I Like Thursdays: December 18, 2025

 

2 days until winter!

It's "I like Thursdays" and time to fill the internet with some much needed positive things.  What do you like today?

It snowed Saturday night into Sunday.  I don't mind these storms as much anymore.  I found something I really like:

They are called Yaxtrax and you adhere them to your shoes or boots for traction in ice and snow.  AND THEY WORK!  

As a senior, I'm always concerned about a fall impeding my freedom.  Couple that with the fact that my dog will not go to the bathroom without walking for a while--it could be trecherous.  I'm still careful with the Yaxtrax on my boot but I have to tell you, I've never slipped with them on.

I like my humidifier.  We haven't had one in a while and it's really helping.  When I was a kid, I remember my grandmother putting pans of water on her radiators to keep moisture in the air.  But her radiators were 2-3 times the depth of mine.  I'm really noticing a big difference since I began using mine.

Lana's prompt this week is:  "Do you like red and green? does it lift your spirits? what shades do you like best?

I do love red and green at the holidays. I especially like the vintage red and green from the 50s and early 60s.  

After the holidays, I still have to admit I love red.  I wasn't quilting with it often because it bothered my eyes (it doesn't anymore).  I would have to say the one color I don't like is orange (sorry autumn people).

I'm hoping to do a red and pink quilt in the new year.  Anyway, that is all I have for this week!

Have a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: December 11, 2025

 

Hello and welcome to another edition of "I Like Thursdays" sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.

This week I appreciate that our car is fixed.  Murphy's Law dictates that when my husband mentions we should think about getting another car---the old car has problems.  We took it to our mechanic last week and it was fine for about 30 minutes and the check engine light went on again.  Took it back and it is fine now.  Whew!

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I was sick this week.  I'm grateful that for once I could just focus on geting better.  My husband walked Lucky.  My brother made me a pot of chicken-lemon-orzo soup which was fantastic and really healing.  I also rested and watched bad tv shows.  However, I credit the soup for healing me!  😃

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This season I am taking it way easy.  I did decorate...a wee bit last weekend.

 

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Lana's prompt this week:  "The holidays can be stressful...What always calms you down when you’re really stressed out and upset?" 

 

I tire of holiday movies and crafts.  After a while, it's like too much candy.  I unwind by playing music in the sewing room or when I'm cleaning.  I use Pandora for Film Scores.  When I was working, I just wanted to hear music without words and started listening tosoundtracks.  It's been over 20 years and I still prefer music without words.  

I was rather surprised this last year when I heard Kate from The Last Homely House mention that she likes to listen to soundtracks as well.  Do you listen to music in the sewing room?  What kind of music do you like?

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Have a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: December 4, 2025

 

It's December already!  Today is "I like Thursday" and time to celebrate what is good in our lives.  

We had a snow day on Tuesday which meant staying at home and doing some sewing and cooking.  I was happy with my progress!

I love our neighbors.  Our car has a check engine light on and went into the garage today.  Our neighbor lent one of their cars to us and the other neighbor said if the car isn't ready by tomorrow (when DH has his doctor's appointment), to take theirs.  I am very lucky!

My sewing is going well.  I made a number of bowl cozies for my mother to gift to her friends.  We ordered bowls to put in them and will fill them with candy.  It's a challenge to take my mother shopping and I'm more hesitant when it can be slick in places.  I'm working on using up a lot of 1930s reproduction scraps and have a few more things to make for Christmas.

Lana's prompt this week is games we like to play.  We used to play pinochle regularly with Lori and Scott until he passed.  The girls always beat the boys and it was always a blast.  In the neighborhood, a bunch of used to play Rummikub but again, one of our friends passed and we haven't had the heart since.   

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!  Stay warm! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Have a safe and happy holiday!

I Like Thursdays: November 20, 2025

 

Greetings and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays"!!  You can see other positive posts at LeeAnna's blog, Not Afraid of Color.

I like this gladiola:

The flower bloomed a few weeks ago.  We've had temps below freezing, high winds, and even some snow flurries on Monday night.  This plant just keeps on standing there.  It's become a neighborhood favorite for the walkers.  We can't believe it is hanging in!

Across the street, my neighbor adopted a beagle puppy.  She loves beagles and he was just a wee thing about 2 months ago.  He's growing now and named "Picasso".  Lucky knew he was there since Picasso moved in.  But I wouldn't let him meet him until one night this week.

Both dogs waged their tales like crazy.  Picasso bayed like any self-respecting beagle.  Then he began to approach Lucky.  As soon as Lucky moved, he ran back to his mommy and hid.  Then he would come back out...howl like crazy and repeated the process.  Neither my neighbor or I could stop laughing and Lucky thought it was fun too.  I'm hoping one day they become friends!

Lana's prompt this week is:  "Do you remember making construction paper turkeys in elementary school?  using your own hand? coloring them in or pasting on cut out colored feathers? taking them home and having a parent put them up in the house?"

I don't remember this at all but I do remember my daughter and grandkids doing the hand-turkey craft.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: November 13, 2025

 

Greetings and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays"!

Hosted by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color, you can visit her blog for a list of all the happy bloggers this week!

I like this meme😁:

I like cleaning my sewing room after a big project!  I spent the weekend cleaning and organizing!

Brad and I had to go to north for an appointment.  I like that we could have pick up a pizza and have lunch with our friends Beth and Bob.  It was so much fun!

Lana's Prompt this week is do we decorate for Thanksgiving?  I don't really decorate much for any holiday anymore.  Once the grandkids grew up it wasn't as important to me.  I do a few wall hangings at times and will have to post photos of that soon.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: November 6, 2025

 

Greetings and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays" hosted by LeeAnna of Not Afraid of Color.

This week we changed the clocks back.  I don't really mind this year.  The first half of the day is when everything happens here and I'd much rather have sunshine in the morning.  

Weather wise, we were grateful that we received some rain last week.  Unfortunately it was so windy afterwards that much of the soil dried out quickly.  Between the rain and the snow, a lot of leaves fell.  It reminded me of this meme:😀

I finished a top this week!  I've been working on it this fall. This will be a donation quilt.

I'm now working on cleaning the sewing room again.  Those 2.5 inch squares generated a lot of lint and thread.  But it was so worth it because I used so many of the squares from my scrap box!

Lana's prompt this week is:  "Do you like podcasts?  Can you recommend any?"

Honestly, I'd rather listen to music when I'm in my sewing room.  But if I do listen to a podcast, my favorite podcast is "Haptic and Hue".  The podcast focuses on textile history.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: October 30, 2025

 

Hello!  It's "I like Thursdays" and time to post positive things on the internet.  For more posts, check out Lana's blog at "Not Afraid of Color!"

Good news so far for our neighbor Dave who has been battling cancer.  The chemotherapist said his blood lab results look "real good"!  That's reason enough to celebrate!

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Brad and I took a road trip up to Kutztown and visited the farmer's market and antique mall.  Our friends have a stand at the antique area and we had a blast hanging out with them!

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Our area is officially in a drought.  What's positive?  We are getting rain as I write this and it is supposed to rain all day!

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The prompt this week is about Halloween.  Do we give out food or dress-up while we are doing that?

I do give out candy but we are mostly an older neighborhood.  Still it's fun to see whatever children do show up.  I do not dress up for Halloween.  Do you?

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Have a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: October 23, 2025

 

Greetings!

It's "I Like Thursdays" and time to fill the internet with positive energy.  You can find more posts by visiting our hostess, LeeAnna here.

I like that we got a little rain this past week.  Not enough to fill the creeks yet but it's better than nothing!

It's been a bit of a chaotic few days with caregiving and taking people to appointments.  It makes me grateful for coffee in the morning and a puppy on my lap in the evening.  

This week's prompt:  Lana asked if we use a blower for leaves or rake them.  

I use a blower.  It's faster and easier and it gets rid of more tree debris (like seeds and needles).

Have a safe and happy weekend!