Nearing the End of PINK RSC

It suddenly dawned on me that the end of May is approaching and I never did my pineapple blocks for the month. Timing was perfect as this is the last weekend of the month which means time to sew with my quilty friends Friday & Saturday while going home at night to sleep. Love this retreat and love all the ladies that I sew with during this retreat.

Yesterday I picked out the fabrics I wanted to use and which ones had enough to cut up for the pineapple blocks. First thing, after setting up my sewing station at retreat, I began the blocks. There was a lot to catch up with my friends but, by the end of my day, I had my three blocks sewn.

A close-up picture

This week I finished reading "Something to Hide" by Deborah Mogach. I enjoyed the story and it was interesting to see how the different tangled lives were going to be sorted out at the end. 

Again my timing was perfect. I finished this book the day my hold book, "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon, became available! I'm sure this book was recommended to me by one of my blog friends but I can't remember which one. I'm about 100 pages in and it is very interesting and of course there is a mystery involved. 

You can see what GoodReads
has to say about it HERE

On the recipe front, I made a blueberry muffin loaf. It was suggested by Sherri at A Quilting Life. She has a Saturday Seven post each week and there's always a section on cooking. You can find the recipe by Smitten Kitchen HERE . Mom& I loved it and it stayed fresh in the refrigerator for quite a long time. You can find Sherri's Saturday Seven blog post HERE for May 25.

I also made an oldie but goodie to share at retreat this weekend. It's Kardea Brown's recipe for Lemon Pudding Pound Cake. So moist and delicious, not to mention easy! Find the recipe HERE.

Apparently misery really does love company. After finishing the puzzle I worked on with my sister, I recently started another one. This is another 1500 piece that I found in Mom's basement. It took me two days to turn all the pieces over!!!

Last Sunday hubby, Mom, & I joined the Senior Center for a daytime bus trip.

We enjoyed a family-style lunch at Castelli's up in Alton. They are known for their fried chicken and we enjoyed it so much since I don't cook that kind of food. Along with the chicken we ate salad, scrumptious bread (which we also don't usually have), mostaccioli, baked potato, green beans with bacon, and orange sherbet for dessert. We ate like hogs!

Next stop was the Alton Little Theater to see a community-theater performance of Singin' in the Rain. Wow! Was it spectacular! The theater was a wonderful venue and the play was well performed. We all agreed that it was a great time for a special occasion. We were celebrating Mother's Day with a nod also to Mom's upcoming 91st birthday in June.

I enjoyed the season finale of Survivor this week. I approved of the one chosen to win the million dollars. Sorry to see the season end for Blue Bloods, Elsbeth, and Tracker. Something to look forward to next season, right?

I'm linking up with Angela and friends at SoScrappy. Check out all the pink progress HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend and, if you're a tennis fan, the French Open starts on Sunday! Yay!