I Like Thurday #63

Welcome to my little corner of the universe where I have been encouraged to find things I like during the week by LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color.  Another busy week and as I was preparing for charity sew day for guild I realized oh snap! I need to write a post.  I think I have some things to share.  So here it goes.

I like gardening, not a fan of the weeding, and I will say the weeds and thistle are already out of control this year.  But imagine my delight when I spied a trillium beginning to break through the dirt.  I was always told that if you picked one it would be 7 years before it flowered again.  Mine isn't quite to the point to flower but it is trying, if we just had some sun, and not so much rain.

Alongside that trillium in that bed near the chicken house on the dark side of the garage, under the tree is an old decorative fence which was rescued and  that I put up and in that poor neglected bed are lily of the valley too.  I see shoots coming up all over which means that it has spread, which is what I wanted it to do.  In the not too distant future I will have a carpet of these beauties.

What makes that bed so very special is Jeff heard me mention that I loved them, and I was delighted when I discovered some in a weed patch by the front porch when I first moved in.  I transplanted as many as I could and they struggled but grew.  Then one year Jeff had a man come in with a 5 gallon bucket full of the lily of the valley he was going to throw away.  Jeff brought them home and lovingly planted them in that bed. 

I managed to get my fruit trees sprayed before they leafed, and in just a week later the cherry tree had blossoms.

I love cherry blossoms they are so pretty.  I wonder if I will be lucky enough to get a few cherries this year finally. 

At church we have a secret sister and I received this from my secret sister recently.

I have been following the directions but it isn't doing too well.  I am wondering if it needs to possibly be repotted.  I hear you have to have a special potting mix.  It seems to possibly be root bound, I have always heard orchids are hard and I am discovering that it is true but it is so pretty. 

I like doing charity stuff and am thrilled when I get some things accomplished.  This past month I made dog/cat pillows for the animal shelter.

Those will go to guild and I will have managed to have eliminated 4 big garbage bags of scraps and batting that have been donated to me.  YIPPEE!  Except I found 2 more bags of scraps and batting for beds as I was prepping for charity sew day at guild.  Boo!

What do you do with a copy paper box full of 2 1/2 inch strips?  You make a scrappy trip quilt.  OK not quite a quilt, but not too shabby considering that I was doing it as leaders and enders for about 2 weeks. 

This a Bonnie Hunter pattern and it is under the free tab.  Super fun and simple to make and so this will be what the ladies will be working on at charity sew day.  I need one more block, and 15 blocks makes a gurney size quilt! 

Bobbin got to go to the pet store the other day, she has been having problems with her collars rubbing since she doesn't have a ton of fur, and she gets raw spots on her neck and chest.  I have tried padded ones, ones with sheepskin, and they just aren't working.  While we were cruising the aisles getting a new water bowl, a new tie out lead, and a couple of toys we spied these dog hats.

Auntie LeeAnna look at the flamingo hat.  Here I will turn sideways so you can see it better.

Nope Bobbin was not a fan of the flamingo hat. So back on the hook it went.  Bobbin and I conferred and think it was definitely too small for Milo's majestic head.

I like to repurpose things in my house.  I don't necessarily refinish them, but I will use them for something they were not intended.   Like this beautiful old dresser which was in a closet in my bedroom.  I know, um I don't have clothes in that closet so I was unaware of the empty dresser.  It is a great size for a TV stand though, and the drawers can store movies and other stuff.

I was telling my mom about it and of course her first comment was you did put a dresser scarf on it right.  Um I don't own a dresser scarf.  Oh Duh!  I have plenty of table runners and so I pulled one out and redid it after this pictures. 

My book for the week that I enjoyed the most was Wood's Wreck by Steven Becker.  What I like about these books are they are a fast read, full of action, adventure, the Florida Keys, scuba diving, smuggling, and espionage. 

Now head over to LeeAnna's to see what the other people who post I Like Thursdays have on their list of likes.