tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50221825368517013852024-03-19T03:48:36.901-05:00Knitty QuilterKnitty Quilter: All things quilting and knitting ... you know, what floats my boat!Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.comBlogger529125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-38043408132047558632024-03-16T14:09:00.001-05:002024-03-16T14:09:12.814-05:00RSC Purple and Miscellany<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Good news & bad news. First the good news: My marked and pinned quilt went from this ....</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1xb-NBCcGfV8Sds4bOi744g72yBBET1Afwl8KY7vwH14FiwvNHDioxaJ1TxNWlJHLbcfPPckn8wdE7kYEOMHvgQYCHRuDkMKq861qJZpz1gHaKXcy5mYdjq7MIQ2lsUpYs0sGGVxZOx8vp6V57tSCDuUeDjsSgE2dYBsa3gWr9QL0prADfqnvPZhLVk/s4000/20240310_145942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1xb-NBCcGfV8Sds4bOi744g72yBBET1Afwl8KY7vwH14FiwvNHDioxaJ1TxNWlJHLbcfPPckn8wdE7kYEOMHvgQYCHRuDkMKq861qJZpz1gHaKXcy5mYdjq7MIQ2lsUpYs0sGGVxZOx8vp6V57tSCDuUeDjsSgE2dYBsa3gWr9QL0prADfqnvPZhLVk/s320/20240310_145942.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">to this ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1MGTHvpxCMex6jEFTH2UKoFdCLuBwoDrn4AfB97xSgZEgHIviX4EJvQvfUUohkjFmV8g3yfp17s0xQcP6q6IbHRjJZdWD839RUwlarlT8EFQguynYJ4Zudj_37IOvoe0VDC_mZGPuYHj1qWgA9Hek3UjGOOrRNdPIx9ji-9buHEtV2XdQFYor3qTVak/s4000/20240316_133027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1MGTHvpxCMex6jEFTH2UKoFdCLuBwoDrn4AfB97xSgZEgHIviX4EJvQvfUUohkjFmV8g3yfp17s0xQcP6q6IbHRjJZdWD839RUwlarlT8EFQguynYJ4Zudj_37IOvoe0VDC_mZGPuYHj1qWgA9Hek3UjGOOrRNdPIx9ji-9buHEtV2XdQFYor3qTVak/s320/20240316_133027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have to wad it up and cover the machine due to a certain kitty that lives here. Lol! Anyway, you can see on the back that Baptist fans are being quilted along. Progress is always good news.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now the bad news: I'm quilting this upstairs on my piecing machine because, as I was cleaning my other sewing machine to prepare it for actual quilting, a piece flew out! Aaron, my Bernina guy, will be by to pick the machine up on Tuesday for a cleaning & repair. So while my upstairs machine is tied up with quilting, the piecing has been put on hold.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I did manage to make a little more progress on my purple pineapples this week. Two pineapples are ready to be joined with the middle piece and one pineapple needs its parts trimmed and then joined.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfL52Xt3FEmql1nQA9xeqW6RBnr8ADOg5x57CK0FvIlvjNPa6oSBwtlxwrLA-kcMtd9qMrxseM64ImY9HnZbsJs1weNrixb4uK92xoYeD-woTjNTyIgBgNhcpC0bsTnGuaPKl9JY8X71Y2aw-y82bxeHP4yaoH39CY6r_ZLPgDCuJ8WZq9MvhiBSKXwE/s4000/20240316_062436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfL52Xt3FEmql1nQA9xeqW6RBnr8ADOg5x57CK0FvIlvjNPa6oSBwtlxwrLA-kcMtd9qMrxseM64ImY9HnZbsJs1weNrixb4uK92xoYeD-woTjNTyIgBgNhcpC0bsTnGuaPKl9JY8X71Y2aw-y82bxeHP4yaoH39CY6r_ZLPgDCuJ8WZq9MvhiBSKXwE/s320/20240316_062436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There have been appointments this week so there was time to embroider a little also. First a picture of my latest Red Thread block.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEhpXmJ1YeQ2TRo0mlARZFwGDE8agxS3U8bHK2jaezgbmHEtXAEGu5anBiqoZBjsQ860a9bbY5vFSXL1JkUitnNPNJk14ZzHMREOx2fKx71sfw_KjB692-nvVF8OjQ0HoEPJ6omAVJu9N8HtBKTYZWBegiwES_J-6zG647AnRwm70wsTc0TmwE0VaziUBak/s3000/20240316_062546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXmJ1YeQ2TRo0mlARZFwGDE8agxS3U8bHK2jaezgbmHEtXAEGu5anBiqoZBjsQ860a9bbY5vFSXL1JkUitnNPNJk14ZzHMREOx2fKx71sfw_KjB692-nvVF8OjQ0HoEPJ6omAVJu9N8HtBKTYZWBegiwES_J-6zG647AnRwm70wsTc0TmwE0VaziUBak/s320/20240316_062546.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this little bird!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here are a couple blocks that I think I forgot to show you. The little girl was supposed to be some random little girl from the original antique quilt. I decided to personalize my quilt with a depiction from one of my favorite pictures of my daughter as a little girl. I think I'll probably embroider her name underneath.<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/AVvXsEj1KBaDb3WuBN86wsTDXVAGi5vlLn2xv3vSa6aF6nffSuuAXrld_jJ-8xlgMcamCeli-BikW8Khgt_yp6owC28W0LlgaeeYB3fLcDhUPslCb1ZSa20ylySaKf45UPMjNbKavMuVV-9XByIKCUEoQIz3LZ2NmWzFha7wLwLBUJ0EqtUY1k3dMPAx2Ok2loA/s3000/20240316_062743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3000" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KBaDb3WuBN86wsTDXVAGi5vlLn2xv3vSa6aF6nffSuuAXrld_jJ-8xlgMcamCeli-BikW8Khgt_yp6owC28W0LlgaeeYB3fLcDhUPslCb1ZSa20ylySaKf45UPMjNbKavMuVV-9XByIKCUEoQIz3LZ2NmWzFha7wLwLBUJ0EqtUY1k3dMPAx2Ok2loA/s320/20240316_062743.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><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/AVvXsEj9-C8CE1VyYukH5OAKA7bDst7hxS9dYkMynwinyJ5XgeCPnsQ-wb9cRp67KYje_IeHMs3ShXJ1Mvm7iJn2wTPo8iQiokjqC9KBeuZXlIHSnMK-7rW7zm5wnICve84R5SQdUgDm1PXY59wlZkNwsYlsPPyH498s-pjeXTQsMME7122s6rb4EAikB9nxQoA/s3000/20240316_062639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2869" data-original-width="3000" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-C8CE1VyYukH5OAKA7bDst7hxS9dYkMynwinyJ5XgeCPnsQ-wb9cRp67KYje_IeHMs3ShXJ1Mvm7iJn2wTPo8iQiokjqC9KBeuZXlIHSnMK-7rW7zm5wnICve84R5SQdUgDm1PXY59wlZkNwsYlsPPyH498s-pjeXTQsMME7122s6rb4EAikB9nxQoA/s320/20240316_062639.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty Flower</td></tr></tbody></table>Did you all have a good Pi(e) day on Thursday, March 14 (3.14)? I made up a chocolate cream pie in its honor. A family favorite with the graham cracker crust!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjr4G5Z_6mMttnnH3VSW7fGsE_k8OnX69OHrfRWOfclnsdywRnVRfEZC1VenpTYAa7OWd4eIVOj1nRdJ5pzyvdM4kXwLE9kqYv1rve25uo00yovsK8jtOFkcrpDmcqwcoJ1MSAWttD9mBViIcSBEhcdPzMgIHfpqmrh13Sill_wdWxvtx1usvElvFSk8/s4000/20240314_192749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjr4G5Z_6mMttnnH3VSW7fGsE_k8OnX69OHrfRWOfclnsdywRnVRfEZC1VenpTYAa7OWd4eIVOj1nRdJ5pzyvdM4kXwLE9kqYv1rve25uo00yovsK8jtOFkcrpDmcqwcoJ1MSAWttD9mBViIcSBEhcdPzMgIHfpqmrh13Sill_wdWxvtx1usvElvFSk8/s320/20240314_192749.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. We will be having the traditional dinner of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots. We will also be having Irish Soda Bread for breakfast. It just came out of the oven and this house smells so DELICIOUS!<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/AVvXsEgfnAigBg2lIkfbe5TNl6avhr8BD5elkISTuE1hPwYOrm8JGa9M9mBf4evkMLELe9TXBZxMFrStCLfZwL7rfo6vvBLeGIaq1erAzsQqkc5uulfb-WxuHjhQX74kbVRgNMtdsVqpV-7yQMSC-CMWW-loVk8EDvKd4KvHyn_qTCuxm93PAx52l1f4uiL6ZLg/s4000/20240316_134705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnAigBg2lIkfbe5TNl6avhr8BD5elkISTuE1hPwYOrm8JGa9M9mBf4evkMLELe9TXBZxMFrStCLfZwL7rfo6vvBLeGIaq1erAzsQqkc5uulfb-WxuHjhQX74kbVRgNMtdsVqpV-7yQMSC-CMWW-loVk8EDvKd4KvHyn_qTCuxm93PAx52l1f4uiL6ZLg/s320/20240316_134705.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I highly recommend <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/irish-soda-bread-recipe-1949134" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Ina Garten's recipe</b></span></a>. We use raisins instead of currants. Just before baking but after the X is cut with a knife, I brush the top with a little leftover buttermilk and sprinkle on turbinado sugar. I can't wait for breakfast in the morning! So yummy toasted up and schmeared with butter!!!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wishing everyone a lucky St. Pat's Day and "may the sun shine warm upon your face". Have a wonderful weekend!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Linking up with the other Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilters <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/03/scraphappy-saturday.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-25071884361644034492024-03-14T08:32:00.003-05:002024-03-14T08:32:22.691-05:00I Like Thursday #140<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Good morning and Happy Pi Day! Will you be making a pie to celebrate the occasion? I've got a chocolate cream pie in mind for this household! I'll need to get going on it because the longer it chills, the better it tastes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Spring has started to show her lovely face. Even houseplants notice the longer days and warmer temps. Here's a picture of my spiderwort. Check out that pretty purple flower!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaLr0VvecTiPSMlzps7-6tDyWOVmI6hUeLNf-EVji6ndkAbjJP3hwVDDfuN_XsPrGPgVkGaOu7z-3KNDqsNdxWg3y6ztkjkvwwEE1jnZZcmJTul7DRsu3JnK4sx8yfPgwBt2SMOFaTsK70LGWQbDfj9Iq8b-w0uk7otSSGXmPjcgGTMJOKdnN6vbA_dE/s4000/20240313_141801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaLr0VvecTiPSMlzps7-6tDyWOVmI6hUeLNf-EVji6ndkAbjJP3hwVDDfuN_XsPrGPgVkGaOu7z-3KNDqsNdxWg3y6ztkjkvwwEE1jnZZcmJTul7DRsu3JnK4sx8yfPgwBt2SMOFaTsK70LGWQbDfj9Iq8b-w0uk7otSSGXmPjcgGTMJOKdnN6vbA_dE/s320/20240313_141801.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We were proudly informed that our nephew has passed the next phase of his training in the USAF. Congratulations!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAFBtV_tN51ci6zaoepddsGKFrPRezC5KAIga0gFqyH-HDHQVGc43SkelU-2SDQVPfX3SFbntdhoKztSAvne7cVVqBeUiziNaFj9SRTKDBvGueZlCwON0ze7Hq7blagthMFIiLO3efIM_WZEDb9fJDUydC3JXs4xhyphenhyphenbVSL-uR9C2Sf-By3c9NYBVwnj8/s720/IMG_20240308_172441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAFBtV_tN51ci6zaoepddsGKFrPRezC5KAIga0gFqyH-HDHQVGc43SkelU-2SDQVPfX3SFbntdhoKztSAvne7cVVqBeUiziNaFj9SRTKDBvGueZlCwON0ze7Hq7blagthMFIiLO3efIM_WZEDb9fJDUydC3JXs4xhyphenhyphenbVSL-uR9C2Sf-By3c9NYBVwnj8/s320/IMG_20240308_172441.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>A quilt top that I marked for quilting finally got pin-basted. Let the actual quilting begin!<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/AVvXsEjfaGxW9GX5nBJmCva1cw10gxpeF_ZwA9HvjuTh9giGlwunG_6AUUxTEQp3qNX7ne00r0CmALTK88Dak17UvF27bAIH-D9fOpAMPMCtnkAySo9exZ-i4-L9DWuUrZq7niUvOvURBE7HE-DwwKDEbEyEMToUwjX68fqJG32Zk7vuhzylkJ_ipiSw5Xlqqow/s4000/20240310_145942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaGxW9GX5nBJmCva1cw10gxpeF_ZwA9HvjuTh9giGlwunG_6AUUxTEQp3qNX7ne00r0CmALTK88Dak17UvF27bAIH-D9fOpAMPMCtnkAySo9exZ-i4-L9DWuUrZq7niUvOvURBE7HE-DwwKDEbEyEMToUwjX68fqJG32Zk7vuhzylkJ_ipiSw5Xlqqow/s320/20240310_145942.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spy a bit of purple!</td></tr></tbody></table>The Senior Center held its monthly luncheon last week. We dined on corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots. We even got a cupcake for dessert. And while the meal and camaraderie were terrific, the entertainment stole the show. Seven ladies performed Irish dancing!!!<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/AVvXsEgm5Yp34j6s98f5KCJwYPnKo_uOvjytG0Ea3R4bSJGuj_TY1Who_PT0aQbyJinAJr6HWUiLMHiyn0JdQE5pnGVAteazvwnQO3gFJ7ASQMlIp3iEZRnXST3GGO_cZg0XTAz4v0oOgR7qlw019B0GWPKvglxFJ1tkityjDquL9WWSeHxzdxGkeGNh9WGV0ZQ/s4000/20240307_131355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5Yp34j6s98f5KCJwYPnKo_uOvjytG0Ea3R4bSJGuj_TY1Who_PT0aQbyJinAJr6HWUiLMHiyn0JdQE5pnGVAteazvwnQO3gFJ7ASQMlIp3iEZRnXST3GGO_cZg0XTAz4v0oOgR7qlw019B0GWPKvglxFJ1tkityjDquL9WWSeHxzdxGkeGNh9WGV0ZQ/s320/20240307_131355.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This young lady is 6th in the country!</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/AVvXsEgXQV4Q7LM2GwNKyHFa4DXnqtxDexJLxZYzQkhWuX68mR-LeFewxgpC5BqKLql1GXSfsYPB4Ra4NqSm1b38hwNdXAxbxehUlJG5oidDuBHv2UTg2iCjbkJyniOZPgFtgn-9nrhWcBsgZ3dAvnQCbYhYKMrnnj72lNYcQcC0JSvKQoJwxC7EeO8pAb49Cuk/s4000/20240307_131358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQV4Q7LM2GwNKyHFa4DXnqtxDexJLxZYzQkhWuX68mR-LeFewxgpC5BqKLql1GXSfsYPB4Ra4NqSm1b38hwNdXAxbxehUlJG5oidDuBHv2UTg2iCjbkJyniOZPgFtgn-9nrhWcBsgZ3dAvnQCbYhYKMrnnj72lNYcQcC0JSvKQoJwxC7EeO8pAb49Cuk/s320/20240307_131358.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She dances tall & proud</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/AVvXsEiEzN80wYS0bDMUg6smi0abc2vXbUrH_AIul09N5ZZ83D8aY6q3U3lejoNfmQw1Y03Ruh8Hp3d8S8bDVtyqSjLoePM7YNar9ld47no9KtpGa1bs3jUGVyGTdJOOJEVf32wOGJ2xPisBymBDtt5tASFf2LaH-W40BmoWDjTVhdpVRwAzl8VcoWQIBw2-qzg/s4000/20240307_131554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzN80wYS0bDMUg6smi0abc2vXbUrH_AIul09N5ZZ83D8aY6q3U3lejoNfmQw1Y03Ruh8Hp3d8S8bDVtyqSjLoePM7YNar9ld47no9KtpGa1bs3jUGVyGTdJOOJEVf32wOGJ2xPisBymBDtt5tASFf2LaH-W40BmoWDjTVhdpVRwAzl8VcoWQIBw2-qzg/s320/20240307_131554.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is a beginner.<br />Old & young enjoying this art</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/AVvXsEgOatVtGiaHY0QN4nrc_tafI17OuuiIkE-_yZkwW_sVZ4yaMCJrZQIhWVQ6Y84k7BuvZm0oYUfRmCxTynbmksNq8Zn8HGu3flMqpS-2rNQKkbQxSSHOWZGhBwrcyYgkMGZ0bBJwoJjcIw6NOkxZnpAgpmTRn53m3QOvBr0n6j-NnUkpzPz-BjhUjw_Bvug/s4000/20240307_131611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOatVtGiaHY0QN4nrc_tafI17OuuiIkE-_yZkwW_sVZ4yaMCJrZQIhWVQ6Y84k7BuvZm0oYUfRmCxTynbmksNq8Zn8HGu3flMqpS-2rNQKkbQxSSHOWZGhBwrcyYgkMGZ0bBJwoJjcIw6NOkxZnpAgpmTRn53m3QOvBr0n6j-NnUkpzPz-BjhUjw_Bvug/s320/20240307_131611.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the very young</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/AVvXsEitgTQIU-DwEgpZcLf8JEZhQIqYH4XusDwwKeaYq4XgMwQZ8n7hcJFnTVqO4XCGiEzSv9sn0vekxK1DhwWyIWt5wQalakmbmIvHcIg1-2idCeybAjThYz92dkxpQiInZA6MIIRNRrkAv3h-pbOgOpwmEzmj-HlJZ9BUYrZ6jqXkQZcqjYbQU7KVj173Qz4/s4000/20240307_132004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgTQIU-DwEgpZcLf8JEZhQIqYH4XusDwwKeaYq4XgMwQZ8n7hcJFnTVqO4XCGiEzSv9sn0vekxK1DhwWyIWt5wQalakmbmIvHcIg1-2idCeybAjThYz92dkxpQiInZA6MIIRNRrkAv3h-pbOgOpwmEzmj-HlJZ9BUYrZ6jqXkQZcqjYbQU7KVj173Qz4/s320/20240307_132004.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High stepping</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/AVvXsEiMmilAlR6Ah-y7V2G0_rdEjIk2lLHiipufOHXm50LzSzsGcWDzG_FJAwCd-eUpx0uD2T0rIzNkFCto-dXoTWdmU4cshD8skDSDS8TET-OQODHCujjnEUjaKBOZ0nSN4ttmcjoKnwc3x3183pXF08eC-tyaYON3fsRaDRAEuOJMqbheuudE-GRSmQflyxg/s4000/20240307_132007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmilAlR6Ah-y7V2G0_rdEjIk2lLHiipufOHXm50LzSzsGcWDzG_FJAwCd-eUpx0uD2T0rIzNkFCto-dXoTWdmU4cshD8skDSDS8TET-OQODHCujjnEUjaKBOZ0nSN4ttmcjoKnwc3x3183pXF08eC-tyaYON3fsRaDRAEuOJMqbheuudE-GRSmQflyxg/s320/20240307_132007.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having so much fun!</td></tr></tbody></table>I've got a few recipes to share but they'll have to wait until next week. I hope you have a grand Thursday. If you need a pick-me-up, visit <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>LeeAnna's blog</b></span></a> to catch up on even more reasons to be happy!</div></span><p></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-57126531580445764182024-03-09T08:19:00.002-06:002024-03-09T08:19:14.551-06:00RSC, a Small Finish, a Few Embroideries<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello and welcome back! We finally got some rain here in my corner of the world and I'll just bet we're going to see a flourish of color in the next few days. Spring is such a pretty time of year, isn't it?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In case you missed it, I made a sweet little table runner specifically for Spring. If you're familiar with the 10-Minute Table Runner pattern, mine is the mini version.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEjVfPs_vWC057Y0Gd_2tzJDZoD49UYqHVWPle9qPCQ6mDj-3K5Y8p6vEGeVEHyC2Sfoyl3CyPKg23BNoXGKJuTU6r2R5XDCQ41c_UnwNCqVOdyQ67eq7mKlp4PGqgK0yylA2XL2CBxTYbDCoS3oKbVkX16l-jedpBWdB7nD9di2irj9_83FRqLTa-VhDro/s3541/20240303_143858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="3541" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfPs_vWC057Y0Gd_2tzJDZoD49UYqHVWPle9qPCQ6mDj-3K5Y8p6vEGeVEHyC2Sfoyl3CyPKg23BNoXGKJuTU6r2R5XDCQ41c_UnwNCqVOdyQ67eq7mKlp4PGqgK0yylA2XL2CBxTYbDCoS3oKbVkX16l-jedpBWdB7nD9di2irj9_83FRqLTa-VhDro/s320/20240303_143858.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring Toilet Topper</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/AVvXsEjJmaCEPwDBsaj7-u8hr9ngcgRD8wPbOzRa09d83USRwQ3KLPOIopCVpY8IW-fGCrbHezA4D0uEAyTblL_ZVDl_VjxL97TcFkl_HX8sPPu530gf4hMQ4m2_NlpyBRcK_0iiA3Swg_pKLCiPi5izME_0gPxGsMI65qfpCJk9fYxOtyhVS71-BeRWcFDCyI8/s4000/20240303_143759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmaCEPwDBsaj7-u8hr9ngcgRD8wPbOzRa09d83USRwQ3KLPOIopCVpY8IW-fGCrbHezA4D0uEAyTblL_ZVDl_VjxL97TcFkl_HX8sPPu530gf4hMQ4m2_NlpyBRcK_0iiA3Swg_pKLCiPi5izME_0gPxGsMI65qfpCJk9fYxOtyhVS71-BeRWcFDCyI8/s320/20240303_143759.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the Toilet All Decked Out for Spring!</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've run Mom around quite a bit this week so there's been time for some handwork. The Red Threads blocks are starting to make quite a nice stack.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK5fucCgG-8qTZjduRwCBG3M86dTO1RIapOTxipOZVLKE96OSA1zXz1QylUwWKAre5h9-R2HDvz0VIIY-75asbHw-pFpgFTEtdxOv2ycZH9OeoZXpaHOMRcAevdCUDqsPzZlczMQJ6cajONIyd6AoBsmnwJfz5uj_uHYuLG0ARMRjAA-gfuap7vXoJgg/s1938/20240306_154929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1933" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK5fucCgG-8qTZjduRwCBG3M86dTO1RIapOTxipOZVLKE96OSA1zXz1QylUwWKAre5h9-R2HDvz0VIIY-75asbHw-pFpgFTEtdxOv2ycZH9OeoZXpaHOMRcAevdCUDqsPzZlczMQJ6cajONIyd6AoBsmnwJfz5uj_uHYuLG0ARMRjAA-gfuap7vXoJgg/s320/20240306_154929.jpg" width="319" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our monthly EPP Club resumed again and so I've started getting the papers ready for that project again. No picture but progress has been made.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The same goes for Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I've gathered my purples and will start to cut out pieces over this next week.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you have a fantastic weekend. Our weekend looks to be chilly but at least we got some moisture!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Don't forget to check out the others following along with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. You can find their posts <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/03/scraphappy-saturday-plowing-into-purple.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>.</span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-62484709386582886602024-03-07T08:21:00.000-06:002024-03-07T08:21:10.931-06:00I Like Thursday #139<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's been a while since I shared things I've liked. I'd first <i><b>like</b></i> to thank LeeAnna for gathering us all together weekly whether we join in or not. Even if I don't post, you can still catch up with everyone else right <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>HERE</b></span></a> on LeeAnna's blog.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Spring has sprung around here and I'm sure I'll be joining others with this very same <b><i>like</i></b>.<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/AVvXsEiYck29ewPxdu9I_o1sFOo8kddKYhZTvR4p-HvSPDLLyIts2z6zD2dc0VyXQGtYkz8_38KMqLqTEBTVx7tOet1eQvdvoiL6c3avJ3X2QD8KhrIMWbW8yoqwPEYvOIGvlANwq98NiI0Vmh4SAZGHoImMlTsUOrOChOQwOdHnjG-SvFM6qJU6lAPQI68m0Pk/s4000/20240226_135813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYck29ewPxdu9I_o1sFOo8kddKYhZTvR4p-HvSPDLLyIts2z6zD2dc0VyXQGtYkz8_38KMqLqTEBTVx7tOet1eQvdvoiL6c3avJ3X2QD8KhrIMWbW8yoqwPEYvOIGvlANwq98NiI0Vmh4SAZGHoImMlTsUOrOChOQwOdHnjG-SvFM6qJU6lAPQI68m0Pk/s320/20240226_135813.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple & White Crocus</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/AVvXsEij73eg5q5qHQG3MKY30WipSbUS_0lIWVupoaxktyJjnn48iDIxi96tNWslr3PJ4o5dHnpJvMhGAH61AztW4wfDyeLoassFMwrYsesvnfR_-tQ07P6KJN5ncRmypiaEOUE-BsbQEADHzl7QvCRcL4DhfVp2Y5Ala9v7R2Pifku8vHK_GpBT_oiD72Pcvv4/s4000/20240226_135824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij73eg5q5qHQG3MKY30WipSbUS_0lIWVupoaxktyJjnn48iDIxi96tNWslr3PJ4o5dHnpJvMhGAH61AztW4wfDyeLoassFMwrYsesvnfR_-tQ07P6KJN5ncRmypiaEOUE-BsbQEADHzl7QvCRcL4DhfVp2Y5Ala9v7R2Pifku8vHK_GpBT_oiD72Pcvv4/s320/20240226_135824.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Group of Crocus</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/AVvXsEif1Wj1jPAagmLQvjWogVOgeLrIUnvsJAqmflsAWOqCw752tums2x91immGIHNTV3bc9fveICowM0bcqWyxxuCBw4h7NlWBbW9p7rwdgV3Xf3REPnzZmgxfLm5ovhhibcD2UyCHr2DC1zY2kJcCRcxt6E8tsZgiPna638qJvy39P3o_xTdYUeqTkUjAZQI/s4000/20240305_074711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1Wj1jPAagmLQvjWogVOgeLrIUnvsJAqmflsAWOqCw752tums2x91immGIHNTV3bc9fveICowM0bcqWyxxuCBw4h7NlWBbW9p7rwdgV3Xf3REPnzZmgxfLm5ovhhibcD2UyCHr2DC1zY2kJcCRcxt6E8tsZgiPna638qJvy39P3o_xTdYUeqTkUjAZQI/s320/20240305_074711.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Beautiful Pink Hyacinths<br />(And They Smell So Good!)</td></tr></tbody></table>Even indoors, Spring has sprung. I found this fabric at my LQS and knew exactly what I needed to make ... this mini 5-minute table runner goes together really quickly!<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/AVvXsEjLUXxzQEr8FzjhtsqYZdGy7pFomhgxTn9tKJumj4ALNAHJxwRpF-9YXYnNJZs9JtjmdX64gOdPfESREY6CtvlTIAl-HXgFFa-HZA-zivjRngNCuUhcC1y5s8LO9kiW2cBZgKhvt0cneDSm9cvp0FyId44roeDTU77NuFyMqF6iGbRlqS7LYJhkZJOsINw/s4000/20240303_143759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUXxzQEr8FzjhtsqYZdGy7pFomhgxTn9tKJumj4ALNAHJxwRpF-9YXYnNJZs9JtjmdX64gOdPfESREY6CtvlTIAl-HXgFFa-HZA-zivjRngNCuUhcC1y5s8LO9kiW2cBZgKhvt0cneDSm9cvp0FyId44roeDTU77NuFyMqF6iGbRlqS7LYJhkZJOsINw/s320/20240303_143759.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring/Easter Toilet Scape</td></tr></tbody></table>I'm still reading "The Ink Black Heart" by Robert Galbraith. With less than 150 pages left, I hope to be finished by this time next week.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xu1hGnxcp0hopCmkuSnKayN0SEXjy2mlXmCRdSVu8ZZKMzPjVfXO0CmkqltKL1C0S_Cm4imXQf3ao6A1TwwjRDGEjXx1uDOQnnhRutvBn5lpSsA8xUHWLV21YReAxguNdh4H5frK5-MOCeHlCW_mkNA8MoLBcH4FGfhe_HWmR0UFlyVzUYFOZv8KVSM/s400/Ink%20Black%20Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xu1hGnxcp0hopCmkuSnKayN0SEXjy2mlXmCRdSVu8ZZKMzPjVfXO0CmkqltKL1C0S_Cm4imXQf3ao6A1TwwjRDGEjXx1uDOQnnhRutvBn5lpSsA8xUHWLV21YReAxguNdh4H5frK5-MOCeHlCW_mkNA8MoLBcH4FGfhe_HWmR0UFlyVzUYFOZv8KVSM/s320/Ink%20Black%20Heart.jpg" width="206" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So glad "Survivor" has kicked back in for TV viewing. We also started watching "Tracker" and so far, so good. It's about a guy who tracks down missing people or things. Mysteries usually are well-received in this house.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Of course I'm still cooking in the kitchen. I made a couple of delicious & easy Lenten recipes. Last Friday night's <a href="https://pressureluckcooking.com/instant-pot-new-england-clam-chowder/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder</b></span></a> and the previous week's <a href="https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/38828/baked-orange-roughy-italian-style/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Baked Orange Rough, Italian-Style</b></span></a> were both tasty. A while back I made <a href="https://abountifulkitchen.com/saras-sunday-pork-tenderloin-with/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Sara's Sunday Pork Tenderloin with Mushroom Gravy</b></span></a> and it was very good. However, it made so much scrumptious sauce/gravy that I saved and froze half of it for the next time I have a plain pork roast dinner. In my opinion dinner is not complete without dessert. These <a href="https://www.spendwithpennies.com/chocolate-cupcakes/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Chocolate Cupcakes</b></span></a> with <a href="https://www.spendwithpennies.com/peanut-butter-frosting/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Peanut Butter Frosting</b></span></a> were SOOOOOOO YUMMY! I will say, after looking at the picture, I only made half a batch of the frosting and there was plenty to top the 12 cupcakes! Hooray for pictures!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And that, my friends, wraps another edition of I Like Thursdays. Do remember to hop on over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Not Afraid of Color</b></span></a> to see more fun & likable stuff!</span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-75577180767804065222024-03-02T08:18:00.001-06:002024-03-02T08:18:14.541-06:00End of RSC Red and a Good FNwF<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Just noticed it's been longer than I thought since I've posted. Time sure flies when you're busy, doesn't it? Wish I could say it's because I was so absorbed in sewing but I can't complain. Some of my time has been with various quilt clubs so that's good.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Earlier this week I remembered all about the pineapple quilt I've been working on. I started it last year with RSC and was half finished by the end of 2023. I quickly whipped out my red bin and got to work. Actually finished in them on the 29th -- Yay! for Leap Year! These were, in fact, finished in February. (I just saw that March's color is PURPLE!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNkxvgicGByDhid_f-WkLAiyQhmRcTf9tE1mbtYCNazQiibv8QhgxpbUHYOxsWogaNtrPq6n9vjoIbpmHsthmn_oguzzM5d9gW0kfne7PVscYJzTXCPmNoa9tAi7md5sLB7jlzXSccKCcli1htC7mYAz1-Wb1DRXMe-sUd4eawZAbnS_48v41_8IE-dQ/s2827/20240229_152228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="2827" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNkxvgicGByDhid_f-WkLAiyQhmRcTf9tE1mbtYCNazQiibv8QhgxpbUHYOxsWogaNtrPq6n9vjoIbpmHsthmn_oguzzM5d9gW0kfne7PVscYJzTXCPmNoa9tAi7md5sLB7jlzXSccKCcli1htC7mYAz1-Wb1DRXMe-sUd4eawZAbnS_48v41_8IE-dQ/s320/20240229_152228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Last night was Friday Night with Friends. Earlier in the day at various appointments with Mom, I got a good start on one of the embroideries for Red Thread. These are so nice and portable, just what I need.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7oJ45z8WwUyO6_hWk9O1n1pi604pJUsDCx1vbVAaVLiIYkNg1gxu1OfFp-RqvwZZ_kpsujP_dcbLRFSo98-pLYfrhfEwnSyqUfwLqTkr1YNMmBzKyMeKvSGemP9kewdz5Khfa66Yp1UTNW54h8eoujx0WibwB5wOOrVk08ym65u-SAPHc-hjy8BQ7Xc/s2528/20240302_060615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="2528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7oJ45z8WwUyO6_hWk9O1n1pi604pJUsDCx1vbVAaVLiIYkNg1gxu1OfFp-RqvwZZ_kpsujP_dcbLRFSo98-pLYfrhfEwnSyqUfwLqTkr1YNMmBzKyMeKvSGemP9kewdz5Khfa66Yp1UTNW54h8eoujx0WibwB5wOOrVk08ym65u-SAPHc-hjy8BQ7Xc/s320/20240302_060615.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After dinner I settled in behind the cutting table and sewing machine and got a good start on February's first of 2 blocks for the Vintage Christmas SAL at my LQS. I'm making the 12" blocks and will need 25 to make a large quilt so 2 per month with an extra thrown in somewhere ought to do it. I've decided not to use Lori Holt fabric. I'm pretty sure I've got enough scraps to get this done. *wink*</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GzyWSSyzC8c5DmbjreoJi-p68mf2KDTNcscPIs1Yh4_EtF_4KDa74h7IbvDpITN6EM3qwFn6n5AXLhCtnoyJ9fR1ZAAXE8xxmStqz7X7UzjzfTgdm5WtbD5w8Z9cTdq-NyCwiVMMKWxinKhnqD7y2VjXqlmG0Ud3boOlcJD8C9fHf4-9JwBvMdPN58c/s3614/20240302_060515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3614" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GzyWSSyzC8c5DmbjreoJi-p68mf2KDTNcscPIs1Yh4_EtF_4KDa74h7IbvDpITN6EM3qwFn6n5AXLhCtnoyJ9fR1ZAAXE8xxmStqz7X7UzjzfTgdm5WtbD5w8Z9cTdq-NyCwiVMMKWxinKhnqD7y2VjXqlmG0Ud3boOlcJD8C9fHf4-9JwBvMdPN58c/s320/20240302_060515.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Please hop on over to the links below to see what the other makers have been working on. There's a lot of fabulous projects underway! Have a great weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">FNwF: Cheryll at <a href="https://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/2024/02/march-fnwf.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Gone Stitchin'</b></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">RSC: Angela at <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/03/scraphappy-saturday-passionately-purple.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>So Scrappy</b></span></a></span></div>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-68357987318850081632024-02-17T09:39:00.003-06:002024-02-17T09:39:25.545-06:00Friday Night Sew-In<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday Night Sew-In was tonight. I thank Wendy for getting us together every third Friday of the month. This month it lands really early but that's fine with me. My Friday night sewing started early too but it was right on time Australian time! Every Friday I take Mom to the hairdresser and I take something to sew on during that hour or so. My Red Threads embroidery project is my "ole reliable" on Fridays.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In order to be ready, first thing Friday morning I traced out my block. Good thing because new blocks post on Fridays! Yup, officially a week behind again! Haha! I took my project bag with me to the hairdresser's.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I continued later in the evening while watching Laundry Basket Quilt's Wednesday YouTube video and then Primitive Gatherings' Thursday YouTube video. Made pretty good progress.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFDy3oA_8W1w7Te85HiBCX3aGumHovtiBqh5Yr2biLMNzAjtC_u8yHuoH7pUi75X0nc2d1lhmsQV48yIW8kGSgFwxMcAQsqI0BGcXWAiB1wDfvqx6ht9fWX2wiu-sjIFoyxyR7a1UMn5Xy5l-f5llUBtfGgRgGnt6ce3yD18kbMxeRHysAfhqnwmgKpU/s3387/20240216_204456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3387" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFDy3oA_8W1w7Te85HiBCX3aGumHovtiBqh5Yr2biLMNzAjtC_u8yHuoH7pUi75X0nc2d1lhmsQV48yIW8kGSgFwxMcAQsqI0BGcXWAiB1wDfvqx6ht9fWX2wiu-sjIFoyxyR7a1UMn5Xy5l-f5llUBtfGgRgGnt6ce3yD18kbMxeRHysAfhqnwmgKpU/s320/20240216_204456.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you look closely, you can see that there is plenty more to go.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On the RSC Red front, you may or may not have seen that I finished my Valentine pillow just in time -- on February 13th. Of course it's red!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY5ofGHygbNeFblD5-yM4Q_jyLu-DGfkowhAPQrukkIv8BfTBs17dB_T7vM_CpD1v9xT1L7hs6Ybtno8DF4E7iJ1XqmN-GfarhkIAySrVhIcHf98LGv_9eCBQH9qYewUh3v4IfInicgRyZc8MkHaR14JbRu2e_msE4d-KzSzIhtuF3abCKHm2j7qq2Pk/s2131/20240214_060514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2131" data-original-width="2074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY5ofGHygbNeFblD5-yM4Q_jyLu-DGfkowhAPQrukkIv8BfTBs17dB_T7vM_CpD1v9xT1L7hs6Ybtno8DF4E7iJ1XqmN-GfarhkIAySrVhIcHf98LGv_9eCBQH9qYewUh3v4IfInicgRyZc8MkHaR14JbRu2e_msE4d-KzSzIhtuF3abCKHm2j7qq2Pk/s320/20240214_060514.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At this month's Quilt Club, I shared my Valentine table runner. My friend Connie brought it to my attention that it was posted on the LQS's FaceBook page.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF5R1XveeX6U3IQ2koCgUHjazVeZvF0k_xY44rmb7L-rmXxH3iHWPPetDEPI2zapdsWxdreNnmNJQ0XGSMyKcKHkqxbcIWS_1IPN-oSZc41T5VpBuaYfH8OK7-UMvF_YTYZ7CsYdT0jFTmOEbacSMVmgdUOc81fieFY3LSEFHTw8YRjWvYf2r6BMYPU4/s1024/IMG_20240217_091804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF5R1XveeX6U3IQ2koCgUHjazVeZvF0k_xY44rmb7L-rmXxH3iHWPPetDEPI2zapdsWxdreNnmNJQ0XGSMyKcKHkqxbcIWS_1IPN-oSZc41T5VpBuaYfH8OK7-UMvF_YTYZ7CsYdT0jFTmOEbacSMVmgdUOc81fieFY3LSEFHTw8YRjWvYf2r6BMYPU4/s320/IMG_20240217_091804.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I got to thinking this week. I'm supposed to be making more pineapple blocks! EEK! I need to get busy!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We got 4" of snow yesterday. It was forecast for maybe 1-2" with nothing going to stick due to warm roads so our snow crews were not prepared. It is very unusual for our subdivision to not be plowed OR salt treated. Gracie and I still managed a mile and a half walk this morning though and BRRRRR! Was it ever cold again!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguH5cerBcaxR_dFcTZODAcTFO_3Ng_ILZXX09l_M5TboU9TTOGJ81YCw7X-J19PLOESCzljY1jWQa_mz5ie4Jl3q_6VWRCnzBC5kfpwaatf9leDOmnb9guSxVZ1i7aK6QuKb8BNTywHnRiEasy3ShvrZGU6TwiT0f_ZhHGNdzL3Fe1CtsKZj_BeL78Io/s2340/Screenshot_20240217_073733_The%20Weather%20Channel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguH5cerBcaxR_dFcTZODAcTFO_3Ng_ILZXX09l_M5TboU9TTOGJ81YCw7X-J19PLOESCzljY1jWQa_mz5ie4Jl3q_6VWRCnzBC5kfpwaatf9leDOmnb9guSxVZ1i7aK6QuKb8BNTywHnRiEasy3ShvrZGU6TwiT0f_ZhHGNdzL3Fe1CtsKZj_BeL78Io/s320/Screenshot_20240217_073733_The%20Weather%20Channel.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have a great Presidents' Day weekend! I'll be snuggled up indoors wRhile seeing what the RSC quilters were up to this week right <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/02/scraphappy-saturday-red-week-3.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>.</span><p></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-68816907754030597602024-02-15T06:00:00.001-06:002024-02-15T06:00:00.133-06:00I Like Thursday #138<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Howdy to all of you! I got quite a few compliments on my horses embroidery. Thank you all so very much. I am loving working on these weekly Red Threads blocks but I am a couple weeks behind. I'm sure I'll catch up all in good time. The next few seem to be botanical so not as exciting as the critter blocks. Lol!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRScFc-WmoKVaKhAuKZiWdq73U62HlJZHlB_UCg9hG6XWaxOna-tRF0HMD-I4SGWx0W2CKolIq7c6Br8cp0HCeCqkYxUCJOrsHJIq5BVXfbKVdddsVMGgRuYIPtB7HOUPTzCQ_ULNwFmtOS89LmZHTaFHA9eY1u88WmZsgLsqlzHQKtmbhN5u2_D4yac/s2445/20240211_141104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="2445" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRScFc-WmoKVaKhAuKZiWdq73U62HlJZHlB_UCg9hG6XWaxOna-tRF0HMD-I4SGWx0W2CKolIq7c6Br8cp0HCeCqkYxUCJOrsHJIq5BVXfbKVdddsVMGgRuYIPtB7HOUPTzCQ_ULNwFmtOS89LmZHTaFHA9eY1u88WmZsgLsqlzHQKtmbhN5u2_D4yac/s320/20240211_141104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Look what I finished Tuesday, February 13th! Just in time!!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbnxHZxIbNkOOzD3SD87o_J5KRKaKEQPANYS7LSZwjs84gSgMcyfoyKXD2rI0oFOnSlZpJJrISAICkya1iTGE6hBovxSkETAvK-EJBwrj2xWsZFf9CBgEbteqo8wvf3fhl8u4Fcq4mRFuKo7nYksG-CwwGUU95xmn3GDFdWXPXGxPjZITl97RUSCL46w/s2131/20240214_060514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2131" data-original-width="2074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbnxHZxIbNkOOzD3SD87o_J5KRKaKEQPANYS7LSZwjs84gSgMcyfoyKXD2rI0oFOnSlZpJJrISAICkya1iTGE6hBovxSkETAvK-EJBwrj2xWsZFf9CBgEbteqo8wvf3fhl8u4Fcq4mRFuKo7nYksG-CwwGUU95xmn3GDFdWXPXGxPjZITl97RUSCL46w/s320/20240214_060514.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The pattern is from Primitive Gatherings and is wool applique on flannel. It is soft and beautiful. It was also a lot of stitching. The real problem that had me taking so long to finish though was the "Covered Zipper" backing that I wanted to make. Lisa Bonjean of Primitive Gatherings has a tutorial but I seem to be allergic to sewing zippers. I get so nervous because I'm very unsure of myself. It turned out pretty good and I'm thrilled to call it a 2024 finish!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday, February 11, I spied this fellow, a sweet bluebird of happiness. Also just in time for Valentine's Day. He was perched on our back deck railing. Isn't he gorgeous??!!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKTPMaHQ2Ce42bhpjn1vjBaP1X44DhkAKkq2oMyuKLkMTh5ohe0Xj6DhlOpNyGpSFCPLdg0Hx84Icu7PI3gS3ke8-0WTDrhhdorA03w0unJgbyzmq8jPbEAES_CvU4bVegTTST8Dl0TzXV1zA0v2MLYdZF7wtQy3dG8qRMg2Y7O182LLbBM8wtm6rdXs/s4000/20240211_094050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKTPMaHQ2Ce42bhpjn1vjBaP1X44DhkAKkq2oMyuKLkMTh5ohe0Xj6DhlOpNyGpSFCPLdg0Hx84Icu7PI3gS3ke8-0WTDrhhdorA03w0unJgbyzmq8jPbEAES_CvU4bVegTTST8Dl0TzXV1zA0v2MLYdZF7wtQy3dG8qRMg2Y7O182LLbBM8wtm6rdXs/s320/20240211_094050.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Recently I've acquired a silly "Like". Every morning I look forward to watching a "Matlock" rerun. Andy Griffith just makes me smile. He seems like one of the most personable fellows ever, to me.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yesterday and today I will be enjoying my "bestest like" -- retreating with friends and fellow quilters. I'm home in the late afternoon to watch Jeopardy at 4:30 with Mom & Fred. After sleeping in my own bed, I'm heading out the next morning to take up where I left off the day before. Isn't that a most splendid way to spend a day?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you have the most splendid day yourself. Don't forget to appreciate those around you and don't forget to love yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sharing with others at <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Not Afraid of Color</b></span></a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-60059768800986308032024-02-10T11:27:00.004-06:002024-02-10T11:27:50.631-06:00Friday Night with Friends<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am failing badly at Red RSC for February. I am doing pretty good on my embroidery. That's a good thing because there are 49 blocks total in this sew-along.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's a picture of the most recently finished block. It was finished during Mom's most recent P/T appointment on Wednesday.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U6XdKDJbnzTnZKm5psqtQvt6KCDYShqbbVqHFJubaza1D-vX8Zg3stOP3_hd4_JuGEcCTyRnpNr_rFF7110XBJeOEwF_VvGchtbzLDHHa5bKRGquPyXLOpLSgJREgdv2TzYNs6blpTuW3rGk4IfNjdquoh5LyguOjtsqwE0k8DbG63xAxTDFcSW8csc/s2850/20240208_150733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="2850" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U6XdKDJbnzTnZKm5psqtQvt6KCDYShqbbVqHFJubaza1D-vX8Zg3stOP3_hd4_JuGEcCTyRnpNr_rFF7110XBJeOEwF_VvGchtbzLDHHa5bKRGquPyXLOpLSgJREgdv2TzYNs6blpTuW3rGk4IfNjdquoh5LyguOjtsqwE0k8DbG63xAxTDFcSW8csc/s320/20240208_150733.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Since that one was finished, it was time to start another. I got the flower portion started at the appointment. Last night during Friday Night with Friends I started the stem and got quite a bit of the leaves done. Still more to go so stay tuned!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEhyUGPj2tgahbOclS4jyDWxW063gQ15dIhIj6lQ9ROpATJPm7WM6aGG5pMOzIyJRxATVV4VLM_wdVmbyCm9pPi74Cguo-O99laWXuwl22Eh0Xo9SFT8896wGyKMxqDfz4mhxfu-rb88I8NUc5jk_uUNtXlorXvkP0Gh-rHa_fFbyR0eu-IeSBtfUkfwabE/s4000/20240210_111625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUGPj2tgahbOclS4jyDWxW063gQ15dIhIj6lQ9ROpATJPm7WM6aGG5pMOzIyJRxATVV4VLM_wdVmbyCm9pPi74Cguo-O99laWXuwl22Eh0Xo9SFT8896wGyKMxqDfz4mhxfu-rb88I8NUc5jk_uUNtXlorXvkP0Gh-rHa_fFbyR0eu-IeSBtfUkfwabE/s320/20240210_111625.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Istn't the kitty needle minder cute???</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That's been mostly it this week. I did get the side borders sewn on Uptown but no picture was taken. Hope to get more accomplished next week.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Linking up with Cheryll on <a href="https://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/2024/02/omg.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Gone Stitchin'</b></span></a> for FNwF and with Angela on <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraphappy-saturday-4.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>SoScrappy</b></span></a> for Rainbow Scrap Challenge!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-26566654881613774432024-02-08T06:00:00.001-06:002024-02-08T06:00:00.145-06:00I Like Thursday #137<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here we are enjoying and appreciating another week. What's not to like about that? Today I'm sharing a few "likes" that come to mind from earlier this week. Won't you join me? You can also join my "Like" friends <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>HERE</b></span></a> if you choose.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This year, Lent is early so from now until Fat Tuesday (the 13th), it's Paczki Season!!! These Polish doughnuts are so delicious and we look forward to eating our fill each year.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Cduj5AxyPI_uAYGupgIWHOeq0s0QcVzcdONjcJtR4mjUMmyTplxRJRbkCfQ8zIbayYyXcIwANlG8iltrJrQ3hg1EeTdny8uWN0ymbZMYXtooaMkm4snR4RynB0zQ_puxYK6cLHYl_tLwWHKmh3FE3stTIlq-RqPf8q7U24cDsfRW4vsZ7T3fbJhZyE0/s4000/20240203_081308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Cduj5AxyPI_uAYGupgIWHOeq0s0QcVzcdONjcJtR4mjUMmyTplxRJRbkCfQ8zIbayYyXcIwANlG8iltrJrQ3hg1EeTdny8uWN0ymbZMYXtooaMkm4snR4RynB0zQ_puxYK6cLHYl_tLwWHKmh3FE3stTIlq-RqPf8q7U24cDsfRW4vsZ7T3fbJhZyE0/s320/20240203_081308.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of my favorite blogs is Stitch with Lisa. It's run by Lisa Bonjean of Primitive Gatherings. She has one of the best shops and blogs, in my opinion. By now you're familiar with my Twilight Stars blocks. This QAL is through Primitive Gatherings.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOLSqCed5RlZ14Dhgeq3hgauUkw9zb0ZNApJSzbSNgqaj82OpHGdqxjkFOHIniioQf-1CnFbpzWTi7ohMwicXmS6tKY_8xpd27lbEfs22E5rBClDGno7pSY2LbLIrmTcc-4cCLngzND0C7WywY4TlgHpGmvcwFr6UYSRDrYrC9q9pm0_vNd3csL2Bz6o/s3455/20240131_141033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="3455" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOLSqCed5RlZ14Dhgeq3hgauUkw9zb0ZNApJSzbSNgqaj82OpHGdqxjkFOHIniioQf-1CnFbpzWTi7ohMwicXmS6tKY_8xpd27lbEfs22E5rBClDGno7pSY2LbLIrmTcc-4cCLngzND0C7WywY4TlgHpGmvcwFr6UYSRDrYrC9q9pm0_vNd3csL2Bz6o/s320/20240131_141033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, periodically she picks winners from those who have commented on the blog. Recently my name was chosen. My package arrived this week and check out these goodies! There's a wool Valentine pattern with a couple of wool starter pieces, PG chenille wool applique needles, a seam guide, a couple of quilty stickers, and two pieces of scrumptious caramels.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BofXrIVU1JI3AQ1OXnotfd4JU-0cRpGyZopmyDFD8VOteFci0iXjUCc1KpbTAa465OFRwUU3XW8cPDY0PYmSQPeeNNyS3eUuQmzLQAGrX38mG7B2VHaVHaJSMqv9Pn0abaMVHYtJAmzM058SK4fz6FfOcI7beTKKU_Lvn8aD5hkbDUpxLRtxkNTJrs/s4000/20240203_182630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BofXrIVU1JI3AQ1OXnotfd4JU-0cRpGyZopmyDFD8VOteFci0iXjUCc1KpbTAa465OFRwUU3XW8cPDY0PYmSQPeeNNyS3eUuQmzLQAGrX38mG7B2VHaVHaJSMqv9Pn0abaMVHYtJAmzM058SK4fz6FfOcI7beTKKU_Lvn8aD5hkbDUpxLRtxkNTJrs/s320/20240203_182630.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Check out my orchid!!! It has seven lovely flowers blooming! It's been blooming for quite a while but I finally remembered to snap a picture.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetbzyQ3RqAUJooBOU7tykpS8PNbGChjVuAdSNw2698DUbfblozJNcW5TD3N8UCP-2n-AGuhxG02LVG1AU2vDK6NGpCNXNEBolWvw1gPu4cJI6LrAMW4I2MlfRSqQbOKqK02noZ8MVnuWPqz8SDaqSU_ffK4-sStJd_XWI-TNQiznxNAKYMyGGAxSkKNg/s4000/20240203_081133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetbzyQ3RqAUJooBOU7tykpS8PNbGChjVuAdSNw2698DUbfblozJNcW5TD3N8UCP-2n-AGuhxG02LVG1AU2vDK6NGpCNXNEBolWvw1gPu4cJI6LrAMW4I2MlfRSqQbOKqK02noZ8MVnuWPqz8SDaqSU_ffK4-sStJd_XWI-TNQiznxNAKYMyGGAxSkKNg/s320/20240203_081133.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>My poor little grandson had a double ear infection that progressed to a ruptured eardrum last week. I just loved this picture of him waiting to see the doctor.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrrUVRgKl3DnvrqhqHZt4vVku1VfS6kbv0xDpeKmqbMFcHjXcx13b82XHvZrsp_gkKcJ2WxY9i0tkUJIUYLQraelxPEtjZ_GuDSMpnGnCzQl9SxorQCUGnDwmpydixOtCLC4EZTftIFQHX1YJ3CqnxKZBBZnBFyyz2UuSLsXDjcIcGbF37CagLZ9sR2c/s1600/IMG_20240201_101109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrrUVRgKl3DnvrqhqHZt4vVku1VfS6kbv0xDpeKmqbMFcHjXcx13b82XHvZrsp_gkKcJ2WxY9i0tkUJIUYLQraelxPEtjZ_GuDSMpnGnCzQl9SxorQCUGnDwmpydixOtCLC4EZTftIFQHX1YJ3CqnxKZBBZnBFyyz2UuSLsXDjcIcGbF37CagLZ9sR2c/s320/IMG_20240201_101109.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here he is all set to get back to school, feeling so much better.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_RQOUdcv9iUK1GV0jSyuu_1LxD-hCwGuDIQMaKSjxh1o6NnzPlX0Gf8xvYr74L4f7UOf2FjwYc35-SHYGqiH04mattlM7u2CrlQLCUgBzBaJWj5e7G3dDSwBNLi1qOyjgspaJvkXYtUpfMjMocqwmmarduNKP0y4749AwgsF8MM9OKAsVYW5lHNMj0k/s1600/IMG_20240207_203910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_RQOUdcv9iUK1GV0jSyuu_1LxD-hCwGuDIQMaKSjxh1o6NnzPlX0Gf8xvYr74L4f7UOf2FjwYc35-SHYGqiH04mattlM7u2CrlQLCUgBzBaJWj5e7G3dDSwBNLi1qOyjgspaJvkXYtUpfMjMocqwmmarduNKP0y4749AwgsF8MM9OKAsVYW5lHNMj0k/s320/IMG_20240207_203910.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>If you remember Tim (the Tool Man) Taylor, you will appreciate this video. I just love it!!! 💕<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=AD6v5dwZ3UGlqIz28JyRK8kVXsC-KDpGSX8PJyKE3wTe5fiqB9Sabzi56EZJp6YfmF2sZScRDpNYOvWPfQzLnK-fZw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>I'm still reading "The Ink Black Heart" by Robert Galbraith, aka J K Rowling. I'm almost 600 pages in with about 400 to go! Yee! Haw! Progress. The book is interesting and you can read the synopsis <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60144955-the-ink-black-heart?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=r3bkZqO1CK&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>here</b></span></a>. Thankfully it's really starting to pick up the pace because I've renewed as much as possible and will be due back to the library soon.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk9-hKFcP93orveJVS-8ubsp-vci-XRJl3FrilI2xoxxzEoWvs6qxwrunNV6lIUYtLo3HPRPWl7OnJTB8fmAFMcCvlvJCqh2ssvUI1x6UhuLz0sOAKv5v4-xpf8eIu6FSj-3vGJyO5wPXKJp1HHtqkk8cencQJm8X4XJRN2FNo7272EguNs-vRxbzOO8/s400/Ink%20Black%20Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk9-hKFcP93orveJVS-8ubsp-vci-XRJl3FrilI2xoxxzEoWvs6qxwrunNV6lIUYtLo3HPRPWl7OnJTB8fmAFMcCvlvJCqh2ssvUI1x6UhuLz0sOAKv5v4-xpf8eIu6FSj-3vGJyO5wPXKJp1HHtqkk8cencQJm8X4XJRN2FNo7272EguNs-vRxbzOO8/s320/Ink%20Black%20Heart.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My friend Sharon & I had a quilting road trip this week. I won a Janome Serger from the All-Illinois Quilt Shop Hop. The store that sponsored this prize was Times Square Quilt Shop in Jacksonville, which is a little over an hour and a half drive from my house. Of course we found some fabric to buy also. It's a very nice quilt shop and we had a great visit with the ladies there. On the way back we decided to stop at another shop, Dora's in Brighton. If you live in my neck of the woods, I highly recommend a visit to this store. Sharon & I thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Not only did we enhance our stash, but we had such nice conversation with the owner about anything and everything!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you had a nice week too. There is always so much to like if you only take a moment to reflect on your day. I wish you a wonderful week!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-66953752173959711572024-02-03T08:48:00.000-06:002024-02-03T08:48:09.250-06:00RSC Red & FNwF (not)<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">February is underway and Angela chose red for this month. Do you know what Paczkis are? They are sweet, deliciously-filled Polish doughnuts that are only available in my neck of the woods for about 2 weeks before Ash Wednesday. Mom & I stopped at the grocery store yesterday after her hair appointment on the off chance that Paczkis might be starting to show up. Yay!!! We found some!</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><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/AVvXsEiU_qEFY9MpF7XKl10Rc5kqur7yYwGBp8x9Ue8OgTFCF59N7qQAlDn_8J_O7YGfSxCn4Pp6wZc9-SwUHkyZ6olQNyOoMOPIAcLhwcbwf1xwwSuanV4MDS4OXj9ikB9A6zvAC94ivzSXZ8giYeaIGEVJxBXY9v9Slt66aemRo8qumXSW4FCEh1JzSicyV9k/s4000/20240203_081308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_qEFY9MpF7XKl10Rc5kqur7yYwGBp8x9Ue8OgTFCF59N7qQAlDn_8J_O7YGfSxCn4Pp6wZc9-SwUHkyZ6olQNyOoMOPIAcLhwcbwf1xwwSuanV4MDS4OXj9ikB9A6zvAC94ivzSXZ8giYeaIGEVJxBXY9v9Slt66aemRo8qumXSW4FCEh1JzSicyV9k/s320/20240203_081308.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out that lovely RED & white box!!!</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Recently I decided to join a Lori Holt Vintage Christmas SAL -- can you believe I'm joining in with yet another SAL??? Haha! Of course one Christmas color is red and I dug through my scraps for suitable scraps for this project. Two blocks were chosen for those wanting to participate with 12" blocks which is what I've decided to work on. Last night all I managed to do was cut out one block but I plan on getting both sewn up this weekend. They're due at the 10am monthly meeting on Monday. No point getting it finished up too early, right?</span></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/AVvXsEiHMHvZhSV1EMHQnRG7O9ivI_678xyqGURbHGE03N_Op_utMJys_nKMc6z-E6XQrcBlbUB1ElRHT7RmJNW54xR0EdC9WN9nXp-4B3d5zGVTAzdtKnfJUc1AKgWWU5OiYFi1IlH7qzv6LzXrL8XXAFnfDONoBfxcAaOoYahUBqronz2R2uc_hR3hDLmbFOY/s4000/20240203_081016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMHvZhSV1EMHQnRG7O9ivI_678xyqGURbHGE03N_Op_utMJys_nKMc6z-E6XQrcBlbUB1ElRHT7RmJNW54xR0EdC9WN9nXp-4B3d5zGVTAzdtKnfJUc1AKgWWU5OiYFi1IlH7qzv6LzXrL8XXAFnfDONoBfxcAaOoYahUBqronz2R2uc_hR3hDLmbFOY/s320/20240203_081016.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the red poking out?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was also waiting to see about joining in with the Friday Night with Friends group. I guess our hostess forgot or was busy. I have to say 1st Friday was pretty early this month so it very easily could have slipped her mind. I did work a little on a Red Threads embroidery block. Progress is progress, right?</span></div><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/AVvXsEgbE-ElPwyox-1YX04ovMe2iQU1KtY4FuOoKjkHCu65AfwDXuJNyOhw7K-tjoQQ0hB6hXhFDNLmlt_MfW_etz3qwjfhT9ZRb9yAZGJg4hqERO6rd6w8zvfZWizNudQOVhE08dE-n4U5AvD4XHCFm8DQBYJqXn-D9SHBX0Q_bnfW1vFwFt8RM1kD39f92cU/s3000/20240203_080949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="3000" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE-ElPwyox-1YX04ovMe2iQU1KtY4FuOoKjkHCu65AfwDXuJNyOhw7K-tjoQQ0hB6hXhFDNLmlt_MfW_etz3qwjfhT9ZRb9yAZGJg4hqERO6rd6w8zvfZWizNudQOVhE08dE-n4U5AvD4XHCFm8DQBYJqXn-D9SHBX0Q_bnfW1vFwFt8RM1kD39f92cU/s320/20240203_080949.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know, my Red Threads is NOT red</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In case you didn't catch my I Like Thursday post a couple of days ago, I did finish my Valentine table runner. It's so bright & cheerful and RED! I put in on my header! Scroll back up to see it!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'll be linking up with Angela this morning, joining in with fellow RSC quilters. See other RSC posts <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/02/scraphappy-saturday-number-4-first-red.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>. I hope you have a great weekend!</span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-9166684778702850412024-02-01T09:34:00.001-06:002024-02-01T09:39:43.288-06:00I Like Thursday #136<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Happy February, everyone! Red & pink, roses, flowers, candy, love. That's what February brings ... along with my birthday later in the month. Short & sweet, I like February and this year we get an extra February day because 2024 is leap year!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Apparently it's Girl Scout cookie days. These sweet little Daisies were hawking their wares at the front of our subdivision the other day. Did I stop? Of course I did. I thought the stand with these sweet smiles were ingenious selling points. That and I was a Girl Scout leader so I know how important cookie-selling is to the girls. I had a $20 bill on me and the cookies are now up to $6/box!!!! Yup, came home with three boxes.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-No5xUH1O3Hped5qJXLl29ndIAj3EBBTjOKDpYRY-wzXRZY1tI6kZ8P2iBgNSxOXgfpfQurhU9WpZmx6Qod9EcCkvxG7aYEO2-JUFfjS3tUJDUBMDXPwg4KJj23d7PUv5futzza4aSTlo9C6wq1peOGi-OSwN0v4De-KBIPu4vr3M2iRFfHTTs8OqMx4/s4000/20240126_161803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-No5xUH1O3Hped5qJXLl29ndIAj3EBBTjOKDpYRY-wzXRZY1tI6kZ8P2iBgNSxOXgfpfQurhU9WpZmx6Qod9EcCkvxG7aYEO2-JUFfjS3tUJDUBMDXPwg4KJj23d7PUv5futzza4aSTlo9C6wq1peOGi-OSwN0v4De-KBIPu4vr3M2iRFfHTTs8OqMx4/s320/20240126_161803.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I had a couple of old-ish apples so I made my own version of apple pie filling and topped our Dutch Baby breakfasts with it along with a side of bacon. I'm sure I've shared the recipe before but you can find the Dutch Baby recipe <a href="https://www.food.com/recipe/dutch-baby-74146" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>. We like these for breakfasts and look forward to strawberry season. Fresh strawberries on a Dutch Baby is a favorite around here.</span></div><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe3A-SOwrAgU6jZzTywqAF2vsT6Sot1ZmhCnPTHPONQmandJI9wTuWg91pUkfvwW44ZJMVw9qcG48QL7qEhb5QKeH-14q1oj2dpJO6gs5CuvhxjtQ1QkZCQYy8hE2a5ei0nqvdeqS31MundFYetx-IsRfo3C5ZVMThqA3QN6PvDw7APGX5pe_aSjiHOg/s4000/20240128_093155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe3A-SOwrAgU6jZzTywqAF2vsT6Sot1ZmhCnPTHPONQmandJI9wTuWg91pUkfvwW44ZJMVw9qcG48QL7qEhb5QKeH-14q1oj2dpJO6gs5CuvhxjtQ1QkZCQYy8hE2a5ei0nqvdeqS31MundFYetx-IsRfo3C5ZVMThqA3QN6PvDw7APGX5pe_aSjiHOg/s320/20240128_093155.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One of our dinners this week was <a href="https://abountifulkitchen.com/saras-sunday-pork-tenderloin-with/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Sara's Sunday Pork Tenderloin with Mushroom Gravy</b></span></a>, served with oven-roasted broccoli & carrots.</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNoLUBHjyvrnmUuBghWRiQRZWFUSVjZjlH9BIR3O3Oece3plElWdp7ggZ744IJv3ckAjGoMll4D0VC_ci6f4ywigLh_6wBKp3MYPG-Lh8QKtlk3cAb6d5BhtCiA600HapW95Gy9bydWJcQhZYgRZz_BoSXLdPGjEaH8auswoNhaOda7kJVxVy2pMqfxw/s4000/20240128_180946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNoLUBHjyvrnmUuBghWRiQRZWFUSVjZjlH9BIR3O3Oece3plElWdp7ggZ744IJv3ckAjGoMll4D0VC_ci6f4ywigLh_6wBKp3MYPG-Lh8QKtlk3cAb6d5BhtCiA600HapW95Gy9bydWJcQhZYgRZz_BoSXLdPGjEaH8auswoNhaOda7kJVxVy2pMqfxw/s320/20240128_180946.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This dinner was tasty and easy -- two things that make a great meal in my opinion. A few modifications I made and will make next time. She called for 1.5# mushrooms. I was afraid that would be too much for us so I used 1# mushrooms and 2-3 stalks of celery. Man, was that a good sub. It made for such a fresh flavor! I won't use so much butter time. While delicious, I felt it was a little greasy. This recipe made LOTS of gravy and I froze some for a tenderloin that we cook another time!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our prompt this week was what do we look for in a spouse/friend. I would say a sense of humor, a sense of adventure, and a desire to take care of others. Sharing a life together, whether talking spouse or good friend, requires understanding and accepting each other's needs and wants. It must be 50/50. Wow! Deep thoughts and that's enough from me! Lol!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I hope you've managed to have a good week and are looking forward to the week ahead. Head over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Not Afraid of Color</b></span></a> to find more fun things!</span></div>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-39758861878751663972024-01-27T08:14:00.003-06:002024-01-27T08:14:30.555-06:00Quick Check-In<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just a quick check-in this morning. I'm retreating with friends I haven't sewed with since September! It's a very kind group and it does me good to sew with them. You may recall me talking about this retreat in particular -- I go home to sleep in my own bed with two full days of sewing on either end.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So what am I working on in Mascoutah? I had every intention of seriously working on the paper-pieced sashing for Red Threads. I had a whole basket full of triangles for the job. However I needed more background fabric cut to be sure I had plenty to work on. UGH! I cannot find that fabric!!!! Has this happened to you? I guess when I cleaned up for the holiday company it got put away in a safe spot. So what's a girl to do? I pulled out a UFO from a LOOOOONNNGG time ago that was started at a guild workshop. No pictures because it's still at retreat & I'm home but pictures to come.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Anyway, my RSC green month didn't really materialize. Here is a start to that Pine Tree Point table runner that I wanted to make. (Pattern by Bonnie Hunter.) I'll get it finished one day because I really want to make this.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Jsn9IaOLFwvZZgYHfVlplPVn8CC49_zkbEDsMlbQ6jNryOnE98okQrUeVcpNn2wcjBKJGSc5zhI2rUrrpYdCxMyL96J3Dp_9ax9TVLy6hVaE4FcQXQ26pMrf5GgHNc8YrAZv4a5c45cpJYKxIqOtCBVnvcvKEcyoWTZHw7O3-YWJKsG9LBufzWr3OTk/s4000/20240127_060033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Jsn9IaOLFwvZZgYHfVlplPVn8CC49_zkbEDsMlbQ6jNryOnE98okQrUeVcpNn2wcjBKJGSc5zhI2rUrrpYdCxMyL96J3Dp_9ax9TVLy6hVaE4FcQXQ26pMrf5GgHNc8YrAZv4a5c45cpJYKxIqOtCBVnvcvKEcyoWTZHw7O3-YWJKsG9LBufzWr3OTk/s320/20240127_060033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did, however, finish my Heartstrings table runner. (Pattern by June Pease, kit by Itch'n To Be Stitch'n.) I set it out on the dining room buffet. I love it, especially the supplied backing. I think the whole thing turned out so sweet!</div><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/AVvXsEjZql1dLvuw1Y-7pBcs75KcGb_iVtnJLzEO3Rm7rNPKaNmvxm4lGGZMi8RKFEdHlkFSsiCLBtwcWJgYL_wb-p7lSaBIANSdiDnehbgPPgs_K3kxQDhlhSdfTuJJn1GENHMLXbGZXifvHSj63VGl-9GeSUlLm4LBHoYLuNrlByyOr19tkncV4pCEC75P_HU/s4000/20240126_082656.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZql1dLvuw1Y-7pBcs75KcGb_iVtnJLzEO3Rm7rNPKaNmvxm4lGGZMi8RKFEdHlkFSsiCLBtwcWJgYL_wb-p7lSaBIANSdiDnehbgPPgs_K3kxQDhlhSdfTuJJn1GENHMLXbGZXifvHSj63VGl-9GeSUlLm4LBHoYLuNrlByyOr19tkncV4pCEC75P_HU/s320/20240126_082656.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished at 12"x 48"<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjgKlOiSBa5dSUhW3wXkDIRLejXr_nqwTv6ywaDzeRyQQJ-dfUQGPZEyie37J_xxvQ25T2gtYEEIzdCs9nprSqbuV1y1aROuHnuASK3CaNPJ1BbYIoJIXsa2Pixum0hkHJLYEhxoZRkAzf2JR7VJU7nxjgLGJRdNHUSbH7RAkNqICyXR1iXZeSNQYC5IeE/s1740/20240126_082713.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKlOiSBa5dSUhW3wXkDIRLejXr_nqwTv6ywaDzeRyQQJ-dfUQGPZEyie37J_xxvQ25T2gtYEEIzdCs9nprSqbuV1y1aROuHnuASK3CaNPJ1BbYIoJIXsa2Pixum0hkHJLYEhxoZRkAzf2JR7VJU7nxjgLGJRdNHUSbH7RAkNqICyXR1iXZeSNQYC5IeE/s320/20240126_082713.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh! I love that sweet backing fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've kept up with the Twilight Stars QAL.</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgL6L6FnKUY-Jtg6UyCJKDxjl9uTi9aI3bt-mCDE1H_CIeZB9tY1XOxjku8G5ycIyPzwHlDWWMMa8pal3X0IiwoZVx7A2XMhUskJF9uDppz54sbx0tWkljUvd4gPABNxuF5i8cPhfkuK8ItZtf7LsRZVz0_bpB0xklXwKt2oCTWQ33gu28_8MPGI477Q/s2810/20240122_121340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="2810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgL6L6FnKUY-Jtg6UyCJKDxjl9uTi9aI3bt-mCDE1H_CIeZB9tY1XOxjku8G5ycIyPzwHlDWWMMa8pal3X0IiwoZVx7A2XMhUskJF9uDppz54sbx0tWkljUvd4gPABNxuF5i8cPhfkuK8ItZtf7LsRZVz0_bpB0xklXwKt2oCTWQ33gu28_8MPGI477Q/s320/20240122_121340.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And I finally finished the Red Threads block from last week. That was a lot of stitching! I understand the next one, which is a cute Mama & Baby Horse, is another one that'll take quite a while to do.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ygXeRAL5XRLt_pPeGFXdwuA6rJ5N1poFdyug3325ALZT0Y0-BcLaqpL3x64tFybpgZs4HUkEo0MrBY6pRB_vnom3Kp6g2WDt7CeO72-aBy-PovWe6sfUeLB7oomFliYzxx1UPqf8jslHQuS0p9JR_jhG9lxe0BsD2B-5WHvkao3u9rSZKDZ-wWohLfM/s2401/20240127_061638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2401" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ygXeRAL5XRLt_pPeGFXdwuA6rJ5N1poFdyug3325ALZT0Y0-BcLaqpL3x64tFybpgZs4HUkEo0MrBY6pRB_vnom3Kp6g2WDt7CeO72-aBy-PovWe6sfUeLB7oomFliYzxx1UPqf8jslHQuS0p9JR_jhG9lxe0BsD2B-5WHvkao3u9rSZKDZ-wWohLfM/s320/20240127_061638.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we are getting close to the end of the month, it wouldn't surprise me to find Angela announcing the RSC color for February. Check out all the other Rainbow Scrap Challenge makers' projects <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraphappy-saturday-4.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>.</div></span><p></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-90984586268333839112024-01-25T17:09:00.000-06:002024-01-25T17:09:14.696-06:00I Like Thursday #135<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sorry I missed last week with an I Like Thursday post. Time really slips away from me. It's probably a combination of (dare I say it?) age, taking care of Mom, trying to keep in contact with family and friends, trying to keep the house halfway straight, and staying on top of house maintenance/upkeep. There's really quite a bit on my plate but I suppose that's life, right? Don't we all have many things to take up our time? Enough of that, let's move on, alright?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There's been a couple more good recipes tried in this kitchen lately. I mentioned before about the cookbook I borrowed from the library called "Comfort in an Instant" by Melissa Clark. This time I tried Lemony Shrimp + Scallop Risotto with Chives. I didn't have any scallops so I just doubled the shrimp. No chives either so used onion. This risotto recipe was delicious and none of that stir in 1/4 cup of broth, stir, and repeat. Done in an instant in the Instant Pot! I served it with oven-roasted broccoli and yellow squash. Pretty and tasty! We all liked it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHTY09ZNagpVvShSXBlvAs0Ko9VLhdY5k3siPYlTm0_s38SPSqGUUKCGdCjdrCgUd8rn0yLtcoVvl04_-DE08LlkuulzNTTNN4fvQzDTPt2rE7myiB-llQtdZpkfAz2YvZrMN_RN_ZKS5KOBRDf5rKoiRr_i_yEjLsfWjYv56h7SJUNxEePIgupypZu4/s4000/20240116_181743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHTY09ZNagpVvShSXBlvAs0Ko9VLhdY5k3siPYlTm0_s38SPSqGUUKCGdCjdrCgUd8rn0yLtcoVvl04_-DE08LlkuulzNTTNN4fvQzDTPt2rE7myiB-llQtdZpkfAz2YvZrMN_RN_ZKS5KOBRDf5rKoiRr_i_yEjLsfWjYv56h7SJUNxEePIgupypZu4/s320/20240116_181743.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Sunday, Mom wasn't feeling well. She slept the entire day away and was not very cognitive either. She had a hard time understanding anything we said to her and she certainly couldn't answer anything we asked of her. The next day I decided to make some chicken soup to see if that would get her feeling better. Of course she woke up feeling and looking like her old self but I made the soup anyway to knock out any lingering crud if there was any! Haha!<br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Every week, Sherri McConnell has A Quilting Life blog post called Saturday Seven. One of the seven topics is cooking/recipes and I took her link to Creamy Couscous Chicken Soup from the How Sweet Eats blog. It was delicious and you can find the link <a href="https://www.howsweeteats.com/2024/01/creamy-chicken-couscous-soup/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>. It was such a delicious comfort dinner! The couscous used in this recipe is the pearl variety which is noodly as opposed to grain-like. The recipe says it serves 4 but the three of us ate it twice and there's enough for Mom & me to have lunch. Fred in particular liked how thick this soup was.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKCx82Dqmo5BUDDB9-nmWp1Yd9z8w6hGfqHvPxR3AEupubvKD5qSJK73HwZvwOSJYvy_PKojdA0PRa3P_hZ2HdKBeZsqdyZd5gYzhwh8HexpyTYSLhamNWmnwqUmhU_HTBQEc-HzERfOdZrPD3EECjxCDmFC-Ok04_gl7agP_c3m5WrH3npVkrcKspWQ/s4000/20240124_182132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKCx82Dqmo5BUDDB9-nmWp1Yd9z8w6hGfqHvPxR3AEupubvKD5qSJK73HwZvwOSJYvy_PKojdA0PRa3P_hZ2HdKBeZsqdyZd5gYzhwh8HexpyTYSLhamNWmnwqUmhU_HTBQEc-HzERfOdZrPD3EECjxCDmFC-Ok04_gl7agP_c3m5WrH3npVkrcKspWQ/s320/20240124_182132.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Need to run and make dinner. Sorry this post is so short again but, as you can tell, food is important to this household. Lol!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Catch some more in-depth I Like Thursday posts at <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Not Afraid of Color</b></span></a>. There's plenty more interesting things there.</span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-9697507491371902622024-01-20T07:46:00.002-06:002024-01-20T07:46:26.431-06:00RSC and Other Things<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After such a great run on getting my Uptown top sewn together, there was only a little machine sewing this week. Part of the problem has been I can't seem to find the right backing fabric. I still need to cut and sew the borders on to enlarge it to queen-size. The borders will be the same dark green as the setting triangles which is also the same green used in the all the blocks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7YlfRGF7gtZgAkhMvTC0ZNdgHAFaSHFNp-FW2vzJgkI1gnhBYo_2VBvS-iVXu9ZmRSalKYD90CX4otc5EHPeoVCEj3HbTly7OFvl9I3Rg81oJDDXvc9dX4HVl1AMl_3ybqSZHD-Dj9TWqgBu9TNGVchCdA3jns5KsPFmmX3Vb8QZ8PCoeLD_nfIgjYI/s3623/20240114_144228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3623" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7YlfRGF7gtZgAkhMvTC0ZNdgHAFaSHFNp-FW2vzJgkI1gnhBYo_2VBvS-iVXu9ZmRSalKYD90CX4otc5EHPeoVCEj3HbTly7OFvl9I3Rg81oJDDXvc9dX4HVl1AMl_3ybqSZHD-Dj9TWqgBu9TNGVchCdA3jns5KsPFmmX3Vb8QZ8PCoeLD_nfIgjYI/s320/20240114_144228.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Last week's Red Threads embroidery block was pretty intense. I didn't finish it but I have downloaded this week's. It's really sweet -- a mother & baby horse. I'm looking forward to stitching that one up. Not to mention finishing up The Old Mill embroidery from this week. Pictures to follow when finished, of course.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Twilight Stars is staying on track. Here are this week's blocks. I still have a few weeks to catch up on one day from when we were on vacation.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpqmjpYDfMBM_s8Oy5MrtsY_XEsj8E3Y1lVLgmVVGO8G89tfw9gNNmubgj4xNxLVSKZxFFWAihi_QGdBJhRb2ekcZCTai02MI40j7EW9fbKzwo5dIsTu-enaW28nh-cd2_j40LNqZRemVaOrj-Me-L3DC85R1BdZwzhMGrS-A5_Ti-ti46CbgEq1h7Z8/s2600/20240118_050657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="2600" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpqmjpYDfMBM_s8Oy5MrtsY_XEsj8E3Y1lVLgmVVGO8G89tfw9gNNmubgj4xNxLVSKZxFFWAihi_QGdBJhRb2ekcZCTai02MI40j7EW9fbKzwo5dIsTu-enaW28nh-cd2_j40LNqZRemVaOrj-Me-L3DC85R1BdZwzhMGrS-A5_Ti-ti46CbgEq1h7Z8/s320/20240118_050657.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What good is a week if I don't start a new project? Oh my, I can't believe I put this pressure on myself!!! Lol! At Quilt Club at my LQS, I bought a Valentine's Day table runner kit. It's a nice size -- about 12" x 48". Here's a shot at the background. There are still four red hearts that need to be fused down in the center of the blocks.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf4FQSZ2hJUKdbiqYjpdbtocUkZ6os03NtLk5TPDjKVMx3XyUymvzqG04vHHL7XYWEgmbnibEZNWSro1OwkkKHcQnr2etHRfXLzb0i7d6rrNQ1idIo2bDfXp9RASy9H_jIVBcvsQQuIyMkDTV_X-E6f-W3T4RPYQjzAZP97nrgXt6NYogjk-SRDEp86E/s4000/20240120_061538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf4FQSZ2hJUKdbiqYjpdbtocUkZ6os03NtLk5TPDjKVMx3XyUymvzqG04vHHL7XYWEgmbnibEZNWSro1OwkkKHcQnr2etHRfXLzb0i7d6rrNQ1idIo2bDfXp9RASy9H_jIVBcvsQQuIyMkDTV_X-E6f-W3T4RPYQjzAZP97nrgXt6NYogjk-SRDEp86E/s320/20240120_061538.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And because I <i>almost</i> ran out of handwork to keep my hands busy during Mom's twice/week P/T and once/week hairdresser appointment and also while watching the Australian Open tennis tournament, I started a wool applique pillow. Bought the kit several years ago. Wouldn't it be nice to have it finished in time for Valentine's Day?</div></span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryTbxY_WvUaVaPkEj1Vhyphenhyphenq_7h49C7ctlexGzx0CUoxddC0262YPd6wVRedQaWIkoMq5ehR7h31RjfyvvJ2RXZrN1WNpIOi7RcjpIjBshC6cL0HKZhH5IlodBIZ5XAVeP_QRFxTump580vG2D79YOiHpnLlxaCiTN3fOs2yr-HwEYITRwRfjoWwbAT6n0/s2885/20240120_054242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="2885" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryTbxY_WvUaVaPkEj1Vhyphenhyphenq_7h49C7ctlexGzx0CUoxddC0262YPd6wVRedQaWIkoMq5ehR7h31RjfyvvJ2RXZrN1WNpIOi7RcjpIjBshC6cL0HKZhH5IlodBIZ5XAVeP_QRFxTump580vG2D79YOiHpnLlxaCiTN3fOs2yr-HwEYITRwRfjoWwbAT6n0/s320/20240120_054242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's almost time to bundle up to get Gracie out for her walk. Last checked, it's 2 degrees and quite frosty outside (Feels Like -15 degrees). We haven't really had much snow -- maybe a total of a little over an inch? -- but the cold has lasted so long that the pond is quite frozen over. Gracie doesn't mind the cold but she gets a little impatient at how long it takes a human being to get ALL the clothes on before leaving the house!</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzpPegHQLM_ydiUo7FJKGSsQe2tc3gDCkkD8PNh3Xj2cjj755Lt0OIHBY3xhQISEiITHYJYy5d4FqMymQWF3-qY5H1efbYVdQI1aXxkhTu8CPMJwphwPXAMd6iVqtnVh8Xm7aG-udwkG6kiL3dfpPIHoYYvPwas-SflBCViQ9LcF42Isdzz_NWtDf3hU/s4000/20240115_114640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzpPegHQLM_ydiUo7FJKGSsQe2tc3gDCkkD8PNh3Xj2cjj755Lt0OIHBY3xhQISEiITHYJYy5d4FqMymQWF3-qY5H1efbYVdQI1aXxkhTu8CPMJwphwPXAMd6iVqtnVh8Xm7aG-udwkG6kiL3dfpPIHoYYvPwas-SflBCViQ9LcF42Isdzz_NWtDf3hU/s320/20240115_114640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Have a lovely weekend. We're supposed to warm up finally and actually get into the 40s this week. Break out the bermudas! haha!</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Linking up with all my RSC friends on Angela's blog <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraphappy-saturday-3-2024.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">SoScrappy HERE</span></b></a>. Take a peek and see if you can find some inspiration!</span></div>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-27103692092381520722024-01-13T08:01:00.000-06:002024-01-13T08:01:06.227-06:00RSC #2 and Little Doll Quilt Beauty Shots<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Angela chose dark & bright greens for our January Rainbow Scrap Challenge color. I pulled out my bin of green strings and decided it would be good inspiration pictured in my heading. I would like to make Bonnie Hunter's Pine Tree Point pattern, table runner size though. That is one goal for me this month. I need to make it happen ... er, at least get a start on it.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Last week I mentioned that I also wanted to get my Uptown blocks put together. I got the dark green setting and corner triangles cut out one afternoon and then I thought I'd get the blocks laid out. I won't be able to lay it out exactly like the antique quilt that it's based upon because my first 12 applique blocks have one background and the other 8 have another background. This situation arose because I ran out of the first background fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Next I gathered up the 12 leaf blocks. Oops! I completely forgot that I was thinking about making the leaves scaled a bit larger than the original. Now I notice that I did exactly that on 3 of the blocks but the other 9 are the original size. I got out the pattern to see how I could arrange both differences (backgrounds & leaf sizes) into something that looks like I did it on purpose. Then I started arranging blocks.</span></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/AVvXsEi0MMlmlo4dOFYjcHWZ7HRW6GK_7a4CNzQWdd8mdzEDc1SwLC3p4S0qQvF4w7nDpv17sNONxIWMz6HFeU7ddP67SP-KgqOArgbu4GliF9zAU1jUzE7KHOoAdp_z6asq-7kT9eolFTZXelOn9K6q2vmsHSytj8uaetO12EAfwLAuV2yFOVZEBmzzuCFJ4wQ/s4000/20240109_141018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MMlmlo4dOFYjcHWZ7HRW6GK_7a4CNzQWdd8mdzEDc1SwLC3p4S0qQvF4w7nDpv17sNONxIWMz6HFeU7ddP67SP-KgqOArgbu4GliF9zAU1jUzE7KHOoAdp_z6asq-7kT9eolFTZXelOn9K6q2vmsHSytj8uaetO12EAfwLAuV2yFOVZEBmzzuCFJ4wQ/s320/20240109_141018.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Disregard the line -- it's the edge of the rug</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OK, that looks good. Then I started sewing the blocks together.<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/AVvXsEgdQL1BhqgtTm9PkZ6dv6IF4IS2WT9Q0hBOIXbT_bGDZZ4AGvV9tnsUfZEdDw-2ELtCA-rqOs9WBHk0rQlUtsoBWansVp9kNtHKTusNKejbJTb9VXIBUgdd2vXWlKsFtejOji7VFE0MQ1kzkXx89_5fCyf-SHSFq8rLVu8_k__3wofwPfSJF4wq6CtrbcE/s4000/20240109_151458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQL1BhqgtTm9PkZ6dv6IF4IS2WT9Q0hBOIXbT_bGDZZ4AGvV9tnsUfZEdDw-2ELtCA-rqOs9WBHk0rQlUtsoBWansVp9kNtHKTusNKejbJTb9VXIBUgdd2vXWlKsFtejOji7VFE0MQ1kzkXx89_5fCyf-SHSFq8rLVu8_k__3wofwPfSJF4wq6CtrbcE/s320/20240109_151458.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polly-approved!</td></tr></tbody></table>The blocks are all sewn together. I hope to get the rows sewn together this week!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another goal I had was to donate my doll quilt, which I did on Monday. Before I did though, I took some Finish Photos.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0xHFewVV8kIM-zhSYkqLiZQmBotbfffnUCXT1iMg-gRxSoTe_kyAS6-a2xo-LCFlprU-_9fbkjEozbTf7HRGTvkT92YoVkwk1n-HHcpmis1xlAa81vpJqhbXmJRxkYKKuYoqI2aXvpYdz9-aCWZd_1izN0oXvPxjZnMTEDJUlZP53jts_VZ7MylV03Q/s2808/20240107_122343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="2808" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0xHFewVV8kIM-zhSYkqLiZQmBotbfffnUCXT1iMg-gRxSoTe_kyAS6-a2xo-LCFlprU-_9fbkjEozbTf7HRGTvkT92YoVkwk1n-HHcpmis1xlAa81vpJqhbXmJRxkYKKuYoqI2aXvpYdz9-aCWZd_1izN0oXvPxjZnMTEDJUlZP53jts_VZ7MylV03Q/s320/20240107_122343.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><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/AVvXsEiK-fTy9VNMGMl5BAM7aJEq9SNo9TIeutKunVbFVh4o9vuYOxdsoQKXYp6JBmSeyTdSDvx9rc7b71zL4RODdS6Vuy7aUrZEPq5g_sJ-PIVRWyGqLIsUzv92AWcduYf7r0A5lwSSvhhxwqeLWbxs34oFrY0G3U8yB4Dh1_E_JjOIYPj87tfOwITehHKWfNs/s4000/20240107_122324.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-fTy9VNMGMl5BAM7aJEq9SNo9TIeutKunVbFVh4o9vuYOxdsoQKXYp6JBmSeyTdSDvx9rc7b71zL4RODdS6Vuy7aUrZEPq5g_sJ-PIVRWyGqLIsUzv92AWcduYf7r0A5lwSSvhhxwqeLWbxs34oFrY0G3U8yB4Dh1_E_JjOIYPj87tfOwITehHKWfNs/s320/20240107_122324.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First finish of 2024!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Such a sweet little quilt. The finished size is approximately 13.5" x 18". Sewn with partial seams, so fun!</div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I finished this week's two designated Twilight Stars blocks from the Primitive Gatherings QAL.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWTvSObmZ0PDuMAtchxX8RNxm97uOwfzLzkkfj1Wwh_AJf3vYZIOiB6GWal5FxsB9xQT2SOXO1gWKKA06Dp5rsWTLTpP53KmPu2slQaostJf-pRQ3kNGpBnN_suMIH5IQ7uZzMaT3C8Ksa7ChlVYehi88wpmfIdGsQEy1rm186R201xIEksYU8lC5dtk/s3492/20240110_211134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="3492" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWTvSObmZ0PDuMAtchxX8RNxm97uOwfzLzkkfj1Wwh_AJf3vYZIOiB6GWal5FxsB9xQT2SOXO1gWKKA06Dp5rsWTLTpP53KmPu2slQaostJf-pRQ3kNGpBnN_suMIH5IQ7uZzMaT3C8Ksa7ChlVYehi88wpmfIdGsQEy1rm186R201xIEksYU8lC5dtk/s320/20240110_211134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And I also finished this week's block from the Red Threads SAL.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcDe5KtNQ4pygd-WeTPUqG5fSDbNJjlZOX8A0B51TsARQAs3HMp1gUXNmAup4T3akPaJsaoyhHlRq42EfJr5qkq2E1bB6senXCjfspuPUPl8foa5IuoayL_YcLYd0s8AVkRMI_89Ho3kdugvNBVsrXxkj0XvQ70ez2QoBuJKnQdhZO2IRfduub54MaG0/s2776/20240111_210231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="2776" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcDe5KtNQ4pygd-WeTPUqG5fSDbNJjlZOX8A0B51TsARQAs3HMp1gUXNmAup4T3akPaJsaoyhHlRq42EfJr5qkq2E1bB6senXCjfspuPUPl8foa5IuoayL_YcLYd0s8AVkRMI_89Ho3kdugvNBVsrXxkj0XvQ70ez2QoBuJKnQdhZO2IRfduub54MaG0/s320/20240111_210231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd say that pretty much sums up my week. Hope you had a productive week as well!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thank you, Angela, for hosting our linking party <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraphappy-saturday-2024-number-2.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>!</span></p><p><br /></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-82731550684405946532024-01-11T15:02:00.000-06:002024-01-11T15:03:13.443-06:00I Like Thursdays #134<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I donated my doll quilt this week and made the shop's FaceBook page. I liked donating it, but not so sure about my picture! Hahaha! I also like that my friend Connie was the one to point out to me that my picture had been posted.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwSx1wiqq3LkvNA4SiTuzhJ2p-7dzyzD7jvAI3V6sdRr0c1EOJQkNzuZqo6VZ11-MW5cEOCbiAlPZ3CxVSegj9DvKMuuBWQ7f0hX_bhQHbd-rQSr6zafP7htEKhs-z5wQyfPSzrJoeA0iotHtGPWqG9B-fi-DxnXYhYSqYwdvzkhkgt-ViCufBx_61MM/s2532/IMG_20240109_110506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwSx1wiqq3LkvNA4SiTuzhJ2p-7dzyzD7jvAI3V6sdRr0c1EOJQkNzuZqo6VZ11-MW5cEOCbiAlPZ3CxVSegj9DvKMuuBWQ7f0hX_bhQHbd-rQSr6zafP7htEKhs-z5wQyfPSzrJoeA0iotHtGPWqG9B-fi-DxnXYhYSqYwdvzkhkgt-ViCufBx_61MM/s320/IMG_20240109_110506.jpg" width="148" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lately there have been some beautiful sunrises. Sorry to bore you but here are a couple more pictures from earlier this week.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxJ7ChZk6AXK_jrKLsinixlmC8rUo9INBsmQJrfbDKrtEKa0ezLCjm9NfE2MDug-6wvcxKSCzQg_WqC7qswLlpJLH7aDwhzMr6p-7ZPJ48L3-ok-Y63ylVNx9rLrnTtiTJrY1B6VQl3FjA_Uz1PngVISk0hsnAugKWTvBcvbEOcoFDbXki5O6f69fVhg/s4000/20240105_070145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxJ7ChZk6AXK_jrKLsinixlmC8rUo9INBsmQJrfbDKrtEKa0ezLCjm9NfE2MDug-6wvcxKSCzQg_WqC7qswLlpJLH7aDwhzMr6p-7ZPJ48L3-ok-Y63ylVNx9rLrnTtiTJrY1B6VQl3FjA_Uz1PngVISk0hsnAugKWTvBcvbEOcoFDbXki5O6f69fVhg/s320/20240105_070145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodcHa2ZRneICRl9wYFzh-lUsnknu51LrnxuWetWo1MkS9-IkOUthkDvcrUXK7Jj_wNvvjPthzf3w-DKtqXm-XPaajxDE8HW66oa7Pga43FxzUdkrg6rTkAL8puTobSgZEz0dKRAwHAqR2ZlMugHL_KDT9Q0zdqIKlr5gE3Igpp1cjfOfSNIROrExCZhE/s4000/20240105_070645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodcHa2ZRneICRl9wYFzh-lUsnknu51LrnxuWetWo1MkS9-IkOUthkDvcrUXK7Jj_wNvvjPthzf3w-DKtqXm-XPaajxDE8HW66oa7Pga43FxzUdkrg6rTkAL8puTobSgZEz0dKRAwHAqR2ZlMugHL_KDT9Q0zdqIKlr5gE3Igpp1cjfOfSNIROrExCZhE/s320/20240105_070645.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Polly went to the vet this week to get her teeth cleaned. I like making sure our pets are kept in good health but I didn't like the bill afterwards. Lol! Polly didn't like any part of it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK681qqhVSexRSbY9QnzURwWNZypxQj7bOOQ9xN-OTVtYXX69g0Z60d6cN5pxKS2jCyU2-q4QEF3CVWra3bJ7YvZjWJX4fMA8sdubL2HQDCX8NbbPzjs9hzeiuiXmGQvn9ag0ANPiyySEqP0epay9jhu5bq0FSYLj5Cq4cIRik1vtdZI7COJKPXKX42J8/s4000/20240109_075940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK681qqhVSexRSbY9QnzURwWNZypxQj7bOOQ9xN-OTVtYXX69g0Z60d6cN5pxKS2jCyU2-q4QEF3CVWra3bJ7YvZjWJX4fMA8sdubL2HQDCX8NbbPzjs9hzeiuiXmGQvn9ag0ANPiyySEqP0epay9jhu5bq0FSYLj5Cq4cIRik1vtdZI7COJKPXKX42J8/s320/20240109_075940.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I started reading "The Ink Black Heart" by Robert Galbraith, aka J. K. Rowling. It's the 5th in the Cormoran Strike series. I'm enjoying it although some of it is beyond my comprehension. I don't have Twitter and there's a lot of chatter within that app in the book. I've just past 250 pages so I'm 25% of the way through. It's a VERY long book.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa8lJF_Rg0nUeWJi3dR4wpwbx1YoXD4ALJx5gJblh2BS8JQgs3iiV1k8uMKhFWb4yWvs9FzcHtdMYLbroBrYNtJPuB_DBMabklz572PM0STG8j0Cw0rrB_LEtDTyT4aLSBIM_L1-0887BlWJZkongE0u9ug3srdDJPLpJwBcXRwHwR2jrUR1c9SU-kfI/s400/Ink%20Black%20Heart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa8lJF_Rg0nUeWJi3dR4wpwbx1YoXD4ALJx5gJblh2BS8JQgs3iiV1k8uMKhFWb4yWvs9FzcHtdMYLbroBrYNtJPuB_DBMabklz572PM0STG8j0Cw0rrB_LEtDTyT4aLSBIM_L1-0887BlWJZkongE0u9ug3srdDJPLpJwBcXRwHwR2jrUR1c9SU-kfI/s320/Ink%20Black%20Heart.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the kitchen, there have been a couple of good things worth mentioning. My mom donated to Boys Town in the past and receives booklets periodically from them. There are usually 4 in a mailing: a Farmers' Almanac, Readers' Best Recipes, puzzles, and one other that I can't remember. Anyway I made "Third-Generation Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting" and it was yummy. Not sure how to share that recipe with you though.</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One morning on TV I watched a cook make something delicious only to find out that her recipe could be found in the NYTimes and you need a subscription for their recipes now. She mentioned that she has also published cookbooks so I immediately went to my library website and checked out two: "Dinner in an Instant" and "Comfort in an Instant". I chose these books because they pertain to the Instant Pot with alternative slow cooker methods for most. I tried her Classic Boeuf Bourguignon and it was a winner all around! I also made her Maple Chile-Glazed Sweet Potatoes for Mom & me. We loved it! Sweet and spicy just like us! Lol!! Both recipes happened to be from "Dinner in an Instant". I recommend looking for these cookbooks. I'll be trying other recipes from them and I'll keep you posted.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On the television front, we're still watching our NHL team, the St. Louis Blues. We're looking forward to the start of the Australian Open on Sunday. Have you caught the new game show on Tuesday nights yet? It's called The Floor and we've enjoyed watching that one too. Other than football, there's not much else on that interests us. Mom enjoys Perry Mason reruns. Yowsa!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'll be joining the others (late, yes) sharing the things that have interested us this week and that we've liked. C'mon over and see what others have shared right <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>!</span></div>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-68527557198896862024-01-06T08:34:00.002-06:002024-01-06T08:42:10.605-06:00First RSC and FNwF Post of 2024<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Happy Epiphany! We went to bed while the snow came down. The meteorologists promised not too much. Woke to a beautiful winter wonderland without too much snow on the ground. Here's a picture I took this morning on my walk with Gracie.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBvltJ5OPHAJOSp3SyJrjUIh-cNWsSJqpcydUvim6xxmEHQDho-gmakuWCNAPlgEf_QQ2EcYnyFc90lHRSF95lAk93C-8IJXuFK9MIon77yEgYIb5mE3Nz8PV-G9IXwBN5hsiJtzvNfclPmj6eE7xKbu88NLd5BxbIDZdmWhxjBwLpwCnkrKSJvVyNXg/s4000/20240106_073005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBvltJ5OPHAJOSp3SyJrjUIh-cNWsSJqpcydUvim6xxmEHQDho-gmakuWCNAPlgEf_QQ2EcYnyFc90lHRSF95lAk93C-8IJXuFK9MIon77yEgYIb5mE3Nz8PV-G9IXwBN5hsiJtzvNfclPmj6eE7xKbu88NLd5BxbIDZdmWhxjBwLpwCnkrKSJvVyNXg/s320/20240106_073005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The snow brought out the husky in Gracie. She loved it this morning, romping around everywhere!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWho3Vb-rTkGmO28ai71cwtcSFvbbVNJwRyWhBSlZN-E9dkSeR4CWsO-_tWEWRvDGAIDI8jcXENDiwaP3cXoM75DNPdwC2QfWqc8mX1lXDNJrlhfdsxWeAz2QgQJZUnW-ZEyHha9ZM7CIrcnjgYOWBi7BzAXeEHqnlnnYjA9kNlj_RY3QTFUl9HkcTvpM/s4000/20240106_070057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWho3Vb-rTkGmO28ai71cwtcSFvbbVNJwRyWhBSlZN-E9dkSeR4CWsO-_tWEWRvDGAIDI8jcXENDiwaP3cXoM75DNPdwC2QfWqc8mX1lXDNJrlhfdsxWeAz2QgQJZUnW-ZEyHha9ZM7CIrcnjgYOWBi7BzAXeEHqnlnnYjA9kNlj_RY3QTFUl9HkcTvpM/s320/20240106_070057.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">But I digress. This post is all about quilting. Cheryll in Australia hosts Friday Night with Friends every first Friday of the month. You can see what the others got done </span><a href="https://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/2024/01/its-2024.html" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">. I did manage to slip away last night and have a date with my sewing machine. Previously I had put together a sweet little doll quilt. I decided it was time to get it quilted up. I'd like to turn it in on Monday during Quilt Club at my local quilt shop. It started like this ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmo4cwPIUTTEs4DbAW_TX7yak6XP8XvMib3AprJy2F1rV9xnWKE61sQ6r08XPSt4Np9xwliL_2IsYh2uRNJmqz2Qjss1w9WxuHsQZlmEY-RLnER9rUYmtHJNgrtbBZq676hloeYra9M6q9UammnbCmsaNOeNmEoG9QwawljEa0KuiRQnu04mqeyHV5hI/s3133/20231216_105757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3133" data-original-width="2422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmo4cwPIUTTEs4DbAW_TX7yak6XP8XvMib3AprJy2F1rV9xnWKE61sQ6r08XPSt4Np9xwliL_2IsYh2uRNJmqz2Qjss1w9WxuHsQZlmEY-RLnER9rUYmtHJNgrtbBZq676hloeYra9M6q9UammnbCmsaNOeNmEoG9QwawljEa0KuiRQnu04mqeyHV5hI/s320/20231216_105757.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Look at this sweet fabric I was given quite some time ago. I thought it was perfect for the backing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8pRVrsU6ihJilvhDGHqAWjXPSoBN8YJa-Lm5AAwTFhXYHIPy-0akI5MhNk2_8sm8GQwUbnv02OMGtuuaDNLlRb76xTqRFUYd8EO2xCNohPQn6HQAQ5wGZ1qUxxOcdkSNdmDe85PkMMvizV4voWt-VTJ6_pxvJRmheNtzV2yX5UbKV1QCatXMclL2geo/s4000/20240105_210336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8pRVrsU6ihJilvhDGHqAWjXPSoBN8YJa-Lm5AAwTFhXYHIPy-0akI5MhNk2_8sm8GQwUbnv02OMGtuuaDNLlRb76xTqRFUYd8EO2xCNohPQn6HQAQ5wGZ1qUxxOcdkSNdmDe85PkMMvizV4voWt-VTJ6_pxvJRmheNtzV2yX5UbKV1QCatXMclL2geo/s320/20240105_210336.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I quilted it with the familiar serpentine quilting, going along the twelve block seams and then diagonally through the blocks. After searching high & low, I found the navy piece of fabric that I used for the block centers. There was plenty left to do a sweet binding. When I shut down my machine, I was at the point ready to hand-stitch down the binding. I know what I'll be working on today while I wait to see if the snow melts and the rain begins as promised by the weather folks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KEakW-erTlPK4pC88WkGsiv7uOrOT9ItT9aWVgBUHx02eQ_3WC_mkW7-ZLuqJ05seA28fDdqVM4a88AvC8Fgq0ox6KKNTB-cwswalzXpB52oQ3G_ylg72I5xNWaxo005BeKIXTyondVYsLCtnK1kvgZu5clbsW3SHXmuYznaAgovJbkbCUEbbp99wSc/s4000/20240105_210356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KEakW-erTlPK4pC88WkGsiv7uOrOT9ItT9aWVgBUHx02eQ_3WC_mkW7-ZLuqJ05seA28fDdqVM4a88AvC8Fgq0ox6KKNTB-cwswalzXpB52oQ3G_ylg72I5xNWaxo005BeKIXTyondVYsLCtnK1kvgZu5clbsW3SHXmuYznaAgovJbkbCUEbbp99wSc/s320/20240105_210356.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Angela, our Rainbow Scrap Leader, has chosen bright and/or dark green for our January color. If you look carefully in the photo above, you will see some bright and dark green fabrics! Win-win! You can see more "green posts" right <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraphappy-saturday-1-of-2024.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>HERE</b></span></a> at our RSC Linky Party. Feel free to join in also. There's always room to see what you're up to as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I would like to get another set of pineapple blocks completed this year to go with the ones from RSC2023. Because I don't want to make green pineapples (I'd like mine fully ripe, please! Ha!) I will try to get some of the tops cut so I don't have to scramble around when I'm sewing my colorful pineapples. I also want to make a few table runners and table toppers this year. I've got an idea using dark greens for my first one so I plan on working on that this month.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKG6Rq0POXyxaNZTkElAF3Ph-kbP-QRD3B2tHsSO_w6gynoOQUsBMRyANWEnWKLc1MQqRN9hJcTJvgdxJRnX9-mVEa7vZAYeb-hDL9_WZlCUBWfFIqRI_6jLeYkslVUfbvu2Wmwim9zPEWZ6a2RpHntFAOzZbMO7elt5RBWCl71qKHwqTydkK21upg5g/s3359/20230610_062220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3359" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKG6Rq0POXyxaNZTkElAF3Ph-kbP-QRD3B2tHsSO_w6gynoOQUsBMRyANWEnWKLc1MQqRN9hJcTJvgdxJRnX9-mVEa7vZAYeb-hDL9_WZlCUBWfFIqRI_6jLeYkslVUfbvu2Wmwim9zPEWZ6a2RpHntFAOzZbMO7elt5RBWCl71qKHwqTydkK21upg5g/s320/20230610_062220.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Do you remember these Uptown blocks? I plan on trimming them down all 32 blocks, making the setting triangles, and sewing this top together this month. The triangles are cut from the same dark green fabric you see in the photo above so I'll be in keeping with RSC.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think that's a wrap. Stay warm if you're in the Northern Hemisphere and keep the A/C blowing if you're in the Southern Hemisphere!</span></div><p></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-1133032907546568512024-01-04T10:20:00.005-06:002024-01-04T10:20:44.148-06:00I Like Thursday #133<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">First I Like Thurs post of 2024. This year is starting off with a bang!!! The day after Christmas, we had company consisting of 7 adults and 2 dogs. That made my house a total of 10 adults, 3 large dogs, and a kitty. Quite the zoo around here. We snapped a quick picture of the dogs resting because it was a rarity. That's our 71# Gracie in the foreground, next is my brother's 80#, 1-year-old German Shepherd "puppy", and finally, laying at the front door is my niece's 3-year-old, 85# Golden Retreiver Mac. That's a lot of dog in this photo!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0Ph2dRs02Pa9kEL7Y4qRdt8cdIVuaQf4p2zvQIyrtwewrCVKJ4yRW7A57Ft6lL-xtSRjtBgzHciaygFSF1Kh2X-EaJs7PbZ15IW-wo0Yq2nfxOYLDEBQEdXhJHagkSqEmxJF3HZQ20wWISWdxd4Q9CgqmMt_Er7zJay48MCwOou2dNJY_ZX3L6MiPI0/s4000/20231228_161941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0Ph2dRs02Pa9kEL7Y4qRdt8cdIVuaQf4p2zvQIyrtwewrCVKJ4yRW7A57Ft6lL-xtSRjtBgzHciaygFSF1Kh2X-EaJs7PbZ15IW-wo0Yq2nfxOYLDEBQEdXhJHagkSqEmxJF3HZQ20wWISWdxd4Q9CgqmMt_Er7zJay48MCwOou2dNJY_ZX3L6MiPI0/s320/20231228_161941.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This sweet picture is my 90-year-old mother on the right. Next to her in the middle is Mom's daughter-in-law Karen (married to Mom's son), and then on the left is Katharine, Karen's future daughter-in-law (who will be marrying Karen's son). Three generations of daughter-in-laws!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeVoBulnoLpaNhzonFHOK-AIkDDYtDcM7Hd0r5ldO9pZnIlQLld_0ijI0WH0chHOz8AA08WanZUP2T3xGGYoKpmWBG0pqlbHyG1spqhieJwTmHzffU4sLyPNO0hkSLgVA4u08Q6nkpCnTP88T8S35f9ywB8IHhyphenhyphenVqoiwQGTa0BVtFKh5M2ctEt2eUWqg/s1280/1461696_71bf4f1531b03640ac8c1d80eebb9f99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeVoBulnoLpaNhzonFHOK-AIkDDYtDcM7Hd0r5ldO9pZnIlQLld_0ijI0WH0chHOz8AA08WanZUP2T3xGGYoKpmWBG0pqlbHyG1spqhieJwTmHzffU4sLyPNO0hkSLgVA4u08Q6nkpCnTP88T8S35f9ywB8IHhyphenhyphenVqoiwQGTa0BVtFKh5M2ctEt2eUWqg/s320/1461696_71bf4f1531b03640ac8c1d80eebb9f99.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fred tried to get a picture of all of us, except himself of course. We missed our niece this year, who probably could have gotten a shot of all of us including her selfie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonXEsHSVrMiPkSfpdn5HAy2vH8mYLEPk1D7_FmyJJVfLt50qc32MZn3rfK_eJUr-Bgauwesj0AkwtrBorAQmhlvHJKFRqcW_SW8BHz9rVYlxwuZcCkHvVDVQShmSyYKjJ1LgYjzAkKQWEkaiCp1K7CDMb09zESBAKPMLq1ndVc_blI_508OQeZxOvA2U/s1008/IMG_20231230_090437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonXEsHSVrMiPkSfpdn5HAy2vH8mYLEPk1D7_FmyJJVfLt50qc32MZn3rfK_eJUr-Bgauwesj0AkwtrBorAQmhlvHJKFRqcW_SW8BHz9rVYlxwuZcCkHvVDVQShmSyYKjJ1LgYjzAkKQWEkaiCp1K7CDMb09zESBAKPMLq1ndVc_blI_508OQeZxOvA2U/s320/IMG_20231230_090437.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So the house settled down for a day or two and then came a little renovation. Note in the picture above how the wall on the right is partially painted, partially not. I'd removed the wallpaper quite some time ago and decided I didn't like that job. Haha! On the left you can see the very dark wallpaper is still in tact. I decided to contract out the wallpaper removal and repainting of the dining room, entryway/hall, and front wall of my sewing room. Here are a couple of pictures after Fred & I cleared out the dining room.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhCecAmLnSDU2Ps8YkASH-Jap0KdK-nXQAiouewlqmUSSUoUb_nlRk46EaBlutbjHMF3T1yg_N4ZCGhg5hm5pT7CgHgDMaMNV-ADwM8zl1GJdlpV6gTQtvXSeFoe3OUWmsdeQ4OSkIP8eowSN3L8tllAD3xGfTrXvjGZY57aoEM3O6bkP8_yjusijtg4/s4000/20240101_155725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhCecAmLnSDU2Ps8YkASH-Jap0KdK-nXQAiouewlqmUSSUoUb_nlRk46EaBlutbjHMF3T1yg_N4ZCGhg5hm5pT7CgHgDMaMNV-ADwM8zl1GJdlpV6gTQtvXSeFoe3OUWmsdeQ4OSkIP8eowSN3L8tllAD3xGfTrXvjGZY57aoEM3O6bkP8_yjusijtg4/s320/20240101_155725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjW_PvLGOL6THI-byxAZ1l60022IvwAnokEtXPWwCjxPJRWwy_cZeUiKNxBLKP4LP2lLjK2JMyUW9kEu_LFgLiYZrb9g64S3RiG30ZEcmLV5FtxnGO8f33y41iDi5BBidx4HG9mICqCnYSt-XLcGCVqjigb20ezqjjt0dIjBmfYJm8pqTbQp0qF1WeyM0/s4000/20240101_155446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjW_PvLGOL6THI-byxAZ1l60022IvwAnokEtXPWwCjxPJRWwy_cZeUiKNxBLKP4LP2lLjK2JMyUW9kEu_LFgLiYZrb9g64S3RiG30ZEcmLV5FtxnGO8f33y41iDi5BBidx4HG9mICqCnYSt-XLcGCVqjigb20ezqjjt0dIjBmfYJm8pqTbQp0qF1WeyM0/s320/20240101_155446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hbU8GCBQH7wB0zVcLm7STjWN4rK1zSqGFTIZUyuxvYvpazJajYQB8b18UgZDqT33Bunw1kGz737-vQhjsVEpxnTAvt8M0VZhn4R12lKxeoZLvj8_Sr7oHqCqJ-Tz8QnDOYN5LDgaY640D10-U7SJZB7dsVYAAeUFzyKILcEEFFliJEy7aAbsPQNC0DU/s4000/20240101_155433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hbU8GCBQH7wB0zVcLm7STjWN4rK1zSqGFTIZUyuxvYvpazJajYQB8b18UgZDqT33Bunw1kGz737-vQhjsVEpxnTAvt8M0VZhn4R12lKxeoZLvj8_Sr7oHqCqJ-Tz8QnDOYN5LDgaY640D10-U7SJZB7dsVYAAeUFzyKILcEEFFliJEy7aAbsPQNC0DU/s320/20240101_155433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">HD Painting & Stain LLC showed up to begin the job January 2 at 6:45am. They stayed until 5pm and returned at 7am on the 3rd to complete the entire job. Here are a couple of in-progress pictures. YAY! The wallpaper has been removed. Don't you love how the previous homeowners painted that merlot red only down to where the wallpaper was going? That deep red was actually previously painted from there up to the ceiling. So very dark!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyxoOBjwzceVrPAQQz_h4wx4wKBazrecqbqRfT_lJzu1SdxZMJxbPCx2YlvSP-LoCSfRimEkD1jDM2DQ-SorgYSUKO1RN6LbLW8cK9MPg0QziFeHsK2h05OSTdy3j3oGX8vRS2HWdos3BxIgtHuKB-br7eDAd1I2FmTAHz735X7lY3QBa6MDpy2kvfT8/s4000/20240102_093449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyxoOBjwzceVrPAQQz_h4wx4wKBazrecqbqRfT_lJzu1SdxZMJxbPCx2YlvSP-LoCSfRimEkD1jDM2DQ-SorgYSUKO1RN6LbLW8cK9MPg0QziFeHsK2h05OSTdy3j3oGX8vRS2HWdos3BxIgtHuKB-br7eDAd1I2FmTAHz735X7lY3QBa6MDpy2kvfT8/s320/20240102_093449.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwF9NVSSr6AGsX_b6o2iJxW03SKW6WV2D6QvmaAifM_YelLqhIqoeDMC5qWuc4pc0CjzinokIzKDswNn1j1sFY_b-MR4rThSkCbN91bE0WON3nsEpFiXOKcVTCrYc4nNkSgyOoR9HMjOQQEJzQ02q-2m-92U8ZhRbIH9xmeqpPyprO3QkZ8ffMeNTEs4/s4000/20240102_093441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwF9NVSSr6AGsX_b6o2iJxW03SKW6WV2D6QvmaAifM_YelLqhIqoeDMC5qWuc4pc0CjzinokIzKDswNn1j1sFY_b-MR4rThSkCbN91bE0WON3nsEpFiXOKcVTCrYc4nNkSgyOoR9HMjOQQEJzQ02q-2m-92U8ZhRbIH9xmeqpPyprO3QkZ8ffMeNTEs4/s320/20240102_093441.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Of course, during the process Gracie wanted to be part of all the excitement going on. She managed to rub against a wall sometime during the job.<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/AVvXsEhvMlxt45lh9qy2CrrroyEN0lzKsSa-Y93WoV4WyMAE7-t5z7L8blcVSrKMwQtujxCsVehAp3OcyNO-R60zUbu5PHYAI43iN5cOnEmGQM6V3RtFYGnuP1FDrBWkqXFdYCE13DNh9IMlW3NBKzmgSx-3aDsL_nGN9wyvET2gW_FbyPqkEXlfYWLL0EW_XiA/s4000/20240104_095731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMlxt45lh9qy2CrrroyEN0lzKsSa-Y93WoV4WyMAE7-t5z7L8blcVSrKMwQtujxCsVehAp3OcyNO-R60zUbu5PHYAI43iN5cOnEmGQM6V3RtFYGnuP1FDrBWkqXFdYCE13DNh9IMlW3NBKzmgSx-3aDsL_nGN9wyvET2gW_FbyPqkEXlfYWLL0EW_XiA/s320/20240104_095731.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gracie still wearing her paint souvenir!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then Mom supported herself going down the hall and got fresh paint on her hand one time and then again on the outside of her hand up to her wrist later. So you see, the zoo continued well after the company left! Lol!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My kitty Polly was traumatized during the entire process.</div><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/AVvXsEhgUYHTNsZfcQgLOeKAEIdxvI0MQwTx4ngac0fZu0i0-AJH9VU8uPcnB6nP15RwaXiFnk2OFQI86E8VHc2uDLI8Be4Ncm0alTvbTZkTyFPTHnLCU2tWY3uHdmjfBTmwqzvqKgyBL7LGkeC_j6v0-hiKbIK6T8cFdH2lqQ0qYj06kX4xhZbOFayIaQBCN14/s4000/20240102_094859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUYHTNsZfcQgLOeKAEIdxvI0MQwTx4ngac0fZu0i0-AJH9VU8uPcnB6nP15RwaXiFnk2OFQI86E8VHc2uDLI8Be4Ncm0alTvbTZkTyFPTHnLCU2tWY3uHdmjfBTmwqzvqKgyBL7LGkeC_j6v0-hiKbIK6T8cFdH2lqQ0qYj06kX4xhZbOFayIaQBCN14/s320/20240102_094859.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polly checking out the situation</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/AVvXsEh5_BBrhmV3x6nz4vt5oG848cERGResv5AIgPuUc-NjGusDZwk9ttkmGSDKMNc7XiN7KiqS6avhp448cONgOhlGa441kU66foxubifIeT5EUqZ4-Mrq8BRFQiOZyqenvj48xeksdkLk1_J1fAkUY3IgZhT7DpDwiVwYrA1Q2byFvLDiwrcc_BBam4NOIaE/s4000/20240102_094915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_BBrhmV3x6nz4vt5oG848cERGResv5AIgPuUc-NjGusDZwk9ttkmGSDKMNc7XiN7KiqS6avhp448cONgOhlGa441kU66foxubifIeT5EUqZ4-Mrq8BRFQiOZyqenvj48xeksdkLk1_J1fAkUY3IgZhT7DpDwiVwYrA1Q2byFvLDiwrcc_BBam4NOIaE/s320/20240102_094915.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the heck is this all about?</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/AVvXsEgWjmXnMfnO-OTwg4CJioKoFj_0GuPgWj83cgvDTfPGv6aiOv52AUKdhJzVHFh-phPyeLyUSHpxBCVU0TC9P9dj5Scc_UiB_G5va0ZA2mPztSaEBhK07AZyClUHDof46QH82OLCdgqFyCYNWvVQk_Pvyc4znjrwicsSyV4WXb1oklbdLMdI7Jh6q6H0fwE/s4000/20240102_094925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjmXnMfnO-OTwg4CJioKoFj_0GuPgWj83cgvDTfPGv6aiOv52AUKdhJzVHFh-phPyeLyUSHpxBCVU0TC9P9dj5Scc_UiB_G5va0ZA2mPztSaEBhK07AZyClUHDof46QH82OLCdgqFyCYNWvVQk_Pvyc4znjrwicsSyV4WXb1oklbdLMdI7Jh6q6H0fwE/s320/20240102_094925.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yikes! They're coming back!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A couple "finished" pictures. Next step, get things put back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm8NSjreiAyWtM72GHYHnLgQUMeX99ROFLNeWV2-4lB5-02WZ5P21PTg87jloCvGAE8VuDK8HKvQLsKBIcahELgcQJNy1vHDC4cuGAtvlbaqN68YhnEknjA2YvIt9DtORckQjsr4g2FiF-Fs-02QcehtNOAqOiHMXoQbu6RgMvs8jWkY93WKqboAfZl8/s4000/20240104_095825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm8NSjreiAyWtM72GHYHnLgQUMeX99ROFLNeWV2-4lB5-02WZ5P21PTg87jloCvGAE8VuDK8HKvQLsKBIcahELgcQJNy1vHDC4cuGAtvlbaqN68YhnEknjA2YvIt9DtORckQjsr4g2FiF-Fs-02QcehtNOAqOiHMXoQbu6RgMvs8jWkY93WKqboAfZl8/s320/20240104_095825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-VhYJfpqVC4CDo_Di_ZZnMgUNdqguI5zPq5zQFKJElmhd2diVsFs-vW66GKzoNTfi94AdDIzgI_1aCdF0aQcfHwuPlzggmNdrSzDm1pfFt3Fgl7HL20NZYTPVaKp4qWiTCFT6hcu3AhqGFWEc4Nfc_nVx59qapVdcCBpC7kiRzTBmB4MA1rkvExlpbo/s4000/20240104_100208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-VhYJfpqVC4CDo_Di_ZZnMgUNdqguI5zPq5zQFKJElmhd2diVsFs-vW66GKzoNTfi94AdDIzgI_1aCdF0aQcfHwuPlzggmNdrSzDm1pfFt3Fgl7HL20NZYTPVaKp4qWiTCFT6hcu3AhqGFWEc4Nfc_nVx59qapVdcCBpC7kiRzTBmB4MA1rkvExlpbo/s320/20240104_100208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3WTZRWnlX9s74IheviV7o0iSa2IwqWtncOARg7dh0HnvSkxYlKsqKkV_-pGfMsd4V3SQIxEz7l2KK43-ygc5Gufm55F7snWtNjadZ-54C5Gaj9lXg7gmxo3kKo1sFnZuYFHY_WIiPEPWOYvPvy0vSW0wXdHTm7DsFUIrSb8c4icXWHYvAQa-vnnhCv0/s4000/20240104_095909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3WTZRWnlX9s74IheviV7o0iSa2IwqWtncOARg7dh0HnvSkxYlKsqKkV_-pGfMsd4V3SQIxEz7l2KK43-ygc5Gufm55F7snWtNjadZ-54C5Gaj9lXg7gmxo3kKo1sFnZuYFHY_WIiPEPWOYvPvy0vSW0wXdHTm7DsFUIrSb8c4icXWHYvAQa-vnnhCv0/s320/20240104_095909.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEhg_e-dojtK0jv9DJvL1IitFJeCpgvewJ91bgbFAPhH5ymCFk3dDA6uEvWBwFIYEmqFZO8v4j_bxUzeKf8ZMxEVRO_uSFvmeMIWjrfabg0Z1q2_adcJmXlfe7uAI2_ck2Y1I40Pfm5XwDJupvjgXbTEO15ACTvhaeONcbxdJkcJQ6i2W0XJsZbd1l3j8WM/s4000/20240104_095834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_e-dojtK0jv9DJvL1IitFJeCpgvewJ91bgbFAPhH5ymCFk3dDA6uEvWBwFIYEmqFZO8v4j_bxUzeKf8ZMxEVRO_uSFvmeMIWjrfabg0Z1q2_adcJmXlfe7uAI2_ck2Y1I40Pfm5XwDJupvjgXbTEO15ACTvhaeONcbxdJkcJQ6i2W0XJsZbd1l3j8WM/s320/20240104_095834.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light bulbs replaced while they were up there!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Worth every penny spent!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I put my sewing room pretty much back together first and quickly finished off my two Twilight Stars blocks for the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF1vQvnhiozWgeWWGwVZQMyGA_9JLuq8eNZefrYAwS5np0B4xJW5fPLN9eixqk3e-JB8BLUN63ovrbat4fqW0WdgE-zr3lTWqc_Xo8jJoucd4PoNGbZG88L_Bg1zwIjdY_bq-U6DlFbmWen_YlG7BKqLeiS5k2O2PvUeDbq8Mx4mAOgbbQviTGn8Sw-U/s3636/20240103_154219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="3636" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF1vQvnhiozWgeWWGwVZQMyGA_9JLuq8eNZefrYAwS5np0B4xJW5fPLN9eixqk3e-JB8BLUN63ovrbat4fqW0WdgE-zr3lTWqc_Xo8jJoucd4PoNGbZG88L_Bg1zwIjdY_bq-U6DlFbmWen_YlG7BKqLeiS5k2O2PvUeDbq8Mx4mAOgbbQviTGn8Sw-U/s320/20240103_154219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There was a lot of sitting time with embroidery in hand, waiting to see if anyone needed anything during the renovation. I ended up finishing the current Red Threads embroidery block during Mom's P/T appointment yesterday. I really like this fuchsia block.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-H1EtYWtAZ0DBOuqK0scfzol6Lr5mUfVZNNdrj82mqyHRkO2lY_CU23_C4HIwn-fzivXDwYUBPhK3ERA39ktkgAKwSFvXFPswMyDh4tqatHaHABNETxLiWZMCRgOa_NN6kuX5bpemKJrHvIY-CSSJBfpEEqV-TnD_32jK8i0VtTTfDR0tZBLpq91CsE/s2641/20240103_142432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="2599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-H1EtYWtAZ0DBOuqK0scfzol6Lr5mUfVZNNdrj82mqyHRkO2lY_CU23_C4HIwn-fzivXDwYUBPhK3ERA39ktkgAKwSFvXFPswMyDh4tqatHaHABNETxLiWZMCRgOa_NN6kuX5bpemKJrHvIY-CSSJBfpEEqV-TnD_32jK8i0VtTTfDR0tZBLpq91CsE/s320/20240103_142432.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New Year's Day we enjoyed the Rose Bowl Parade. We just love hearing & seeing the marching bands and admiring the beautiful floral floats.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This has gone on long enough. Suffice it to say that we are liking the "new look" in the front of the house, we enjoyed our company but are glad to return to normal, and we're looking forward to the next home improvement project. Stay tuned!</span></div><p></p></div>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-22136161645892247462023-12-23T07:59:00.002-06:002023-12-23T07:59:34.645-06:00Rainbow Scrap Challenge Post<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just stopping by for a quick post. It's been quite a while since I posted my blog on RSC but I've been sewing as much as possible. Things have really taken a turn around here. We've been dealing with my mother's cognitive issues for a while and, since she moved in, it affects all of us. I've got her back in P/T for balance, strength, and mental well-being. I have to say she's pretty easy to deal with since she doesn't resist much of what I ask of her. In general, she's a cheerful, funny gal and for that we're grateful!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wanted to share a finish with you today. Awesome Land is a pattern by Lissa Alexander that is in her book "Oh, Scrap!" I started it in January 2020 and here is a link to my very <a href="https://suehoover.blogspot.com/2020/02/scrappy-happiness.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>first post of Awesome Land</b></span></a>. We've had quite a ride with it for sure but it is now finished.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw0nR81Kb2fYoitVrhmL1ymcji7DxIwjwPHSECedF2GlXHhJeATO5-xv3Z3ubRCQlX8MAtEvALn3w2KrOEem4U0wEVh345N0uo9FjOJ7DB_137LjopZReW0Z11g1TPrx5AnuYKTlW_YRYBRx069m6kIMetBbD0RFNfCyG088SKqq1-YsJY5nO2LazbUI/s2712/20231220_111135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="2712" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw0nR81Kb2fYoitVrhmL1ymcji7DxIwjwPHSECedF2GlXHhJeATO5-xv3Z3ubRCQlX8MAtEvALn3w2KrOEem4U0wEVh345N0uo9FjOJ7DB_137LjopZReW0Z11g1TPrx5AnuYKTlW_YRYBRx069m6kIMetBbD0RFNfCyG088SKqq1-YsJY5nO2LazbUI/s320/20231220_111135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToxmBw1ky9rk6FlQhPTl8YK3CTUmA3cNgRsFl4-ZAL_7IwaDyD3M2-IiBPGr7zw0w7fIt6emm_pxCGZV9LMekKeUUnUyhDGxxSdm9KBvSXRIibrYO1tbQNRjsBkF6wIcCjwGVoK_IRQE1jjc7n5ztYKXFSNmJ6Ji6zBn84eTDIpbxpOneV7FXrdgQNeM/s3014/20231220_110929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="2735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToxmBw1ky9rk6FlQhPTl8YK3CTUmA3cNgRsFl4-ZAL_7IwaDyD3M2-IiBPGr7zw0w7fIt6emm_pxCGZV9LMekKeUUnUyhDGxxSdm9KBvSXRIibrYO1tbQNRjsBkF6wIcCjwGVoK_IRQE1jjc7n5ztYKXFSNmJ6Ji6zBn84eTDIpbxpOneV7FXrdgQNeM/s320/20231220_110929.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">She finished up about 72"x72" so she'd make a great lap quilt or even a picnic quilt. Instead of Warm & Natural batting, I used Quilter's Dream this time and it is so soft & squishy. This one will be a joy to cuddle up in.</div></span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit_ovFkxfpISiB0klXTDLU6S3WT-03W5fGqILxBoZ-UzucsVOigpEJcgrI81wGU6x1dvwfcmRb2p_-qPR-sAxoNQz7EEevrjcLuMK999WFpqZ0jymhBTMISRO7XiYUXmyqnsZHwZUcV3Orj_BXdXIC5yGn8gOlV3ukwlW2Au3AuvD5ckQSyjJTEGEKyY/s4000/20231220_111358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit_ovFkxfpISiB0klXTDLU6S3WT-03W5fGqILxBoZ-UzucsVOigpEJcgrI81wGU6x1dvwfcmRb2p_-qPR-sAxoNQz7EEevrjcLuMK999WFpqZ0jymhBTMISRO7XiYUXmyqnsZHwZUcV3Orj_BXdXIC5yGn8gOlV3ukwlW2Au3AuvD5ckQSyjJTEGEKyY/s320/20231220_111358.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A peek at the backing I used and a bit of the quilting. I've since learned that circular quilting pantographs are much quicker to do than pointy ones. Maybe that's what happened here because this pointy panto took FOREVER to quilt!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At a local quilt shop, they give a monthly pattern for a doll quilt which they will later donate. We are encourage to use our scraps so last month that's what I used for my leaders & enders. It needs to be quilted & bound and then I can turn it in for donation. It is about 12"x18".</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEMtvBZw9OP_yuwDn0JkjPWdXrUhGq8zCLdXC0J96vJbG32A6awz5Op2yhbs1JWM5rMIuy0ypJea-pYlxlVpnLPOXgZ-9bzSQoiIxmtX-9amwZ51p1-kmWBsCimJK-pCWO_KnjkGOt-6kP8wvyqKU5eU4byzIo8qo9fjjAD_rhPmtDGDFz9HNT32Mj1Y/s3133/20231216_105757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3133" data-original-width="2422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEMtvBZw9OP_yuwDn0JkjPWdXrUhGq8zCLdXC0J96vJbG32A6awz5Op2yhbs1JWM5rMIuy0ypJea-pYlxlVpnLPOXgZ-9bzSQoiIxmtX-9amwZ51p1-kmWBsCimJK-pCWO_KnjkGOt-6kP8wvyqKU5eU4byzIo8qo9fjjAD_rhPmtDGDFz9HNT32Mj1Y/s320/20231216_105757.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm keeping up with Twilight Stars QAL. Here are a few of the latest from this week. I still have about 5 weeks left to make up to be totally caught up which I plan to do by the end of January -- you know, after the holidays!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo_2mw5i7CijL5-xzJxRhJ1p3BrA74jv0mVyberw9d6RfJ6z2Ps574u6gC-x2of51CHAVChtzNwkTFWxNs1Qz_uDfP5UZX1B1kiL95DBeNlQNJkWFy9tstX9NXblwnoXKM_-W6zSh9x4DUxBLWKbAchM0o4GUM65fEFKkc7kJWx7F1t1qL-V30kSFecg/s3916/20231220_062744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="3916" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo_2mw5i7CijL5-xzJxRhJ1p3BrA74jv0mVyberw9d6RfJ6z2Ps574u6gC-x2of51CHAVChtzNwkTFWxNs1Qz_uDfP5UZX1B1kiL95DBeNlQNJkWFy9tstX9NXblwnoXKM_-W6zSh9x4DUxBLWKbAchM0o4GUM65fEFKkc7kJWx7F1t1qL-V30kSFecg/s320/20231220_062744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYU3TV7R2Mf40nVy_NVxcTDJIKNV8DzN-C2HIZkCaGTZQmbjcTaaZzOgaAfUDkXcNVkT-FeVDVve6BnxH-OiJMtt4Vv79JOPcmtKDb94l8tLZnfQNFTjhHvImilsqtR810jk_Oos8ejJJw0QamTi8WUqERYIQ_XoOvno3B20_vzxJOtHq0FJs7yKISkM/s3563/20231218_052825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3563" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYU3TV7R2Mf40nVy_NVxcTDJIKNV8DzN-C2HIZkCaGTZQmbjcTaaZzOgaAfUDkXcNVkT-FeVDVve6BnxH-OiJMtt4Vv79JOPcmtKDb94l8tLZnfQNFTjhHvImilsqtR810jk_Oos8ejJJw0QamTi8WUqERYIQ_XoOvno3B20_vzxJOtHq0FJs7yKISkM/s320/20231218_052825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My other SAL is Red Threads, an embroidery block-of-the-week. Here are a few pictures of my latest blocks. I am 100% caught up with this one.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqs8liziqs0CYs-IMtswtHbBANYfNTlyF8z2fbzJx0rsdoyELaRLwHC3y7wGfICuyT2Ycp1ylZDWp3lhfFvw28AqzpFJbBV6Sxl0IDSxWPN_gbDD1XzX4BkwMfNlJmxRA8uASfR8JsNgORzqcDFD_AVN7jobvFr3mj_rrDhoZWoPeyb_NW3ECDr9qKSvM/s2613/20231223_051701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="2555" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqs8liziqs0CYs-IMtswtHbBANYfNTlyF8z2fbzJx0rsdoyELaRLwHC3y7wGfICuyT2Ycp1ylZDWp3lhfFvw28AqzpFJbBV6Sxl0IDSxWPN_gbDD1XzX4BkwMfNlJmxRA8uASfR8JsNgORzqcDFD_AVN7jobvFr3mj_rrDhoZWoPeyb_NW3ECDr9qKSvM/s320/20231223_051701.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEbwMmbDi1sJw500AkvIF3q6kq-BiU9Aie8367DIaryVRvrhmOV_k8IjDIzYozdf2bx65DXWSX5ySkzrt3NKT12madTc_ONSoXwetJqolgcHCwrBM2ODYlBjXSZC7q79j8zvjoANKVSeVa4sSHPqkMYAl6JuuD7wFtBRcz1aUpqOEvup2hhxiDXkUF4c/s2735/20231218_045405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2735" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEbwMmbDi1sJw500AkvIF3q6kq-BiU9Aie8367DIaryVRvrhmOV_k8IjDIzYozdf2bx65DXWSX5ySkzrt3NKT12madTc_ONSoXwetJqolgcHCwrBM2ODYlBjXSZC7q79j8zvjoANKVSeVa4sSHPqkMYAl6JuuD7wFtBRcz1aUpqOEvup2hhxiDXkUF4c/s320/20231218_045405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lAuylrzzTRSMDfjsak-KMa4KwEyyunBl0GQyAmwTHFVeR-kbigUEwOnmkd3QfnE7X52mF3W-I0cSvxqbITog5479H5tVqZOvVMICQ2ROQw0EP5J0czRaxqgK_ehzwvnaSeTRR_Lm8lAAXdS0244JcV5mwrCYxyeBRlVz3_EdHlbJz6iksvy1SR3yU3g/s3285/20231213_203947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lAuylrzzTRSMDfjsak-KMa4KwEyyunBl0GQyAmwTHFVeR-kbigUEwOnmkd3QfnE7X52mF3W-I0cSvxqbITog5479H5tVqZOvVMICQ2ROQw0EP5J0czRaxqgK_ehzwvnaSeTRR_Lm8lAAXdS0244JcV5mwrCYxyeBRlVz3_EdHlbJz6iksvy1SR3yU3g/s320/20231213_203947.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That catches you up on my sewing and my mother. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Linking up with Angela on <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/12/scraphappy-saturday_23.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>SoScrappy</b></span></a>.</span></div>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-74230850975701539422023-12-21T09:16:00.004-06:002023-12-21T09:16:50.937-06:00I Like Thurs #132<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Good morning! Are you all set for Christmas? Have you settled down to enjoy the upcoming holidays? We're mostly set but we have a couple extra days to prepare. My brother, his wife, and daughter will be stopping through here for dinner tonight and then continuing their travels to my SIL's parents' house. Everyone (and I do mean EVERYONE!) will be back on Tuesday for a couple of days/nights. "Everyone" will include the original three plus 4 more! It'll be jolly around here, for sure.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yesterday was "Dress Like an Elf" day at Brody's school. Here he is getting ready for school and then on his way. Wonder if he's eating a Keebler cookie there in the back seat? Lol!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmZGPp2_u2GsrpUwtVHvoPsk8zDk-o9qQWDQ1wZ96XtXwpXDLUNO2EQLKlyac6C6smHUdIC_egSpVVrgAgBKkODVyTGcdvXAxSsZslIgiJxTKGcMKq-OS59KEsV4-gEywBxBWh0pRQDf2kjORAC-WNyUsFvah_l10UsFB-b3rbaVpcYnSdOOXXfvv004/s1600/IMG_20231220_113855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmZGPp2_u2GsrpUwtVHvoPsk8zDk-o9qQWDQ1wZ96XtXwpXDLUNO2EQLKlyac6C6smHUdIC_egSpVVrgAgBKkODVyTGcdvXAxSsZslIgiJxTKGcMKq-OS59KEsV4-gEywBxBWh0pRQDf2kjORAC-WNyUsFvah_l10UsFB-b3rbaVpcYnSdOOXXfvv004/s320/IMG_20231220_113855.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnD-T4Kcxa-dLHX9Jjv34KIOmI0rIaGFBhyJ5JS8F_qfATFvUy5wL-XJZxquXXyXgm7LCVVaKqKoZwgD7Rg3bNqLoD3S_IAQGuniJfm9xUM8KnkOEkT_88kCjEjHomAPX4rkdvDZ_KrN9cDOJ0gpY5596a774s7yKnpxRYK6fNiOb4RjjaVwMNq8YG6M/s1600/IMG_20231220_113853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnD-T4Kcxa-dLHX9Jjv34KIOmI0rIaGFBhyJ5JS8F_qfATFvUy5wL-XJZxquXXyXgm7LCVVaKqKoZwgD7Rg3bNqLoD3S_IAQGuniJfm9xUM8KnkOEkT_88kCjEjHomAPX4rkdvDZ_KrN9cDOJ0gpY5596a774s7yKnpxRYK6fNiOb4RjjaVwMNq8YG6M/s320/IMG_20231220_113853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">His elfin outfit was worn over the weekend when he got to enjoy The Polar Express. For real! He rode on a train to see Santa, eating a cookie & having a cup of hot cocoa too. He also learned the chicken dance while waiting his turn to see Santa.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></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=AD6v5dwCPGDWlPnNLTQXP2nt8gnd-GN1V1urgH1SqHq8a7FvfIUOQZFMvKdMDj6Us8EjdxJ-nWey1-yPafR4u52AhQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ok, enough Christmas! Haha!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Gracie & I enjoyed a beautiful sunrise Wednesday. Just look at that color!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEhnbDWqpUxv1S7_mO0Se8p7nVOLzeBbL6d-EF7E5qQjkjvcIehWZbxQbl6Nl1Z8yBxBR5jc-LvmdKaY2J08O7JXZYVOSgebSB3QK7wFw1SKHDwX_cMNk4ax6wRwqPBCrafZHJlqULnrKXqZCMuXva9QPXTdfDSQlIKn-Oh4Jrl2qpiGTA7MUQDHi25dTH0/s4000/20231220_070453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbDWqpUxv1S7_mO0Se8p7nVOLzeBbL6d-EF7E5qQjkjvcIehWZbxQbl6Nl1Z8yBxBR5jc-LvmdKaY2J08O7JXZYVOSgebSB3QK7wFw1SKHDwX_cMNk4ax6wRwqPBCrafZHJlqULnrKXqZCMuXva9QPXTdfDSQlIKn-Oh4Jrl2qpiGTA7MUQDHi25dTH0/s320/20231220_070453.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still in the subdivision</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/AVvXsEjjzzNfnpNRln5gDXK5Elx64aiEvd5fy8rdLQY7GvC988B1GWfbyOaArH6KtK_9t4yxNNJ7RKBR83qREHr4S4ydcdcb4rkP6rl46DEC0gZdqiJvWPkxDpPLu8CV_ijf-WVT0iJv2_V1kjo2lPMpZU8n1oulp1ttx7fZO4HgpE93Dlp9rjIaDlpE63Gk1ow/s4000/20231220_070605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzzNfnpNRln5gDXK5Elx64aiEvd5fy8rdLQY7GvC988B1GWfbyOaArH6KtK_9t4yxNNJ7RKBR83qREHr4S4ydcdcb4rkP6rl46DEC0gZdqiJvWPkxDpPLu8CV_ijf-WVT0iJv2_V1kjo2lPMpZU8n1oulp1ttx7fZO4HgpE93Dlp9rjIaDlpE63Gk1ow/s320/20231220_070605.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just getting to the bike trail</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/AVvXsEj00ydl0n3Y3yOTy4sNf9myonlxxq9QKN-nvF8JADWTye7uSYCdEma5D_pCS7xvQjf12sUE_K0S9xDo0jPU83QshHMIbT7JDw9h1f_eAmP9-XNk1AiwfTDG2l7ktjjGfhhz60jvSGrbZF23p4TEr0snnVYi6SSb6iMShfI8Dr8ghoRzjTm1guHef1LF-KE/s4000/20231220_070759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00ydl0n3Y3yOTy4sNf9myonlxxq9QKN-nvF8JADWTye7uSYCdEma5D_pCS7xvQjf12sUE_K0S9xDo0jPU83QshHMIbT7JDw9h1f_eAmP9-XNk1AiwfTDG2l7ktjjGfhhz60jvSGrbZF23p4TEr0snnVYi6SSb6iMShfI8Dr8ghoRzjTm1guHef1LF-KE/s320/20231220_070759.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About a minute later. Stunning, right?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mom & I have been enjoying Christmas music in the car on our way to appointments. Christmas CDs from Dolly Parton, Gene Autrey, Toby Keith, The Starlight Singers (?), and my favorite CD by Jim Brickman. Do you know him? He plays the most beautiful piano music and the holiday songs are especially lovely.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wishing you a wonderful Christmas season. If you don't hear from me next week it's because my house is full and so is my heart. Besides all the human company, I may have forgotten to mention two big dogs will be here also -- a 4-year-old Golden Retriever and a 1-year-old German Shepherd. Gracie's Christmas will be complete! Lol!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thank you, blog friends, for making time to visit my blog. I enjoy all your comments. That is ONE BIG LIKE! Merry Christmas to all of you!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Linking up with other "Thursday Likers" on LeeAnna's blog <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>.</span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-90223497336270996552023-12-14T06:00:00.001-06:002023-12-14T06:00:00.144-06:00I Like Thursday #131<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hope to make a quick I Like Thursday post. With Christmas around the corner I for sure wanted to share a "Grandsons with Santa" picture and this one just cracks me up. I LOVE IT!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGwbKrxQhV_UgAV0UMM__xoY0GM59lSvtRvDvkFzmdtnc7gN8Ul89o9mh0yT4N-DN6I8sbaOPqyqUTbyCRGLmOe9fHZUbo1_Ssa84nBJnQasm5mTWo8fAD2TrHguPScULQTkgB515CJ2tMOFkEDvKiOHLZpjnlCGH0PWTq8okhjMSN4JloaMjO1DabwQ/s2100/1461696_484b58be0793aa683ffca2d2abc398c9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGwbKrxQhV_UgAV0UMM__xoY0GM59lSvtRvDvkFzmdtnc7gN8Ul89o9mh0yT4N-DN6I8sbaOPqyqUTbyCRGLmOe9fHZUbo1_Ssa84nBJnQasm5mTWo8fAD2TrHguPScULQTkgB515CJ2tMOFkEDvKiOHLZpjnlCGH0PWTq8okhjMSN4JloaMjO1DabwQ/s320/1461696_484b58be0793aa683ffca2d2abc398c9.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At the risk of making Jacob look like he's on the "naughty list", here's a picture of Gracie "greeting" the Amazon driver. I'm surprised she's not pressed up hard against the glass! Of course she feels like she's doing her job of protecting us from danger. Definitely going on the "naughty list"! Hahaha!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYK7TGOyG-63YKKY19i57xRrcOW8EGNWKhyphenhyphenU-ull3NptZOILH43ro3LH-2mLZMdD_614Wp1X1jXSE9LybnznSIayfWhcasCcOK5DyhZmULe6tUR3hayMm9AkQTFCo9Lh6bpPwDEDEtDDpNCoo2BPS8r-blp85-RxSZPn5TRdfmFp_Bif6gBzMpkGC-s4/s480/imageId-6ec60e53-6b7b-ef70-4ac7-862a3d825b1e.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYK7TGOyG-63YKKY19i57xRrcOW8EGNWKhyphenhyphenU-ull3NptZOILH43ro3LH-2mLZMdD_614Wp1X1jXSE9LybnznSIayfWhcasCcOK5DyhZmULe6tUR3hayMm9AkQTFCo9Lh6bpPwDEDEtDDpNCoo2BPS8r-blp85-RxSZPn5TRdfmFp_Bif6gBzMpkGC-s4/s320/imageId-6ec60e53-6b7b-ef70-4ac7-862a3d825b1e.jpeg" width="187" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I finished my two Twilight Stars blocks for this week. That definitely makes me very happy. I've got 6 weeks to make up to be entirely caught up. I'll get there one day! This has been a fun QAL with Primitive Gatherings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoab93ehT_QAKYtmsdH-CIrANexeMS0QHO2B7Ozs6RDc7R7bzcagkwqrrh-YLyqKUtRcV2mUzLGw-DlxcfR-hp0GHmOUEtDzPp8QMvMWPWHSXKpgxnpDSohKlODrDZDeUWJ1g5pLtXSU5Vyqh1hpJfBvstwLvRwouxbDqP6Ztsup8J53021Kt-VppVruI/s3532/20231210_135858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3532" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoab93ehT_QAKYtmsdH-CIrANexeMS0QHO2B7Ozs6RDc7R7bzcagkwqrrh-YLyqKUtRcV2mUzLGw-DlxcfR-hp0GHmOUEtDzPp8QMvMWPWHSXKpgxnpDSohKlODrDZDeUWJ1g5pLtXSU5Vyqh1hpJfBvstwLvRwouxbDqP6Ztsup8J53021Kt-VppVruI/s320/20231210_135858.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I've tried a few new recipes. First one was this <a href="https://whatsgabycooking.com/cheddar-bacon-quiche/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Cheddar Bacon Quiche with Spinach</b></span></a> from What's Gaby Cooking. It was good and we would like more spinach and I would definitely make sure to "finely chop" it even better next time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last night I made this <a href="https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/cheese-and-sausage-quiche" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Cheese and Sausage Quiche</b></span></a> from Southern Living. Easy and delicious! Definitely on a quiche kick!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another easy and delicious dinner was this <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tuna-noodle-casserole-13691817" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Tuna Noodle Casserole</b></span></a> from Mary Berg on Food Network. I made a half-batch and cooked it in an 8"x8" dish. It worked perfectly. I also only used potato chips on top, no extra cheese as Mr. H is not a big cheese-lover. Definitely would recommend it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A hearty dinner another night was this <a href="https://schnucks.com/recipes/one-pot-florentine-pasta" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>One-Pot Florentine Pasta</b></span></a> from our local grocery store, Schnucks. We loved it and would've loved it even more with more spinach! Two cups of fresh spinach was just not enough. Can hardly believe we would like it more healthier! Ha!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There you go! No excuses for not making a delicious, homemade dinner. Next week I may have a couple of dessert recipes. Stay tuned!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm linking up with LeeAnna at <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Not Afraid of Color</b></span></a> to share these good things and to see what others are also sharing. I hope you have a great week!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-60569239704168791802023-11-30T06:00:00.012-06:002023-11-30T08:56:04.002-06:00I Like Thursday #130<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's been another week and of course I found things to appreciate. I'll be sharing on LeeAnna's blog with others. You can read & enjoy too if you click right <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>. In the meantime, let's see what I found to enjoy.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving was just last week and I have a few pictures to share from that day. My niece participated in her first Turkey Trot. She was very proud to finish the 5K. Here she is with her fiancé who also ran.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpszY1A4Mi9-slGJFHtLbr8ejl2j3UVXpc2sySu2hZkPw8HsJxqQiCF62AIxK6JtoQZ55ZjvwSwTgBHRBkftzbg5bvbQErWLg_PIGDBmP9eXLJZ2GrJ1Sjl5N2me-8mmjj8Vo6u5Jnx9dU3KloT3KFkOsdhNR_Qf9M0uSarwInzZEznYFMXufxl8FgyQ/s1600/IMG_20231123_083430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpszY1A4Mi9-slGJFHtLbr8ejl2j3UVXpc2sySu2hZkPw8HsJxqQiCF62AIxK6JtoQZ55ZjvwSwTgBHRBkftzbg5bvbQErWLg_PIGDBmP9eXLJZ2GrJ1Sjl5N2me-8mmjj8Vo6u5Jnx9dU3KloT3KFkOsdhNR_Qf9M0uSarwInzZEznYFMXufxl8FgyQ/s320/IMG_20231123_083430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving is all about the bird, right? Here's a shot of ours this year while resting. Maybe this turkey should have trotted away!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQBgxoisXoYsjUmZ0Vl3XNZ9_tvYGol7M5nddhrFDIKIUev8VxPmdhc2J4G86HKpGLHQxqkeTvP9WABUzFU6-tjiP-ZKFDItOboIAr6AcD2N2GFWhBbGIkuRErkQ3i0D7bE57i25bm3au2VA74cS_29zznVTIDbDwcRByQTXGaynuvag5-5lK8JZD-SU/s4080/IMG_20231123_140707_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQBgxoisXoYsjUmZ0Vl3XNZ9_tvYGol7M5nddhrFDIKIUev8VxPmdhc2J4G86HKpGLHQxqkeTvP9WABUzFU6-tjiP-ZKFDItOboIAr6AcD2N2GFWhBbGIkuRErkQ3i0D7bE57i25bm3au2VA74cS_29zznVTIDbDwcRByQTXGaynuvag5-5lK8JZD-SU/s320/IMG_20231123_140707_01.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We also had another special guest on Thanksgiving. This hawk was looking for his own bird to enjoy for dinner. Here he is just sitting on our deck where you can see my peanut feeder hanging. There are usually plenty of birds grabbing seeds but they seem to have flown away. Ha!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfcjdaFy_qjoGMkOlFgJHUgPJvw3QPpF3AHZRtmbNr5fRZDAdxMrNpBIlA_Dju0iaJy9gcUtRIPj-SIb-0y2JmdSaI-SBZ89PrTsVSG6sEWmTEj-uGt_cxi81KcVCQ_dOowCcwqy1eBqylk34wUXj8f7qyVPMjQ5AeMUP9ntcR0_p5vyICFLkgai5XrM/s2132/20231123_103946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="2132" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfcjdaFy_qjoGMkOlFgJHUgPJvw3QPpF3AHZRtmbNr5fRZDAdxMrNpBIlA_Dju0iaJy9gcUtRIPj-SIb-0y2JmdSaI-SBZ89PrTsVSG6sEWmTEj-uGt_cxi81KcVCQ_dOowCcwqy1eBqylk34wUXj8f7qyVPMjQ5AeMUP9ntcR0_p5vyICFLkgai5XrM/s320/20231123_103946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A side story here: Do you know what a junco bird looks like?</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></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/a/AVvXsEgVIJJSAkelejm-daaBz5ZZjd4OgliDfTiL7a82dNhPqPcdO6EQ0k27oqYVq9A0leLKdPApkYScpKUenCpMkGs3zvaHN370F0Lk9GLbdM4HdIhbFdKohQnLBiztXRzDUdyNc-0izHH5WTgESI82bRz7dE7UkGyxFYTAgt_GiB_Seg2mMJKmqZO8ugf0Mu8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="92" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVIJJSAkelejm-daaBz5ZZjd4OgliDfTiL7a82dNhPqPcdO6EQ0k27oqYVq9A0leLKdPApkYScpKUenCpMkGs3zvaHN370F0Lk9GLbdM4HdIhbFdKohQnLBiztXRzDUdyNc-0izHH5WTgESI82bRz7dE7UkGyxFYTAgt_GiB_Seg2mMJKmqZO8ugf0Mu8" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Audubon Society's Photo<br /><a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/dark-eyed-junco" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Info on Juncos</b></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Anyway, one of these little birds got trapped in our garage overnight the other night. My husband said I should leave the garage door open after I bring Gracie back from her walk. I went to do that but the poor little thing kept trying to get out through the garage window and was beating his beak time & time again. Then he'd sit on the sill, catch his breath, and then start all over again. Since he couldn't be persuaded to leave with a gentle push with a broom, I went over and actually was able to hold him gently in my hands. I took him over to the bush by the garage and he hopped right in and then promptly flew away. This incident reminded me of the time when the same thing happened with a hummingbird a couple of summers ago.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My neighbor surprised with me with a gift a couple weeks ago. These amaryllis plants were only small buds when I got them. As you can see, we are in FULL BLOOM! Don't they look pretty in front of Frosty McChill? The embroidery blocks were shared last year by Melissa from <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Pinker 'n' Punkin'</b></span></a>. She is amazingly generous with her designs.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></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/AVvXsEj8ISkfra4ilYN_vgMlrkaKbrJoJFyY70H8e4tzAJpNPThxVC4tns4HPK_Q4mQH-rMjysdRD3201uXub5S92EsWpLV8Skg-AN8RTx1VUi7jcNS4T2bGPpZiRCDU74aWcu1F0PNxHxOIbgxe5YgWt74i_2MTcxayAN8NPwI1yeydIv5eY_E6FWE1zD8gzyU/s2663/20231129_092758.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="2483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ISkfra4ilYN_vgMlrkaKbrJoJFyY70H8e4tzAJpNPThxVC4tns4HPK_Q4mQH-rMjysdRD3201uXub5S92EsWpLV8Skg-AN8RTx1VUi7jcNS4T2bGPpZiRCDU74aWcu1F0PNxHxOIbgxe5YgWt74i_2MTcxayAN8NPwI1yeydIv5eY_E6FWE1zD8gzyU/s320/20231129_092758.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bolero on the left<br />Minerva on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Recently I finished "Someone Else's Shoes" by Jojo Moyes. It was very enjoyable. I thought it was going to be too light for me, too young, but I ended up really liking the characters.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></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/a/AVvXsEgUu11ZnDKwmtSqI6PP1q_ZsgzVlWsk2d5enk-30paQsz7rOFk8xRbKhEtaewN0fm6xLkUv_bAh8eu0eCf8YqleI5WDT5YeVXQtUmHp2v_MareIyhlSXcsII6dX1JbgTBLCju6C6GPlhe4T7WEa0_-yt0w5TWON-uGLcttF_YNsUDsOkiVwQnc632hucJk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1838" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUu11ZnDKwmtSqI6PP1q_ZsgzVlWsk2d5enk-30paQsz7rOFk8xRbKhEtaewN0fm6xLkUv_bAh8eu0eCf8YqleI5WDT5YeVXQtUmHp2v_MareIyhlSXcsII6dX1JbgTBLCju6C6GPlhe4T7WEa0_-yt0w5TWON-uGLcttF_YNsUDsOkiVwQnc632hucJk" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62971668-someone-else-s-shoes?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=5IxDqC5Idt&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>GoodReads synopsis</b></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Earlier I finished "The Engineer's Wife" by Tracey Enerson Wood. A good friend of mine recommended it. It's about the woman behind the man building the Brooklyn Bridge. I enjoyed it and, if you like historical fiction, you might also.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></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/a/AVvXsEiwMgYhYf8faM9Ga8gnVcvBMAs3MhFXdDSDeJ08BdAvo8piOLZKT-6r5VHTeDfnxVZHX2kNbw8ZdPR8MBi0SdhYVBBdzqUDjO8tRYDXRRvyGrFtbyGwxfxdQ4Ak2fCQkcaW56dOXesVuU3UKY9FRyU1gtPa0xsc7OzkD8gpshrSrrW6VQWNYZWY-eRrJpc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwMgYhYf8faM9Ga8gnVcvBMAs3MhFXdDSDeJ08BdAvo8piOLZKT-6r5VHTeDfnxVZHX2kNbw8ZdPR8MBi0SdhYVBBdzqUDjO8tRYDXRRvyGrFtbyGwxfxdQ4Ak2fCQkcaW56dOXesVuU3UKY9FRyU1gtPa0xsc7OzkD8gpshrSrrW6VQWNYZWY-eRrJpc" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50204812-the-engineer-s-wife?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=0XkOnBLZkl&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>GoodReads Synopsis</b></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />Last night I started a new book. It's "Simply Lies" by David Baldacci. He's one of my favorite authors and this promises to be a "psychological thriller". Yikes! I hope it doesn't give me nightmares! Hahaha!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></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/a/AVvXsEhxDwwbnDJfYgvNDwCGhVibSk9VaVpwNkYH76tTr0FBuiQKPffw4mfGQSny-IhqmHO6zD17lPOHkCqy6ckcH2SeXY1kcx4kBUpiFCSSO1UTjZaD7UOenZqh5pR_YOjsEIAWgLw8foa37JTfmkI6Ok_I885pIjRHZqm20ha_b-qE14LTv6SP9gt-k9P0Usw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="795" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxDwwbnDJfYgvNDwCGhVibSk9VaVpwNkYH76tTr0FBuiQKPffw4mfGQSny-IhqmHO6zD17lPOHkCqy6ckcH2SeXY1kcx4kBUpiFCSSO1UTjZaD7UOenZqh5pR_YOjsEIAWgLw8foa37JTfmkI6Ok_I885pIjRHZqm20ha_b-qE14LTv6SP9gt-k9P0Usw" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61198195-simply-lies?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1AFoPMv5a5&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>GoodReads synopsis</b></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now for a laugh: Some of our Black Friday orders arrived today. Here's the picture an Amazon driver took of the delivered package by our front door. Notice the "sweet" dog "welcoming" him. This picture just cracked me up although we are trying to get Gracie to calm down when she sees delivery people in our cul-de-sac. When they walk up to the door to drop something off for us, she really goes berserk!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dOPd-F5Jj9zRtfzAiXH0D0MOdt5tzroGGJv25xVE1Cjqt3EH8kei5mD566HPrGacF33I-DNb9U77uUNxf90ZR6zFVVX-Zjgm9b03TjYukj2jwDT_h2U_Ehbs3keO_NS8OQFyceMFN3A4oRDi4SQ0IW11mNPP6GGnXFppB-TQerGHFmvmTXmLjUfRyHg/s640/imageId-6ec60e53-6b7b-ef70-4ac7-862a3d825b1e.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dOPd-F5Jj9zRtfzAiXH0D0MOdt5tzroGGJv25xVE1Cjqt3EH8kei5mD566HPrGacF33I-DNb9U77uUNxf90ZR6zFVVX-Zjgm9b03TjYukj2jwDT_h2U_Ehbs3keO_NS8OQFyceMFN3A4oRDi4SQ0IW11mNPP6GGnXFppB-TQerGHFmvmTXmLjUfRyHg/s320/imageId-6ec60e53-6b7b-ef70-4ac7-862a3d825b1e.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you have an amazing week. Look around and see how good life is.</span><p></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-37399743490558980842023-11-23T05:00:00.035-06:002023-11-23T05:00:00.155-06:00I Like Thursday #129<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today is Thanksgiving. I like to think that ALL the I Like Posts are about Thanksgiving. Anything that makes you smile, makes you happy, gives you a warm fuzzy, can be reasons for giving thanks, right? So here's another I Like Thursday/Thanksgiving post from yours truly.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Look at this beautiful clematis that was appreciating our nice weather. Gracie & I were appreciating our beautiful weather on our walk too!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAJ0qgy213Gjj-7_6Sij5d-YePBz8qCE0jUg-Qd-RV_XJaMAFMz2LxLUOvmcNbk-5jd7Hz6ZzPWaILcSKUmQ6RUQ8AC7oIfCdZYperuExJHxWcg_dMEZF8ARs5iHsgsrceB71ZiN8NznKGUyUSw53JvGmV_GOTr0q_8c1Wp4cBtiDJ6X2Z6OOdysHAeQ/s4000/20231106_070048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAJ0qgy213Gjj-7_6Sij5d-YePBz8qCE0jUg-Qd-RV_XJaMAFMz2LxLUOvmcNbk-5jd7Hz6ZzPWaILcSKUmQ6RUQ8AC7oIfCdZYperuExJHxWcg_dMEZF8ARs5iHsgsrceB71ZiN8NznKGUyUSw53JvGmV_GOTr0q_8c1Wp4cBtiDJ6X2Z6OOdysHAeQ/s320/20231106_070048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Is this upward view on the trail something? Definitely added to my Thanksgiving List this year!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_iQQ_0hcy7tKe-dMg1B0tfm-wCWkh7cnASmV3xj0OfrvB8A9gRIQADWl-g8XrP1SnpwLE4SZqwFEvT6t64g5vdxbFYNwJ7BGrqL7Xj5CILiiwOz2s4DP2eeUCkohJf_wIc4zFeFNF7g-5FTJs5841HOfyPyT6bPmsCSMNs0dirmbm8hrhtIBKQStyVw/s4000/20231118_073806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_iQQ_0hcy7tKe-dMg1B0tfm-wCWkh7cnASmV3xj0OfrvB8A9gRIQADWl-g8XrP1SnpwLE4SZqwFEvT6t64g5vdxbFYNwJ7BGrqL7Xj5CILiiwOz2s4DP2eeUCkohJf_wIc4zFeFNF7g-5FTJs5841HOfyPyT6bPmsCSMNs0dirmbm8hrhtIBKQStyVw/s320/20231118_073806.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">My friend's daughter had a Friendsgiving get-together last weekend. Charcutier boards were the potluck theme. Here's a picture of my friend's dessert board. Isn't that Rice Krispie Turkey in the middle of the back wonderful??!!??</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bZ7ZQqbCBgYtAmAU6TwOmTZN0v6IU7g4c7GVGzA5G2E0tlnWvF-_fKNyX5xLtvfyMhsdeimHE-WQXK2BhVQLwQEb2cruLc2y5kROzhreco2wK2ACCOIVJ_pJrHXhEgjGTkjxNOO8_vlKiP4r_6v9ZElIY4ECPJaNauVY4qLgMzeCnnpVcCvqrckNDoo/s1280/IMG_20231119_101844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bZ7ZQqbCBgYtAmAU6TwOmTZN0v6IU7g4c7GVGzA5G2E0tlnWvF-_fKNyX5xLtvfyMhsdeimHE-WQXK2BhVQLwQEb2cruLc2y5kROzhreco2wK2ACCOIVJ_pJrHXhEgjGTkjxNOO8_vlKiP4r_6v9ZElIY4ECPJaNauVY4qLgMzeCnnpVcCvqrckNDoo/s320/IMG_20231119_101844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">My daughter sent this picture to me from her local grocery store. She was very impressed (😜) with the marketing on this loaf of bread. She's pretty sure it's just plain ole white bread but I think it has poultry seasoning in it to taste like stuffing but no mushrooms, oysters, or other "different" additives. What do you think?</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-xIPPTwB1ZGg4Du1UjfNQwZYZ4bAwtzX4-VaeKVk8ylPGhC5-poXcSv1G-1iyqVm4ZlvbkXSpg8F7szHZcUhHNMkW9ZNLjoMjGpV0KGI8N1ggKwwDP5GVgP0e6bDONSNVMLrmxi3mLJdCk-1A7X6hzEi4bm5m_kRadJrY5VYJXAOZFBLCI4DhzB5oE8/s1600/IMG_20231118_092114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-xIPPTwB1ZGg4Du1UjfNQwZYZ4bAwtzX4-VaeKVk8ylPGhC5-poXcSv1G-1iyqVm4ZlvbkXSpg8F7szHZcUhHNMkW9ZNLjoMjGpV0KGI8N1ggKwwDP5GVgP0e6bDONSNVMLrmxi3mLJdCk-1A7X6hzEi4bm5m_kRadJrY5VYJXAOZFBLCI4DhzB5oE8/s320/IMG_20231118_092114.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last Thursday Mom, Fred, and I went to a Veteran's Day luncheon with the Troy Senior Center. They served ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans with bacon, and for dessert - your choice of pumpkin or apple pie. It was delicious but the best was yet to come! They honored all veterans from all branches of the military and we were entertained by the Scott AFB Airlifter Brass Band! They were magnificent and we certainly were privileged to meet these fine young Air Force musicians.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BFwkLt6y_iqIxwlE3RQUAv6pGYBzZzY95BL8-B3Kkr1z7kg_0ZIIHsJxNudQKEBYsqyACbYoe7EE4YRZV6RQaazddZ3gX4Ws_DwAMHwmlqM2BL55Wz8jVrGB591laLekyvihaW4TFH3-Ufj304aWmUt67GOQf62CpzZURc0Gmx4UccRY1N_2zJdk-no/s4000/20231116_124049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BFwkLt6y_iqIxwlE3RQUAv6pGYBzZzY95BL8-B3Kkr1z7kg_0ZIIHsJxNudQKEBYsqyACbYoe7EE4YRZV6RQaazddZ3gX4Ws_DwAMHwmlqM2BL55Wz8jVrGB591laLekyvihaW4TFH3-Ufj304aWmUt67GOQf62CpzZURc0Gmx4UccRY1N_2zJdk-no/s320/20231116_124049.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Sa-Fp8xEG5RmGLutWYpR61w1vkMbWoJStPCY7YW-j_9akqhuCqF6ZPuFrCMZ95ZvnUHON5yzjANdaBUPawJOQqEeNNEFR23AdBSA97ZG3gg2ORQNRKHH0Xbn-wJzk-Yf3dttG0BNqA9NjTRk7N6SGGHto2hcWDJtiytF2MuX7v0veLzkUnxfQqepZsg/s4000/20231116_124057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Sa-Fp8xEG5RmGLutWYpR61w1vkMbWoJStPCY7YW-j_9akqhuCqF6ZPuFrCMZ95ZvnUHON5yzjANdaBUPawJOQqEeNNEFR23AdBSA97ZG3gg2ORQNRKHH0Xbn-wJzk-Yf3dttG0BNqA9NjTRk7N6SGGHto2hcWDJtiytF2MuX7v0veLzkUnxfQqepZsg/s320/20231116_124057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtFpSBTfQ1snPmIezCddIHONqW3XwYF_nv9PSODe7G5cPB2R8yOR7L2XQ8syx_Tr2d31ySAs5hYJM0HWSP6Ak2L2N20D7IGZfdBsajOx0WdKn-8qfjM4Jqlzl32GAhEUSQJ3XbL6DhA791ldaW5FIc2yjK2nwZT8HSnU4Sh30weQHL9V0WzWTSHJuJTk/s1191/20231116_124534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtFpSBTfQ1snPmIezCddIHONqW3XwYF_nv9PSODe7G5cPB2R8yOR7L2XQ8syx_Tr2d31ySAs5hYJM0HWSP6Ak2L2N20D7IGZfdBsajOx0WdKn-8qfjM4Jqlzl32GAhEUSQJ3XbL6DhA791ldaW5FIc2yjK2nwZT8HSnU4Sh30weQHL9V0WzWTSHJuJTk/s320/20231116_124534.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0PDSGOmGBOEhyphenhyphenzXiV9NSJ8MW_aME_F0V9aMls-sl43l-TZZnRGnMz5g5irP1VDWFnsRPsECUnJJWn_pstb8mtOM4NBUAMJoPEFHAhV0rB-Ba_c0iaOgHg3hTekfuAk2m7YwY_KGDcIUGlwSGN69-ur7O-M7YLZv2nwox2J7fPLt0n1i6Yg3eljfhtr8/s553/20231116_125851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0PDSGOmGBOEhyphenhyphenzXiV9NSJ8MW_aME_F0V9aMls-sl43l-TZZnRGnMz5g5irP1VDWFnsRPsECUnJJWn_pstb8mtOM4NBUAMJoPEFHAhV0rB-Ba_c0iaOgHg3hTekfuAk2m7YwY_KGDcIUGlwSGN69-ur7O-M7YLZv2nwox2J7fPLt0n1i6Yg3eljfhtr8/s320/20231116_125851.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">To say we were razzle-dazzled would be an understatement. They played a little jazz, a little marching music, a little orchestral, and an extraordinary rendition of a medley of all the military branches, including the US Marine Corp, the US Navy, the US Army, the US Air Force, the US Coast Guard, and the newest US Space Force! We didn't even know the last two branches had songs! Man, are we old!!! Lol!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Yesterday's walk, Gracie & I went up and over the bridge to see what our friend Emma was talking about when she said there's a giant Care Bear on the other side. She was right! There's no plaque to explain it but there it is.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqjzlTPsv4t5Tv5RsEyWrQxeEDWH7GQVrDZQ-4q0W1i7ggGh_zC9oqSYV2nDHdhvf7dAJ72rinzHzjzmW-21TXOxfWoZLGBOUzvaUIb3YQs9NaDUvbmtwQ219UawUTBJCvnEdINWdmPuILE1aZGFxFktWFQNedn0-K8PV30dCABEwHRq_zN-7oEUepQo/s4000/20231122_072908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqjzlTPsv4t5Tv5RsEyWrQxeEDWH7GQVrDZQ-4q0W1i7ggGh_zC9oqSYV2nDHdhvf7dAJ72rinzHzjzmW-21TXOxfWoZLGBOUzvaUIb3YQs9NaDUvbmtwQ219UawUTBJCvnEdINWdmPuILE1aZGFxFktWFQNedn0-K8PV30dCABEwHRq_zN-7oEUepQo/s320/20231122_072908.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhhVWvKVCUqNiyNqfpjxMzeRdSoPohzBYTTdLkq2Bcp4xckLwHrKDk84tBfbaXqEiXLighqgzplKW0qOAFEGsbg5KOjy4v4eLZnynQJGsAB8DRvMGAEyrpK4TMhBmpZhFUDFahMrCgBUzJxNExmzPyLkjcU5bSgTz-45_xGlu19mTIbS9IryW46ntSXU/s4000/20231122_072617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhhVWvKVCUqNiyNqfpjxMzeRdSoPohzBYTTdLkq2Bcp4xckLwHrKDk84tBfbaXqEiXLighqgzplKW0qOAFEGsbg5KOjy4v4eLZnynQJGsAB8DRvMGAEyrpK4TMhBmpZhFUDFahMrCgBUzJxNExmzPyLkjcU5bSgTz-45_xGlu19mTIbS9IryW46ntSXU/s320/20231122_072617.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last week we watched (on two recommendations) "All the Light We Cannot See" on Netflix. It has four installments, each about an hour. It took us two nights to watch the whole thing. We all enjoyed it. I can add that I read the book in April 2022. Besides synopses, GoodReads is also good for keeping track of books I've read! You can read about the book </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18143977-all-the-light-we-cannot-see?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=LBEfbKni7l&rank=1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> but watch it on Netflix.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On top of all this, we seem to be in good health around here so we are all thankful for that as well. Warm Thanksgiving blessings to all of you and your families!</span></p></div>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-16921483559763864602023-11-18T17:43:00.000-06:002023-11-18T17:43:12.255-06:00November Progress<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All I've manage to accomplish this week is summed up in three pictures:</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/AVvXsEjF50hyphenhyphenZR2BNTl0YIODEUWck9Jaa7j63S8RWb3_fG1RQH2SR6m9ERQWHz2R1KYa96t4h81etR86KvFrHUQ23PUAvkwee1RMTa6-vfPtr0Qi8b2_Cpva8HDRNyYHemw_E9FR2l9tSkrzavmyCFepNyEba3JPZQl4xohrTnQHI6iGmPf7026oybDIEuDhCZE/s4000/20231115_152736.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF50hyphenhyphenZR2BNTl0YIODEUWck9Jaa7j63S8RWb3_fG1RQH2SR6m9ERQWHz2R1KYa96t4h81etR86KvFrHUQ23PUAvkwee1RMTa6-vfPtr0Qi8b2_Cpva8HDRNyYHemw_E9FR2l9tSkrzavmyCFepNyEba3JPZQl4xohrTnQHI6iGmPf7026oybDIEuDhCZE/s320/20231115_152736.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This week's Twilight Stars</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/AVvXsEgUb-jsAdNfU-SD2o1UvazL50XQqlQJ06ketWYsnQGtp5Xi0ZzeWqjQONuCABo3hB__cyD-E5cAPbNU09VIwIiVPZszrstvewhJD2eU32HFWOEYpvoLEArb5KWJn7Oulgi1GlIavkih7YBPN8b3z0LyV5SzOhD_z5Si4bQ63R3_RgpTnUcOeLE0KbjMjq8/s2858/20231118_084908.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="2858" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb-jsAdNfU-SD2o1UvazL50XQqlQJ06ketWYsnQGtp5Xi0ZzeWqjQONuCABo3hB__cyD-E5cAPbNU09VIwIiVPZszrstvewhJD2eU32HFWOEYpvoLEArb5KWJn7Oulgi1GlIavkih7YBPN8b3z0LyV5SzOhD_z5Si4bQ63R3_RgpTnUcOeLE0KbjMjq8/s320/20231118_084908.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to catch up on a couple more Twilight Stars</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/AVvXsEgux5wGdR01InrTHeeeyipNk1wNErAlCoFmgeFgONYKLk4-I9wPnqCQG-rVWO7AAVP0Pq305s8yVjF3_nrl4fOpYxmVOQ5TgXe5ahepWWhZk_4feg6xHhdp-o-RtCcnxhWc-l-YLZU7v3rJ27uHz8h1n39-OGu6o8AarFs-pHJUCppx1zhFItzx1IbVQPY/s2851/20231118_085334.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="2813" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux5wGdR01InrTHeeeyipNk1wNErAlCoFmgeFgONYKLk4-I9wPnqCQG-rVWO7AAVP0Pq305s8yVjF3_nrl4fOpYxmVOQ5TgXe5ahepWWhZk_4feg6xHhdp-o-RtCcnxhWc-l-YLZU7v3rJ27uHz8h1n39-OGu6o8AarFs-pHJUCppx1zhFItzx1IbVQPY/s320/20231118_085334.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Threads block this week</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!</span></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022182536851701385.post-55452239837113325452023-11-16T08:36:00.003-06:002023-11-16T08:36:38.436-06:00I Like Thursday #128<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, it's been a while since I posted on I Like Thursday but there is always something happy to find. Some days you just have to look a little harder is all. One of the best ways to feel good is to read about what others have found "happy" and that's what I'll do too. Just hop on over to <a href="http://lapaylor.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>LeeAnna's blog</b></span></a> where other happy-sharing folks link up too.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We recently took a trip to see family. Who could not be happy here?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></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/AVvXsEh1VuCeHOpKka1RC2xvr6MLjSKkn-wI2UuRmsQ_XLJQdBBwzuhiGn-3242wmqO9anlFPkcYNegO1zJRwlU54FFQMqHVklQABFAlGdFr3F3_Xhm8yY4vduAblnWoCz8iSChTB5GTgcUcGrRZ_p_gt9MocefbfE7DiIOQpRVKoZOZMFU2rv5KMjiPOmFrf8c/s1334/20231025_190737.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VuCeHOpKka1RC2xvr6MLjSKkn-wI2UuRmsQ_XLJQdBBwzuhiGn-3242wmqO9anlFPkcYNegO1zJRwlU54FFQMqHVklQABFAlGdFr3F3_Xhm8yY4vduAblnWoCz8iSChTB5GTgcUcGrRZ_p_gt9MocefbfE7DiIOQpRVKoZOZMFU2rv5KMjiPOmFrf8c/s320/20231025_190737.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brody watching Wheel of Fortune with Grandpa<br />and eating gummi bears</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/AVvXsEjSJHHN4t24yvy8k2Zf8rufod9o-wG4TjX9_t2DhERmDil7a6B0O-cvJq70vMKNiRY8osMYS24TNsIs_TStnWrW91htO09zU43Qy2eM9CezB9arfh7UEuKMce5OBhimWkFKkWBh2t_KIw0_h2QJJKK2Y5XbiB54qXtlWq2grg7yPoVYSwyWNXMHpFs73XA/s1008/IMG_20231024_201336.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJHHN4t24yvy8k2Zf8rufod9o-wG4TjX9_t2DhERmDil7a6B0O-cvJq70vMKNiRY8osMYS24TNsIs_TStnWrW91htO09zU43Qy2eM9CezB9arfh7UEuKMce5OBhimWkFKkWBh2t_KIw0_h2QJJKK2Y5XbiB54qXtlWq2grg7yPoVYSwyWNXMHpFs73XA/s320/IMG_20231024_201336.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got love from Jacob</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/AVvXsEidHMNZPMshTuOX3NdNuvhFRZ-aqNwQvHQW8wWuBQSm5uynd1TaKuV1klJuVbQBOHRtl9o73xiiDVhTyF79pP2TtvxHLWD0JNl832cRYhzE_muPX2llSAQyridxGgAawMbSiCAvJ3GwxzrOhv5GGkEeCR8HF-MgY9a29Hpm0Lsp-rq6O-JGOEYS74u9vro/s1850/IMG_20231024_174756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="1850" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHMNZPMshTuOX3NdNuvhFRZ-aqNwQvHQW8wWuBQSm5uynd1TaKuV1klJuVbQBOHRtl9o73xiiDVhTyF79pP2TtvxHLWD0JNl832cRYhzE_muPX2llSAQyridxGgAawMbSiCAvJ3GwxzrOhv5GGkEeCR8HF-MgY9a29Hpm0Lsp-rq6O-JGOEYS74u9vro/s320/IMG_20231024_174756.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brody likes his back rubbed. Grammy is good at that!</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/AVvXsEirYEXICU8jbv9xQwXCbR15Eh2SYPeFj_e-wl2GamR6vGGnFAqG8VcaFzVXDNKIhr1Bu-MSgILJjzH-pyCWbqyxKlFLsCXeJtaGbK51j2Q3VTzJr2evX-pUnSVGYX_wDAWYgY9rdAD2OxVD_TaHlqKYZHE-_pIRdN529aRrf9ggXX3jrV6baBY4wbqm8dY/s4000/20231024_081037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYEXICU8jbv9xQwXCbR15Eh2SYPeFj_e-wl2GamR6vGGnFAqG8VcaFzVXDNKIhr1Bu-MSgILJjzH-pyCWbqyxKlFLsCXeJtaGbK51j2Q3VTzJr2evX-pUnSVGYX_wDAWYgY9rdAD2OxVD_TaHlqKYZHE-_pIRdN529aRrf9ggXX3jrV6baBY4wbqm8dY/s320/20231024_081037.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brody went to the pumpkin patch and brought<br />home a Giant Pumpkin</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/AVvXsEjcXGL0rxY0Bl2kfpDpMXdkROu1hFowRgVRyM_jyDOTcNSLn8OhfRY7urHARXp0PZGvWxF5UQom5MSMr8POKysHLa5JloxgAxhlj6As3ogjCKPExNwDit-Qj5V_KL70ASyaKS5bP4FfsH4jHZk4DTFQ7bq6roqNfRDIkXUuAkhyDoC7sBYECDzbB8fCDEY/s1943/20231025_184527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="1457" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXGL0rxY0Bl2kfpDpMXdkROu1hFowRgVRyM_jyDOTcNSLn8OhfRY7urHARXp0PZGvWxF5UQom5MSMr8POKysHLa5JloxgAxhlj6As3ogjCKPExNwDit-Qj5V_KL70ASyaKS5bP4FfsH4jHZk4DTFQ7bq6roqNfRDIkXUuAkhyDoC7sBYECDzbB8fCDEY/s320/20231025_184527.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anniversary Date Night<br />(Grammy & Grandpa watched the kids)</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/AVvXsEgDfDBlnKGNxjNoKLEa3HDtSZqu7O9MWEK4WOlJg1XsM3MBczY7vQ1VNU6ov8pAxdZHe0_GX8JC9UD9CDTCgH9d8uVB4_bZipDMZYnc32g7uk3v9kGKlSsN7Mvo2WKDduOhlkcAFfj6Ry4SboPjCd59-9pkVU7Ge3fcRdcxxT_hDL7N1IEYlDYsk6ZUzuU/s4000/20231027_172633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfDBlnKGNxjNoKLEa3HDtSZqu7O9MWEK4WOlJg1XsM3MBczY7vQ1VNU6ov8pAxdZHe0_GX8JC9UD9CDTCgH9d8uVB4_bZipDMZYnc32g7uk3v9kGKlSsN7Mvo2WKDduOhlkcAFfj6Ry4SboPjCd59-9pkVU7Ge3fcRdcxxT_hDL7N1IEYlDYsk6ZUzuU/s320/20231027_172633.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grammy got to play Monster Trucks with Brody</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/AVvXsEjBqi9IgFFf4MdgdBD8aamkwf-b8SglqBt5mFZkd_WkvQSwN008-kIcBKUFjG6nJvGvpyFQ39YGQp-GG3KdMzn5_lse14kR6E_W5ydpBYAIL9-230bA2Ru8cckxVJ6eINRng3kUTx6CdWeCeyfs25p81pAzDiSvumxxjNfWyJelkZ3epicsBikHAQQftQo/s1600/IMG_20231027_164824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqi9IgFFf4MdgdBD8aamkwf-b8SglqBt5mFZkd_WkvQSwN008-kIcBKUFjG6nJvGvpyFQ39YGQp-GG3KdMzn5_lse14kR6E_W5ydpBYAIL9-230bA2Ru8cckxVJ6eINRng3kUTx6CdWeCeyfs25p81pAzDiSvumxxjNfWyJelkZ3epicsBikHAQQftQo/s320/IMG_20231027_164824.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grammy took Sadie & Jacob for a walk.<br />Jacob likes to stand in the wagon to<br />see where he's going</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/AVvXsEi4SSx5g_eGXeOIcJLo1TESEqwpNxICBomsVX4uEOBQ2ki8h_pB7bLY-epWKV_wLorDGFfnopm3vVhgKDIvua6_KkHplmO04v1MtXdrh2R_IfCuB5F66QfBQCoesYvTmej_U6NX9-VhukrxWuqNE2Z719V2RvYM5tJqtvMwsFSdhaCx_MoutMCeyTmR9SM/s1008/IMG_20231029_093800.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SSx5g_eGXeOIcJLo1TESEqwpNxICBomsVX4uEOBQ2ki8h_pB7bLY-epWKV_wLorDGFfnopm3vVhgKDIvua6_KkHplmO04v1MtXdrh2R_IfCuB5F66QfBQCoesYvTmej_U6NX9-VhukrxWuqNE2Z719V2RvYM5tJqtvMwsFSdhaCx_MoutMCeyTmR9SM/s320/IMG_20231029_093800.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brody & Jacob's Halloween Costumes<br />Brody - Ghost Buster<br />Jacob - Slime</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/AVvXsEh0Shj19evJphftJ4WrVHWZppb6u8JnWwBhUEkoz9QGVHEgZr79D8UcZZyJxBLLOKCOWoMQmibNC0zPLA1Q5JSIMqnYeJVa7dW2QviSHvSte3fu3wETAMEDEW-jgugiy4olEgaoBe9RanR_jJE6ymEiw9LMKB4Slw2C4oXB2Tzvtqfx9lMFbycav4no8Lo/s3079/20231028_110638.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3079" data-original-width="2021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Shj19evJphftJ4WrVHWZppb6u8JnWwBhUEkoz9QGVHEgZr79D8UcZZyJxBLLOKCOWoMQmibNC0zPLA1Q5JSIMqnYeJVa7dW2QviSHvSte3fu3wETAMEDEW-jgugiy4olEgaoBe9RanR_jJE6ymEiw9LMKB4Slw2C4oXB2Tzvtqfx9lMFbycav4no8Lo/s320/20231028_110638.jpg" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family Portrait<br />before we hit the road</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We also visited my brother's family.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></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/AVvXsEguGR8dh5fxuDYZ_3sy4IoNm-N_TbkmgTBwSG2YLIdvmtTuuv9XgYaYvvh8__Yputl7K_KYBf49Mfj9ZWm5oGmG6hB-Sjkm0gEiksyjeKtS_9tSBlQMnLPHJ1vM5hQUdXB49YJH5T27fNj8wyUSj4lENHq4XVZy8wxc25Xc_hVxqKDYTCT2dL958ujfmIs/s960/IMG_20231027_164716.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGR8dh5fxuDYZ_3sy4IoNm-N_TbkmgTBwSG2YLIdvmtTuuv9XgYaYvvh8__Yputl7K_KYBf49Mfj9ZWm5oGmG6hB-Sjkm0gEiksyjeKtS_9tSBlQMnLPHJ1vM5hQUdXB49YJH5T27fNj8wyUSj4lENHq4XVZy8wxc25Xc_hVxqKDYTCT2dL958ujfmIs/s320/IMG_20231027_164716.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom, John, Fred, & me<br />checking out John & Karen's<br />future homesite</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/AVvXsEhPRLa4gAuXlVZM5ccWRMWHK7uY86r2bt2IReGDadY5NFTU03GS1cEIIgfN_UDq41P8MjnrTIm2aEGxEj3IXFPKaNmsAB_o6G48IGCrT8H8qu2J32pn2c1wEOsOuivHfthPVK_UkQ_Cptko3u7uU_VMsE_97pYnNUiNHbFiy_U_iH8GYvcEheAVhiY7TCc/s720/IMG_20231027_164711.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRLa4gAuXlVZM5ccWRMWHK7uY86r2bt2IReGDadY5NFTU03GS1cEIIgfN_UDq41P8MjnrTIm2aEGxEj3IXFPKaNmsAB_o6G48IGCrT8H8qu2J32pn2c1wEOsOuivHfthPVK_UkQ_Cptko3u7uU_VMsE_97pYnNUiNHbFiy_U_iH8GYvcEheAVhiY7TCc/s320/IMG_20231027_164711.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Boy & His Mama</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/AVvXsEjaIzTwcuOs9rysZMqfCf4-_Yhkh7Uov0N0Sirxvq1c07uXusFBoK7T-_prKfnx7ToZgQf7XG1sgLUIjOI46XyJufK3tdaFRaZ56byqVNj_OySt7qV7ftl0Udh4ItS9kG0uhcgJ1Ug3E1P869iitK_lMqY9THyMY3alBdfYe38OFItV1JX0Hnknla3n0JY/s720/IMG_20231027_164706.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIzTwcuOs9rysZMqfCf4-_Yhkh7Uov0N0Sirxvq1c07uXusFBoK7T-_prKfnx7ToZgQf7XG1sgLUIjOI46XyJufK3tdaFRaZ56byqVNj_OySt7qV7ftl0Udh4ItS9kG0uhcgJ1Ug3E1P869iitK_lMqY9THyMY3alBdfYe38OFItV1JX0Hnknla3n0JY/s320/IMG_20231027_164706.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer & Chris</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/AVvXsEixST87eexXb8x9-5hp70Yt2IXFOukq9rhMpTDBFj1Uztk9k8utuue8W2_tN4fyZedcrDO_ak3pLgB1iy52oMjSFNdEOw6halVhHcaPrzzw3eDIpZcKcvJwg3hKL903zAAQtJnuOreqcrBKt-JVbEZhgQh-95TiLqZY2MGdhgXCn3b7cTZcDURKrepmVZk/s720/IMG_20231027_164624.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixST87eexXb8x9-5hp70Yt2IXFOukq9rhMpTDBFj1Uztk9k8utuue8W2_tN4fyZedcrDO_ak3pLgB1iy52oMjSFNdEOw6halVhHcaPrzzw3eDIpZcKcvJwg3hKL903zAAQtJnuOreqcrBKt-JVbEZhgQh-95TiLqZY2MGdhgXCn3b7cTZcDURKrepmVZk/s320/IMG_20231027_164624.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelli & Hunter<br />The girls had a wedding to attend</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/AVvXsEj0EzYKxi4cwdXboceOcsqTAr_Igom9HNkn5fxzaaE9jt1RZhODt0WPiuminFBGcsk3T90qfRVIACgCK5IxD2k1mr9c3xXD1UB7xey3zDo_vVGjQmJhxWQCLkVrAD2bipgBeXkTOt00hP92h1VjIRbyyFahBJddzX3t61X3-KNBnR0Cc1GYNCHGY56nzb0/s4000/20231015_073740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EzYKxi4cwdXboceOcsqTAr_Igom9HNkn5fxzaaE9jt1RZhODt0WPiuminFBGcsk3T90qfRVIACgCK5IxD2k1mr9c3xXD1UB7xey3zDo_vVGjQmJhxWQCLkVrAD2bipgBeXkTOt00hP92h1VjIRbyyFahBJddzX3t61X3-KNBnR0Cc1GYNCHGY56nzb0/s320/20231015_073740.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture of my Garden<br />Before we left on the trip</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We did not get to see my brother's son but there was exciting news to be shared!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></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/AVvXsEhMyuWB22KaaBsz-b5ed_cVNHMGzt8HVqN9Gq2o0bG_AEiQbpBAkUqyUwZs21kCdfxpBebcUe0-lzzPtWBmi86UcRtZtr_baqWYdp58brkhiwu5hsKLvgaD6RO9a712goFkLsAYFam2qKsggUOxSmW2cN4ky-Lwa3X2WK7rMzolSAfoOmxmLAuVLE4zxQA/s799/IMG_20231105_092912.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="799" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyuWB22KaaBsz-b5ed_cVNHMGzt8HVqN9Gq2o0bG_AEiQbpBAkUqyUwZs21kCdfxpBebcUe0-lzzPtWBmi86UcRtZtr_baqWYdp58brkhiwu5hsKLvgaD6RO9a712goFkLsAYFam2qKsggUOxSmW2cN4ky-Lwa3X2WK7rMzolSAfoOmxmLAuVLE4zxQA/s320/IMG_20231105_092912.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will you marry me?</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/AVvXsEgbYuzT4B5-qdCrpchzlGH36RxRGnFNGWPCRi6O8rvbVH-O_yT_Y5iXD529fELj6VUhocI726-_E9TL3BqPfbK7Mps6fNo_EpZXB_6kDrfeaIq30-4hzTfL9LFvyVLcTN-EBf2yTHPSI1DRYC89ckQ9isVclCavb5xy8iLL7l_EA1RS4w5wnK3Bc9c9ro4/s799/IMG_20231105_092914.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYuzT4B5-qdCrpchzlGH36RxRGnFNGWPCRi6O8rvbVH-O_yT_Y5iXD529fELj6VUhocI726-_E9TL3BqPfbK7Mps6fNo_EpZXB_6kDrfeaIq30-4hzTfL9LFvyVLcTN-EBf2yTHPSI1DRYC89ckQ9isVclCavb5xy8iLL7l_EA1RS4w5wnK3Bc9c9ro4/s320/IMG_20231105_092914.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She said YES!!!</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/AVvXsEihZYZmYDllcupE5vGMhW5DJHDLbxDO562MWkK9ixu68DDgdj7kjr1m850FbuV0f3AxTuEKCNAJ-yHvibau5wY8_hksmScPgfeCZ8RZCuCJDATL6evjBwTLzBj6dG_EKmImaHa0N9WJL0V1sMhep0jVij9po8Hr05hy0gBDS2NmSBrTDd5oAw6HL7b7FMo/s720/IMG_20231105_092905.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZYZmYDllcupE5vGMhW5DJHDLbxDO562MWkK9ixu68DDgdj7kjr1m850FbuV0f3AxTuEKCNAJ-yHvibau5wY8_hksmScPgfeCZ8RZCuCJDATL6evjBwTLzBj6dG_EKmImaHa0N9WJL0V1sMhep0jVij9po8Hr05hy0gBDS2NmSBrTDd5oAw6HL7b7FMo/s320/IMG_20231105_092905.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely Rock!<br />Of course she said yes. Lol!</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/AVvXsEjVaRScsJKRqpGjnybaLsiUzOv9IGW0ag0daj_MgMN5ZpBzarN9f8JHignBrHYMG9PUmz3zhK1hhAQw40iEIS5Fx1vxqDXXfUbryyOl863QSu8oCRKd-XxZIOcjKhRhV49qi-kt7KS_U6E4dIcIX8Yo6u9p5l7AyTe9f9vX3c415d96x67dsgT58udLJC4/s504/IMG_20231105_092900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="504" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaRScsJKRqpGjnybaLsiUzOv9IGW0ag0daj_MgMN5ZpBzarN9f8JHignBrHYMG9PUmz3zhK1hhAQw40iEIS5Fx1vxqDXXfUbryyOl863QSu8oCRKd-XxZIOcjKhRhV49qi-kt7KS_U6E4dIcIX8Yo6u9p5l7AyTe9f9vX3c415d96x67dsgT58udLJC4/s320/IMG_20231105_092900.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John III & Katharine - So Happy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love Fall. I love being outdoors in the cool, sunny weather even if it means raking Mom's yard.</span></div><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/AVvXsEhFTPz3hONuGBzzf2ueA4HxhlIzh6tBtF9VEvohPCqPpW55VHxULSvhGt5fpBPJrvfPkcwN8M5_h87d8-7_kVSPXNgzaYfuho0ffGBak8yVIfOg58f_QN2CVOPGitxwmjwotX4CqELEQT-w6PsJ35-ClE1EPv7YdJH4Xd-xgRnGr3sktFjW7FNv7aGM2Xk/s4000/20231112_140537.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTPz3hONuGBzzf2ueA4HxhlIzh6tBtF9VEvohPCqPpW55VHxULSvhGt5fpBPJrvfPkcwN8M5_h87d8-7_kVSPXNgzaYfuho0ffGBak8yVIfOg58f_QN2CVOPGitxwmjwotX4CqELEQT-w6PsJ35-ClE1EPv7YdJH4Xd-xgRnGr3sktFjW7FNv7aGM2Xk/s320/20231112_140537.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of leaves</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/AVvXsEgm2cG8uHecEuJpjVKJOMs0WD2vZhT-9g5liBjnEdXU4aGYtXAuvlDNFebqy8K9Z4pTBrT9P8G0sn0T4eTacIFO4E6jpVpX0ReUsu1216ja5u4tA_YAZ_0g8zQ5EfuAiKUiUzhI440x9juRkaye88h3Sf8v0J8w8vuWNjFY00rI6XgBq2zrn2v2cwatol8/s4000/20231112_150145.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2cG8uHecEuJpjVKJOMs0WD2vZhT-9g5liBjnEdXU4aGYtXAuvlDNFebqy8K9Z4pTBrT9P8G0sn0T4eTacIFO4E6jpVpX0ReUsu1216ja5u4tA_YAZ_0g8zQ5EfuAiKUiUzhI440x9juRkaye88h3Sf8v0J8w8vuWNjFY00rI6XgBq2zrn2v2cwatol8/s320/20231112_150145.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Filled the can with ground-up leaves</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/AVvXsEhSv8ZpyX_abwkbcvq3nN-g8BIlO1-3bdacAmgblmwt5ay5jcC1fzQUQe64RieUJyJPqxyJZxoX3v93STXLoYxc1RruNs_1iDzUBk9OvF1XkReYEhqLRwKd06RH6IxxQyTXjUp12BkyM2ipWXK9IbqjiC9tR1RjVE9yEBJMjoM1F18cDeOWHTwJA2ro91M/s4000/20231112_150141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv8ZpyX_abwkbcvq3nN-g8BIlO1-3bdacAmgblmwt5ay5jcC1fzQUQe64RieUJyJPqxyJZxoX3v93STXLoYxc1RruNs_1iDzUBk9OvF1XkReYEhqLRwKd06RH6IxxQyTXjUp12BkyM2ipWXK9IbqjiC9tR1RjVE9yEBJMjoM1F18cDeOWHTwJA2ro91M/s320/20231112_150141.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks good!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Right before our trip, my BFF came to visit for a week with a 5-day retreat scheduled in there. We went to Kinderhook Lodge with about 15 others and enjoyed our time together. Kinderhook is located in Illinois but very close to the river. On the other side of the river is Hannibal MO, home of Mark Twain. Vickie & I took a walk to see the Mark Twain statue on the water and check out this river cruise boat. We agreed to do this one day.</span></div><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/AVvXsEjzOm78KKlsGEylyLVwEwNvUZglCupy_RTx07Kgu8qUEudhgRjifkuhBdFc8ouZB0SLZsMspAcqsNTXr9xcqOKfe9Hp3ILPuH4krlXbVUF45idrPDHXSDL4-hzCplj3aZL9R4B80zYjGu9qsfwUyNL5I3pxcZ5zH58F_wts4IyHxQ8CHL-sTzKQuz8sNzA/s4000/20231012_110235.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOm78KKlsGEylyLVwEwNvUZglCupy_RTx07Kgu8qUEudhgRjifkuhBdFc8ouZB0SLZsMspAcqsNTXr9xcqOKfe9Hp3ILPuH4krlXbVUF45idrPDHXSDL4-hzCplj3aZL9R4B80zYjGu9qsfwUyNL5I3pxcZ5zH58F_wts4IyHxQ8CHL-sTzKQuz8sNzA/s320/20231012_110235.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark Twain Statue<br />American River Cruise</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/AVvXsEiOTGttQudFwSPz-ZjHZvTfqocf6foQnXIKNfmzzHKH3-znTXpbKCB1eBaCvWsEG7YeCLf8Ze6Vf_TJ3CQ2ou0MMdxuhhCBpul-KIYmvhrCZKgNeNyyMjDwMXX_WBq4uwhBbexZhr8oIUhbap8eHSqIotZdTrrYsSCSdvlLpnGkc2qQlE40tgYt9A39b2c/s4000/20231012_185924.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTGttQudFwSPz-ZjHZvTfqocf6foQnXIKNfmzzHKH3-znTXpbKCB1eBaCvWsEG7YeCLf8Ze6Vf_TJ3CQ2ou0MMdxuhhCBpul-KIYmvhrCZKgNeNyyMjDwMXX_WBq4uwhBbexZhr8oIUhbap8eHSqIotZdTrrYsSCSdvlLpnGkc2qQlE40tgYt9A39b2c/s320/20231012_185924.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polly sort of liked Vickie - Lol!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I usually find something to admire while I walk Gracie. On this day I spied these lovely asters. Aren't they a beautiful shade of purple?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDa2jwkM94GZYjvNTEgrsvFnGbEKDXp_cAodpXnH0xuyApIrp7TDzcyaDkygFswfPvnlszy1w9w7gpQvwkaqEDB-NjJXU6P81p9XL5VS-EnwCz0RslMswyyigKyVD7IisOj0hyphenhyphenjDRcTzRRQWkAtqr93XamYmt225xHtH9rrMXKOqkcs-PJlsthmk6E1M/s4000/20231008_072130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDa2jwkM94GZYjvNTEgrsvFnGbEKDXp_cAodpXnH0xuyApIrp7TDzcyaDkygFswfPvnlszy1w9w7gpQvwkaqEDB-NjJXU6P81p9XL5VS-EnwCz0RslMswyyigKyVD7IisOj0hyphenhyphenjDRcTzRRQWkAtqr93XamYmt225xHtH9rrMXKOqkcs-PJlsthmk6E1M/s320/20231008_072130.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm sure LeeAnna gave us a prompt but, the renegade that I am at times, I won't follow today. This post has gone on long enough. Hopefully you can understand why I've been so neglectful of my I Like Thursday posts now.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I hope you enjoy the rest of your week. We are looking forward to another nice weekend here IL!</span></div><p></p>Susie Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com5