I Like Thursdays: July 16, 2026

 

Welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays"!

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

What do you like this week?  I like anything that cools me off!

   

I like having youtube on my tv.  I've spent a lot of this heatwave watching quilting videos.  Even if it is too hot to be sewing in the attic, I can at least derive some inspiration from vloggers.  My favorite include Jessica Dayon, From Small Things, and Bits and Pieces , although to be honest, I watch a lot more.

This week our prompt is our favorite flowers.  I love most flowers but my favorite are hydrangeas.  

What is your favorite flower?

Have a safe and happy weekend!

I like Thursdays: July 9, 2026

 

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

After the heatwave, we finally had some good rain.  We were lucky during the storms.  We didn't have much damage but some areas in our valley had to declare a state of emergency.  

During the rain storm, I spent some time in the kitchen!

I like my new stove/oven.  Ours died back in May and the new one came in about 2 weeks.  This week I baked spinach pie and a peach crisp.  My husband loved both!

The spinach pie recipe is here.  After I make it, I freeze a bunch of slices because it nicely heats up later! 

 

                                  

Speaking of food, Lana's prompt this week is:  "How do you make potato salad?  What do you put in it?"

BACON!!!  

Our family doesn't have a specific recipe.  I have no idea where it orignated.  A lot of Pennsylvania Dutch use a warm sweet/sour bacon dressing on their potato salad.  It's the only way my one neighbor likes it.  

We don't use the sweet sour dressing.  My trick is that I finish boiling the potatoes, drain, and place in a big bowl.  You place the warm crumbled bacon on top of the potatoes and put a towel on top of the bowl.  The steam from the potato softens the bacon a little.  Cool and add mayo, celery, onion, hard boiled egg.  I season ours with paprika, pepper and celery seed.  That's it.  It's the thing my family and friends request the most from me.  Yes, lots of boys who want their bacon.

I can't wait to hear about the other bloggers potato salad.  How about your recipe?

Have a safe and happy day!

I Like Thursdays: July 2, 2024

 

Hi and welcome to another edition of "I like Thursdays!"  Today we celebrate all that is good in our world and fill the internet with positive energy.  Visit LeeAnna our hostess for more posts!

This week's likes:  

A nice trip to the fabric store with my husband.  I don't go fabric shopping much and to be honest, I didn't really need anything.  BUT, we needed to put on a certain amount of miles before our mechanic could click off our "check engine" light.  So we went to the fabric store.  Afterwards we went out to lunch and it was so nice to just have a get away!

Like most of you, we are dealing with a heatwave (this morning is particularly brutal as the humidity is already 87 %).  Yesterday we had a mid-afternoon rain shower and it was really nice to get some extra water in the garden.  

I like rainbows and rarely get to see them.  But on Sunday we had one after a brief rain and it was lovely to see!

Lucky is a wonderful dog and so many people love him.  He never stays home alone because my mother or brother insist he visits while we go away.  This kind of heat is tough on the dogs.  Yesterday my brother picked him up and took him to the pet store for a while.  It was a great activity for him and Uncle Jim let him pick out a toy!  He's ready for shark week!

LeeAnna's prompt this week is to recall a memorable July 4th celebration.  My Dad's family used to have the family reunion on July 4th.  It was my Pop-Pop's birthday and also his and Nana's anniversary.  We used to meet at Willow Park in Bethlehem, PA.  We'd have a picnic in the pavilion and then the kids were set loose in the park (we could do that back then).

The park closed in 1969.  I still think about that park!

We are doing absolutely nothing on the Fourth this year.  The vote is that the family does not want to do anything.  I'm relieved.  I'll still be caring for Mom that day but other than that, we will be just hanging out in the airconditioning.

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!