I Like Thursdays: April 28, 2022

 It's Thursday and time to celebrate the little things in life that bring us joy!  Please visit our hostess Lee Anna at Not Afraid of Color for more positive posts!

Every year we love spring.  I know why we call it "spring"--it's because at some point, everything seems to pop or spring-up.  My husband was away at work for a week and I told him on the phone, "wait to see you the garden now."  He wasn't disappointed!

Celebrating Canine Friendships!

These two dogs are the best of friends and we are all grateful that we've been able to sit outside with neighbors and enjoy the spring.  Tinkerbell the chihuahua and our poodle Scout just love each other.  

Yes my machine broke.  It seems to happen every spring that I get a good jam but the good news is that I have a repairman that I trust.  It needed the yearly tune-up anyway.  The other good news is it's spring and I could work in the garden instead of sewing.

Another rite of spring are freezer meals.  It's that wonderful time of year when all I have to do for dinner is pull out something that we made a few months ago and heat it up.  I don't have to think about meals so much and I get to clean out the freezer before summer!

Have a wonderful and happy day!

I Like Thursdays: April 21, 2022

 Greetings and happy Thursday!  Time to share our favorite things and fill the internet with positive energy!

Despite some crappy weather and me being under the weather, it's been a pretty good week.  Mom's latest CT Scan shows the blood clots have all dissolved!

This is one of my favorite times of the year.  The garden is greening up despite the cool temperatures and I have often thought that I like it best even though there isn't many blooms yet!  I just love the greenery and the different textures of the plants.  It's peaceful.

This week I'm also enjoying my Hall Pottery.  The color is China Red.   Family members have sent many pieces they had to me because my kitchen is red and white.

Most of the pieces are from my Great-Grandmother.  Family members have told me that there was a traveling salesman who sold the pieces and my Great-Grandmother would buy a piece every time he came by.  The pottery also looks wonderful with my Pioneer Woman dishes!  Those are the aqua mugs you see to the right of the top shelf.

Mystery gifts!  My mother received a gift basket of crackers and cookies the Saturday before Easter.  No card and no idea who sent them.  Later that day I also received a gift.  No card and no idea who sent this magnificent t-shirt!  It's wonderful!  

 Usually it's my husband that sends us these kinds of gifts but he said it wasn't him!  Thank you to whoever sent our gifts!

Be sure to check out other happy posts over at Lee Anna's at Not Afraid of Color!

Have a safe and happy day!

To-Do-Tuesday: April 19, 2022

 

Happy Tuesday!  

It's To-Do day hosted by Linda at Texas Quilt Gal.  Please visit her wonderful website for inspiration and what other bloggers are doing!

It was an up and down week.  I didn't get anything done on my quilt because the weather was good and I took the opportunity to work in the garden.  I did finish one more embroidered block.  By the end of the week I was getting ill with a kidney infection and was worn out.  So most of my goals are the same.  We'll see what I get done.

To Do List:

Work on my the quilt for my cousin's grandson.

Continue embroidering my quilt blocks.

Wishing you a safe and happy day!

Continue to work on my embroidery blocks.

I Like Thursdays: April 14, 2022

 Good morning and happy Thursday to you all!  Today is the day that bloggers share things that make them happy!  Our hostess is Lee Anna from Not Afraid of Color and please visit her blog to view other positive posts!

Scout continues to make us happy.  We have three bunnies eating our garden and the bunnies tend to startle Scout.  After she learns she can't catch them, she stands above a small bunny statue in our garden as if to say, "Well I have this one," but still keeps a watchful eye for more bunnies.  Silly goil.

Work has commenced on the garden.  When I have a free moment, I'm cleaning out leaves that have blown in and all the weeds that seem to pop up everywhere.  It feels wonderful to be outside again!

The weather here is WARM and was in the 80s yesterday.  We are getting more seasonable weather (in the 60s) this weekend.

I'm still enjoying "Call the Midwives" on PBS and convinced my neighbor she has to watch it too.  Another show I appreciate these days is "Home Work" on HGTV.  The couple in Utah are charming and I like that they have a different designing scheme than most (no grey, no modern, etc).

Wishing you a safe and happy Easter!

To-Do-Tuesday

Good morning and welcome to To-Do-Tuesday hosted by Linda at Texas Quilt Gal!

Yes, I've been gone for over a month.  I'm finally getting my sewing groove back.

So...

Some finishes:

Two baby quilts for the twins that were born in March.  Both of the baby girls were over 6 lbs each! 

My niece loves sloths and I made two of these baby quilts with a sloth (and other animals) print.  One is for my niece Maggie who is due in May with her first baby girl.  The other I gave to the neighbor down the street who recently became a grandmother to a beautiful little girl!

Part of the reason I haven't been posting is that I'm doing a lot of embroidery right now and it is taking me a good long time to get projects done.  I did finish the April block for my Bunny Calendar quilt:

So what's on the agenda for the following week?  Well I am hoping to finish piecing this top for my cousin's new grandson.

He was born in the fall and I'd like to get the quilt to him before he turns 1!  😂

I finished the blocks yesterdays and hopefully I will have time to piece it this week.  It's been a crazy couple of weeks with caring for sick family members.  We'll see if I can get it done and ready for the quilter! 🤞

Wishing you a safe and happy day!