Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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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16 comments:

  1. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, RHEEMA! Your flowers are so beautiful..
    lovely on these icey Winter days...hope your soup is yummy..hugs, Julierose

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  2. Happy Valentine's Day! You are braver than me stepping out after ice! Your quilt blocks look swell! Many valentines hugs!

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  3. We definitely have needed ice spikes here, too!! We didn’t get as much ice as you did but we got enough to cause problems! The flowers are truly beautiful...

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  4. that music was fun! I love seeing musicians from different genres playing together. The soup sounds yum! Yes, more flowers for you. That's a good thing.

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  5. Thank you for the recipe and book suggestion....I needed both today. The ice photos are fun to see....I don't always look at the ice in that way.

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  6. So many great likes this week! I loved that sculpture, and also your ice photos. So happy for you that you received those beautiful flowers from John! Happy Valentines Day!

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  7. happy valentines day sweetie, Tommy got mine a while ago

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  8. Hi Colette! Yes to second, third, etc. chances. And I enjoyed that video clip of Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake so much - thanks for sharing that! Pretty flowers - John is a keeper. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  9. A great post of loads of things to like, Colette. I read the Thirteenth Tale and enjoyed it. Must check out this one. Yes, to second and third chances, I am on #3 myself I figure! I love your ingredients in that soup, right up my alley. So happy you are receiving pretty flowers. Enjoy!

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  10. Wow, that's a lot of ice! I bet the art walk would be lots of fun on a warmer day. Beautiful flowers from John. Yes to more chances. Happy Valentine's Day!

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  11. Your flowers are beautiful as are you.i think John sees that too. Glad someone can see the beauty in ice. Love your blocks and soup sounds good.yum

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  12. Cool stuff. Yay for flowers. The iced window is pretty. Those ice spikes for the shoes are good stuff - I have a pair of yaktrax that I love. Your blocks are pretty - nice colors.

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  13. Another sweet "I Like Thursday" post. Your icy conditions seem pretty scary, but beautiful, too. Be careful! As for the roses, they are beautiful and I'm so glad your day was filled with love.

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  14. What a treat to watch Justin and Chris this morning! I don't
    usually watch country music award shows but happened to see that and loved it. That soup sounds interesting. I hope your honeysuckle recovers from that ice. Great post. thanks. mary

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    i am ERIC BRUNT by name. Greetings to every one that is reading this testimony. I have been rejected by my wife after three(3) years of marriage just because another Man had a spell on her and she left me and the kid to suffer. one day when i was reading through the web, i saw a post on how this spell caster on this address AKHERETEMPLE@gmail.com have help a woman to get back her husband and i gave him a reply to his address and he told me that a man had a spell on my wife and he told me that he will help me and after 3 days that i will have my wife back. i believed him and today i am glad to let you all know that this spell caster have the power to bring lovers back. because i am now happy with my wife. Thanks for helping me Dr Akhere contact him on email: AKHERETEMPLE@gmail.com
    or
    call/whatsapp:+2349057261346

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