"I Like Thursdays" April 23, 2026

 

 

April showers bring May flowers!

Welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays" hosted by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color!

Well we had some much needed rain fall down here lately and we are grateful!  Unfortunately our temps also crashed and a lot of my spring flowers couldn't withstand temps in the 20s F.

Still I was grateful because I couldn't garden as I was helping sick folks in my family anyway.  I'm hoping things calm down.  My husband is going on a fishing trip next week and I'd like to spend most of that time sewing and gardening.  

Right now whenever I can sneak up to the sewing room, I spend the time cutting fabric for the next project.  It feels good to accomplish anything.

We aren't happy with our Phillies right now but in hockey, our Flyers are doing well in the play-offs (*knock wood*).

Our prompt this week is about telephones.  I have to have it with me because of caregiving but I don't like it.  I especially don't like the spam calls or emails which are frequent.  So many of these refer to me as "Barbara", "Helen", or "Brad".    

I can't use the phone as a computer because it is too small.  It's for phone calls and texts.  That's it.

What are your feelings about phones?

I like Thursdays: April 16, 2026

 

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

This week we have continued our spring rollercoaster of temps!  It was warm enough for me to get some good gardening in.  Today won't be one of those days--it's going up to the 90s and I'm taking  my brother for a procedure today.  And now I just read it will be going down to 39 degrees on Sunday evening...well at least it is not freezing!

It feels wonderful to be in the garden again.  I already have 3 garbage cans full of weeds.  I'm hoping that 5 more days in the front yard will be enough. I'd really like to get mulch down as soon as the weeds are gone.

I like my stubborn little tulip!  A few weeks ago it had been eaten all the way to the ground.  Maybe a rabbit?  Maybe a deer?  I didn't expect much from it this year but it has come back with a small flower (the top of which had been nibbled on) and greeted me today.  I love resilience!

Today's prompt is about our daily routines.  Most of mine revolve around the dog and caregiving.  I tend to get up early and check email and drink coffee in peace each morning.  Lucky's not a big morning person and doesn't really stir until he hears me in the shower.  With the heat, our summer routine is kicked in--early morning walks at the park.  My husband walks him at dusk.  It seems to work for us.  I will say if I don't get that first SOLO cup of coffee, I'm not a nice person.  My husband gets it and we don't even say "good morning" until the dog is up.  Are you this way about your first cup of coffee/tea?

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: April 9, 2026

 

Hello friends!  It's Thursday and time to celebrate any thing we can find that is positive.  For more hopeful posts, visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.

I like that we had a nice but uneventful Easter.  I think Lucky liked it most of all:

"Got ham?"

I like that I got my sew-jo back.  I'm getting up earlier so I can spend at least 45 minutes in the sewing room.  I've needed this time so much!

Our prompt this week is do we like Spring?  It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!  Here in Pennsylvania our weather tends to be like a rollercoaster.  We had temperatures in the high 70s and then it got cold again.  It's been in the 20s the last few nights.

But the warm winter will be back tomorrow and I can continue to work in the garden.  Last year I didn't want to work in the garden at all.  This year, I'm having fun and thinking of ideas all over the place!  It's good to have inspiration again!

I love Spring even though it is my worse allergy time.  It's worth it.  When I have to, I wear a mask to garden and I have air purifiers in the house.  Lucky loves it too although he already has the itchy scratchies from his allergies.  We will probably have to begin his allergy shots soon.  He had to get a shot once a month until the frost...through the winter he was fine.

Still the days are longer, the earth is waking up with flowers, and the birds are singing.  How do you feel about Spring?

Have a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: April 2, 2026

 

Hello and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays"!  Today we focus on the good in life and share it on the internet.  See more positive posts at "Not Afraid Of Color" the blog of our hostess LeeAnna!

It's Spring!  I'm working on the garden clean-out and it feels good to be outside.  I'm also being more careful of how long I work.  I time myself so my joints are not in agony the next day.  

As a caregiver--a lot of my likes surround the people in my care.  My husband is recovering now.  Today I take my brother for his first back procedure, an ablation which I hope helps his chronic pain.  Fingers crossed!🤞

LeeAnna's prompt this week centers on Easter.  It is one of my favorite holidays.

Our meals are fairly simple now that there is only 4 of us at dinner.  Just ham, deviled eggs, etc.  I don't feel like baking so we will order a lemon meringue pie.  Easter used to be much bigger when the kids and grandkids were young.  Now the only young ones live faraway and stay home of the holiday.  We were just talking about how much the egg hunts were here and how the kids would insist we hide the eggs all over for them to complete another hunt 😊

Well I'm off to get ready to pick up my brother.  Take care and have a wonderful Easter!!!