I Like Thursdays: June 19, 2025

 

Happy Juneteenth!

Greetings and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursday!"  Hosted by LeeAnna, bloggers try to share positive things in their lives.

I like Summer.

Summer is about to begin and we can't wait after a very soggy spring!  I would have liked to get more gardening done but it was just too wet and muddy.  There is always early mornings to work but I sure wish I had more completed!  

I'm preparing for summer hibernation.  Lucky and I will walk at the crack of dawn, get as much done outside as we can and then hibernate during the sweltering parts of the day.  More walks at dusk and then early to bed.  It's a good time to sew and this year I think I will return to an old sewing habit:  Christmas in July.  We'll see if I accomplish anything.  At least I have a plan 😁

My husband went on a fishing vacation without me.

So I bought fabric.

Marshall's Dry Goods has Riley Blake fabric at $6.99/yard.  It's not the current line but I don't care.  I had been eyeing up some of the fabrics and went ahead and purchased.  I'll share my haul next week.

This week, Lana's prompt is:

Did you ever go to sleep away camp? Where and what was it like? Did you enjoy it or miss home too much?

My husband and I were both involved for Scouts well into our teens.   We both camped a lot as scouts.  I guess it was alright but what I can tell you is that neither hubby or I are interested in doing that anymore.  Give us a nice hotel with all the amenities.

Wishing you a safe and happy day!

I Like Thursdays: June 12, 2025

Hello and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays" sponsored by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color.  You can visit her blog to find more bloggers who are sharing positive things this week!

I like walking and seeing petal strewn paths!

It's been raining a lot (still) but Lucky and I walk anyway.  He is an all-weather dog!   The only time we are deterred is if it there is lightning!

Lana's prompt this week is:

Did you learn to swim, and how old were you? Who taught you? Were you on

a swim team and what was that like? Did you go to a neighborhood pool

and what was that like?

do you still enjoy swimming?

I had swim lessons at the community pool.  My brother and I would go there often.  It was fine.  I guess I would still enjoy swimming but I don't really have the time and I haven't had a swimsuit quite a few years.  These days, I enjoy watching Lucky in his pool.  This photo is from last year because with all the rain, there hasn't been much opportunity to set up the pool.

Have a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: June 5, 2025

 

Welcome to another "I Like Thursdays" post!  For more positive posts, you can visit our hostess, LeeAnna, for a whole list of participants.  

It's always exciting to see the first fireflies of the summer and last night we did! 

I watched the movie, "One Life" last month and really loved it.  It was a movie about the real life of Nicholas Winton.  Winton was a British man who managed to save 669 Jewish children from the Nazis during World War 2.   I had known about Winton for some time and there were many youtube videos that featured his story from a British show that honored him.  This is a wonderful movie to watch.  The cast is wonderful and I encourage you to watch it as well!

  

Lana's prompt this week is about the Monopoly game.  Unfortunately I don't remember playing this game at all when I was a child.  My brother and I tended to play chess when stuck inside but mostly we were outside playing with other kids.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!