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!

I Like Thursdays: October 16, 2025

 

Can you believe we are halfway through October?

  

 Crafters probably begin their holiday sewing in July because by October the days slip by quickly.

Today is "I like Thursday" and time to celebrate the good in life.  For more positive posts, visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.

This week's likes:

*We got some rain and yesterday, the ground was soft enough to get some gardening done.  There's plenty more to do but it's a start.

I love my brother and since his wife passed, he has taken up cooking.  He provides meals for my mom, me and Brad, his grandson, and daughter.  My husband LOVES his meals and I love not having to think about cooking.  This past weekend he made a lasagna type casserole but used tortellini.  My husband dubbed this torti-sagna.  He now watches youtube regularly for new recipes and techniques.  I think this is a really good thing to keep him busy and feeling useful.

Speaking of food, Lana asked this week what food would we take to a fall gathering or reach for first at the gathering.  I would probably take a salad or lasagna.  I would first reach for the sweets.

Have a safe and happy day!

I Like Thursdays: October 9, 2025

 

Greetings!  It's time for "I like Thursdays" hosted by Leeanna at Not Afraid of Color.  You can visit her website for more uplifting posts!

It rained a bit on Tuesday night into Wednesday.  It wasn't a whole lot but it was at least (hopefully) a beginning for more precipitation.

The leaves have just started turning and for once, I'm grateful for the change of seasons.  The somewhat cooler weather means I can spend more time in the sewing room.  The summer was so hot that my attic sewing room was at times, intolerable to be in.

Our quilt guild had a show over the weekend that was very successful.  It was so much fun to see everyone's work and meet new quilters!  I also got a nice stack of fabric from the boutique sale and am already working on a project!

I finished Jenny's quilt and gave that to her on Tuesday.

Lana's prompt this week is about featuring our favorite comfortable clothes for autumn.  It's still fairly warm here but occasionally I'm wearing my old grey sweatshirt. 

Boring right? 😃

Hope you are having lots of time to sew and are having a good autumn!

Have a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: October 2, 2025

 

Hello and welcome to another "I like Thursdays" post.  Hosted by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color, we share what is positive in our little corner of the internet.  Do visit her blog to see other positive posts!

For some time I've been taking my neighbor for radiation four times a week.  His son would take him on chemo day.  On Tuesday, Dave got to "ring the bell" signally that his treatment--for now--is finished.  We won't know how effective the treatment was until about a month when they can scan him again.  We are all praying it worked.

I celebrated Dave's completion by actually doing some sewing yesterday.  I'm hoping to get a new top done in the next week or so.  It feels good to be back in the sewing room!

Speaking of sewing, our Crazy Quilters Guild is having a quilt show this Saturday!

I'm working there from 1-4 p.m. but I'm going over early to buy fabric and whatever else I find.  It's my birthday and when I told Linda about the sale, she told me to buy as much as I possibly can.  So there!

Lana's prompt this week is about gingerbread.  I do love gingerbread and love the cookies I used to make with the recipe from Mrs. Field's Cookie Book.  I also like regular old gingerbread, especially with lemon sauce.

I haven't had any in years because no one else in my family likes gingerbread and I end up eating way too much myself.  Do you like gingerbread?

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I like Thursdays: September 25, 2025

 

Hello and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays!". 

Sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color, you can find more positive posts on her blog!

First like:  We got some rain! 

 

I think it had been 4 weeks since we got any.  We could sure use more and I would love a quiet rainy day to stay inside and just putter.

Another thing to like:  Tomorrow is my wonderful brother's birthday!  

Hey I have or had that cook book (Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boys and Girls)!

Jim is also Lucky's favorite person (besides me).  Actually it's funny, Lucky doesn't know who to sit on for pets when Jim and I are together.  So he goes back and forth as if to give us equal time.

Lana's prompt is about learning styles.  I grew up around a lot of music and as long as I heard it, I could remember it.  Unfortunately, I don't hear as well these days.  I do use hearing aids but I don't always catch what is being said or going on.    The closed caption is always on my tv these days and my brother says his is too.  Well we get older...

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: September 18, 2025

 

Happy Thursday!

It's "I like Thursday" and time to celebrate good things in life!  Visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color for more positive posts!

I like that my husband is on vacation for two weeks after working in Quebec for a month.  His boss made him take this time and hubby wasn't happy...but Lucky and I are pleased!

I like this:

This week Lana's prompt is:

"Did you get a new notebook and paper to use that year? I remember picking a notebook was a big deal. I remember the year I got thin ruled paper instead of big lines. I remember getting flair pens to use instead of pencils and I had a cartridge ink pen one year too. Do you still likehaving notebooks and calling them journals?

I don't remember us shopping for these things but I do remember having them.  In public school, the kids got free pencils and tablets unlike Catholic schools.  I do remember when we switched from fountain pens to bic ball point pens.  

It was a BIG DEAL when we were allowed to do that.  Bic pens seemed like a luxury item and it was great not getting ink all over as I often did with a fountain pen.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: September 11, 2025

 

It's I like Thursdays and time for positive thoughts!  Join our hostess LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color for more positive posts!

I enjoyed the Thursday Murder Club movie!  I don't have netflix but my mother does and we watched the one day I was doing things for her.

The thing I like about British mysteries is they don't tend to show a lot of gore.  There's also usually a sense of humor (and definately in this film).  

The Brits aren't obsessive about youth or beauty either.  I loved when Helen Mirren was in a night scene and didn't have make-up on.  She looked like one of us!

I hope they do another movie together!

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I like this empty cupboards and this quote:

I've been going through cupboards and getting rid of a lot of things while my husband has been working in Canada.  I'm not one for buying organization containers, etc.  I just figure you should get rid of things you haven't been using.  

My husband...?  Well he has to find value in everything that we might "need one day" and promptly forgets.  It's been a good time for me going to the dump 9 times!

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Lana's prompt this week is about school.  Did I get to pick out a lunchbox, did we buy lunch etc.

Most everything I had as a kid was a hand-me-down and my lunch box was as well.  It was plaid and not that interesting.  My brother and I did not buy our lunches.

Wishing you a safe and happy day!

I Like Thursdays: August 28, 2025

 

Welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays" sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.

I'm usually sad at the end of August but not this year.  I am embracing autumn.  After 6 heat waves, we are enjoying the cooler temperatures--especially in the morning!

Lucky's allergies flared up this past week and he went in for a shot.  He hadn't need one for about a month and half.  The vet tech smiled...hardly any of the dogs were outside for any length of time during those heatwaves.  Their little paws would have gotten burnt.  She's right and now that we are outside again, the itchy-scratchies have returned to annoy him.  At least the shots work really well and he is feeling better--always a good thing to like!

I like that the cooler weather has energized me.

This week I like that the clearing out, purging process is continuing without interruption.  My husband is still working in Quebec and right now the house is a bit upside down but so worth it when I see clear spaces.  

Above describes me.  From the outside, everything looks fine.  And to be honest, things behind doors are actually organized.  There's just too much of things I don't use anymore.

I like this quote:

I also started a new quilt this week and that always feels wonderful.  This one will be for my brother who has multiple health problems and lost his wife last year.  I'm using the same pattern I chose for Paula's quilt.  It's called Easy Peasy and you can see it here.

Lana's prompt for this week is:

"do you like amusement parks? which one is your favorite? Do you like rides or shows better?"

I only really like Knoebel's Grove in Elysburg Pennsyvlania.  Even when I was a kid, I like that everything there had a character of yesteryear.  The park was established in 1926 and they haven't modernized it too much.  Although we like the rides, my brother and my Uncle David (who is younger than me), enjoyed playing in the creek more.  The creek, tadpoles, stones, and crayfish just fascinated us.  Brad and I took our grandkids there and they don't let the kids play in the creek anymore (liability, I'm sure) but it still feels magical.  

Wishing you a safe and happy Labor Day weekend!

I Like Thursdays: August 21, 2025

 

It's "I like Thursdays" and time to share things we like on the internet.  For more positive posts from bloggers, visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color!

We are near the end of August and the weather is finally becoming more tolerable...at least for now.  We had 6 heat waves this summer which is an excessive number for these parts.  We also got some rain which helps as well.  This morning it is 58 degrees and perfect walking weather!

It's also perfect sewing weather and the attic is tolerable to be in again!  I finished one quilt top and hope to work on another today!

Lana conversation starter this week is:

"what Dairy Queen treat did you like best? Do you still eat ice cream treats? how about milkshakes?"

Actually...we didn't have Dairy Queens here when I was growing up.  We did have a lot of independent local ice cream stands but we didn't frequent those very often.  We had ice cream at our grandparents:  mint chocolate chip at Nana Betty's and At Nana Elsie's, novelty ice cream treats like fudgcicles, orangcicles or ice cream bars).

I still like ice cream anything but I prefer to make things at home.  Milk shakes aren't the same as they used to be (processed) and I actually like ice cream sodas.  The sodas are hard to come by these days.  I had forgotten about those and might have to make one for my husband when he gets home.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I like Thursdays! A Day Late :(

 

It's August and it's hot.  I would indeed relax in an ice cream boat!

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It's " I like Thursdays" and time to fill the internet with some positive energy.  Lana hosts this event and you can see more happy posts at her blog Not Afraid of Color.

What do I like this week?  Grateful for youtube.  Besides sewing and embroidery channels I like Jolly (sometimes referred to as Korean Englishman).  This channel makes me laugh and is predominately clean humor.   Featured are two British men and even their laugh makes me laugh.  Times are tough these days and this channel is a good diverstion.

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The conversation this week on the blogs is "Fudgicicle or Orangcicle"?  What do you prefer?  My grandparents often served us orangcicles and we liked them but the ones we bought this year were not worth the calories.  Even my husband who loves all ice cream said they were boring.  So I would vote fudgicle although my favorite novelty is ice cream bars.

My husband prefers Nutty Buddies.

Wishing you a safe and happy week!

I Like Thursdays: August 7, 2025

Greetings!  It's time for "I like Thursdays" sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color!

I like that I got to see my friend Beth last week.  Both of us have been consumed with caring for family members for the last few years.  Even though we talk once a week for about 2-3 hours on the phone, it's not the same as hugging your dear friend.  

I like that my dog is not a morning puppy.  

I'm up at least an hour before him every day.  He finally gets up when I jingle the keys to the car!  After we get home from the park, guess what he does?  Eats a little and goes back to bed.  He really doesn't get active until about 10 a.m. and then...he's a maniac!

Lana's prompt this week is:

"could you hula hoop? Did you or a friend have one and learn to use it? What do you remember about them?"  

One or two of my friends had hula hoops.  We tended to use them more when we played circus (jump through the hoop) then as hula hoops.  To be honest, it wasn't as popular as jump rope or Chinese jump rope.

We were obssessed with the Chinese jump rope game and played even during recess at school.  I loved it!

                Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

 

I Like Thursdays: July 31, 2025

 

Hello and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays" hosted by Leeanna at Not Afraid of Color!

This week I'm celebrating not doing much.  We experienced another heatwave this week and even though the temperature is lower...the humidity outside is so high it's making me nauseaus.  In fact, I think my mother was rather shocked when I told her I was going home to lay on the couch and watch tv.  She's used to me running around and doing everything for everyone.  Seriously, it's just too dang hot.  So I enjoyed the luxury of relaxing this week.

I did watch a wonderful video yesterday.  It was World Embroidery Day and Sarah Homfray had a neat video of embroiderists from around the world sharing their sewing.  It was so wonderful!  You can check the video out here.

By far, the best thing that happened this week was that I got to see my friend Beth on Tuesday.  We had a wonderful day and just hung out here and gabbed about sewing!  It was so nice!

Wishing you a relaxing and pleasant weekend!

I Like Thursdays: July 24, 2025

 

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

This week my husband and I are enjoying corn on the cob and tomatoes.  There's something about local or homegrown food that just can't be beat.  This brings us to LeeAnna's prompt this week:

"do you like particular foods for summer dinners? do you use a recipe or combine whatever ingredients you have on hand?"

I like anything that is easy these days...especially after a hectic day (in the garden or caring for people).  This is the time of year that I use up all the good food I froze in the late winter and early spring.   I'm always grateful for the leftover meatloaf, chicken, and other meals we froze.  Today I making Taco Salads with chili I froze earlier in the year.

I like that the weather was wonderful at the beginning of the week.  I did a lot of gardening and it felt so good for both Lucky and I to be in the garden each morning.

The heat is back now and I'll be going back to sewing.  Wishing you all a happy and safe weekend!