o9zV3wYw3rEBgtrSgNGbQU3nQxS2iJ-T5j-vwkX4sAQQ50av2sNF_BQVvH4FE29WhexalFVHTvYFwMShJ1Y7_doma_2rUDmAmwmu4Fuaa/s1080/Kitchen%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEUANrKtO15U9KafuPACNkf1ZDRcGjFt_sFAb7RM9xUFuXe0YjbPJq1OrMnp6OYyWRRn4Vk7lQ4m9wG_o9zV3wYw3rEBgtrSgNGbQU3nQxS2iJ-T5j-vwkX4sAQQ50av2sNF_BQVvH4FE29WhexalFVHTvYFwMShJ1Y7_doma_2rUDmAmwmu4Fuaa/s320/Kitchen%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtBlbkbIKg9_SVRkYgN5zz_oNwP4rzoW_N1FvH7l2ud33eVAEJM3JF8hhiiwwIZjeCl7YLVE2AT1LQ-xI8idWKBArclWvDfSmPC0zoDB4xrOz-v9yZN9aYPcApdxpU184aZBJUL1MQ6qRMQHvC8wEOa7nZgr4MNLFZ2TCJZoC54yuDOeTlV-us0r3/s1080/Kitchen%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtBlbkbIKg9_SVRkYgN5zz_oNwP4rzoW_N1FvH7l2ud33eVAEJM3JF8hhiiwwIZjeCl7YLVE2AT1LQ-xI8idWKBArclWvDfSmPC0zoDB4xrOz-v9yZN9aYPcApdxpU184aZBJUL1MQ6qRMQHvC8wEOa7nZgr4MNLFZ2TCJZoC54yuDOeTlV-us0r3/s320/Kitchen%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The window straight ahead looks out to an enclosed entryway. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs_GQCd2yu1J9wrqmBKIp0w0MKFoW7dI3ORg6jWDGGSxUwUV00kQ-GdJ1lhzpyXTF0cMPRUO6okf6AliXR5n9en0LqkYQQqM1SCbThVG2D-EzMOmCjNd5VQqjOCDlS_s6dDWnzVCzax3zbMIs-clhGPK0WusJGMAA-7kCJMeF9gm5rI5g6Sjgs-vN/s1080/Kitchen%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs_GQCd2yu1J9wrqmBKIp0w0MKFoW7dI3ORg6jWDGGSxUwUV00kQ-GdJ1lhzpyXTF0cMPRUO6okf6AliXR5n9en0LqkYQQqM1SCbThVG2D-EzMOmCjNd5VQqjOCDlS_s6dDWnzVCzax3zbMIs-clhGPK0WusJGMAA-7kCJMeF9gm5rI5g6Sjgs-vN/s320/Kitchen%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Huge kitchen island, but it is all drawers, and the drawers have no support, also there is no way to pull the drawers out to clean, and on the far end is a pull out garbage can that is so disgusting I haven't even touched it yet. Imagine a kitchen with 12 drawers, but only 2 lower cabinets, 2 lower that are very slim, and one lower corner cabinet. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDVuC2zmHBirYJWBVWpWd9B7VbhPsMSUdIx-0jJHlBKxzDaayeRGLihmiGd9rSlibCYklynoHXsEqd1dNdJJQn9fZNglTwi5M-YY164sZ2pPchqk1yqLnu0N3gaVEDR6EqWdJoQo33vNI3qtWvnArMYHB8IoRxiCSsyc6z4G0Tuy08ND8yPKDk7U8/s1080/Kitchen%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDVuC2zmHBirYJWBVWpWd9B7VbhPsMSUdIx-0jJHlBKxzDaayeRGLihmiGd9rSlibCYklynoHXsEqd1dNdJJQn9fZNglTwi5M-YY164sZ2pPchqk1yqLnu0N3gaVEDR6EqWdJoQo33vNI3qtWvnArMYHB8IoRxiCSsyc6z4G0Tuy08ND8yPKDk7U8/s320/Kitchen%204.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The kitchen pantry. I have cleaned it several times, and am currently lining the shelves and cleaning the shelves one more time. I did buy a new fridge. Rebecca and I moved it into the house, and I encouraged Becca to unpack it, oh the smiles of unpacking a brand new fridge that was hers!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhby10TrXz37CvJ9aZy2aYOgxEAx45EPB_0_ttfNMCHh1bOi98soFKWJHzBQnh1EWgFg8KM-vLDd57rzGHzBkaZD89uWo3ey8qMFF6oVWcMQ8p1oBATa0Vo0_7j0ZlfEGnWUTq0HI7itNecC-jM4IDx5fSYFcgkr2Ek-PdB9TPL-t3FQ-s5xifdl1iT/s1080/Kitchen%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhby10TrXz37CvJ9aZy2aYOgxEAx45EPB_0_ttfNMCHh1bOi98soFKWJHzBQnh1EWgFg8KM-vLDd57rzGHzBkaZD89uWo3ey8qMFF6oVWcMQ8p1oBATa0Vo0_7j0ZlfEGnWUTq0HI7itNecC-jM4IDx5fSYFcgkr2Ek-PdB9TPL-t3FQ-s5xifdl1iT/s320/Kitchen%205.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The bottom cabinets will be taken out and the Hoosier will fit there perfectly as well as possibly the mini fridge we will use for drinks. </p><p>This is going to be the living room, it is large enough we think we can put a small dining table near the window and still have room for a couple of couches.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGzNihJ8a2mMzJ5QuAp4mRQ0Dt6568yZzMraMjDiaQxrxDnYcCyx785A2xw5LbvKKDU7HFL3AFdb8qV9bdJ8po7vQyLzpBH1qoleaTV2_YrZ4hOsAypwb-lqFoEp8wSegj4gqdfc7Til6gdayMy_kyCbLznax4yJl8tmqGtt8bwIx2PpK0J9INMMf/s1080/Living%20room%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGzNihJ8a2mMzJ5QuAp4mRQ0Dt6568yZzMraMjDiaQxrxDnYcCyx785A2xw5LbvKKDU7HFL3AFdb8qV9bdJ8po7vQyLzpBH1qoleaTV2_YrZ4hOsAypwb-lqFoEp8wSegj4gqdfc7Til6gdayMy_kyCbLznax4yJl8tmqGtt8bwIx2PpK0J9INMMf/s320/Living%20room%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGEwhBlx-ajzgaHPx9Bwr5fAQnilSj35sIvrYURPiqfczUpIjXUzxcsVz3_uKKyFmw-VnLEBQ_12Icda9WgSi-aG-YvTlHZolPHg6s-1KH3Ds4zqJ2KF_BfM1RvVjHZjTfd4J-tEmVODOT-7IQEFfqLj7_GsQyCMmAJieCNFFQk7XZi5BgYhjx1Ie/s1080/Living%20room%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGEwhBlx-ajzgaHPx9Bwr5fAQnilSj35sIvrYURPiqfczUpIjXUzxcsVz3_uKKyFmw-VnLEBQ_12Icda9WgSi-aG-YvTlHZolPHg6s-1KH3Ds4zqJ2KF_BfM1RvVjHZjTfd4J-tEmVODOT-7IQEFfqLj7_GsQyCMmAJieCNFFQk7XZi5BgYhjx1Ie/s320/Living%20room%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The huge picture hides an old metal window that at one time looked at the back. Because the house is block, the window would have to be chiseled out. Instead they just covered it up, as well as some others. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qtpqpq-4Rl8KaNtgOJCGgt3wCAuFHy5KoUkrDLEmHlM0_o3zlqC5yvrpLeIkILr1_99W8HI3pSWE0QwDnsx0Wm2moAFmdkw5h8QdKxV75WOGghPvswijjq_MgchcwG8hngfnVxNptbonlDLZmSZuapE46zEidTVxF79ONAt0bcWTqWpXfK4T3dai/s1080/Living%20room%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qtpqpq-4Rl8KaNtgOJCGgt3wCAuFHy5KoUkrDLEmHlM0_o3zlqC5yvrpLeIkILr1_99W8HI3pSWE0QwDnsx0Wm2moAFmdkw5h8QdKxV75WOGghPvswijjq_MgchcwG8hngfnVxNptbonlDLZmSZuapE46zEidTVxF79ONAt0bcWTqWpXfK4T3dai/s320/Living%20room%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The door goes to my sitting/sewing room, bathroom, and bedroom. There is another doorway to the left that goes to Becca's family's rooms and bathroom.<br /><p></p><p>We have had some visitors, but the current one with the best picture is this guy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTzqS-ZXhj0v5MZrHS-0krFR6TG-jvllk-wpgFDlqIHxvLnmu3k-NYWk9vNkx1RJ9IHBuZEoKRKccaZA2UQ_S5wlvA2AoFtP2eg6xTzEF5uC9XK5SaTPzwHJkCsueXpweRRJimhVWyhqxrX9mn7LOPeiuqjZt_NoEwoIAG9U7KNHhwS2s2nO64Ro9/s1080/Snake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTzqS-ZXhj0v5MZrHS-0krFR6TG-jvllk-wpgFDlqIHxvLnmu3k-NYWk9vNkx1RJ9IHBuZEoKRKccaZA2UQ_S5wlvA2AoFtP2eg6xTzEF5uC9XK5SaTPzwHJkCsueXpweRRJimhVWyhqxrX9mn7LOPeiuqjZt_NoEwoIAG9U7KNHhwS2s2nO64Ro9/s320/Snake.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>He came into the entry way while we were moving appliances. He is just a western gopher snake, he slithered out and into a small side garden. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have a gorgeous Catalpa tree in the side yard full of bees now, a bunch of hummingbirds, some are even orange, I have one that follows me around the property when I go for a walk. I have named him Crush. I found this beautiful cactus flower, it bloomed after I weed whipped and mowed all the grass around it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCkkloSUqkBBUxOc3Od6dU1SWS8AsPG-8Qcu43XJlHTACJL9xfBmlBAID5mocpf_Pr_UaNQgfg15AGImOifCaa7FovnfO6FxCfXhGnV4IjPGhFP5bgZVAazPcqwqF1120nkavJ4xW5-pCSyudIpmoKNzgMpwzCxnz5RJ3MyYTJmoexYDhs7XUeP3B/s4032/Cactus%20blossom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCkkloSUqkBBUxOc3Od6dU1SWS8AsPG-8Qcu43XJlHTACJL9xfBmlBAID5mocpf_Pr_UaNQgfg15AGImOifCaa7FovnfO6FxCfXhGnV4IjPGhFP5bgZVAazPcqwqF1120nkavJ4xW5-pCSyudIpmoKNzgMpwzCxnz5RJ3MyYTJmoexYDhs7XUeP3B/s320/Cactus%20blossom.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Bobbin is loving life in the woods.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsp8B4g7uiambrmnKL0GVZ-q-SuYfPb719RI1tCZY4Co9Zj6LsJUqBFMMbCcIHXhPDK19tREgpOjjsC1gMqM3j1y9jBdoZjUebDh19qJTUuvqVUEr3dqb1xqh2K4L8rxZ2nfmd7Cde9jSTLgB1F9M-a0J28K2AnpRt2JvjQ2FSlg6IEgIpy--7zxD/s4032/Bobbin%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsp8B4g7uiambrmnKL0GVZ-q-SuYfPb719RI1tCZY4Co9Zj6LsJUqBFMMbCcIHXhPDK19tREgpOjjsC1gMqM3j1y9jBdoZjUebDh19qJTUuvqVUEr3dqb1xqh2K4L8rxZ2nfmd7Cde9jSTLgB1F9M-a0J28K2AnpRt2JvjQ2FSlg6IEgIpy--7zxD/s320/Bobbin%201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This weekend is father's day, unfortunately the girls scheduled the "big" move so I won't see my dad. My mom and he came to visit last week. At 82 he came, cut down a huge grape arbor which was growing against the house, a few dead fruit trees, and we both weed whacked a lot of tall grass down. He is my step dad, and when he was dating my mom when I was little he would come by early in the morning and get me up, dressed, fed, and do my hair in ringlets. Ladies, in my mind that made him a keeper. I got a chuckle recently he was trying to talk their dog Molly into getting up on his lap. It was so cute he said, come here Molly, let me brush your hair and make you all pretty. </p><p>💓💓💓</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4O_-gg8AAdUa074_tVwZYbdX86-MA0ZeLy3Rtu_tVLdON37gnfneTOaA9YZyZeOdoAhq1-PSEXT5KpEwjsok3pdBxt9ZStYgYSToZoT1xrHyHa0A777xTfym6ZzkhMbQjzySmIaz31f064WjDDF26Ze5h7IL3RD6wiLxIyH5R1TgwKxewnQ9H9Ls/s4032/My%20dad.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4O_-gg8AAdUa074_tVwZYbdX86-MA0ZeLy3Rtu_tVLdON37gnfneTOaA9YZyZeOdoAhq1-PSEXT5KpEwjsok3pdBxt9ZStYgYSToZoT1xrHyHa0A777xTfym6ZzkhMbQjzySmIaz31f064WjDDF26Ze5h7IL3RD6wiLxIyH5R1TgwKxewnQ9H9Ls/s320/My%20dad.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The other awesome dad in my life was Jeff my dear sweet husband. My daughters call him dad, and they miss him all the time, even though he was only part of their life for a few short years, he filled a huge chunk of their hearts, as well as all the grand kids. One big seller for this home is that it is only about 2 hours from Jeff's grave, so I can go visit ,ore often. I have been up there once since all this started. Recently I saw this and thought I had hit that point in life.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE10LMXjsisZWBFFWjxPEsAJIZd5wLptVSO2t7CZS8_tpXG7GoYNRIWlgVGywCxGWj3Y-4ZaiYxWDmjwH7pyyOS967ZobBc8u4zjRq7EhegPnO2VJAPR4YLcp8vFfKXUQofj026fun1W0cTRdm6FfEtf55ADoej-iUbYz08UcbtaLdKWjKSbQB-h36/s736/Remember.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE10LMXjsisZWBFFWjxPEsAJIZd5wLptVSO2t7CZS8_tpXG7GoYNRIWlgVGywCxGWj3Y-4ZaiYxWDmjwH7pyyOS967ZobBc8u4zjRq7EhegPnO2VJAPR4YLcp8vFfKXUQofj026fun1W0cTRdm6FfEtf55ADoej-iUbYz08UcbtaLdKWjKSbQB-h36/s320/Remember.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It feels good to be able to sit and blog, and I look forward to taking the time to start reading blogs again. I have missed all you lovely ladies!<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-5065940346719527192022-10-05T22:05:00.001-04:002022-10-05T22:05:15.589-04:00I Like Thursday #215<p> Oh surprise I am writing an I Like Thursday post. When life feels more in control it is amazing how at peace you can become. </p><p>I managed to get the last burn pile broke down and partially burned. It started like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pOsO5Y0opLLnWHA8kDJaOiJgwNOjCJDUsKHeVWFDvHwUtqcdqexzRMJxxzNT2GmP0mw9Tw3-LqPb_nie2IFbate3a2idTZnUcJm9Ms0OTYajiEVVmDaKjno8QPjLaoaqDRcYBFhe-rT98OBwrOeqE_ehJ2ktnRaEGwBcPZ8ujMkQnFQ6lZw2aMMU/s4032/Downed%20Trees.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pOsO5Y0opLLnWHA8kDJaOiJgwNOjCJDUsKHeVWFDvHwUtqcdqexzRMJxxzNT2GmP0mw9Tw3-LqPb_nie2IFbate3a2idTZnUcJm9Ms0OTYajiEVVmDaKjno8QPjLaoaqDRcYBFhe-rT98OBwrOeqE_ehJ2ktnRaEGwBcPZ8ujMkQnFQ6lZw2aMMU/s320/Downed%20Trees.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>You can see part of the big burn pile to the left. I kept working at it and finally got it down to a manageable level.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanZDrz3KnlHYYO1XicLZj1ZVNxeKg-ZGSxQfoJNYAYZJBVawKLhAT0NNSEoVuGWfAwmZKY0qC_C_-goBRKwy1YbragmAMBUfQc6RIXedYejqMmCF6OUxdKnjvIWEDwRtvIMwUnLWmiMZlxeMfj-cPxQytqIqq_61lreRpfHoLpDiWDPuJYvCx833a/s4032/Almost%20Done.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanZDrz3KnlHYYO1XicLZj1ZVNxeKg-ZGSxQfoJNYAYZJBVawKLhAT0NNSEoVuGWfAwmZKY0qC_C_-goBRKwy1YbragmAMBUfQc6RIXedYejqMmCF6OUxdKnjvIWEDwRtvIMwUnLWmiMZlxeMfj-cPxQytqIqq_61lreRpfHoLpDiWDPuJYvCx833a/s320/Almost%20Done.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>And I finally got it done. The pile was about 10 feet tall. It feels so nice to have it done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzqDrraP5KjelrICsU4VehkbRagUewzNjBoHd5DL7KtIfsyCmZ-mgxQ3uQUCMBs8Fu8SVWZaMBqYE50FoCDzXOyraEcseSUJP2AAd8BPs4mw1OY9i_jo8auzLgD1MrFgwnczYu3Mapw5CD2GnBUi6G9MqVlQSuVjwNR9Pvu20FVqxvH1FyWQMGV0U/s4032/After.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzqDrraP5KjelrICsU4VehkbRagUewzNjBoHd5DL7KtIfsyCmZ-mgxQ3uQUCMBs8Fu8SVWZaMBqYE50FoCDzXOyraEcseSUJP2AAd8BPs4mw1OY9i_jo8auzLgD1MrFgwnczYu3Mapw5CD2GnBUi6G9MqVlQSuVjwNR9Pvu20FVqxvH1FyWQMGV0U/s320/After.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Life is moving along. I decided to hire an auction company to take care of the barn. While there were some things I really wanted to keep, but decided that the best bet was to let it go. An example was the greenhouse that Jeff had bought me right before he died, but I had to consider how much space it would take up on a truck to move. I can always buy another one. Watching some things get loaded up were very bittersweet, but hopefully someone will buy it and love it once again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyjXQ5OQ7dI_70Oh6-enD1kF-De7RmXZBgafjbaV_p6-t9BpnCd0kEs8aCbwskYaiPLPWoJeld7V_0Ny_Kiza6X_BvJNqPrLu0bcLADJTU296nlYidMiWEBaiH8svqQX4uM9FAE3mi7WjvefGE18eE3iiFs0wTNayS1lLq5OAI9MKfy70FDRV0nKX/s4032/Tractors.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyjXQ5OQ7dI_70Oh6-enD1kF-De7RmXZBgafjbaV_p6-t9BpnCd0kEs8aCbwskYaiPLPWoJeld7V_0Ny_Kiza6X_BvJNqPrLu0bcLADJTU296nlYidMiWEBaiH8svqQX4uM9FAE3mi7WjvefGE18eE3iiFs0wTNayS1lLq5OAI9MKfy70FDRV0nKX/s320/Tractors.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>These were the two tractors that Jeff was working on. A John Deere AO, and a John Deere Unstyled A. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzmwNRRerGpUFtmyhokIdO6nwzY7w7pYmo7zJApSsoIu6A9oyGl7Oc3YVuAs9oMw1-xDhnbILvSnZumTTb_xiBDeb58qt4Emk4fYWvy4RifsolZSWTl_hUw1utw116emcox8lnYDd6tym432kWN9ZEoV3a7Gc9oIVZL00YauFGnXxLxQMK1Ecz97V/s4032/Tippy%20Toe%20Wheels.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzmwNRRerGpUFtmyhokIdO6nwzY7w7pYmo7zJApSsoIu6A9oyGl7Oc3YVuAs9oMw1-xDhnbILvSnZumTTb_xiBDeb58qt4Emk4fYWvy4RifsolZSWTl_hUw1utw116emcox8lnYDd6tym432kWN9ZEoV3a7Gc9oIVZL00YauFGnXxLxQMK1Ecz97V/s320/Tippy%20Toe%20Wheels.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-e_K-tzcgqqkXhCB137oJQRtK1j0gIDRftqdKyzmPOzoXmQhe0ORi4N0thhEomM6iLcbOMgn-qEsM2ajuCw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>It was amazing watching the auction company go through the barn. They were very quick and efficient. They only took what they knew they could sell. When it was all said and done they took out 3 flat beds of mowers, tractors, 3 full trailers, and 5 what they termed totes which were about 4 foot by 6 foot by 4 foot, heaped full. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PGyqwR1AtPeBpXgyF7ndDQswaL_M4MzztYJYDVbK0TABmk8z8-0Usj0ZtVv53ErjSYhiL1cNaF69tRQgBFlYEZLrqXmo8FOj3_yEs_WoC-P-a77VV2xymCn5jDZXaf30kBKFKQKhy0sH4G20rNAiOL_kUyyuTff5s_LUwUu9y8MdQ4Y-LYS5hLJT/s4032/What%20Remains.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PGyqwR1AtPeBpXgyF7ndDQswaL_M4MzztYJYDVbK0TABmk8z8-0Usj0ZtVv53ErjSYhiL1cNaF69tRQgBFlYEZLrqXmo8FOj3_yEs_WoC-P-a77VV2xymCn5jDZXaf30kBKFKQKhy0sH4G20rNAiOL_kUyyuTff5s_LUwUu9y8MdQ4Y-LYS5hLJT/s320/What%20Remains.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>All that remained was a lot of dust and debris. Now that it is done, I feel very peaceful. </p><p>Before the auctioneers got here I went through Jeff's collectibles. Toys, knives, hats, puzzles, and pocket watches.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3RudnKwNAXSvJPvaSL1yH3b8dsUaw9cUwnO1CJCa31NK0EplI0VyrFhiTrEAyClZ_veihuGDz8GNcT_MDHM5lEInmT4HXwk0AvKFdTnGKPB6Uq2LE31A9aE3DHaPxunjZNqj_rzZO7FfhDBrQKT6KWfutv5jIUcx4mS2cAcHHtR1DfCYpSlNHWqu/s1080/Hats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3RudnKwNAXSvJPvaSL1yH3b8dsUaw9cUwnO1CJCa31NK0EplI0VyrFhiTrEAyClZ_veihuGDz8GNcT_MDHM5lEInmT4HXwk0AvKFdTnGKPB6Uq2LE31A9aE3DHaPxunjZNqj_rzZO7FfhDBrQKT6KWfutv5jIUcx4mS2cAcHHtR1DfCYpSlNHWqu/s320/Hats.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyodoCti8KUYCiyqc0WU6LNrxMdgjdb_wufY-yQlrAsfgqwmd91f7Ki4uOUXt4FKCYSL_eZW41K0f0uqTtSbp9yiBb7RiqT1pL0MT4Foj3LmMC2cXOHqjdUOQ-OIXCLd1i4p9nByxOz947jnjiek7r9N4wfoStqPt7EXbqQsIqG6m1K3d30eYQa31/s1080/Participation%20Plaques.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyodoCti8KUYCiyqc0WU6LNrxMdgjdb_wufY-yQlrAsfgqwmd91f7Ki4uOUXt4FKCYSL_eZW41K0f0uqTtSbp9yiBb7RiqT1pL0MT4Foj3LmMC2cXOHqjdUOQ-OIXCLd1i4p9nByxOz947jnjiek7r9N4wfoStqPt7EXbqQsIqG6m1K3d30eYQa31/s320/Participation%20Plaques.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkNYjbvFA0yq1bd-n8c4LgFJEwu2LzLiGZ0TE2sEy0-EG2kbv9bffYFMpU35DrpWmc9ilyqzL1FCmdyeh_i2x55BtpZjv4MaweJd7xxUiMY1-iCs0vVgxjenTe3q_ZE-iUWnlxdULG3rRdAlr4NeuO8QCNUawOLkLY9_eDYLbS__23mppBHGSUoPG/s4032/Plane.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkNYjbvFA0yq1bd-n8c4LgFJEwu2LzLiGZ0TE2sEy0-EG2kbv9bffYFMpU35DrpWmc9ilyqzL1FCmdyeh_i2x55BtpZjv4MaweJd7xxUiMY1-iCs0vVgxjenTe3q_ZE-iUWnlxdULG3rRdAlr4NeuO8QCNUawOLkLY9_eDYLbS__23mppBHGSUoPG/s320/Plane.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiMKKtD9n65tjhFeRgt5ui3-jznQ1qLviSU98Hpq2BDiwu7ACMvGLxAneH9CsO0KUKPTiU1FfoFIcY_m6Fxq0JgMliM-gW-IuLAZu2Y2cYUun7NWyc44avZ0bAzqx4iu2XdDmuAZudu4V1lEtbpgCLnhKWUqo9S7igIYq9rthJdwp4hjDcjkTkWfW/s4032/Waterloo%20Boy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiMKKtD9n65tjhFeRgt5ui3-jznQ1qLviSU98Hpq2BDiwu7ACMvGLxAneH9CsO0KUKPTiU1FfoFIcY_m6Fxq0JgMliM-gW-IuLAZu2Y2cYUun7NWyc44avZ0bAzqx4iu2XdDmuAZudu4V1lEtbpgCLnhKWUqo9S7igIYq9rthJdwp4hjDcjkTkWfW/s320/Waterloo%20Boy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I kept a couple of the tractors, I kept one of the hats for all of the grand kids, they chose via a chat. </p><p>While I am not ready for the upcoming holiday season I did like some of the things I saw at the store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE2XwFtsAFcL0Gyrv6rpqYXgeVrEOL38Oo5LOrwwdPdjyzqtisBJ8dZy4De303ObsFVGye6A0HZXDoST2OEIHDQ2AF3smwq9gA2NvEl6MCQAW4R9chbwgdlJfF3hvHc4ONnDIf6VYdVbtsq5FhfIMBLTiqcPeR2xIHKxn08-WN2fxIgkeMcbmTOtH/s4032/Skull%20Cupcake%20pan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE2XwFtsAFcL0Gyrv6rpqYXgeVrEOL38Oo5LOrwwdPdjyzqtisBJ8dZy4De303ObsFVGye6A0HZXDoST2OEIHDQ2AF3smwq9gA2NvEl6MCQAW4R9chbwgdlJfF3hvHc4ONnDIf6VYdVbtsq5FhfIMBLTiqcPeR2xIHKxn08-WN2fxIgkeMcbmTOtH/s320/Skull%20Cupcake%20pan.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I thought these skull cupcake pans were kind of cool. No I didn't buy them, but I did consider it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyJCUID9vdb3DYSEck-JmILL4B-FAOan0l8f5phxqURDlO-SRDauC_YY__N1Rs729V-L2MxZCRD8ADVq4_moMUA6B1LbwEosaQKK4-Y-rRTDacKUiXHl_XubU0pn1AlOuiCK4HN6oSP8CJjUwKfImXUKZJFd8AzdDY-RhBWPDdV0X1rxMQdhFoBRb/s4032/Pumpkin%20lights.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyJCUID9vdb3DYSEck-JmILL4B-FAOan0l8f5phxqURDlO-SRDauC_YY__N1Rs729V-L2MxZCRD8ADVq4_moMUA6B1LbwEosaQKK4-Y-rRTDacKUiXHl_XubU0pn1AlOuiCK4HN6oSP8CJjUwKfImXUKZJFd8AzdDY-RhBWPDdV0X1rxMQdhFoBRb/s320/Pumpkin%20lights.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I also thought these buffalo plaid lights were cute. </p><p>LeeAnna's prompt for the week was apples. I was never much for apple pie, but I found a recipe that made something similar to a Dutch Apple pie, I usually use 3-4 different apples in my pie. </p><p>Every year Jeff and I went to a local apple orchard and bought a variety of apples called Mutsu. They are not a commercial variety because they are not "pretty" but they are a very good tasting apple. They are firm and slightly tart like a Granny Smith. </p><p>Life is moving along, and it seems like it is settling into a routine, and also that things are moving forward. I am grateful that I have a peace and feel like life is not spinning out of control. </p><p>Now head over to<a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com"> LeeAnna's </a>and check out the other I Like Thursday Posts. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-89806356549249944272022-09-21T19:33:00.001-04:002022-09-21T19:33:09.169-04:00When Life Happens<p> Wow I have not been on the computer hardly at all and it shows! Five thousand e-mails in my inbox, and when I looked at the last time I blogged it was August 10th. I am not going to call this an I Like post, because as you read this you will think there isn't a whole lot going on to like really. I will totally understand if you don't read this story all the way through. This is more like an informative post. <br /></p><p>My daughter and her family moved about 5 hours north in July. I have been up to visit a couple of times and really love the area. The downside, they left me a huge mess on the property to clean up. Animal pens to be removed, a playhouse they had built and left because it had mold, and a lot of building debris from their different starts of projects. Also they had a 26 foot Travel trailer parked in my barn and I wanted it out so I could hire a company to come in to prepare it either for an auction or an estate sale. I had wanted to get their house and property on the market at the beginning of August. But.....</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD4K0GIo-vrvSeJzQHdnPW3us3UrLVdkey9JNaSbe1i4FhZTB8vhODAfyxWs7E4xZZ2gqcUQJUK0WTXm44opedznJ63IIaHj-0LEms-BZMIVZKs9Dm6q8HRyBY38_T_KqfzXRoZh2FT6lYJo0dCM3qwIERhT1a3CqMyo5r6SeKfaCqULIjmKdF_S2/s4032/Bobbin%20Helping.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD4K0GIo-vrvSeJzQHdnPW3us3UrLVdkey9JNaSbe1i4FhZTB8vhODAfyxWs7E4xZZ2gqcUQJUK0WTXm44opedznJ63IIaHj-0LEms-BZMIVZKs9Dm6q8HRyBY38_T_KqfzXRoZh2FT6lYJo0dCM3qwIERhT1a3CqMyo5r6SeKfaCqULIjmKdF_S2/s320/Bobbin%20Helping.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> 1st order of business, replace the glass in the door. The last thing I needed was someone coming in and having a squatter, or ripping out all the wiring and plumbing, which seems to happen a lot to homes which are vacant. I called and the earliest the guy could come out was 2 weeks! </p><p>Next was cleaning the house. Unfortunately they have been battling a mice problem and with them, and all the critters gone I baited all over and got on top of that one really quickly. I then started cleaning the house. There are places where the paint is peeling severely (not their fault) someone had painted over enamel paint with latex a few years ago. Many of the outlets were broken, so I had to replace them. For some reason they cut a corner out of all the mini blinds, so they could peek out, there was gum mashed into the laminate in several spots (easy fix with a little ice, and a light hand with a scraper). For two days I scrubbed and aired out the house. In the meantime I had several people express an interest in buying the house. I told them how much I wanted and one told me that my property had no value , and another offered an amount much lower than I was thinking of asking. </p><p>I had called a real estate agent a friend recommended and our first appointment was cancelled, because of a closing which had ran very late. Between my work schedule and hers we finally managed to get together, the same day the man came to replace the glass, which was around the 17th of August. I told her what I wanted, she went to research the market and was to get back to me in a couple of days. Oh and the glass guy didn't have a piece of tempered glass in stock the size I needed and would have to order, and it should be about a week. </p><p>The real estate agent got back to me after doing the market analysis and was surprised that I was pretty much on the money when it came to price, and so we agreed to list the house, and she would be out in a couple of days. </p><p>I was still cleaning up the property, and ran up to my daughter's house to borrow a child for a few days to help take down the pens and houses because frankly it was a huge job. At that time there were some comments made, that they didn't understand what the big deal was with cleaning up. I tried to explain, that I knew I could not pay for 2 households, electric, gas, water, nor could I afford the winter taxes in December so I really needed to at least get it on the market. </p><p>Upon returning home I discovered for some reason the county had decided to put down about 7 inches of gravel and close our road to through traffic. Unfortunately people ignored the sign still driving down the road at 50+ mph, and dirt, dust and debris rolled over my property for days. The whole house I had been working on getting prepped was covered in grit, grim, and it was even worse than before. About a week later they came down the road, put something on it and compacted it down so it is now like asphalt. <br /></p><p>The weather was very hot, humid,and dry. The grandson and I got one pen down, the the house torn down, and thrown on a burn pile. We took down fencing and rolled it up because my daughter stated they needed it. We pulled the playhouse down with the truck, and with all that we took down we had created 2 very large burn piles. The playhouse had been insulated so I had to bag that to dispose of and I discovered that they had taken vinyl siding and roofing out of my barn, but instead of replacing what they didn't use, they just left it laying in the yard. </p><p>In the meantime there was a building that Jeff had moved to our property, but the storm that happened the day he died, the wind had picked it up, flipped it over my barn and it landed facing a completely different direction. For years I asked the kids to help take it down, it could be fixed. No go, but it was now full of their belongings. I had notified Jeff's best friend that I was going to get ready to sell and if he had any belongings in the barn he needed to start retrieving them. Now here is the sad thing....that building that the wind had picked up and slammed down. The friend asked what I was going to do with it. I told him put it on Craigslist free to anyone who wanted to take it. They could use it scrap it, I didn't care. He looked at it, asked me to look at it with him. That building was about 16X 20 and it was made of 4 foot by 20 feet steel panels. There were approximately 12 panels total. He asked if he could have the building and I told him sure. The gentleman who is 70 years old had that building completely disassembled in 2 hours time. By himself!</p><p>All the belongings in that building needed to be moved out of the elements, so we went to get a hand truck, only to discover that the wheels needed to be inflated. Easy fix, I once owned a couple of air compressors, but when I went to fill the tire, the tire tire inflator is gone. The grandson mentions oh yeah, John took that. So off to Harbor Freight to get a new inflator. Then all those belongings move to my back barn. <br /></p><p>By now my mom knows I am very frustrated because I have been cleaning up this property for weeks. When I need a tool, it is gone, or I can't access it, and I haven't done a whole lot with my belongings, throw in work, daily housework, laundry, and I was about at the end of my rope. So she decided to send my middle daughter to help from Oregon. Now Rebecca will not fly, but when they discovered the train was only about $200 each way and it was about 2 1/2 days she was all in. She would arrive on September 2! <br /></p><p>The real estate agent cancelled because she had COVID and wouldn't be out of quarantine until September 4th! Since it was Labor Day weekend and I wanted to take Rebecca up to visit her sister I scheduled her for the 7th of September. The glass guy called, he had COVID! He wouldn't be available until after September 3rd. </p><p>August 29th....The day started we are trying to move all the fencing. It is all rolled, but it needs to be moved to my side of the property. It is all loaded on the truck, and the truck will go into gear, but it will not move. I had blown a transmission line. I am very frustrated and disgusted and walk away. But then, late in the afternoon, I am cooking dinner and talking on the phone to Rebecca when suddenly all of the branches on the trees out of my kitchen window are blowing North. I got off the phone and watched as this wind tore through with torrential rains. After the wind died down I went outside, then the tornado sirens went off, and my phone started sending notifications of strong storms. The wind had taken down parts of 11 trees on both properties, and took one tree completely down into the road. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvnHbwo0oAPffEOmZt5VkdSMDz8-NuN-ofVPLThkm400wT8sT-ILJci69_YO_Q38rkV-pAYB2vhu_YjyZBfjxLt--CmFuhzCrxgLcMWNAsTByegA8DHU3oBL2-syZtelMl2U95oGRibeCGW56ajRU7Ug4AnaT9q15GT-IkME6kTWKjd5Xpxa1xC9l/s4032/Broken%20Branches.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvnHbwo0oAPffEOmZt5VkdSMDz8-NuN-ofVPLThkm400wT8sT-ILJci69_YO_Q38rkV-pAYB2vhu_YjyZBfjxLt--CmFuhzCrxgLcMWNAsTByegA8DHU3oBL2-syZtelMl2U95oGRibeCGW56ajRU7Ug4AnaT9q15GT-IkME6kTWKjd5Xpxa1xC9l/s320/Broken%20Branches.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> The good thing? No trees or big branches down on any buildings. The bad thing was that the whole back yard of the house I wanted to sell was full of tree debris. The fire brigade came buy and cut the tree out of the road, and made sure I didn't have any downed lines. But our power was out. What could be considered a good thing, or a bad thing...branches fell all around the truck I blew the transmission line on, not one hit the darn truck. Sigh. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ApBPQTZ43aO1CnrsWN9fAiiRvDeG1ujXA6kKsiDRjnYsLuj3eYFiqqiIwkBZ31FYb9XLaJECqs6WzufsnAFKOfTjqpy2aVee7lOEiR1hFNsFRozB5cRyMB6JBcZJY9w8Nt-79W_HKgt8StO4IY_IS4t-suCcsgt8KY6fyxb7Xr3flmf5dBHIH3Jn/s4032/Lucky%20Truck.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ApBPQTZ43aO1CnrsWN9fAiiRvDeG1ujXA6kKsiDRjnYsLuj3eYFiqqiIwkBZ31FYb9XLaJECqs6WzufsnAFKOfTjqpy2aVee7lOEiR1hFNsFRozB5cRyMB6JBcZJY9w8Nt-79W_HKgt8StO4IY_IS4t-suCcsgt8KY6fyxb7Xr3flmf5dBHIH3Jn/s320/Lucky%20Truck.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It was 80 + degrees, humid, and the power was out! I drug small debris for about an hour and called it quits. I would have to cut the huge limbs, if I could get a chain saw going. I will say at this time, I was kind of done. But of course I could not find a tree saw.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PUElkLLVtdQRdL9w1gAapQ75wqzJ55HY4Ys2lNKI7K_9DX0in4Rdu8ky0-Pi8hmzu1vN3mlO50N06BiDzIJdKf0sV2cOzH4Cz7Y2jjE2PElTXicutAtvyNP1zE52R_ZahyE1T7KhVr31NtsMerfhxAJLkH8tIY3X3EJyAFx1K5l7POIw0La7AOjl/s4032/Downed%20Trees.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PUElkLLVtdQRdL9w1gAapQ75wqzJ55HY4Ys2lNKI7K_9DX0in4Rdu8ky0-Pi8hmzu1vN3mlO50N06BiDzIJdKf0sV2cOzH4Cz7Y2jjE2PElTXicutAtvyNP1zE52R_ZahyE1T7KhVr31NtsMerfhxAJLkH8tIY3X3EJyAFx1K5l7POIw0La7AOjl/s320/Downed%20Trees.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE7vcx3LMKoom1KahmYMrpD2WpB5RrgAjIL1630X6sAmt6lCRVQBAmbJ-rLj9lYR8pnOEEjLixiccZf6c2QRaHu3q5Cbkl8Ioxw3GGDxM5m4JEiRe6TPrjewiMcZKYnKRVbuRtMrGzEXaN5H63dWPDkdVvC6pVvTVSkotkaxzPkuPvLtoaa99KaKE/s4032/More%20Downed%20Trees.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE7vcx3LMKoom1KahmYMrpD2WpB5RrgAjIL1630X6sAmt6lCRVQBAmbJ-rLj9lYR8pnOEEjLixiccZf6c2QRaHu3q5Cbkl8Ioxw3GGDxM5m4JEiRe6TPrjewiMcZKYnKRVbuRtMrGzEXaN5H63dWPDkdVvC6pVvTVSkotkaxzPkuPvLtoaa99KaKE/s320/More%20Downed%20Trees.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The next morning, a friend texted me, her husband would cut the downed tree out of the driveway for me. While I was trying to figure out what to do about the no electricity, and fighting with one freezer that was melting like crazy for some reason, I remembered I own a generator, or 4! So I went searching for them in the barn. Yep I own 4 generators, but they were in stalls and the travel trailer was pretty much blocking all access, the one I may be able to get out, has flat tires. The grandson and I manage to pull it out even with the flat tires, and get it started. We then hook up a small portable compressor I had hidden in my house for working an air stapler, and inflate the tires, with a bit of help from my friend's husband Jim. Pull it over to the house and hook up the freezers and refrigerator. The generator ran for a couple of hours, then I ran it out of gas. Once I refilled it we just could not get it going once more. </p><p>I pulled debris for a couple of hours but then got on the phone with the insurance company to make claims. John the daughter's significant other showed up to help. But soon I realized he wasn't cutting anything small enough for me to handle, and he had created 2 more huge piles of debris, which were way too close to buildings to burn. When I asked why he put them there, I was told just leave it for the next person to clean up. At that point in time my best bet is to walk away before I say something which could be misinterpreted. Soon the grandson and John come popping into the house, they are going home. They have took the fencing they wanted and left the rest in the truck. </p><p>Due to the electricity being out I lost one whole freezer, and everything in the refrigerator. I also had a building moved off of its foundation, and more siding taken off of my garage.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQM0bTzioAZYIj7lBAGeYOKE7Kw9HMNVbEWcqsfOJS7ry2ToA7SJYAzkV5_jzRLLZKpxqlC7Jvt4K3lwDafCi8Go2pxFt6zUtT-5ywr2dT155430FzeM09X259ZC4cjStAqsYIkseU7Wypz_XHUGryvVauuYvkiA60rt6CC27G9bnqgd1_fAook2O/s4032/Building%20moved%20from%20foundation.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQM0bTzioAZYIj7lBAGeYOKE7Kw9HMNVbEWcqsfOJS7ry2ToA7SJYAzkV5_jzRLLZKpxqlC7Jvt4K3lwDafCi8Go2pxFt6zUtT-5ywr2dT155430FzeM09X259ZC4cjStAqsYIkseU7Wypz_XHUGryvVauuYvkiA60rt6CC27G9bnqgd1_fAook2O/s320/Building%20moved%20from%20foundation.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p>The next couple of days I caught up on laundry, did some more debris clean up and chatted with Rebecca off and on while she was traveling cross country. </p><p>September 2 Rebecca arrives. She has never visited my home, and so I give her a tour and also explain what needs to get done. I have decided since she does not get to travel I am going to make sure she sees the great lakes. First stop is Lake Erie, and she runs down and dips her tootsies into the lake. Since it is Labor Day weekend the parks are busy. </p><p>September 3 she hits the ground running and we take a load of stuff to the storage unit and get another load ready to go. </p><p>September 4-6 we head North to go to see her sister. But since her sister works evenings we went up to Whitefish point in the Upper Peninsula so she can see Lake Superior, and go into the shipwreck museum. We then head back over the bridge and West so she can dip her toes in Lake Michigan. Then head toward Lake Huron and her sister's home. They visited, I took her over to Ocqueoc falls, and she stopped at Bronner's Christmas store. I tried to fit in as much touristy things as our time would allow.</p><p>September 7 the real estate agent arrives, as does the glass guy, in the meantime, Rebecca has been cleaning the house like mad, she has cleaned the floors, washed the walls, windows, and swept down the front porch, and the house after the dust covering from the graveling of the road. The real estate agent takes the pictures, we sign the paperwork and she is going to try to get the house listed in the MLS by Friday. Or course true to form the house did not get listed until late Saturday night. </p><p>Friday I am considering calling a tow truck to move the broke down vehicle. Rebecca asks if I am going to have it fixed. I told her no, I can't afford it, and it is old. She suggests calling a u-pull it wrecking yard. I entered the information in the computer and instantly I have calls and sell the truck. They are going to pick it up Monday and I am selling it for more than we bought it for. <br /></p><p>Sunday morning I started getting pings on my phone with agents which are going to show the house. Early Sunday after the first ping, we run down to move things and check a key, since we seem to be missing one. As we walk back to my house we notice that a raccoon has just been hit in front of the house. Sheesh! Seriously? </p><p>Sunday there were 6 showings. After everyone was gone, Rebecca and I pull a hose down the driveway from my house, I have a hydrant which is a high pressure water line. I discover that the hose does not reach, so I go into the barn, I have spied some hoses in there. I open up the big roller door so that I can see to drag the hoses out. As I go to pull the door down with the rope, it breaks, and the door is 10 feet up in the air. Rebecca is tall luckily and grabs a ladder, and ends up hanging by the door to get it pulled down and shut. We took out a couple of lawn chairs and started the fire on the far side of the house. I get it going, and then it starts to drizzle. Half the fire is going, I run down to the garage because I know I have more gas for the torch, but after looking for a good 1/2 hour I discover that mysteriously it is now gone. (Someone borrowed it). Rebecca keeps pushing branches and brush into the fire, when something jumps out at her. She squeals and runs to my side of the fire. We can't figure out what poor critter we have subjected to smoke inhalation. Then the skies open up and there is a deluge. The bucket chair I was sitting in had about a gallon of water in the seat by the time the rain stopped. Rebecca keeps moving the big items into the middle of the fire. Then she stops and realizes her phone is no longer in her "injun purse" (bra--a great aunt used to call it that and told the girls it was the safest place to keep stuff). We look all around the fire, in concentric circles out, but no luck. As the fire burns down we see it about 2 feet into the fire. We flick it out into the grass, the phone is smouldering, once it cools down the only damage is the phone case which has melted, but it pulls off and the phone is still in service. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXX83TDVcTHgmi2f3bYbuLpNHhxmTcEq5g2BU1EIyLL0FBvp8bCO22G_gzmmZDUMMbOCYarGCEIfxfQyr5ZIki8FX-83Adz2HkxES0eE61RK7rcCZzkdJDyuBvPpRQz-HljqDdyKF9bmi0k_3SFBXVg4FqgdJCgXH6D6kqtBj-ra47a_X9MGPHakp/s1080/Fire%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXX83TDVcTHgmi2f3bYbuLpNHhxmTcEq5g2BU1EIyLL0FBvp8bCO22G_gzmmZDUMMbOCYarGCEIfxfQyr5ZIki8FX-83Adz2HkxES0eE61RK7rcCZzkdJDyuBvPpRQz-HljqDdyKF9bmi0k_3SFBXVg4FqgdJCgXH6D6kqtBj-ra47a_X9MGPHakp/s320/Fire%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Monday started just like Sunday just with many more showings. We get lots of things packed, organized, another load of stuff to the storage unit. The company comes and picks up the truck. We go out to dinner to Cracker Barrel, and when we get home there are several vehicles sitting on the property and a couple of men talking. One of the cars leaves, which we think is the real estate agent, but the group of men remain speaking on the driveway. They finally leave and we start fire 2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJitOYpszpMl6AXe0GcHLbQnxb3JDXlp2OsHW6RwXT7turHOitxx_ZbuJ3YPecr5dEP4dhbmK7_j8aDp_f7OLz_fvKY0ooi9-ywxrBNeT6F4eWhcvqHeWkLrFR6LgCSEJGMm1y21JSbziYlSI-zfAAq_bQg_ZwbvX0oeDIRJKDlIO5D-_TiombAWka/s1080/Fire%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJitOYpszpMl6AXe0GcHLbQnxb3JDXlp2OsHW6RwXT7turHOitxx_ZbuJ3YPecr5dEP4dhbmK7_j8aDp_f7OLz_fvKY0ooi9-ywxrBNeT6F4eWhcvqHeWkLrFR6LgCSEJGMm1y21JSbziYlSI-zfAAq_bQg_ZwbvX0oeDIRJKDlIO5D-_TiombAWka/s320/Fire%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>As the fire burns we continue to add from the 2 huge piles near the barns. Rebecca notices a light on in the house and runs over to shut it off. The last showing they had left ever light on, all the doors opened and unlocked, and the attic stairs down and the attic light on. I go over to craw the ladder to the attic and discover there are still things in the attic, as well as the barn. </p><p> Rebecca is suppose to head home on the 14th, but she gets a notification. Her train has been cancelled due to fires out west and a possible rail strike. Nothing we can do, and we finally call it after a couple of hours of dragging tree branches over and the fire is burned out. <br /></p><p>Tuesday the morning of the 13th the real estate agent calls we have 4 offers. There are also several showings scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday too! We go over the offers. One is for $75,000, another is for $120,000 and two are for more than what the house was listed. I accepted an offer and so now we are waiting for escrow. The appraiser was already out here and I was told that it is possible that if it appraises out that the sale could be done within just a few days, but we have a tentative close date of October 14. </p><p>Rebecca moved her return trip out tentatively. The impending strike is settled, but we keep working on the pile, I am working, and Rebecca has done wonders cleaning my house, organizing, and I am starting to feel less stressed. </p><p>I will say that I have had a weird vibe since my daughter moved, while I always ask if I can visit, I get a feeling I am not very welcome while I am there, even though she says I am. I wonder what happens if I move up there and I become isolated if I need help? The thought has been rolling around in my mind, then a to do happened about the travel trailer and belongings left in the attic. </p><p>Rebecca asked what are you doing with the trailer? Do you have the title? Can we scrap it? All via text. The return text is that they want to keep the trailer. Rebecca states that we need it out of the barn, she is told well rent a truck and pull it out. All that was replied was OK. Then I got a call, they can't afford to come and get the trailer, why is it so important something is done now? Again leave the stuff for the new owners to deal with, who cares? I was speechless, then the name calling which I say is uncalled for, and she hangs up. </p><p>Rebecca has continued to cut up the branches that are too big, and I have had to cut down some widow maker limbs which are hanging. Rebecca tried to burn some more, but it doesn't seem to be working. Saturday I made arrangements for a neighbor to pull the trailer out of the barn. Once it is pulled out Rebecca and I clean out the attic, and the barn including a drum set in the rafters of the barn, and put all those things into the trailer, including a refrigerator that had been laying in the yard. We then tarped and tied it down. Also during this time I have seen some posts on Facebook and other social media about toxic people, people who are unsupportive and have unrealistic expectations, which I fear are aimed at me since everyone else has now been unfriended. <br /></p><p>Here is where my problem starts. I don't want to remain on this property, also I have this fear or what happens if I list this house and it sells in 2 days? I think moving to Northern Michigan may be a bad thing after some of the things I have seen. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MLKhXCL6yKiN_-HoJtHUkIby3MfA3JTc5J32UCJPSCIEw27iDglSaaFO5UsSn5GJNIjCliqqMAvsDaxq6yse2qewXsyLhrq7XxAW0y9d0mvIgWrlGQqwqGFkmshUbYNgwCiVLLYsPhS28cx8wH2TgBnpzisxVqvB-OpOsV7VpeZJpUuRTFd4lWiM/s4032/Ford%20Tractor.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MLKhXCL6yKiN_-HoJtHUkIby3MfA3JTc5J32UCJPSCIEw27iDglSaaFO5UsSn5GJNIjCliqqMAvsDaxq6yse2qewXsyLhrq7XxAW0y9d0mvIgWrlGQqwqGFkmshUbYNgwCiVLLYsPhS28cx8wH2TgBnpzisxVqvB-OpOsV7VpeZJpUuRTFd4lWiM/s320/Ford%20Tractor.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye to Jeff's Ford Tractor<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p> I have a lot of stuff to do to try to get moved. I started looking for real estate in Southern Oregon, or Northern California. I had looked once before but the property was pretty expensive. This time I started to look at properties near southern Oregon, and I saw several homes which would suit. I then started looking in Northern California, and was surprised at several homes in an area I thought looked promising. I expanded my search area and saw a home, on my ancestral land! At one time my family owned all the land on the Salmon River for about 8 miles from the mouth where it joins the Klamath River. The home has been on the market for several years, it is in pretty good condition. So I have something to work toward. There are very few homes in the area any more, and it is 6 miles from my family cemetery where Jeff was buried. Also it is in an area I always dreamed of living. <br /></p><p>My tentative plan in place if things keep progressing. I ordered a POD to start packing stuff in, and I priced out movers. When the papers are signed for the house, I will pay off the mortgage for this house, which will give me some breathing room, and I will make the final arrangements for movers. I will send most of my big furniture to Oregon to be stored, and finish getting my house to be listed. Rebecca is returning at the end of October to help pack. Once everything is packed and hopefully the house listed, I am heading to Oregon for now. I have had to mentally go through items and decide what I am keeping, what am I getting rid of or selling. Either we are going to have to do a barn sale, or I will try to hire a company to do an estate sale or auction. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Jpk3_W9vesyB3P1rjndmFDyf_g8bUNik4hMzIoEc4-aYqYU67VTmYMrgUY7RhOOJ5g5vV0f0b2kFxBnSWd_FHsfdaoBbvu9MjqJ_jtIGYISH7Gtejds6F1_IHCzbVbRi7B-i2jgi0e3d6yKgAGAabEyKrkGJzbdLzQaWYzaoIFwGpZ2IvxWV7u-P/s4032/Manhole.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Jpk3_W9vesyB3P1rjndmFDyf_g8bUNik4hMzIoEc4-aYqYU67VTmYMrgUY7RhOOJ5g5vV0f0b2kFxBnSWd_FHsfdaoBbvu9MjqJ_jtIGYISH7Gtejds6F1_IHCzbVbRi7B-i2jgi0e3d6yKgAGAabEyKrkGJzbdLzQaWYzaoIFwGpZ2IvxWV7u-P/s320/Manhole.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I own a manhole frame and manhole cover!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-17917302691471838952022-08-10T22:09:00.001-04:002022-08-10T22:09:12.581-04:00I Like Thursday #214<p> I have been missing in action lately. I have been cleaning, packing, or doing yard work. Welcome to my 214th I Like Thursday post. Each week a group of bloggers share things that they have found that they like/love during the week. Thank you LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color for hosting weekly.</p><p>Summer is speeding by, and zucchini, fresh tomatoes and corn are always on the menu quite often. I like <a href="https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/265067/macaroni-salad-with-creamy-avocado-dressing/">Macaroni Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing</a> by Cooking Light. I throw in shredded chicken and olives and add more veggies. </p><p> Recently I found my favorite Macaroni salad at work. Many years ago when I lived in Portland, and worked as a bartender/waitress one of my favorite foods on the salad bar was the Macaroni Salad by Reese's which was locally made. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS-UjOVH4-vYsmBD5EE3uFpaHcoJ4H3PSh_2KCT8WFOeewfQJkmZ_A8m8CH_MbwU2J7slyJ2etoNQiK5ZNcQxPRCkL5nVfDzsI-KSnx4AlR21tCkxJRJ9pNnQcq4E8LFsyRcm-3MpX-71WlCRTu5Nw3_d7DnxRzVQOy9A5tmKr_kTHkNN17D1L6fZ/s4032/Macaroni%20Salad.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS-UjOVH4-vYsmBD5EE3uFpaHcoJ4H3PSh_2KCT8WFOeewfQJkmZ_A8m8CH_MbwU2J7slyJ2etoNQiK5ZNcQxPRCkL5nVfDzsI-KSnx4AlR21tCkxJRJ9pNnQcq4E8LFsyRcm-3MpX-71WlCRTu5Nw3_d7DnxRzVQOy9A5tmKr_kTHkNN17D1L6fZ/s320/Macaroni%20Salad.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have spent some time at my daughter's house, looking at property nearby, and just relaxing. I will admit I have a seriously case of lust regarding my daughter's hydrangeas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyW6vy02oBNqbwLZRcIz644K-VYs7IC3LDs40u1tgOuL87ZuPWuyxaOY8TYSAzNh2zctoOHxSnb_y7vKUEJSP-sg0luLeL1SUGeCk3TQ7_UlcHLkoLTas2sowjAnUuwzK7wFhxkLA4MO2hBJ1zD514uXuk55RUU1vmIXWlxSpOMQPJN2bM1yC02xMX/s4032/Hydrangea%20Lust.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyW6vy02oBNqbwLZRcIz644K-VYs7IC3LDs40u1tgOuL87ZuPWuyxaOY8TYSAzNh2zctoOHxSnb_y7vKUEJSP-sg0luLeL1SUGeCk3TQ7_UlcHLkoLTas2sowjAnUuwzK7wFhxkLA4MO2hBJ1zD514uXuk55RUU1vmIXWlxSpOMQPJN2bM1yC02xMX/s320/Hydrangea%20Lust.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I also like sitting by the river with the kids while they wade. I get to bathe my tootsies, and sit and relax. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNvdlSjyBcd3HQfwEoIhrgG8xnjkYGrPftRb7Uao6aM9vzqbZPW21-O9Bka5EecKCGSCvcpA0CunUtgWnKWetDKGEKYqKF5Jg5r9aMVM3omdnDG2-gmyA5I7loeyL3T_eHEezyKY4Dfcd6Fa7sgYdTU89bYS3hYpVwUwqpywBTNnPa1wwky8Cm4W5/s4032/Cooling%20the%20Tootsies%20by%20the%20River.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNvdlSjyBcd3HQfwEoIhrgG8xnjkYGrPftRb7Uao6aM9vzqbZPW21-O9Bka5EecKCGSCvcpA0CunUtgWnKWetDKGEKYqKF5Jg5r9aMVM3omdnDG2-gmyA5I7loeyL3T_eHEezyKY4Dfcd6Fa7sgYdTU89bYS3hYpVwUwqpywBTNnPa1wwky8Cm4W5/s320/Cooling%20the%20Tootsies%20by%20the%20River.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Bobbin and I went hiking at the nearby State Park to see Ocqueoc Falls. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ_iUZG7btahtLIUaGtQUloWrJTOtZsR9wiQdeo5ldmuGVuZI_4elnB5jseholoTQRnpWuNzn0-yaSg033NjwiIHP6Qg8ow_FF3nr4v2rcFK38b5gjjdDHKy31MslQvKzP0Wv6Qgw4RJGruvc4HHC5BbtT-Q4somiMDdGAbJ-ox49vEqWgXanlLtP/s4000/Ocqueoc%20Falls.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2863" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ_iUZG7btahtLIUaGtQUloWrJTOtZsR9wiQdeo5ldmuGVuZI_4elnB5jseholoTQRnpWuNzn0-yaSg033NjwiIHP6Qg8ow_FF3nr4v2rcFK38b5gjjdDHKy31MslQvKzP0Wv6Qgw4RJGruvc4HHC5BbtT-Q4somiMDdGAbJ-ox49vEqWgXanlLtP/s320/Ocqueoc%20Falls.JPG" width="229" /></a></div><p>I have done a lot of packing, there is much more to do. I hope to get my house to the point where it is ready to list in 3-4 weeks. Right now the smaller house is ready to be put up for sale and I am waiting on the real estate agent. </p><p>I am still working a lot, and there is a ton of yard work to do all the time, not including just watering to try to keep my poor plants alive due to many days of high temps and high humidity that made the "feels like" temps miserable. I still manage to get some reading in though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTfiNeZmYgTDmyY2snOfdgAl-rEjEchPahDiwjBkqUjeqIgPmkCCG8SmuInUyzxkk8Yqsz33nSL847TdXMkbtfwOoU0dhLc3aJziwNy4OFtH3bnIqfwbzPoa69bL2O97HfDp_xhwOkp96uduoWjUsGa1pzFe5vcT7haSBwG6dcCvEYFQjkWShakVk/s400/The%20Gray%20Ghost%20Murders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTfiNeZmYgTDmyY2snOfdgAl-rEjEchPahDiwjBkqUjeqIgPmkCCG8SmuInUyzxkk8Yqsz33nSL847TdXMkbtfwOoU0dhLc3aJziwNy4OFtH3bnIqfwbzPoa69bL2O97HfDp_xhwOkp96uduoWjUsGa1pzFe5vcT7haSBwG6dcCvEYFQjkWShakVk/s320/The%20Gray%20Ghost%20Murders.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p>The Gray Ghost Murders by Keith McCafferty is the 2nd in the Sean Stranahan Series set in Montana. I like the outdoor themes, fly fishing, tracking.</p><p>Dead Man's Fancy is the 3rd book in the series. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz7nvbqegLlKmgEhE5fdQ2126IiWModDpfyjm8c28htPNnI9Ns_k-pHCKVROjbM1XqMjR_rI3Mg4Ofq1wrB9Q_Ly838DZ3dQnZi4sJPz-n3yRVvubqnfjRKLkp57mN76XYuzr-5e1dR9RQ3ntcWoIn3xbDq53Xe__IsqIRCEIR3Uz8V0v9st5w0x5/s475/Dead%20Man's%20Fancy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz7nvbqegLlKmgEhE5fdQ2126IiWModDpfyjm8c28htPNnI9Ns_k-pHCKVROjbM1XqMjR_rI3Mg4Ofq1wrB9Q_Ly838DZ3dQnZi4sJPz-n3yRVvubqnfjRKLkp57mN76XYuzr-5e1dR9RQ3ntcWoIn3xbDq53Xe__IsqIRCEIR3Uz8V0v9st5w0x5/s320/Dead%20Man's%20Fancy.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p>I finished reading the Cajun Country Mysteries with the final book Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwxikskdPwOYlEdqaWW4fWs1COIe7caYWE-H9RYHmQ2jssQZ5xjfPhn5SXni4zMuXW_X2ZIrmnL3ePe9xqXGbuLNZTcN44s0dJ2TlERqr1xPFii1wJTNc-fAFkixbRhMhthiHpfJoddm2u2aIDRgqdl3o-yFdvIRUgfMXWS3qgSp0pM9hw1WjezOG/s400/Cajun%20Kiss%20of%20Death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwxikskdPwOYlEdqaWW4fWs1COIe7caYWE-H9RYHmQ2jssQZ5xjfPhn5SXni4zMuXW_X2ZIrmnL3ePe9xqXGbuLNZTcN44s0dJ2TlERqr1xPFii1wJTNc-fAFkixbRhMhthiHpfJoddm2u2aIDRgqdl3o-yFdvIRUgfMXWS3qgSp0pM9hw1WjezOG/s320/Cajun%20Kiss%20of%20Death.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>Finally I discovered the Beatrice-Hyde Claire Mysteries and have read 3 more of the books.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXRBv94QX2rrPWnrX9_m_pxWl1ABb4Uk7PMQuU5vFqKrZ5RsSGpqUjFflOZfRQ983mcCXEc4MbOPesIwkR8EKzZCGbMWVuhN5qOkmuZPyHU3VfkM9RU8iqN78DNBzdTw6PhSBJSP6N_PbNLXch-bxxe7v4wWAXNnMGImTZ-hSiDX4xYRgx8el-mWN/s475/A%20Scandelous%20Deception.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXRBv94QX2rrPWnrX9_m_pxWl1ABb4Uk7PMQuU5vFqKrZ5RsSGpqUjFflOZfRQ983mcCXEc4MbOPesIwkR8EKzZCGbMWVuhN5qOkmuZPyHU3VfkM9RU8iqN78DNBzdTw6PhSBJSP6N_PbNLXch-bxxe7v4wWAXNnMGImTZ-hSiDX4xYRgx8el-mWN/s320/A%20Scandelous%20Deception.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPKcak6McXBy8PZ94zsQrU1DgPbm19TZdSviNUfE05uqQAwvtzk8591T92mgdUi3ZbWw497KxgvQoJLq_rcd8TYrPNYw2a-uNZWXrZb4W_2tjkI-6t7mYETQHTEAsJMDNmMPAQfXOB9dQ1LGSx6lKz4q8PMG2keK9g4elXn4zLCnrBEbdMgB_UcEp/s475/An%20Infamous%20Betrayal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPKcak6McXBy8PZ94zsQrU1DgPbm19TZdSviNUfE05uqQAwvtzk8591T92mgdUi3ZbWw497KxgvQoJLq_rcd8TYrPNYw2a-uNZWXrZb4W_2tjkI-6t7mYETQHTEAsJMDNmMPAQfXOB9dQ1LGSx6lKz4q8PMG2keK9g4elXn4zLCnrBEbdMgB_UcEp/s320/An%20Infamous%20Betrayal.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2GYq5BsUd_BswecaF0ek5a87KdaOdBRbs4Q56LoZCL6xEi0PFfAWm6m3d2do2Gqj4d8ha74aZR2IhmjImeN9pzmDkP_c9n_GItH6oVmmBlQ__D8YexUJcJNWurGOThZcVHGwy4zEpbJIkfDezaLBBZ7pWN9k_miaWiAl0nq8iVDuhjskqYLHdkrW/s475/A%20Nefarious%20Engagement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2GYq5BsUd_BswecaF0ek5a87KdaOdBRbs4Q56LoZCL6xEi0PFfAWm6m3d2do2Gqj4d8ha74aZR2IhmjImeN9pzmDkP_c9n_GItH6oVmmBlQ__D8YexUJcJNWurGOThZcVHGwy4zEpbJIkfDezaLBBZ7pWN9k_miaWiAl0nq8iVDuhjskqYLHdkrW/s320/A%20Nefarious%20Engagement.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p>Thanks for stopping by and please go check out the other <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">I Like Thursday posts</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-81747923504072892492022-07-20T22:00:00.001-04:002022-07-20T22:00:00.177-04:00I Like Thursday #213<p>Welcome to my 213th I Like Thursday post. Each week a group of bloggers, encouraged by the talented and lovely LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color, post a list of things that they have done, seen, read, heard that they like or love. </p><p>I went to visit the kid's new home Sunday and Monday, and took a load of their belongings to them. With 6 people in their family, they ended up with 2 big uhauls full of belongings, a truck load, a trailer load, and there is still stuff remaining. While it may not seem like a thing to like, I am very happy for them, and while it is summer I do love their new property.</p><p>They live in a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom manufactured home which has been updated with a metal roof, a sliding door with a pergola off the kitchen, a mud room, and a set of french doors to a deck with a hot tub which is covered with a gazebo like structure. There is a river that meanders through the property that the kids, and I went wading for a bit, the bottom all sand. Then much to my surprise Bobbin dove right in and waded and swam right along with the rest of us. </p><p>I like that they are off the road a bit, but not far, but it is very private. I like their cabins.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pk1P0tghp53JjMvR43U9NZ0-NAO9M8bU6kq52-blLaf7332Ja5oP2iZhEFJOZGVBDlsdfL0rRFnmffwsKqivgyAj8x3IcCJB5AovqrFhoRrkz_xafVbVy-6swEuIlSLAJYOsNz2lEHoy9xNKjlg4Ee-c-HVse0G-KAcNynlntNLmgVMFiHgDD4Qu/s4032/The%20Log%20Cabin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pk1P0tghp53JjMvR43U9NZ0-NAO9M8bU6kq52-blLaf7332Ja5oP2iZhEFJOZGVBDlsdfL0rRFnmffwsKqivgyAj8x3IcCJB5AovqrFhoRrkz_xafVbVy-6swEuIlSLAJYOsNz2lEHoy9xNKjlg4Ee-c-HVse0G-KAcNynlntNLmgVMFiHgDD4Qu/s320/The%20Log%20Cabin.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>This is the original cabin. It needs a new floor, but overall it is in pretty good condition. But the add on is fabulous!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLpLZgdhosu6TVuHAHD8WYGP2FKEJFWnQxMFLk2tN6_E9Hfri-MW2D0eN3uuANdrdzlEegPeZYZTVA1IZFHcvcmzv6QkvnzNHwZR3Z0PjiZ6CQUXO9RBmLL5TwxLrq1-GcggR3g1xlUHeXmlGn-3JtMHj60yLJiwhZe1VO5ZPsxxZ-QhUl5DVv7_9/s4032/Main%20Cabin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLpLZgdhosu6TVuHAHD8WYGP2FKEJFWnQxMFLk2tN6_E9Hfri-MW2D0eN3uuANdrdzlEegPeZYZTVA1IZFHcvcmzv6QkvnzNHwZR3Z0PjiZ6CQUXO9RBmLL5TwxLrq1-GcggR3g1xlUHeXmlGn-3JtMHj60yLJiwhZe1VO5ZPsxxZ-QhUl5DVv7_9/s320/Main%20Cabin.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>There are 10 bunks, a table, couches, and refrigerators as well as years worth of hunting trophies on the wall. </p><p>I like that they are only about 10 miles from Lake Huron and the nearby town has a real beachy vibe. I will say that what little I saw, I loved. I liked how quiet and peaceful it was, and of course getting away from the 90 degree plus weather was nice. I scoped out some homes around there, some in town, and some nearby. There are so many possibilities.</p><p>LeeAnna has asked us to share something in our kitchen that we like/love this week. Since I love to bake, and cook, even if it is just for me, it was a very hard deciding what my favorite tool would be. I have 2 which I use a lot.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y9HpdmyMsZotYZZgYZTSMrLQLNPZW97TFmBRzzsDCkGPZExtMe0qLCotrSxrS0s9AyYmp3u-w4ZVkwijw134M2vuSnWUdU-RIfqlOHenbQU3czCYQKcTU92cZSCxTZRXqz-ZlgAnHmJRKGQNHPFb_eUA5-7Cz1jFzAlo24ofk2_ywrJhnamlpbIA/s4032/Drying%20Rack.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y9HpdmyMsZotYZZgYZTSMrLQLNPZW97TFmBRzzsDCkGPZExtMe0qLCotrSxrS0s9AyYmp3u-w4ZVkwijw134M2vuSnWUdU-RIfqlOHenbQU3czCYQKcTU92cZSCxTZRXqz-ZlgAnHmJRKGQNHPFb_eUA5-7Cz1jFzAlo24ofk2_ywrJhnamlpbIA/s320/Drying%20Rack.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> I spotted this drying rack in a little store and snapped it up for $1.00 years ago. My grandmother used one like it to hang dishclothes and dish towels on over the sink. I use it to hold strainers, canning jar lids, since it is a great place for those items to dry. <p></p><p>My other favorite is an old egg beater. I have a whole drawer full, but this is the one that is in current use.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWt1Bo1sDerOHGHsRJPdcqia-Vd1CgMWqBxD9MXO5aSA35XOISn8RDQibtcA0VrFGs1EXg8Uhvj6W0TpTJYMtvVAjw-6RTqlQRbgB0y7bScGPw8ZFjk0S9ccqX0V7eO0OXplg1NY9x0fGI3fTtJu0kzFUkntIi5bD2ZZ72hQx_5_8pi7Sfu3__nr8b/s4032/Egg%20Beater.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWt1Bo1sDerOHGHsRJPdcqia-Vd1CgMWqBxD9MXO5aSA35XOISn8RDQibtcA0VrFGs1EXg8Uhvj6W0TpTJYMtvVAjw-6RTqlQRbgB0y7bScGPw8ZFjk0S9ccqX0V7eO0OXplg1NY9x0fGI3fTtJu0kzFUkntIi5bD2ZZ72hQx_5_8pi7Sfu3__nr8b/s320/Egg%20Beater.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>There have been some fun things at the store lately. I love this trash can for a bathroom.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDyEdJlOFm7_C8hh7uNTkL3wModgdk0GyPuVdR_p6iPkDZqIna6uZysVTJXh3m-z18Sq-R3-tG5ClrmhkVVmpjRaDVyjU5r211dHHVieh4n-XBPvCLaLTqHH-8kI3peEdk40-bqfYqfQKwM9uJCILTtBlzgQCqO-F_sU-2GUHOnXkJQYpH9JgSedw/s4032/Trash%20Bucket.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDyEdJlOFm7_C8hh7uNTkL3wModgdk0GyPuVdR_p6iPkDZqIna6uZysVTJXh3m-z18Sq-R3-tG5ClrmhkVVmpjRaDVyjU5r211dHHVieh4n-XBPvCLaLTqHH-8kI3peEdk40-bqfYqfQKwM9uJCILTtBlzgQCqO-F_sU-2GUHOnXkJQYpH9JgSedw/s320/Trash%20Bucket.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>But I am sure it could be used in other places. </p><p>I am still working at packing, but also have been trying to get rid of things. Our local Salvation Army closed so I went to the next one and would you believe they would not take 2 leather coats which I had outgrew? (Can you outgrow if they are now way too big?) I was told they no longer take clothes, even baby clothes unless they are current fashion or new. </p><p>I also rented a small heated storage unit. I decided I would store my sewing stuff and sewing machines there while I am prepping the house to sell. I will probably also store Christmas decorations trees, etc in there. </p><p>I have done a little reading, but not much else. I am sorry if I didn't comment on other people's blogs. Sometimes I read them, but forget to comment, and life has been so busy. </p><p>Thanks for stopping by, please visit the other I Like Thursday bloggers at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color.</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-10301969788718888372022-07-14T15:36:00.002-04:002022-07-14T15:36:44.034-04:00I Like Thursday #212<p> Just dropping in to make a short post. Welcome to my 212th I like Thursday post. </p><p>Today is the big moving day. My days off I have been packing so not much going on here. <br /></p><p>I sold the plow truck this week. I was sad to see it go. Jeff had built it from parts he found at junk yards. I will say that I shed a tear as I saw the men pull out of the driveway with it on the back of a trailer. But the good thing is that is will be used and not be disintegrating into a rust blob. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtFEjbm64NJN2oKdHiBIlbZqiRsE4fKdaNY-ZNKHuyOGZSCZvDQ0UleyTK-Ao9Z-V9kAMVNnF2E9SmpaB_AJl904AuICk5650TdHAz5So_LSgaNyaIQ1NPN6UmZ4q-hTXiSw88hprAKwXxRlI1zV_BJFhM9PxW1_mUSSca2LW181WBzKZfvrXChOU/s891/Jimmy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="891" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtFEjbm64NJN2oKdHiBIlbZqiRsE4fKdaNY-ZNKHuyOGZSCZvDQ0UleyTK-Ao9Z-V9kAMVNnF2E9SmpaB_AJl904AuICk5650TdHAz5So_LSgaNyaIQ1NPN6UmZ4q-hTXiSw88hprAKwXxRlI1zV_BJFhM9PxW1_mUSSca2LW181WBzKZfvrXChOU/s320/Jimmy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I have been trying to get flower beds cleaned up. A lot of work when you only have a couple of hours a day at the most. What I do like though is that I have Anise Hyssop which spreads and while it moved from the flower bed, it self seeded in nearby containers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctuxY3mpBimx1CjD2zAf81-w8GAijlsj2sGY182m_b1Ii-1GSpP5R3levmNJbtZWaaKJNwJptI2srEVF6phP1_yakFS9giE805r1ez7hmurQQWrXhaNfpCE2EjpcJcW8tUlHIpSFpFTtCUGU-VZYGEKtlz8BhXCnHXRiXTbqgeA3jHBZoS_-VfVV7/s4032/Anise%20Hyssop%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctuxY3mpBimx1CjD2zAf81-w8GAijlsj2sGY182m_b1Ii-1GSpP5R3levmNJbtZWaaKJNwJptI2srEVF6phP1_yakFS9giE805r1ez7hmurQQWrXhaNfpCE2EjpcJcW8tUlHIpSFpFTtCUGU-VZYGEKtlz8BhXCnHXRiXTbqgeA3jHBZoS_-VfVV7/s320/Anise%20Hyssop%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-IZjEHTJQKFYjlSJJBFzgyFB3GBLAFIlrqKxugfjrDMVCT2IFfrfFNrvCEtacP0x_O3DrJSHPeIf-Uw0zknc2tjfpktzMJ8JaJgaDG0rMh6BgzX7cjCUHa5mTk4MG-MJwsNtq07lyoaZn-Dq7lY7QvySO2Gx6LCB2dk7JZjgWtuD8yjpuDRVoDXC/s4032/Anise%20Hyssop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-IZjEHTJQKFYjlSJJBFzgyFB3GBLAFIlrqKxugfjrDMVCT2IFfrfFNrvCEtacP0x_O3DrJSHPeIf-Uw0zknc2tjfpktzMJ8JaJgaDG0rMh6BgzX7cjCUHa5mTk4MG-MJwsNtq07lyoaZn-Dq7lY7QvySO2Gx6LCB2dk7JZjgWtuD8yjpuDRVoDXC/s320/Anise%20Hyssop.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Anise Hyssop has antibacterial properties, and smells almost like licorice. I think one of the reasons why I love this plant is that while different from the old world Hyssop it is mentioned several times in the Bible.</p><p>Psalms 51:7-8</p><p><span class="text Ps-51-7" id="en-KJV-14699"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</span></p> <p><span class="text Ps-51-8" id="en-KJV-14700"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup>Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.</span></p><p><span class="text Ps-51-8" id="en-KJV-14700">In fact Hyssop is mentioned multiple times throughout the Bible. </span></p><p><span class="text Ps-51-8" id="en-KJV-14700"> </span></p><p><span class="text Ps-51-8" id="en-KJV-14700">While Bobbin and I were walking today we spied a Cutleaf Teasel, and yes I should be getting rid of them. They are an invasive plant species that will choke out other plants. Sigh. But what was interesting was this one actually had a lot of water stored in the leaves after the rain yesterday. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VCAs9AgMxGu2I01aCIkZi5vb-8dnf1M30HkD0lPdQYhq1iwS9YjyngDTukHeoJ_sUeinoO3Kwbvn3mHSYKwX19zq6zg_WKUpX_1advhIYAB1HV6gyy3gwgZeuK6YkxCJ-G5GfxckDTO7FtGJP07hqWzL9nflU0nAPATCydLoyvZ_-YP3p09Nvbme/s4032/Leaves%20hold%20water.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VCAs9AgMxGu2I01aCIkZi5vb-8dnf1M30HkD0lPdQYhq1iwS9YjyngDTukHeoJ_sUeinoO3Kwbvn3mHSYKwX19zq6zg_WKUpX_1advhIYAB1HV6gyy3gwgZeuK6YkxCJ-G5GfxckDTO7FtGJP07hqWzL9nflU0nAPATCydLoyvZ_-YP3p09Nvbme/s320/Leaves%20hold%20water.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I have been busy packing boxes. I have many open boxes throughout the house. A box with electrical parts, a box with plumbing parts, a box with gift wrap, a box with indoor plant supplies, a box with art supplies....you get the picture. <p></p><p>I grabbed the out of control 2 1/2 inch Batik Strip boxes. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7QVsO-EO8SB31Jrpi5Z5kWPl6ZymxhQRPqpIITopirV6Z_PDH0dDlzYm0XqqLnj65HLLP1T3pAcTEtXSC9Pe0EeWHrGRqEs5lueWudo2jd87atIIOs8otlZLtiGggN-_Om0KXDyhTE0B0Ob1EsokL_4I-JIRUnsf4ZjnATXoX4Blo0c4g4qoohVb/s4032/2.5%20inch%20Batik%20Strips%20Before.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7QVsO-EO8SB31Jrpi5Z5kWPl6ZymxhQRPqpIITopirV6Z_PDH0dDlzYm0XqqLnj65HLLP1T3pAcTEtXSC9Pe0EeWHrGRqEs5lueWudo2jd87atIIOs8otlZLtiGggN-_Om0KXDyhTE0B0Ob1EsokL_4I-JIRUnsf4ZjnATXoX4Blo0c4g4qoohVb/s320/2.5%20inch%20Batik%20Strips%20Before.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> It only took me a couple of hours but I managed to get it tamed. Everything sorted by basic colors, blue, red, green, they could probably be further sorted but for now it is done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJdm7ZND_3etPgn8aDD5bwkvMBBuZF4MTeQJEjKlJxwosbM2t-GapTm8A1EIlI6gJUnWPHMl_WRtbWbK8yliVqW9CTd99A4ykppy_-cjTewdmpnIiOd2z7tA0-1lV-esLdhPjw7EcH64QM3cxAEXVP5q-tT-1XiaN04-iRnJ9tvdeW5VTFdiuEgZM/s4032/Batik%20pink%20pig.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJdm7ZND_3etPgn8aDD5bwkvMBBuZF4MTeQJEjKlJxwosbM2t-GapTm8A1EIlI6gJUnWPHMl_WRtbWbK8yliVqW9CTd99A4ykppy_-cjTewdmpnIiOd2z7tA0-1lV-esLdhPjw7EcH64QM3cxAEXVP5q-tT-1XiaN04-iRnJ9tvdeW5VTFdiuEgZM/s320/Batik%20pink%20pig.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have done a couple of strip swaps and I didn't realize I had this super cute pink pig batik in my stash. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg7DXTiHbOshPRXgAKe4UG48dv70xbEus-9wd10GUab-6L9xggfXsENkJfNhZTfbXVsO0nL2PyTtqT94pHoFD9gmwh68B9JPsMXWUGWiSjHSbh-AGxv45MiH5Y8_J3-XBrhLS4bk7CweA5x0glQXMxv2Awug6RxSzIJ6Aof6H8ZQ5WXIv077zhhpc/s4032/Batik%20Strips%20After.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg7DXTiHbOshPRXgAKe4UG48dv70xbEus-9wd10GUab-6L9xggfXsENkJfNhZTfbXVsO0nL2PyTtqT94pHoFD9gmwh68B9JPsMXWUGWiSjHSbh-AGxv45MiH5Y8_J3-XBrhLS4bk7CweA5x0glQXMxv2Awug6RxSzIJ6Aof6H8ZQ5WXIv077zhhpc/s320/Batik%20Strips%20After.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The three boxes also hold a quilt I began a while back. I figured that all the fabric together was the best way to go.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlPUCLagksX__u5n6_N41n1W8BlRlVcF1aKE3qA0VVjQPGXxXOZs8gBl1sndtRB_8PSQogxvZP7WgkYmGQ50TQCcCRBUFK7u0PhzsloETmgfMTp2EwJIvaMKRQp5n43pu3QV2m-Wlqm87t7i9u-n3LmS1lT52SRPpfbqSSYoPHzqbO9QEFjt4XahQ/s4608/IMG_2368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlPUCLagksX__u5n6_N41n1W8BlRlVcF1aKE3qA0VVjQPGXxXOZs8gBl1sndtRB_8PSQogxvZP7WgkYmGQ50TQCcCRBUFK7u0PhzsloETmgfMTp2EwJIvaMKRQp5n43pu3QV2m-Wlqm87t7i9u-n3LmS1lT52SRPpfbqSSYoPHzqbO9QEFjt4XahQ/s320/IMG_2368.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj08vviswSF17-9hvDOwaChHqStzSS0LngvFaVrLbhKqkejdRzU_6BU3UGBuF89a78MC7Ba10yMxqIVzNsgX-NLTAXFnuIyF4QzD4CVxebZrA2qBAzG_s11f9OPn9Lvdl6w0btTL-uzc5KzbH1j6m0yJOrWYOXkobhu_06Lio-e8T_-M9iQ5gvBEnR/s4608/IMG_2367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj08vviswSF17-9hvDOwaChHqStzSS0LngvFaVrLbhKqkejdRzU_6BU3UGBuF89a78MC7Ba10yMxqIVzNsgX-NLTAXFnuIyF4QzD4CVxebZrA2qBAzG_s11f9OPn9Lvdl6w0btTL-uzc5KzbH1j6m0yJOrWYOXkobhu_06Lio-e8T_-M9iQ5gvBEnR/s320/IMG_2367.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9408X2-Uh6J7mYEx5UjS1s5YoPBeZ7mwVYU63EFxZBwl5QD13beKp7dkZRW3qieSuWHs1EU3HOdY_TSXD5C2SaRs8LnQADK9BgLSahZ5qQOWQxEOdgdO8hw-pQvDcHVxHQf96cWsYzWhReaqPhc7kDKMNMWoWl59p2OvjQm0RfPTvzTM6ZEJScoa/s4608/IMG_2366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9408X2-Uh6J7mYEx5UjS1s5YoPBeZ7mwVYU63EFxZBwl5QD13beKp7dkZRW3qieSuWHs1EU3HOdY_TSXD5C2SaRs8LnQADK9BgLSahZ5qQOWQxEOdgdO8hw-pQvDcHVxHQf96cWsYzWhReaqPhc7kDKMNMWoWl59p2OvjQm0RfPTvzTM6ZEJScoa/s320/IMG_2366.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I have 6 blocks made so far, then it was set aside. Pre Covid. So I will get it set up so I know where it is. </p><p>As I am packing, I have Kits packed, labeled and cataloged on my spreadsheet too. On cardboard boxes I use a sharpie and put a general description on what is in the box, but plastic bins since most of them have quilts in progress I used my label maker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8suyjU9DGoVagQ55_z33RLOpgw7SFA5u6e85sy6nvjmVXJstK0pRoyjeesCmyrAJKDUGhFp2uVx26YQFsGgIF7dpNPGR6qGKOiCGBwnYwud9eRBbSoRmI0ncJH_jjN70WZ_vI03UGkYdFf4uBTrMJJfNjjEdGaZrBAtx2qPI2ap7Kq_L40jEHf3q/s4032/Label%20Maker.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8suyjU9DGoVagQ55_z33RLOpgw7SFA5u6e85sy6nvjmVXJstK0pRoyjeesCmyrAJKDUGhFp2uVx26YQFsGgIF7dpNPGR6qGKOiCGBwnYwud9eRBbSoRmI0ncJH_jjN70WZ_vI03UGkYdFf4uBTrMJJfNjjEdGaZrBAtx2qPI2ap7Kq_L40jEHf3q/s320/Label%20Maker.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>As to the books I have been reading I have been through several different genres this week.</p><p>A Brazen Curiosity by Lynn Messina-- Beatrice Hyde-Clare is a spinster that lives much to their dismay with her Uncle and Aunt. As like all spinsters, she is drug to a house party at the Skeffingtons. I find it amusing that this docile woman during dinner, daydreams of flinging food at the imperious Lord Kesgrave. When Beatrice stumbles upon the body of Mr. Otley in the library in the middle of the night, and discovers Lord Kesgrave standing nearby. Beatrice threatens to scream the house down, thereby causing a scandal and forcing Lord Kesgrave to make an honest woman of her per the propriety of the day. Lord Kesgrave agrees to allow Bea to return to her room, and not tell anyone he saw her in the library. Bea and Kesgrave become unlikely allies in discovering who is the real murderer. Who though that society would be so scandalous?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_T1vTOth6uMUNPl27NoSNzSWnZs9QaO5SfuMs8_eI_uIyehgb8fPVaECWIQT9zitDxG7AEihBNlYDkMwT5TFfX2sBPER-cC_38eStNVM8B_CTvGVFDNY8bJ1mNkYEp8SZLsA9O9dgfxWfCCwwK90HOs9eeCg42GMk5TD_Lr8Z0HNGuU8ZwWxEb2C/s500/A%20Brazen%20Curiosity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_T1vTOth6uMUNPl27NoSNzSWnZs9QaO5SfuMs8_eI_uIyehgb8fPVaECWIQT9zitDxG7AEihBNlYDkMwT5TFfX2sBPER-cC_38eStNVM8B_CTvGVFDNY8bJ1mNkYEp8SZLsA9O9dgfxWfCCwwK90HOs9eeCg42GMk5TD_Lr8Z0HNGuU8ZwWxEb2C/s320/A%20Brazen%20Curiosity.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p>Murder on the Edge is the 3rd installment of the Inspector Skelgill series. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMRMJkiTAqThZPh3hW2_KYzSt9IwV4jzKgzwgh1VuEpLwjitQMwg-4nlupN9sxowwIAUBTqxDvJima-1N8zXTaqrgTP9AT2dlytr3fXDt7lBq88kWYam4PId7k3s2SPiDstgY5JusDDxCq49YeUM96WnOYcwETgcEJx01Ay2qBUFNuw9xY9xRmKa1/s2560/Murder%20on%20the%20Edge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMRMJkiTAqThZPh3hW2_KYzSt9IwV4jzKgzwgh1VuEpLwjitQMwg-4nlupN9sxowwIAUBTqxDvJima-1N8zXTaqrgTP9AT2dlytr3fXDt7lBq88kWYam4PId7k3s2SPiDstgY5JusDDxCq49YeUM96WnOYcwETgcEJx01Ay2qBUFNuw9xY9xRmKa1/s320/Murder%20on%20the%20Edge.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Also I read the next in the series of the Miss Fortune Series Gators and Garters by Jana DeLeon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMx3F-tE2D4wjcYwbd38PfGiKTYXnnju39wsrKp70YnpyjdbjgKW9UcFlvWzZZnUgveIcytjUHSFHfQmSQ6KNuWt0bklP5NkoYMhtlB0nsTHAzGLdmS4ZQ91GfmDGazdM8GbzvW1NWs2KbmS-DVmps4t2qBu0cGSYcG9aPiNizMgvJWmbLFMRk1M6/s2560/Gators%20and%20Garters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMx3F-tE2D4wjcYwbd38PfGiKTYXnnju39wsrKp70YnpyjdbjgKW9UcFlvWzZZnUgveIcytjUHSFHfQmSQ6KNuWt0bklP5NkoYMhtlB0nsTHAzGLdmS4ZQ91GfmDGazdM8GbzvW1NWs2KbmS-DVmps4t2qBu0cGSYcG9aPiNizMgvJWmbLFMRk1M6/s320/Gators%20and%20Garters.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by and please go visit the rest of the I Like Thursday posts at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color.<br /></a><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-90545588498043242212022-07-06T22:00:00.001-04:002022-07-06T22:00:00.182-04:00I Like Thursday #211<p> It is Thursday so it is time for an I Like Thursday post! Welcome to my 211th I Like Thursday post. What is I Like Thursday? It is a post sharing things that a group of bloggers have seen, done, read, heard, that we like, love. LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color is the host weekly. </p><p>The store seems to be carrying a lot of tin signs. I like them, they remind me of the signs from back in the day. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UqLpv74Z-xwtjuaCMr4gg5A1ADKEg3ySwBK_4uBlfWwFALc7efJOyBGhd78RIIQDU_uhGvhKfc71c0NTGR7AlFTFLYbKAl3ap3LAjWCzpJL91MWK_sBQnvi3ss9KoNv7WYITYguvT-HWnVmkfxWwawjx9OyHz2U0MyT9NEfe0pFbDKUAOzfI_nxx/s4032/Tin%20Sign.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UqLpv74Z-xwtjuaCMr4gg5A1ADKEg3ySwBK_4uBlfWwFALc7efJOyBGhd78RIIQDU_uhGvhKfc71c0NTGR7AlFTFLYbKAl3ap3LAjWCzpJL91MWK_sBQnvi3ss9KoNv7WYITYguvT-HWnVmkfxWwawjx9OyHz2U0MyT9NEfe0pFbDKUAOzfI_nxx/s320/Tin%20Sign.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>We have been hot, but we had a lot of rain today, but with the humidity starting out at 95% early this morning, I was surprised at how dry the chicken run is.<p></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5DzfT2DV6Y2RrvAuWdb0CvZ_eQDCqsJmES9DC8kgFMp6iGtrG_LEoZhunB6Klo7VWNXG1fLYFUrYYvar_Zwh9NLri3DbZ87YsfHCXRm3JrGlvBCSjsPBNZXF6G5stmVwSuFis6kmuLocnhoCcrcZsnHkcP0AvIcm2k5x79MXkOxr1RvliHoUAddY/s4032/Dried%20Out%20Earth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5DzfT2DV6Y2RrvAuWdb0CvZ_eQDCqsJmES9DC8kgFMp6iGtrG_LEoZhunB6Klo7VWNXG1fLYFUrYYvar_Zwh9NLri3DbZ87YsfHCXRm3JrGlvBCSjsPBNZXF6G5stmVwSuFis6kmuLocnhoCcrcZsnHkcP0AvIcm2k5x79MXkOxr1RvliHoUAddY/s320/Dried%20Out%20Earth.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I am trying out a new vanilla that had a very high rating. I love trying new things.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl7aYmP6Hk7LacpNLO3qU5jVb89Ob1BhY7S4WycX9MbLxgqgjY4dBoB7YtJzcNYbt1pBiGHyD80KKbnH8THXJJpyzdOWf0vC1suOABxNjem2CZ2crVZDgcCYFvVZBniDJ6UjxbFm8mVZCn4pbb2IAULJkB0hgGiCKJiYcmApdqnISYiANpZmm65zh/s4032/New%20Vanilla.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl7aYmP6Hk7LacpNLO3qU5jVb89Ob1BhY7S4WycX9MbLxgqgjY4dBoB7YtJzcNYbt1pBiGHyD80KKbnH8THXJJpyzdOWf0vC1suOABxNjem2CZ2crVZDgcCYFvVZBniDJ6UjxbFm8mVZCn4pbb2IAULJkB0hgGiCKJiYcmApdqnISYiANpZmm65zh/s320/New%20Vanilla.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I don't know it if will every compare to the vanilla Jeff and I made one year. I have a wee bit left, with the vanilla beans still in it. </p><p>I like that the kids finally signed their paperwork for their home today. Early this morning, they loaded the kids, dogs, building supplies and headed up to close, then go explore their property. When they originally viewed the property and home, they only had 30 minutes due to the real estate agent having another appointment scheduled, and because of a tornado that went through a town just a few minutes before they arrived, they were late. While it is going to be strange not having them right next door, I am thrilled for their new chapter on life. It will be a few weeks before they are completely moved. </p><p>With that being said, I need to up my game and get things packed so I can get my home ready to sell. I am kind of thinking if I cannot get both properties sold by October, perhaps I should rent the house next door. So much to do when working full time. That being said I managed to get 12 boxes packed on my day off between doing laundry, cooking, cleaning. Mostly my stash. All I can say is I have a long way to go. :D <br /></p><p>I like that my little wisteria is blooming again. The big one isn't so I looked up what could be the problem and was told to add phosphate to the soil. So I will try that to see if I can get it to bloom. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqbDzCjw0_r2eQ7h22cL592CCkOcig08JaKltoiHyWnpmnCl5ktcSaPJaLjGsY5FPnQ0m4_Rlw1B1W9eLuuOTAe9pkunhBvB-l6QXtbaOb9MdSUpLVSjdp0q-vNN3gOkh6299XYilbUcxx6-EEMUubZ_ZP-FZr-De7jUj18fLhLd2Uq5hr6x3etzB/s4032/Wisteria%20Blooming%20again.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqbDzCjw0_r2eQ7h22cL592CCkOcig08JaKltoiHyWnpmnCl5ktcSaPJaLjGsY5FPnQ0m4_Rlw1B1W9eLuuOTAe9pkunhBvB-l6QXtbaOb9MdSUpLVSjdp0q-vNN3gOkh6299XYilbUcxx6-EEMUubZ_ZP-FZr-De7jUj18fLhLd2Uq5hr6x3etzB/s320/Wisteria%20Blooming%20again.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Since I was not going to garden this year, I thought it was kind of serendipity to find some tomato plants on sale the other day, so I planted them in my porch pots. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVUX6Gv1wrQWsykHzyvzBJ_7bOLY75XV7g6lBD81jwULWZ8FcNInG4cjlya4F7Gw0khN6Gz4YdJ24LNfMyjVe4X4KDSEw34h_yVTTaZjbtC82l9GiNybxMT3vdGgdPpIRmSb6MCHIK5-MlVhVGuLSjBy5sJar9Euywj6QgVCDwrlQ6i4naopEZiZv/s2337/Kindle%20Book%20Award.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVUX6Gv1wrQWsykHzyvzBJ_7bOLY75XV7g6lBD81jwULWZ8FcNInG4cjlya4F7Gw0khN6Gz4YdJ24LNfMyjVe4X4KDSEw34h_yVTTaZjbtC82l9GiNybxMT3vdGgdPpIRmSb6MCHIK5-MlVhVGuLSjBy5sJar9Euywj6QgVCDwrlQ6i4naopEZiZv/s320/Kindle%20Book%20Award.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><p>I got this notification this week and it made me smile. I wasn't aware that Kindle gave out reader awards. LOL </p><p>Speaking of books....</p><p>The new series I have been reading is the Lady Fan series by Elizabeth Bailey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25LmvlcMFXT-FdcC6qBAi9Ra2jzUXUMaMbhmAs6RaRmTxwViaz50Z0UUCCi2np5XaLIEMdnhhvIXRUrfiFmT1k8uFoIrMNtQP2TBprbdbgQLEBO1CQs8rpnh8gro9owIjAgYisbKF3C8GtAWl4Ccz_yZ9nj68EBErNhyLKOSZUjnq27G-yRbVf7ZF/s500/The%20Gilded%20Shroud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25LmvlcMFXT-FdcC6qBAi9Ra2jzUXUMaMbhmAs6RaRmTxwViaz50Z0UUCCi2np5XaLIEMdnhhvIXRUrfiFmT1k8uFoIrMNtQP2TBprbdbgQLEBO1CQs8rpnh8gro9owIjAgYisbKF3C8GtAWl4Ccz_yZ9nj68EBErNhyLKOSZUjnq27G-yRbVf7ZF/s320/The%20Gilded%20Shroud.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>The Gilded Shroud starts with Otillia Draycott taking a position at position as Lady's Companion to Sybillia, the Dowager Marchioness of Polbrook. Emily Fanshawe, the Marchioness of Polbrook is found murdered in her bedchamber, her husband has mysteriously disappeared, and it is left to the younger son Lord Francis Fanshawe to sort things out. Otillia, and Lord Fan work in tandem to unravel the secrets to the murder of the former Marchioness, and in doing so begin a budding relationship, much to the delight of the Dowager.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeAtDJOL7fsYZE5lDTx26-I9gSWr4a5eBPf-SYMNXo_zO9f1xeDXWJoQDJpi9G-KoixFYfdWXoymU3ot0lskCNkkFK_Qbe_Y_CqC5uowohZhuTtdpzv9PvV6tUw75ZaZgI_Y5k373SQAaB6cB4lGwS48BE_wrg4vk51CqQKlVqBz797AU0-evEc1u/s500/A%20Deathly%20Portent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeAtDJOL7fsYZE5lDTx26-I9gSWr4a5eBPf-SYMNXo_zO9f1xeDXWJoQDJpi9G-KoixFYfdWXoymU3ot0lskCNkkFK_Qbe_Y_CqC5uowohZhuTtdpzv9PvV6tUw75ZaZgI_Y5k373SQAaB6cB4lGwS48BE_wrg4vk51CqQKlVqBz797AU0-evEc1u/s320/A%20Deathly%20Portent.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>Otillia is married to Lord Fanshawe, and they are currently traveling when their carriage breaks down in the village of Witherley where the body of the local blacksmith has just be found in the ashes of the smithy. There are rumors that a recent newcomer is a witch and she has foretold the death of the smith. Lady Fan has to investigate further. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNxFHe09EO4zM-2ukZ1jSBWpCVbjpVA7DTQ-RTzdQkBkNk83NxwAQJ3W7aNBikU0NNnTTDgObrohnvwxWOc89gwF2hcoYj7a_cCrkwxub-JBrHQe-B6JKuH4Y3bUQKROdB2ALS_BKVyVRSG0rSDsJmTtg6FPm5b5Scq2NteY0qg16l_fTaLDfLLMc/s500/The%20Opium%20Purge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNxFHe09EO4zM-2ukZ1jSBWpCVbjpVA7DTQ-RTzdQkBkNk83NxwAQJ3W7aNBikU0NNnTTDgObrohnvwxWOc89gwF2hcoYj7a_cCrkwxub-JBrHQe-B6JKuH4Y3bUQKROdB2ALS_BKVyVRSG0rSDsJmTtg6FPm5b5Scq2NteY0qg16l_fTaLDfLLMc/s320/The%20Opium%20Purge.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>Lady Fan is dealing with a difficult pregnancy, but her interest is piqued when a new neighbor Sir Joslin Cadel has recently arrived from his plantations in Barbados, along with some very interesting retainers. When Sir Joslin is discovered collapsed on his doorstep, his ward Tasmine Roy claims that she killed him. But anyone talking to her sees that she is not quite right. Why did Sir Joslin return to England, and what happened to Tasmine's parents, there are a lot of secrets to unwind.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmJ-Dp3U6mUkL2BKey8Dgi9ovDmaVm7Iy3MeTlCWaPJ-9h7bkLU6D1hffGB2-nRuLBbytr_4-3mPiqZ64Ejd3ty3pc63RrDp7HAWW-cAvzUCgWH7El3PpSFvkGqpQvRXPDrglKb-YBcC8_1e55U-FpjGcC13kw_cvtjCQqlnJdgyw3jCPSjr4Vy2H/s500/The%20Candlelit%20Coffin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmJ-Dp3U6mUkL2BKey8Dgi9ovDmaVm7Iy3MeTlCWaPJ-9h7bkLU6D1hffGB2-nRuLBbytr_4-3mPiqZ64Ejd3ty3pc63RrDp7HAWW-cAvzUCgWH7El3PpSFvkGqpQvRXPDrglKb-YBcC8_1e55U-FpjGcC13kw_cvtjCQqlnJdgyw3jCPSjr4Vy2H/s320/The%20Candlelit%20Coffin.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>A young woman's body has been discovered, laid out in a coffin in the cemetery surrounded by candles in the sea town of Weymouth. The Colonel stationed in Weymouth is tasked with discovering who the killer is, and so reaches out to Lord Francis Fanshawe for assistance. With the stillbirth of their child, and Ottillia's deep depression, Lord Francis thinks this is just the puzzle to bring her back to him, as well as a change of scenery.</p><p>Thanks for stopping, and please head over to LeeAnnas at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color</a> to check out the other I Like Thursday posts.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-20260114942350973372022-06-30T16:57:00.002-04:002022-06-30T16:57:35.692-04:00I Like Thursday #210<p> Welcome to my late, 210th I like Thursday post. Each week a group of bloggers, hosted by the fabulous LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color share things that we have seen, done, heard that we like/love during the week. </p><p>I have had a busy week, going back to work, the deadline for the kids to sign the papers on their home is imminent. </p><p>I will say this for pre moving for me. I am getting organized again. I used to be very organized, but after the last few years, it became a disaster and once that happens it is so hard to get control of it again. It is coming along slowly. I think I have almost everything in the kitchen packed for storage that I will not need in the immediate future. I jokingly tell my kids I have met the maximum box to kitchen space ration. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN7EgYCZrBtKXbyyVCwGuMaOTc_XJHnYGudUx0oP58ZXhh84tRH3vfP5EWwm-ZB1an87C8mM0Pt529BWuZoOMpDeyEipRX9O3vq5s40qOVsFXO9VuUBShfwzIVeStSPwMk-7-gavOlqXpaU71MV1ftehw3-CvbBygIXoWbmpKXHH5hX2bUGWd-fzS/s4032/Kitchen%20to%20box%20ratio.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN7EgYCZrBtKXbyyVCwGuMaOTc_XJHnYGudUx0oP58ZXhh84tRH3vfP5EWwm-ZB1an87C8mM0Pt529BWuZoOMpDeyEipRX9O3vq5s40qOVsFXO9VuUBShfwzIVeStSPwMk-7-gavOlqXpaU71MV1ftehw3-CvbBygIXoWbmpKXHH5hX2bUGWd-fzS/s320/Kitchen%20to%20box%20ratio.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>All boxes are labeled and surprisingly they are not a hodgepodge but specific. Cookie making supplies, canning supplies, bird feeders, extra utensils, you get the drift. </p><p>I have started on my fabric stash and sewing rooms too. If something is for a specific quilt/project it is packed in a 2 gallon Hefty bag and put into a box marked kits. If it is just a specific fabric designer, and I don't have a plan for the fabrics, it is packed by the designer. I don't have many precuts so those will go into a box, and then I will tackle the folded stash. I just need to make sure my boxes don't get too heavy. </p><p>I have been trying some new recipes, and per request an old one. </p><p>I made a broccoli, ham, and pasta salad which was from cooking light, it was really good, sorry no pictures, but I did throw in a lot more veggies, including celery, and olives. The by request was for edible cookie dough for the kids. No eggs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRkle3xZmEzexMPizxhtsPWc3mPlvCc8RaDyecaJ0khiwIOPZDwkTE3yS7a7jZ07clv1eIM_vvYjJaWKaxk-EbgENTFzpVOcF4cN38u8lw7DN9DVP9KIrHDknCM4mI-Z-w5rYmPFhAf-sI8zC2hamwGkaGZMkoaa56FYLWg0LREH0axdantWg3qe2/s4032/Edible%20Cookie%20Dough.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRkle3xZmEzexMPizxhtsPWc3mPlvCc8RaDyecaJ0khiwIOPZDwkTE3yS7a7jZ07clv1eIM_vvYjJaWKaxk-EbgENTFzpVOcF4cN38u8lw7DN9DVP9KIrHDknCM4mI-Z-w5rYmPFhAf-sI8zC2hamwGkaGZMkoaa56FYLWg0LREH0axdantWg3qe2/s320/Edible%20Cookie%20Dough.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p> I have found that some of the spices I purchased recently are "stale" and I use a lot of spice, so I splurged to restock the ones I recently used, and ordered them from The Spice House. I love their spices! I use a lot of Cumin and I was very disappointed when I ran out a couple of months ago, and replaced with the grocery store Cumin. Much different quality. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiTlY3-cwmtBGlMVJ76W5vFzrt7QhMiZcfuxtacipLEv6Fk6aXAGkSIt4kAw4B0s0w-G0q0QbXR50xUy7N02UmrX5cjjXdCJoHSgRu7BlcsiFyrNO_nRsKorcEBwaTnZRRbfpT62yT7AsFWIrCpy_QRQS8dDEOvHg1ku4kigKB1vy7irmWB_3To6I/s4032/Spices.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiTlY3-cwmtBGlMVJ76W5vFzrt7QhMiZcfuxtacipLEv6Fk6aXAGkSIt4kAw4B0s0w-G0q0QbXR50xUy7N02UmrX5cjjXdCJoHSgRu7BlcsiFyrNO_nRsKorcEBwaTnZRRbfpT62yT7AsFWIrCpy_QRQS8dDEOvHg1ku4kigKB1vy7irmWB_3To6I/s320/Spices.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have been trying to get the yard under control too, but unfortunately my stars are not seeming to align. I somehow messed up my battery operated weed whip, so had to take it to be repaired, the closest place was 1 hour away in Ohio. Anyway since I could not weed whip, I thought I would mow some of the tall weeds down, that was a major fail too. No gas in my mower, and for some reason, on this farm, I could not locate a gas can. My middle daughter's comment that day was it was God's way of telling me to sit my butt down and relax. </p><p>When I went to Ohio, to the small tool repair shop, I decided since it was not terribly hot, I would go on a small hike and check out a place I had read a little about in history books. I visited The Fallen Timbers Battlefield-- 1.5 mile hike, with lots of signage and history. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC5qTHX1qLfGA9o70ePzZtx1uAPl0_yXfdAGY86fLpzHctyC2spK_zmYQ2iUJXIeJZ3i_JHhyEG7aKBIXEUv_YrNZOVXXl7d6Q1CIaqfqdOUm5JRGGsYVmKYLH8KKqqdsANy2dI6G9zI-HIPOx2IiSWt_lDjJo08u2lWu2xMvmc3jlfoCh1168btG/s4032/Fallen%20Timbers%20Battlefield.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC5qTHX1qLfGA9o70ePzZtx1uAPl0_yXfdAGY86fLpzHctyC2spK_zmYQ2iUJXIeJZ3i_JHhyEG7aKBIXEUv_YrNZOVXXl7d6Q1CIaqfqdOUm5JRGGsYVmKYLH8KKqqdsANy2dI6G9zI-HIPOx2IiSWt_lDjJo08u2lWu2xMvmc3jlfoCh1168btG/s320/Fallen%20Timbers%20Battlefield.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Per Wikipedia The Battle of Fallen Timbers was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, and was fought on the 20th of August 1794. The Natives were rising up against the white settlers who were entering the Ohio territory which had previously treaty territory. Interestingly enough the name of the battle is because a tornado had swept through and many trees in the forest had fallen. Lewis and Clark fought in this battle as well as future president William Henry Harrison. <p></p><p>The original battlefield was thought to be about 3 miles south and is marked with a monument which has been there for many years. Not until the late 90's was it actually determined where the true battlefield was after an archaeologist was granted permission to do a dig, and located musket balls and found what could have been a mass grave where the only surviving objects were what they call frog legged eagle buttons which were a feature on General Mad Anthony Wayne's Legion. </p><p>I loved the scent of clover, and saw these beautiful wild roses blooming in perfusion. It was a lovely hike. And not many bugs!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSfSdgSTCDBAbMRkIx168LLguCMAKtBJHU8VScYMXkf3jZvQKxbsZ0oJUiBoFl90dcTSqtChkxKzLkxyOeEktSWkPa_tBaXpyNZ2ZHR5Kerw7kfSW2VG08NxhQxPKaUO-70f47makYO7aGNCHLz9iDwLqHuUnuRzBmRwzshyH0Qbxyb9ELHJ1h361/s4032/Wild%20Roses.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSfSdgSTCDBAbMRkIx168LLguCMAKtBJHU8VScYMXkf3jZvQKxbsZ0oJUiBoFl90dcTSqtChkxKzLkxyOeEktSWkPa_tBaXpyNZ2ZHR5Kerw7kfSW2VG08NxhQxPKaUO-70f47makYO7aGNCHLz9iDwLqHuUnuRzBmRwzshyH0Qbxyb9ELHJ1h361/s320/Wild%20Roses.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I purchased a FitBit a little less than a year ago, and every now and then I get these funky notifications. I thought this one was very cool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9yoaK_xJFTWwN0FYewkebsv32K661EHZK2MIrttc1Ka0xnvKKwgP9QIT1PBt-LAj3KK2JUOKQ60Z59FezLZEY83nznR-vnozlJVZisuN5hsmtEZ0mcm3SLbZcBCIczY_UJAkjVx_C7HROJ23Kan3uMHxxJx4Oj--yKDsFXQShI8NNrKCICIOIukW/s2337/Fit%20Bit%20Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9yoaK_xJFTWwN0FYewkebsv32K661EHZK2MIrttc1Ka0xnvKKwgP9QIT1PBt-LAj3KK2JUOKQ60Z59FezLZEY83nznR-vnozlJVZisuN5hsmtEZ0mcm3SLbZcBCIczY_UJAkjVx_C7HROJ23Kan3uMHxxJx4Oj--yKDsFXQShI8NNrKCICIOIukW/s320/Fit%20Bit%20Badge.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><p>It tells me that since I started wearing my FitBit I have walked almost 2,000 miles! In a little less than a year! That is equivalent to walking the length of India. When there are some days I just don't want to do anything, it helps me keep focused. </p><p>Thanks for stopping by to my late post, please head to <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> to check out the other I Like Thursday posts. <br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-70130322317240763942022-06-22T22:30:00.001-04:002022-06-22T22:31:07.215-04:00I Like Thursday #209<p> It is Thursday so it is time for m209th I Like Post. Every week a group of bloggers share a post of things that they have discovered that they like/love. LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color is our host and encourager.</p><p>I have had a few days off, some scheduled, and some due to a death in the family. While it is near impossible to afford to fly/drive to the west coast, I have been staying close to home, cleaning, packing, reading, trying to get my steps in, and working on getting my head in the right space. Bobbin and I have been walking the property line when it isn't too hot. We have spotted a family of geese on the neighbor's pond.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-YnvFf0i7WwcaqLqMMHTb9J_jPDbo1Ri57zmOcaGwuhYGqlhDLzMrHcE4h8K6CqWCjEJbdKVcPNfhsUsVaZyY-8rOk0ls_OlKRg23kUr7dl5SU8BHui2M8dl8INvAQLD2LfHF36VK8hl7C0GUJ9nrNAusaS5vAo3jSgX0DZ5BhXo30mt8sGbxIVR/s4032/Goose%20Family%20on%20the%20Pond.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-YnvFf0i7WwcaqLqMMHTb9J_jPDbo1Ri57zmOcaGwuhYGqlhDLzMrHcE4h8K6CqWCjEJbdKVcPNfhsUsVaZyY-8rOk0ls_OlKRg23kUr7dl5SU8BHui2M8dl8INvAQLD2LfHF36VK8hl7C0GUJ9nrNAusaS5vAo3jSgX0DZ5BhXo30mt8sGbxIVR/s320/Goose%20Family%20on%20the%20Pond.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Fed mulberries to the chickens. I have a lot of volunteer mulberry trees and they are loaded this year with fruit.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lGxqhlymrpcaq3JyJ4pOQ4jDF6gTODyZOHtOr0ReRzdh6Cahbfe0BoCIvufC1Y9fTRZ_Iw3Uvy9I3qzy_ZL5uMRhRu286EajEI1ic5AnafxuljTkAQfOrWmgVpK375LBBCrGF8vbR5BlC8Glzg8zeqmWhxFAbqq4RN2dtrKGkmbpNi0HqYQXY1nM/s1080/Mulberry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lGxqhlymrpcaq3JyJ4pOQ4jDF6gTODyZOHtOr0ReRzdh6Cahbfe0BoCIvufC1Y9fTRZ_Iw3Uvy9I3qzy_ZL5uMRhRu286EajEI1ic5AnafxuljTkAQfOrWmgVpK375LBBCrGF8vbR5BlC8Glzg8zeqmWhxFAbqq4RN2dtrKGkmbpNi0HqYQXY1nM/s320/Mulberry.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>And after 10 years I finally had cherries on my teeny tiny tree. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7umwv7xi6ZhrxT_DWnKMwgvOyeDIh2EDux30HuVcaoMpSEpQDBDq28T_LTT7H6zLCX4L42CpJlSXi_Q_5cfT6Ivh168kTuH2063a4buhNw8kmhi1BB6P03AHS3n5ZtrKh6aLtI9TwWrl2OZ0mpCvnUaOdN3bR36gStQiS9tD6ot4FrmzDgQBmlJeM/s1080/Cherries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7umwv7xi6ZhrxT_DWnKMwgvOyeDIh2EDux30HuVcaoMpSEpQDBDq28T_LTT7H6zLCX4L42CpJlSXi_Q_5cfT6Ivh168kTuH2063a4buhNw8kmhi1BB6P03AHS3n5ZtrKh6aLtI9TwWrl2OZ0mpCvnUaOdN3bR36gStQiS9tD6ot4FrmzDgQBmlJeM/s320/Cherries.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> I have been allowing Bobbin to walk with me off leash, which can be a challenge even after all the training she has had. She has done wonderful, and has really enjoyed all the running. Five circuits of the property is 10,000 steps, some days walking outside has been near impossible especially when it is 80 degrees at 7 am. I usually have Bobbin tuckered out completely by 3 pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT_87FjCXnT8bRlBpHWSVXvHF42wrxcdkr9m74jSoBYAlvVnqfv1FwU2ZppbVa4_dr4DTrZ74cWZ6ewCSx3GcbmaUZNQn05utPQ29p39WzzphM946mAMg2T9TiMpAGSc4EvYBpoQHokwHpBS36kNcWA4PDc1s7dPh4kdLwlXA7ood3dozMrczKn7y/s1080/Tired%20Girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT_87FjCXnT8bRlBpHWSVXvHF42wrxcdkr9m74jSoBYAlvVnqfv1FwU2ZppbVa4_dr4DTrZ74cWZ6ewCSx3GcbmaUZNQn05utPQ29p39WzzphM946mAMg2T9TiMpAGSc4EvYBpoQHokwHpBS36kNcWA4PDc1s7dPh4kdLwlXA7ood3dozMrczKn7y/s320/Tired%20Girl.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have slowly been packing, starting with the kitchen. Things I don't use often have been boxed, and labeled. I have this crazy idea color code dots for the boxes that are going to be stored. One color for the kitchen, one color for bathroom, one color for sewing, etc. That way you look at the box and you know which room it goes to so if you are looking for something.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0yxJ5X9dsZDn4xqJPRplwOMwba30I7pXcmRN8ptXNH0b03XOmRSg5BTxfCOitu8I3YTEWmJW559e2xL1Ia-g5yXRirohMYLk9YfDOj2T-nSI_2h46XmYqIXZoQFFsk_-DUmSSV8GZxA5JOoLG00exWaWwqdoVVczIUFAuRpwX7jhmqYC1d1IN5yE/s4032/Dots.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0yxJ5X9dsZDn4xqJPRplwOMwba30I7pXcmRN8ptXNH0b03XOmRSg5BTxfCOitu8I3YTEWmJW559e2xL1Ia-g5yXRirohMYLk9YfDOj2T-nSI_2h46XmYqIXZoQFFsk_-DUmSSV8GZxA5JOoLG00exWaWwqdoVVczIUFAuRpwX7jhmqYC1d1IN5yE/s320/Dots.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I kept out 4 cookbooks, these are the ones I use the most, and all the rest were packed. I discovered I had 4 binders, and a huge pile of recipes I would never make, a huge pile I wanted to try, and a huge pile I have tried and liked. I bought some A5 paper and have been printing out recipes I like on it for my little recipe binder. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPV3AgDaGNdjdiPnfsVVg6b5UDMr41J3FA40Hf970Q5BPp39NAbNpBd_P9O9dOXz5WTthheU4Wl8YFatCixh6YkaNXaKsQjsnUD8J0HFi9Rq90ufbhP370Spv4W0W2C8cWm8-MMj6pcC543ALhfYCcnIscnEF7AcJYIdScFjsQW_UMPfAC7NCSdgWH/s4032/A5%20Paper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPV3AgDaGNdjdiPnfsVVg6b5UDMr41J3FA40Hf970Q5BPp39NAbNpBd_P9O9dOXz5WTthheU4Wl8YFatCixh6YkaNXaKsQjsnUD8J0HFi9Rq90ufbhP370Spv4W0W2C8cWm8-MMj6pcC543ALhfYCcnIscnEF7AcJYIdScFjsQW_UMPfAC7NCSdgWH/s320/A5%20Paper.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I finally got a little gumption to do some sewing, at least the Moda Blockheads 4 blocks.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRssRGS87Eq0MmNdm6glftxMzSB4bDdORgKikqfWUyljHaDXmc6mr3fgRK8lW9LfL9K6BufjPJWe6R0aCXYUv0NhCQsXjByeCBEO3aYckNu1lyofNszDyYYXhKb-_vTE7gCRm_x9_T2L9Qq2OuyoIj2gZFLUtbMCxWcsF-FU-VURTq96FUcVuyu9mZ/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2012%209%20inch%20block.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRssRGS87Eq0MmNdm6glftxMzSB4bDdORgKikqfWUyljHaDXmc6mr3fgRK8lW9LfL9K6BufjPJWe6R0aCXYUv0NhCQsXjByeCBEO3aYckNu1lyofNszDyYYXhKb-_vTE7gCRm_x9_T2L9Qq2OuyoIj2gZFLUtbMCxWcsF-FU-VURTq96FUcVuyu9mZ/s320/BH%204%20Block%2012%209%20inch%20block.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 12 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa_aVTt83R28G3IXL8HdWCSVNJgBA-x3AY1L75asTWrR8_DOfC6MiRnYwEQxw8xRMThuBOMQc-8ht9RHCLEO-qkmu2NDcIJaBjNycgc_bdtMVIMD02q_E5Ah9rqsdg24mmPcr45nvX-zHdysp5s4UCuEs75l4cnxde6aAGbPf-ijFYqFMXm0nRk31/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2012%204.5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa_aVTt83R28G3IXL8HdWCSVNJgBA-x3AY1L75asTWrR8_DOfC6MiRnYwEQxw8xRMThuBOMQc-8ht9RHCLEO-qkmu2NDcIJaBjNycgc_bdtMVIMD02q_E5Ah9rqsdg24mmPcr45nvX-zHdysp5s4UCuEs75l4cnxde6aAGbPf-ijFYqFMXm0nRk31/s320/BH%204%20Block%2012%204.5.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 12 4.5 Inch Block</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR00P1l_1lmCMXM_t64qK6U3xbLARMm_4ZxtwdGPzQNw7-5924kioamc3pBeAGqnQh7DfXElzXpVuV398Z0ghlXfXbkXIzDqnDkmRXf9Vxs2U00JejerCjtY7mhz0zgjuuQ0NzkbvVKbLl39fZKRju3tOLG23_apWsvMaoZVNzf2uR7XBmxKfkQsZ/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2012%20Friendship%20Star.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR00P1l_1lmCMXM_t64qK6U3xbLARMm_4ZxtwdGPzQNw7-5924kioamc3pBeAGqnQh7DfXElzXpVuV398Z0ghlXfXbkXIzDqnDkmRXf9Vxs2U00JejerCjtY7mhz0zgjuuQ0NzkbvVKbLl39fZKRju3tOLG23_apWsvMaoZVNzf2uR7XBmxKfkQsZ/s320/BH%204%20Block%2012%20Friendship%20Star.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 12 Friendship Star</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0PC6LyBeR8wsDd6Vmo7uLvcEo4oYP8dMuN0pYmzpTsNOrXs-JXAwwoePr-FcqgYd0KyHhjiGHTeRj9_XOmC47PsJRHuz3-kKDWDJdCeF-tXFBFXCITCWYqBN2ojlE1Rcuz-pWpuwgO6eGWxQEtnACnmpC4N4uLBlItk7sCvZl5TDFO7kq4M7Wwey/s1080/BH%204%20Block%2013%204.5%20Inch%20Block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0PC6LyBeR8wsDd6Vmo7uLvcEo4oYP8dMuN0pYmzpTsNOrXs-JXAwwoePr-FcqgYd0KyHhjiGHTeRj9_XOmC47PsJRHuz3-kKDWDJdCeF-tXFBFXCITCWYqBN2ojlE1Rcuz-pWpuwgO6eGWxQEtnACnmpC4N4uLBlItk7sCvZl5TDFO7kq4M7Wwey/s320/BH%204%20Block%2013%204.5%20Inch%20Block.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 13 4.5 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBcvGyBtvHDWUlFl-HDCAvYr3C4r_eJ1CvTwG0C7cNna_BCQAvv5RRpc5VVA88GJiB4WZakN3uhbZzwe1CMTiP8tIFlGrhBDtY4Z0v7Koq9EaADtopubMzMqUK1w5K9zUQ0sMWNz7eH3cWH8LTgNmGeDAi0dCRaQXJQSjQnL-1mNEvCddkmr5q24U/s1080/BH%204%20Block%2013%209%20inch%20block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBcvGyBtvHDWUlFl-HDCAvYr3C4r_eJ1CvTwG0C7cNna_BCQAvv5RRpc5VVA88GJiB4WZakN3uhbZzwe1CMTiP8tIFlGrhBDtY4Z0v7Koq9EaADtopubMzMqUK1w5K9zUQ0sMWNz7eH3cWH8LTgNmGeDAi0dCRaQXJQSjQnL-1mNEvCddkmr5q24U/s320/BH%204%20Block%2013%209%20inch%20block.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 13 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtygJgynJoyyHOivKBJWcoJknUPJlocYAELNwc-BhjZ_GjZLI2yfXjkrZd21CsY-6_N_IM8FGcHgsCGa93q7aTAsePlzRrRDt5Spj5ZDlEKOZUfNM7yDqclLZKrzzJrg3hwwh2LPhprxfjAlzLO6Ku8MaR8RTHk1q4eetSkeypo2vX5URgmRkpmjRK/s1080/BH%204%20Block%2013%20Evening%20Delight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtygJgynJoyyHOivKBJWcoJknUPJlocYAELNwc-BhjZ_GjZLI2yfXjkrZd21CsY-6_N_IM8FGcHgsCGa93q7aTAsePlzRrRDt5Spj5ZDlEKOZUfNM7yDqclLZKrzzJrg3hwwh2LPhprxfjAlzLO6Ku8MaR8RTHk1q4eetSkeypo2vX5URgmRkpmjRK/s320/BH%204%20Block%2013%20Evening%20Delight.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 13 Evening Delight</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmSmmWWOzVhGGjmCpxRDIhdQcmJ7BcXZyyurJE-jqlgVPgXu4YuZWDAm2kiN_qDahg3MIw6Mg53T6Lf0AV41IYO1bHYdK8A_0GaMv4mmgbGOo9w43UIas4y6QBDk3jH7NXU9sjnqFkfYsUGnf5WOMNgXgZszCd6LjOxwkMR3rbNQZKN42TGjRJLx7/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2014%20Alternate%20Sharply%20Dressed%209%20inch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmSmmWWOzVhGGjmCpxRDIhdQcmJ7BcXZyyurJE-jqlgVPgXu4YuZWDAm2kiN_qDahg3MIw6Mg53T6Lf0AV41IYO1bHYdK8A_0GaMv4mmgbGOo9w43UIas4y6QBDk3jH7NXU9sjnqFkfYsUGnf5WOMNgXgZszCd6LjOxwkMR3rbNQZKN42TGjRJLx7/s320/BH%204%20Block%2014%20Alternate%20Sharply%20Dressed%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 14 Alternate Sharply Dressed</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVpeEf1DwpZX-cln3retSiF_JCg5UXhD0EP-HmIEuBzXAzG-eaFe63sEF5fADP1E6squLlSlOFHlNY1ZzgBKXr3s5XeKpwA2wEVemA_09lOlRpB2jCKSTAWBzKNUWrv6EZbcz_I6-lcFt6e4PbDFpfQNJfl9At0uTq_bUDiSiA_sVttVRVheLaueE/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2014%204.5%20inch%20block%20Bird%20on%20a%20Branch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVpeEf1DwpZX-cln3retSiF_JCg5UXhD0EP-HmIEuBzXAzG-eaFe63sEF5fADP1E6squLlSlOFHlNY1ZzgBKXr3s5XeKpwA2wEVemA_09lOlRpB2jCKSTAWBzKNUWrv6EZbcz_I6-lcFt6e4PbDFpfQNJfl9At0uTq_bUDiSiA_sVttVRVheLaueE/s320/BH%204%20Block%2014%204.5%20inch%20block%20Bird%20on%20a%20Branch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 14 4.5 inch block Bird on a Branch</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>OK so block 14 is supposed to be an applique bird, I decided to do a chicken with a pile of feed. I need to stitch it down. </p><p>I have been doing a lot of reading. </p><p>Nine Women, One Dress by Jane Rosen was recommended and I just happened to be able to snag it from the library. I will admit to spending a whole day reading this book, and not doing much else. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1jDLsBL-EVOKSEO1AD1DBn3QDterF3ZTNHdAtrFi7r8eUR6UbpsHKElDpRRNJZ313oHrsiZFQfKW6HS5ruMW27cKJFx47lmFr9PBkApaaH0iyW6adsgKEMS9exz-Z2_UY9mR8X_5iMHeh2wmcnw3V4mlgmDN5DBgWWfi6N-JQeJGPMO7r8bzuPjZ/s475/Nine%20Women,%20One%20Dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1jDLsBL-EVOKSEO1AD1DBn3QDterF3ZTNHdAtrFi7r8eUR6UbpsHKElDpRRNJZ313oHrsiZFQfKW6HS5ruMW27cKJFx47lmFr9PBkApaaH0iyW6adsgKEMS9exz-Z2_UY9mR8X_5iMHeh2wmcnw3V4mlgmDN5DBgWWfi6N-JQeJGPMO7r8bzuPjZ/s320/Nine%20Women,%20One%20Dress.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Teatime for the Firefly by Shona Patel. Another book that I read every free moment I could find. The book tells the story of the tea plantations from the view of Layla a native woman in India right before the ending of British rule. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhUPHJlbD4PiEzHi4zKHANqK8qkdoHIciDy-Z-Tep0dv3YWKD1LgntbC5kSVfSiFsSFdT1VKq4HH9qrvW5MvpkZuwk_qzS9fMRFa8gnR40jhQ4MxQFXnraO39eRK598qrsQvlIEAr9sTzihY91losnpyCt7HGNCUl6nxOy4RXtVhR1ik13Mm3nszJ/s475/Teatime%20for%20Firefly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhUPHJlbD4PiEzHi4zKHANqK8qkdoHIciDy-Z-Tep0dv3YWKD1LgntbC5kSVfSiFsSFdT1VKq4HH9qrvW5MvpkZuwk_qzS9fMRFa8gnR40jhQ4MxQFXnraO39eRK598qrsQvlIEAr9sTzihY91losnpyCt7HGNCUl6nxOy4RXtVhR1ik13Mm3nszJ/s320/Teatime%20for%20Firefly.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding by Lydia Kang a WWII espionage story taking place in New York. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTn0necqNdFtKEdoCo2Z_RsjrOLMICP2ZTt68HmpgR4A9ALODbMw4p4XlywhpGAs7-D9U-qpGO_FXD_rhBhRH42rS2SnTgWW5sWFS1q3-78hM_18RKPCxNySPZCzoiyEDUEURmixlQiMCD0lPXO8ntc4ceTZmGLIHlJvDV4EVLI7SbKNWNsUpqdPI/s346/The%20Half-Life%20of%20Ruby%20Fielding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTn0necqNdFtKEdoCo2Z_RsjrOLMICP2ZTt68HmpgR4A9ALODbMw4p4XlywhpGAs7-D9U-qpGO_FXD_rhBhRH42rS2SnTgWW5sWFS1q3-78hM_18RKPCxNySPZCzoiyEDUEURmixlQiMCD0lPXO8ntc4ceTZmGLIHlJvDV4EVLI7SbKNWNsUpqdPI/s320/The%20Half-Life%20of%20Ruby%20Fielding.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin. Another book set during WWII in London. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ3Ypa-3wOX8kegnI5ypXJZIJXhJz04CBxUc_svAmmz4xYfg_gz5X8yYhIntQq3fMbOcWIlQXjRINDINMi9TxFNDKb3XlbUJKgF6ykUkiATM3PwRgqYXAImEHjmupfdcHcO9lcnlJMVms7Dk5qj4RwplwW-gxPwjYKgyZmER2liFbRq7QBdLrOA71/s400/The%20Last%20Bookship%20in%20London.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ3Ypa-3wOX8kegnI5ypXJZIJXhJz04CBxUc_svAmmz4xYfg_gz5X8yYhIntQq3fMbOcWIlQXjRINDINMi9TxFNDKb3XlbUJKgF6ykUkiATM3PwRgqYXAImEHjmupfdcHcO9lcnlJMVms7Dk5qj4RwplwW-gxPwjYKgyZmER2liFbRq7QBdLrOA71/s320/The%20Last%20Bookship%20in%20London.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, head over to <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> to check out the other I Like Thursday posts. <br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-89159105781243500712022-06-09T20:00:00.001-04:002022-06-09T20:00:00.193-04:00I Like Thursday #208<p> Welcome to my 208th I Like Thursday post. Weekly a group of bloggers hosted by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color post things that we have found, seen, heard, read, or done that we like/love during the previous week.</p><p>Wanting Wisteria-- I never liked Wisteria but a few years ago I saw one and I fell in love. It was called a Blue Moon and I was a goner. I searched and searched and finally found one 3 years ago. I planted it, it didn't bloom, but last year it started to get buds, then we had a severe freeze, snowstorm. Then nothing. So I bought another one, thinking the one was dead. Then got too busy to plant it. It sat on my porch for months. I finally planted it, and boom, the older one took off growing too. This year---the older one has grown to about 5 foot tall, but no blooms. The tiny one I planted last year is barely 1 foot tall, the cats are always rubbing against it, and it has 5 separate blooms.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiosqQWTJCG3tJe3qDF3Kr1HTjJfSnIiQc3pS-LJcmxV3FaxhYZBMwqQQijXwj9ve2oqNAFZyApZeOsbp9BrGZ4iQ1HG2-BxveR-Dv_bD9itSkzj60r_MCoKcEd0Utk7WtmyuJoD2zICPxn8iPZp3u-9eiJpwdmA8NLNswjeeFa_AfuO8-HdFqKCro/s4032/Wisteria.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiosqQWTJCG3tJe3qDF3Kr1HTjJfSnIiQc3pS-LJcmxV3FaxhYZBMwqQQijXwj9ve2oqNAFZyApZeOsbp9BrGZ4iQ1HG2-BxveR-Dv_bD9itSkzj60r_MCoKcEd0Utk7WtmyuJoD2zICPxn8iPZp3u-9eiJpwdmA8NLNswjeeFa_AfuO8-HdFqKCro/s320/Wisteria.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I did manage to get a wee bit of sewing done this past week. I fixed the maple leaf block for Moda Blockheads 4. I then made the Moda BH 4 Berry Block.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytzV7Bj6JhKfnCm3zoeVMUnzUELuypEedMfybju85TyhuM7B2EQoe6hji3u2IviondVWcbpuP8vX0-Nmaw_uKVzG3V8RAPXfEq0-a1kllgF27vAIyOwgTO5CyOxviWO6Q3N4d_qNN56jZBZ5_OCu3exVBP-VzEm449yP_m0OoaY7ZO0ZN5rhmH9wu/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2010%209%20inch%20Block.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytzV7Bj6JhKfnCm3zoeVMUnzUELuypEedMfybju85TyhuM7B2EQoe6hji3u2IviondVWcbpuP8vX0-Nmaw_uKVzG3V8RAPXfEq0-a1kllgF27vAIyOwgTO5CyOxviWO6Q3N4d_qNN56jZBZ5_OCu3exVBP-VzEm449yP_m0OoaY7ZO0ZN5rhmH9wu/s320/BH%204%20Block%2010%209%20inch%20Block.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 11 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWglMbmo9_QZH6wZ9s2_HaoQ6UFhB4x8MNLhjBZszFz2U8rfwhGzVqlUXaeI-7sFA673Vo1mtDW8q2a5nwc0CDwAwouWFaBRQyAVbwQmX92k_rvC_xgKWbBuAbpeGrsEguo8k2-ethonzPh6QUA8QY22LLHYV_CL5cKYJnl5_TNx7pOVETMeqBV4W/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2011%204.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWglMbmo9_QZH6wZ9s2_HaoQ6UFhB4x8MNLhjBZszFz2U8rfwhGzVqlUXaeI-7sFA673Vo1mtDW8q2a5nwc0CDwAwouWFaBRQyAVbwQmX92k_rvC_xgKWbBuAbpeGrsEguo8k2-ethonzPh6QUA8QY22LLHYV_CL5cKYJnl5_TNx7pOVETMeqBV4W/s320/BH%204%20Block%2011%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 11 4.5 inch Block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJF3UTAJXgHDU2fnOvLgr6yiuk783ujrLIwrJWOHLt017xGej9zUchIH0HNoAYQDiBIBVm04Hvq5lbwa2-o_e-gFemzmezWAwVWor8F2rCphLP6TiEQ0b2PA9uOVW0OMQu4iz2N5zdPUfos9WtPnWQ0A8uDLERM2-N5mONO8FY8rcqLwMCuWFD_Pp/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2011%20Berry.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJF3UTAJXgHDU2fnOvLgr6yiuk783ujrLIwrJWOHLt017xGej9zUchIH0HNoAYQDiBIBVm04Hvq5lbwa2-o_e-gFemzmezWAwVWor8F2rCphLP6TiEQ0b2PA9uOVW0OMQu4iz2N5zdPUfos9WtPnWQ0A8uDLERM2-N5mONO8FY8rcqLwMCuWFD_Pp/s320/BH%204%20Block%2011%20Berry.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 11 Berry </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I started to assemble my On Grassy Creek blocks. I need to make a bunch of Ohio Star blocks to begin with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcduoXw779XPjbxqDjF_18ljfq_On9oyZhOM5D65V5_eJqX_oZG5SuZRBgUOGjlwsCTCALfEIAhYu8zyvX2a9119VdCTG7kfhi7f1FmmG8Wrv9prNGM2RxsiOu5wLZPQpI1KqXNzBTMiA5LUYuV-5-IusiFOBNeYhkplh_uCfhxXbZk06WimndwCm/s4032/Oh%20Grassy%20Creek%20Ohio%20Star%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcduoXw779XPjbxqDjF_18ljfq_On9oyZhOM5D65V5_eJqX_oZG5SuZRBgUOGjlwsCTCALfEIAhYu8zyvX2a9119VdCTG7kfhi7f1FmmG8Wrv9prNGM2RxsiOu5wLZPQpI1KqXNzBTMiA5LUYuV-5-IusiFOBNeYhkplh_uCfhxXbZk06WimndwCm/s320/Oh%20Grassy%20Creek%20Ohio%20Star%201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTMtJKOK-UeAfBpOUHeTBp8kD0dqd1nf-Ywg4iAfu8z5tlyjdEadgwrmcS4XJSsUk85VJhfnFLwxbhQtRGTN2VRbhFvsYDxyar6Z4UmjFSU4RsrxVSV3o8UGwbRaiusN80oWF_YPjgVYRxGnAPCvthWYQa8RmRjQuuVYdCq9O03AyhlH2BXByEEW6/s4032/On%20Grassy%20Creek%20Ohio%20Star%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTMtJKOK-UeAfBpOUHeTBp8kD0dqd1nf-Ywg4iAfu8z5tlyjdEadgwrmcS4XJSsUk85VJhfnFLwxbhQtRGTN2VRbhFvsYDxyar6Z4UmjFSU4RsrxVSV3o8UGwbRaiusN80oWF_YPjgVYRxGnAPCvthWYQa8RmRjQuuVYdCq9O03AyhlH2BXByEEW6/s320/On%20Grassy%20Creek%20Ohio%20Star%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have been working very slowly on downsizing. The kids have a house which they are working through the buying process. Part of downsizing is trying to figure out how to live in a much smaller space in the immediate future for me. I decided to buy a Keurig.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DRBcn_IjBMkZKzs6JYVGWQIRiRZWr7zg32pdFlm96kgY7koDAcc7NCjKdzwzVnxfLbv6uEZYoTxbBBER6BZDxCDM9i252JHlKrrWZVFUv14vsIg8z06Ha4p9BH1IMjceEHjGaLJCWIdHb0UmLjYZvDVqDMpOSyOuyVHhWV_OqhVB9zNWN_D3I6i5/s4032/Keurig.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DRBcn_IjBMkZKzs6JYVGWQIRiRZWr7zg32pdFlm96kgY7koDAcc7NCjKdzwzVnxfLbv6uEZYoTxbBBER6BZDxCDM9i252JHlKrrWZVFUv14vsIg8z06Ha4p9BH1IMjceEHjGaLJCWIdHb0UmLjYZvDVqDMpOSyOuyVHhWV_OqhVB9zNWN_D3I6i5/s320/Keurig.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>When I priced the pods I could not believe the difference in price so I bought a refillable pod. Obviously there is a learning curve to using the machine, and filling a pod. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvI33WgN4lBq-05FYqMgkoPK5yVs_XURBZR2ekbb2hPV7E30UKDLNsCAdf1mYubGI9Ylqx-2a0TZUgAOlCpNtBIHX4XO0tkXDC4XmvIQ0rrP8cVkYrCT24yuNo9SNTAeD-YQOwb0E0ByxDCwrgoxDxgZfFmvXuxBP_Bi_zay5zQU2-zaP1RaXKDUnt/s4032/Reusable%20Pod.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvI33WgN4lBq-05FYqMgkoPK5yVs_XURBZR2ekbb2hPV7E30UKDLNsCAdf1mYubGI9Ylqx-2a0TZUgAOlCpNtBIHX4XO0tkXDC4XmvIQ0rrP8cVkYrCT24yuNo9SNTAeD-YQOwb0E0ByxDCwrgoxDxgZfFmvXuxBP_Bi_zay5zQU2-zaP1RaXKDUnt/s320/Reusable%20Pod.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I like this style of Keurig because I can brew up to a 12 oz cup, even though most of my cups are about 16 oz. I can also make the maker brew a strong cup of coffee. I found some coffee on sale and tried the dark, but when I made the coffee as strong as possible, you know the term strong enough to stand a spoon in it? Yep it was that strong, and I like strong coffee. </p><p>While I listen to a lot of books, I do read actual physical books too. I saw this and thought it was interesting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVbGqASU0Z9ISxALhuY_PzEmLJIN9ZG9W7jeXksujvjXi9QQzSZ25CDItD5szrf_-Bghsc8e8k9-1Wp514t_fsaozkzqDLjCaxtQI3ScKjUbJP2CEBlnvQ1_wHO2NcfD4pjwC9OHOmJgIuTi3uqXnzO6o-PEoYg-4xhfrHkPAveuzKTs26G2nRk_E/s600/Librocubicularist.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVbGqASU0Z9ISxALhuY_PzEmLJIN9ZG9W7jeXksujvjXi9QQzSZ25CDItD5szrf_-Bghsc8e8k9-1Wp514t_fsaozkzqDLjCaxtQI3ScKjUbJP2CEBlnvQ1_wHO2NcfD4pjwC9OHOmJgIuTi3uqXnzO6o-PEoYg-4xhfrHkPAveuzKTs26G2nRk_E/s320/Librocubicularist.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have had some fun reads the past few weeks. </p><p>The Lucy Lawrence Mysteries by Pam Lecky.</p><p>No Stone Unturned introduces Lucy Lawrence, in an unhappy marriage, and shut off from her family because of her choices. Lucy meets Phineas Stone over the body of her husband in the morgue. Secrets spill while Lucy learns more and more of her husband, who can she trust? <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSy0CZ6AIajn2EHlmtDhUl7E-i3CA2LmivsvAtPR67fqu8CyNmfOMEKfdHoMhpULwzUqzBCsi4RX-16rpbnC3NYriIPvlgCJnQ4Tf3NIb-3o5bEjV9EbYsKvecfbAvWerQWsAnBp5u45aM-1n7QsFNtJ-cOlumVA0U_KmmH-XcNZhu76LLMbDOxEq3/s475/No%20Stone%20Unturned.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSy0CZ6AIajn2EHlmtDhUl7E-i3CA2LmivsvAtPR67fqu8CyNmfOMEKfdHoMhpULwzUqzBCsi4RX-16rpbnC3NYriIPvlgCJnQ4Tf3NIb-3o5bEjV9EbYsKvecfbAvWerQWsAnBp5u45aM-1n7QsFNtJ-cOlumVA0U_KmmH-XcNZhu76LLMbDOxEq3/s320/No%20Stone%20Unturned.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Footprints in the Sand--wealthy widow Lucy Lawrence touring France during an very wet summer, meets a charming Egyptologist and agrees to sponsor his dig. When the Egyptian Museum is burgled Lucy is determined to discover the thieves. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcENgsH6vD09WwzQ18i8BHstxFQMNWAf78Cn9e2HR5G8xfzy7Hr52FucNGYVyVM7DGFqbG9A_qA3u9VbdGZ0_zLctfY43DagOn_1iO-sBxF8e_BFIh54LOX23Zx-itWwNY8dpDsquDNvsmGQ6uWkRS8ZVpAkQMssDUC7PtSgO5HzzUEmNXgVw7b8i/s475/Footprints%20in%20the%20Sand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcENgsH6vD09WwzQ18i8BHstxFQMNWAf78Cn9e2HR5G8xfzy7Hr52FucNGYVyVM7DGFqbG9A_qA3u9VbdGZ0_zLctfY43DagOn_1iO-sBxF8e_BFIh54LOX23Zx-itWwNY8dpDsquDNvsmGQ6uWkRS8ZVpAkQMssDUC7PtSgO5HzzUEmNXgVw7b8i/s320/Footprints%20in%20the%20Sand.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The Art of Deception--Lucy is back in London and her relationship with Phineas Stone is progressing. They are trying to track down an art theft ring, and everything seems to be going well until Phineas' ex fiancee is brutally murdered at a house party and he is the number one suspect. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhZwlwV52QkhpoHiz1hbrSx0VWywd01Mwajg8ji_yzHy7mHpLHYT5mBs0OuQJnOrNWXs2xROHqbfZ9Ybej7xHAlufLWH_dM5rN1-rco-skbUd1mUUxLoFfe-hwTa9_JeYWok071FqqrODaVCtd-ajY8OG_jKPDdw7EKhmZSNeKbQdPzI_RxXr2hus/s475/The%20Art%20of%20Deception.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhZwlwV52QkhpoHiz1hbrSx0VWywd01Mwajg8ji_yzHy7mHpLHYT5mBs0OuQJnOrNWXs2xROHqbfZ9Ybej7xHAlufLWH_dM5rN1-rco-skbUd1mUUxLoFfe-hwTa9_JeYWok071FqqrODaVCtd-ajY8OG_jKPDdw7EKhmZSNeKbQdPzI_RxXr2hus/s320/The%20Art%20of%20Deception.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />I read another Irina Shapiro book--Haunted Ground. Lexie Maxwell is drawn to England, and after she purchases an old manor house to convert to a hotel, as she helps refurbish with her sexy Scottish contractor. Nightly Lexie spies a mysterious man at the ruins, and spies a light in an upper story window, which is impossible since there is no upper floors to the ruin. Lucy discovers many secrets, some even apply to her. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJGC_3CspAF5Pnoch4J39b4xlWUwapMr3QFGBOi8cyyuqhmrj6GqNZi3ZZXxdFR24bfScgommarEopjyoH14q9kZbHhETlRUuz04HjMofrdk_pBQP_VajJEsGboyAjhcgTdQA_xuwmL3D0_D9IXz5_ZAmGFg_1aA4KHMwLl4wUBfFHQQq0Em9Ot54/s450/Haunted%20Ground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJGC_3CspAF5Pnoch4J39b4xlWUwapMr3QFGBOi8cyyuqhmrj6GqNZi3ZZXxdFR24bfScgommarEopjyoH14q9kZbHhETlRUuz04HjMofrdk_pBQP_VajJEsGboyAjhcgTdQA_xuwmL3D0_D9IXz5_ZAmGFg_1aA4KHMwLl4wUBfFHQQq0Em9Ot54/s320/Haunted%20Ground.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p>I also read the latest installment of the the Lady Darby Mysteries by Anna Lee Huber. In the 10th book of the series A Perilous Perspective, Kiera and Sebastian are in the Scottish Highlands visiting the estate of the Marquess of Barbreck waiting for the upcoming nuptials of her cousin Rye, and former detractor, now friend Charlotte. When Kiera notices that several of the paintings in the long gallery appear to be forgeries, she is tasked to discover what happened to the real ones, and unearth some decades old secrets. </p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInY9qfaRy__j9-eYQL4QZOBkqKwLGMMW-yaxtjSCbMBv11uS1yZuUkbXFmA6BCYiWRBSE_BvC8Lf03URrFsnMwIawZkJyd8j0frStYw9s3o80tmE3M2XI-sI1Ja-kfpHkW6I48MDqgVvrO7STUKFwpLC6xr44Ms0rvJ7YyVYqwzZPkn4LQShwL7rD/s346/A%20Perilous%20Perspective.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="221" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInY9qfaRy__j9-eYQL4QZOBkqKwLGMMW-yaxtjSCbMBv11uS1yZuUkbXFmA6BCYiWRBSE_BvC8Lf03URrFsnMwIawZkJyd8j0frStYw9s3o80tmE3M2XI-sI1Ja-kfpHkW6I48MDqgVvrO7STUKFwpLC6xr44Ms0rvJ7YyVYqwzZPkn4LQShwL7rD/s320/A%20Perilous%20Perspective.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks for stopping by, please go visit the other I Like Thursday posts at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's.</a> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-59966331342212026522022-06-01T22:00:00.001-04:002022-06-01T22:00:00.165-04:00I Like Thursday #207<p> Welcome to my 207th post for I Like Thursday. What is I Like Thursday? Well each week a group of bloggers post things they did, found, saw that they like/love during the week. A gigantic thanks and hug to LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color for encouraging, and facilitating us each week.</p><p>Three day holiday weeks are always super busy, and even busier if you would retail. So....that being said.</p><p>I like that I was caught up until Wednesday with the Moda Blockheads 4 sew along. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVsAdK1De6ulJ7koCvEotXRFXNvMEt539eDcG5RccoXwokFO1nmEcLiE4f7D1jb-hXaqfjfnA_ktS5D3nZo9zex71G6awWDiSlGc35OMZMI57WWiI-jfHPxHNReLASCuyDLSeMgv4mlzfEj7wiZboCrtPcrdNWK18nGqKj1RP7g9rdL0z-v2RI_7d/s4032/BH%204%20block%2010%204.5%20inch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVsAdK1De6ulJ7koCvEotXRFXNvMEt539eDcG5RccoXwokFO1nmEcLiE4f7D1jb-hXaqfjfnA_ktS5D3nZo9zex71G6awWDiSlGc35OMZMI57WWiI-jfHPxHNReLASCuyDLSeMgv4mlzfEj7wiZboCrtPcrdNWK18nGqKj1RP7g9rdL0z-v2RI_7d/s320/BH%204%20block%2010%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 10 4.5 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_wga5HrBQcAgJl7nq4qBpFklfl7B5UKGcP95gZopGeiDkeF2mmJu8TN2n9AffshJjZKflpfMrR6Bpfw_r1v_de4Lx_wfcDvCZoPkHJGlUUi_ZAV6nZc72xLtuFBYTh-VVvg9m7venH5lXA8vFo_VsLG_un8YYt1c2e9MuSkbS8VIW-JmeICk6vSZ/s4032/BH%204%20Block%2010%20Autumnal%209%20inch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_wga5HrBQcAgJl7nq4qBpFklfl7B5UKGcP95gZopGeiDkeF2mmJu8TN2n9AffshJjZKflpfMrR6Bpfw_r1v_de4Lx_wfcDvCZoPkHJGlUUi_ZAV6nZc72xLtuFBYTh-VVvg9m7venH5lXA8vFo_VsLG_un8YYt1c2e9MuSkbS8VIW-JmeICk6vSZ/s320/BH%204%20Block%2010%20Autumnal%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 10 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Want to know what is great about sharing quilts, blocks? When you realize you have a piece turned wonky. Guess I should fix that huh?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrvmSTIXTyvAAcV8tEEKVIz83D5KL4ZD5bCYxIGYb1IFkG48ja9pWhIaZ9UB_v8iffJvUjthy0_HOaZEWSX_HXpVQBMdR-vcEfEVEL63Q_MZFBtaUCUI5CZwYTIt0Qmxb3PkngiOQuXisHFFoZYp6ZAOkO5mG93ustq_20HqWVxmhkVdWXRsXG3wp/s4032/BH%20block%2010%20Autumnal.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrvmSTIXTyvAAcV8tEEKVIz83D5KL4ZD5bCYxIGYb1IFkG48ja9pWhIaZ9UB_v8iffJvUjthy0_HOaZEWSX_HXpVQBMdR-vcEfEVEL63Q_MZFBtaUCUI5CZwYTIt0Qmxb3PkngiOQuXisHFFoZYp6ZAOkO5mG93ustq_20HqWVxmhkVdWXRsXG3wp/s320/BH%20block%2010%20Autumnal.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 10 Autumnal</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> I did fix the last 4.5 inch bonus block zipper so it is the right size. Then they threw bonus block 5 at me! What the heck?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Mrp2DWQJokMC9hl1PzGbgWXV3lxl-YBV1aVYEz69Ky0GlvYsGYCNyJSXY9oki5heEKQeBL4c0ua_Jr5MsjJPTcHzju-Ag29LZTglDUGW-RHQsd8aCXojds0BnJm0LUZpLRXU1xyqVWryI9jaR-5hPcJlL-MBjk_QLtkw93AEtT4EAg_YjejgSAK/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%205%204.5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5Mrp2DWQJokMC9hl1PzGbgWXV3lxl-YBV1aVYEz69Ky0GlvYsGYCNyJSXY9oki5heEKQeBL4c0ua_Jr5MsjJPTcHzju-Ag29LZTglDUGW-RHQsd8aCXojds0BnJm0LUZpLRXU1xyqVWryI9jaR-5hPcJlL-MBjk_QLtkw93AEtT4EAg_YjejgSAK/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%205%204.5.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Bonus Block 5 4.5 inch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcS6q04-GnNYbBCsV9awo3mqXxA3BIICuVQAYNr3kefCxCJ2f3vN9F7wePusPpT0BpPeSfuD0u6iRracJDej7ZMyYvx-ytiE34lfjyxNwKKASoWQEkAwyu_sioPlOAu88SKBui_1fILb79pt2Y9kHrCnh6u50towOFPNqRkdzIkEJuUGxlBsYG8B6/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%205%209%20inch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcS6q04-GnNYbBCsV9awo3mqXxA3BIICuVQAYNr3kefCxCJ2f3vN9F7wePusPpT0BpPeSfuD0u6iRracJDej7ZMyYvx-ytiE34lfjyxNwKKASoWQEkAwyu_sioPlOAu88SKBui_1fILb79pt2Y9kHrCnh6u50towOFPNqRkdzIkEJuUGxlBsYG8B6/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%205%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Bonus Block 5 9 inch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A_UARdEYUujNm-A78i6qPf8Yda7MtH7mu25Pm9ylCf9xWnWQot4-UR-4-uR0I2-psDsZcWDYro0Zw8GJ0b0H0ttGQJfygJtVbmswvCneZvZX1NGbH5GL-LCykuIflvnF9Oqy0bYYDdXIgr-8FGYlLJTVb466R0zootb3cmvFSsLlgKRdwg8uT_cn/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Blocks%20Wheat%20Field.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A_UARdEYUujNm-A78i6qPf8Yda7MtH7mu25Pm9ylCf9xWnWQot4-UR-4-uR0I2-psDsZcWDYro0Zw8GJ0b0H0ttGQJfygJtVbmswvCneZvZX1NGbH5GL-LCykuIflvnF9Oqy0bYYDdXIgr-8FGYlLJTVb466R0zootb3cmvFSsLlgKRdwg8uT_cn/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Blocks%20Wheat%20Field.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Bonus Block 5 Wheat Field</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>My azalea is blooming. I just love the white flowers with the yellow centers!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3DOCQhDQISOcW6KI_Hl02Laai4oI-WerhrpuidD6DYDvr2kTZx0d4dVYRTuQuhSSKaRJ5MQw2AaQnB057qTP6VJdjBZM1sCtQJjH9xDs8LdQhphiZv1rmxWxX4xcfAlN8KaQ65voIHHq0AHFODydB36B8pyQQbwRsdjI6ALKKBWcNw_V7Vx73fJo/s4032/Azalea.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3DOCQhDQISOcW6KI_Hl02Laai4oI-WerhrpuidD6DYDvr2kTZx0d4dVYRTuQuhSSKaRJ5MQw2AaQnB057qTP6VJdjBZM1sCtQJjH9xDs8LdQhphiZv1rmxWxX4xcfAlN8KaQ65voIHHq0AHFODydB36B8pyQQbwRsdjI6ALKKBWcNw_V7Vx73fJo/s320/Azalea.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I worked Memorial Day, and didn't get a whole lot of sleep since Tuesday would be my day off for the week. In fact all the adults in the family worked on Memorial Day. I did spend some time with the boys. I was challenged to a game of basketball by the middle boy and was surprised when the oldest boy and the youngest boy decided to join in. We played a rousing game of HORSE. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EJl1eQzUX-hKJ_80r_JoSpcA3zRncOKo8t1CsIEIAF-orhMDyXCjRPm-fzpWScAy5dpV6qzVN8oLRwCyOxNlf7xKsDOC2B4dlyr8wF2sJeGd9m6zj-iK0lXSB2HtWxXQ410Jk8frx9tTyL0RjibOzBQjtX6_2vRir-yvl7aUsv30XeAoIr6q7bjh/s4032/Basketball%20with%20the%20boys.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EJl1eQzUX-hKJ_80r_JoSpcA3zRncOKo8t1CsIEIAF-orhMDyXCjRPm-fzpWScAy5dpV6qzVN8oLRwCyOxNlf7xKsDOC2B4dlyr8wF2sJeGd9m6zj-iK0lXSB2HtWxXQ410Jk8frx9tTyL0RjibOzBQjtX6_2vRir-yvl7aUsv30XeAoIr6q7bjh/s320/Basketball%20with%20the%20boys.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Unfortunately I lost, both games, but we had a good time, laughing, and joking, and got some exercise in. Do you know how many steps you get in chasing a basketball? </p><p>I have been finishing up book series. Am I the only one that when you read the last book, you are a wee bit sad, and can't wait until the next one comes out? Don't laugh, I have reminders set when the next Elly Griffiths book with Ruth Galloway, or CS Harris with Sebastian St. Cyr and his wife Hero. Sometimes I go back and reread a book in a series if it has been a while. </p><p>I reread the Carole Lawrence series with Ian Hamilton.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jTOrbjFqTlDBvuqnvpW-w4HQwWc42crF8hLl3ogtgBqIadoxr4bHzkSCxXhP8YUm5I5OHxcgeSMsUk6rN8522-TgaItm4FKfBL6TE3RtmR6zX3OnDA_LW1U9vJkMVOIVgFbbWeGvKaEj9HzJsjY_r6L8YnP_FPknXNzAXKoFjJR7PuisOJM34nTW/s475/Edinburgh%20Twilight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jTOrbjFqTlDBvuqnvpW-w4HQwWc42crF8hLl3ogtgBqIadoxr4bHzkSCxXhP8YUm5I5OHxcgeSMsUk6rN8522-TgaItm4FKfBL6TE3RtmR6zX3OnDA_LW1U9vJkMVOIVgFbbWeGvKaEj9HzJsjY_r6L8YnP_FPknXNzAXKoFjJR7PuisOJM34nTW/s320/Edinburgh%20Twilight.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sa8DXlbQQ3AgIt8xFyF2lsBXzjvyu_fICy4u9jkRVEEFLj55Z7INLeBaPvjjlKvIwdyzZLFkC-bv6kwwZJD-7H3LbkoRH-lh84-f5WK4TgfJ7xuAhS1xREZ9yHjK15hh8vOSRbgrdCVciiEH_24M5vW_J-3lzX2lkexi1foUfqizP0IFf6zunbY5/s475/Edinburgh%20Dusk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sa8DXlbQQ3AgIt8xFyF2lsBXzjvyu_fICy4u9jkRVEEFLj55Z7INLeBaPvjjlKvIwdyzZLFkC-bv6kwwZJD-7H3LbkoRH-lh84-f5WK4TgfJ7xuAhS1xREZ9yHjK15hh8vOSRbgrdCVciiEH_24M5vW_J-3lzX2lkexi1foUfqizP0IFf6zunbY5/s320/Edinburgh%20Dusk.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lR8sjMsmUufZqGbkX0oJU90uSgeJ06JXDaDZgneXTxGxJYc67M0KejUO1B1TfpAv8nq2usXGtz1KzBBDhQ6DwsuAdUTfCEraYftl_9gdx12Kx4pqq6M5BCDLGpqcdmvZNmmbFpPPzDEZthX8gYdy9y95pckGy11lyVED4tA7IO3y71h-slSiyCLE/s475/Edinburgh%20Midnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lR8sjMsmUufZqGbkX0oJU90uSgeJ06JXDaDZgneXTxGxJYc67M0KejUO1B1TfpAv8nq2usXGtz1KzBBDhQ6DwsuAdUTfCEraYftl_9gdx12Kx4pqq6M5BCDLGpqcdmvZNmmbFpPPzDEZthX8gYdy9y95pckGy11lyVED4tA7IO3y71h-slSiyCLE/s320/Edinburgh%20Midnight.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p>I have read all the current book by Victoria Thompson in the Gaslight Series. Murder on Wall Street was the 24th installment. I like how the story has progressed. Midwife Sarah Brandt from a prominent New York Family investigates murders all over New York. The books are named after the different neighborhoods, and is set in 1890's New York. The police are corrupt, and don't investigate murders without a "reward". When Sarah meets Detective Frank Malloy, and Irish cop, sparks fly. By book 24, they have combined their households and had many adventures. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_HnKgJsp8Ma6OBq_hsEDLMlbK372hZOBY0GIukyhIcnezJX_sRhLN0_Zg_m0ncHGzouaGdv0Jr-Lv5rwjXrYEBczfmanUCLZHL16yoQxw6nmzi06e-fKNAy51-3i5CbvazsY-enAHARrgv2n6szy8gCZgej4lGBG2Q92Ayi5-O7l50vKrA6ilNe-/s1571/Murder%20on%20Wall%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_HnKgJsp8Ma6OBq_hsEDLMlbK372hZOBY0GIukyhIcnezJX_sRhLN0_Zg_m0ncHGzouaGdv0Jr-Lv5rwjXrYEBczfmanUCLZHL16yoQxw6nmzi06e-fKNAy51-3i5CbvazsY-enAHARrgv2n6szy8gCZgej4lGBG2Q92Ayi5-O7l50vKrA6ilNe-/s320/Murder%20on%20Wall%20Street.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><p></p><p>The next series I read was the Jessica Blackwood books by Andrew Mayne. Beautiful FBI Agent Jessica Blackwood from a famous family of magicians is <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjf4zgZ1m37Z8ULTHbXBI9OXHR-onBQwA0ut0q8HEd_2gXFOx1a8CtbnzL__5rsgDUBU5EvqS_D37cByQOwMzQUcK3zXRernbKxfL5bxxo2rjds2EOlCsZ82z8XzVv0bo4K98KRstanc-ODWz6HToiw6iw4vpAsh6xPehuDtNu1mseF1Jvm3bnuH6/s400/Angel%20Killer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjf4zgZ1m37Z8ULTHbXBI9OXHR-onBQwA0ut0q8HEd_2gXFOx1a8CtbnzL__5rsgDUBU5EvqS_D37cByQOwMzQUcK3zXRernbKxfL5bxxo2rjds2EOlCsZ82z8XzVv0bo4K98KRstanc-ODWz6HToiw6iw4vpAsh6xPehuDtNu1mseF1Jvm3bnuH6/s320/Angel%20Killer.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOFy2NlAdcCfLpRbV5VFV7ZNxCbuduHuaQgb2mHQEQpJFgF4AmN8Sw1j4c0Qgxj5PT-Dxn3nYVubY1O6gmtUzosOAwC5B89ZuCWsjgabbT04ZRWCgRpV-j7wKtQUFXeqvfaghIk1JiZpHKzSC76aMw9UlcD6oo5EDfKQTniUXR1lk2G-T2Ycu7-iR/s475/Name%20of%20the%20Devil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOFy2NlAdcCfLpRbV5VFV7ZNxCbuduHuaQgb2mHQEQpJFgF4AmN8Sw1j4c0Qgxj5PT-Dxn3nYVubY1O6gmtUzosOAwC5B89ZuCWsjgabbT04ZRWCgRpV-j7wKtQUFXeqvfaghIk1JiZpHKzSC76aMw9UlcD6oo5EDfKQTniUXR1lk2G-T2Ycu7-iR/s320/Name%20of%20the%20Devil.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYyZsLviLtvCpvNfvNQ8-Z4PqqjlxLdU03QOj6SoGlb_WSeTudmXKG2oVcDvJEgtqF40PatqE6Fygtxx5-fYYYGT0pDMqiOIdSpuPvoDIueukRcWCzgUSaJj8DdpUVJQg5KBne_oFrkXn0Kuh32LwyZTS_bR4GwUxbJvu4u9hTXetqPHQcbo33Qr9/s475/Black%20Fall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYyZsLviLtvCpvNfvNQ8-Z4PqqjlxLdU03QOj6SoGlb_WSeTudmXKG2oVcDvJEgtqF40PatqE6Fygtxx5-fYYYGT0pDMqiOIdSpuPvoDIueukRcWCzgUSaJj8DdpUVJQg5KBne_oFrkXn0Kuh32LwyZTS_bR4GwUxbJvu4u9hTXetqPHQcbo33Qr9/s320/Black%20Fall.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p>I had to read these books because I wanted to read the next book in the Dr. Theo Cray series called Mastermind. In the book Jessica is tasked with hunting down Serial killer hunter Dr. Theo Cray.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfwqn56Z2N00sdhptgBdgdmaX-chd8zwlr6a44xYFPrHbTPm4EXDbcukNJ5_T1nZM5kQNR6KAXLaxTFf76sK5VEBf67z8AQxKTMx9qZFlH991uOQmaQ3DrjyOEvWgaLPOW-0-Tl_E4tvgS_Cqwuc8CM-xzFEw2Wj8FwNtw2UZuET38DecHNYerHVN/s475/Master%20Mind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfwqn56Z2N00sdhptgBdgdmaX-chd8zwlr6a44xYFPrHbTPm4EXDbcukNJ5_T1nZM5kQNR6KAXLaxTFf76sK5VEBf67z8AQxKTMx9qZFlH991uOQmaQ3DrjyOEvWgaLPOW-0-Tl_E4tvgS_Cqwuc8CM-xzFEw2Wj8FwNtw2UZuET38DecHNYerHVN/s320/Master%20Mind.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, head over to <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> to check out the other I Like Thursday bloggers.<br /><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-74723654610616715512022-05-26T17:12:00.003-04:002022-05-26T17:12:53.261-04:00I Like Thursday #206<p> I'm late for my 206th I Like Thursday post, but since I usually only post once a week I am determined to get it in. Each week LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color encourages us to find things we like/love during the week to share. It can be books, food, movies, and so many other things. Just things that make us smile, or lift our heavy hearts. </p><p>My work schedule was changed, and so I am all thrown off, but what is really kind of amusing, my days off it has been raining, so no weed pulling or gardening for me. I did wander out to see what was going on, other than the 3 feet high weeds which are taking over of the flower beds.</p><p>Lily of the Valley! Oh I love these little flowers. Their tiny delicate flowers, the lovely scent! The bed where these flowers are is under a maple tree, on the west side of a garage. The starts were brought to me by Jeff years ago, when a resident brought in several 5 gallon buckets full to dump. It has taken over 6 years for these to establish. I am always told that they are very invasive, but so far they have had a pretty slow start.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZXHj3jFaRc3t1r6rBMC2FMp_s8FZZgtHu-aWFvlfL1eFplGfPn3jHty2oM-CUpTRsjTp5Wlu7kbh1RPKIt-gibFULqAxkwVrcfcq002QN0ZwzI5dGoAnazvxXOjmDXBI-VtOtED_7dqcTMhNiYfCnBr_cJo7lvwG1yV-Ezn54xxCWltDt63DQ1JQ/s4032/Lily%20of%20the%20Valley.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZXHj3jFaRc3t1r6rBMC2FMp_s8FZZgtHu-aWFvlfL1eFplGfPn3jHty2oM-CUpTRsjTp5Wlu7kbh1RPKIt-gibFULqAxkwVrcfcq002QN0ZwzI5dGoAnazvxXOjmDXBI-VtOtED_7dqcTMhNiYfCnBr_cJo7lvwG1yV-Ezn54xxCWltDt63DQ1JQ/s320/Lily%20of%20the%20Valley.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowKhjuPBQf6ddVf0luxBS6cAaa7oa5bPTbft8GAHOIbXvLWhn1b4h0i8y_3PRAV9payyrPBlIrIIMTOKqbL3_9HtbPKMvTpTcpADqwWCnDS2mf0TZyXcD91f2YuV7UvlSVnwyhh3BmKl47fmZpbiiPMNHiS1tge3TyvxFN8bMLzW7Ec7744zokNNU/s4032/Lily%20of%20the%20Valley%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowKhjuPBQf6ddVf0luxBS6cAaa7oa5bPTbft8GAHOIbXvLWhn1b4h0i8y_3PRAV9payyrPBlIrIIMTOKqbL3_9HtbPKMvTpTcpADqwWCnDS2mf0TZyXcD91f2YuV7UvlSVnwyhh3BmKl47fmZpbiiPMNHiS1tge3TyvxFN8bMLzW7Ec7744zokNNU/s320/Lily%20of%20the%20Valley%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>After I did a quick walk through of the yard, I spied the Columbine which seem to decide where they will grow each year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE6U2xqR7QnjShRhSapis0eT60dJmsIGw2adn9-9Twv0-HeOqvCG9MuzPYLX5qvVvRqK4LBUMCVAcVVVOjT_7kQ_DtBdhBfGaQx5lBGoqI-kGMcYfT103tfQ6yfETT0ctI-16MfGCzbAJSpp_y8UGArR_f5knkJSttCvvloIvxUntRkMCd8ZUJ_ME/s4032/Columbine.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE6U2xqR7QnjShRhSapis0eT60dJmsIGw2adn9-9Twv0-HeOqvCG9MuzPYLX5qvVvRqK4LBUMCVAcVVVOjT_7kQ_DtBdhBfGaQx5lBGoqI-kGMcYfT103tfQ6yfETT0ctI-16MfGCzbAJSpp_y8UGArR_f5knkJSttCvvloIvxUntRkMCd8ZUJ_ME/s320/Columbine.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>As you can see I have thistle already taller than the columbine. </p><p>I saw this sign at work and it made me smile.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg-Gh0dr9wFIaNFt_hTV1ISkKDa_FVI2vhEdR8JdjER4wnEBCVk1Qgn-8BmGTxqeDiTeui1jMjSLek9YY2ILfraOAJnrMeFEE3dJrpfuCG9oCm5OQBT_nXrnaiBTQl0vcORfKAnSPVyywe4PJD9qOvG2vyvRGcjDaN2stHNOR4OJZshMtdhM0LxI8/s4032/Fur%20Babies%20Sign.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg-Gh0dr9wFIaNFt_hTV1ISkKDa_FVI2vhEdR8JdjER4wnEBCVk1Qgn-8BmGTxqeDiTeui1jMjSLek9YY2ILfraOAJnrMeFEE3dJrpfuCG9oCm5OQBT_nXrnaiBTQl0vcORfKAnSPVyywe4PJD9qOvG2vyvRGcjDaN2stHNOR4OJZshMtdhM0LxI8/s320/Fur%20Babies%20Sign.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have done a little sewing. I was caught up with the Moda Blockheads 4 blocks until Wednesday.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCUScPkzf_nY7UyHJaf_eqp1HyzA_LDw9u2iCXXEEdEAxe7QsBmbkAhLsfkS6K9lVR8PgdBF73yDrchKGQBZfZFAdt1CjeLA8qvIyeOge_8SbFYU6pAIXDnBOhYVBjycHdhrquE2xjs2DvIeyCTWSG1DU_PQsWmQCVgUIBWJ_EJvL_cint6CN6XCv/s4032/BH%204%20Block%208%204.5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCUScPkzf_nY7UyHJaf_eqp1HyzA_LDw9u2iCXXEEdEAxe7QsBmbkAhLsfkS6K9lVR8PgdBF73yDrchKGQBZfZFAdt1CjeLA8qvIyeOge_8SbFYU6pAIXDnBOhYVBjycHdhrquE2xjs2DvIeyCTWSG1DU_PQsWmQCVgUIBWJ_EJvL_cint6CN6XCv/s320/BH%204%20Block%208%204.5.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda Blockhead 4 block 8 4.5 inch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXb9HK1E5uO6llkyXmS1ln8-SMjZsVDMWdhXGtRj0owakRRCZs-BVniRXx8W_XwG2_6dKzI8B62mZ6zcwGlRCbFruy9A-TQVwvfwBAyoQPesh06UAs17H76lkJT0HPThrxDYwhtFWMX2RFYMzZ51eQ13LsV0nVL9YiG-IX_Xw_dJjMPMyFUfUh91Z/s4032/BH%204%20Block%208%20Wild%20Geese%209.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXb9HK1E5uO6llkyXmS1ln8-SMjZsVDMWdhXGtRj0owakRRCZs-BVniRXx8W_XwG2_6dKzI8B62mZ6zcwGlRCbFruy9A-TQVwvfwBAyoQPesh06UAs17H76lkJT0HPThrxDYwhtFWMX2RFYMzZ51eQ13LsV0nVL9YiG-IX_Xw_dJjMPMyFUfUh91Z/s320/BH%204%20Block%208%20Wild%20Geese%209.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda Blockhead 4 block 8 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqklonufkItoOJj1HKiAAOWZ65S5R-PU09QcaUgcMtLm41fKu8yGMMZ6gqg4djCYyMAv_tLaK2GP7F4cX5t1Ab_sBdAW_lR-OKgGOWyMO1JBTXpSbeLQ03PsRbNiiG4Ur8x1J_XzytJVxG2Dk5f11uVou3yLSwAmJeIfxzUD-mrvBxyLI4km1n52Jg/s4032/BH%204%20Block%208%20Wild%20Geese.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqklonufkItoOJj1HKiAAOWZ65S5R-PU09QcaUgcMtLm41fKu8yGMMZ6gqg4djCYyMAv_tLaK2GP7F4cX5t1Ab_sBdAW_lR-OKgGOWyMO1JBTXpSbeLQ03PsRbNiiG4Ur8x1J_XzytJVxG2Dk5f11uVou3yLSwAmJeIfxzUD-mrvBxyLI4km1n52Jg/s320/BH%204%20Block%208%20Wild%20Geese.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda Blockhead 4 Blocks 8 Wild Geese<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>These blocks were simple. Then I did the bonus block. I do ok with blocks but when they have instructions with 1/8th inches it really messes things up. </p><p>This is the Moda Blockhead 4 Bonus block 4. The large one came out alright.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiayYHxSGvSL1AkOzd7OY1eaP4i8KfRIPIDv5Fs-VoFqW8VcYGP4sY9ypWR_nHWiCWaEVCaSIK7GQyi41ruN4lYyadYDxP-JRDzCSz5RWAFKT9b7wgt0NWMZFQ9frfDlIu0ous8LPswI_Ippyx6jr5zXtMu9k2fhqFt-2vOLqtjXyCM9xHKtff4wx/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%204%20Zipper%209%20inch%20Block.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiayYHxSGvSL1AkOzd7OY1eaP4i8KfRIPIDv5Fs-VoFqW8VcYGP4sY9ypWR_nHWiCWaEVCaSIK7GQyi41ruN4lYyadYDxP-JRDzCSz5RWAFKT9b7wgt0NWMZFQ9frfDlIu0ous8LPswI_Ippyx6jr5zXtMu9k2fhqFt-2vOLqtjXyCM9xHKtff4wx/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%204%20Zipper%209%20inch%20Block.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br />The 4.5 inch block did not turn out the right size. I will have to make it again. Oh well, an orphan block can always be used later on to make a quilt label, or go on the back.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAG15D1mnFkWrpzdouB30-CYx3RHB0axgzDQ8n2OwclHF24lafn0tXbAI2Qg53IUwmrlsmALPskBD4qeQsYJGUeFy0nRHbrDeFoc62VNgd9dgX7kQucmb1Pgu9VN9EU01HzH5sc7f28n3rfv5UGyWsjZBd_opqJ4XG-N40bMQAptknZWKa-Vd8hhP/s4032/Moda%20Blockheads%204%20Bonus%20Block%204%204.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAG15D1mnFkWrpzdouB30-CYx3RHB0axgzDQ8n2OwclHF24lafn0tXbAI2Qg53IUwmrlsmALPskBD4qeQsYJGUeFy0nRHbrDeFoc62VNgd9dgX7kQucmb1Pgu9VN9EU01HzH5sc7f28n3rfv5UGyWsjZBd_opqJ4XG-N40bMQAptknZWKa-Vd8hhP/s320/Moda%20Blockheads%204%20Bonus%20Block%204%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Bonus Block 4 4.5 inch block</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1GnxreLt07x8eK9TlNVfLJIKMCHN6l0jxG3i5lnPsTyej7GOtKBY-kYiwmBy7-P7wz3GL9i5JC5gSK_qTYRPwtLJqfCA-dt4h6IePYsSrK_BxtAVD5JEw9bUFQKXaMFo-T7ZAG7Km1gYM7mU9Cld2Km1Zo_Qsu1Tpa3wCG5k7O84PVMjceH5V0r-/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%205%20Zipper.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1GnxreLt07x8eK9TlNVfLJIKMCHN6l0jxG3i5lnPsTyej7GOtKBY-kYiwmBy7-P7wz3GL9i5JC5gSK_qTYRPwtLJqfCA-dt4h6IePYsSrK_BxtAVD5JEw9bUFQKXaMFo-T7ZAG7Km1gYM7mU9Cld2Km1Zo_Qsu1Tpa3wCG5k7O84PVMjceH5V0r-/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%205%20Zipper.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Bonus Block 4 Zipper<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Moda BH 4 Block 9 Cross My Mind.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8L61CRdKNWmyysN7l9IQxl_uYzSdxFXTuQSSoWbBUIQgOl2-YztXMyPVl4vLdG7m8Kano6iimYlUyktV4w-boiUuqoqTDS6Y7PQpEE3AR7MAcZldMa-5nRD_vmOYTL1r32GY1Tg63TJCuckReQTxs0RwEXebXjQsx84TOlgYrwPB3QnfDQgTRgeo/s4032/BH%204%20Block%209%204.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8L61CRdKNWmyysN7l9IQxl_uYzSdxFXTuQSSoWbBUIQgOl2-YztXMyPVl4vLdG7m8Kano6iimYlUyktV4w-boiUuqoqTDS6Y7PQpEE3AR7MAcZldMa-5nRD_vmOYTL1r32GY1Tg63TJCuckReQTxs0RwEXebXjQsx84TOlgYrwPB3QnfDQgTRgeo/s320/BH%204%20Block%209%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 9 4.5 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzs7b7Clhrz8Qm3lnxGIsYOiiIlQbsZzzGFd7WwgVAbxW-KMe9riZRGFIk-dZEJgFwpYeB769oM2WJtXKO68cKlejH0yxPweBCw077_wcI636amTzQ74JFue-Woz1b_VLvyr1fC_QfdhIlF4WyGRYn856s78JcIIK5qO7lhHrxIbSBTmSwQ-bhcHpu/s4032/BH%204%20Block%209%20%209%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzs7b7Clhrz8Qm3lnxGIsYOiiIlQbsZzzGFd7WwgVAbxW-KMe9riZRGFIk-dZEJgFwpYeB769oM2WJtXKO68cKlejH0yxPweBCw077_wcI636amTzQ74JFue-Woz1b_VLvyr1fC_QfdhIlF4WyGRYn856s78JcIIK5qO7lhHrxIbSBTmSwQ-bhcHpu/s320/BH%204%20Block%209%20%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 9 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs7HFc4sdbeGhBKlNTw9U35jXtvkEacvAqKCdh0eV851pTWZqkTmt3PuC63Ejlz8ObA_pqcagtVc_noy2-oeQ0id2TSMObo-xwLWddnRJRyb5nWPKIX4Hc5Qx_kkgDhz5Mk64tFStVJG4loo0VPFpBkMS8U4tALT-NH_WfTkBZibFuU5hWEdQ6IAj/s4032/BH%204%20Block%209%20Cross%20My%20Mind.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs7HFc4sdbeGhBKlNTw9U35jXtvkEacvAqKCdh0eV851pTWZqkTmt3PuC63Ejlz8ObA_pqcagtVc_noy2-oeQ0id2TSMObo-xwLWddnRJRyb5nWPKIX4Hc5Qx_kkgDhz5Mk64tFStVJG4loo0VPFpBkMS8U4tALT-NH_WfTkBZibFuU5hWEdQ6IAj/s320/BH%204%20Block%209%20Cross%20My%20Mind.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moda BH 4 Block 9 Cross My Mind<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>I also worked on finishing up my gray string blocks. It is funny how long it took me to make the strings because of my duh moments, ok not moments months. It actually took me longer to remove the paper than to sew all the blocks when it was all said and done. LOL </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWEEwG7mlRtwBHL-ybcJ5hopbeckgjCc-VFnm_9QiKWCmOxV5Ijf6olikrg3lBhjLAYtWzKrzPW88RYdtsnJRz1FAD9TuqjGy8L3CSZCD7QF3ugPF_DTMJNeqJQG3REcjQfUN3rd6owYMgvlzKi_tCvQ9zcUsDiSQUkQQy4gEWtGXplyhqC21ffW_/s4032/Finishing%20the%20Strings.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWEEwG7mlRtwBHL-ybcJ5hopbeckgjCc-VFnm_9QiKWCmOxV5Ijf6olikrg3lBhjLAYtWzKrzPW88RYdtsnJRz1FAD9TuqjGy8L3CSZCD7QF3ugPF_DTMJNeqJQG3REcjQfUN3rd6owYMgvlzKi_tCvQ9zcUsDiSQUkQQy4gEWtGXplyhqC21ffW_/s320/Finishing%20the%20Strings.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have read some really awesome books lately. </p><p>The Business of Blood by Kerrigan Byrne. 1890's London and Fiona Mahoney's profession is cleaning up after corpses after they are taken away. Fiona's best friend was the last Jack the Ripper victim, and though it has been two years Fiona continues to search for him. When Fiona is called to a crime scene the victim's body is left in a very similar manner of the Ripper victims, the only difference, this is a man. Fiona is determined to discoverer the murderer, is it Jack haunting the streets again? <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Q5JxMS0jZC-AxDx4Rk1T3vI1Vrx_Dqlo80sucdWrchIqh9EWUAH1tKb2vetEAxOnT4LfHeKNPGuF468f7COzcIsWogDQZm8HcRSfYwrqxSxmzOYwH2SbqasQYMeBeD5oGtw8c82osw6GP3OI_R6yiSHFzI1Q9RU6topEv2QWJbfeYy4JF34-ROX8/s475/The%20Business%20of%20Blood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Q5JxMS0jZC-AxDx4Rk1T3vI1Vrx_Dqlo80sucdWrchIqh9EWUAH1tKb2vetEAxOnT4LfHeKNPGuF468f7COzcIsWogDQZm8HcRSfYwrqxSxmzOYwH2SbqasQYMeBeD5oGtw8c82osw6GP3OI_R6yiSHFzI1Q9RU6topEv2QWJbfeYy4JF34-ROX8/s320/The%20Business%20of%20Blood.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Somehow I ended up with a book related to Botanical Folktales from great Britain. I enjoyed listening to the different stories.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0nDm3D9k8Jydt7SEdKvVamJudv41W-nU9jIX0Er7_obQdUSOEYQHQL4oTGWilUCUEZKz3WCC_feHkXUDuup4Ou9Wb0ROLA3MBwlhHIY3b0YBn3GecZhX1__KH96__ORi1mVViw-UMlV5_pQsEnSUhY9dhx5M-wbvEGdOte1LxvXKL3jNZXF-tgZh/s475/Botanical%20Folk%20Tales%20of%20Britain%20and%20Ireland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0nDm3D9k8Jydt7SEdKvVamJudv41W-nU9jIX0Er7_obQdUSOEYQHQL4oTGWilUCUEZKz3WCC_feHkXUDuup4Ou9Wb0ROLA3MBwlhHIY3b0YBn3GecZhX1__KH96__ORi1mVViw-UMlV5_pQsEnSUhY9dhx5M-wbvEGdOte1LxvXKL3jNZXF-tgZh/s320/Botanical%20Folk%20Tales%20of%20Britain%20and%20Ireland.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p>Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland was written by Lisa Schneidau.</p><p>I also read the next 3 books in the David Wolf series by Jeff Carson. </p><p>Cold Lake</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jIR4xXfgpVXEBZSfKOKx8FoRP2HkggHhB8rz6Ty-g81yPerxsz9bes6jLLHRZ6PchWxrrmD86lMSc__6dPzGOKnTKP6u7NGrNt3UglP-G9v2sObVWP_wXGWA8SCRMQEwGNO8D3lqJzXvajK9T4GAKmBVM4Av9fHRPKu0aw17QK-dGjLHp_pvCvLv/s475/Cold%20Lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jIR4xXfgpVXEBZSfKOKx8FoRP2HkggHhB8rz6Ty-g81yPerxsz9bes6jLLHRZ6PchWxrrmD86lMSc__6dPzGOKnTKP6u7NGrNt3UglP-G9v2sObVWP_wXGWA8SCRMQEwGNO8D3lqJzXvajK9T4GAKmBVM4Av9fHRPKu0aw17QK-dGjLHp_pvCvLv/s320/Cold%20Lake.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Smoked Out</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRyqZS60NqRzPXbGSfeN8rVMpgGT-j1VOtOONOpPVgVGwPDDsw4Nave9gFJb6c22ZRbC7NSS0anovpWHo-O-inloBu_hw0TM-nhPThnYuSbBULLJ9U9UXyvToOOvfhLZXPkxWaFtBXjMSCDllGiuyEbGnmZ1G66p028_ZUYt_xXKQ7RKkvyGlS5q9/s475/Smoked%20Out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRyqZS60NqRzPXbGSfeN8rVMpgGT-j1VOtOONOpPVgVGwPDDsw4Nave9gFJb6c22ZRbC7NSS0anovpWHo-O-inloBu_hw0TM-nhPThnYuSbBULLJ9U9UXyvToOOvfhLZXPkxWaFtBXjMSCDllGiuyEbGnmZ1G66p028_ZUYt_xXKQ7RKkvyGlS5q9/s320/Smoked%20Out.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><p>To The Bone</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMc_M_CBb13o6TIggJ-tkuq9cVFWJm5XzD7RraQpJ7sil_5zVF58Y4_es29TZa_X51IYKbROIPMQJ1W_pkS80-pqAgPqJWwqPg8jGsgPxgpyAo-HcR1goLYlhWNSgxTEyYJY8o2uBoPusxsDaWfaMY_19zu8PL3--qsWZFG5hU0SvH47Tgw9aT1q0/s475/To%20the%20Bone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMc_M_CBb13o6TIggJ-tkuq9cVFWJm5XzD7RraQpJ7sil_5zVF58Y4_es29TZa_X51IYKbROIPMQJ1W_pkS80-pqAgPqJWwqPg8jGsgPxgpyAo-HcR1goLYlhWNSgxTEyYJY8o2uBoPusxsDaWfaMY_19zu8PL3--qsWZFG5hU0SvH47Tgw9aT1q0/s320/To%20the%20Bone.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, now head over to LeeAnna's to check out the other I Like Thursday posts. <br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-91169484100258030742022-05-18T22:00:00.001-04:002022-05-18T22:00:00.191-04:00I Like Thursday #205<p> It is Thursday, so it is time for my I Like Thursday post. Each week a group of bloggers, hosted by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color share things they have found or done that they like/love during the week. We are throwing some love and positivity out in the universe. </p><p>I will say I have stacked a lot of days working in a row, and when I have spaces of time like that, I am not very productive, nor am I engaged in social media much even. We finally got into the 70's and had a couple of days that we were in the 80's even. While Bobbin and I enjoyed some sun one afternoon I heard a rustle in an overgrown flower bed. Expecting a bunny, I was surprised to see one of the kittens, Tangie, sleeping in the high weeds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGKGb_LVTUbY4pKsa-9Y71d1wBdYk2aczwYtxJ5I8A3E0WamwOTIvGj_IMVWqHa_DWhdsXY-mkfxiAJazAmQ6I1chNEAQcYBecwjR-eQizh4R6dRqZMIe7OlZWSJTNlc6XPIoFHrVKIol4MFVFJaDKPCdkg6TI7jHnBlh7obK7Bxulsw3l9dFeaiZ/s4032/Tangie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGKGb_LVTUbY4pKsa-9Y71d1wBdYk2aczwYtxJ5I8A3E0WamwOTIvGj_IMVWqHa_DWhdsXY-mkfxiAJazAmQ6I1chNEAQcYBecwjR-eQizh4R6dRqZMIe7OlZWSJTNlc6XPIoFHrVKIol4MFVFJaDKPCdkg6TI7jHnBlh7obK7Bxulsw3l9dFeaiZ/s320/Tangie.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>But today, my day off, it rained so I could stay inside without guilt, and do some sewing. I cut out all the blocks for the Moda Blockheads 4 block 8, 9 and the bonus block 4. I also finished all my string piecing, and trimmed all my gray blocks to On Grassy Creek. I spent several hours just removing paper Wednesday and it is still not done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TCPf7hSQIlc3D4d2Zbs9tPr0lWHtMLjCqwLfaNmPqqooq2-HBQriHXeoqsSrYKiDOjsAbLagv1u8IVBUWdChKaXmHSk5lBk0JQHGY9B3KYhc4QmFeZu3y22CUcLIsKksB30jAcFz1RuFqqqVWYoT-NwYMIG-2YFGoSRbqTgGTCYeSVkkIHbuQ7nO/s4032/Gray%20Strings%20Done.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TCPf7hSQIlc3D4d2Zbs9tPr0lWHtMLjCqwLfaNmPqqooq2-HBQriHXeoqsSrYKiDOjsAbLagv1u8IVBUWdChKaXmHSk5lBk0JQHGY9B3KYhc4QmFeZu3y22CUcLIsKksB30jAcFz1RuFqqqVWYoT-NwYMIG-2YFGoSRbqTgGTCYeSVkkIHbuQ7nO/s320/Gray%20Strings%20Done.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The lilacs are blooming, usually they bloom in a wave starting at the driveway and heading East, but this year they all bloomed at once.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpDViDZSGnd4U-JT9mJjkawh1PVXOIvMrWL9GVdT6gOfZwtAGxbIPAndL1zu2AzPX0-FHbBnBGod-_MKvnDpmoSS_2wgVOwYrEutYgOynFv9JDNdzBCE1jaaI4LqUNr-iltErTaAqqDmV-u2TsNFImmSpHSr46_1YMJrfhu_OPs9kF0BlmO0twOcR/s4032/Lilacs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpDViDZSGnd4U-JT9mJjkawh1PVXOIvMrWL9GVdT6gOfZwtAGxbIPAndL1zu2AzPX0-FHbBnBGod-_MKvnDpmoSS_2wgVOwYrEutYgOynFv9JDNdzBCE1jaaI4LqUNr-iltErTaAqqDmV-u2TsNFImmSpHSr46_1YMJrfhu_OPs9kF0BlmO0twOcR/s320/Lilacs.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Sitting outside the smell is divine! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdIgIjc8zXutQEqFyKVF2RSlzTZu3dDBxoUNNRNbHokX_Wxr2vin0h1O0KKezyUpYCUJom-_5FNx3tAl90On58cZPTNuNSXlLJ4MPUPHDmIWJoNfosBCkFCOs5wAGwl3ca2f82zp8EefGivWw2pdy3FKs9xntHAnR4NaizPFgjz51h15b6eGfndXV/s4032/Lilacs%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdIgIjc8zXutQEqFyKVF2RSlzTZu3dDBxoUNNRNbHokX_Wxr2vin0h1O0KKezyUpYCUJom-_5FNx3tAl90On58cZPTNuNSXlLJ4MPUPHDmIWJoNfosBCkFCOs5wAGwl3ca2f82zp8EefGivWw2pdy3FKs9xntHAnR4NaizPFgjz51h15b6eGfndXV/s320/Lilacs%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have been binge reading a lot of series lately. The Redmond and Haze series by Irina Shapiro. Jason Redmond, has arrived from America to recover and rebuild his life. Jason has inherited the title from his grandfather and Redmond Hall. Jason is a surgeon, who fought in the American Civil War as a Union Soldier, and later a prisoner in the notorious Andersonville Prison. In the first book when a body is discovered in an ancient Crusader's crypt, Daniel Haze the constable of Birch Hill automatically suspects the new guy in town Jason Redmond. Jason and Daniel share many adventures along with different residents of the area throughout each book, and along the way Jason acquires a wife, Micah the orphan that Jason has brought with him grows up and goes off to school, and Daniel repairs his marriage, and both gentlemen become fathers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLclQF9xk1Jqdky9v_bXre4IZHRO7yHAYuoNfzFN0t_3xBLUWpacipvLKjk9aEPVHVztST_NppJql6nJH0Z2rJcGvI2-n_a-6ZRDlfbzADq37GiKs8NGyzFeLLmxvDf9_LWyv73NPnkOHPWaZQt0rnF9ymkftyymZiX4Xiyoc-3KDW5OlkIQ73hMRf/s475/Murder%20at%20the%20Abbey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLclQF9xk1Jqdky9v_bXre4IZHRO7yHAYuoNfzFN0t_3xBLUWpacipvLKjk9aEPVHVztST_NppJql6nJH0Z2rJcGvI2-n_a-6ZRDlfbzADq37GiKs8NGyzFeLLmxvDf9_LWyv73NPnkOHPWaZQt0rnF9ymkftyymZiX4Xiyoc-3KDW5OlkIQ73hMRf/s320/Murder%20at%20the%20Abbey.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rJpkub8zz0xpoyUFxBE4TodHJX5gPn-an-VEgq2BLenmhivpaJPF3hoQR6F96YCDiCvySSfEKfJFG4gAtIhnq-ipzi38HqU-RnO4Jp639jCaiMbOmkH-GZ05cbxfZX3JJyNzYO5DxYB1ctxE3PzOcb7wFcQppiZvUw8UacIKhfoPJK8eYu5RZo3_/s320/Murder%20on%20the%20Sea%20Witch.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>The next series I have been reading are the David Wolf Series by Jeff Carson. David Wolf starts as an deputy in a small mountain town in Colorado. </p><p>Foreign Deceit--David Wolf is next in line for promotion to the Sheriff. A missing boy and search starts the book, when the boy is found dead at the bottom of a cliff David doesn't believe it is an accident. The investigation gets put on hold though when David is notified that his brother has died in Italy, and the death is ruled a suicide. David goes to bring his brother's body home, and falls into an investigation with the <span id="freeText2873378442939157788">Carabinieri.</span></p><p><span id="freeText2873378442939157788"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAlJSdNtnlsevmHWrbtuCChWDLVJLVBaytZiEV_nWhWqEZXO8UehRPBrXM-ungh6frtsV0zsIws8Jz5RNZUgVnH5HZZI22EIcArCgHaPrAieHW-F9_EL7rMIBlTqWFfFxXXEe8RYN4zW_TlPOYSRByOtdbx3IuOL973tifslb0pzJzKOmxlJeFFpJ/s475/Foreign%20Deceit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAlJSdNtnlsevmHWrbtuCChWDLVJLVBaytZiEV_nWhWqEZXO8UehRPBrXM-ungh6frtsV0zsIws8Jz5RNZUgVnH5HZZI22EIcArCgHaPrAieHW-F9_EL7rMIBlTqWFfFxXXEe8RYN4zW_TlPOYSRByOtdbx3IuOL973tifslb0pzJzKOmxlJeFFpJ/s320/Foreign%20Deceit.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><p><br /> The Silversmith is book 2. David Wolf is passed over for the Sheriff's position, and is offered a position working for a local landowner in private security. But when David declines the offer, and the new Sheriff who just happens to be the son of the local landowner is killed, David is accused of the death, and is being hunted by local law enforcement and another mad man. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAveq_1Px_w-eO0M6eUJRQU0L_Ntf_7Rs8E86VgpVwBpWx0Nye6ymmYdEysMshk63qHtwrm8qBv-gPWbrKg30Z0JyGSiJbseNxPFvwURk3tu2q0yqDqmH9d1--Tr8pNGXbwL23x5zvJOr8MEp706G4vvJNetdEDEY_K6L7DHC3RWK-HHJ_V7t2Afz/s475/The%20Silversmith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAveq_1Px_w-eO0M6eUJRQU0L_Ntf_7Rs8E86VgpVwBpWx0Nye6ymmYdEysMshk63qHtwrm8qBv-gPWbrKg30Z0JyGSiJbseNxPFvwURk3tu2q0yqDqmH9d1--Tr8pNGXbwL23x5zvJOr8MEp706G4vvJNetdEDEY_K6L7DHC3RWK-HHJ_V7t2Afz/s320/The%20Silversmith.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p>Alive and Killing--David and his son are on a camping trip and meet a strange man while hiking. Suddenly they become the target of a group of men in the mountains and once they escape. The FBI is called in and David is determined to discover who these men are.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixaHJqh8DUh88Y2klyKCejHj2W7_R4prZ-35QKU2Xk__T3MRQ8PIdfGi8EStrbcXbsCq507_bvsVd15CcI_uVC-pepgT88KAJwyLq_SG7amcve7DPzQm6NPto4U-r6Kttg_DIHazRSyIYprtWQmDsCoA81iJbImMuF78Eqg05d3QrWb2QBWsFvSDr/s475/Alive%20and%20Killing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixaHJqh8DUh88Y2klyKCejHj2W7_R4prZ-35QKU2Xk__T3MRQ8PIdfGi8EStrbcXbsCq507_bvsVd15CcI_uVC-pepgT88KAJwyLq_SG7amcve7DPzQm6NPto4U-r6Kttg_DIHazRSyIYprtWQmDsCoA81iJbImMuF78Eqg05d3QrWb2QBWsFvSDr/s320/Alive%20and%20Killing.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Deadly Conditions is book 4. After a snowstorm a body is found by a snowplow. David is determined to find more about the woman, and discovered who killed her and why. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_YCBQ7h2SHnkd-VettIqif_rnek2Junv8VO1175EygQPHj7_IpnBnxAWOGFWWITFCnY3avXwDb4fVWV4-m0izQbiXK1t5GjLDfjkHWCInBBnAyTteBADS005h-5JDkDyaIC328wWg9MvKJA7LakGJTIA96R3SqtN2inQJcCPgh-Gb5I_fUTh1w8a/s475/Deadly%20Conditions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_YCBQ7h2SHnkd-VettIqif_rnek2Junv8VO1175EygQPHj7_IpnBnxAWOGFWWITFCnY3avXwDb4fVWV4-m0izQbiXK1t5GjLDfjkHWCInBBnAyTteBADS005h-5JDkDyaIC328wWg9MvKJA7LakGJTIA96R3SqtN2inQJcCPgh-Gb5I_fUTh1w8a/s320/Deadly%20Conditions.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, and you can head over to LeeAnna's at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color </a>to check out the other I Like Thursday posts. <br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDcFQsAx-CZe2QSg_MKZPXRWS7oMzqb0lsIjqx6mXCVEXTmFt75RxTpYWmFZl5JE9P4H_nrX_FUC0mJlzJo5Df_5thj0H8NKgE4nN6iaKWqfvVJhLt0QA_eQrF9pIp4j0dbZHWqQ_u0wgdp7hPfljeqegJ4MVaeBCiN-7GBsBMXGWJYpd8wfVTw_Q/s475/Deadly%20Conditions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDcFQsAx-CZe2QSg_MKZPXRWS7oMzqb0lsIjqx6mXCVEXTmFt75RxTpYWmFZl5JE9P4H_nrX_FUC0mJlzJo5Df_5thj0H8NKgE4nN6iaKWqfvVJhLt0QA_eQrF9pIp4j0dbZHWqQ_u0wgdp7hPfljeqegJ4MVaeBCiN-7GBsBMXGWJYpd8wfVTw_Q/s320/Deadly%20Conditions.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-59477897805233550552022-05-11T22:00:00.001-04:002022-05-11T22:00:00.171-04:00I Like Thursday #204<p> Welcome to my 204th I Like Thursday post. Each week a group of bloggers post things that they found that they like/love--Something they saw, ate, read, watched, or accomplished. You can find us all in one spot at Not Afraid of Color, the blog of LeeAnna, who encourages us even during the darkest times. </p><p>I like that I had a few days off and wandered down to Sauder Village in Archebold, Ohio for their annual quilt show. I met up with Kris of Kris Loves Fabric and we viewed the show, ran into some more quilty friends, ate lunch, and wandered the village and the quilt shop, and did a lot of catching up. There weren't as many quilts as in years past, and so the set up configuration made it difficult to get good pictures, and I had one of those moments where I neglected to catch the card on many with the information about the makers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqJvjjfRVTgTzAr5po42FPoeyJ4XDwUTdq3Bk5OvgA0ITSap6RboLgqWIblGLdpwhNY7NnM14GwRXKFeJprbDNTJTwAO3Bh31F0uNPHKcqf_VlxiL1OGdss6c-mAXYd98bF1kC1WbjpD4n7KPUKPBNn3JYOn8I5SUj4k32Gnc6sKc1BATa0-oMy-w/s4032/HeeHaw.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqJvjjfRVTgTzAr5po42FPoeyJ4XDwUTdq3Bk5OvgA0ITSap6RboLgqWIblGLdpwhNY7NnM14GwRXKFeJprbDNTJTwAO3Bh31F0uNPHKcqf_VlxiL1OGdss6c-mAXYd98bF1kC1WbjpD4n7KPUKPBNn3JYOn8I5SUj4k32Gnc6sKc1BATa0-oMy-w/s320/HeeHaw.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I liked this quilt called Hee Haw. The quilting was very cute too. Reminds me of my favorite sign from Etna, California.</p><p>I also liked this one which was amazing, and I know the quilter, she does some awesome applique. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWzBtdw0AoM2rXdU6bUaWTBC9B4f2G9pYwE3AxQB3P50yjGk7X-Bb96bvPHWGV4g3Ug6JxprppclyGUXOeNYSNSjd7qMsv9ZiIjJG-90w-Uq1FyVVYFobMpptHht2saqdWFjB3_4Bj-VjY2tkSUDxgkGC32rywOINTCg0I012uU_e10uoxgM-COY6/s4032/Lori%20Holt%20Flowers%20by%20Ruth%20Ann%20Henry.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWzBtdw0AoM2rXdU6bUaWTBC9B4f2G9pYwE3AxQB3P50yjGk7X-Bb96bvPHWGV4g3Ug6JxprppclyGUXOeNYSNSjd7qMsv9ZiIjJG-90w-Uq1FyVVYFobMpptHht2saqdWFjB3_4Bj-VjY2tkSUDxgkGC32rywOINTCg0I012uU_e10uoxgM-COY6/s320/Lori%20Holt%20Flowers%20by%20Ruth%20Ann%20Henry.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> This quilt was called Lady Liberty<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GeunHW3r3dxZoXKWgxOOkAD-s8XKQXBlqrVo2c6LlMq-FpNeInYR_pbBKDcFxtuknGtu9QJPDN7_FEqA3v9SeWl8DzuFOI5-unoigIuMj3OoFrB6h2ItTpCNdF5xAc4BlpaUPB00375WQKWcMCb4d9offK2-u4QncMpGbFjLX0uTlbROU7OzQ1p2/s4032/Lady%20Liberty.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GeunHW3r3dxZoXKWgxOOkAD-s8XKQXBlqrVo2c6LlMq-FpNeInYR_pbBKDcFxtuknGtu9QJPDN7_FEqA3v9SeWl8DzuFOI5-unoigIuMj3OoFrB6h2ItTpCNdF5xAc4BlpaUPB00375WQKWcMCb4d9offK2-u4QncMpGbFjLX0uTlbROU7OzQ1p2/s320/Lady%20Liberty.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Lori Holt's Farmgirl Quilt. I love the border with the fence and the animals. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC8zHtvySyi6z5DwOVk9-IaeYILekqPsiDNsCKcGo2GKP07srp9y0jdvUy19frntI-4_IrhXRoYLghDVtnZbAsQlcQDGUPY2INNah-XAx4f_-2mixDhDp_snA0585KyYen1WuX9mDrSqf9bNN1-IAedadr3ZkCJeNkEKgMXIiIfMRqMkA7kSV9hNF/s4032/Lori%20Holt%20Farmgirl%20Quilt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC8zHtvySyi6z5DwOVk9-IaeYILekqPsiDNsCKcGo2GKP07srp9y0jdvUy19frntI-4_IrhXRoYLghDVtnZbAsQlcQDGUPY2INNah-XAx4f_-2mixDhDp_snA0585KyYen1WuX9mDrSqf9bNN1-IAedadr3ZkCJeNkEKgMXIiIfMRqMkA7kSV9hNF/s320/Lori%20Holt%20Farmgirl%20Quilt.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>365 paper pieced three inch blocks. This quilt was made by someone I know, and I succumbed to peer pressure and joined this QAL last year. I think I am in week 3. :D<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCd90_t8i5kpuXtzde_SdFB4P4YlkQDt4dkpmP9DQX2VGdYZVPTbADubYfsKU2ei1iiNWqWGZT6pv84yMRm02cMWLJZU9cBvkZzKuxttUb72sgnWL_Vo7QvNvgOBpFdI71fzvkKlUZ5v3Enggj_Ev_1H9zDrn0nU-3OgKXEVARhooJ0hDo31NN2aY/s4032/365%20Day%20quilt%20paper%20pieced.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCd90_t8i5kpuXtzde_SdFB4P4YlkQDt4dkpmP9DQX2VGdYZVPTbADubYfsKU2ei1iiNWqWGZT6pv84yMRm02cMWLJZU9cBvkZzKuxttUb72sgnWL_Vo7QvNvgOBpFdI71fzvkKlUZ5v3Enggj_Ev_1H9zDrn0nU-3OgKXEVARhooJ0hDo31NN2aY/s320/365%20Day%20quilt%20paper%20pieced.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>This was just a few of the quilts, and I didn't get anywhere close to getting pictures of many of them. </p><p>Mother's Day is low key around here, everyone seems to have to work that day. I got flowers from the kids.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZAqe-6zQ5KkbkBSPHdqTTan45GSC0GY1DGwTvt-SGZQgjL3J0Yisn_-M52SefnOTmqvbovncwu92_cunl7R4g_yonxZQLOtzcXuyi0jnp2mSqCDoAu_c2LLk3wnxuZVdQbi0cqpl1GSJ-825xS187rHszLYGVC04GOU3JRM7QffnSsdp0LTCJvx1/s4032/Mother's%20Day%20Flowers%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZAqe-6zQ5KkbkBSPHdqTTan45GSC0GY1DGwTvt-SGZQgjL3J0Yisn_-M52SefnOTmqvbovncwu92_cunl7R4g_yonxZQLOtzcXuyi0jnp2mSqCDoAu_c2LLk3wnxuZVdQbi0cqpl1GSJ-825xS187rHszLYGVC04GOU3JRM7QffnSsdp0LTCJvx1/s320/Mother's%20Day%20Flowers%203.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU4Vti-fCKESSQIRzyA200O3dJ8AYY0CznDzX0_HKcrcxaNtf1w9ndmancpKW20hbiTFfwl6z_h_RhgOzN_mCPZ-1j14uTvrQPht6YLyACB_S_ac2E7ylQey-E3pXDXSeEAh65NBTrb02VoIa-w0M9Fh8O2rk5w5N7aAWviOAE7iZOY6NPT78ayEb/s4032/Mother's%20Day%20Flowers%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU4Vti-fCKESSQIRzyA200O3dJ8AYY0CznDzX0_HKcrcxaNtf1w9ndmancpKW20hbiTFfwl6z_h_RhgOzN_mCPZ-1j14uTvrQPht6YLyACB_S_ac2E7ylQey-E3pXDXSeEAh65NBTrb02VoIa-w0M9Fh8O2rk5w5N7aAWviOAE7iZOY6NPT78ayEb/s320/Mother's%20Day%20Flowers%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAbhRzchzRSumvbvFGFcvDzA53-vNTIm00otv-IYVcFx3whqXF98qp4wXQT7WI5v5hdNZDRCmWfGAgb5MXUSITUl2bfW10lvfgCiQZfMnIlC5qYUcqtWsBhR5vur4TQbCJtyqXbQ6kcI-Czz6iN_xRbu86GbYZYY7Iv6gdTKvIJG637zrt1WJD-DH/s4032/Mother's%20Day%20Flowers%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAbhRzchzRSumvbvFGFcvDzA53-vNTIm00otv-IYVcFx3whqXF98qp4wXQT7WI5v5hdNZDRCmWfGAgb5MXUSITUl2bfW10lvfgCiQZfMnIlC5qYUcqtWsBhR5vur4TQbCJtyqXbQ6kcI-Czz6iN_xRbu86GbYZYY7Iv6gdTKvIJG637zrt1WJD-DH/s320/Mother's%20Day%20Flowers%201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />While I was off, and it was rainy, so I had an excuse to not do any yard work, I cleaned up downstairs just organizing fabric.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qSJq9YUl4V_2nMWEB6wchsxLyNqJjYljDA23g5OR22NBO48W-GX0bWvxMBqcIGibKqExDaGJR-l9x8i1XywBjapCkw2Bs4Gbvcf3v8BugrAdai-Nh9yvAvmkOXqowZ5N-2cZoI5qJPvm2Jz1Tf20r7W2WuoKM3Ocywgoki7smzkNS8Nl3gffpB9C/s4032/Cleaning%20Up%20the%20Stash.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qSJq9YUl4V_2nMWEB6wchsxLyNqJjYljDA23g5OR22NBO48W-GX0bWvxMBqcIGibKqExDaGJR-l9x8i1XywBjapCkw2Bs4Gbvcf3v8BugrAdai-Nh9yvAvmkOXqowZ5N-2cZoI5qJPvm2Jz1Tf20r7W2WuoKM3Ocywgoki7smzkNS8Nl3gffpB9C/s320/Cleaning%20Up%20the%20Stash.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I had a pile of Halloween fabric, a pile of neutrals, a pile of Christmas fabric, a pile of fabric for Bonnie Hunter's Rhododendron Trail, and a pile of fabric I will call "I know I bought this for a reason, but at this point in time I cannot remember." I got it all sorted, put into kits, or folded and put away! </p><p>I got caught up on the Moda Blockheads 4 blocks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6rHHC2obEzIR3jGVeMQrsRpWrHJNivXQZsU4oaElCh--a54uWNZYFSnzK8_X4yVcOMZ2EzMarTSPOTlp5ia2mZ5iYFhmJ8mcC0yl1ktyoSOQr-Wq3rbtsupA7GxmZ4Fc03NIFK2VTOqeZWwP9XKChPlLE5HGoOTDbfyoma-ZIJVyLK6uSH2l-8-e/s4032/BH%204%20block%207%204.5%20block%20Game%20Board.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6rHHC2obEzIR3jGVeMQrsRpWrHJNivXQZsU4oaElCh--a54uWNZYFSnzK8_X4yVcOMZ2EzMarTSPOTlp5ia2mZ5iYFhmJ8mcC0yl1ktyoSOQr-Wq3rbtsupA7GxmZ4Fc03NIFK2VTOqeZWwP9XKChPlLE5HGoOTDbfyoma-ZIJVyLK6uSH2l-8-e/s320/BH%204%20block%207%204.5%20block%20Game%20Board.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 7 Gameboard 4.5 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkl_sdqLCJa5v9IiXXnfSNurbNcpPq2dLJLSwornD0njMbWMJeRNWTjx1QJHvLOqCk0jyRhFt3e0rY-b9Zfis58bluiWLqbrc6AIHr0SXp5YgKbsHMZNxIhIJpABH_YXHmUyO_gWsza0_EhPNfo__7L0Rs5xavBmI14ckd1TN_sjdIWJYBwE0lldt/s4032/BH%204%20Block%207%209%20inch%20block%20Game%20Board.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkl_sdqLCJa5v9IiXXnfSNurbNcpPq2dLJLSwornD0njMbWMJeRNWTjx1QJHvLOqCk0jyRhFt3e0rY-b9Zfis58bluiWLqbrc6AIHr0SXp5YgKbsHMZNxIhIJpABH_YXHmUyO_gWsza0_EhPNfo__7L0Rs5xavBmI14ckd1TN_sjdIWJYBwE0lldt/s320/BH%204%20Block%207%209%20inch%20block%20Game%20Board.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 7 Gameboard 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxKMbB2GIFC8Y7BtY_yZSAe3TIDa8fH5PeSSVl_3sqIQFabCm-Wp-tcgmSyYmjlFlyzrJN2HWvtRKG0hNgTuRWLdRkI3dMoaBr4kdvJZyCCTXXguyGY5px_mksZLUxH6ne5_4HGSYCyqBPHqS9ccmkmWhtDtcSpVlQhaWcZjb-xFr-apyxyQyJpXG/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%203%204.5%20Bonus%20Block.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus Block 3 Star Turn 4.5 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bKwSD4qc1gkepUqT1VY6l7wOgSJoppql49nKyiilmk6pekVo_BwJauzfrYa7hRPkOqsQdQouOJBjeAn2MevOCY0ZmBXO0VcRawmSpyFGjvF_bcXBpz_RHiFdOIO30DgUSQqlaRFmmi-OlidEm5wQMZP-ONtDZU530pUCWlfUlqD4tGPoSDETeec9/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%203%209%20inch%20block%20Star%20Turn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bKwSD4qc1gkepUqT1VY6l7wOgSJoppql49nKyiilmk6pekVo_BwJauzfrYa7hRPkOqsQdQouOJBjeAn2MevOCY0ZmBXO0VcRawmSpyFGjvF_bcXBpz_RHiFdOIO30DgUSQqlaRFmmi-OlidEm5wQMZP-ONtDZU530pUCWlfUlqD4tGPoSDETeec9/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%203%209%20inch%20block%20Star%20Turn.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus Block 3 Star Turn 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lPrS-JGNEOlHpEm50oKbq5_GspHsU_rqIV29miT-ZrImeifiC4vY5pks7Kgkph5W7xEUVAhZd3JX1_kAjyPYb_PQOr2A8PuFatPx4EkCFSd7KsNLXnGTbHyUsnEpExPhDOFvbbVVNDmaldIBv6HNUkTMWkSIXdedv0RqVEoh-tKWPptg8--GI6hj/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Blocks%203%20Star%20Turn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lPrS-JGNEOlHpEm50oKbq5_GspHsU_rqIV29miT-ZrImeifiC4vY5pks7Kgkph5W7xEUVAhZd3JX1_kAjyPYb_PQOr2A8PuFatPx4EkCFSd7KsNLXnGTbHyUsnEpExPhDOFvbbVVNDmaldIBv6HNUkTMWkSIXdedv0RqVEoh-tKWPptg8--GI6hj/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Blocks%203%20Star%20Turn.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I was all caught up until the release of block 8 on Wednesday. </p><p>I also made one more Ribbon Star block.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuusgLUqarvl3nGEDgx_bOzA56CZ_3tJf10YkTmrUDTi-r5jPHR7ztTnnVprvMr4qruG54JsUYMg1xJbUCjQxzKKP6mVgjAGgC-TKq9kylP5Ekr796Igu5wSFPN40-QdADGOGa_k2FuAMEu69CTeYExm-nMzhxjTsYlQ1m3TQwYmwnTgSLJjk1D8k/s4032/Ribbon%20Star%2016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuusgLUqarvl3nGEDgx_bOzA56CZ_3tJf10YkTmrUDTi-r5jPHR7ztTnnVprvMr4qruG54JsUYMg1xJbUCjQxzKKP6mVgjAGgC-TKq9kylP5Ekr796Igu5wSFPN40-QdADGOGa_k2FuAMEu69CTeYExm-nMzhxjTsYlQ1m3TQwYmwnTgSLJjk1D8k/s320/Ribbon%20Star%2016.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>While visiting with Kris and shopping at Threads of Tradition the quilt shop at Sauder Village I was looking for gray fabrics. I have been on step 6 of On Grassy Creek, the Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt from 2020 which is 60 string pieced blocks in gray. I don't have much gray, and I only had 10 made and they took me forever to make. I mentioned to Kris that Gray is not a predominant color in my stash. Imagine my delight when Monday I received a squishy envelope full of gray fabric from Kris. Thank you so much, words cannot express how much I appreciate it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Jd2jaom699nkeKNpf1IlevVk9tEZ-x8tor3jzHi1uH0Erw7k54b6DgqnyTs4CKodBfVk7hicwH0bnzjzR2VioUDyyrE970cPl0q-WeJULTZWsK1S8yI6KHBv0vqmxg_3pyal5xpk3OEXkStyU8WcBeeARmYg1vyEG6u5xRSIO9xYrdddHaFioNnR/s4032/Gray%20Scraps%20from%20Kris.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Jd2jaom699nkeKNpf1IlevVk9tEZ-x8tor3jzHi1uH0Erw7k54b6DgqnyTs4CKodBfVk7hicwH0bnzjzR2VioUDyyrE970cPl0q-WeJULTZWsK1S8yI6KHBv0vqmxg_3pyal5xpk3OEXkStyU8WcBeeARmYg1vyEG6u5xRSIO9xYrdddHaFioNnR/s320/Gray%20Scraps%20from%20Kris.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>There was also a super cute wool kit from Primitive Gatherings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65S6mklygNtHvoIwJW4ZuQ3-5rWPYlGC9qru3U6UHBC4wrjuTpvOG5dBdJI6132izUthlLXa3X05IT68sNaqYl8HskHv2WTbqbDCs2ifikbiIcLCEAKywiILJEoq5r_Q1ChfK5nhTZlDRYFFWAOAUVE-eOTa9SeKOIce8L8HwwMOvuiqlEsYG0sAk/s4032/Primitive%20Gatherings%20Kit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65S6mklygNtHvoIwJW4ZuQ3-5rWPYlGC9qru3U6UHBC4wrjuTpvOG5dBdJI6132izUthlLXa3X05IT68sNaqYl8HskHv2WTbqbDCs2ifikbiIcLCEAKywiILJEoq5r_Q1ChfK5nhTZlDRYFFWAOAUVE-eOTa9SeKOIce8L8HwwMOvuiqlEsYG0sAk/s320/Primitive%20Gatherings%20Kit.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I will say when I do something really unintelligent I will share with people because I can laugh at myself. I mentioned earlier in this post I don't have much gray and I would cut scraps and I had this teeny tiny gift bag full of gray strips I was working out of, it was pathetic when I dumped it into my 5 gallon bucket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSB8DNVGNpvjILWbp1uf_hgPDP0TOlvL3iUpwPGre_5V5hBbEUgKAEVdXa5RN3er-Weto_o3IO1v6nVvYUOb-kwxCTfYbSzOILq6t-MLxLdVy3c7uBR9z6n4Fy8GuvzK4e5XxRJ8KCRuH8QpOMslGW0YAL9Qc_6h06DVXhHAQLwdC3IY59GgNuIe_6/s4032/Gray%20Strips%20before.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSB8DNVGNpvjILWbp1uf_hgPDP0TOlvL3iUpwPGre_5V5hBbEUgKAEVdXa5RN3er-Weto_o3IO1v6nVvYUOb-kwxCTfYbSzOILq6t-MLxLdVy3c7uBR9z6n4Fy8GuvzK4e5XxRJ8KCRuH8QpOMslGW0YAL9Qc_6h06DVXhHAQLwdC3IY59GgNuIe_6/s320/Gray%20Strips%20before.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I was shopping online checking out the Mother's Day sales, and looked at the Accuquilt site, looking to see if they had a good sale on dies. I spied a die that had 4 different sized strips on a single die, and I thought on that would help with my strip cutting. Then it dawned on me. I think I have that die. I checked my previous order history and sure enough I do! I had bought it when I was the head of the charity quilt program for the quilt guild to cut up the fabrics that I received in donations. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA-Z2_FPcHaKDbOmBnXsd0BuYXy_tu_2mhenxvN8Xh7iFz41kAmZtEsmlIBMX2owLKcbdKcIQy7j5XOfP3WKnW8pGm6saWqBf7S67_WQRnjlrttSGQB9RKkizVadSYJKOPfPGQyJ6xs9Zwgm6fvLrsjEYUOMf-CXgiew3Yh2pa98MuCtgkXw0RDM0/s4032/Accuquilt%20Die.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA-Z2_FPcHaKDbOmBnXsd0BuYXy_tu_2mhenxvN8Xh7iFz41kAmZtEsmlIBMX2owLKcbdKcIQy7j5XOfP3WKnW8pGm6saWqBf7S67_WQRnjlrttSGQB9RKkizVadSYJKOPfPGQyJ6xs9Zwgm6fvLrsjEYUOMf-CXgiew3Yh2pa98MuCtgkXw0RDM0/s320/Accuquilt%20Die.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>That is when the light bulb really went off. I can cut a ton of strips at one time! So I grabbed my gray fabrics, cut a 4 1/2 inch strip and started laying them out crosswise on the die. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sAY2_ITidap2qR2KMbesy77uFzmg7j0d4t0bglbex033-5OR3Pypj0dUrlwyz0hKw8RU9_qAKP4VHSn8mvFYAj_crqR9cmZLkx29hqIcOup3fmVyjLm46VcEPAN2zYAgBH2T0ARl1St92mKYEbP53uynK0ZcgvTMQS-Ri-MOChHdA8ifG1Hup2ln/s4032/Gray%20Strips%205%20inches.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sAY2_ITidap2qR2KMbesy77uFzmg7j0d4t0bglbex033-5OR3Pypj0dUrlwyz0hKw8RU9_qAKP4VHSn8mvFYAj_crqR9cmZLkx29hqIcOup3fmVyjLm46VcEPAN2zYAgBH2T0ARl1St92mKYEbP53uynK0ZcgvTMQS-Ri-MOChHdA8ifG1Hup2ln/s320/Gray%20Strips%205%20inches.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>In less than 10 minutes my bucket was full of miscellaneous sized strips just waiting to be string pieced.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirSnSU2KkyNqIaHDFAlz_HRy78UwrHe_FbATW7HI3SepuoGNOCpCG6G9LR2H4EJA61fcgodMmgDBAwUGZOfFlwr5PFW8_vNCCe7KlLu5GDu90FnTIJUMg85wQRlmIM4LeX1SisLfJTUldrJKF-88dqEjv5VKFAUPnT-HyaZXoWHprnJyP89PVgtAb/s4032/Gray%20strip%20bucket.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirSnSU2KkyNqIaHDFAlz_HRy78UwrHe_FbATW7HI3SepuoGNOCpCG6G9LR2H4EJA61fcgodMmgDBAwUGZOfFlwr5PFW8_vNCCe7KlLu5GDu90FnTIJUMg85wQRlmIM4LeX1SisLfJTUldrJKF-88dqEjv5VKFAUPnT-HyaZXoWHprnJyP89PVgtAb/s320/Gray%20strip%20bucket.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have sewn for about 2 hours total and have 37 pieces done, and 23 partially finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KspKkjg3QjnIACagaHejCYmV8VR_KiQoV66v0E3n2FOwr38rx9cBCj7YYjkoP-a_2tE4MHY-1TIBaWf6E_YgBM9FTIK4HXqzj__t0jl1FaHpbTKv7OtUwxJauuKp5LSV15gn0eglAbre5Buhub64fZ98Ifr4mr1IxhhZO1cW4o8ASDbXPrH8s201/s4032/Gray%20String%20Pieces.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KspKkjg3QjnIACagaHejCYmV8VR_KiQoV66v0E3n2FOwr38rx9cBCj7YYjkoP-a_2tE4MHY-1TIBaWf6E_YgBM9FTIK4HXqzj__t0jl1FaHpbTKv7OtUwxJauuKp5LSV15gn0eglAbre5Buhub64fZ98Ifr4mr1IxhhZO1cW4o8ASDbXPrH8s201/s320/Gray%20String%20Pieces.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Obviously I need to learn to work smarter not harder. Once I am done string piecing these I will remove the paper and finish up step 6 which shouldn't take much time at all. </p><p>I read a lot of different books the past week, but time is short and I have to go to work. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope I gave you a giggle or two. Now head over to <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> and check out the other I Like Thursday posts. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-37685166460348659092022-05-04T22:00:00.001-04:002022-05-04T22:00:00.184-04:00I Like Thursday #203<p> Welcome to my 203 I Like Thursday post. Each week a group of bloggers share things that they have found that they like/love during the week. Perhaps it is just that they want to share their accomplishments for the week, anything positive to throw some kindness into the universe. LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color is our head wrangler. </p><p>I have worked a lot of days in a row again, the price I pay for asking for days off. The downside is I will admit I get very tired and don't accomplish a whole lot after day 4. Perhaps it is the working nights, perhaps it is all the physical work I do because out of those first 4 days back I do a truck 3 days. It means I help break down 8-16 pallets a night stacked at 8 feet tall. I usually end up with 3-6 pallets of bakery items which then need to be stored in the sub zero walk in freezer, so there is a lot of lifting. So when I accomplish anything it feels like a big deal. </p><p>I finished a quilt from a SAL called Joy in the Journey. At least it is to the flimsy stage!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGGRF94nXvEmlc87_lR3Q5iZ3GrZaNKF6DdHV6Qx5NRtWMw4-QnD73RxSK_SwrkQrb3PEY5ylC1_KzwRzsWZhVAQ-N0uI1Fw-3oCJM6nGhRk51GGUAKjp0-4YOX7e39XNJ-I-dn4CRWWUpAPU30sqrFfKXRiaS38grH2djUOAxk_5G-HC0VieL3KO/s4032/Joy%20in%20the%20Journey%20Quilt%20Flimsy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGGRF94nXvEmlc87_lR3Q5iZ3GrZaNKF6DdHV6Qx5NRtWMw4-QnD73RxSK_SwrkQrb3PEY5ylC1_KzwRzsWZhVAQ-N0uI1Fw-3oCJM6nGhRk51GGUAKjp0-4YOX7e39XNJ-I-dn4CRWWUpAPU30sqrFfKXRiaS38grH2djUOAxk_5G-HC0VieL3KO/s320/Joy%20in%20the%20Journey%20Quilt%20Flimsy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I used a lot of fabrics which were hanging out on my cutting table after finishing a previous project. The background are all neutral fabrics and scraps. I made a 1 1/2 inch border around the quilt using different lengths of neutral scraps and then found an awesome orange batik that went perfect with all the other colors. </p><p>May is mental health care month and I thought the Riley Blake blog had a pretty neat idea. They shared a #RBDsewingselfcare 30 Day Challenge. You can find out more about the challenge at the <a href="https://blog.rileyblakedesigns.com/rbdsewingselfcare-30-day-challenge/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=is_sewing_therepy">Riley Blake Blog website</a>.<br /></p><p> </p><p>Next to my work are two ponds and during the majority of the year they are filled with ducks and geese. I got a kick out of these baby Canadians wandering around. They are so cute and fluffy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-vu4kiUTM3Km1YWhjN_DegLoaUSvJU71QBNp9WA9yqwI9-BaZwP9CJtZGDgRuio_2jd0TmDslUnXiajvZopJNGQsicjAjwuuRgP8Dr_A_WdWProTc9XhqlwpcT2NO798y9WMKG0zCWzBI8Le-baWR8JAwCRVBo9xjQP9UIWFJBVpscZNBZBVU0AC/s4032/Baby%20Geese.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-vu4kiUTM3Km1YWhjN_DegLoaUSvJU71QBNp9WA9yqwI9-BaZwP9CJtZGDgRuio_2jd0TmDslUnXiajvZopJNGQsicjAjwuuRgP8Dr_A_WdWProTc9XhqlwpcT2NO798y9WMKG0zCWzBI8Le-baWR8JAwCRVBo9xjQP9UIWFJBVpscZNBZBVU0AC/w300-h400/Baby%20Geese.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p>This was just 2 of a huge gaggle. </p><p>Speaking of birds. The Yurok tribe of California has been working at reintroducing Condors to the Northern California area. They did a very neat YouTube video on the Condor recovery. One of the reasons which I thought this was so important is it is my people who are working toward these re-introductions. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7xsTikYvg_0" width="320" youtube-src-id="7xsTikYvg_0"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>At the library I spied these violets in the grass. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpXgofxnhFybLx-RRItWd8itqDHZUiZuOxjaJcHMECc7ujxQDzf5cDcogNFVrCP2t9y_PzRmohpJFqHsFnoHiqT4DA3q5_WkYX1YYTE51LAb4WSDy0al1NaYMxM1E2_3iPxAKakpSKo_gMhxeHnHW_oPeYaOYCxxjzrCrzniL-saz6WsegWq4YrZh/s4032/Violets%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpXgofxnhFybLx-RRItWd8itqDHZUiZuOxjaJcHMECc7ujxQDzf5cDcogNFVrCP2t9y_PzRmohpJFqHsFnoHiqT4DA3q5_WkYX1YYTE51LAb4WSDy0al1NaYMxM1E2_3iPxAKakpSKo_gMhxeHnHW_oPeYaOYCxxjzrCrzniL-saz6WsegWq4YrZh/s320/Violets%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMzJ8uU8zeYe8GbOJxsJ9zEbzZEQ44sE57DUBQRe_WOpAyEmsj2BiZFQovJ1a4lvuZOGQ5cR_fCFTBd9jXAZrtP71MHFlHLVzvx1c1K9NYs3cOdphqToXb3nckrKrFZabbpobwfKa3kW5p0AyBZ9qGEaFcvVKA9him6wnRF3YFiWpBswCPKC4EsBS/s4032/Violets.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMzJ8uU8zeYe8GbOJxsJ9zEbzZEQ44sE57DUBQRe_WOpAyEmsj2BiZFQovJ1a4lvuZOGQ5cR_fCFTBd9jXAZrtP71MHFlHLVzvx1c1K9NYs3cOdphqToXb3nckrKrFZabbpobwfKa3kW5p0AyBZ9qGEaFcvVKA9him6wnRF3YFiWpBswCPKC4EsBS/s320/Violets.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The chickens are laying like crazy. In fact we had so many eggs, both extra refrigerators were full. The kids put out coolers with ice in zip log bags in the bottom and we ended selling almost 60 dozen eggs total over the weekend. These are the eggs from 2 days this week. All washed and ready to be crated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TMlYhkxOmiUCrrhQBCCW6Cd5ZLCZKB46LlQs3UyDHsZks-pXADILgBLNjEZTwokugYRzA-UZvCmju2sMobWtX78AuHMR4AA5HuoaG-woBjS35HnbAtAdNenwd8ejwMVl4bw79yTG2Bto_Kn8D86FR_CW7JqyGfSnjRanvmNgOr44j7EgON_XTWiv/s4032/2%20Days%20of%20Eggs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TMlYhkxOmiUCrrhQBCCW6Cd5ZLCZKB46LlQs3UyDHsZks-pXADILgBLNjEZTwokugYRzA-UZvCmju2sMobWtX78AuHMR4AA5HuoaG-woBjS35HnbAtAdNenwd8ejwMVl4bw79yTG2Bto_Kn8D86FR_CW7JqyGfSnjRanvmNgOr44j7EgON_XTWiv/s320/2%20Days%20of%20Eggs.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>And there is another giant egg. I keep watching my chickens to see if one of them is injured in any way, since this is so huge!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6wWYXpJW96z6fvCqNL7evcEVLLBMc0D1xk8v-focHESHgNqHd6DrvB9naC69WJquqiGv67z4C7RX77pzIpjXOEE1PjILKJKid0PrXZXBWikMux5-DxL6BzKCTn9N14Yiqad3tru4J4OOD0SwUsaPvbS7pSQ4KGLmSyWsCAvEtGU3LzB-DA2epN7D/s4032/Another%20huge%20egg.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6wWYXpJW96z6fvCqNL7evcEVLLBMc0D1xk8v-focHESHgNqHd6DrvB9naC69WJquqiGv67z4C7RX77pzIpjXOEE1PjILKJKid0PrXZXBWikMux5-DxL6BzKCTn9N14Yiqad3tru4J4OOD0SwUsaPvbS7pSQ4KGLmSyWsCAvEtGU3LzB-DA2epN7D/s320/Another%20huge%20egg.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have been binge watching TV so far I am caught up on Outlander, Bridgerton, and Virgin River, and while I watch I work on my wool quilt blocks or other handwork. </p><p></p><p>I have also been binge reading....</p><p>The Dickinson Sister's Mysteries. Lily and Iris Dickinson are the spinster seamstresses in the the town of Grangehurst, Yorkshire, England during the early Victorian period. The books by Blythe Baker weave Victorian propriety with murder and some unfortunate events that drag the sisters into the middle of the mysteries. I binge read books 2-6 and finished the series. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVw1wAhxbvo_TnnsptDV7YxHVLL0cv4lv0kMlGIAi545X7SdyQO_QM4_6slfcoIxzZt1Xb_kiQ_pwScZOgd-zDg5tQpO9pq9NUUGilPXSIYO8p71u9pjyjHr3qdWH6H-tZfBQf727Qg3vopoidXm5JXpWX5VYysFMmKdanX5SFKS0Rs5FcOTZBlV5/s475/A%20Pattern%20of%20Death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVw1wAhxbvo_TnnsptDV7YxHVLL0cv4lv0kMlGIAi545X7SdyQO_QM4_6slfcoIxzZt1Xb_kiQ_pwScZOgd-zDg5tQpO9pq9NUUGilPXSIYO8p71u9pjyjHr3qdWH6H-tZfBQf727Qg3vopoidXm5JXpWX5VYysFMmKdanX5SFKS0Rs5FcOTZBlV5/s320/A%20Pattern%20of%20Death.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxoK8VRlbrO7Rp5xeNeJtTehMBcoO5YzTM_2AUjJgJub8Ptb3Yk5RjOmHuyynr16GClSgfvXsMwNMyCdyVbKGwJHUuINmjOem5b1zH5p3BQXKdsi-RwF7YIfc9e1SKhb1YOYlv5lCV2bLAPVsOO8xeCMYwRY9DhEckkNVwplu259nwMRbQN7PG5WQ/s475/A%20Fraying%20of%20Schemes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxoK8VRlbrO7Rp5xeNeJtTehMBcoO5YzTM_2AUjJgJub8Ptb3Yk5RjOmHuyynr16GClSgfvXsMwNMyCdyVbKGwJHUuINmjOem5b1zH5p3BQXKdsi-RwF7YIfc9e1SKhb1YOYlv5lCV2bLAPVsOO8xeCMYwRY9DhEckkNVwplu259nwMRbQN7PG5WQ/s320/A%20Fraying%20of%20Schemes.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo92OzrUCu1v_-0k2AkswLo5RMWwGMtT8P5sNvDv9IpkdJ0iucpWHIMJLvDxcRcYjNQm7_ccDfSDCQVzKvnG_hus8d8qf-F3iDq5RggEeYPRvmKuvUWqv5u__JXDV7RFDpQmsgbqs5ysG1C0wM3_7mYytEgrwBCo13aDqjEqc8L4Nn869ipAwVhbV/s475/A%20Tangle%20of%20Secrets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo92OzrUCu1v_-0k2AkswLo5RMWwGMtT8P5sNvDv9IpkdJ0iucpWHIMJLvDxcRcYjNQm7_ccDfSDCQVzKvnG_hus8d8qf-F3iDq5RggEeYPRvmKuvUWqv5u__JXDV7RFDpQmsgbqs5ysG1C0wM3_7mYytEgrwBCo13aDqjEqc8L4Nn869ipAwVhbV/s320/A%20Tangle%20of%20Secrets.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakjgi8-7L2FJsqRBqvjNHR8kOUBLtteaE_WxKOPrOdFJcELzWsupikQbL3uMetbNS74IDv1PMqaq3mEuIdbC3p0znV1qaC1287LbEHgOGe5Lgw5ghcBgBvqJp0wZFr3GpWNs75XjcyFx_jGtbyrgL-TWkEN4gGONVEFOgeExjLdybNsjdJoy6_L71/s475/A%20Design%20of%20Deceit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakjgi8-7L2FJsqRBqvjNHR8kOUBLtteaE_WxKOPrOdFJcELzWsupikQbL3uMetbNS74IDv1PMqaq3mEuIdbC3p0znV1qaC1287LbEHgOGe5Lgw5ghcBgBvqJp0wZFr3GpWNs75XjcyFx_jGtbyrgL-TWkEN4gGONVEFOgeExjLdybNsjdJoy6_L71/s320/A%20Design%20of%20Deceit.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Vp1qw5y6QF58LYqSSUbkvSvIx-D0Ds3BK1Fw13sFzcRgYG1BWNoK9XqLQ37OqsiAfN233zNackmnAypx8eSKzvtgPfKLYUp_qcuPQyQvtBJUEGvKXIdcpvbClnSj4HjRblvprFTDLOeWoMt5f6sVV1khlhaTGV-w1_FSShC5dLyK5h8PqIuSo_9E/s475/A%20Stab%20of%20Dread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Vp1qw5y6QF58LYqSSUbkvSvIx-D0Ds3BK1Fw13sFzcRgYG1BWNoK9XqLQ37OqsiAfN233zNackmnAypx8eSKzvtgPfKLYUp_qcuPQyQvtBJUEGvKXIdcpvbClnSj4HjRblvprFTDLOeWoMt5f6sVV1khlhaTGV-w1_FSShC5dLyK5h8PqIuSo_9E/s320/A%20Stab%20of%20Dread.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p>I also read Cleopatra's Dagger by Carole Lawrence. </p><p>Elizabeth van den Broek is the only female reporter on staff at the Herald, 1880's New York's most popular newspaper. Relegated to report on fashion, cooking, and Lady Astor's garden parties, Elizabeth if desirous of doing real journalism. One the EL (Elevated Train), Elizabeth sees what appears to be a murder taking place in one of the apartments. When she returns to the apartment she is told no one lives there, and the disappearance of the former tenant is hushed up. But when Elizabeth and her new friend Carlotta Ackerman stumble upon a mummy in the hole, where they are preparing to erect Cleopatra's Needle(now called The Obolisk), Elizabeth convinces the journalistic powers that be that she should be able to report on the crime, and perhaps solve the murder. Little does Elizabeth know it places her in the sights of a serial killer too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA7qJxc8CqaJmWx5-pyn7h-EplQZH3PHP0jw1y0BHGIqE6-6PAFmobiyWdBmgoTRiS4Y3ebItpms303lfJKd3qUSwRpbdQ5KpA0-THeJj0pbEDOALbgR2Z3P6_LKJzS8eDQsSobtB2H6VepX3MPPiA6pORzwzZMNM8DZ2OwwJo_T9VaxnI8CV01hL/s466/Cleopatra's%20Dagger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA7qJxc8CqaJmWx5-pyn7h-EplQZH3PHP0jw1y0BHGIqE6-6PAFmobiyWdBmgoTRiS4Y3ebItpms303lfJKd3qUSwRpbdQ5KpA0-THeJj0pbEDOALbgR2Z3P6_LKJzS8eDQsSobtB2H6VepX3MPPiA6pORzwzZMNM8DZ2OwwJo_T9VaxnI8CV01hL/s320/Cleopatra's%20Dagger.jpg" width="218" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by. Now wander over to LeeAnna's to check out the other <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">I Like Thursday posts. </a><br /><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-40710975389140965122022-04-27T22:00:00.006-04:002022-05-04T17:28:20.799-04:00I Like Thursday #202<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome to my 202nd I Like Thursday post. Weekly, there are a group of bloggers which create a post of things that they like/love during the previous week. You can find us all over at LeeAnna's blog-- Not Afraid of Color, where she hosts us, and offers encouragement. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had a weird week. I had what started out as a tummy problem, turned into a migraine, and then back into a tummy problem so I actually called off of work 2 days. I slept a lot, read a lot, and played catch up on some sewing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I managed the Moda BH bonus block 1 in the 4. 5 inch size in my fashion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0_owaHxHu2uiTuRMKFHr1E0uWwvZIOmL5oaHBcUC-JPy6WUcNE-kpr2_uT3bV5RUSv-FNZRehr47bd7kqFPVO1tmbthC-4HszxyrtDzz8xAaoo9F5JdypYCSFParaNL0XVpCtO-tXWmPRIWl4zxx_IRsrHUakZc3zGpsUQCa8wujwCF1LT4AEcSa/s1080/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%204.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0_owaHxHu2uiTuRMKFHr1E0uWwvZIOmL5oaHBcUC-JPy6WUcNE-kpr2_uT3bV5RUSv-FNZRehr47bd7kqFPVO1tmbthC-4HszxyrtDzz8xAaoo9F5JdypYCSFParaNL0XVpCtO-tXWmPRIWl4zxx_IRsrHUakZc3zGpsUQCa8wujwCF1LT4AEcSa/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%204.5.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Bonus Block 1 4.5 inch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PWv1sznAJ6k9iFyS-wDAD3_Kf1CdEd4vseTBAWMPA87ejCEHDIw-PNb94p71ZbiJV3Cke25ZpakxxUxKlSBzbTqqDqBcGMlFucaYDXfCnhTpdGLz8LFIPkAJFOJynPSmz7cEQhorP8utceFmiB4Hxtz2G9UgvHWR2gW8vnmZCZqs74T0KeKMzdE9/s1080/BH%204%20Bonus%20Blocks%20Roundabout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PWv1sznAJ6k9iFyS-wDAD3_Kf1CdEd4vseTBAWMPA87ejCEHDIw-PNb94p71ZbiJV3Cke25ZpakxxUxKlSBzbTqqDqBcGMlFucaYDXfCnhTpdGLz8LFIPkAJFOJynPSmz7cEQhorP8utceFmiB4Hxtz2G9UgvHWR2gW8vnmZCZqs74T0KeKMzdE9/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Blocks%20Roundabout.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Bonus Blocks 1 Roundabout<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I then worked on cutting out blocks 4, 5 and the bonus block 2. I think it takes me longer to select the fabrics than to sew the two blocks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blocks 4 called Spinners<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7kI4725v4LYYkk8nSy_Rj019krd4MAPzQM6GNIX3SjKTMq-IefRP1J05VawBZQzA7wkd7ZCoXhLv1bPmpA0ThbwuIidE_1xx1va4ifkQ62TSee6FOMvITBqIxAXkTeT_vq_dawM9TtElvQmQzzUPktXRIrhQAsu5DpcQ738Ci2IojDvRaIF-4ItV/s1080/BH%204%20Block%204%20Spinners.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7kI4725v4LYYkk8nSy_Rj019krd4MAPzQM6GNIX3SjKTMq-IefRP1J05VawBZQzA7wkd7ZCoXhLv1bPmpA0ThbwuIidE_1xx1va4ifkQ62TSee6FOMvITBqIxAXkTeT_vq_dawM9TtElvQmQzzUPktXRIrhQAsu5DpcQ738Ci2IojDvRaIF-4ItV/s320/BH%204%20Block%204%20Spinners.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Block 4 Spinners</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yWIaJ7LeDXMStTw0xkCguqscqcYsk67fazNRb_KUxdeYfPB_toyfx0EpnbwX7OLOWzpwJuxLZfkNemSUQPLigh07RedfSjLYURUmGjdUVMMxWDn0wR-xy0OXOZTq5zNoMhghxmpTPbrfh2pqRf1OElXmyc6vdySriXW7xSwrkeVFdiSNjNuZmmhH/s1080/BH%204%20Block%204%209%20inch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yWIaJ7LeDXMStTw0xkCguqscqcYsk67fazNRb_KUxdeYfPB_toyfx0EpnbwX7OLOWzpwJuxLZfkNemSUQPLigh07RedfSjLYURUmGjdUVMMxWDn0wR-xy0OXOZTq5zNoMhghxmpTPbrfh2pqRf1OElXmyc6vdySriXW7xSwrkeVFdiSNjNuZmmhH/s320/BH%204%20Block%204%209%20inch.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Block 5 9 inch</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DIkwfiVdwVLhsgW3urzU6qZ2YsMnryn77Q7dlfnP0FXpbTfSGfJZ8udXUweC1_DjY-_jM6txG1pooU4h2qy6kPxfqhGaLHVajaLrnebI_igG5N8T5XEr_o8GnS9BTP9xSCL-BdH0YjIy4ae5CkIQeAVqGQl3thwljlAKHyvpPaPQzOlaOvDdtlTv/s1080/BH%204%20Block%204%204.5%20inch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DIkwfiVdwVLhsgW3urzU6qZ2YsMnryn77Q7dlfnP0FXpbTfSGfJZ8udXUweC1_DjY-_jM6txG1pooU4h2qy6kPxfqhGaLHVajaLrnebI_igG5N8T5XEr_o8GnS9BTP9xSCL-BdH0YjIy4ae5CkIQeAVqGQl3thwljlAKHyvpPaPQzOlaOvDdtlTv/s320/BH%204%20Block%204%204.5%20inch.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Block 4 4.5 inch</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Block 5 Two of Five</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTMIqEc7cr7ISm4B_RcVMcqnCNfmoclcSYaCHLFrXB6w4BmsFqh8up5UXldKxVtMJaDFEoBCeKKpHCh_yRBbyOvJYPeC6FAuJoRDg3YZhWt9Bo3FWUl5UHK3vOq8EkGx6anhcIkCDQ0irKSYN8w-GspKyieb3GN-dHAWQkWnTF7aIXP5EMbxAJhz3/s4032/BH%204%20Block%205%20Two%20of%20Five.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTMIqEc7cr7ISm4B_RcVMcqnCNfmoclcSYaCHLFrXB6w4BmsFqh8up5UXldKxVtMJaDFEoBCeKKpHCh_yRBbyOvJYPeC6FAuJoRDg3YZhWt9Bo3FWUl5UHK3vOq8EkGx6anhcIkCDQ0irKSYN8w-GspKyieb3GN-dHAWQkWnTF7aIXP5EMbxAJhz3/s320/BH%204%20Block%205%20Two%20of%20Five.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 5 Two of Five<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQicMqTQltD2xhrPIFzYanDZBqqn3tsbaS2niBlrld7ilaE6Iyh8hP0DV_vp8iEN4p2og5swh1ZPAXb6lUE9pAk1qB7Za2Xhvn7EY-8wrpUZcrZCL0ShvN5uYeqY2GRAvh6yNPkV6Zq-EtMs8mkm7Xxoq_AF0nE5jP9J-dpypA6HtjCNVVIokZLNA/s4032/BH%204%20Block%205%204.5%20inch%20block.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQicMqTQltD2xhrPIFzYanDZBqqn3tsbaS2niBlrld7ilaE6Iyh8hP0DV_vp8iEN4p2og5swh1ZPAXb6lUE9pAk1qB7Za2Xhvn7EY-8wrpUZcrZCL0ShvN5uYeqY2GRAvh6yNPkV6Zq-EtMs8mkm7Xxoq_AF0nE5jP9J-dpypA6HtjCNVVIokZLNA/s320/BH%204%20Block%205%204.5%20inch%20block.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 5 4.5 inch Block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA6B_-ajYLGW74sJolEXI9m95lxSZPupe4sDadWvaLRXQ3RJuJcdsZSekU-TFxzl-rEnOwKI0293_w0KEDRe_kMutrDUKi4GyOOQE1umsO8P5xMzI8qEAb95da_vMmKJ4TJOsobNCrn_19-fHIK-M8mDPcCYtzIfQlq25EHsHJglg4NqnPXwwv-10/s1080/BH4%20block%205%209%20inch%20block.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA6B_-ajYLGW74sJolEXI9m95lxSZPupe4sDadWvaLRXQ3RJuJcdsZSekU-TFxzl-rEnOwKI0293_w0KEDRe_kMutrDUKi4GyOOQE1umsO8P5xMzI8qEAb95da_vMmKJ4TJOsobNCrn_19-fHIK-M8mDPcCYtzIfQlq25EHsHJglg4NqnPXwwv-10/s320/BH4%20block%205%209%20inch%20block.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Block 5 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Bonus Block 2 Mix and Match</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMf_uQjpNP9YqawZGeAl03JDtvnUr4x0ZQs-QDr0mdbTIjKNXk8_hTUk-2dJynZHVig0Mj3l-yVr-6MxhOJrwGN26HfIP9o9RMnFhIwxtwHmKZDr0DhREzSJaLPolz_tOZqKNvaTIUTzUsUZ6Y5DkZMAnqA0YCpCgNR1-I5GeWIFyN33_8Ea6xhHE/s4032/BH4%20Bonus%20Block%202%204.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMf_uQjpNP9YqawZGeAl03JDtvnUr4x0ZQs-QDr0mdbTIjKNXk8_hTUk-2dJynZHVig0Mj3l-yVr-6MxhOJrwGN26HfIP9o9RMnFhIwxtwHmKZDr0DhREzSJaLPolz_tOZqKNvaTIUTzUsUZ6Y5DkZMAnqA0YCpCgNR1-I5GeWIFyN33_8Ea6xhHE/s320/BH4%20Bonus%20Block%202%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Bonus Block 2 4.5 inch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjVu0XhZzWrT59OpM1ueH0uIIn07QREWtbjiFlZK4Xa9AXwDmM0jtYouldRoGQ1vm2M-YS1ulXjF8V1gLpP193zYaprGuyGgv2lu7YckH8waEuiPGnMlL-bqsUEca3LpG-UgV8xxg6cK2iwKS4RfdN46BIrnPS748rwvDkbxx1GtkOtaUU14qfp_G/s4032/BH4%20Bonus%20Block%202%209%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjVu0XhZzWrT59OpM1ueH0uIIn07QREWtbjiFlZK4Xa9AXwDmM0jtYouldRoGQ1vm2M-YS1ulXjF8V1gLpP193zYaprGuyGgv2lu7YckH8waEuiPGnMlL-bqsUEca3LpG-UgV8xxg6cK2iwKS4RfdN46BIrnPS748rwvDkbxx1GtkOtaUU14qfp_G/s320/BH4%20Bonus%20Block%202%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH 4 Bonus Block 2 9 inch Block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7kYdhgMatdZpiNr6tGZRCnceQ8d_MAquggepNERG82RG6riQa8pBovsKUCMmye-8S60ifhXEwhsNcotnb4tWOzIAKhNbbtEobdKl9Me7JZ8p_mG1H-K-p0vOniluLDRo5zmPiGL9-x-JEnbXwsXc_jj_cc85f7FZO8GvEInfvV3ocT1mKd6gXGW3/s4032/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%202%20Mix%20and%20Match.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7kYdhgMatdZpiNr6tGZRCnceQ8d_MAquggepNERG82RG6riQa8pBovsKUCMmye-8S60ifhXEwhsNcotnb4tWOzIAKhNbbtEobdKl9Me7JZ8p_mG1H-K-p0vOniluLDRo5zmPiGL9-x-JEnbXwsXc_jj_cc85f7FZO8GvEInfvV3ocT1mKd6gXGW3/s320/BH%204%20Bonus%20Block%202%20Mix%20and%20Match.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BH Bonus Block 2 Mix and Match<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Moda BH 4 Block 6 Spinning into Spring</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--nI-fGEDBhUn0b6AfepQ2ewudzHDzn-O77wBiN1wisLA2rmb8RfTya-ZJnD3ylFzm4grhY-vqLB6ncYYZSJFYYD77EtiOv9Se-BacjBpMaaiu6wjmGHPjWPPczRAyc6Ouabc7NiSBD56DeaZUz2ki04KdKkwcrsxE0XpG6u_-0cThyzslyqdGSPD/s4032/BH%204%20Block%206%20Spinning%20Into%20Spring.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--nI-fGEDBhUn0b6AfepQ2ewudzHDzn-O77wBiN1wisLA2rmb8RfTya-ZJnD3ylFzm4grhY-vqLB6ncYYZSJFYYD77EtiOv9Se-BacjBpMaaiu6wjmGHPjWPPczRAyc6Ouabc7NiSBD56DeaZUz2ki04KdKkwcrsxE0XpG6u_-0cThyzslyqdGSPD/s320/BH%204%20Block%206%20Spinning%20Into%20Spring.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Block 6 Spinning into Spring<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hNxo-HWTt6HzK6_cgWyslYCp72wqoU1niIrgSvBH11tos8fAO3ObK-t4sa0rRFLLjU4xxV80WCyEU5nrjga-IIVrvLW1TfwK6GXEqv9qyLHFffPfFWiQ5HnKe95th_EaBxT6OMclkpLPX_VBraxuO5691Y94-QgePBGUfDvxvT2qmd5HfXKUWlZY/s4032/BH%204%20Block%206%209%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hNxo-HWTt6HzK6_cgWyslYCp72wqoU1niIrgSvBH11tos8fAO3ObK-t4sa0rRFLLjU4xxV80WCyEU5nrjga-IIVrvLW1TfwK6GXEqv9qyLHFffPfFWiQ5HnKe95th_EaBxT6OMclkpLPX_VBraxuO5691Y94-QgePBGUfDvxvT2qmd5HfXKUWlZY/s320/BH%204%20Block%206%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Block 6 9 inch block</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1K_CL9tc3Ja0hPRe4XSIYG_O5z3b2qEqTwWkTBCdGevjyWc2Xjq6nJTrWVMEKWuv0FTy9ybM1dOXWJVgXIHg8Qi8Fsvi-VLmNVr88gWVNtnmMbTRIz1FPEeGAY5Y7BzvnUH5J8v0CNUP2kxbTXp2Kfk3977_EnKUXn3OyT9n4Xd-6YOy9DZdgg-R/s4032/BH%204%20Block%206%204.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1K_CL9tc3Ja0hPRe4XSIYG_O5z3b2qEqTwWkTBCdGevjyWc2Xjq6nJTrWVMEKWuv0FTy9ybM1dOXWJVgXIHg8Qi8Fsvi-VLmNVr88gWVNtnmMbTRIz1FPEeGAY5Y7BzvnUH5J8v0CNUP2kxbTXp2Kfk3977_EnKUXn3OyT9n4Xd-6YOy9DZdgg-R/s320/BH%204%20Block%206%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">BH 4 Block 6 4.5 inch block<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">I also finished 3 ribbon blocks</span><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM2B5vqkJ8evBfvtTd9CQsT8S8WvI5HWqsZ8BoE66m7e7qipAdx4KA2zas1WYso6fOTRv0KgdHpUwdYhLqCHCPnR2OLMazvjTsZUKPbGHACQVme3uCZ7s1IsJLKFIQPq-89GyVsIEBoEdEVauIk2d35HR-gudag-d4YZNZ-3SI7Yr3t5FxzgkqDTu/s4032/Ribbon%20Star%2015.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM2B5vqkJ8evBfvtTd9CQsT8S8WvI5HWqsZ8BoE66m7e7qipAdx4KA2zas1WYso6fOTRv0KgdHpUwdYhLqCHCPnR2OLMazvjTsZUKPbGHACQVme3uCZ7s1IsJLKFIQPq-89GyVsIEBoEdEVauIk2d35HR-gudag-d4YZNZ-3SI7Yr3t5FxzgkqDTu/s320/Ribbon%20Star%2015.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ribbon Star Block 15</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOwczckO7cBLpxYRKkiXXcIlD_0_CyQ1DwiiPpx6nNsJUaav-6suMQYjF4aKfZtULI8iYrqF0CoEJ3qznldzaeCom3UnCT9QoFDw7CRjV7B41LzxMmzJkGfHH1ozdzjQS8l3hTG-P_ZVs8olliKktNSOciSvfp73gY0gM-qaCzMfuviKn5rwUIidf/s4032/Ribbon%20Star%2014.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOwczckO7cBLpxYRKkiXXcIlD_0_CyQ1DwiiPpx6nNsJUaav-6suMQYjF4aKfZtULI8iYrqF0CoEJ3qznldzaeCom3UnCT9QoFDw7CRjV7B41LzxMmzJkGfHH1ozdzjQS8l3hTG-P_ZVs8olliKktNSOciSvfp73gY0gM-qaCzMfuviKn5rwUIidf/s320/Ribbon%20Star%2014.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ribbon Star 14<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzTnZ2zj1J8LWd7kMT25estxfzTNOVbBMu2ug4yRFi_kxf_y5ZZe0cW5piSinM8B7kks4Q-dVoC9Dy7mHOyQstT7zNXqInb1DBEOKQLD3j_JvE_-nsv1uGXomKeVpipKtAbV5sdT_Aum3E4R-hpKL4oIq6g5Tro9A59HvgJH2Jy33haNLQFFUEM1B/s4032/Ribbon%20Star%2013.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzTnZ2zj1J8LWd7kMT25estxfzTNOVbBMu2ug4yRFi_kxf_y5ZZe0cW5piSinM8B7kks4Q-dVoC9Dy7mHOyQstT7zNXqInb1DBEOKQLD3j_JvE_-nsv1uGXomKeVpipKtAbV5sdT_Aum3E4R-hpKL4oIq6g5Tro9A59HvgJH2Jy33haNLQFFUEM1B/s320/Ribbon%20Star%2013.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ribbon Star Block 13</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> I also did a seamstress job of fixing some sleeves on a person's work shirts, and I put one of the borders on my Joy in the Journey quilt. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I also put borders on the paper pieced bunny I made a few weeks ago. Now to quilt, and make into a pillow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D25GEVrUlXdV7HK_qGW9Cg9kEbiBCltZvJWf4SJWsdCWTqt4FR0FLK7WVvHQFd6Hw4fMGXxvHBT2mEqMB2i9hc0UhGm5xdMao_AWLFSoKLRClnGXcEUl6HMmrNq_ZROu0yfkuD7p0W9rnA9LMou-Xfj62S2dZFTxy9Vokwp38fVIO7Xkz0sgqDqs/s4032/Bunny%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D25GEVrUlXdV7HK_qGW9Cg9kEbiBCltZvJWf4SJWsdCWTqt4FR0FLK7WVvHQFd6Hw4fMGXxvHBT2mEqMB2i9hc0UhGm5xdMao_AWLFSoKLRClnGXcEUl6HMmrNq_ZROu0yfkuD7p0W9rnA9LMou-Xfj62S2dZFTxy9Vokwp38fVIO7Xkz0sgqDqs/s320/Bunny%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">During my days off there was an 80 degree day, but we are back to barely in the 40's for the highs. I still do not have any tulips, but my giant snowdrops have bloomed. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAPAL8eHmpvXL5ka0M9eOz20W6wfdDqtWnzjlK9nrLF6YPvjpvjJoHh6-s9JGC4KZIevatVxQx0ww8r1nnRXqJAaKuOFSzoE4O6yAGoQGaM5bfRgypSOwOZHwdhzUJSc3JOd1GUg43oghRLFlQB5klBWE15AMHQvOeYFsbTsNluUyWjaSLyDGytDV/s4032/Snowdrops.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAPAL8eHmpvXL5ka0M9eOz20W6wfdDqtWnzjlK9nrLF6YPvjpvjJoHh6-s9JGC4KZIevatVxQx0ww8r1nnRXqJAaKuOFSzoE4O6yAGoQGaM5bfRgypSOwOZHwdhzUJSc3JOd1GUg43oghRLFlQB5klBWE15AMHQvOeYFsbTsNluUyWjaSLyDGytDV/s320/Snowdrops.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSnCSh7NRqsNO1uUceMrwK5CKXq-b7kJFGz3ZFcNOIH8_-HoID6k9E4vwZJchZ1H2gAJMV_YJf-NJuvSMtZuBmSzYzbrl8SE6o1ph5BHeKg5DgIMcqIIDgV-a-dhAQpYPBktrC-OBhFPueVubsKebLpbqrFo0FQkjovLMcOCthe0AsHRNkwr04kCa/s4032/Giant%20Snowdrops.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSnCSh7NRqsNO1uUceMrwK5CKXq-b7kJFGz3ZFcNOIH8_-HoID6k9E4vwZJchZ1H2gAJMV_YJf-NJuvSMtZuBmSzYzbrl8SE6o1ph5BHeKg5DgIMcqIIDgV-a-dhAQpYPBktrC-OBhFPueVubsKebLpbqrFo0FQkjovLMcOCthe0AsHRNkwr04kCa/s320/Giant%20Snowdrops.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The kids took the deck off where the pool used to be. We decided any building not necessary would be removed and salvaged for our next property.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyo7CQ2rH3_VRBU-uyug3XUrsJIPkIaxZgZ5g_cQ5HcT3NpIHJ-4XWTeWCVgbD1EZw-1O3TY1oUPXVm2BtWyLj1P82tUrypGc7qknkqpNjL-ZnYr-05cbsA2epZrTuC8iMh4hj4CyFVhL--gu9AqhS8NmWF4QqlxNPtK9S5NhD4bh3wrAVcNOy3qZ/s1080/Removing%20the%20pool%20deck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyo7CQ2rH3_VRBU-uyug3XUrsJIPkIaxZgZ5g_cQ5HcT3NpIHJ-4XWTeWCVgbD1EZw-1O3TY1oUPXVm2BtWyLj1P82tUrypGc7qknkqpNjL-ZnYr-05cbsA2epZrTuC8iMh4hj4CyFVhL--gu9AqhS8NmWF4QqlxNPtK9S5NhD4bh3wrAVcNOy3qZ/s320/Removing%20the%20pool%20deck.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> What was really funny is somehow an Easter Egg ended up down here in the planter and it had candy in it even!<p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Since the weather has warmed up a bit the clucky girls are laying a lot more. I get almost 2 dozen eggs a day. One day there was an egg which was huge.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V2i4pDKSoX0dJOZ2E29DSnywJ7Kj7yye-Vt2vmVWu2q46jmTl-x6y1isehIe4R3aVPYcEnuJSNO1HSbp5PQfWC8ZAw_u1Q_dcFaMStwLQMLMTZCjroZm-bXGVs9qLgmUcSZePkkeL_JKPa0UhG9NyONVhiurNENBkkfLDMbRUilq3hxa3lT5xB_c/s1080/Giant%20Egg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V2i4pDKSoX0dJOZ2E29DSnywJ7Kj7yye-Vt2vmVWu2q46jmTl-x6y1isehIe4R3aVPYcEnuJSNO1HSbp5PQfWC8ZAw_u1Q_dcFaMStwLQMLMTZCjroZm-bXGVs9qLgmUcSZePkkeL_JKPa0UhG9NyONVhiurNENBkkfLDMbRUilq3hxa3lT5xB_c/s320/Giant%20Egg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I have read a lot of books recently, but the stand outs were the following:<p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper. The book starts out after WWI when new bride Fleur Richards discovers her husband has been killed just a few days before the Armistice her whole life is turned upside down to find out she just travel to Australia to claim her inheritance that her husband left her, even though they were married such a short time. <br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HZOVBU_l1yDpIq-WAJ6H0ioLAxKAZ2Bag-2iwcajhdec3Dovhdw0FmY1J38eJugHzmxb48c6YCdw3QaWTbknsqsBeF-vlu-2Wq_-kOyWFVzOdea9cR-i_Mcb5rFPMQMDVWGuMGriGPx1I-Z9gFsWVdXFO4ALYlpZ-cBb9t-EV1NAa0ZjN8ozhB0O/s475/The%20Woman%20in%20the%20Green%20Dress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HZOVBU_l1yDpIq-WAJ6H0ioLAxKAZ2Bag-2iwcajhdec3Dovhdw0FmY1J38eJugHzmxb48c6YCdw3QaWTbknsqsBeF-vlu-2Wq_-kOyWFVzOdea9cR-i_Mcb5rFPMQMDVWGuMGriGPx1I-Z9gFsWVdXFO4ALYlpZ-cBb9t-EV1NAa0ZjN8ozhB0O/s320/The%20Woman%20in%20the%20Green%20Dress.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The book jumps back and forth between 1850's Australia, and post WWI Australia where Fleur discovers many secrets. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Death at the Workhouse by Emily Organ is the 8th book in the Penny Green Mysteries. When Penny and her sister infiltrate the workhouse to report on the conditions they are surprised at how some people are turned away because of their age, or their inability to work. But when 2 of the male inmates are discovered dead, it is easy to suppose that they killed each other, but Penny suspects something completely different. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUF5adal5sixfIpuRYxktMCvtyUQ5Jw--QSwaSx6QMNs2bwk9WllrpqrnHIxTKr69e4O7VU7-H9vBiS6wUilrqlmUEJ-ViHIqEIDEQLsr2md5baGc2v1Avrk4thkUhM40qckXBMpnnvz-kGeG8f3nFvH0olPNEZ7iVTHFAOAqesvyNi4VaqNasjOx/s475/Death%20at%20the%20Workhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUF5adal5sixfIpuRYxktMCvtyUQ5Jw--QSwaSx6QMNs2bwk9WllrpqrnHIxTKr69e4O7VU7-H9vBiS6wUilrqlmUEJ-ViHIqEIDEQLsr2md5baGc2v1Avrk4thkUhM40qckXBMpnnvz-kGeG8f3nFvH0olPNEZ7iVTHFAOAqesvyNi4VaqNasjOx/s320/Death%20at%20the%20Workhouse.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Gang of St. Bride's is the 9th installment of the Penny Green Mysteries by Emily Organ. In this installment Penny is sad to be leaving her Fleet Street career due to her impending nuptials to Inspector Blakely because no married woman continues to work after her marriage. But before her wedding day Penny is investigating the robberies in Picadilly by a gang of women. During her inquiry she is given a riddle to solve which is purported to lead her to the leader of the gang of St. Bride's. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_PA6PbDVYPcWcEzZJVXJayFioLrSE2-jwUWSmi1iSdfn6K7d7mzg0L9ZE8GOtUojGj8Z0SiDFNv8r8p-NcyETby9LxEIxWDdtWnc4f1SJJTLSd538qiSheOXiiugojDuZvE2yfeL0WS-EGge2kqTqd1EyXsYBYXL0EzEuKLNJ5yt2QGjn4T8ywxP/s475/The%20Gang%20of%20St.%20Bride's.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_PA6PbDVYPcWcEzZJVXJayFioLrSE2-jwUWSmi1iSdfn6K7d7mzg0L9ZE8GOtUojGj8Z0SiDFNv8r8p-NcyETby9LxEIxWDdtWnc4f1SJJTLSd538qiSheOXiiugojDuZvE2yfeL0WS-EGge2kqTqd1EyXsYBYXL0EzEuKLNJ5yt2QGjn4T8ywxP/s320/The%20Gang%20of%20St.%20Bride's.jpg" width="208" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thank you for stopping by, now head over to LeeAnna's at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color</a> to check out the other I Like Thursday posts. </span><br /></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-11974751134805558952022-04-20T22:00:00.001-04:002022-04-20T22:00:00.166-04:00I Like Thursday #201<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome to my 201st I Like Thursday post. Weekly LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color encourages others to share things that they have discovered during the week that they like/love. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I love flowers, and I enjoy my garden which is a work in progress. I am a willy nilly gardener. I put things where I want to see them, no real plan other than does it need sun/shade, how tall is it? While it is too cold to garden here yet, I loved these flowers that I spied at work.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehIJ2QNapdYWR_oDbLEGWKmPBGB68UjNr6MC-1aR9hFDrBZOnimi1m1dwd8D5PLYumlaVC9mA_j9tFWtmKocTxFKReP0SqukyU7jXicTa1bZDFXJULXMbSyqBnumHo-8yb1wlC3rByHYI9y0oeqfuCA0lGegtozj7bbmxmZjMu98asve137beLhMG/s4032/Tulips.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehIJ2QNapdYWR_oDbLEGWKmPBGB68UjNr6MC-1aR9hFDrBZOnimi1m1dwd8D5PLYumlaVC9mA_j9tFWtmKocTxFKReP0SqukyU7jXicTa1bZDFXJULXMbSyqBnumHo-8yb1wlC3rByHYI9y0oeqfuCA0lGegtozj7bbmxmZjMu98asve137beLhMG/s320/Tulips.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Lovely tulips which are yellow with hints of pink and green in the petals.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7V0QrxfBuIW_wVxDpNTATd8UCnn3vtO_oUW1-xxp15t8KTWOV1m1PlZbHtPIIDzHMWZ6quiihHOlOTuRK0W5bQAVKKlP2D_NPG0A5km0LrKWaJbwPQL7ybwPq5vTNQwKYMQg1jbVN73z1tnvmuDSpxdMgNpJNHN6OIJNfgOpBcrZie-B7hSQU4pHp/s4032/Hyacinths.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7V0QrxfBuIW_wVxDpNTATd8UCnn3vtO_oUW1-xxp15t8KTWOV1m1PlZbHtPIIDzHMWZ6quiihHOlOTuRK0W5bQAVKKlP2D_NPG0A5km0LrKWaJbwPQL7ybwPq5vTNQwKYMQg1jbVN73z1tnvmuDSpxdMgNpJNHN6OIJNfgOpBcrZie-B7hSQU4pHp/s320/Hyacinths.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While it is hard to tell these hyacinths were almost a yellowish peach color. I sometimes contemplate, perhaps I could buy them, and plant them later. But then cooler heads prevail the less things to move the better, right? The other reason why I don't buy plants yet is this:</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSMmoMU3nQBPYgepgPc9rMWyjg94_lF1PheknLE2QAWB1oosEhl9oa8PKiFGsNL1y14cwAnN3_3j5lBEsMtdI72kvMlDa_ZkjHANiSUoQNVk66gYF2MdM9rkqJ2NwetoYZ3-yCnC5Hm0Z5ytE7uCXEziaDkBIb6DG-uxSA2LgU2gzE6PZtDiorBoH/s4032/Snow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSMmoMU3nQBPYgepgPc9rMWyjg94_lF1PheknLE2QAWB1oosEhl9oa8PKiFGsNL1y14cwAnN3_3j5lBEsMtdI72kvMlDa_ZkjHANiSUoQNVk66gYF2MdM9rkqJ2NwetoYZ3-yCnC5Hm0Z5ytE7uCXEziaDkBIb6DG-uxSA2LgU2gzE6PZtDiorBoH/s320/Snow.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I saw a meme the other day and it made me giggle:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My housekeeping style can be best described as "There appears to have been a struggle"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I liked these magnets I saw at work. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjNdHYZ-y6ui8GuQxQS1sQZM2IFcYleQycDbWP3zctiVyGJfI_kGL2l6BqVMmjcdscUxDMgaAer-qkUDXWqYU-J8C8DMkbI_CZVW0tHPsTFa5P78viP23WSohu7y8a6b-A947wUoT0YOn0HuqgIvl32I0t-dO0vqH5jsVnzF0PXGQbEV1lLeurRD9/s4032/Advice%20From%20a%20Bear.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjNdHYZ-y6ui8GuQxQS1sQZM2IFcYleQycDbWP3zctiVyGJfI_kGL2l6BqVMmjcdscUxDMgaAer-qkUDXWqYU-J8C8DMkbI_CZVW0tHPsTFa5P78viP23WSohu7y8a6b-A947wUoT0YOn0HuqgIvl32I0t-dO0vqH5jsVnzF0PXGQbEV1lLeurRD9/s320/Advice%20From%20a%20Bear.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZMcU-H7AhujEAdbBWM_W2kVwC2EJ3OMAer1aLGbVWwqra64sU3n2hUTiYIxztiE_R7pM5Q5ATmmpZa6v863cJOIanAqvjFCK37OumWqJEKdcDoom-qrVeaSR9LC_aj0F-2H6SLgix1mJyrnt1iF15xB0UEU4kp5J67GWjHiJVUxvIkyTdf3BxOZg/s4032/Advice%20From%20a%20Cardinal.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZMcU-H7AhujEAdbBWM_W2kVwC2EJ3OMAer1aLGbVWwqra64sU3n2hUTiYIxztiE_R7pM5Q5ATmmpZa6v863cJOIanAqvjFCK37OumWqJEKdcDoom-qrVeaSR9LC_aj0F-2H6SLgix1mJyrnt1iF15xB0UEU4kp5J67GWjHiJVUxvIkyTdf3BxOZg/s320/Advice%20From%20a%20Cardinal.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> I saw a recipe to make strawberry brownies and so I thought I would try it. They were quick, easy and very yummy. The glaze is a lemon glaze.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEfTf-brXVNro0zHz76A-oonO9WnR35ci95iq0VAYxhK9hH6Rz0R3-RyIvlo8QYACWiOMZ8OLQFZS4IpagLP24AFKujzuDlpK9y-cVz56_VeARwZuY1YpednM3V009ilmUMVSHZYqq0yjblJE_yYAZ6YFkNavJeu9UztsdqiiOQTeTcJ6Z3JomVY8/s4032/Strawberry%20Brownies%20with%20Lemon%20Glaze.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEfTf-brXVNro0zHz76A-oonO9WnR35ci95iq0VAYxhK9hH6Rz0R3-RyIvlo8QYACWiOMZ8OLQFZS4IpagLP24AFKujzuDlpK9y-cVz56_VeARwZuY1YpednM3V009ilmUMVSHZYqq0yjblJE_yYAZ6YFkNavJeu9UztsdqiiOQTeTcJ6Z3JomVY8/s320/Strawberry%20Brownies%20with%20Lemon%20Glaze.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The brownies were made with a strawberry cake mix, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, and 2 eggs. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Also it is that time of year one of my favorite ice cream flavors is out.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRSlkOqqVAOpq2Jf_1opCo1KZeBBPD4zTeLSfe1rkkXvylELR9IkwDeG9oUUb8eTnnADvXLAJWWKaqigN9wIOUBl6fL17HXNjsiRkO5Bs0526t1BW4bSZ-UskM-ycCQOgaPiDxeZuzTNL64huByUYceuYeB6TkdHADOO8DDSVnFvKBc6NSRV_GFQL/s4032/Strwaberry%20Lemonade%20Ice%20Cream.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRSlkOqqVAOpq2Jf_1opCo1KZeBBPD4zTeLSfe1rkkXvylELR9IkwDeG9oUUb8eTnnADvXLAJWWKaqigN9wIOUBl6fL17HXNjsiRkO5Bs0526t1BW4bSZ-UskM-ycCQOgaPiDxeZuzTNL64huByUYceuYeB6TkdHADOO8DDSVnFvKBc6NSRV_GFQL/s320/Strwaberry%20Lemonade%20Ice%20Cream.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">I haven't done a lot of sewing this past week because I worked 8 days in a row. I did work a bit on my wool applique. I had a pillow that Dawn of Relaxing Robin had given me and it is great size to sit on my lap and do my applique. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ_wlhx_ha7yiWoMTmBsXkeb9CnIYYFS4IxgKz-3qQCf_7kKWAMYRGsiKXcQJLZfJTQAvz3i0_q63TvQo9c_wUbcwJYAaB8mOKuV2Cz-rcUlxLD3iK-iGoi5lUwq_f5k8qqsstrO7uwo45a42okyuVEDcfrldRJEW7nBvZmFmBwBr2Dphk0CJnBXh/s4032/Pincushion%20Lap%20pillow%20for%20stitching.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ_wlhx_ha7yiWoMTmBsXkeb9CnIYYFS4IxgKz-3qQCf_7kKWAMYRGsiKXcQJLZfJTQAvz3i0_q63TvQo9c_wUbcwJYAaB8mOKuV2Cz-rcUlxLD3iK-iGoi5lUwq_f5k8qqsstrO7uwo45a42okyuVEDcfrldRJEW7nBvZmFmBwBr2Dphk0CJnBXh/s320/Pincushion%20Lap%20pillow%20for%20stitching.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I also found a little chicken pincushion I made and use it to stick my pins that I used in the applique piece. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFokqM-1g_VKGIYkR19ViwmrJ8eFkFarUoiZwn2rXJNpitifuHRJ89zbXFedClCJi0BM8j7TS_yjswvQ1XZLdS2-S4bHoFH1fZCvA-gvxJAb0MTOfWF0y5-0zWnrcFUDyfvuMn_oNy1UgvEtszw3BQx3M3APzNOzNC-DJIT0X8Jr4WLTwZOePwgSR/s4032/Chicken%20Pincushion.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFokqM-1g_VKGIYkR19ViwmrJ8eFkFarUoiZwn2rXJNpitifuHRJ89zbXFedClCJi0BM8j7TS_yjswvQ1XZLdS2-S4bHoFH1fZCvA-gvxJAb0MTOfWF0y5-0zWnrcFUDyfvuMn_oNy1UgvEtszw3BQx3M3APzNOzNC-DJIT0X8Jr4WLTwZOePwgSR/s320/Chicken%20Pincushion.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">I love doing wool applique and using the lana wool from Aurifil. I have some motifs which were not really red, but not really pink either, so I ordered some of the smaller spools in hopes one would work. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuJcYSV4w_ZGeixUP5p5WUJZkuOE5ZIaklgClHIknX6D43-R7Ux5Nj2t1qRqfnmx3IB17WPctqqXLSjvch5S9eiLZRq6UUz-0RwWMQI5gdDGUp9j5LbENrJ4nzeqX0KIhQH7XO6u8KMqH6gkZT-d50qZ2O0isFxHwWxr3IDzg5JNUtqHVfQ1JmNf4/s4032/Aurifil%20Lana%20Wool%20pinks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuJcYSV4w_ZGeixUP5p5WUJZkuOE5ZIaklgClHIknX6D43-R7Ux5Nj2t1qRqfnmx3IB17WPctqqXLSjvch5S9eiLZRq6UUz-0RwWMQI5gdDGUp9j5LbENrJ4nzeqX0KIhQH7XO6u8KMqH6gkZT-d50qZ2O0isFxHwWxr3IDzg5JNUtqHVfQ1JmNf4/s320/Aurifil%20Lana%20Wool%20pinks.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Wednesday was my first day off and I worked on the Moda Blockheads 4 bonus block from a couple of weeks ago. The 9 inch block was easy.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIO8u2saCZpKLn0o1TU2anqiVxOxngUOSTrE9lr232EsbC9DgMUfJPHjfjYMIzYhcauXGHrDCX2jFsgyMHGzX9iQmLBpXXPlL0YLyRM4942is1QqO1MWvb6apOLBy1Lggjp0mj3aWHvXVrve0mHiqTriZiB2cDLGtgqzymSMrfy0ZV28eQzLSoFJN/s4032/Bonus%20Block%201%209%20inch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIO8u2saCZpKLn0o1TU2anqiVxOxngUOSTrE9lr232EsbC9DgMUfJPHjfjYMIzYhcauXGHrDCX2jFsgyMHGzX9iQmLBpXXPlL0YLyRM4942is1QqO1MWvb6apOLBy1Lggjp0mj3aWHvXVrve0mHiqTriZiB2cDLGtgqzymSMrfy0ZV28eQzLSoFJN/s320/Bonus%20Block%201%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> But I didn't like the 4.5 inch block since it was just a quarter of the 9 inch block. I tried to calculate the math to make the 4 1/2 inch block and I think I had a mental block. I started one and thought it would be too small.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgni4zmG54fedKaSRuTYw7YO-zLIfIcbbiLMpWF-H5EWr3WPCDxaH3lutiwUclRiIYJbKWV3bSFX625p_L_XawPAib9cJBcyprupDLiZqtlQLU230fL18kNW4gLqH67YI_Fy-_5SSWlHSuPNkuyZS07bB9gXSmWBPeP-y2bz4wvtv5LhQb6HVsU3s4u/s4032/Moda%20Blockheads%20part%20of%204.5%20inch%20block.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgni4zmG54fedKaSRuTYw7YO-zLIfIcbbiLMpWF-H5EWr3WPCDxaH3lutiwUclRiIYJbKWV3bSFX625p_L_XawPAib9cJBcyprupDLiZqtlQLU230fL18kNW4gLqH67YI_Fy-_5SSWlHSuPNkuyZS07bB9gXSmWBPeP-y2bz4wvtv5LhQb6HVsU3s4u/s320/Moda%20Blockheads%20part%20of%204.5%20inch%20block.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">So I started again and it was too big.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7SXZKDX5RqkyEkadvbQQmvySum7-vfI1M4SEPIwkIzCOKXsqdd5jleQHNDWw1zCr1pta-zYu1TugpyezmBjtID7GjkWs42RuFXQngvNX5VamxtfTagb0-g0Db94iQPbqCpo7jN9a9aE0uUs02pFJ8syXrmDg18qfLAZMmyB0QOmjATc6viJ4o6_Q/s4032/Bonus%20Block%201%204.5%20inch%20fail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7SXZKDX5RqkyEkadvbQQmvySum7-vfI1M4SEPIwkIzCOKXsqdd5jleQHNDWw1zCr1pta-zYu1TugpyezmBjtID7GjkWs42RuFXQngvNX5VamxtfTagb0-g0Db94iQPbqCpo7jN9a9aE0uUs02pFJ8syXrmDg18qfLAZMmyB0QOmjATc6viJ4o6_Q/s320/Bonus%20Block%201%204.5%20inch%20fail.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Recalculating I determined that the first block was the correct size. I managed to get another quarter done before I had to leave for an appointment. I still have 2 more to make. I also need to do the blocks 4 and 5 which are available. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvup-NpVlMJo68XqmEMv9u9huzSFVcDGFlH1Yh2Ku2hw6B16n11eXgQzWozm3Vc6zZ4qy44SXBfvTNs8_R252h0Ytv7wj4utgZoRJVOmEq5M9GjfhLIXm1-fTpb9vWoqMfEsFOr0KH-Pp9YH-AoFd64ENhLGV87PDPIzDJQEcTiHCsp7Q65pG322C/s4032/Bonus%20Block%201%204.5%20inch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvup-NpVlMJo68XqmEMv9u9huzSFVcDGFlH1Yh2Ku2hw6B16n11eXgQzWozm3Vc6zZ4qy44SXBfvTNs8_R252h0Ytv7wj4utgZoRJVOmEq5M9GjfhLIXm1-fTpb9vWoqMfEsFOr0KH-Pp9YH-AoFd64ENhLGV87PDPIzDJQEcTiHCsp7Q65pG322C/s320/Bonus%20Block%201%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I realized that I had only a couple more books in the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries by C.S. Harris, so I decided to finish up the series.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcAfvLmgiarSV27xCbN9xmP95KsM2oGJsyTKkLBXqNlzBj84D7Ypu2I3uefNltO_LCSxvnzrekYC52PvGPVE2frQ-yrEgEtsuaU9afbty5fvgstoV3nzmhbE5aimqkXruiyknN5aUuJRRCojPlBZOwfjrX1LpS85G18YjMj8ZI4EuVKCi7GJ6qEva/s475/Why%20Kill%20the%20Innocent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcAfvLmgiarSV27xCbN9xmP95KsM2oGJsyTKkLBXqNlzBj84D7Ypu2I3uefNltO_LCSxvnzrekYC52PvGPVE2frQ-yrEgEtsuaU9afbty5fvgstoV3nzmhbE5aimqkXruiyknN5aUuJRRCojPlBZOwfjrX1LpS85G18YjMj8ZI4EuVKCi7GJ6qEva/s320/Why%20Kill%20the%20Innocent.jpg" width="212" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">London 1814 and the body of a beautiful music teacher is discovered in an alley in the middle of a blizzard. Is her death related to her ties with the royal family and Princess Charlotte?<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt7Vf6ps7RDKx0yKN4COVOC_fKXwJWI-oNgq5VrIlEk6Gygyth6Q02Fn7YnNhJ4aC8_0EFt3dS-HXZBQtqwWafKqM_pYVRFRG2bE3CWyF45xibAzv-eCrYRAIElrWBmuj2OOL-Dwzbp_XLqYrV3LOmzxhSwuqVhIGeXOWR7REJ3x_l41OVf-XvCAj/s475/Who%20Slays%20the%20Wicked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt7Vf6ps7RDKx0yKN4COVOC_fKXwJWI-oNgq5VrIlEk6Gygyth6Q02Fn7YnNhJ4aC8_0EFt3dS-HXZBQtqwWafKqM_pYVRFRG2bE3CWyF45xibAzv-eCrYRAIElrWBmuj2OOL-Dwzbp_XLqYrV3LOmzxhSwuqVhIGeXOWR7REJ3x_l41OVf-XvCAj/s320/Who%20Slays%20the%20Wicked.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sebastian must investigate the death of Lord Ashworth, the husband of his niece Stephanie. Ashworth was a dissolute, handsome man. Investigating Lord Ashworth's death, Lord Devlin discovers just how wicked Ashworth truly was, and worries that perhaps Stephanie murdered him. </span><br /> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_BUI3PcoK8Hf-QHi6UzrYpEQFToF4Pvo0m8wOIvTpfde-LOHq2JhRkT4DIb4t3qMfeCBz3BXoWgDjMNDwHLr8sUGqVw5bVR1KpO67J65PQF0o1Qd5M-EwCxE53-l0xthrqRIQNR0YufkxR1zfyxDkkgAbYyAuM5D190tQcQOEriFa8NXveHu-4eM/s3238/Who%20Speaks%20for%20the%20Damned.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="2144" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_BUI3PcoK8Hf-QHi6UzrYpEQFToF4Pvo0m8wOIvTpfde-LOHq2JhRkT4DIb4t3qMfeCBz3BXoWgDjMNDwHLr8sUGqVw5bVR1KpO67J65PQF0o1Qd5M-EwCxE53-l0xthrqRIQNR0YufkxR1zfyxDkkgAbYyAuM5D190tQcQOEriFa8NXveHu-4eM/s320/Who%20Speaks%20for%20the%20Damned.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nicholas Hayes the 3rd son of the late Earl of Seaford was convicted of murder and sentenced to hang, but at the last minute he is transported to Botany Bay, and was believed dead. During a warm summer evening Nicholas Hayes body is discovered in London and as Lord Devilin investigates, it is discovered he also has been seen with a young boy. Who killed Nicholas Hayes, and where is the young boy?</span></span><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba6GmgruRwLNFLa_3GPB1ML5cOpyGRBnophhT4QFiEacBE4Y454h4-UbfK_6JhC1PVMSBOx-AWbwGkBAXsE_GV-vD3qkp42j9e5g8DrHOC3H0y-lOnCLjT6s-PF8rQTL4KSjpebhFxkgE-s5iEcCJzSkRguR-YA8a821530ZevsJOGjcxgDIZrRmm/s475/What%20the%20Devil%20Knows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba6GmgruRwLNFLa_3GPB1ML5cOpyGRBnophhT4QFiEacBE4Y454h4-UbfK_6JhC1PVMSBOx-AWbwGkBAXsE_GV-vD3qkp42j9e5g8DrHOC3H0y-lOnCLjT6s-PF8rQTL4KSjpebhFxkgE-s5iEcCJzSkRguR-YA8a821530ZevsJOGjcxgDIZrRmm/s320/What%20the%20Devil%20Knows.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The war in France is finally over. In 1811 two families are viciously murdered, it is believed that a young seaman John Williams is the culprit but hangs himself in his cell before he is brought to trial. When the lead investigator Edwin Pym is found murdered much in the same manner in 1814 the city fears that a serial killer is back on the loose. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thanks for stopping by, now head over to LeeAnna's and check out the other <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">I Like Thursday</a> posts. </span><br /></p><p></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-69225336169459587142022-04-13T22:00:00.001-04:002022-04-13T22:00:00.182-04:00I Like Thursday #200<p> Woohoo! my 200th I Like Thursday post. I should have done it last week, but I was just not feeling it. Sometimes it is hard to have a grateful heart, and it takes everything within your being to just get through the day. </p><p>I Like Thursday is hosted by LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color and a group of bloggers share things that they have discovered that they like/love during the week. <br /></p><p>One thing about living in Michigan. It always seems to me like the seasons change, not gradually, but almost with an explosion! My daffodils went from this last week. Barely peeking up through the leaf litter. Then we had some cold days.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48X8LsWDI4c-pg1lH8L7ZXvbDEpZVoMgDK3IyNCmgHA5aMXnF9PuTgskhq72pOLmwdMR4jPXvWZvHZSo8vyoIyz8hHmv-JscLv41lz8UjyxBWcJk1iN5nRHazW3pO8xxS9vkX2yCdwKfKWYyxRmt7DozaCnB62OK_vX6HEGRXu7BIjwkXQKHbSXZW/s4032/Signs%20of%20spring.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48X8LsWDI4c-pg1lH8L7ZXvbDEpZVoMgDK3IyNCmgHA5aMXnF9PuTgskhq72pOLmwdMR4jPXvWZvHZSo8vyoIyz8hHmv-JscLv41lz8UjyxBWcJk1iN5nRHazW3pO8xxS9vkX2yCdwKfKWYyxRmt7DozaCnB62OK_vX6HEGRXu7BIjwkXQKHbSXZW/s320/Signs%20of%20spring.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Imagine my delight at the first kind of warm day and I saw these start to open. Of course my picture I took that day didn't work so picture 2 on a cooler, very windy and rainy day, but the explosion of color! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt2SyK0I5Kzws0TxSP4PYW7Mwo8m-ZseBiCoMbUejLX5Q1NXYjbsIFRgOAvv5KmKr5Zs1CdhwEIqS-k0Dde6PDDJpvFLHSShJ3GZrQJzw2-iPNbaKAP63K2B_j48XGC-QR9dS0pU4jKFvi7xaLbaYfWTyX_KlPF_SaiWT_NNxEEsd7lqaE19zikJ1/s1080/Daffodils.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt2SyK0I5Kzws0TxSP4PYW7Mwo8m-ZseBiCoMbUejLX5Q1NXYjbsIFRgOAvv5KmKr5Zs1CdhwEIqS-k0Dde6PDDJpvFLHSShJ3GZrQJzw2-iPNbaKAP63K2B_j48XGC-QR9dS0pU4jKFvi7xaLbaYfWTyX_KlPF_SaiWT_NNxEEsd7lqaE19zikJ1/s320/Daffodils.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>I took a few days off and I was glad I did. I kind of had to do a reset. There were a couple of sunny days and I attempted to sit outside and read. Unfortunately if I am outside it seems that it is a signal for visitors. Furry visitors.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGJFqi46hEofeZQs7LTJ_dojWCfusT939HinaN0je5v4S4L_j4oKj1rSYSVVO2fkjJ33DHd6tOWTn_lolXYYbhksKxiX5zztaa3XekPvTzRNYq2fAcGpey1U1epupuMtGq-OSykAUTitdSZB80JwyUyHWw3OzWCl-Da_06exAZPcDliFAeTCj44K_/s4032/Girl%20Cat.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGJFqi46hEofeZQs7LTJ_dojWCfusT939HinaN0je5v4S4L_j4oKj1rSYSVVO2fkjJ33DHd6tOWTn_lolXYYbhksKxiX5zztaa3XekPvTzRNYq2fAcGpey1U1epupuMtGq-OSykAUTitdSZB80JwyUyHWw3OzWCl-Da_06exAZPcDliFAeTCj44K_/s320/Girl%20Cat.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>What did I do on my days off? I read, sewed a little. I got caught up on Moda Blockheads 4 blocks 2.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91Xya3mgEo0QexhF8_uYD_G2-ERRti-2uWL_tLnIb80u4AWWg2rFHWhOpYKaxzHERMIfKFvUDdeK5W7Hk2NVRNjh__o_R3wRPnPn7tnXr7lmciKnqRWEBkQLmXA1VmG_N6m_l8kzyvRf0O53R5F8Ltdq4e4Yog72bc8IeUkOc4fC7r6GP1QmmKn-p/s4032/Block%202%209%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91Xya3mgEo0QexhF8_uYD_G2-ERRti-2uWL_tLnIb80u4AWWg2rFHWhOpYKaxzHERMIfKFvUDdeK5W7Hk2NVRNjh__o_R3wRPnPn7tnXr7lmciKnqRWEBkQLmXA1VmG_N6m_l8kzyvRf0O53R5F8Ltdq4e4Yog72bc8IeUkOc4fC7r6GP1QmmKn-p/s320/Block%202%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9 inch block</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsKpJ29CJOR8DNx-hObT8WvYVpIgHJZTY9tHaCC7JfvWA5wzL-UgB2bBCQa_G9AbtdFsCwdo5LE88f-XG03k8DHAJZLIEMyrw9ytDHKZz2xWMjnMvRlvxXaZ9OAJEKAuv00VRoYJc6z718bz_ts5GHbnpWvGaC_Vzq6gQB_szkmTNeJ5A-P0h1vKd/s4032/Block%202%204.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsKpJ29CJOR8DNx-hObT8WvYVpIgHJZTY9tHaCC7JfvWA5wzL-UgB2bBCQa_G9AbtdFsCwdo5LE88f-XG03k8DHAJZLIEMyrw9ytDHKZz2xWMjnMvRlvxXaZ9OAJEKAuv00VRoYJc6z718bz_ts5GHbnpWvGaC_Vzq6gQB_szkmTNeJ5A-P0h1vKd/s320/Block%202%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 1/2 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqo00yqA3AiiEFf6Ald5D5Krjzt_AY5pxgYMoJ8poqvTvT1WWgQwOk_egL6f3q5Z_cD0GlTn4BLOdlw7HKvZlc7_dYAd3aj7NPX0j4LPoqsMZYdUI5VJoeB3pfScyqMz4XUA80mBnlWBhYfsqV3iKrE5Y8f6ZiY5wGL-9dbhUmVnKnQWT5HN9oi4h/s1080/Blocks%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqo00yqA3AiiEFf6Ald5D5Krjzt_AY5pxgYMoJ8poqvTvT1WWgQwOk_egL6f3q5Z_cD0GlTn4BLOdlw7HKvZlc7_dYAd3aj7NPX0j4LPoqsMZYdUI5VJoeB3pfScyqMz4XUA80mBnlWBhYfsqV3iKrE5Y8f6ZiY5wGL-9dbhUmVnKnQWT5HN9oi4h/s320/Blocks%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Block 3 is done also!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9US-8B8Sj7SPw3CjT97bg7M3zEg_jPrfikZ5fs1NplcVBZ0cECmsXaffV681qiTuDRTWCAPehK-cVUzC7j9rfzKXVY9cIkz8aVJSaE2ApvAn-C5JfAtov4DPUz3F-jw9fEsynrfYI4G0_KrxUNHUrzhloIQhdLS9SIEbEXTLKitEiAeN8TwBiwISx/s4032/Block%203%209%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9US-8B8Sj7SPw3CjT97bg7M3zEg_jPrfikZ5fs1NplcVBZ0cECmsXaffV681qiTuDRTWCAPehK-cVUzC7j9rfzKXVY9cIkz8aVJSaE2ApvAn-C5JfAtov4DPUz3F-jw9fEsynrfYI4G0_KrxUNHUrzhloIQhdLS9SIEbEXTLKitEiAeN8TwBiwISx/s320/Block%203%209%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 3 9 inch block<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcci2CB9pEW4IkMa00FaZiBj0ZNbV3VYwurr-gLeHpuPidCqE3VtT-lkWTWn6yYxgHFhLHUg1Wl9dUcAmrOG3q8VZLyWd6IakhD_5bG5g2TmZqnz0_hSrI1IV55sLm-1HPNN6rxOPkph1Cczwo-iHl6J6U003BnrHML4VTyFuZ1p6Oxcu2P8OwvbdV/s4032/Block%203%204.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcci2CB9pEW4IkMa00FaZiBj0ZNbV3VYwurr-gLeHpuPidCqE3VtT-lkWTWn6yYxgHFhLHUg1Wl9dUcAmrOG3q8VZLyWd6IakhD_5bG5g2TmZqnz0_hSrI1IV55sLm-1HPNN6rxOPkph1Cczwo-iHl6J6U003BnrHML4VTyFuZ1p6Oxcu2P8OwvbdV/s320/Block%203%204.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 3 4 1/2 inch block</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf8OhinsaSRskGIx7xwp14hH7QkG3BWBUxjP-HY4CjyAgyttBVUO4PGIUO89tn_KB2p_Jgo1b4-ZqULTaJVCWtOw1JfOYKU-cu_atO34xs0Gdt0Fnq3AUv-zmu1hqXnuHxecx-nEcXtRWSfEwXzJul_o-C-AoWJ4xjkrScrCsZ3VqlXLaJBg2urTy/s1080/Blocks%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf8OhinsaSRskGIx7xwp14hH7QkG3BWBUxjP-HY4CjyAgyttBVUO4PGIUO89tn_KB2p_Jgo1b4-ZqULTaJVCWtOw1JfOYKU-cu_atO34xs0Gdt0Fnq3AUv-zmu1hqXnuHxecx-nEcXtRWSfEwXzJul_o-C-AoWJ4xjkrScrCsZ3VqlXLaJBg2urTy/s320/Blocks%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>One very neat thing I have seen during the Blockheads 4 posts by the designers are Robin Pickens Color Theory posts. They are very interesting. <br /><p>I don't watch TV often. Perhaps it is because there isn't a lot to watch, but some shows were favorites that I would sit and watch with Jeff, and for the longest time it was hard to watch. </p><p>I will admit I binge watched Outlander on Starz and am actually caught up to the current season and waiting for the next episode which is on Saturday.</p><p>I also started watching Bridgerton and have been binge watching that series too. </p><p>The good thing while I am watching TV. I have been working on some handwork. An Afghan--the pattern is from Ravelry and called Granny in the Sky with Diamonds. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnCeOFalZdKuWlZaMm3N_3cIIfV_ZEBYT8xKD7X2hPqg1JKsbNhEOMRGxMNWqL6L6-6V3jOfYoEcNwv9kmeDwnYiv3zygEO6Hv_mYBjwY7RJG2CW6SluBxnvcI18BpR_Of5LECrloSTtZG_15Il7lBe8vmf4si3S7zF6IwbdwF_93ojjlkCUr8WG6/s1080/Afghan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnCeOFalZdKuWlZaMm3N_3cIIfV_ZEBYT8xKD7X2hPqg1JKsbNhEOMRGxMNWqL6L6-6V3jOfYoEcNwv9kmeDwnYiv3zygEO6Hv_mYBjwY7RJG2CW6SluBxnvcI18BpR_Of5LECrloSTtZG_15Il7lBe8vmf4si3S7zF6IwbdwF_93ojjlkCUr8WG6/s320/Afghan.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> I have also been doing some hand sewing on some wool pieces. I finished the snowflakes. I apologize they need to be ironed. I think I may add some embroidery to these when I am finished with all the blocks.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTCr49J-6_k_GPjbFWIDC9mNWnI-Q3VavrCz3BRmhpm4MrityczMptJjyexhe_OpWxRTlTO1E-OzrcFkgJRWEAWp9hw4dkTBLIHDgCQDBHzVz0VMBnKq2WwBeJKPAZD-q9WyC_t1y5LfvXmcZ9_eri1XOQxnTNbukkaGeflW6tY4orIo1JdywNZtp/s1080/Wool%20Piece%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTCr49J-6_k_GPjbFWIDC9mNWnI-Q3VavrCz3BRmhpm4MrityczMptJjyexhe_OpWxRTlTO1E-OzrcFkgJRWEAWp9hw4dkTBLIHDgCQDBHzVz0VMBnKq2WwBeJKPAZD-q9WyC_t1y5LfvXmcZ9_eri1XOQxnTNbukkaGeflW6tY4orIo1JdywNZtp/s320/Wool%20Piece%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I am now working on this piece. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5HnlyU-G1en2b44zkOB8PlubOh9Vc6AWZUgpTd7JBcJCNj-Ljr3hBC0TkTOAZmKr1pkrQG-5V9DhkhlZI_rkFXiIlnPnXTjEn3XIvbwirmXJNDiEE36fi752f7qSuj8dbd4sHn-w-l8NB6e2DGnIrv0uxka0KO3fnhQ_DyDwKQxU3VaYbq_-SfUq/s1080/Wool%20piece%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5HnlyU-G1en2b44zkOB8PlubOh9Vc6AWZUgpTd7JBcJCNj-Ljr3hBC0TkTOAZmKr1pkrQG-5V9DhkhlZI_rkFXiIlnPnXTjEn3XIvbwirmXJNDiEE36fi752f7qSuj8dbd4sHn-w-l8NB6e2DGnIrv0uxka0KO3fnhQ_DyDwKQxU3VaYbq_-SfUq/s320/Wool%20piece%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We have had the crazy temps like elsewhere in the country. One day in the 70's, the next it is barely 20 so when the small gas heater in the sun room quit I was a wee bit frustrated. Thank goodness for Google and YouTube. I found the solution and fixed it myself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMRp7tLfi5gROgybyTOR-sFQMLu4Lbdzb19uMEyBUfhaDzoZ6scQ2YaLlJhzreKoL0uMCW9lsxHL5AAL8QX4ll9mdwA6zjZrBKh_vOxPOL4tppfw2pRZNtFkQdauG0vwfba73Z21Jl2JU8rpdaqy12cwvaQDiih2mA_cbiJsO_mmCBeiGpNL2JQHa/s4032/Gas%20Heater.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMRp7tLfi5gROgybyTOR-sFQMLu4Lbdzb19uMEyBUfhaDzoZ6scQ2YaLlJhzreKoL0uMCW9lsxHL5AAL8QX4ll9mdwA6zjZrBKh_vOxPOL4tppfw2pRZNtFkQdauG0vwfba73Z21Jl2JU8rpdaqy12cwvaQDiih2mA_cbiJsO_mmCBeiGpNL2JQHa/s320/Gas%20Heater.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I saw this video on Facebook and went to find it on YouTube. I thought it was amazing watching this very talented lady make vintage inspired lampshades.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yJaY9yazLPY" width="320" youtube-src-id="yJaY9yazLPY"></iframe></div><p>I don't know about you, but people seem to love sugar cookies during the spring. When I saw this video on how they make cookie cutters I thought it was very cool.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k66fqXttgpE" width="320" youtube-src-id="k66fqXttgpE"></iframe></div><p>Some of the books I read this past couple of weeks.</p><p>The final 3 books in the Underwood Brothers series by Suzanne Downes. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW_hO6bmgJUbnubWLkzZj37peooFKzcRT7_LaeCBHEwyb_7TTzeTz0bLrwBtsaaeCwbcN66BH61FH9mwKGHyLyQljx1YqGPoBGDVrvSvqQeFByX2WMvs8l1amPa9oS6dUkBNKel9mfOaDXPCppdRgl7u3vGbvBgbOvv_8je0Wp_wCiHfJa3mmP8TU/s452/Yield%20Not%20to%20Misfortune.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW_hO6bmgJUbnubWLkzZj37peooFKzcRT7_LaeCBHEwyb_7TTzeTz0bLrwBtsaaeCwbcN66BH61FH9mwKGHyLyQljx1YqGPoBGDVrvSvqQeFByX2WMvs8l1amPa9oS6dUkBNKel9mfOaDXPCppdRgl7u3vGbvBgbOvv_8je0Wp_wCiHfJa3mmP8TU/s320/Yield%20Not%20to%20Misfortune.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9f_yZraafBz1wHmkGVmPn50dvqr6kkWltyC2V5p-JRfeWmG7wrSR6ZfFSjhS-YfU59fJmjxEmppKiYu_AF6fcbd-jAYoDGSBBps9v7wZf7xBm3nOMY2TRBvVf5LqjY463JmwoXEUiSUVGsomSUwSSXojeqIpQ9KaFDMB42FBg0CBH1Ai6nvtY_Xz/s452/A%20Place%20for%20Repentance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9f_yZraafBz1wHmkGVmPn50dvqr6kkWltyC2V5p-JRfeWmG7wrSR6ZfFSjhS-YfU59fJmjxEmppKiYu_AF6fcbd-jAYoDGSBBps9v7wZf7xBm3nOMY2TRBvVf5LqjY463JmwoXEUiSUVGsomSUwSSXojeqIpQ9KaFDMB42FBg0CBH1Ai6nvtY_Xz/s320/A%20Place%20for%20Repentance.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDPdziV9ywmmiRVidDwyEvinwecmRqirdDqziorcPSZRBOmsm4GOCK1ojTGDb6neJG154zPis78xeeooKE4cDq04Aw1MxG41RovHQVTUhVtt9OMwYb1j7U_amq1u1Fg8CP-gh5o_-OHBmbHh4LJvh64S-GIwCoELJShSUPxzigiKPQjFQ_oAFgoHl/s452/In%20Prospect%20of%20Death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDPdziV9ywmmiRVidDwyEvinwecmRqirdDqziorcPSZRBOmsm4GOCK1ojTGDb6neJG154zPis78xeeooKE4cDq04Aw1MxG41RovHQVTUhVtt9OMwYb1j7U_amq1u1Fg8CP-gh5o_-OHBmbHh4LJvh64S-GIwCoELJShSUPxzigiKPQjFQ_oAFgoHl/s320/In%20Prospect%20of%20Death.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p><br />The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustain. Set in 1920's Mississippi on The Trace, Ada swore she would never return after leaving, but circumstances demand she returns to the stilt house and face her father, knowing there will be a price to pay. Matilda is the daughter of a sharecropper and wants to escape to the North where she hears that they are treated better. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6fnRA7iDR7YPPcRsqW-fMQMdVWQcvWXeo8U1PHEcjy9wNUhMUGZoLA8hls1Lo2ITsVnDJ3IUjttEBOu1MewJi3aa-ZiM9n3SydFoWHGPv4ULfOftO8McmDYp5upeizNNxexp4-JAJ04qQdauNvmXH9ofNNnFAdTkMm8hUQ_tH581SqPT1VxETHFT/s475/The%20Girls%20in%20the%20Stilt%20House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6fnRA7iDR7YPPcRsqW-fMQMdVWQcvWXeo8U1PHEcjy9wNUhMUGZoLA8hls1Lo2ITsVnDJ3IUjttEBOu1MewJi3aa-ZiM9n3SydFoWHGPv4ULfOftO8McmDYp5upeizNNxexp4-JAJ04qQdauNvmXH9ofNNnFAdTkMm8hUQ_tH581SqPT1VxETHFT/s320/The%20Girls%20in%20the%20Stilt%20House.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>The Lace Makers of Glenmara By Heather Barbieri "You can always start again" is what Kate Robinson's mother always told her, "You just start a new thread." After the dismal showing of her recent lingerie fashion line, nursing a broken heart because her fiance' left her for a lingerie model, and the death of her mother, Kate has travels to Ireland to clear her head and think of her next steps. While exploring, Kate arrives in Glenmara and without a bus to leave meets a group of lace makers. Bernie who takes her in, Aileen, Moira, Oona, and Colleen. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTMKayhIuCDYdRhAlpAviwCRZYKETzK9AlhMaq4ukvF7Lw0mPiVJKXLiHQ8WnoZlOa50o21cmw2NNWvcKg-G1nMiLAIPgdFhLBSyOytbJUH9pZ4rY5ocUW8BZLPczrrrKAi89Ehpd7rBOAZWNM9ZZ9e1C7rIEVeMktkk9DumRw77ODGMHDKqX3fQE/s400/The%20Lace%20Makers%20of%20Glenmara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTMKayhIuCDYdRhAlpAviwCRZYKETzK9AlhMaq4ukvF7Lw0mPiVJKXLiHQ8WnoZlOa50o21cmw2NNWvcKg-G1nMiLAIPgdFhLBSyOytbJUH9pZ4rY5ocUW8BZLPczrrrKAi89Ehpd7rBOAZWNM9ZZ9e1C7rIEVeMktkk9DumRw77ODGMHDKqX3fQE/s320/The%20Lace%20Makers%20of%20Glenmara.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, please visit the other I Like Thursday bloggers at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color</a>. <br />Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-46347796348338158282022-03-30T22:00:00.001-04:002022-03-31T15:32:23.470-04:00I Like Thursday #199<p> Welcome to my 199th I Like Thursday post. Thank you LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color for encouraging us to find things that we like/love and share weekly in a post. </p><p>I like that I can be foolhardy at times. Why do I say that? With everything going on, including a lot of work, and contemplating and supposedly packing to move, I decided to do the Moda Blockheads 4. What is Moda Blockheads? It is a group of well known Moda designers that create a block and release it through Moda's website on a weekly basis for about 28 weeks with another 8 bonus blocks released ever couple of weeks. Those blocks will be both 9 inches and 4 1/2 inches finished. I will admit that I have printed out the Moda Blockheads 2 and Moda Blockheads 3 for "some day" quilts. </p><p>My 2nd foolhardy move instead of using my substantial staff which could last me multiple lifetimes I decided to purchase a half yard pack of Home to Roost by Wilmington. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgF7nTurDrnt5PpkcPNIL1Xw7_Kynpcja1FO8h1cYtnFLil72g9q6gJq98XWx3Tiaf54oqEtrg44a6FXW_VYr0IdloTcduDTwN6kqbAg_J-gge3icDPCsThK2KEdbfOqIB_E7lkILH1P4e0B74tjYJNfJ4RTftaqun4I-eKgvu1u_yjJuilSobuYS/s4032/Home%20to%20Roost.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgF7nTurDrnt5PpkcPNIL1Xw7_Kynpcja1FO8h1cYtnFLil72g9q6gJq98XWx3Tiaf54oqEtrg44a6FXW_VYr0IdloTcduDTwN6kqbAg_J-gge3icDPCsThK2KEdbfOqIB_E7lkILH1P4e0B74tjYJNfJ4RTftaqun4I-eKgvu1u_yjJuilSobuYS/s320/Home%20to%20Roost.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>While there were 14 different prints I didn't realize one was all stripes which is the one on top. I am not too sure how often it would fit within the blocks, so I did a stash shop and pulled some other fabrics which match the color registrations along the sides of the top piece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjseHJ7tk3mN9FTzi5g7dSqGS_gQYMRrbY1jcl_fg-Ed6JRCG-mZijtTPHY2y32Z7ruJXb-blniAPw3ETCcwBUYNULI973RcdO1kGUXfDrwIbs79-ROsc1ka8NwiO1GHL9o98vu4i55VKpZvx-9b4fvAwvDe5v4dt_0U8T1KmyMa1OV20K9ESSCy6ba/s4032/Additional%20Fabric%20pull.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjseHJ7tk3mN9FTzi5g7dSqGS_gQYMRrbY1jcl_fg-Ed6JRCG-mZijtTPHY2y32Z7ruJXb-blniAPw3ETCcwBUYNULI973RcdO1kGUXfDrwIbs79-ROsc1ka8NwiO1GHL9o98vu4i55VKpZvx-9b4fvAwvDe5v4dt_0U8T1KmyMa1OV20K9ESSCy6ba/s320/Additional%20Fabric%20pull.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have also pulled some scraps here and there. My background is the white which looks like it has kind of small light blue chicken wire. Last week on my one day off I cut out both sized blocks, but I finally had time to sew on Tuesday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9yvwId1_fV6jsjbTlrwpo0p0kLMZRvo3HmMsizTVAY608V7mJYgcnZ61cn2RmivxXraBLFZpjaH66RtXGYWDGhqzC9RvpjUgQ1BfnhuaKoRByFpU0BJ2lxdqUbKOJW65QhUr-mq-jbjJI_D9PapjiNOPxc_mcAL30YdhYsI1RKffJrO-B-6TibBB/s4032/Block%201-4.5%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9yvwId1_fV6jsjbTlrwpo0p0kLMZRvo3HmMsizTVAY608V7mJYgcnZ61cn2RmivxXraBLFZpjaH66RtXGYWDGhqzC9RvpjUgQ1BfnhuaKoRByFpU0BJ2lxdqUbKOJW65QhUr-mq-jbjJI_D9PapjiNOPxc_mcAL30YdhYsI1RKffJrO-B-6TibBB/s320/Block%201-4.5%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>This is the 4 1/2 inch finished block. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t9kHMBfzGh9CKbHk4Ye1_Lg85qptLguhq2sMi9ES94WWmQIMzBKBi0oEF7hPerBSSy-UpEF8piqIY4ESG989ueAdKIN6lZt2yTyO6dUDTJfvuew-0lvMXw_B4qrkJzPI565oSReMGmzGN4usRHcDA_ZcjDcF8gjD395Bh-fo8pH97k318gFzhzfs/s4032/Block%201-9%20inch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t9kHMBfzGh9CKbHk4Ye1_Lg85qptLguhq2sMi9ES94WWmQIMzBKBi0oEF7hPerBSSy-UpEF8piqIY4ESG989ueAdKIN6lZt2yTyO6dUDTJfvuew-0lvMXw_B4qrkJzPI565oSReMGmzGN4usRHcDA_ZcjDcF8gjD395Bh-fo8pH97k318gFzhzfs/s320/Block%201-9%20inch.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The 9 inch finished block, and both of the blocks together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNtbh5N1zMO1riDnmzP6ugjYtVoogxNcObVVaJdE3RX2-WrCvZ6iw_vzd7JJDQ_d_3JmHsn3ZtKTAaluwBm0jOD1EWvtMz_6QOklVokZMFiRlhsSldH7t19L-WbuCej93-zhGqL45E9jPYIskJ0-Tw3EXgayi56xDqQQpespvMKFlpK7UWT68EU0S/s4032/Blocks%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNtbh5N1zMO1riDnmzP6ugjYtVoogxNcObVVaJdE3RX2-WrCvZ6iw_vzd7JJDQ_d_3JmHsn3ZtKTAaluwBm0jOD1EWvtMz_6QOklVokZMFiRlhsSldH7t19L-WbuCej93-zhGqL45E9jPYIskJ0-Tw3EXgayi56xDqQQpespvMKFlpK7UWT68EU0S/s320/Blocks%201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I love having things prepped to grab and sew. I have parts for my ribbon star all cut to sew. It is just picking out the different parts for each block. I managed to finish two this week.</p><p>Ribbon Star block 11.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNwo5nlduhf3aWD0H_7ALC1JB957DpAWuomkIP9upDNHKmHevGyc90_E4TWppucxmtBTVnbx_qv_9gxNBvYztmzxmbh1TUOA-BGGDBc1oxYDDXA5SZ9qyLgtBqrGx3qVIiVw2JjugqJM0TfCrU4UmisENEdeFfKyLenWizwLcg4dDknM-OW0OYV0c/s4032/Ribbon%20Star%2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNwo5nlduhf3aWD0H_7ALC1JB957DpAWuomkIP9upDNHKmHevGyc90_E4TWppucxmtBTVnbx_qv_9gxNBvYztmzxmbh1TUOA-BGGDBc1oxYDDXA5SZ9qyLgtBqrGx3qVIiVw2JjugqJM0TfCrU4UmisENEdeFfKyLenWizwLcg4dDknM-OW0OYV0c/s320/Ribbon%20Star%2011.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Ribbon Star Block 12.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX66_McjAobnvBhWQoo8eNC3Q-v42C-cZ43zHP_d1bVELn9aiHl86gPLNolqUL1AxxYTFtZ04Yo-AvoC3T5BYrZ5xeAZZfbvoaEYioL7e6PE5WqgvOyUbH0rDXzdlDb7w9HyzIxmgiC6FxXB9peNBD1rtC5P9UxWydV887k2pcskk7PDNcuVDWYiv-/s4032/Ribbon%20Star%2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX66_McjAobnvBhWQoo8eNC3Q-v42C-cZ43zHP_d1bVELn9aiHl86gPLNolqUL1AxxYTFtZ04Yo-AvoC3T5BYrZ5xeAZZfbvoaEYioL7e6PE5WqgvOyUbH0rDXzdlDb7w9HyzIxmgiC6FxXB9peNBD1rtC5P9UxWydV887k2pcskk7PDNcuVDWYiv-/s320/Ribbon%20Star%2012.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>My blocks so far. One star block appears almost violet really stands out, but I used the fabric because there is violet in some of the batiks. The Bali Pop I used had lots of really dark, almost black purples which are hard to find, and because I want to make the quilt bigger I am trying to match from stash. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIjniwznDMbLBUQYEL4-zE-HwW6VNbQ9yijdx7FfOqk1PpwPUI7yl49oMd3IaNyVzTYzhgkJbzVqnVc1AtG5X7pwF5GEUstCY7F36BR9X9fw_WPzKgpKF3BRdnb-R8AZNHjkcfH8Z81cCQfc5E0El4JdQLzI5F32M6GCmBQqE-h_fL9tk9KgV62br/s4032/Ribbon%20Star%203%2029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIjniwznDMbLBUQYEL4-zE-HwW6VNbQ9yijdx7FfOqk1PpwPUI7yl49oMd3IaNyVzTYzhgkJbzVqnVc1AtG5X7pwF5GEUstCY7F36BR9X9fw_WPzKgpKF3BRdnb-R8AZNHjkcfH8Z81cCQfc5E0El4JdQLzI5F32M6GCmBQqE-h_fL9tk9KgV62br/s320/Ribbon%20Star%203%2029.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I think I have mentioned a time of two how much I hate exercise. I am lucky with my job that by about 4-6 hours into my shift I hit my 10,000 steps, but my days off I feel like I work so hard to get my exercise in, that does not include any additional workouts for arms, legs, core, and yoga stretching. I use BitGym which uses your camera on your phone or Ipad and it is almost as if you are on a trail. I have finished all the walking/hiking tours and am now working on the bicycle tours, that still can be used if you are walking. </p><p>There are a lot of walking/hiking type tours on YouTube which I have used, but when I saw some virtual challenges I thought maybe if I had to set a goal with a time limit I would be a little more enthused. I know that there are a couple of bloggers that work to get 2,000 + miles in a year. So I signed up and paid for a virtual walk. The first one was The Ring of Kerry through The Conqueror. The Ring of Kerry is a scenic drive along the Iveragh Peninsula in Southwest Ireland's Kerry County starting and ending in Killarney. While you do not get a step by step view, you can do a Google Earth view of where you have ended each day, and some of the interesting sites nearby which you can do Google and Wikipedia searches. The Ring of Kerry is 124.3 miles, and I set up that I would do it in 70 days. Obviously I didn't have much faith in myself. I finished it in 19 days! I pay for the basic walk and when you are done you receive a nifty medal. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohpUl1wFSCYxdeZ8JWWE3gSSewW3BveKJqL6Sfa6n9XLAgT2LIiY7Qoc9rpbQYefK2abE68ZDKASkkBtBU2znHcs-ep-y18aPph3RbiPdSZhecSZqMQzEJLzPd_bSCw3hTf8bjyCRXzZFzCLAaEhd1J_XOyyGr8mT8qYwJrCFh3k7Tg3OprDT7EHy/s4032/Ring%20of%20Kerry.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohpUl1wFSCYxdeZ8JWWE3gSSewW3BveKJqL6Sfa6n9XLAgT2LIiY7Qoc9rpbQYefK2abE68ZDKASkkBtBU2znHcs-ep-y18aPph3RbiPdSZhecSZqMQzEJLzPd_bSCw3hTf8bjyCRXzZFzCLAaEhd1J_XOyyGr8mT8qYwJrCFh3k7Tg3OprDT7EHy/s320/Ring%20of%20Kerry.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /> Since I did The Ring of Kerry one, I am now doing the North Coast 500 which is in Scotland. I set my goal for 105 days, but I am already over 21% completed in 18 days. The NC500 is actually a 516 mile road around the Northern Coast of Scotland beginning and ending at Inverness Castle. </p><p>On a sad note the drummer for the group The Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins died in Bogota, Colombia after playing a concert. While googling and reading about him, I stumbled upon something kind of cool. Rockin 1000 which is a group of people that form a rock group of 1000 people. This clip is the Rockin 1000 playing The Foo Fighters song Learn to Fly, it is amazing!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JozAmXo2bDE" width="320" youtube-src-id="JozAmXo2bDE"></iframe></div><br /> Another awesome news item is the National Parks Service announced 16 new sites for the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. You can read more about those listings <a href="https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/ntf-listings-march-2022.htm?fbclid=IwAR3l_GihpuUwBIU-akzK1-uTybcR3_xZvQ3PJfYUZ4Aundg_tLNAGzFcDuA">here</a>. <br /><p></p><p>Oh the books for the week! I got on a Dr. Ruth Galloway kick, and since the stars all seemed to align and I could obtain them either through Amazon Kindle Unlimited, or my Overdrive library app, I finished all the books in the series. I can't wait until Elly Griffiths publishes the next one. </p><p>The Dark Angel is number 10 in the Dr. Ruth Galloway Series. Ruth is invited to Italy to help a fellow archaeologist/TV personality regarding some bones which were discovered on a hilltop near <span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer2363782985"><span id="freeTextContainer9243763426520451575">Castello degli Angeli a small town which is slowly dying because all of the young people are moving away to Rome so that they can make a living.</span></span> When the priest is found murdered old hurts are unearthed regarding the second World War and the resistance. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGssMA3rgs0Oizo36J6pM-D9UnFy_5HTxqL7LuBJsUJ4JPy-4LJc1_j7jkEAUA0a2Fj-EdvvNI-RY8zOqiCMixQz2rwepUU0wxPTXOVn4Ps38DM7EB1HPQ8OY-tnySVQmxKeHRhchc-8wcyogyPg_AyoHj0dS8Z9pEw9CdU2O_XcWTcyovEiVRvLjJ/s475/The%20Dark%20Angel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGssMA3rgs0Oizo36J6pM-D9UnFy_5HTxqL7LuBJsUJ4JPy-4LJc1_j7jkEAUA0a2Fj-EdvvNI-RY8zOqiCMixQz2rwepUU0wxPTXOVn4Ps38DM7EB1HPQ8OY-tnySVQmxKeHRhchc-8wcyogyPg_AyoHj0dS8Z9pEw9CdU2O_XcWTcyovEiVRvLjJ/s320/The%20Dark%20Angel.jpg" width="212" /></a></div> The Stone Circle is the 11th book in the Dr. Ruth Galloway Mysteries. The Stone Circle has Ruth and DCI Harry Nelson back where the series began at a stone circle in Dorset where the ancient bones of a young girl are discovered, as well as the bones of a preteen girl which are more recent. Throw in some letters hinting at DCI Harry Nelson's failure to solve the first crime before the death of the abducted Lucy Downey. <br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f6QVu1svT0OCeqW7OZH4Lz3DKb35wV8nGkqV6wrSgSExkc3oIm21_IFikF3ZGqp4C1RVv3MOppuzfDsHmeajNhQDPTXw0Q0-OzxM7cn7Xuft_oNTrovJ254mHKqp0bxKy1S0bxee1D5WBD32iayfXl0ejxeUIfaidq_gIZLiKMZf2SNQtPczE7gZ/s475/The%20Stone%20Circle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f6QVu1svT0OCeqW7OZH4Lz3DKb35wV8nGkqV6wrSgSExkc3oIm21_IFikF3ZGqp4C1RVv3MOppuzfDsHmeajNhQDPTXw0Q0-OzxM7cn7Xuft_oNTrovJ254mHKqp0bxKy1S0bxee1D5WBD32iayfXl0ejxeUIfaidq_gIZLiKMZf2SNQtPczE7gZ/s320/The%20Stone%20Circle.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Lantern Men is the 11th book in the Dr. Ruth Galloway Series. The Lantern Men are lights that lure the travelers on the salt marsh at night to their death. When a serial killer offers to disclose the whereabouts of his victims to DCI Harry Nelson if Dr. Ruth Galloway will do the dig. During the dig though the forensics does not match up. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG-Q889X0FUYVa_UeH9D1m_WB9drgOobzpF1WQFH6r-9IqUwfMiLRBiogvhlQExua9piZv-tt6TutkYk6434uj2obLArQi7pNo_nq6JYaPPnKA23HP7q2BVPrQWCcAbYghsFFqZfTHzWfzW_8NN6JzcLFZUEsobeCV8DKOFGU8aPBtPxxezQQ-5WN/s475/The%20Lantern%20Men.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG-Q889X0FUYVa_UeH9D1m_WB9drgOobzpF1WQFH6r-9IqUwfMiLRBiogvhlQExua9piZv-tt6TutkYk6434uj2obLArQi7pNo_nq6JYaPPnKA23HP7q2BVPrQWCcAbYghsFFqZfTHzWfzW_8NN6JzcLFZUEsobeCV8DKOFGU8aPBtPxxezQQ-5WN/s320/The%20Lantern%20Men.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>The Night Hawks is book 13th in the Ruth Galloway Series. Night Hawks are amateur archaeologist that hunt for buried treasures using metal detectors. When one of the night hawks discovers a dead body, and then one of the investigating officers who was first on the scene dies suddenly is it a coincidence? DCI Harry Nelson does not believe in coincidence. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5ijYdR_5S1Tv-3ZT5tnJQTz3HAVXmA1PCT8ufKSFwaya_bZAo9AXibyNAdRbQdaFkOSEBXF8SqUB_8OGq0WAQTC-_QEo0KNuzTOphHu0KCfxtZexsvKpS-D2ZsiJZYo_aEqbA5TCM_C9q1tT9ddw2or-2HivtiSVycHAsE0Kp9OxrmGTdfBz3AFH/s475/The%20Night%20Hawks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5ijYdR_5S1Tv-3ZT5tnJQTz3HAVXmA1PCT8ufKSFwaya_bZAo9AXibyNAdRbQdaFkOSEBXF8SqUB_8OGq0WAQTC-_QEo0KNuzTOphHu0KCfxtZexsvKpS-D2ZsiJZYo_aEqbA5TCM_C9q1tT9ddw2or-2HivtiSVycHAsE0Kp9OxrmGTdfBz3AFH/s320/The%20Night%20Hawks.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>The Vanished Bride of Northfield House by Phyllis Newman. Anne Chatham takes a post as a "typewriter" typist for Northfield House. Anne has no family, no money, and no prospects, but what she seems to have is a sensitivity to spirits. Learning of the disappearance 40 years prior to the Bride of Mr. Wellington on their wedding day, Anne is convinced that the spirit she sees is Eleanor Wellington the vanished bride. When the beautiful and vivacious Charolette a distant cousin dies during a masquerade, Anne is convinced there is evil lurking. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTyGrXClicSJYqkia-7QuUw6kKBiN7iSf6mw8f6KqkHNoDI326PzpJjGiAgf84_Lyii0edJeDiDwyKjW2YKryVpPN6NTrGrCRk-pUuSY--1pIvEufFFJQMr_3PGdn00xXXWDZ-FEgXUUDFQwssqw0eFyEdLjk3J6LtreCygiWuSn9y8AYqqwDJIFY/s475/The%20Vanished%20Bride%20of%20Northfield%20House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTyGrXClicSJYqkia-7QuUw6kKBiN7iSf6mw8f6KqkHNoDI326PzpJjGiAgf84_Lyii0edJeDiDwyKjW2YKryVpPN6NTrGrCRk-pUuSY--1pIvEufFFJQMr_3PGdn00xXXWDZ-FEgXUUDFQwssqw0eFyEdLjk3J6LtreCygiWuSn9y8AYqqwDJIFY/s320/The%20Vanished%20Bride%20of%20Northfield%20House.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /> Thanks for visiting. If you would like to check out the other I Like bloggers head over to LeeAnna's at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color</a>. <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-50959471287748988222022-03-24T07:57:00.002-04:002022-03-24T07:57:24.313-04:00I Like Thursday #198<p> Welcome to my 198th I like Thursday post. What is "I Like Thursday" it is a post filled with things that I been encouraged to find throughout the week, thanks to LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color, and share with others. </p><p>I like that we have actually had days where we were substantially over the freezing mark. In fact one day we were 70! Ok that night we were below freezing and the next day we were only in the 40's but not having multiple days in the 20's as a high is a plus in my mind. One of those days Bobbin got to go for a ride to run errands. She was so happy she just had to give me kisses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTckcAvOUMiiA0opUK4lRMNFIW-PmgeERgFrvjbDsg-zKB9WTK_LyM4x3cQ_-5wbdfPEmbnG0m_SRjO3kiU-g-WPo2AZ0h0vNxEk4rj8pe7zqmjY3VoE8FFnpBCMDvZRqlljJyh-8DT9uxTfG4P0QtI_ovuG8VVOwba1bJwptP0LukOPRzR01bvc5/s3088/Puppy%20Kisses.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTckcAvOUMiiA0opUK4lRMNFIW-PmgeERgFrvjbDsg-zKB9WTK_LyM4x3cQ_-5wbdfPEmbnG0m_SRjO3kiU-g-WPo2AZ0h0vNxEk4rj8pe7zqmjY3VoE8FFnpBCMDvZRqlljJyh-8DT9uxTfG4P0QtI_ovuG8VVOwba1bJwptP0LukOPRzR01bvc5/s320/Puppy%20Kisses.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>We went to the library to return books, and to the dairy. The day was so nice we had the sunroof open!</p><p>One evening the moon was huge and I liked how it just hung in one of the trees. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLi5AcBAwYqZDFTtp9yJh__x02WUZ3N2XYsdUwimseKG7mSEah3fgcGMbPmlYPXDXRvVqUbxD3Ckc-TCQ5_imu67tAg9RC8HJ3APRiWVTVhor2QYZFwhWNx_xzu_QLotO6soG81x7_QAs_7QYOtqtcSO5t-7Wqudna4nXuZIt8tqh3esVrTAQ2suW/s4032/Moon.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLi5AcBAwYqZDFTtp9yJh__x02WUZ3N2XYsdUwimseKG7mSEah3fgcGMbPmlYPXDXRvVqUbxD3Ckc-TCQ5_imu67tAg9RC8HJ3APRiWVTVhor2QYZFwhWNx_xzu_QLotO6soG81x7_QAs_7QYOtqtcSO5t-7Wqudna4nXuZIt8tqh3esVrTAQ2suW/s320/Moon.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>A couple of my clucky girls have decided that they are too good for the run, so on a daily basis they escape. We found where they were laying eggs! So daily now it is an egg hunt to see where they thought would be a good idea to lay. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr-3hX_-5UbX9MW9I1VtpLPNU65Zt8ByjuBhSOYDqwKWPoXDErI9HjBq5WPX37p9ll5wXtv06mNULlbsJqAmFl3I31xLJxzM_A_GjxFIIwjxSpgM5rm8b8lxhLFSn9YppYiRUI3MTCJ6YCyj-685YaLGl_6UlQ5pZpOi0cGSwRvTOJ9yV39neSps-/s4032/Eggs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr-3hX_-5UbX9MW9I1VtpLPNU65Zt8ByjuBhSOYDqwKWPoXDErI9HjBq5WPX37p9ll5wXtv06mNULlbsJqAmFl3I31xLJxzM_A_GjxFIIwjxSpgM5rm8b8lxhLFSn9YppYiRUI3MTCJ6YCyj-685YaLGl_6UlQ5pZpOi0cGSwRvTOJ9yV39neSps-/s320/Eggs.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The old half buried wash tub is a good spot I guess. That is my daughter's dog Gaia, she and Bobbin are besties and they enjoy a good run together almost daily. Even in the snow, rain and wet. Downside, Bobbin comes in all muddy, but I love seeing her get out to play. </p><p>While on the egg hunt I have seen signs of spring though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VIN2H5V8IREME3AvRopXVSqCuPkDpvOn-Mly9wB2my3juUh-tkPLYkhO7gjbrbA5fGu5oeJzSQe9VZRLUAiGtOE9DVCBioc-XR1wDpWE1RsAvjpqBF4M3gYgdaUcmPr9BEAbfl5v3El_IJ17hmd0-xySywnRwA7gs0VOxTfzPxa9jPAaOOGjinrd/s4032/Signs%20of%20spring.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VIN2H5V8IREME3AvRopXVSqCuPkDpvOn-Mly9wB2my3juUh-tkPLYkhO7gjbrbA5fGu5oeJzSQe9VZRLUAiGtOE9DVCBioc-XR1wDpWE1RsAvjpqBF4M3gYgdaUcmPr9BEAbfl5v3El_IJ17hmd0-xySywnRwA7gs0VOxTfzPxa9jPAaOOGjinrd/s320/Signs%20of%20spring.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Not much sewing going on, but I decided it would be fun to do the <a href="https://modafabrics.com/inspiration-resources/blockheads-4-introduction">Moda Blockheads round 4</a>. I decided I wanted to do a quilt in the fabric line Home to Roost by Wilmington. I ordered extra of the white that looks like chicken wire for my background. I will also add some more fabrics that may match from my stash. You can find out more about Blockheads from the link above. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZxCXeQdJQTh7qRl2uXx5ULH-PSKKTR5SVRX1TjPME2sk5H8j-N-Ofx_RfU89cZgkFEjxxOEQUafyBW5uahMKx54raq2s7jnLDs8NdggX4KW9i8Ctp9rvNiZBs2Ko0OypYFFgTstH6ejwocErEQFbTXCYWrY7l0KJlh1EXp4NOJPBh3ULYcsrd_6u/s526/home-to-roost-fan_1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZxCXeQdJQTh7qRl2uXx5ULH-PSKKTR5SVRX1TjPME2sk5H8j-N-Ofx_RfU89cZgkFEjxxOEQUafyBW5uahMKx54raq2s7jnLDs8NdggX4KW9i8Ctp9rvNiZBs2Ko0OypYFFgTstH6ejwocErEQFbTXCYWrY7l0KJlh1EXp4NOJPBh3ULYcsrd_6u/s320/home-to-roost-fan_1.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I am just waiting for it to arrive....per the USPS website it is actually in Detroit. Perhaps today or tomorrow. <br /></p><p>I only have 1 day off this week, and am looking forward to some sewing time today.</p><p>The books I read this week are the following:</p><p> </p><p>Coal River by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Emma Malloy must return to Coal River, Pennsylvania after the death of her parents. Coal River is full of painful memories. Memories of the death of her little brother, memories of living with her pretentious aunt and uncle who expected her to be a housekeeper/maid to the family, and their spoiled son. Emma's uncle is a manager at the local coalmine so they live very well compared to most of the other inhabitants of Coal River. When Emma sees young boys missing legs, and hands she starts to question what happened and learns of the "breaker boys" (the boys who sit over a coal shoot conveyor belt and grade the different sizes of coal). Emma becomes determined to make a better life for the breaker boys and the other coal miners against her family. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cm9y2SjQKbYf2aYpU10nnVUuQG7M6adJC0Bl81haLHQ9Z7xZ4Do4C9Hy7shKDCqoYbuaAF0tf8utKLt9bnWzcosgg31rHs_9XMkE837r4EDMnggsOpNUZ8nUVXQIXTTQr0nINI16PVx5gwokd_tiBwGGKhh_zs36gGJE42NqQ7jXZk5iuddDllwy/s475/Coal%20River.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cm9y2SjQKbYf2aYpU10nnVUuQG7M6adJC0Bl81haLHQ9Z7xZ4Do4C9Hy7shKDCqoYbuaAF0tf8utKLt9bnWzcosgg31rHs_9XMkE837r4EDMnggsOpNUZ8nUVXQIXTTQr0nINI16PVx5gwokd_tiBwGGKhh_zs36gGJE42NqQ7jXZk5iuddDllwy/s320/Coal%20River.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Odessa Sea by Clive Cussler. This is the 24th book in the Dirk Pitt Series. Dirk, and his son and daughter are investigating are investigating an underwater wreck, when they are attacked and the things they have salvaged are taken. Throw in the Romanov's a possible treaty with Great Britain, and Russian aggression in the Ukraine, and as always you have a high speed, adrenaline filled adventure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUkzX5LXw6f2YIjPEW6e2zptqlBnLHtQFQGMhGuRuzDF6AQrAMFpWcr2br-U8iqrXicAxSC7nI2gZrahfDneJCc-povSSKnKIPu-8FF6jAbFh6H7umUuyRhOeuQ9JAliqXmR-Ya8iy7YUjm4sd0g2U4IvHqiN9vE44k3SnCjW7nFWdzLSHmmEaE7c/s400/Odessa%20Sea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUkzX5LXw6f2YIjPEW6e2zptqlBnLHtQFQGMhGuRuzDF6AQrAMFpWcr2br-U8iqrXicAxSC7nI2gZrahfDneJCc-povSSKnKIPu-8FF6jAbFh6H7umUuyRhOeuQ9JAliqXmR-Ya8iy7YUjm4sd0g2U4IvHqiN9vE44k3SnCjW7nFWdzLSHmmEaE7c/s320/Odessa%20Sea.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown. In Bonnet Texas, Liddy Latham is the queen of funeral dinners which is a mix of southern comfort food, and tradition of the community coming together to show support. When Matilda Monroe, returns to town, determined to break Liddy, the fur flies. Townsfolk take up sides, stick with tradition, or succumb to Matilda's demand for catered events, offering only healthy, vegan food. Then horror of horrors, Liddy's niece, Amelia, catches the eye of the new man in town Nick Monroe, Liddy's one and only child, and he is determined to woo her no matter the long standing family feud. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4Rc4d-eXjkeLzRty01BoV8Nwoem_uHr79QB5FspjQ5P7N_ZynBVqo5YyCl2zX3ttKRYqUBt_y7Fzn-kEptazDGmB7tHZSWyVjxs5HxWg1JmuWkVlsXWOpZTCSmDrqWE0Cli_TD0TkjUlil6vqb80Oh88tsi4BKJpDFbUR-eku1AUaC3MrwU9z0HE/s475/The%20Bluebonnet%20Battle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4Rc4d-eXjkeLzRty01BoV8Nwoem_uHr79QB5FspjQ5P7N_ZynBVqo5YyCl2zX3ttKRYqUBt_y7Fzn-kEptazDGmB7tHZSWyVjxs5HxWg1JmuWkVlsXWOpZTCSmDrqWE0Cli_TD0TkjUlil6vqb80Oh88tsi4BKJpDFbUR-eku1AUaC3MrwU9z0HE/s320/The%20Bluebonnet%20Battle.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths is the 9th book in the Ruth Galloway mystery series. Street people are disappearing, and the architect of a new restaurant has discovered bones in a sub basement of his new renovation. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_H6bt-zPvH3x_wjZpkFkSppATtYuwieYskPDDmo-iE2Z4QdNYvr2lJz5JZRH0XiG1tra-Ef29gTmbW-4CiKvzvfuKW5MrCDkefdJR5z4AkRfiCuunO2V4kdso0qQJBvNK97z0Rv3ne0h24JJ2jwn7ixGmcdyL9YMCwQYlvza1tUf9mIW1arqP1G9/s475/The%20Chalk%20Pit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_H6bt-zPvH3x_wjZpkFkSppATtYuwieYskPDDmo-iE2Z4QdNYvr2lJz5JZRH0XiG1tra-Ef29gTmbW-4CiKvzvfuKW5MrCDkefdJR5z4AkRfiCuunO2V4kdso0qQJBvNK97z0Rv3ne0h24JJ2jwn7ixGmcdyL9YMCwQYlvza1tUf9mIW1arqP1G9/s320/The%20Chalk%20Pit.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>Trophy Hunt by C.J. Box. Joe Pickett stumbles upon a mutilated corpse of a moose, and the mutilations look almost surgical, is it tied to the mutilations of local cattle? Next a local landowner, and one of the local cowhands are discovered on the same night, with similar mutilations. Alien theories are thrown out as an explanation, throw in a rogue grizzly bear, and newly opened natural gas fields. Are these random events? Or are they tied together in some macabre way? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_zFd2DtzHZ1nc1SWgzcBdhAO-dhhsnqns0XY46tsHLmcNxudePCxeZETOrBuPa2hlKxhwQMVYV9iH54xtIdBYAz_EZ3eL7meXUrLXUVDurTjaaHd0Sb9L7mIMQijFXe_o-sAwxcIr2-5t0Kz94Kr0STUrbDlzB8vZpCgz3HTvsQB9WkELVSwvN1o/s475/Trophy%20Hunt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="294" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_zFd2DtzHZ1nc1SWgzcBdhAO-dhhsnqns0XY46tsHLmcNxudePCxeZETOrBuPa2hlKxhwQMVYV9iH54xtIdBYAz_EZ3eL7meXUrLXUVDurTjaaHd0Sb9L7mIMQijFXe_o-sAwxcIr2-5t0Kz94Kr0STUrbDlzB8vZpCgz3HTvsQB9WkELVSwvN1o/s320/Trophy%20Hunt.jpg" width="198" /></a></div>Thanks for visiting, now head over to <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> to check out the other I Like Thursday contributors. <br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-84880195076789920592022-03-16T22:00:00.001-04:002022-03-16T22:00:00.177-04:00I Like Thursday #197<p> It has been a very busy, messy, and emotional two weeks. Moving rooms, the Ukraine, remembrances, and frankly I was just plain <b>t i r e d</b>. I am in a much better place, the sun is warming up the earth, and it is time for my 197th I Like Thursday post! Thank you LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color for encouraging us to find things to like/love to share for the week. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvrT_Brq6w9OyYeZndr3J7KaQSAmP_LZfug2Wm0VJ0IY-IUcNZL97Wy95OktRyWnQKfmZkFwIv8xeQLkTt5Oe_buMb7R25lj0NLoobgQuxb85YvAHZ9jp2MKssOEDetPG17nFVqOBZYcAuFkGZMczOhefaf5bQdmajYImB1SQVBO64DDLi7RTAZ-hm=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvrT_Brq6w9OyYeZndr3J7KaQSAmP_LZfug2Wm0VJ0IY-IUcNZL97Wy95OktRyWnQKfmZkFwIv8xeQLkTt5Oe_buMb7R25lj0NLoobgQuxb85YvAHZ9jp2MKssOEDetPG17nFVqOBZYcAuFkGZMczOhefaf5bQdmajYImB1SQVBO64DDLi7RTAZ-hm=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>This was my mantra for the past two weeks! </p><p>A couple of weeks ago I shared that the ceiling in my bedroom had started to crack all the way around the outside walls, then a few days later it started to crack across the center of the room. I wanted to move back into the master bedroom but Jeff had made it into my sewing room when the great aunt and uncle lived here and after he died it became a catch all. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV9l4gjQG5pel-dqr1FpDTwuIjJVxWR1KH_xBl8OoaCj-dSfVpIXcAN0wqnuSLFkMYIuoOOHlRXgMnSsIac2PtoRgbS2hx1tM39SkINJRvkiV3bv8oESlvYJNCxCutDwGXMzq4ZN-G5SMpLhG6jOwg140S17BHxG8_3fqfBRr1N6J6rgoWK8MDwcXA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV9l4gjQG5pel-dqr1FpDTwuIjJVxWR1KH_xBl8OoaCj-dSfVpIXcAN0wqnuSLFkMYIuoOOHlRXgMnSsIac2PtoRgbS2hx1tM39SkINJRvkiV3bv8oESlvYJNCxCutDwGXMzq4ZN-G5SMpLhG6jOwg140S17BHxG8_3fqfBRr1N6J6rgoWK8MDwcXA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>Master bedroom looking into the sitting room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIQ2zqbPUVnE1kjOVKb4SFtfEr8BkjU4Q3Uogk2GuNB8xbcC9szJ5PTHW5cr34-O_dSAesJxc3kTWmQXQ42elQyi-QFXSSja3O7DPOq_qrA__3AzGLuCY-T0FN0pCtRcOURd9bSW6_A3BfhTvnmz7v4SeWTzFBYd5DNwGVPn3x1P_Szp5T1kVKaRf5=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIQ2zqbPUVnE1kjOVKb4SFtfEr8BkjU4Q3Uogk2GuNB8xbcC9szJ5PTHW5cr34-O_dSAesJxc3kTWmQXQ42elQyi-QFXSSja3O7DPOq_qrA__3AzGLuCY-T0FN0pCtRcOURd9bSW6_A3BfhTvnmz7v4SeWTzFBYd5DNwGVPn3x1P_Szp5T1kVKaRf5=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>Master bedroom and the quilter, and the mess.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigvIaXLvo7jbSp8-zWj3ivCmIS4vkklj0k69cpjvRanpGznQ9QWqhmcULdkYhnMEd5xwM1o8gGTo0oqhTV6oQcv8Z2T8H4ddZx6ItD9uDWfk9u093hbrp5iL1LEw2HimkaIzQIZpbskI7u_DrJEK2MwvvYsOddfEPxi9ONpthKta1Q0nnzBEzYaoNQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigvIaXLvo7jbSp8-zWj3ivCmIS4vkklj0k69cpjvRanpGznQ9QWqhmcULdkYhnMEd5xwM1o8gGTo0oqhTV6oQcv8Z2T8H4ddZx6ItD9uDWfk9u093hbrp5iL1LEw2HimkaIzQIZpbskI7u_DrJEK2MwvvYsOddfEPxi9ONpthKta1Q0nnzBEzYaoNQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>Master bedroom sitting room.</p><p>Yes I know it looks like an episode of hoarders, and frankly a lot of my house looks like that at times with everything that had went on after Jeff's death. It is slowly getting better, and you work on it like you eat an elephant. One bite at a time. </p><p>I am proud to say that I took one car load of things and donated to Salvation Army this week though.</p><p>In the meantime I moved to sleep in another bedroom which has an antique bed. My kids laughed at me when I complained the bed is too high, it is too short, it is too narrow and it made my knees hurt since it has a memory foam mattress on it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifDs2IIWYocWPLmWqX1W_tg9BpS-S-Sxf_JSfd9AAKaQOiXepVD-J8ARMAf-fDu7nnuPTg2Fa-kyndSbPbpcbLWhKuwNj0jRv47yyefgrwJUtIZX02c_KJ-XgeZHyKqoItPcTKClmXTCipkWJpjU4WhNR-2aDd92w946rkNXSwVcZZduQFsU0HYs2I=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifDs2IIWYocWPLmWqX1W_tg9BpS-S-Sxf_JSfd9AAKaQOiXepVD-J8ARMAf-fDu7nnuPTg2Fa-kyndSbPbpcbLWhKuwNj0jRv47yyefgrwJUtIZX02c_KJ-XgeZHyKqoItPcTKClmXTCipkWJpjU4WhNR-2aDd92w946rkNXSwVcZZduQFsU0HYs2I=s320" width="240" /></a></div>I also felt claustrophobic. The room is only about 2 feet longer than the bed. The color of the room is the same for the walls and the ceiling, and the floor is just a shade darker so I felt like I was in a cave. <p></p><p>The quilter is gone. We had to cut it apart to get it out of the house, and that took a couple of days by itself. But my bedroom is moved. </p><p><br /> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj782hdNVzt4ogXhYrN5NeTZoYYmaMyTFG5i6QzhqiSrH5OXTUmzYAKenraococLIAR473KhaP3TjmjH7J50Wetmf1_SEkISGY44YcKqTqi-5sI5UV_MRP0eAWfhOL-8RR6jsOK99KpB6fU1JScuKs_vpLlrC7RI1-JqvkZIQkXBjyy6lbtYfdp4mXj=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj782hdNVzt4ogXhYrN5NeTZoYYmaMyTFG5i6QzhqiSrH5OXTUmzYAKenraococLIAR473KhaP3TjmjH7J50Wetmf1_SEkISGY44YcKqTqi-5sI5UV_MRP0eAWfhOL-8RR6jsOK99KpB6fU1JScuKs_vpLlrC7RI1-JqvkZIQkXBjyy6lbtYfdp4mXj=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have a couple of book cases full of fabric to move yet, and a dresser, but a little at a time, especially since how the upstairs is laid out moving things involves 3 point turns for a lack of a better way to put it. Out the door, across the hall at a 45 degree angle, through the door to that bedroom. A 45 degree turn in the other direction to get into the hallway fully, down the hall 4 feet, another 45 degree turn into another bedroom, straighten up, then across the hall into the master bedroom. </p><p>While doing all that moving I did find some treasures. Boxes of HST that are already squared, which I moved into my shoe boxes which are a tad bigger than strawberry boxes. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnPDGEWD6KCM0FvouFvOLnMD3YNLR0V1uBtJNRq-v87qxgHgdrs8A2lFd_T0Otv9v-cekMU2huBujOL7ljVpKaqs9Y2yzRZgU7scDabKIG6l5q4brKZK4sefgX2z9LKgAbcYy4fwJfM_B3TgFtqECM5Yal5q0Q7KO95VGG6RMAFwbCE8oqf3l5GQoZ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnPDGEWD6KCM0FvouFvOLnMD3YNLR0V1uBtJNRq-v87qxgHgdrs8A2lFd_T0Otv9v-cekMU2huBujOL7ljVpKaqs9Y2yzRZgU7scDabKIG6l5q4brKZK4sefgX2z9LKgAbcYy4fwJfM_B3TgFtqECM5Yal5q0Q7KO95VGG6RMAFwbCE8oqf3l5GQoZ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I also squeezed a little sewing in. I finished 2 more ribbon star blocks so I have 10 finally.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrkIpkWoNxocFBqAERBEqsO5a4DCCS2fQUFgdnVd3du78slUhZAXho4vxnyya6nUX1gtt1oViRzCrlVhHmC7jfCrz7BHYAUzORFk-KBHw0Do5fAw5ViCZhEQspZHOtcvpS64mmMKTOZK1jbRsCjHgBHh3Q5-f9xcf47-Ym0f0YB5lULsfXzUR1ZD14=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrkIpkWoNxocFBqAERBEqsO5a4DCCS2fQUFgdnVd3du78slUhZAXho4vxnyya6nUX1gtt1oViRzCrlVhHmC7jfCrz7BHYAUzORFk-KBHw0Do5fAw5ViCZhEQspZHOtcvpS64mmMKTOZK1jbRsCjHgBHh3Q5-f9xcf47-Ym0f0YB5lULsfXzUR1ZD14=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj1ntGqrqltPx3aQ-6ipIFs_eHzBxi3w1sK_OKUsjK43HXtKSP9jNrmTgczgMuuKcOpIHDJiNXyD2K5C0tU_iRlJ29pjO65fcef_yfee_u68mcPf3y_G9m_7ZynTd1d6qdCxIxf90X_jU0GcTlqg81j8vfjn8ybnMdcEKxZNCAvBPwPI_BxUhVD7JW=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj1ntGqrqltPx3aQ-6ipIFs_eHzBxi3w1sK_OKUsjK43HXtKSP9jNrmTgczgMuuKcOpIHDJiNXyD2K5C0tU_iRlJ29pjO65fcef_yfee_u68mcPf3y_G9m_7ZynTd1d6qdCxIxf90X_jU0GcTlqg81j8vfjn8ybnMdcEKxZNCAvBPwPI_BxUhVD7JW=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I saw a cute pattern for a bunny and had to make it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizCVvD1tyqgRZ4YxRLchEtBAYPR5ieAGrhLbF03bWv6AxCZfZG6brbY18Bt72eo88MKleQbnA_emoPOnBq9DAK9cq2wmpot5B7yRn_NBWFr4GGPQCbv61pb3q-UkitYxRZsvsRhNLXs0VH05y-t0cder8YXGsu7fME67GpT82qBScNZF1yJgHiIdH3=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizCVvD1tyqgRZ4YxRLchEtBAYPR5ieAGrhLbF03bWv6AxCZfZG6brbY18Bt72eo88MKleQbnA_emoPOnBq9DAK9cq2wmpot5B7yRn_NBWFr4GGPQCbv61pb3q-UkitYxRZsvsRhNLXs0VH05y-t0cder8YXGsu7fME67GpT82qBScNZF1yJgHiIdH3=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I think I am going to make it into a pillow. I actually have borders cut out already even!</p><p>I shared that I had purchase Jen Kingwell's newest book Quilt Recipes. I like the book, but a couple of the quilts need templates to make, and so I purchased the template sets. The template for a quilt called Wensledale arrived the other day. I also have a template set for a quilt called Winki Stars. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQijDanYjL6wY4eUIl_TUsOuExK_GEg8cO7o8oLEguuHjU2fuJxmZBZpWQuGHFuRzWrbSUhPV0FEmZitCejlTs5QgBs8YSH2BIB-r-f1YfcO8wX6FZIkUyhpB8R7GhsN3SvKjliP_ucwg5fPaH4u8ZXC2LnfiBJtAfU5Cw8b_rY7XJgrS6JeRIbxb8=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQijDanYjL6wY4eUIl_TUsOuExK_GEg8cO7o8oLEguuHjU2fuJxmZBZpWQuGHFuRzWrbSUhPV0FEmZitCejlTs5QgBs8YSH2BIB-r-f1YfcO8wX6FZIkUyhpB8R7GhsN3SvKjliP_ucwg5fPaH4u8ZXC2LnfiBJtAfU5Cw8b_rY7XJgrS6JeRIbxb8=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>If and when I ever retire and have more time to sew I will have a lot to keep me busy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFamqLpUWsy-jX2AS_hDyhN7GybxmBFZL3FHD0coWCC1cpXKGdqHH9a4JxPTiAi0uuJD5QpyCdQOw7DTc8cdhWGTx-3Q6LHhocm6FQ7RfyiqZofxdw_FEFXSMOmFbxRW_KbuP5Wy2_voCKAlOHcg30IGRck5Xwwvk7a2m4iJLo1jQuHAr3xfNwljys=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFamqLpUWsy-jX2AS_hDyhN7GybxmBFZL3FHD0coWCC1cpXKGdqHH9a4JxPTiAi0uuJD5QpyCdQOw7DTc8cdhWGTx-3Q6LHhocm6FQ7RfyiqZofxdw_FEFXSMOmFbxRW_KbuP5Wy2_voCKAlOHcg30IGRck5Xwwvk7a2m4iJLo1jQuHAr3xfNwljys=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I received an awesome squishy package from Dawn of Relaxing Robin. Cute patterns, a Square in a Square paper piecing template, and some lovely fabrics from a layer cake.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBMUP_UMCq434y9aQ4XW5tkPoFx8F8Z9R6lm0GBdu8RQabhWJo1lGHHAH0pXDDIcEKXIJNMk7ewNEXihzXC07nxWlzMU46ylEjX-XnpwSx-QkJqhVt6V0yMiTWp8v8D7tEr3eRd8C-55CzQXvcYI1VlIXc_lbqWXLxKhxtBc9CbKcwMJKAz6XI-or9=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBMUP_UMCq434y9aQ4XW5tkPoFx8F8Z9R6lm0GBdu8RQabhWJo1lGHHAH0pXDDIcEKXIJNMk7ewNEXihzXC07nxWlzMU46ylEjX-XnpwSx-QkJqhVt6V0yMiTWp8v8D7tEr3eRd8C-55CzQXvcYI1VlIXc_lbqWXLxKhxtBc9CbKcwMJKAz6XI-or9=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I will say that even though I was off for a few days I didn't venture out other than to run to the dairy to get milk. While I was out I saw this Packard, hopefully heading for a restoration. <3</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSQtFRHqkgw_LnUwTjrQbeAqAPI8IMU2-kshEXsFLeRj0o6hiG6pGm-MhiQvMx1W0XOmr_sNMLMy1P3cXQ-BEskbUHqA4M1BTugvFDfnKj2pAOT6cgQAz9vAVE4jHwYk-0K_JaZ08X2gpbiBfyT2gfgkQzUP4slob9Kjm8G4zITqlu5SYdAtkZESV4=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSQtFRHqkgw_LnUwTjrQbeAqAPI8IMU2-kshEXsFLeRj0o6hiG6pGm-MhiQvMx1W0XOmr_sNMLMy1P3cXQ-BEskbUHqA4M1BTugvFDfnKj2pAOT6cgQAz9vAVE4jHwYk-0K_JaZ08X2gpbiBfyT2gfgkQzUP4slob9Kjm8G4zITqlu5SYdAtkZESV4=s320" width="240" /></a></div> I did try a couple of recipes which are lowfat, or low sugar. <p></p><p>I love the Shamrock Shakes from McDonalds but I don't need the added sugar and calories. I found a recipe and tried it and it isn't too bad. I found the recipe on TikTok.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAdY5x6jhZhPOF75DJVlUQMbN_WPD_87wOQK6f2iwZED4vRFYl4mK5cns9iTc-Afep4tvC_SbJbWgE-dZih-adbQ8v08yufYUwg95Hb2q3OG4aUCF_RAYT-ierlAbiDhHrBH50L_KfjjTDmmaEaTOWcGA8QMIWxHVuTQf9tITW9AIMCwPROy0Yaawx=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAdY5x6jhZhPOF75DJVlUQMbN_WPD_87wOQK6f2iwZED4vRFYl4mK5cns9iTc-Afep4tvC_SbJbWgE-dZih-adbQ8v08yufYUwg95Hb2q3OG4aUCF_RAYT-ierlAbiDhHrBH50L_KfjjTDmmaEaTOWcGA8QMIWxHVuTQf9tITW9AIMCwPROy0Yaawx=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I also made Reuben Egg rolls in the air fryer. They were very good too! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3hY9D68nlVgJDjOHjbaS0VVJ2CUW_IvYMYj99lUUZ_0YCeevBWTrkCllZPagnJVLMFukdyOFWeLOrHKoMHn-PKwNmPT9pL2IQPQ6n2wVuQ6Sr-gZdOOLyjFAhDpnGUJacGvKpLbbjoG1G-JgLWTViQ1gIynfdBIAzpXLhaHX4nZGUl9Bppg-Hy1qo=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3hY9D68nlVgJDjOHjbaS0VVJ2CUW_IvYMYj99lUUZ_0YCeevBWTrkCllZPagnJVLMFukdyOFWeLOrHKoMHn-PKwNmPT9pL2IQPQ6n2wVuQ6Sr-gZdOOLyjFAhDpnGUJacGvKpLbbjoG1G-JgLWTViQ1gIynfdBIAzpXLhaHX4nZGUl9Bppg-Hy1qo=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I found many recipes and used this one from <a href="https://www.spendwithpennies.com/reuben-egg-rolls/">Spend With Pennies</a>. </p><p>Of course I have read many books the past few weeks. </p><p>Lately if possible I like to read several of the books in a series. Most of the books I have read when I can get them from the library are the Elly Griffiths'-Ruth Galloway series.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBhsfJOZEOttPQfNRSDEiIFIDnWBIFTlQrBTWDTsbJWhMkGnsP9rO2VJmr39-8a22myt4vr7ExEFpGY9T-8MlsInbDEac9eiKmheCgL4_2Y7FJwwPsrCg8rksA8b8wV0t7N3mv0DARmCdhLLUkU7caZoqPOx-7-c8PtswmqwdGz0w7c8vW7uBY0qvY=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBhsfJOZEOttPQfNRSDEiIFIDnWBIFTlQrBTWDTsbJWhMkGnsP9rO2VJmr39-8a22myt4vr7ExEFpGY9T-8MlsInbDEac9eiKmheCgL4_2Y7FJwwPsrCg8rksA8b8wV0t7N3mv0DARmCdhLLUkU7caZoqPOx-7-c8PtswmqwdGz0w7c8vW7uBY0qvY=s320" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrH-APZtKMDw33muE6_BMq8uAu_UFlozzhcAyA6IT577talbL4_uKF5ZWCPQF_US_HcIiN8_JcwlAkUwz46VelB4tBi_I6x7_U9jN1SN19fy2H_h43yN7wFyfmgaVpEe8DmvkpUacJ7CUL-ZnGuGwTsfZdhceJi0r7iglZe7HwB6kpt-U1mm3BgStO=s346" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrH-APZtKMDw33muE6_BMq8uAu_UFlozzhcAyA6IT577talbL4_uKF5ZWCPQF_US_HcIiN8_JcwlAkUwz46VelB4tBi_I6x7_U9jN1SN19fy2H_h43yN7wFyfmgaVpEe8DmvkpUacJ7CUL-ZnGuGwTsfZdhceJi0r7iglZe7HwB6kpt-U1mm3BgStO=s320" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN-JBUkVcPOxNTeNZWQ6aGiqEsbEPENSFXsC9yqvPjEVI0RNJ87HtWKWKLKK_KAF0BDrneiwkeCz-W4m_rmyHMSKELe_q3WXs_3h-O_Aq8byYKM2CX-diDzP1WbmXEIGHdgGabunC7b-ylCQt_fzvEdD-ffiaf5201nnYl7f0G06zJsdYJQECqG1pR=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN-JBUkVcPOxNTeNZWQ6aGiqEsbEPENSFXsC9yqvPjEVI0RNJ87HtWKWKLKK_KAF0BDrneiwkeCz-W4m_rmyHMSKELe_q3WXs_3h-O_Aq8byYKM2CX-diDzP1WbmXEIGHdgGabunC7b-ylCQt_fzvEdD-ffiaf5201nnYl7f0G06zJsdYJQECqG1pR=s320" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8MzfMiLQqOxetydESnWsMT-PwjhqrtMIUdwSu-9nb8J8rGZOXoP-2Q9ce-ctGjHsITiXhJ3XCeYI2OSukffDN-up8ff0ImhhtzyZtH6f9TIVKj0l_3mkTIk9sSKQoHEjLAnHIvuv76e9-wod_hsNU-XjLefxcYNBIe0Rv--EBCklbygEmDHtcQBu3=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8MzfMiLQqOxetydESnWsMT-PwjhqrtMIUdwSu-9nb8J8rGZOXoP-2Q9ce-ctGjHsITiXhJ3XCeYI2OSukffDN-up8ff0ImhhtzyZtH6f9TIVKj0l_3mkTIk9sSKQoHEjLAnHIvuv76e9-wod_hsNU-XjLefxcYNBIe0Rv--EBCklbygEmDHtcQBu3=s320" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtMD3lhSOiVUhVQgLFlzfVk-J4vfqwLvVmoDUBSTu8cTfnY89L8ON8ccwZyreu5bjWs_vDT_QelC1GwFXxfjKFzCpIkFOyQHFqO4slZFUL1-OoHlDS73Zg2mdgBVeBAfdeFpdIogOv_vj3VUtgzATIIu8ftT39RjuZE6ttXC_J2uvlfk0Yyy7jDD_U=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtMD3lhSOiVUhVQgLFlzfVk-J4vfqwLvVmoDUBSTu8cTfnY89L8ON8ccwZyreu5bjWs_vDT_QelC1GwFXxfjKFzCpIkFOyQHFqO4slZFUL1-OoHlDS73Zg2mdgBVeBAfdeFpdIogOv_vj3VUtgzATIIu8ftT39RjuZE6ttXC_J2uvlfk0Yyy7jDD_U=s320" width="212" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, and now please go visit the other I Like Thursday posts at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color</a>.<br /> <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269438919751133297.post-53771153885641947602022-03-02T22:00:00.001-05:002022-03-02T22:00:00.160-05:00I Like Thursday #196<p> It is that time again. Time to share the things that I liked for the past week. Welcome to my 196th I Like Thursday post. LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color has encouraged a group of bloggers to weekly share the things that we like/love.</p><p>I survived Paczki Day! After working several 12 hour days I am so relieved that it is finished for another year. This year was quite different from the previous two years. This year I only had Bavarian, Strawberry, Apple, Cherry, and Blueberry, and very few boxes of those fruit flavors. I was missing Raspberry, Cheese, Prune, and Lemon, and daily I was privileged to listen to a customer's harangue that their favorite flavors were missing. Sigh. 😔 Daily I filled this case with about 160 boxes of Paczki. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiot6R_qqcQw59qbsuEji-4yo2bssBGWNgkoxKD6k_rzLGCTfRy7dx04yBd6Q5eRJIiQUp-CJyg_ZaMi6WOWVc-_0EZCYIruQzPT3dVnRp2EE5Ney4PnbOrsDjh_6bkWpxUw-stV9uV15lvN14dM1PMY5w2rshYWkG_99joQLKDNVcLvGRUXVQ-A_yq=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiot6R_qqcQw59qbsuEji-4yo2bssBGWNgkoxKD6k_rzLGCTfRy7dx04yBd6Q5eRJIiQUp-CJyg_ZaMi6WOWVc-_0EZCYIruQzPT3dVnRp2EE5Ney4PnbOrsDjh_6bkWpxUw-stV9uV15lvN14dM1PMY5w2rshYWkG_99joQLKDNVcLvGRUXVQ-A_yq=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>Nightly I was fortunate to have this many boxes remaining. Many morning this case was completely empty. </p><p>Saturday was my 58th trip around the sun. My mother sent me some summer sausage made from deer and elk meat that they got during their hunting trips the past year. A candle, my favorite scent from Bath and Bodyworks Peach Bellini.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq8fVgxroA3u40tvyQGebB5vUc9cVzGeREOg-bBO3OfSQCOJqoR_pG237Sbo7dGEFR8N-Ea6rpA_eUEwP2RODClSABHO3smfjv-3XKVXfXj-EfvSQRaFXnYNE802NGHZcHzko5KUkzieoi7Nc7BXPB7tNj9BJYlxOQyMb0kHfKhi_4szvuca3o-8Qi=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq8fVgxroA3u40tvyQGebB5vUc9cVzGeREOg-bBO3OfSQCOJqoR_pG237Sbo7dGEFR8N-Ea6rpA_eUEwP2RODClSABHO3smfjv-3XKVXfXj-EfvSQRaFXnYNE802NGHZcHzko5KUkzieoi7Nc7BXPB7tNj9BJYlxOQyMb0kHfKhi_4szvuca3o-8Qi=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>A pretty porcelain pill box.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu3JjoHTUhG_UH5XYScJQ4HoYzfJ0yihtPTfc4WRopO-3vjLZ9Y4j-8bm8_W8xatedQxy_omQpiUuzw-bEebt4x4CEkA7q-EGiqv3MF3x4OpP0ihv6mkZVzD_PeOeWNsxosoxiBhYVJ4M2tqdBN6DJY3vd2sd1yPueu9_Vu7251mI6zz6n47P9Fxo0=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu3JjoHTUhG_UH5XYScJQ4HoYzfJ0yihtPTfc4WRopO-3vjLZ9Y4j-8bm8_W8xatedQxy_omQpiUuzw-bEebt4x4CEkA7q-EGiqv3MF3x4OpP0ihv6mkZVzD_PeOeWNsxosoxiBhYVJ4M2tqdBN6DJY3vd2sd1yPueu9_Vu7251mI6zz6n47P9Fxo0=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>We were all working many hours around here so the kids bought me Chinese take out, and a cheesecake for my birthday. </p><p>I got a chuckle at work when I spied these Peeps. I am not a fan, but Jeff loved them!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCfOh3gSzMr5kRB0XJX4g2B3MVkTvej2FFb-M5RP6wT6raR-Gp3O9oWjcqhAL0zA7CTIgf_0tSrG_44b_10f1gj5yKYcfEIODVdN5wx2TIQhGvzSCL2RQDMk80ulwCxQ18helghFOyxnJfY7dR-KvS1h8Kg-h79mCakBAKqXhPR-aIRUfKw0R7ZpI=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCfOh3gSzMr5kRB0XJX4g2B3MVkTvej2FFb-M5RP6wT6raR-Gp3O9oWjcqhAL0zA7CTIgf_0tSrG_44b_10f1gj5yKYcfEIODVdN5wx2TIQhGvzSCL2RQDMk80ulwCxQ18helghFOyxnJfY7dR-KvS1h8Kg-h79mCakBAKqXhPR-aIRUfKw0R7ZpI=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>My Shamrocks are blooming, or perhaps I should call them Oxalis.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxDjfqgd7_ouHaqrRNY8cmYibeqdVDVjK45dnbXd3-34WotetGTRhmWUKrf4rllQ87iDnvSgg1GAo0BO2m68aHqSz0OWqWDZyyKRDfcM_IZs-D6q2Ds2uTKVDRpMb3_Tfev4Y0Asv3qDcFB252bddBFCQhLocbMXR17DnrnEUW90ljz1ZNFA1YPQsu=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxDjfqgd7_ouHaqrRNY8cmYibeqdVDVjK45dnbXd3-34WotetGTRhmWUKrf4rllQ87iDnvSgg1GAo0BO2m68aHqSz0OWqWDZyyKRDfcM_IZs-D6q2Ds2uTKVDRpMb3_Tfev4Y0Asv3qDcFB252bddBFCQhLocbMXR17DnrnEUW90ljz1ZNFA1YPQsu=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKGvx7A17vsroROqkIUwYlsxo9Y-pNO7LZniu7ql98KYJyBK_uWXDakxYVShLpzbI95b_jnJzSmTvyJJIA_jcv8qHMHK8q_BFVVdgX9q-_WURfJ44Ka7j5Tjpw08VbSjavoPV-uqcPTaTNPjMqrwg7VxPX9UaR_91PrstZ7EfqMv6SY9PjMK83YxD4=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKGvx7A17vsroROqkIUwYlsxo9Y-pNO7LZniu7ql98KYJyBK_uWXDakxYVShLpzbI95b_jnJzSmTvyJJIA_jcv8qHMHK8q_BFVVdgX9q-_WURfJ44Ka7j5Tjpw08VbSjavoPV-uqcPTaTNPjMqrwg7VxPX9UaR_91PrstZ7EfqMv6SY9PjMK83YxD4=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I like my little succulent called a donkey's tail. It has new plants coming up in the pot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf_wMOOgeP3Fkd20WdyshKtNGKROF_hPSckxWaPtLtskf29D3lwsqgQa-Hu4pic9bbgP-1SJe-tZs04xyV5Peyk0s8uDKI5_sRrnhtWPlIuH9r7RpNkFQNbRYJw7Y9bIHLJFwvUzhlgdW4s-5Tp-IpG_O7aQmZP6BWJIDbHHqqjsLYy33HTRW0Jh1A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf_wMOOgeP3Fkd20WdyshKtNGKROF_hPSckxWaPtLtskf29D3lwsqgQa-Hu4pic9bbgP-1SJe-tZs04xyV5Peyk0s8uDKI5_sRrnhtWPlIuH9r7RpNkFQNbRYJw7Y9bIHLJFwvUzhlgdW4s-5Tp-IpG_O7aQmZP6BWJIDbHHqqjsLYy33HTRW0Jh1A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>After reading all the comments on Jocelyn of Canadian Needle Nana's blog when she inquired about what do you do when your polka dot plant gets leggy. Mine was insanely crawling all over. I followed her lead, and just cut it off, and there is a new little plant coming up now. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiB3S66D0YIgRGRdSU9XD7l3A7-jOdAvqc9J4Xrc0fyaZP5wH7j3WxmXwWZnNMczWog4XJ6eHMdRvIUBAh-uYQ1xwp2lr5kxXg98tnO8Umig5jNnOC0J_BgYo1mkt4mcBY7Dilyd-QyifA0NckaDVuahhp2PX6CfDbYgFvGu0uK7RYZpbYpZMLbU2g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiB3S66D0YIgRGRdSU9XD7l3A7-jOdAvqc9J4Xrc0fyaZP5wH7j3WxmXwWZnNMczWog4XJ6eHMdRvIUBAh-uYQ1xwp2lr5kxXg98tnO8Umig5jNnOC0J_BgYo1mkt4mcBY7Dilyd-QyifA0NckaDVuahhp2PX6CfDbYgFvGu0uK7RYZpbYpZMLbU2g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>Today I decided that Bobbin needed a new collar. I couldn't find the original instructions I had found on the internet so I tried several different YouTube tutorials.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLxtvr6FZUXXJQlSG1U6sXDfsRzkoa5rpzV7XkFaq7bJuycK_khmVK_1eMKzyYwejcXbJ8BxHgAGJclYbmmj3AOaXgDVRRDrIW7VGodXGo0u13Koo4I-yhPNoh9EszwdFoOwLpyGJ_yTpsWuny6fi-TjLpO3k546tNDzupWFDw62eQcQlB_F7G2exs=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLxtvr6FZUXXJQlSG1U6sXDfsRzkoa5rpzV7XkFaq7bJuycK_khmVK_1eMKzyYwejcXbJ8BxHgAGJclYbmmj3AOaXgDVRRDrIW7VGodXGo0u13Koo4I-yhPNoh9EszwdFoOwLpyGJ_yTpsWuny6fi-TjLpO3k546tNDzupWFDw62eQcQlB_F7G2exs=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I dug out some fabric from my favorite Bonnie and Camille scraps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjhDMsccogkOIWm-blOkXDrKjlFJFOVGPBgX4WzmzuWXROSxMVlb-OsBcDzjBYubr6T4dgNxdpg3GASvLEHisJ1YtemU_xb5xQ6JzUvDhXpPEunr_3JiDmj82SppRbxprya0mwb2kBv890DtrG-8oQu8CdDKy_1oC9zzUiyqJIBysN6UeoJPwMsyZt=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjhDMsccogkOIWm-blOkXDrKjlFJFOVGPBgX4WzmzuWXROSxMVlb-OsBcDzjBYubr6T4dgNxdpg3GASvLEHisJ1YtemU_xb5xQ6JzUvDhXpPEunr_3JiDmj82SppRbxprya0mwb2kBv890DtrG-8oQu8CdDKy_1oC9zzUiyqJIBysN6UeoJPwMsyZt=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>It turned out very cute, and just the right size.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqGNADXvk7HlxQGgmaDkiyO5Cds-MZcdgoxnp_Tq4KiPUycK_Nnx_O5jG3yhEYUc5rLmxmdh4F2elG7lJSey65TVdQ3VGsJGiEMR0OV_j8N7x9QoWrmXQet-G6p9HeOPx9gFX0-w2BoSqmpOpECauxD5xA2D51futxPZE2eUksahb5CPj9a7cbUAoy=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqGNADXvk7HlxQGgmaDkiyO5Cds-MZcdgoxnp_Tq4KiPUycK_Nnx_O5jG3yhEYUc5rLmxmdh4F2elG7lJSey65TVdQ3VGsJGiEMR0OV_j8N7x9QoWrmXQet-G6p9HeOPx9gFX0-w2BoSqmpOpECauxD5xA2D51futxPZE2eUksahb5CPj9a7cbUAoy=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>My dog doesn't sit still very well, but she can pose pretty.</p><p>I decided today I wanted to attempt focaccia bread. I made Jalapeño Cheddar Focaccia using this recipe. <a href="https://www.food.com/recipe/cheese-and-jalapeno-focaccia-bread-82386">Jalapeño Cheddar Focaccia </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj40PBE54g2hS0oq8XgJPeg7oGKUE2brySVvgK9jWWgQ6Sj_gj8RLgcqye2pVw3nHbiyIR1ZfLeyuR9NRPIZUBa2lHrMD0sc5zSU0jQn50zsi4IdaT8o8rZKLWFXgOmFVuM49mgnTTeeiIAPi3oocknku23LnwbecVjzGkObclAqEkZA6CUkOua4A6h=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj40PBE54g2hS0oq8XgJPeg7oGKUE2brySVvgK9jWWgQ6Sj_gj8RLgcqye2pVw3nHbiyIR1ZfLeyuR9NRPIZUBa2lHrMD0sc5zSU0jQn50zsi4IdaT8o8rZKLWFXgOmFVuM49mgnTTeeiIAPi3oocknku23LnwbecVjzGkObclAqEkZA6CUkOua4A6h=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>Take aways...I should have flattened the bread out a wee bit more. I think a little garlic in the olive oil would have been good, more jalapenos, and perhaps some Asiago cheese. </p><p> I finished reading the Detective Lavender series this week. I read Murder in Park Lane and Murder in Willow Marsh by Karen Charlton. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAdFbgeg1dyRNh05OUgTYDysPvPTcq8O-cZZHCWEP7rdKijL054Y0qt8va5GCwNEzprVGNq9acI5X1jAmUk8DoXXNfbkjubtO1V6M-qpA5HfELZlFLWOMqH2faly7DVGSBngw45fAbaxb6cAFHHQFEbAuYcu04MZZyKSifmP94k8JrC5yDcGy0w9rl=s346" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAdFbgeg1dyRNh05OUgTYDysPvPTcq8O-cZZHCWEP7rdKijL054Y0qt8va5GCwNEzprVGNq9acI5X1jAmUk8DoXXNfbkjubtO1V6M-qpA5HfELZlFLWOMqH2faly7DVGSBngw45fAbaxb6cAFHHQFEbAuYcu04MZZyKSifmP94k8JrC5yDcGy0w9rl=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPeOmwcKfNiqJhWeXNrrR-OYIl9MJWpgVUp6_aXfKvdJ-lQCtgWI-vtTRUsrCcXq-QY0q9RtD0QVA32fUA8rNnONHPDwkL_3SsdIvjCl27xqAxkq_fgHsv3vmHx7wXruTI4PrWLQWYDoWE2OvTJ8Rb7sR14gnGsOUALGRCSUyY1Z3D_V7l5dwrvvK-=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPeOmwcKfNiqJhWeXNrrR-OYIl9MJWpgVUp6_aXfKvdJ-lQCtgWI-vtTRUsrCcXq-QY0q9RtD0QVA32fUA8rNnONHPDwkL_3SsdIvjCl27xqAxkq_fgHsv3vmHx7wXruTI4PrWLQWYDoWE2OvTJ8Rb7sR14gnGsOUALGRCSUyY1Z3D_V7l5dwrvvK-=s320" width="207" /></a></div><p>I liked this series because it was based upon some news articles about the Bow Street Runners and an actual Detective Lavender. </p><p>Murder in Park Lane was a locked room murder. David MacAdam is discovered dead in his locked room at a boarding house. Looking at his belongings he is a "dandy". But upon further investigation is he really a business man from Essex? But when Detective Lavender and Constable Ned Wood travel to inform his family of his death, they are met with the news that David MacAdam was buried months ago. </p><p>Murder in Willow Marsh, Detective Lavender and Constable Ned Wood are asked to investigate a murder at an isolated estate near the marshes of Ely. When they arrive, there is a family feuding over an estate, and Detective Lavender discovers that he has dealt with this family many years before, resulting with one of the sons being sentenced to hang. </p><p>I also read the 3rd book in the Ruth Galloway series. The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths. As historic Sea's End is slowly falling into the sea, the university is researching cliff erosion when they stumble upon a rockfall hiding a niche, and within the niche are a tumble of bones. Ruth is called back from maternity leave to help catalog and remove the remains, what is very disconcerting is they all have their arms tied behind their back, and a bullet hole in the back of their head. World War II secrets come to light regarding the Home Guard at Broughton Sea's End.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3JmTEpNNPciW20jtGMGhfO8EzLvKCeRHXfPM3XZIakOzAsQrJZ7i-04pm1z_y2kYrOYNP1R36mQJRSTn-TOxIYnoqqQMI_FfzVmjw-cEm4uam13c1ni8tGAACqOsr8XMgW0nsF_vxkkfORMk4gkZmwh56_LrMfj1JtZaUWWZmCgb5WSE3zxbFbivk=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3JmTEpNNPciW20jtGMGhfO8EzLvKCeRHXfPM3XZIakOzAsQrJZ7i-04pm1z_y2kYrOYNP1R36mQJRSTn-TOxIYnoqqQMI_FfzVmjw-cEm4uam13c1ni8tGAACqOsr8XMgW0nsF_vxkkfORMk4gkZmwh56_LrMfj1JtZaUWWZmCgb5WSE3zxbFbivk=s320" width="209" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, now head over to <a href="https:lapaylor.blogspot.com">LeeAnna's</a> to check out the other I like Thursday posts.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.com14