I Like Thursday #56

Welcome to my 56th post for I Like Thursday.  Thank you to LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color for encouraging us to find something positive each week.

1.  I joined a BOM at a nearby quilt shop.  You pay for the pattern and to join which is $29, but if you take your block back each month on one of 2 days you get the next block free. 

This is my blocks one.  You can do others but they are $5 a month.  I wanted to do this one too.

2.  While in Tecumseh at the quilt shop looking for a parking space I spied this cool sculpture.

The town has an art walk.  Unfortunately it was really cold, so I wasn't going to go walking looking for it.  I don't mind cold, but when it is windy, I'm out.

The piece was named Ter Mors

3.  We had ice storm #2 this week.  I loved going out.  The trees rattled making an eerie sound.  You had to be careful because the wind was breaking branches and it was interesting to see what would break off. 

This is what I woke up to.  The whole East side of the house was covered.

The walkway.

It looks pretty innocuous, but it froze, then rained and it is a sheet of ice. 

The honeysuckle.

My garden stakes, gives you a good idea of how much ice there was.

3.  I like my ice spikes that Jeff gave me.  I used them all the time during the winter.  Just slip them over the soles of your shoes.

Definitely a winter accessory here. 

4.  I upgraded my phone, boy we have come a long way from spending hours at the phone store to do it yourself and it took about 1/2 an hour.  I also bought a wireless high speed charger. 

5.  I shared this with someone earlier.  After Jeff was killed, I had a dozen roses which he had purchased for me for Valentine's Day which I had to finally throw away.  I was speaking to my daughter at the time on the phone sobbing that I would never receive another bouquet of roses for Valentine's Day again. 

Obviously I was wrong.  John brought me 2 different floral arrangements.  Roses, and carnations, and mums.  I like that we get 2nd chances, and sometimes 3rd, 4th, 5th, and more. 

6.  I wanted to try something new and was considering carrot soup.  But I came across this recipe from a friend for Coconut Paprika Zucchini Soup.  I lucked out the red peppers were on sale, I used vegetable soup base, and it turned out awesome.  I will say that it needed a little salt, pepper and maybe a little cayenne to give it a bit of a kick.  The recipe is from Pickuplimes.com which is a vegan website with recipes and articles. 

7.  I just finished reading Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. 

I enjoy her books she takes many different story lines and pulls the all together with surprising results.  I read a book called The Thirteenth Tale a couple of years ago.  Her stories are the kind that you are almost sad when you finish the book because it is over. 

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