I Like Thursdays: May 8, 2025

 

It's "I like Thursday" and if you need more positive thoughts visit the other participants by going to LeeAnna's blog at Not Afraid of Color!

I like rain!  

We are experiencing drought here in Pennsylvania so it's been wonderful to have a few days in a row with some rain!  The plants in my garden have grown about a foot since it started!

 So I've been mostly sewing for the last few days and cleaning up the sewing room.  I found this quote which I love.  I have a lot of projects at any time, do you?

The older we get, the more our energy levels become important!

LeeAnna asked us to share about our experiences on bicycles.  Yes I had one as a kid and we rode it a lot.  I had baskets on my bike...not for me but for me to go grocery shopping for my mother.  I've never been on a tandem bike (2 person bike) and never was intrigued with that idea.  There were a ton of kids in our neighborhood but I don't remember us doing anything but going from here to there with our bikes.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I like Thursay: May 1, 2025

 

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

It's May--my favorite month of the year!  Even if it is cool overnight or in the morning, I don't have to worry about snow or ice.  The flowers are beginning to slowly bloom and Lucky is happy to see all his dog friends out on walks.

After Lucky's latest haircut, he decided to donate his bee scarf for a project for Molly.  Molly lives down the street and is a beekeeper.  When he sees her or her husband, he doesn't even care about other dogs in the vicinity, he just wants their attention.  So we made this table topper for Molly for Easter with the bee fabric in the center:

I like making these quilt as you go hexies.  Okay, I may be a bit obsessed with making them.  I'm using up a lot of fabrics from my scrap drawer and I enjoy sewing them while we watch the Phillies.  This project also allows me to practice three different stitches and I'm seeing some slight improvement in my hand sewing as I finish projects.

Lana's prompt for today is SALADS!  It is salad time here!  I love any kind of chicken salad and this Asian Ramen Chicken is my favorite.  One change is that our recipe has water chestnuts and grapes.  My husband doesn't like fruit in main courses so I always hold off on the fruit.  Also, after many years of trying different types of lettuce we decided we simply like iceberg lettuce.  It may seem a bit boring but it is rarely recalled and ultimately we like the crunch it has.  Do you have a favorite lettuce?

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: April 10, 2025

 

Well I'm back to do another "I like Thursdays" post!  The posts are sponsored by Leeanna at Not Afraid of Color.  You might need some positive thoughts so visit her and the other bloggers.

It's been a rainy April so far and that has been great.  Our whole valley is in a severe drought and we need all the help we can get!  

I really need to get into the garden and do the clean-up.  I'm hoping I can start this week.  This is not just important for the garden but we are having a new concrete path laid and I need to move plants before the workmen come.  Still I'm so excited about getting the new path!  It's taken years to convince my husband.

Lana's prompt for this week was about Easter eggs but I don't have many memories of that except for the special egg(s)? that Barb and Frank used to bring for us.  They were my grandparents best friends and for a few years, brought these amazing eggs.  This is not me below but I remember there being a whole scene in the egg.  Do you remember these?

I love Easter NOW and for the first time since Covid began, I actually did a little holiday decorating.  When Lucky went to the groomer's, I went to the local antique mall.  I have a ton of Easter decorations but I still found something I love.  

I think this little basket was homemade and I just adore it.  I could even see making this without the rabbit ears and with yellow fabric and an orange beak to make a chick basket.  But rabbits are my favorite so I bought the basket in the hopes that someday (when other things on the to-do list are done) I will make one.  Have you ever seen this kind of basket before?

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

  

I Like Thursdays: March 20, 2025

 

Greetings and welcome to another "I like Thursday" sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.

What's not to like about the first day of spring?  It's been a long hard and often icy winter here and we are just absolutely smitten with the warmer weather and small flowers popping up here and there!

This week, the other thing I like love are Canadians.

When my child was young, we spent every summer vacationing in Canada and I really love the people, their sense of humor, and most of all, their kindness.  It's been tough watching all the horrible things that have been happening politically these days.  But I have to say...the Canadians have made me admire them even more.  I watch the CBC on Youtube as much as I can.

This week's "I love Canada" moment was learning about Moosehead Beer selling a pack of 1,461 beers.  That pack provides one beer a day until Trump's term is up.  If I drank, I'd be out scouring for some of that beer.  Unfortunately, alcohol gives me migraines.  Still I love the way the Canadians are coping.  Most of us in this country REALLY LOVE YOU CANADA!  

To watch the article on Moosehead Beer, go here.

Have a day full of love and kindness!

I Like Thursdays: February 27, 2025

 

Hello!

It's Thursday and this week I actually remembered to post for "I like Thursdays" hosted by LeeAnna.

All hail!  Lucky, King of the Couch!

I like Lucky.  I'm the person who loves him the most and he knows it.  As a stray that we rescued, he has his challenges.  He isn't very interested in pleasing us and it makes training more difficult.  I've learned to avoid other dogs, have him on a short leash, and generally avoid most people.  Many of my neighbors love and accept that he will probably always jump and mouth their hands.  

I tell most folks to stay away from him but many don't want to believe me because he is cute.  Some actually have said to me, "why do you have a dog like that?"

I always tell these folks the same thing:  everyone--especially dogs and children--deserved to be loved and cherished.  This response seems to make some folks uncomfortable but that's my philosophy.

I like that it's gotten warmer.  

The snow is almost all melted and I am praying we don't get anymore ice or snow this season.

Lucky and I are taking more frequent and longer walks.  It's doing us both good!

Other than that, I'm just hanging in the sewing room and getting things done.  Hope you are having fun sewing as well!

Have a safe and happy day!

I Like Thursdays: February 13, 2025

 

Greetings!  Welcome to another "I like Thursdays" post.  Our theme is sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color and you can read other positive posts there!

Well, everyone around here LOVES that the Eagles won the Super Bowl.  Tomorrow is the Super Bowl Parade in Philly.  Should be a great day!

I like these YakTrax cleats.  I have to walk Lucky in order for him to go to the bathroom.  I have no idea where these cleat things came from but I found them in a closet.  THEY WORK!  We've had so many days of ice and these keep me from falling.  I love them and just bought a pair for my brother.

The Phillies and most baseball teams have reported for Spring Training.  I can almost smell spring--and it is only 34 days away!

Wishing you a safe and happy day!

Friday Finishes

 

Hello!

I finished 2 baby quilts that used the same pattern.  I wish I could remember the name but I must have seen a tutorial on youtube.  I don't seem to have a pattern printed but it was very easy and a way to make a two color quilt.

I also made a table runner for Karen using leftover blocks from the quilt I made for her.

Wishing you a safe and happy day!

 

I Like Thursdays: February 6, 2025

 

Greetings!

It's "I like Thursday" sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.  Visit her website and the other participants!

It's a snow an ice day here in the Valley and the schools and a lot of other places are closed today.  I can't walk Lucky and he is not a happy puppy today.  I'll brave snow but not ice.

So the first thing I like is that there are only 44 days until spring!

I'm enjoying a few tv shows including "All Creatures Great and Small", "The Repair Shop", and a few youtube sewists' channel.  

I've returned to hand sewing and am really enjoying it!  There are times that my left hand will bother me even though it's not my primary hand.  I still need surgery on that hand but I'm not letting that stop me!  It's too much fun!

Our prompt this week is what is the most exciting thing we've done so far??  Well raising a child is huge part of that but I've also enjoyed traveling in Europe years ago.  I particularly loved I Italy.  I have to admit, I'm not so interested in excitement but peace and quiet.  

Wishing you a safe and happy day!

I like Thursday: January 23, 2025

Baby it's cold outside!!!

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

Lucky and my brother don't just make me happy but often I have to laugh outloud at their antics.  Lucky's favorite person is Jim...   

"I kiss you!"

Lucky was very happy with his new Foxy toy and while he was playing with new Foxy, I disposed of old Foxy. 😉

I was feeling bad.  I thought I had forgotten my great nephew's birthday back in the fall.  I had covid at the time.  My niece assured me I had a gift delivered to him and told me, "It doesn't matter, we have a birthday party every week."

My great niece Remi will be 3 in May.  She loves to blow out the candles on a cake.  Every week, her family sticks a candle in a piece of food and Remi sings "Happy Birthday" to someone in the family.  Then Remi blows out their candle.  Maggie sent me the cutest video of this.  It just cracked me up.  Maybe we should all celebrate someone in our family once a week...

Wishing you a safe and happy day!