Thursday, July 27, 2023

I Like Thursdays: July 27, 2023

 


Happy Thursday!

Time for "I like Thursdays" hosted by LeeAnna.  Be sure to visit her for more positive posts!  We all need good energy these days!

Happily....

My husband and mother are both recuperating from their surgeries/procedures.  That alone is worth celebrating.  My mother says she is exhausted and so Kerry the poodle is still here for overnights.  It works out better; it's the first day of our latest heat wave and I want to walk Kerry at 6 a.m. before the heat really sets in (it's already so hot and thick outside).  Kerry LOVES being here.  She's made a bunch of friends in our neighborhood and has settled into our routine nicely!

I like rain!


The heat may be upon us but we've been getting regular rain and that makes life easier (for me and the garden).

This week I actually got a few minutes in the sewing room!  I'm not working on any major project.  Life is too chaotic these days.  But it's the perfect time to piece some placemats.  Our guild donates them to the local Meals on Wheels organization.  It's also a great way to use up scraps and leftover backing.  I figure even if I only get one placemat done a day (and sometimes that is all I can fit in), it's better than getting nothing accomplished.


I like things that remind me of happy times in my childhood.  My one grandmother loved dogs and had one until she grew too old.  Another grandmother had a great sense of humor.  She had a rubber dog in the living room on the floor and used to say that was her pet.  I have one just like hers (plus a smaller version).


Edward Mobley animals were produced in the late 1950s/early 1960s.  I gave one to my brother and he was so delighted.  It reminded him of fun at Nana's too.

Well it's time to take Kerry for her morning walk in the park.  Wishing you a safe and happy day!











Thursday, July 20, 2023

I Like Thursdays: July 20, 2023

 


Welcome to another addition of "I like Thursdays"!  Today we celebrate all that is good in life.  You can read more positive blessings by visiting LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.

It's been a week...

Brad is still recovering from surgery.  Mom had to be taken to the ER on Saturday.  She has another procedure today and hopefully this one will go well.

While she's in the hospital, her dog Kerry is vacationing with us.  It has been nice to have a dog in the house again.  Kerry has pretty much fit in to our routine. 


When I'm not at the hospital or caring for hubby, I walk her and she is enjoying socializing with folks and pups in our neighborhood.  She keeps hubby company while I'm at the hospital and leaving her mark in the house:


Other good things:

The lovelies in the garden.

Italian Ice, perfect for a hot and humid day and not too heavy to eat.  I like the lemon flavor:

Catching up and editing pinterest boards and other quilt related ideas on my tablet (at the hospital).

That is my life this week!

Have a safe and happy week!







Thursday, July 13, 2023

I Like Thursdays: July 13, 2023


Happy Thursday!
It's "I like Thursday" and time to celebrate the good in life!  Please check out other happy posts by visiting our hostess LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color!

Today's best news is that my husband is finally feeling some relief.  He's been suffering with gall stones for a few months but it had been acute during the last three weeks.  Our doctor had advised us to take him to the ER if he had more acute attacks and he went on Tuesday.  The mere fact that he would agree to go illustrated his discomfort.  Anyway, they removed his gallbladder yesterday and he came home last evening.  As he put it, "I'm sore from the surgery but I feel 50 times better than when I went to the hospital."

Today's prompt is about county and state fairs.  I had shared about our Kutztown Folk Festival here but the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage recently did an article on the auction at the festival and you can read about it here.  Some good photos of quilts too!

Obviously, it's been a week of mainly caring for my husband.  I'm hoping to get some sewing in this week!  

Have a safe and happy weekend!

 

Thursday, July 6, 2023

I Like Thursdays: July 6, 2023

 


Happy Thursday!  It's to celebrate the good in life and fill the internet with positive energy.  "I like Thursdays" is sponsored by LeeAnna; visit her blog for more wonderful posts!


This week I'm grateful for air conditioners.  It's high summer, the temperature and humidity are in the high 90s and I'm so grateful for the blessing of air conditioning.  I do remember that no one I knew had this blessed invention when I was a kid.  You had to go to a fancy store or a theater to experience the blessed breezes of relief.

This week's meme is on what kind of fair food do we like?  I suppose as a kid I liked ice cream and cotton candy.  These days I can't bear to eat anything heavy.  I am appreciating Italian Ice when I want something sweet.  I bought a box of the little cups at the grocery store and it hits the spot on these balmy days.  I also wonder if you ever were served french fries with malt vinegar at your fairs?  We loved that and never put ketchup on our fries.

I wish I could post more photos but my phone doesn't download onto the computer anymore.  I can't carry the camera everywhere :(

Wishing you a safe and happy day!



Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Happy Fourth of July!

 


Have a safe and happy holiday!