tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085105974283070052024-03-07T01:57:56.474-05:00Bean's LifeThe breeze of Grace is always blowing, set your sail to catch that breeze...Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-18031310318769975972022-08-18T08:31:00.008-04:002022-08-18T08:50:26.475-04:00New Shirts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Earlier this summer our grandson Patrick asked if I could make him a shirt like Grandpa's only with a Harry Potter print fabric, of course, I said yes. Several weeks later I was in the fabric store with several grandsons to get the fabric for the shirt, while looking at all of the licensed fabric Patrick decided he really liked the Animal Crossing print and wanted his shirt made with it instead. Then Henry asked if I could make him a shirt too, again, I said yes. Henry selected a Marvel Comic print. Yesterday I finished both shirts, I am pleased with how they look and will given them to the boys next time I see them. Younger brother Charlie has now asked for a shirt, he saw a print he liked but isn't totally sure it is the one he wants, I will take him to the store to browse the licensed fabric and go from there. </span></div></span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBWIdau7mZ2WYjmk_iT11p98pb5CJ1yWqa-8zFX7ybOPt4GcuC8SIdmnuu8_YYRJ4c6p6LXjUXn8cwB3vkGzKAGlC7mRnmcylrU78bvm8XTMPZdPko4FRLFJAVcsX6RnegxO2pJGl7NW8wl1dmzyIR9zguWgfvRzUpPM7aTL06Ju1MHqy2NTgGH2vXA/s2048/animal%20crossing%20shirt.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBWIdau7mZ2WYjmk_iT11p98pb5CJ1yWqa-8zFX7ybOPt4GcuC8SIdmnuu8_YYRJ4c6p6LXjUXn8cwB3vkGzKAGlC7mRnmcylrU78bvm8XTMPZdPko4FRLFJAVcsX6RnegxO2pJGl7NW8wl1dmzyIR9zguWgfvRzUpPM7aTL06Ju1MHqy2NTgGH2vXA/s320/animal%20crossing%20shirt.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patrick's shirt</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiNdrrf1wr0mcFI6E5-7YIOEDn-1nkvlhpRa6ViTak5oO1JgbxyKmEpq2YZJSLNE1ZVw0dmvn_HoVBCCTwFcZsCr6PDcmxyNipHdMv6uEqGZP4WQaAC1VaEH376Qdcp_-4JGmRO4d6KmoSToUsQyfyQn248nnJiWATWoKKvKMQfGhLkEVsdm1M9dqfA/s2048/marvel%20shirt.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiNdrrf1wr0mcFI6E5-7YIOEDn-1nkvlhpRa6ViTak5oO1JgbxyKmEpq2YZJSLNE1ZVw0dmvn_HoVBCCTwFcZsCr6PDcmxyNipHdMv6uEqGZP4WQaAC1VaEH376Qdcp_-4JGmRO4d6KmoSToUsQyfyQn248nnJiWATWoKKvKMQfGhLkEVsdm1M9dqfA/s320/marvel%20shirt.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry's shirt<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0247KbzoXABlwuD1SLwEPRREMnRZr7BmdsYHnR6FL4dN_ew6DKRzWbzreuo-fUt__WoRy9qaxfREtymTBqc_uEAjALnKXJqSXsl_14B_aGNZJzKLiDBEdckBfBSbGJgwRf-uzRSo61b1FPHutlB7P0BdPWjgRlYs3xpKFcgDy-LdnjPBRoqBxtCvgYQ/s4000/Dave's%20starry%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0247KbzoXABlwuD1SLwEPRREMnRZr7BmdsYHnR6FL4dN_ew6DKRzWbzreuo-fUt__WoRy9qaxfREtymTBqc_uEAjALnKXJqSXsl_14B_aGNZJzKLiDBEdckBfBSbGJgwRf-uzRSo61b1FPHutlB7P0BdPWjgRlYs3xpKFcgDy-LdnjPBRoqBxtCvgYQ/s320/Dave's%20starry%20night.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave (Grandpa) modelling his Starry Night shirt</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-85469122796885203922022-02-17T11:25:00.007-05:002022-02-17T13:34:29.456-05:00The Very Long Monopoly Game<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week on a Monday afternoon the boys were dropped off by the school bus, came in and devoured a snack and Charlie asked if we could play Monopoly. The game began, properties were bought, rents paid, but no one owned a complete set of properties before the boys were picked up to go home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0LbbTUiDPCExuFebbEJJkI7Fc_kvMoHHCWDB9FcrbvcrfSaIFjsoAI1CI1SqsvJP8e2MSkP9259YB_74hTk1hkCL8MZQgUplc6w4OjLw4eQR5LDBLLyQHzOLNApZDD4WqEZlGb5byCJIitKacFKuBRevwwxW4BOX2hisBoSJIbxtEPxbuq059DjXCsw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0LbbTUiDPCExuFebbEJJkI7Fc_kvMoHHCWDB9FcrbvcrfSaIFjsoAI1CI1SqsvJP8e2MSkP9259YB_74hTk1hkCL8MZQgUplc6w4OjLw4eQR5LDBLLyQHzOLNApZDD4WqEZlGb5byCJIitKacFKuBRevwwxW4BOX2hisBoSJIbxtEPxbuq059DjXCsw=s320" width="144" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was Wednesday when the boys were over again, we got a little bit of a late start on resuming the game as Patrick had play practice after school. But things quickly got exciting, Patrick got a completed set of properties and started buying houses, then I did, and after a bit so did Charlie. Then the boys were picked up to go home. It certainly looked as if Patrick would end up the winner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRFB4I4CNQ8u8U69CBlN0DtpN8anBNvp7ILBrv5r6V-5nT8YfcDSyd3E_PBKYgFb0m8shXK4blUHn81Dv1HT8ElhN3lYKX8E_-CBUHZECwjmSbzXSoCv8e6a3HaO-yw6KY66TdIpducpxtYU6jE9E4tvx2fKIuOfiAJ8fH2nWb-7F3RVSOabbZs7xxMQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRFB4I4CNQ8u8U69CBlN0DtpN8anBNvp7ILBrv5r6V-5nT8YfcDSyd3E_PBKYgFb0m8shXK4blUHn81Dv1HT8ElhN3lYKX8E_-CBUHZECwjmSbzXSoCv8e6a3HaO-yw6KY66TdIpducpxtYU6jE9E4tvx2fKIuOfiAJ8fH2nWb-7F3RVSOabbZs7xxMQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roll on to Thursday. The boys arrived home from school, had a snack, and the game resumed. It was brutal! After a bit Charles was bankrupt, but I think he was just ready for the seemingly never ending game of Monopoly to be over and left the table quite happily. Patrick and I battled on, but in the end he got the better of me and became Monopoly Champion!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuWd1o9pHsRRLvY6TwMzMUTXzOhRnJ1_4bW5Ai7wq5TWIMHsW1DeVdFuNp2ubOO4pWaiNT7qhHlHD_R7Lt_dz1ZEKhZhBGp_xV2jpz3YKeNq3N5sBl27HFWr82V7eH9ltie4IIuTxN29nDKM3z9yEhth6_rNES80JtIPVzJslEAYgxdRJjB_ivzwatA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuWd1o9pHsRRLvY6TwMzMUTXzOhRnJ1_4bW5Ai7wq5TWIMHsW1DeVdFuNp2ubOO4pWaiNT7qhHlHD_R7Lt_dz1ZEKhZhBGp_xV2jpz3YKeNq3N5sBl27HFWr82V7eH9ltie4IIuTxN29nDKM3z9yEhth6_rNES80JtIPVzJslEAYgxdRJjB_ivzwatA=s320" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a lot of fun but we were all glad to finally end the game.</div><br /> <p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-19982092124596715822022-02-15T06:19:00.006-05:002022-02-15T09:47:33.464-05:00February Quilt Guild<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second Wednesday of each month is a day I really look forward to as I get to go to Quilt Guild. I have learned so many things since the first meeting I attended in October. The block of the month assigned in January was <a href="https://www.quilterscache.com/S/SpinkysBlock.html" target="_blank">Spinkys Block</a>, I love seeing how the blocks look different depending on the color choices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0rNGcC_K6TvWVeUTEpGvli5tusgAlMPa6Y9wfWVched2DaeeQ2Z0tsE256wvhqNklAoMY2QX1wiKplOTwbXXr0NmRxCoN6HeLDmp7cPpZ3RP1RhHj9VfCq8jLAKQvpTVzsSu6C53G_T4Jq1cYeW97vOcG-WNLmHDsFLf9GdPF_TYT4jIPwlY0eNR1tw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0rNGcC_K6TvWVeUTEpGvli5tusgAlMPa6Y9wfWVched2DaeeQ2Z0tsE256wvhqNklAoMY2QX1wiKplOTwbXXr0NmRxCoN6HeLDmp7cPpZ3RP1RhHj9VfCq8jLAKQvpTVzsSu6C53G_T4Jq1cYeW97vOcG-WNLmHDsFLf9GdPF_TYT4jIPwlY0eNR1tw=s320" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At every guild meeting someone presents a demo. Some demos are very basic, and last maybe ten minutes, and others are very detailed, but all have provided tips and techniques that are helpful. The past two meetings have had very good demos. In January it was tips and tricks for new quilters, I have quilted for many years and walked away with several useful ideas. Last week we had another good demo on how to use <a href="https://blocloc.com/" target="_blank">Bloc-Loc</a> rulers, they are amazing, and how to use and design borders. It was so interesting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAd-J2Hr5mWNzvWVRO9pj4j7DDIiOIdWdUusgMhfj623AZZ9V0Z4SutyPm7syvLIHIDJT9SDs1g3wa_8nV3BJ4V4y6tEOoDBKBxoJyYX5sh7GhSgFFrC1Lzgy9NHsnKdwx15Gw4ftKATFVpcyOboN6cuxJcl-PpuxUXzmrtM8XfixLubrrifI7JTJ_LQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAd-J2Hr5mWNzvWVRO9pj4j7DDIiOIdWdUusgMhfj623AZZ9V0Z4SutyPm7syvLIHIDJT9SDs1g3wa_8nV3BJ4V4y6tEOoDBKBxoJyYX5sh7GhSgFFrC1Lzgy9NHsnKdwx15Gw4ftKATFVpcyOboN6cuxJcl-PpuxUXzmrtM8XfixLubrrifI7JTJ_LQ=s320" width="144" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This book was passed around during the demo, it had pages and pages of border ideas. I went online to order a copy of the book and found that it is out of print and the only copy I could find was priced at $70, a bit steep for my budget. I checked with the library and it is not a book they have in their collection. I am sure there must be other books out there with border ideas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjOQxznxjj7F7wee8U1jSNmaGFPrjWMxW69xibzoCCz7lauTXGhg7aNRfGU55Qxqp1x6pz4ZAeekGHv6sVBqWRspsAe30aqHTabyQ1KUv0UVZvoWsTZ9c1ohKoAU-vCY2UsFYz89ha2-kAJlJMTvGjgqAEfWZ9CCFipYNNfbpVenjjrcWHGwo0vVJH4A=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjOQxznxjj7F7wee8U1jSNmaGFPrjWMxW69xibzoCCz7lauTXGhg7aNRfGU55Qxqp1x6pz4ZAeekGHv6sVBqWRspsAe30aqHTabyQ1KUv0UVZvoWsTZ9c1ohKoAU-vCY2UsFYz89ha2-kAJlJMTvGjgqAEfWZ9CCFipYNNfbpVenjjrcWHGwo0vVJH4A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> During the business meeting part of quilt guild the ladies talked about their annual field trip, usually taken in June, and it sounds so fun. The field trip will involve stops at various quilt shops and lunch out somewhere. I can't wait to hear what is planned and am looking forward to a fun day out with a bunch of super nice ladies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-57621875384589841322022-02-14T06:21:00.003-05:002022-02-14T06:23:39.160-05:00Happy Valentine's Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpoaGIuxbq1xtS6H0o3zkH0E71FbFSBcaeMP0t3cD-Oe0QRVM4lWZqYmG5MZN_hFnRD6jOX1r4_Y54e3Ds2Gsp60i6cWAS6ZS_5R9eCk8FPRB4xc6m7vYSOj949jVs9vOzf73Sbm_UOpCHIsf6iccUZICh91ubuDc-BY8w_WYwqTWJ48DXJV3gGuQ5Zw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpoaGIuxbq1xtS6H0o3zkH0E71FbFSBcaeMP0t3cD-Oe0QRVM4lWZqYmG5MZN_hFnRD6jOX1r4_Y54e3Ds2Gsp60i6cWAS6ZS_5R9eCk8FPRB4xc6m7vYSOj949jVs9vOzf73Sbm_UOpCHIsf6iccUZICh91ubuDc-BY8w_WYwqTWJ48DXJV3gGuQ5Zw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week I was talking to Mom on the phone when she mentioned that Dad was sending me a gift for Valentines Day. I could not imagine what he would be sending, he is an excellent photographer and the only thing I could think of was perhaps he was sending a picture. Imagine my surprise when a large package arrived at the house and inside was everything necessary to make a mini herb garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6xguwcZrLbTP3szAkClL2xc7kI4cZ8o_CNm0veDWzebgzbXTb5mZOjgZvjiYow3NxuPGDDVCtGZRdDZQe81J2YyzExns-AqMtDyi98f6PMslhcUyFBSjpttWwuQo81FHPQNy_VpATSmvQqvHZ6QEhFoEv4WCEGQby0nGusmZAbT09T79MWYknGURvqQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6xguwcZrLbTP3szAkClL2xc7kI4cZ8o_CNm0veDWzebgzbXTb5mZOjgZvjiYow3NxuPGDDVCtGZRdDZQe81J2YyzExns-AqMtDyi98f6PMslhcUyFBSjpttWwuQo81FHPQNy_VpATSmvQqvHZ6QEhFoEv4WCEGQby0nGusmZAbT09T79MWYknGURvqQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9OacnftHuQUD8G7nLGx2nTa3--uHMx73BwFF0ibNMcS1Y3Lfaeqta2q9H0KwHP_Gbd0ac79dZ6Efod_6zyRBQ-wkeZgp2ZQDfiyno_i2bXQ1-6s6vfcbhBHhBAFYe_ABpQvnMI5wbWe8afdaA0V9Kf-5hgHqw6fHpsKsaYFKWkD3GDTx2WlhcA4e05g=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9OacnftHuQUD8G7nLGx2nTa3--uHMx73BwFF0ibNMcS1Y3Lfaeqta2q9H0KwHP_Gbd0ac79dZ6Efod_6zyRBQ-wkeZgp2ZQDfiyno_i2bXQ1-6s6vfcbhBHhBAFYe_ABpQvnMI5wbWe8afdaA0V9Kf-5hgHqw6fHpsKsaYFKWkD3GDTx2WlhcA4e05g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The directions said to soak some of the seeds in tepid water for a day. I started my seed soak in the evening and left them over night.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR0PiolhL-MtzbH5N8T-rHQiDjrU8ZPcGisC3MAEDcU672zweSPiBFAW9dHLs8XVcnmYeffYbMBvB6sbAVAdNHd9Q2ItOJhu5s5jKqjxvlJELy1WGok2Dq0TSYFGZreL7YpAC_P2ZXg4XfELHexWGk61epbB-rsnNEo5J1Ff0uJoVmJr2Iei9farcDOA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR0PiolhL-MtzbH5N8T-rHQiDjrU8ZPcGisC3MAEDcU672zweSPiBFAW9dHLs8XVcnmYeffYbMBvB6sbAVAdNHd9Q2ItOJhu5s5jKqjxvlJELy1WGok2Dq0TSYFGZreL7YpAC_P2ZXg4XfELHexWGk61epbB-rsnNEo5J1Ff0uJoVmJr2Iei9farcDOA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The other seeds did not need to be pre-soaked.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjerDKNgKYe1S58FMAAx6h7DYl5Vd57dQqeOSDGRbjbIk1cAerIloRSjekvf6aImMXkGEhwwOu3A1fggIfKVadU7K3An3yq2VSFkQmeMAlhkryoq2tVXLnQ1bdk6C19Bpm9-Vhnoq5oLb4lXCoRCkoMvEYShcCRmNgF4rotiLCh3QbjgEXSlkiBmKAg_Q=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjerDKNgKYe1S58FMAAx6h7DYl5Vd57dQqeOSDGRbjbIk1cAerIloRSjekvf6aImMXkGEhwwOu3A1fggIfKVadU7K3An3yq2VSFkQmeMAlhkryoq2tVXLnQ1bdk6C19Bpm9-Vhnoq5oLb4lXCoRCkoMvEYShcCRmNgF4rotiLCh3QbjgEXSlkiBmKAg_Q=s320" width="144" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">At first glance you might think this is a rather murky cup of coffee, it is in fact the potting soil. The herb garden kit came with four hockey puck sized discs of potting soil that needed to be rehydrated. I let the soil discs soak over night in a pitcher of water</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXsNaYdTKiHYYMBdpXD2jmzSlHWoNUbb9jEvG3YnVsEeqoTteibw1UcNlKi-ocsF6vmQEaE9jbHkPrHwqqEP8CrSFfBshGyFK69pLqmMQ8sizpS7Grds8Jlp4ZjHjeywYXLW9b2Lrm1RsNwbWQRQ6tXy8PpOzFcmHDxRXJWTFTwpa4VrhvFImTiz4Shg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXsNaYdTKiHYYMBdpXD2jmzSlHWoNUbb9jEvG3YnVsEeqoTteibw1UcNlKi-ocsF6vmQEaE9jbHkPrHwqqEP8CrSFfBshGyFK69pLqmMQ8sizpS7Grds8Jlp4ZjHjeywYXLW9b2Lrm1RsNwbWQRQ6tXy8PpOzFcmHDxRXJWTFTwpa4VrhvFImTiz4Shg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The next morning it was potting time. I found that I had to add additional potting soil to the soil provided in the kit. Because I have a mild house plant addiction I always have a large bag of potting soil on the go, so I added a scoop to each pot before adding the soil that came with the kit.</p><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEkRsPC6i5RS35RuG3To7ICZ5VewM5ZV_JYhTkLeTjsVUFImQKEtwdDJbRyP52HciDtIudzOW582wnzdG_ezqQjwRSM7ZQ_eUYeKASFT8jJgFVkkSvbWbY1cEhKwqFp7GrsZedsoENW5VGdaqdib5vCm8Va0_JorSwP8RY39lZx9yfGIo5k-tIlEz_Xg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEkRsPC6i5RS35RuG3To7ICZ5VewM5ZV_JYhTkLeTjsVUFImQKEtwdDJbRyP52HciDtIudzOW582wnzdG_ezqQjwRSM7ZQ_eUYeKASFT8jJgFVkkSvbWbY1cEhKwqFp7GrsZedsoENW5VGdaqdib5vCm8Va0_JorSwP8RY39lZx9yfGIo5k-tIlEz_Xg=s320" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because it is a winter and seeds like a bit of warmth to germinate I decided to create a greenhouse effect and wrapped the tray of seed pots in Saran wrap. I placed the tray over a heating vent for the first couple of days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now I wait, and hopefully in ten or so days seedlings start to emerge and I will enjoy watching the plants grow. This is a really nice project for the final weeks of winter and it has me excited about starting a garden this spring. Thank you Dad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Valentine's Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-998866686688540242022-02-05T07:27:00.003-05:002022-02-05T07:33:04.282-05:00A Short Trip To Tavares<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week I headed to Florida with our daughter Emily, our grandson Masen, and Emily's step-daughter Emma. My parents are getting ready to move to Colorado to live close to my sister and brother-in-law and I went to help mom get some things done in readiness for the big move. Emily and co. went to visit and have some fun. They visited Homosassa Springs to see the Manatees, and on the last day they surprised Masen with a visit to Disney.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKklM46w-T-zzPZAfKPYKKAn6r7fDRs8dRY9kJ8FzxFzbS7TIk2wBJhEkUOIl_2_NBZ6ob2W0WW6QLU969OQC6nfNrZHP0iGHPz21-gQ534cslqbfJp9qm-ojGw2jOmEW8Vb_hXWDlZ0B4Afn7X9c28aXBP7rGvO-dq263Q3pRDf18Hl9xU5Yh2x3AuA=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKklM46w-T-zzPZAfKPYKKAn6r7fDRs8dRY9kJ8FzxFzbS7TIk2wBJhEkUOIl_2_NBZ6ob2W0WW6QLU969OQC6nfNrZHP0iGHPz21-gQ534cslqbfJp9qm-ojGw2jOmEW8Vb_hXWDlZ0B4Afn7X9c28aXBP7rGvO-dq263Q3pRDf18Hl9xU5Yh2x3AuA=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The car is loaded, Masen is buckled in and plugged in and ready for the long drive from Indiana to Florida.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFswmg6WoHNsKJbRot2rScLTyjR6ISlf4jtNMlUZO85CveC7yDv3gx_vTl3mwq-e1YnjPjdd-X8YlakQltj6fyE8K7_XCWxP7xNoIoX_AoAl7eGGx0UDWMTZyjx2pQgDC0bWW547OW2eh4izfVeVXu7w0h9vVzGdOBUjnMNx3_jS0oknWbgkK2ZzojrQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFswmg6WoHNsKJbRot2rScLTyjR6ISlf4jtNMlUZO85CveC7yDv3gx_vTl3mwq-e1YnjPjdd-X8YlakQltj6fyE8K7_XCWxP7xNoIoX_AoAl7eGGx0UDWMTZyjx2pQgDC0bWW547OW2eh4izfVeVXu7w0h9vVzGdOBUjnMNx3_jS0oknWbgkK2ZzojrQ=s320" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were making good time until we hit southern Kentucky where we ground to a halt. We spent several minutes not moving seeing the Welcome To Tennessee sign ahead. Suddenly we able to inch forward and then stopped again with the front of the vehicle in Tennessee and the rear of the vehicle in Kentucky, it was kind of funny. We travelled like this for nearly two hours! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN1NArzqdrIWCH6MImyG9OHTeBVGaZpjThrTTtWbvsdXGzQXiRiZQlNRx3sDWuRMnANI6IVqK_vG8WTuicpzZRX8c10aoX95pdA45KTZMRNkLYnL15TAIW1AF-bA6N0EkTV2frk-HlS8YtVm9gWEDM-oWZKGUXRFTU91O29m_3utNAToApK7LXWfO1Gg=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN1NArzqdrIWCH6MImyG9OHTeBVGaZpjThrTTtWbvsdXGzQXiRiZQlNRx3sDWuRMnANI6IVqK_vG8WTuicpzZRX8c10aoX95pdA45KTZMRNkLYnL15TAIW1AF-bA6N0EkTV2frk-HlS8YtVm9gWEDM-oWZKGUXRFTU91O29m_3utNAToApK7LXWfO1Gg=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stayed overnight in Macon Georgia, Masen was excited to see a palm tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnT7scbqAt8o9OloRaO_TOXLacXT2EmyD_y1H_B6qAt6bs9UXALhPvxMU2-o1skTDm1TEDyXm9wDcdGw28Yh4EtKE-Uidxk5a9AQsKHXUBiR7_6yOFL-v43xxpe98vH_5gcmHBcp0riXZlWUsAYcswin57fi8Oir5O9FtEamtAjuP1aEqswec0vbajAg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnT7scbqAt8o9OloRaO_TOXLacXT2EmyD_y1H_B6qAt6bs9UXALhPvxMU2-o1skTDm1TEDyXm9wDcdGw28Yh4EtKE-Uidxk5a9AQsKHXUBiR7_6yOFL-v43xxpe98vH_5gcmHBcp0riXZlWUsAYcswin57fi8Oir5O9FtEamtAjuP1aEqswec0vbajAg=w144-h320" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Masen met Great Grandma and Mr Woftie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqR7tsRRqpu97nUO-ihOXcsRaz4PPHvLI97U0PBWAxkBS6-tx6j-hDtvWofWrq7TZKz_PJg3dqIa6FYTnA-LLBB2Ijn34FZ0jStNKNkRv63DP0XBjPxgn-_hnrBERInsdtuYvofR9zQvVNHzAtKEHFtcRgrNgg-wu-orfr2vG306zRnwz3Q-ERg1AoSQ=s4000" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqR7tsRRqpu97nUO-ihOXcsRaz4PPHvLI97U0PBWAxkBS6-tx6j-hDtvWofWrq7TZKz_PJg3dqIa6FYTnA-LLBB2Ijn34FZ0jStNKNkRv63DP0XBjPxgn-_hnrBERInsdtuYvofR9zQvVNHzAtKEHFtcRgrNgg-wu-orfr2vG306zRnwz3Q-ERg1AoSQ=w144-h320" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Masen met Great Grandpa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH2FmRAFtQnRV6FyLfVnP2BMf7nCqAyhjFfTU7-g8FY_Tj63HZ4oJKx7-CoRJYcSmATXEgkWvUfE9u9iPAyXAfqhGhBT4IduqRqSv1JfuizstHFFNjDkMa1fW4JLJUVGHsLpbp21hOGv0Gtfi09i278wjgxm3EVVR3Cpgn_5sAmhKd-Rsk6G3ouX7ekQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH2FmRAFtQnRV6FyLfVnP2BMf7nCqAyhjFfTU7-g8FY_Tj63HZ4oJKx7-CoRJYcSmATXEgkWvUfE9u9iPAyXAfqhGhBT4IduqRqSv1JfuizstHFFNjDkMa1fW4JLJUVGHsLpbp21hOGv0Gtfi09i278wjgxm3EVVR3Cpgn_5sAmhKd-Rsk6G3ouX7ekQ=w144-h320" width="144" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a few late Christmas gifts, Mr Woftie is modeling his new doggy sweater that will come in handy in Colorado.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg74tnFYEk2H-yPnwXDmen3SfVl-pnqbmjV1v2YCqxbJdEXYNvtt4omjm_TgZPEc5A2AG8COkE1KxfdgEOryhcrCEPQTj6yjowrRPbyQh1MNaFPMjij0y9C3IjZP0abkazcpwjFMyou-GLE86ccno1NPFmKo7UKwtAt2s3SKA3i2JnOHAdnxp8YpCQppg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg74tnFYEk2H-yPnwXDmen3SfVl-pnqbmjV1v2YCqxbJdEXYNvtt4omjm_TgZPEc5A2AG8COkE1KxfdgEOryhcrCEPQTj6yjowrRPbyQh1MNaFPMjij0y9C3IjZP0abkazcpwjFMyou-GLE86ccno1NPFmKo7UKwtAt2s3SKA3i2JnOHAdnxp8YpCQppg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did a lot of sorting out and took several loads to the local Goodwill store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As soon as we arrived at my parents house Masen asked if he could go swimming. We went out to check the water, it was very cold! Of course being six Masen insisted it was warm enough to swim, so we let him. If I have to use one word to describe Masen, exuberant, is it. Not one to mess around with dipping in a toe, he leapt into the pool without a second thought, his face when he came up out of the water was priceless. The swimming didn't last very long and not once during the rest of our stay did he ask to go swimming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPHalF5TOQgAKP4vIdecPKtGcO4JT4bEZtZvousB9ktnCNQVyMrzJ92URDO0oxvLnYKS_nVJt1_94Z9Q4P5UtEXPVvOHYN9KOTivNBOxMXlFoXRXg5foLFqDNDoUXXEyHsCwsgjc49_4OKT0qBw2mwe_Mry_Wx01KcRt1qLYzCMnp4WE09pDMEhYSrhQ=s3220" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3220" data-original-width="1766" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPHalF5TOQgAKP4vIdecPKtGcO4JT4bEZtZvousB9ktnCNQVyMrzJ92URDO0oxvLnYKS_nVJt1_94Z9Q4P5UtEXPVvOHYN9KOTivNBOxMXlFoXRXg5foLFqDNDoUXXEyHsCwsgjc49_4OKT0qBw2mwe_Mry_Wx01KcRt1qLYzCMnp4WE09pDMEhYSrhQ=s320" width="176" /></a></div>Enjoying the dock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little paddle in the shallow end of the pool, brr.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_53FSHwabD1nfc8WIX4MoMxJ4XmgYZX-m-4AMsn4uZ0AOFYswIDYkPxRLHTNQkOlQBodT25q6mf3swIb4LI24qP6jQv6d4Wmh-GnrFpVyuMPjygcwTADnMum4CTNAWYct_bJ6iNRPIf7Yjtnes_3_ZvXk57eAUzLwkPIJIAnbdvy-RaAg6_L0Vxyqig=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_53FSHwabD1nfc8WIX4MoMxJ4XmgYZX-m-4AMsn4uZ0AOFYswIDYkPxRLHTNQkOlQBodT25q6mf3swIb4LI24qP6jQv6d4Wmh-GnrFpVyuMPjygcwTADnMum4CTNAWYct_bJ6iNRPIf7Yjtnes_3_ZvXk57eAUzLwkPIJIAnbdvy-RaAg6_L0Vxyqig=s320" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Being silly, it's fun to be six.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcww4ofMnG3If5PhGDniMWW7XcZee16KUbJRaukXavrWGC5K4dpgU5U-JT2I2UmZbajSM2UH_LA9DRFown5Ifj44ib_tcZ7lj6ouNxoafgu2FfeiK1WVQvlC-nj7rgJB3NqZ9FVI3mdFo8A_cX_hOU_TA-8yCMQWrze00hWys0w33GjZ5iZAGc--MMGw=s1456" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1159" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcww4ofMnG3If5PhGDniMWW7XcZee16KUbJRaukXavrWGC5K4dpgU5U-JT2I2UmZbajSM2UH_LA9DRFown5Ifj44ib_tcZ7lj6ouNxoafgu2FfeiK1WVQvlC-nj7rgJB3NqZ9FVI3mdFo8A_cX_hOU_TA-8yCMQWrze00hWys0w33GjZ5iZAGc--MMGw=s320" width="255" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A picture of Mom, Dad, Emily, Masen and me. We had a wonderful visit and I will be heading back in March to help out with moving day!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-4934872442541784872022-02-04T07:10:00.004-05:002022-02-04T07:24:01.540-05:00Two Different Weeks and Two Different Walks<div class="separator"><br /></div><p> Last week I was in Florida for a brief visit with my parents. I enjoyed several morning walks, although warmer than Indiana, the temperature was near freezing one morning and I had to bundle up and borrow a hat and gloves from mom. Meanwhile back in Indiana it was way below freezing, lows in the single digits, too cold to go out and walk. I returned to Indiana and we had a snowstorm and now have about nine inches of snow on the ground, making my morning walk very pretty and a little more challenging.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdyWpbPmrJQcwFOTEfSDTL8elvrBtPiJTMJbbeLHp3t-yg7rXnQce03nfq6HhZSItorTckmFEumM38cuone2PEqPaD3mwrPmyJQjMXcZvnvun_ddLJ7BwwotVxfICVMC6b30sPgRgfIjf4y3MvNOva1Yi3p35VBojxIyeQVVK-m1dyNmHOLGo1LPJ2fQ=s2108" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="1692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdyWpbPmrJQcwFOTEfSDTL8elvrBtPiJTMJbbeLHp3t-yg7rXnQce03nfq6HhZSItorTckmFEumM38cuone2PEqPaD3mwrPmyJQjMXcZvnvun_ddLJ7BwwotVxfICVMC6b30sPgRgfIjf4y3MvNOva1Yi3p35VBojxIyeQVVK-m1dyNmHOLGo1LPJ2fQ=s320" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I always enjoy seeing Donkey on my Florida walks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaumyPRQ7snfArlNR17mbsLPUqrsPlI52dPqO7Ftz9EpHOFoowpyRCHHTNZgNbwCvLTeJy4y6Yab8TRbfoY45co_XhmuLXq_5nnrVNidkpicEnTcmbggHGfubuzPIL-dUpSAbTPQX1GU6ExYURsqKyZptDV9UHF8T_nehAnqyUImJZi5M_G5-O9fHxiw=s2357" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2357" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaumyPRQ7snfArlNR17mbsLPUqrsPlI52dPqO7Ftz9EpHOFoowpyRCHHTNZgNbwCvLTeJy4y6Yab8TRbfoY45co_XhmuLXq_5nnrVNidkpicEnTcmbggHGfubuzPIL-dUpSAbTPQX1GU6ExYURsqKyZptDV9UHF8T_nehAnqyUImJZi5M_G5-O9fHxiw=s320" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The donkey hangs out with the cattle and the horse to scare away coyotes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHVsruGdx6K00N87t4K9Bls-Ve8WOfqfS-8MJ0jEKCA6rRnukt0pMe_I06qRdzn0aGb5wl6zAkCGX6-1-6SXMkepgS4MerhHiGgMDt4aGPed8kUyo9XDL-hhlF8S6vhaucS0o8-6L_Wo2M7igCsmNU0my6JRVk1q-r7oSgt-sj6qcdjBgKV8nzlDeVHQ=s1527" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="1459" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHVsruGdx6K00N87t4K9Bls-Ve8WOfqfS-8MJ0jEKCA6rRnukt0pMe_I06qRdzn0aGb5wl6zAkCGX6-1-6SXMkepgS4MerhHiGgMDt4aGPed8kUyo9XDL-hhlF8S6vhaucS0o8-6L_Wo2M7igCsmNU0my6JRVk1q-r7oSgt-sj6qcdjBgKV8nzlDeVHQ=s320" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trees were absolutely loaded with oranges and looked so pretty.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil2CD_WW5V3AqIa4i27k4Ust27x_ck-Pv-xapoXbNSVb2rsS2VrGFfs8sZc8Fe2oCr874zdIeN4_fn0YsAlBY7THWqtNNTuHDHRhgIgNJwLo7r_w1xA690j1_0w-OaaACfsUoUc9cKNhcThkOb5zpnD1Oj6wFokiZAOapS898LJctCNaaa2wkB6fJ6qw=s3258" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3258" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil2CD_WW5V3AqIa4i27k4Ust27x_ck-Pv-xapoXbNSVb2rsS2VrGFfs8sZc8Fe2oCr874zdIeN4_fn0YsAlBY7THWqtNNTuHDHRhgIgNJwLo7r_w1xA690j1_0w-OaaACfsUoUc9cKNhcThkOb5zpnD1Oj6wFokiZAOapS898LJctCNaaa2wkB6fJ6qw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful morning that soon warmed up into a pleasant day.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjftXCx6JlbYxdV1peS8jqff3qcyYB2aS0wutNHMWnI1GTzgdASxA-hu1wGofW_kCnvWGwfk3o5FBJKXxci87NSg2wILXSGs3RP629-ZFlm-E1pa91_CmhMjXAZjizAL5Pr2yGi-iL0AUX1y72C-1u_TxtJTWQot1wdQ3rl_2iAdJWp_mWqpEIX0um3RQ=s3408" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3408" data-original-width="2556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjftXCx6JlbYxdV1peS8jqff3qcyYB2aS0wutNHMWnI1GTzgdASxA-hu1wGofW_kCnvWGwfk3o5FBJKXxci87NSg2wILXSGs3RP629-ZFlm-E1pa91_CmhMjXAZjizAL5Pr2yGi-iL0AUX1y72C-1u_TxtJTWQot1wdQ3rl_2iAdJWp_mWqpEIX0um3RQ=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bundled up in Florida!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC3bYuT5TEe6UPwqbEs5BQZKQoA181jDBn1n7uHqmykabmZ-cATNfGc4Q3i-u4J3gfJmqA0sEcIGm9nrjBPnr6uwqSYPMLjY7cjb3_DQoQTCUoHBzWwcU4CVMkZpJHC-u0bex3mIEfOhnVIzrw8SIJMWXlsLz9-nawrPGjbsboenjgWmghVlfnSfMU0w=s3408" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3408" data-original-width="2556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC3bYuT5TEe6UPwqbEs5BQZKQoA181jDBn1n7uHqmykabmZ-cATNfGc4Q3i-u4J3gfJmqA0sEcIGm9nrjBPnr6uwqSYPMLjY7cjb3_DQoQTCUoHBzWwcU4CVMkZpJHC-u0bex3mIEfOhnVIzrw8SIJMWXlsLz9-nawrPGjbsboenjgWmghVlfnSfMU0w=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to Indiana, eighteen degrees and windy, but bundled in layers it is easy to keep warm.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzdbxTE20CTnqG2XoqyOGmKnF4vWjSNaY8QqrPd7pcyDU508QhUQW-TIHpSeViSbhvF6QqitWDZFS-SsFAjnzVO8ZhdFlPaJkr_FthuUL9yGyy1HPNSMoKpHszDWPdQczBMr2HHvkvbbcVfKi9ce3xAoN64ZPeEnLdCniRmlBTphmO5yLnRWlzrqG-tw=s1515" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzdbxTE20CTnqG2XoqyOGmKnF4vWjSNaY8QqrPd7pcyDU508QhUQW-TIHpSeViSbhvF6QqitWDZFS-SsFAjnzVO8ZhdFlPaJkr_FthuUL9yGyy1HPNSMoKpHszDWPdQczBMr2HHvkvbbcVfKi9ce3xAoN64ZPeEnLdCniRmlBTphmO5yLnRWlzrqG-tw=s320" width="201" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enjoy this tree in every season.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPmMaDxFiqA1x4-GJ7FSWxX6sH5UxJPNyYMMXsn7VjAdc4MioIPceKjYl8c5_EFzdgES6yBUaUc86jAmww9SfsExrKK2PSR_UpdF9ymL2auNQszWcEsD8ISdRRVlBzDlkbspcvr70w8x24FAeN4ChXEH0VTvWLUZ7eEKLpYHNC-kQmMstnxF-X51Vqqw=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPmMaDxFiqA1x4-GJ7FSWxX6sH5UxJPNyYMMXsn7VjAdc4MioIPceKjYl8c5_EFzdgES6yBUaUc86jAmww9SfsExrKK2PSR_UpdF9ymL2auNQszWcEsD8ISdRRVlBzDlkbspcvr70w8x24FAeN4ChXEH0VTvWLUZ7eEKLpYHNC-kQmMstnxF-X51Vqqw=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did not venture down the trail as the entrance was blocked with piles of snow from the snow plow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyMJp4eV34FY3WYJNEISRXNkelDkHf64FsswcgbXHwSpkwzgvYPrafLHhqAbYTs0e9WSjo4rbFJH1wGxWVjCjYJxHtTM9pGj2LdgQqCeR6Rd2WvxHAxLSquH9xCFbk7pWmGAEhh0msN_By2sLw0wKUgITj4WKe1u2k8l3sHBiw5JY4b-WlvvelTkvjkg=s1988" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1988" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyMJp4eV34FY3WYJNEISRXNkelDkHf64FsswcgbXHwSpkwzgvYPrafLHhqAbYTs0e9WSjo4rbFJH1wGxWVjCjYJxHtTM9pGj2LdgQqCeR6Rd2WvxHAxLSquH9xCFbk7pWmGAEhh0msN_By2sLw0wKUgITj4WKe1u2k8l3sHBiw5JY4b-WlvvelTkvjkg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow makes everything look peaceful and beautiful.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc4-VaHb5yCgG029DQ1V4nBCK1SqzqY1nJom4flcNuWiGaB1xwAx_IN7MArP4A1OS0dIbhnPkkY_7qXAIgfpr6SsCDdHVUNQLH4hrzCKFai5a7dccDs0zx8HspNY3nKPKFu23w26mHzeVzX9eu4p8lXDvpi_zGjnwEI9UQ3OD8ZKIyqwraY7vGKxrPkA=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc4-VaHb5yCgG029DQ1V4nBCK1SqzqY1nJom4flcNuWiGaB1xwAx_IN7MArP4A1OS0dIbhnPkkY_7qXAIgfpr6SsCDdHVUNQLH4hrzCKFai5a7dccDs0zx8HspNY3nKPKFu23w26mHzeVzX9eu4p8lXDvpi_zGjnwEI9UQ3OD8ZKIyqwraY7vGKxrPkA=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The snow eventually ended, I think around nine or ten inches fell, it sure looks pretty.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-83361188558151322412022-01-24T15:49:00.006-05:002022-01-24T15:49:58.289-05:00The Joys Of Paper Piecing<div class="separator"> In December we were assigned a block of the month quilt block put together using a method called Paper Piecing. Wow what a learning curve! My 9th attempt came out correctly and I followed it up with a correct 10th block. This project was so much fun and slowly but surely I figured out what I needed to change and each attempt got closer and closer to being correct, and finally I did it. I was really, really satisfied to have mastered (I say that lightly) how to piece the block to end up with the correct size.</div><p>This is one of the reasons I like the Quilt Guild, you are never too young to learn new tricks. It is always very tempting to go for the easy option block pattern, but much more satisfying to complete a challenging block pattern. </p><p>I am now getting ready to start on the January block of the month and hopefully it should be fairly straight forward and not take ten attempts to get right! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqqcP0zivI2sFdTrhwhNxaEFpmvJrwIr13uP1aZm0XgXFK9o-JT0hPn120zPlnqjiq8xt1zCXgxokC7x6c-V-HSfk6VMWWIDhnmMo0twPcX793OHyAsn19ahX_7J_AI7dN-DxmcMz1wjM0AT9ipGCdygsJAV1iH-aLoqfP7nXUGQ__oXVuwg3Dh_sqzQ=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqqcP0zivI2sFdTrhwhNxaEFpmvJrwIr13uP1aZm0XgXFK9o-JT0hPn120zPlnqjiq8xt1zCXgxokC7x6c-V-HSfk6VMWWIDhnmMo0twPcX793OHyAsn19ahX_7J_AI7dN-DxmcMz1wjM0AT9ipGCdygsJAV1iH-aLoqfP7nXUGQ__oXVuwg3Dh_sqzQ=w180-h400" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squaring up the paper pieced blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVfF26OvxlRCWpLCw756QobvbBxfG5n3zEDrNu-2uwDw7hQzx-TecxNv_oXjJAAVFUtYAWCaglp-WgrpOxSSiyAzwLEeI8XrSeah1Tjjfu5hlE1VTuSSEwYUEHZuC0kKvq6L6gaPPVJScHgkBE0fQR0fZrkOYvy_tr9GZoDJPOTgFVw1Ew2_SXBRIFlg=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVfF26OvxlRCWpLCw756QobvbBxfG5n3zEDrNu-2uwDw7hQzx-TecxNv_oXjJAAVFUtYAWCaglp-WgrpOxSSiyAzwLEeI8XrSeah1Tjjfu5hlE1VTuSSEwYUEHZuC0kKvq6L6gaPPVJScHgkBE0fQR0fZrkOYvy_tr9GZoDJPOTgFVw1Ew2_SXBRIFlg=w180-h400" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Success at last, all points meet and there is adequate seam allowance to attach a border or another block. I ran out of the rainbow fabric, but I think I picked it up at Walmart so hopefully can find a fat quarter to make the last two corners of the 12 inch block. I plan to make this into a cover for a throw pillow and will give it to our granddaughter Alivia.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfJImytMV3Uty_ygslt-xMFjkf9UJdheBuDhw8pDq8k2Y0iXT7VC_BdDLeGjtNX31I5FXpj_4rtLEgrIyoh3kF6PlJHRxovT9TLXJVe_QjiBwI-5yTSeP2a27ECWlSFcNkhovbPoGofSQDAOzHaTvxig6kdJ5qnuiPXoEJTRLFqbR993QjfmttQLkxJg=s2095" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfJImytMV3Uty_ygslt-xMFjkf9UJdheBuDhw8pDq8k2Y0iXT7VC_BdDLeGjtNX31I5FXpj_4rtLEgrIyoh3kF6PlJHRxovT9TLXJVe_QjiBwI-5yTSeP2a27ECWlSFcNkhovbPoGofSQDAOzHaTvxig6kdJ5qnuiPXoEJTRLFqbR993QjfmttQLkxJg=s320" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four block of the month blocks finished, I will begin work on January's block very soon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZu1NvI_eNqEleP0bhobefUVPREBRMqNqmZzMiYycglNLLQR1XZWuhvPU_fYlQjl8TDUvhYWou6LQzb5GH2JMos_GMjukXehi4-CptKT6ErCvF9mGjVQa44L3rjlrZoAw3LJzAiaorXhPztWDYby1h3UN01--pfquKqLxW1BQ5Yx1sFYkdGFlZRT42Ag=s1442" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1387" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZu1NvI_eNqEleP0bhobefUVPREBRMqNqmZzMiYycglNLLQR1XZWuhvPU_fYlQjl8TDUvhYWou6LQzb5GH2JMos_GMjukXehi4-CptKT6ErCvF9mGjVQa44L3rjlrZoAw3LJzAiaorXhPztWDYby1h3UN01--pfquKqLxW1BQ5Yx1sFYkdGFlZRT42Ag=w386-h400" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This block I ran up just for fun, I always liked this block pattern and decided to try it out, it was challenging but I turned out well for a first attempt. I am going to make this into a cover for a throw pillow for our granddaughter <span>Aubrey.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiANkuaTFjLAeFGdkMuPskpLOCDTHUlMwuU2NeMQAPBsHcY9P97y_yRGrQDrfHY_L_4btsaJnDgexiFZd_KwgK0RlNpCXc0SMhHwfb0OGBntyYBKAXSx5Oude_dyKidUrlGCSlwfaGTXMo7WogTs2nOuSh10y4DROso-DVumq3cnvAZgb_013gSdfMO0w=s4000"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiANkuaTFjLAeFGdkMuPskpLOCDTHUlMwuU2NeMQAPBsHcY9P97y_yRGrQDrfHY_L_4btsaJnDgexiFZd_KwgK0RlNpCXc0SMhHwfb0OGBntyYBKAXSx5Oude_dyKidUrlGCSlwfaGTXMo7WogTs2nOuSh10y4DROso-DVumq3cnvAZgb_013gSdfMO0w=w180-h400" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today our grandson Masen was over as he is on quarantine from school at the moment. It snowed most of the day so we made cookies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-3270240973298565002022-01-21T03:17:00.001-05:002022-01-21T03:23:35.093-05:00I Am Loving Quilt Guild<p> This past fall when school resumed I suddenly ended up with a couple of free days each week. Initially I took care of some projects around the house but then realized I needed an activity or two to keep me busy. My mom belongs to a Quilt Guild and really enjoys it and I wondered if there was a guild near me. I googled and voila there are two! I contacted the one closest to me and almost immediately received a reply inviting me to the next meeting. So on a very foggy morning in October I headed off to my very first meeting with The Spinning Spools. I enjoyed the meeting, paid my dues, submitted my information and picture for the directory, it turns out that October is the month all of this takes place, and I am a full fledged member.</p><p>The meeting starts at ten but there is a forty-five minute gathering time beforehand that is enjoyable and gives everyone time to chit chat and get to know one another. At ten the meeting is called to order, items are discussed, approved (almost always), and the meeting is closed by eleven. Next up is a demonstration, put on by a member, of a specific quilting technique, or tips and tricks for new quilters, or how to use various quilting aides, all good stuff. Then we are given the block of the month pattern, this is great, I tend to avoid certain block types because they are difficult, now I have a challenge and an opportunity to learn better technique. The blocks made the prior month are put on display, it is interesting to see as everyone uses colors of their choice and the results are very pretty. The last part of the gathering is Show and Tell, and I the items shown are quite inspiring, there are some very talented quilters in the guild.</p><p>In December we had our Christmas party after the meeting, it was fun with a catered box lunch, a fun gift exchange and good company, I had a wonderful time. I am so thankful I found this group, they are so friendly, so welcoming and so nice.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi73HC0iVP9JPuy6gkatR25fCN_rYOXy1LFevYSaSgOe0MNMpSQhDfW6gzEg-HJxnVDvx-QFZ1TFGWv8v9ejJO8dcYLneCx-_KXXdG4fPYiWiPLLOetLvz540m4KpRhXBgU7U-qF5kRi4vUj6QgsDCTci8RxYAR_RkvCmEsXc8cNOJ0mzyiuBp04bYj-A=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi73HC0iVP9JPuy6gkatR25fCN_rYOXy1LFevYSaSgOe0MNMpSQhDfW6gzEg-HJxnVDvx-QFZ1TFGWv8v9ejJO8dcYLneCx-_KXXdG4fPYiWiPLLOetLvz540m4KpRhXBgU7U-qF5kRi4vUj6QgsDCTci8RxYAR_RkvCmEsXc8cNOJ0mzyiuBp04bYj-A=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Our Choice" block of the month</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjggzL3taA4-HGB4upvvSij2zkGXoJb9qViyF1kX6_W84Ya7r1_rdrLDjSTAy1jsgyOWNA5T5Sn1W9fraaL00vIRkqmRnBFQoRAbVkiq1rq4j5oV8ZWZDLf62cQLW6NUgWoHQeN8kqYv1ftths-l1UCCoc0ssMKVTCZpomNuvpfu-zY9OeZk9U65IEzWQ=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjggzL3taA4-HGB4upvvSij2zkGXoJb9qViyF1kX6_W84Ya7r1_rdrLDjSTAy1jsgyOWNA5T5Sn1W9fraaL00vIRkqmRnBFQoRAbVkiq1rq4j5oV8ZWZDLf62cQLW6NUgWoHQeN8kqYv1ftths-l1UCCoc0ssMKVTCZpomNuvpfu-zY9OeZk9U65IEzWQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love seeing the color choices for the block of the month</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8RgAl766mtPLVI41yN6jDxJWOQo-3-K5HWCH6ReFKIlBTyhcXtZ_gVTb_EMNHE6jwjJH4ysAhQZ6sbh5UY48XffwhOZcqTuSsvKFTdezVlggsuOqSSfmwnKbo6BIkjKXalPfzpI8NsTVL_FlL1lgLW9BtXPoRUB8Ux8ZU2Es__bUUGgyA3cjKnnoHyQ=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8RgAl766mtPLVI41yN6jDxJWOQo-3-K5HWCH6ReFKIlBTyhcXtZ_gVTb_EMNHE6jwjJH4ysAhQZ6sbh5UY48XffwhOZcqTuSsvKFTdezVlggsuOqSSfmwnKbo6BIkjKXalPfzpI8NsTVL_FlL1lgLW9BtXPoRUB8Ux8ZU2Es__bUUGgyA3cjKnnoHyQ=w400-h180" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a small turnout this month and the block is paper pieced and challenging to make. Only four brave souls had a finished block to display. I did not get mine made in time for our meeting, but I am working on it now.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-34115118634479978982022-01-20T07:08:00.002-05:002022-01-20T08:45:33.355-05:00Do We Ever Love A Salad Bar<p> My husband and I really enjoy salad bars! It is a great dining out option for us as Dave is not Vegan, I am, and we both love a salad bar and it caters to both our tastes. We do not go out to eat very often, and when we do we usually go to our local Pizza Hut as they have a decent salad bar. A nice salad and a glass wine makes for a pleasant outing. Unfortunately on a recent trip to Pizza Hut we found that the cost had increased significantly and there were fewer choices available on the salad bar, it was disappointing. We were pretty shocked at the cost of our salad and will probably not go again.</p><p>Instead we decided to do our own salad bar at home. In last weeks grocery order I got a Romaine salad mix, cucumber, tomatoes, purple onion, frozen peas, chick peas, pickled beets, roasted pumpkin seeds (most stores now call them Pepitas), and croutons for Dave. We had pickled banana peppers, green and kalamata olives, and eggs as Dave enjoys hard boiled egg on his salad. I prepped everything and set out our "salad bar" and we were all set. And a day or two later we enjoyed our salad bar again. And it was a delicious, yummy meal at a fraction of the cost of eating out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5gFYpaAEgl4kgSuA5aroxSbwQwzPyGRsn3KRWYIFYFzFxrEUvbdBdKsZkVWxhMaZT98Jhd2mctK3GKCUEjotVPArrni9iBt7tK9uj-0h5_CviwnwzU19fiNgw0GZLScpt-oIeLgMeWWfz_lE6SmWitNf4-0kFArAYEZBi1SZf61Fs5bVKb9OgeW4lBA=s2272" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5gFYpaAEgl4kgSuA5aroxSbwQwzPyGRsn3KRWYIFYFzFxrEUvbdBdKsZkVWxhMaZT98Jhd2mctK3GKCUEjotVPArrni9iBt7tK9uj-0h5_CviwnwzU19fiNgw0GZLScpt-oIeLgMeWWfz_lE6SmWitNf4-0kFArAYEZBi1SZf61Fs5bVKb9OgeW4lBA=s320" width="254" /></a></div><p></p><p>I made some soup to go with my salad. It is a simple soup to make, a couple of quarts of water, a quart of veggie broth, throw in some veggies, I added onion, sweet potato, cauliflower, purple cabbage, kale, collard greens, mushrooms and garlic. Added a heaping teaspoonful of ginger and tumeric and a shake of salt and let it cook. I used an immersion blender to puree it a bit. It was delicious with a nice sprinkling of nutritional yeast on top. Between the soup and salad I was pretty well fed for the entire day! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcpcqg2aMQCXorL5aBOHatXv7IkJjBGRim--idgV-Wc-2GdEx-7Y6I9tbdUF-hlE_jjRlFbMOH15uDwqvsu1hYk9-QjG5j4zxolL5jfMgnlKn_-jEY-qvaLF4o3OtkmhqUPJg6Cyk8Qd-N-OfbOZnWDPuCw9Y91wdRqujKnoS7IDneOEEaDWs_z68hfA=s2366" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcpcqg2aMQCXorL5aBOHatXv7IkJjBGRim--idgV-Wc-2GdEx-7Y6I9tbdUF-hlE_jjRlFbMOH15uDwqvsu1hYk9-QjG5j4zxolL5jfMgnlKn_-jEY-qvaLF4o3OtkmhqUPJg6Cyk8Qd-N-OfbOZnWDPuCw9Y91wdRqujKnoS7IDneOEEaDWs_z68hfA=s320" width="243" /></a></div><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-48193283672237242962022-01-16T09:12:00.003-05:002022-01-21T03:22:05.397-05:00Some New Activities<p> This past fall our life changed in a nice way, my husband retired. Our new life together is relaxing, slow paced, and enjoyable. I have more free time as all the grandchildren go to school full time with the exception of one who stays home with his mom and another who comes to hang out with us each Friday. I still work two days a week but now have two days a week to myself. Some of our grandsons are picked up and dropped off by the school bus at our house, but for the most part Monday and Wednesday we have time to ourselves. </p><p>I felt a need to connect with others, and have an activity or two away from the house. I like to quilt and my mom belongs to a quilt guild so I looked to see if there was one close to me. I was pleased to find one in Auburn, Indiana, a twenty minute drive away from home. The guild meets on the second Wednesday of each month, I have attended since October and paid my dues, $20, and am a member. I enjoy the guild, it is a small group of older ladies who enjoy quilting, we are assigned a block of the month project which is enjoyable and can be challenging. We have show and tell, and let me tell you the guild ladies are talented and creative and make the most beautiful quilts and wall hangings, it is very inspiring. If you like to quilt I cannot think of a better group to join than a local quilt guild, you will learn lots of new things and meet super nice people.</p><p>I used to belong to a book club, it had six to eight members, we each took a turn hosting by inviting everyone to our home, making dinner and enjoying each others company, talking about the book. At that time we all had school age children, full time work, and all the busyness that comes with that stage of life. We kept going for several years but eventually it just fizzled out. I missed book club but could never get anyone interested in doing another one until this past fall. I put out an invite on Facebook and my good friend of many, many years said she would love to do book club again. And a former co-worker, now retired, and still coping with the sudden death of his wife eighteen months ago also wanted to join. My friend invited another friend and now we have a book club of four. We meet every single month at a restaurant and we are entering our fifth month, it has worked out really well. I look forward to our book club night, and I have to say our little group has gelled nicely and we have lively discussions and a good time. Our first book was The Keeper of Lost Things and we met at Cheddars, and it was a little awkward, as we all kind of introduced ourselves and settled in. Our next book was Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and we met at a Turkish restaurant, this meeting was much better as we were now acquainted and knew each other a bit. We then read The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides and met at a Bistro. This month we read And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini and met at The Trolley Bar. We are now reading Territory Of Light by Yuko Tsushima and we will be meeting at a locally owned Asian restaurant. Now when we meet it is joyous, we all know each other, and the conversation flows. If you pick the book you pick the restaurant, it works out really well and I am always able to find something vegan to eat.</p><p>I did try a yoga class, it was classified as restorative yoga and was very relaxing. I quite enjoyed it until we had to start doing partners yoga. Partners yoga might have been a little easier if perhaps the instructor allowed for some social time at the start for everyone to introduce themselves so we could get to know each other. However, the fifteen minutes of "social time" mainly involved the instructor talking incessantly about her own life with no opening for anyone else, it was odd. The class only had about ten students so it would have been nice to have a sort of circle time of sharing before we started. Anyway, on the sixth week partners yoga was introduced, I had to sit back to back with a lady I didn't know and get our breathing in sync. Then we had to take turns to massage the other persons shoulders etc. it was way, way too much touchy feely for me with someone whose name I didn't even know! Needless to say that was the last time I attended. </p><p>My husband has enjoyed not having to go to work, he had a hard physically challenging job and he was coming home totally exhausted and I was worried he would die at work. Retirement has done him a world of good, he is no longer totally exhausted, no longer stressed, enjoys doing little projects around the house and most importantly he is happy. Dave is back to baking bread, he makes a batch every week. He enjoys making snacks for the grandsons when they get home from school. He goes to pick up grandsons who have to stay after school for various clubs and activities, and likes his slower pace of life. And has rediscovered the joy of cooking. Dave is not vegan, so he makes his food, and I make mine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNeKOwtzHPJvuy471SsWe7124vjh0BvAF3coccAb4Bz_OklICa4sOZYFJjAUZMPgY1DgITX5Vuk4OGgv3HUsj2C2FhBZEufySyj_eAs3PNBh50aSi2Bj4TnFCx7KSA92OSuaC5Ednfuo1zSvQU9OLEz8gbBcMj4TN8dh56UeSikawkN1jTEMqH7oPThg=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNeKOwtzHPJvuy471SsWe7124vjh0BvAF3coccAb4Bz_OklICa4sOZYFJjAUZMPgY1DgITX5Vuk4OGgv3HUsj2C2FhBZEufySyj_eAs3PNBh50aSi2Bj4TnFCx7KSA92OSuaC5Ednfuo1zSvQU9OLEz8gbBcMj4TN8dh56UeSikawkN1jTEMqH7oPThg=w180-h400" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Retiree</td></tr></tbody></table><p>So here we are, suddenly in retirement It seems like we just sped through the tunnel of life, getting married, we just celebrated our 38th anniversary, having children, raising the children, going to children's weddings, welcoming the grandchildren, helping with the grandchildren, working, all the things that make up a busy life, and then whamo blamo you reach retirement age that time that always seemed impossibly far off in the future. It leaves you with a kind of dazed and confused feeling and a need to figure out new structure to the days. It is a time to embrace hobbies, and, not to sound too corny, to live, laugh, love for life is short and time flies by.</p><p>Peace and all goodwill,</p><p><br /></p><p>Bean</p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-15474738637544459852021-10-19T06:46:00.007-04:002021-10-19T06:51:04.428-04:00Fall Break 2021<p> Our grandsons had fall break from school giving them a nice four day weekend. On Friday the boys were over for the day, the weather forecast called for rain all day, so what could we do that would be fun but keep us dry. I spent a little time on Google first thing in the morning and came up with a plan. We headed for downtown Fort Wayne and paid a visit to the Firefighters Museum and then headed next door to the main branch of the Allen County Library, a favorite place all the boys like to visit. We wandered around the library, unfortunately due to Covid restrictions the play room and a few other child friendly attractions are still not allowed, but they looked at the giant globe and we rode up and down elevators and went up and down stairs and picked out a few movies to borrow. Next up was lunch, we drove to Fort Wayne's famous Coney Island, in business, in the same location since 1907. The boys all had hotdogs, a bag of potato chips and the favorite small glass bottle of Coca Cola with a straw. When we left we went out the back door, you get to walk through a very small kitchen area with a giant vat of chili cooking and always a man washing dishes. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh8w74i8ZhLpKwXgPojbR6h6I7Lh-o6vi5UNba6NjYYzPQEWVNGOXEUN0EWYfv4TrKjCS_A3a3ahQPpz451ZRyWt0z5SYpuV0GvibU3y4KJZ3ocloDSU73hcf1klmFqDLgFpqJhOFXqn6/s2048/20211015_102647.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh8w74i8ZhLpKwXgPojbR6h6I7Lh-o6vi5UNba6NjYYzPQEWVNGOXEUN0EWYfv4TrKjCS_A3a3ahQPpz451ZRyWt0z5SYpuV0GvibU3y4KJZ3ocloDSU73hcf1klmFqDLgFpqJhOFXqn6/w320-h181/20211015_102647.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA43Roy-sgVf81ek9nCOeSbxF9KctaijTUSqgpebh80Kj235QKHYfBj5jpIZnCdhlITUiV2P1rD1m3cqdU-7CvB2tcypJEzMF2eEGqLp5uJ6wq2vhVWPIWabT-9aQkUNBb_HVnubyX9Ct/s2048/20211015_110416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA43Roy-sgVf81ek9nCOeSbxF9KctaijTUSqgpebh80Kj235QKHYfBj5jpIZnCdhlITUiV2P1rD1m3cqdU-7CvB2tcypJEzMF2eEGqLp5uJ6wq2vhVWPIWabT-9aQkUNBb_HVnubyX9Ct/w181-h320/20211015_110416.jpg" width="181" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP86-op0vMiiiDr2FCQenQG6xGKTtP4v7mvrv1FzdVUoCGwWpZXKDs5O6sODFmd4pur2_Ws5uVNDPXLeKx3dvGnCYowTyt0oh62fd_9YUpsT_Yuh1Ya8qogjmkUrXKao1YB_1SV1gKS110/s2048/20211015_103622.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP86-op0vMiiiDr2FCQenQG6xGKTtP4v7mvrv1FzdVUoCGwWpZXKDs5O6sODFmd4pur2_Ws5uVNDPXLeKx3dvGnCYowTyt0oh62fd_9YUpsT_Yuh1Ya8qogjmkUrXKao1YB_1SV1gKS110/w320-h181/20211015_103622.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1VF8s6f6vMq3JqLSy8zPK8bvS8Qzrqp7pShN5WyZgNupXnYmwRjz0VGodrVZOQ-3q2VAGovNnx7yK8NyMi4A8L7MrmkVffCzx9Re_yOU5h2-NUmNjtzzrMcuz69ysav_w7NnnSOTdsNq/s2048/20211015_103636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1VF8s6f6vMq3JqLSy8zPK8bvS8Qzrqp7pShN5WyZgNupXnYmwRjz0VGodrVZOQ-3q2VAGovNnx7yK8NyMi4A8L7MrmkVffCzx9Re_yOU5h2-NUmNjtzzrMcuz69ysav_w7NnnSOTdsNq/w200-h113/20211015_103636.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAQ7jj3jEk1RmhMHIQwLH5bjuYFrMJ8iPUByuI1fT4jb3E5sThrzXRjfGC10wkIr1NCXu9hMRUn20LTFZn1KcbrnEsxRnOOpjLcta2mGelCOprOdfIrF9U5g5rcpMsAy1ve31tIahuPLC/s2048/20211015_115515.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAQ7jj3jEk1RmhMHIQwLH5bjuYFrMJ8iPUByuI1fT4jb3E5sThrzXRjfGC10wkIr1NCXu9hMRUn20LTFZn1KcbrnEsxRnOOpjLcta2mGelCOprOdfIrF9U5g5rcpMsAy1ve31tIahuPLC/w181-h320/20211015_115515.jpg" width="181" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51egmeo5yNvNU6DLH1wOMXL1mOe1wA1X7Tpwao_5AN6RaX99MhjzvGYJZ-Hctmn6wCN0swhPgWJyHoFFV-Yp9gDvI_7Mrk5E3ybOd5zqOGXb3-yZcUDf5lKHtsJqS3-vnxeTFAC4n0LQp/s2048/20211015_112024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51egmeo5yNvNU6DLH1wOMXL1mOe1wA1X7Tpwao_5AN6RaX99MhjzvGYJZ-Hctmn6wCN0swhPgWJyHoFFV-Yp9gDvI_7Mrk5E3ybOd5zqOGXb3-yZcUDf5lKHtsJqS3-vnxeTFAC4n0LQp/w320-h181/20211015_112024.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyJ7-mxVfWWBPKhFwSTKDUq7OrGWmR1FbdHYTuz2X0zntRAgcAs0-ri6k7SoyHnfdHa5wOBISdhn-Wjd4sKzIZCU9svNM_sE7nFgfkKjBpB7E-QnaThs_82UmukwTVMJMqV2T8AlrNpx2/s2048/20211015_115706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyJ7-mxVfWWBPKhFwSTKDUq7OrGWmR1FbdHYTuz2X0zntRAgcAs0-ri6k7SoyHnfdHa5wOBISdhn-Wjd4sKzIZCU9svNM_sE7nFgfkKjBpB7E-QnaThs_82UmukwTVMJMqV2T8AlrNpx2/w320-h181/20211015_115706.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>On Monday the weather was perfect, a chilly start to the day but abundant sunshine and a high expected in the low sixties. Everyone piled into the van at nine and we got on the highway to drive about for about an hour to Pokagon State Park near Angola, Indiana. We arrived at the park, parked at the Potawatami Inn and headed to hiking trail. Our goal was to walk to Hell's Point, the highest point in the park, and I believe in Steuben county. We ambled along, the best pace to go when the youngest walker is only four, and enjoyed a truly glorious morning. After a while we reached Hell's Point and they all enjoyed a snack of trail mix, we then descended, there are 84 steps to go down and this was a cause of great excitement. On we continued and then took another trail to walk up to Blue Bird Hill, such a pretty, tranquil spot in the park as the trail is not a main loop through the woods. Then it was time to head back to the van, and head home for a late lunch, their favorite rigatoni and bread and butter.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH1xlw5P4bERRx8z5SWPLYh1LbJWvfKI74zvPVHQ1dspnXfVjoLAaNKel7esWaNk8Crj4nwV_ef6VEqoPyPzNCF2ugO19MUr-W3bn6v22iXwWb3B1n1nMY8XMr2LCt5DSE8VodEnlWbA5/s2048/20211018_105731.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH1xlw5P4bERRx8z5SWPLYh1LbJWvfKI74zvPVHQ1dspnXfVjoLAaNKel7esWaNk8Crj4nwV_ef6VEqoPyPzNCF2ugO19MUr-W3bn6v22iXwWb3B1n1nMY8XMr2LCt5DSE8VodEnlWbA5/s320/20211018_105731.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHhUKKjSxWoajgY2rkVL3sEgvxXLnlbWUIFX5vPNU1TMl_QOWTxOcnzbmABTW9rhyphenhyphenBCRKawFwaAiRLhyGQNXgPZDag30Bkr-gkd_GYTJ15wf_lw07a-STF-K6LPHV3ByqaLMxRNFVP92c/s2048/20211018_120602.jpg" style="clear: right; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38oZvqIyee7GlgUYDEEeQbDG6D7rDtAfPxNQAWhoTP5x4aZtTC0f7by1g2o0I8J8hA04Nd4eEr70CZ4nbtTjZcA2q-GRknAUIU8DX1u3QQDrYDu3bpM614trsDaUabHak4Oq5pum4CfLq/s2048/20210928_160419%255B1%255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38oZvqIyee7GlgUYDEEeQbDG6D7rDtAfPxNQAWhoTP5x4aZtTC0f7by1g2o0I8J8hA04Nd4eEr70CZ4nbtTjZcA2q-GRknAUIU8DX1u3QQDrYDu3bpM614trsDaUabHak4Oq5pum4CfLq/w226-h400/20210928_160419%255B1%255D.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">This past June Dave and I drove to Florida to visit with my parents. While there my mom had a clear out of all the leftover yarn from her many, many knitting projects and sent a trash bag full of yarn home with me. There were several skeins of light blue yarn and I thought it would make a lovely sweater for our youngest grandson Harrison. I had the sweater knitted and only had to finish the neck, I went off to get my size 5 circular knitting needles and could find them no where, I found a packet for them, so know I owned a pair at some point in time. I had circular knitting needles in many sizes, but no size 5, I thought perhaps double pointed needles would work, but needed five and only had four. Dreading a trip to JoAnne Fabrics, I decided to order the needles online. So, Sunday evening I placed my order on Amazon, and by lunchtime Monday the needles arrived, amazingly quick delivery. I finished up the sweater on Monday evening and was able to give it to Harrison on Tuesday evening at our oldest grandsons football game. I think Harrison looks adorable in his blue sweater, now we need some cooler weather so he can wear it without feeling like a boiled lobster.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwvkFyDfj_xgYHZJrfmyXFfgj8xPt6IYyB5eesdddbX9MNqykklp8Ph-OEXEtDKs_dGP5Mp_zAkyh2J0ZikG4_iXpdtNzf58NU82u8NtzxvtRNTj4Zo7SkFTL3Gi0chG5O-gHJPpVr18y/s2048/20210928_180106%255B1%255D.jpg" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwvkFyDfj_xgYHZJrfmyXFfgj8xPt6IYyB5eesdddbX9MNqykklp8Ph-OEXEtDKs_dGP5Mp_zAkyh2J0ZikG4_iXpdtNzf58NU82u8NtzxvtRNTj4Zo7SkFTL3Gi0chG5O-gHJPpVr18y/w225-h400/20210928_180106%255B1%255D.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;">Henry is #31, center of the picture</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica;">Yesterday, when Patrick and Charles arrived home from school Charles helped mix up a batch of chocolate chip cookies. I put a batch of cookies in the oven to bake and ran out to check the mailbox, when I returned to the kitchen I was amused to find Charles waiting patiently in front of the oven. The boys really enjoyed their afternoon snack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Uw8lTtRGvQ9-et6mShSwOymFfshPNML-BpWBS2Wute_3um8b6LZx0kfAgutLANyAqoK-ad1iRRUa8_5hIhElNOU86CTuSGQ4Gs8hyv2IiBQvqfAVCJQs9stFSmW6KxawzgmZskuiJ9so/s2048/20210929_151803%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Uw8lTtRGvQ9-et6mShSwOymFfshPNML-BpWBS2Wute_3um8b6LZx0kfAgutLANyAqoK-ad1iRRUa8_5hIhElNOU86CTuSGQ4Gs8hyv2IiBQvqfAVCJQs9stFSmW6KxawzgmZskuiJ9so/s320/20210929_151803%255B1%255D.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-61996888620776907142020-09-26T06:48:00.001-04:002020-09-26T06:48:00.382-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>A week ago I made a list of things I had to get done on our property.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>1. Clean all of the mulberry trees that keep growing in our large pine trees at the end of the driveway. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>2. Drastically prune back the monstrous forsythia bush by the garage, and do the same to a few other bushes around the property.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>3. Weed whip around the barn.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>5. Clean up around the tractor and old pick up truck.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>6. Cut back to the root the old grape vines, and asparagus, and clean up the blueberry bushes.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>7. Clean up under the deck.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>8. Push mow as needed.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>9. Clean up the vegetable gardens.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>10. Clean up around the fire pit and compost heap.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Well I am really pleased to say that I have completed most of list. I still need to cut out the mulberry trees growing up inside the large pine trees. And I still need to clean up the gardens but really need a good rain to soften up the soil so the weeds pull out easily.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>It is a satisfying feeling to get so much accomplished, and I had help along the way from my husband and even a little help from a few grandsons. Unfortunately I came in contact with poison ivy, and I don't know where exactly, but I have an itchy rash on my legs, feet, hands, arms, neck and chin. So annoying! But even though the itching at times drives me to distraction it is very pleasing to sit on the deck, or under a tree and simply enjoy the view rather than seeing lots of things that need to be done. And, I had a wonderful time burning all the yard waste, it is a very satisfying part of the work. The fire has a purpose, and seems so appropriate for this time of year. It never ceases to amaze me how a gigantic heap of branches and yard waste can be burned down to a small pile of ashes in a few hours. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>Dave and our son Matt went to get a load of wood on Saturday morning. I think they thought they were just picking it up, but arrived at Dave's sisters house to meet up with her husband and then spent the morning with chain saws cutting up limbs. Around lunch time they arrived back at the house with a pickup truck load of wood which they unloaded. I stacked up the logs, it was another very satisfying job, and it made my heart happy to know we have a bit of fire wood as it is always nice to have a camp fire at this time of year. 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font-family: verdana;"><b>Last Friday we took a trip to a local pumpkin patch. The little boys had looked forward to it all week and were so excited to go. We arrived at the pumpkin patch and they had a fun time, we looked at pumpkins and gourds of all shapes and sizes. But mainly they were impressed with the many "spooky" inflatables, particularly the Mummy in the outhouse, and Dracula in his coffin. There was a nice play area set up, a giant tractor built out of hay bales was a big attraction for the boys. Everyone selected their very own perfect pumpkin and then it was time to go. We headed off to a local McDonalds to pick up a happy meal for each boy and then to a local county park for a picnic. It was a beautiful September day and the boys enjoyed their meal and then burned of some energy on the jungle gym and a short walk around the pond. It was a lovely day out for the boys and grandma.</b></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCnr981-j713tsr2b__EAyteQq6IBiHpJJ7qMJnfhyBY5yMz2c_6KiWgnJAZN-wWyEfbIkbLvG9qLyIGP2NTPdjfzEoFcBEwKEkvpdn2-XyTBMyIDm-hs_z-4SP6mkDqt5RcsDYbyYmaT/s2048/20200918_104919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCnr981-j713tsr2b__EAyteQq6IBiHpJJ7qMJnfhyBY5yMz2c_6KiWgnJAZN-wWyEfbIkbLvG9qLyIGP2NTPdjfzEoFcBEwKEkvpdn2-XyTBMyIDm-hs_z-4SP6mkDqt5RcsDYbyYmaT/s320/20200918_104919.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQpbczd0ytzOndZ5BR-9l_97JcolTYjCguQG8d3_CCv8ZxYmZfbCGWXfv8_VuhQEhsuLqyOrkzFtoJ2aDC6i9gDdIlZaInRndlpcE7ZQrd4KNV6SrYdkK56osgCihENzF0pCjSod8UC0i/s2048/20200918_105011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQpbczd0ytzOndZ5BR-9l_97JcolTYjCguQG8d3_CCv8ZxYmZfbCGWXfv8_VuhQEhsuLqyOrkzFtoJ2aDC6i9gDdIlZaInRndlpcE7ZQrd4KNV6SrYdkK56osgCihENzF0pCjSod8UC0i/s320/20200918_105011.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2f7Y1olV9_p6oafoD_u2r91vZT3FyRe8MaDmvk8LIOzk9MZ8w267TUxU_6WhogZoEoPJs7VCIIubNwsu_wbkVxr3x81c8hCDBFZaOS4NR93GJe_Pm3ososDl45UeGe-GqiaCElmghSWZ/s2048/20200918_105540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-89621837389359760572020-09-23T07:09:00.028-04:002020-09-23T08:07:52.514-04:00Sunday Fun<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: verdana;">The last Sunday of summer 2020. I made "the giant beef pot pie" for the family to eat and, I enjoyed some vegan baked beans and thirded bread. I spent Sunday morning baking bread to keep us going for the next few weeks. However the new bread supply dwindled quickly as the family arrived and ate their way through two loaves of warm from the oven bread. "The giant beef pot pie" is a family favorite this time of year, I make it in our largest cast iron skillet, which I also use to make "the giant apple pie", another fall favorite. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: verdana;">The weather was beautiful and all of the grandsons headed outside with our son Ben to play football, it was fun to watch. After eating it was time for family haircuts. Our daughter Amber is a hairdresser, she stopped working in the hair business about a year ago and now works for a dentist, but she still enjoys cutting hair and has a nice little side business going to her clients home to cut their hair. Every five or six weeks she does family haircuts. Little grandson Ralphie has lately refused to get his hair cut, but it was getting so long that this time his mom and dad (Taylor and Ben) said he had to do it and after a bit of coaxing he willing went to the chair! </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTrkMAaIaJHMXdIMLohtuBF7LcqckGb4CxZnkJWJ072eMry1EvVT7zZqmNVnS02d-P7ooJOnmKO_Vz3QrpuV26xdEneyQ1DDv2ejIOd8nmTSlDxOlhrUVT9Rn6K75zidJnDbxZob6vn0K/s2048/20200920_160338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTrkMAaIaJHMXdIMLohtuBF7LcqckGb4CxZnkJWJ072eMry1EvVT7zZqmNVnS02d-P7ooJOnmKO_Vz3QrpuV26xdEneyQ1DDv2ejIOd8nmTSlDxOlhrUVT9Rn6K75zidJnDbxZob6vn0K/s320/20200920_160338.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSh7Z4_eF8VsB0qOhuH-3Xpoc49U0DCUnjN1AdQIhZqOPpQGYyt5y7oNQBZvtLFylYMEo1ivgRN11OD4An9SyeZZECKeJWf5arBmRbbD_9xs1xzM4feFu1qyM6VxNgl34YvNqvxNilHxm/s2048/20200920_141936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: verdana;"><b>Masen and I enjoying a late summer evening together.</b></span></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-79618954324175487342020-09-22T06:08:00.005-04:002020-09-22T10:27:12.627-04:00This And That<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>I recently finished another pair of socks, this time in a pretty pink. I am so loving my knitted socks, they are comfortable to wear and very colorful.</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIZqIIejAURsVJm28evb6679ZUWHXJAdZOVJQQtlxHIeM9549bSzr6PgCRLHt2ksPxY97XPArRk5bGXuntO8qQ8y4RFFuLZew5zvRDVUqUJY4my2SaDwHoCk65FtReEhUzUg10H8DhCG-/w113-h200/20200906_150125.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="113" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hqm3MmCJiBkAhXYes25Q-jW125xJp98GDmKi1XaYcQZPUbMc8lte9tWpBL7Xyhzi-Qih9Uuw0x_CnhlPLvEHYw3a1-e9Kytef7NT-cI4MHj9x6ZvI-CGe4lJhjxH9OLbCC_Wlk1MwHSj/w113-h200/20200915_111224.jpg" width="113" /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>I finished the animal print quilt.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaWFWbfrhmPuC2P_MHWjp4gX2j35w8194LyZrnl5Ht8HvY5tJNFjaFjxgNwg1VvLdkZx50B32klA6-1J6sxQWY4kLHJButlkz6UCVaDTXVmFQWMbqblWa4ERRvyVjuXttdmUWbGJAUQ9B/s2048/20200908_051947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaWFWbfrhmPuC2P_MHWjp4gX2j35w8194LyZrnl5Ht8HvY5tJNFjaFjxgNwg1VvLdkZx50B32klA6-1J6sxQWY4kLHJButlkz6UCVaDTXVmFQWMbqblWa4ERRvyVjuXttdmUWbGJAUQ9B/s320/20200908_051947.jpg" width="320" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>Many years ago I purchased a couple of crocheted hot pads at a garage sale. The older lady hosting the garage sale took care of her very elderly mother, a little old lady in a wheel chair who loved to crochet hot pads. The elderly mother was busy crocheting another hot pad, to add to the many all ready on display and available for purchase. I thought they looked very cheerful and useful so purchased a couple. Well they were a good find, I loved the crocheted hot pads and they were in constant use. I still have one very worn hot pad from the garage sale, and luckily found a pattern for the crocheted double sided hot pads online. I have made a few over the years. Because they are in constant use they do eventually wear out. A couple of weeks ago after a bit of a mishap in the kitchen I totally destroyed one, burning a large hole through one side, it was ruined. Never fear, the next time I went to Walmart for groceries I picked up a ball of variegated yarn, color mistletoe, and after a couple of evenings of crocheting my little heart out I now have two new hot pads that will be in constant use for many years to come.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeR5cd1HIKnw3rkRhlD_jYjkhzTCcy4r7t3OBL8TAgKgVIY4tWqOwEgGoDK6MvRXgtxTiUu8lCked1pdNek3rpPVpgjQxqqTVUTJo9AGzq8N75YQsMkaGON3V1pC8fMZBoEDY4aaog8Gx/s2048/20200915_195233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeR5cd1HIKnw3rkRhlD_jYjkhzTCcy4r7t3OBL8TAgKgVIY4tWqOwEgGoDK6MvRXgtxTiUu8lCked1pdNek3rpPVpgjQxqqTVUTJo9AGzq8N75YQsMkaGON3V1pC8fMZBoEDY4aaog8Gx/s320/20200915_195233.jpg" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>My husbands latest project dwarfs any project I have ever done, he is re-painting the house! We painted the house red many years ago, had to re-paint it after a number of years as the paint faded, and it is again time to re-paint. Actually it has been time to re-paint for quite a long time, but it is a big project.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQtx1-cyC-7yuQ9lZOGOG_UHe6kD37Fr48DFqiJ-JKysJT5na20QIOJhrGInpIFmTqzCZ_2AGJzoOmqpiwroMY8tCsTzFa-FO1gHIm7Uac8Qxqj15LgH_Mfsrkn3UCutNVcYPBnSEfh0A/s2048/20200912_081016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQtx1-cyC-7yuQ9lZOGOG_UHe6kD37Fr48DFqiJ-JKysJT5na20QIOJhrGInpIFmTqzCZ_2AGJzoOmqpiwroMY8tCsTzFa-FO1gHIm7Uac8Qxqj15LgH_Mfsrkn3UCutNVcYPBnSEfh0A/s320/20200912_081016.jpg" width="320" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>All finished with the power washing.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR3V69uI09OZ0i-XryVrlSA86UX5CskqgNx818F3CERwT1fm76NdCtdhFuPBSXpz_OGUI5oz6xCpuRDuJPQYios_-u3gz1VPpHkUpGaf9oaQVvVQqL4uASWXMjoQtlrcQMUSdLh27BRoc/s2048/20200912_121008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR3V69uI09OZ0i-XryVrlSA86UX5CskqgNx818F3CERwT1fm76NdCtdhFuPBSXpz_OGUI5oz6xCpuRDuJPQYios_-u3gz1VPpHkUpGaf9oaQVvVQqL4uASWXMjoQtlrcQMUSdLh27BRoc/s320/20200912_121008.jpg" width="320" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>Finishing up the application of the primer, we rather like the gray color, so think if we ever tire of the red and decide to change things up we will go with gray but a darker shade than the primer.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi-3uPXS1o0Ed1-QdT9KRtoTcLGlh0T82sD1jz52q8aeCItJFeMFrmFmNAY4-QwouOgc6vz0Ec1Buk452q34XAB08pMvv5nHtHYx4oGhajBdEYvKi45TQRknYp-5r2z5DhC7NzoSIdJiA/s2048/20200913_122827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi-3uPXS1o0Ed1-QdT9KRtoTcLGlh0T82sD1jz52q8aeCItJFeMFrmFmNAY4-QwouOgc6vz0Ec1Buk452q34XAB08pMvv5nHtHYx4oGhajBdEYvKi45TQRknYp-5r2z5DhC7NzoSIdJiA/s320/20200913_122827.jpg" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>And, how exciting, the color is applied and the top front of the house almost done. Dave plans to repaint the shutters to freshen them up.</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>On Saturday a pleasant surprise was found in the veggie patch. Grandson Masen came over for the day and we spent most of out time outside as I have been on a yard clean up mission all week. Dave and Masen were helping to haul many, many lopped off branches from the bushes I had attacked with my handy clippers and the bigger branches with Dave's reciprocating saw back to the veggie garden so I could burn them. We were taking a bit of a breather and I wandered around the weedy, very weedy garden and noticed green stripes in amongst the weeds, and there was a gigantic watermelon. We all were very amused. And Masen and I were very happy because we LOVE watermelon.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-qEymKErpyfwScJ9Y7ZmL1z9LHdZ7KPIhYxhWq-1EPrYhbfWXRAjBi_wODiPan0IkdxNQTCb7TIDauk-axk1JU0JwRawJ3YFF3AMw_wW1I4-6rgYe4CptkYI8xMDEy_Zu1hxFvNNEt8R/s2048/20200919_144723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-qEymKErpyfwScJ9Y7ZmL1z9LHdZ7KPIhYxhWq-1EPrYhbfWXRAjBi_wODiPan0IkdxNQTCb7TIDauk-axk1JU0JwRawJ3YFF3AMw_wW1I4-6rgYe4CptkYI8xMDEy_Zu1hxFvNNEt8R/s320/20200919_144723.jpg" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>Masen showing off the giant watermelon.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhzTLL-VKJgb2u66AkvX1Xcd4wZYekD7LdQiKNCkSSe6CdvYiM_4AXpIm3aJrf21zIYFWtJ83Lf9Wr0HJof_tVRP4CLcK-7RMbyOmWDEYuQs9OUkNPFu_T6xR-X36j-MNEBHo97whYzEG/s2048/20200919_145203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhzTLL-VKJgb2u66AkvX1Xcd4wZYekD7LdQiKNCkSSe6CdvYiM_4AXpIm3aJrf21zIYFWtJ83Lf9Wr0HJof_tVRP4CLcK-7RMbyOmWDEYuQs9OUkNPFu_T6xR-X36j-MNEBHo97whYzEG/s320/20200919_145203.jpg" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b>Masen and Grandpa decided the watermelon should head back to the house in the wagon. Masen held onto the watermelon for dear life he didn't want it to "fall" out of the wagon.</b></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lbzcefWGanNHvNIT0GE7KvfZY9JWaBMCCruD6I40orLsAQ-YpB6HF6qrchUY5-6BRojd0bMDfXsEwrBhuhIjry6SqbvfL8H5-4sshtfXy1fGyX7C88IN0NdBM8kty8QSDkF0O-2vXEUi/s2048/20200919_151402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lbzcefWGanNHvNIT0GE7KvfZY9JWaBMCCruD6I40orLsAQ-YpB6HF6qrchUY5-6BRojd0bMDfXsEwrBhuhIjry6SqbvfL8H5-4sshtfXy1fGyX7C88IN0NdBM8kty8QSDkF0O-2vXEUi/s320/20200919_151402.jpg" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjh7wixnz1i4MAeIPyx-cX4DiBHxjR3sxn8iu6UWLq4DxCa18uit7QZqiY0Y0zaBKepW9k3Kyidqwdcmgqo3cZe-n87LJelv-wp8cnjO0Ci1EhddiFcnAHthjCkPdgTnbiOtTQFAU0kUC/s320/20200919_150947.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="320" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><b> We cut the watermelon open and it looked as if it was smiling at us. Oh, and in case you are wondering, it was absolutely delicious.</b></span></div><p></p></div>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-84354537676072492462020-09-11T10:24:00.001-04:002020-09-11T10:31:07.692-04:00A Trip To Conner Prairie<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"><b> Last Saturday we took a trip to Conner Prairie, it is about a two hour drive away and located on the north-east side of Indianapolis. My last visit to Conner Prairie was about twenty years ago, it was very enjoyable and I was excited to go again. I have to say it was a pretty disappointing visit this time around. We were blessed with beautiful weather so that was a plus, pretty much the only plus. The price of admission was quite expensive, and probably should be reduced while Covid 19 restrictions are in place. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"><b>A nice playground was added at some point since my last visit and the boys enjoyed burning off some energy after being cooped up in the car for a while. An added attraction was a giant tethered hot air balloon, it looked like fun if you liked heights, but I was unsure what it had to do with the early 1800's and seemed more of a way to extract money from visitors.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"><b>We toured the Conner farm house, built in 1823, due to Covid we were unable to go upstairs and could only peek through the doorway of each of the two rooms downstairs. We meandered on to Prairie Town, a representation of a small community in 1836, again most of the buildings were either roped off so we could only peek through a doorway, or closed. There were very few "in character" people wandering around.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"><b>The Animal Encounter was a joke! We had to wait in a socially distanced queue and finally were allowed into the barn, to see a geriatric goat, a goat kid, and a crate of chicks placed so far away from where we were allowed to stand we really couldn't see them. I believe the people working were embarrassed by the lack of animals and apologized and said there are some sheep but they were at the Vet that day getting a check up. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"><b>Our trek continued to the Tree Top Trail, another trendy feature added to "enhance" the visit, again I asked myself what on earth does this giant tree house, jungle gym have to do with the telling of life in 1800's Indiana.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"><b>Then over the covered bridge, this was the Civil War exhibit and it consisted of a few banners with brief statements about the Civil War and then on the other side of the bridge we "arrived" into the late 1800's, one building was open so we could peek through a door, and the very large, grand, Victorian farm house was closed.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"><b>I really feel the price of admission, $57 for myself and three boys, was a rip off. Surely over Labor Day weekend a full staff should be on hand, exhibits open, and plenty of animals to encounter. The whole experience was really rather lame and certainly not worth the four hour round trip of driving and the cost of admission. I surely hope Covid restrictions are to blame for the poor visitor experience and that this is not "business as usual" for Conner Prairie. </b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-47318296842485559282020-09-06T06:55:00.004-04:002020-09-06T07:36:05.563-04:00A Little Of This And That<p> Last Sunday evening we drove to Witmer Lake, near Wolcottville Indiana to see our daughter Emily and her husband Joe be baptized. It was an absolutely beautiful late summer evening and a lovely way to finish the weekend. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpNTu63dsM0WIjWifFbve2IASE-mwwN8dFmLxU2tLLELzEsxXUz0RNuQPOTrZvcXQaiygoPUqUmKF6Rv59wz-goERTrMz0f5s27yDtl81qCKsHj7UUzHueUQdQfxSzHvSGpnMDkmt3l1i/s2048/20200830_173846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpNTu63dsM0WIjWifFbve2IASE-mwwN8dFmLxU2tLLELzEsxXUz0RNuQPOTrZvcXQaiygoPUqUmKF6Rv59wz-goERTrMz0f5s27yDtl81qCKsHj7UUzHueUQdQfxSzHvSGpnMDkmt3l1i/s320/20200830_173846.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I made vegan bake beans from scratch. I soaked navy beans overnight. The next morning I drained and rinsed the beans and popped them back into the pan with a quart of water, a chopped sweet onion, chopped garlic, salt, a generous glop of molasses, a shot of worcestershire sauce and a squirt of ketchup. I put the burner on low and let the beans simmer for several hours. Once done I had a scoop of beans for lunch and divided the rest up into generous half cup servings. I put the scoops of beans into a cup cake pan and put them in the freezer. The next day I popped all the frozen lumps of beans out of the pan and put them into a large freezer bag. Now when I want some beans I just pull out a "lump" and have a perfect serving to enjoy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSW_GkP3O_qUxsSfC7hWLarGRHHJjGHQFwU3syrhTSiB2aXSC-iw_w-Qj1yN6X_0Cnxd506aIWEa-XmmqbC8M8Q-_aZqJmo4SKlf1qH_s7syTjxvoWhZJ42ebetaNK0cabLEBVEbcGkZM/s2048/20200830_125452.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSW_GkP3O_qUxsSfC7hWLarGRHHJjGHQFwU3syrhTSiB2aXSC-iw_w-Qj1yN6X_0Cnxd506aIWEa-XmmqbC8M8Q-_aZqJmo4SKlf1qH_s7syTjxvoWhZJ42ebetaNK0cabLEBVEbcGkZM/s320/20200830_125452.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOgWT84QUdBSCxq6_8ZJ-ZU1-Sj5ZLtOPjRhGKILbYtwfNcif0Zbwn5mdbABJfCzlmmg2ujgHkS9RJvqYw6BHJtx6FuNQzW0qlI3da4mDJoxA2Qv3j11y7Q9rft57LbRgYFkhyphenhyphen0iVHQ9L/s2048/20200830_130913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOgWT84QUdBSCxq6_8ZJ-ZU1-Sj5ZLtOPjRhGKILbYtwfNcif0Zbwn5mdbABJfCzlmmg2ujgHkS9RJvqYw6BHJtx6FuNQzW0qlI3da4mDJoxA2Qv3j11y7Q9rft57LbRgYFkhyphenhyphen0iVHQ9L/s320/20200830_130913.jpg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtVVJMUnsVhMWbVScx_zb9c8xvE_429in_3XU3ruU2U24Ftbk0NOXGUikA1G_09lBglCFyesixNDjS65FB7hg5uk65qDgvfgW-g_R9HmDWhkttkHtwY4wxX_EZipxvznQboCRDGKe63-F/s2048/20200830_190709.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtVVJMUnsVhMWbVScx_zb9c8xvE_429in_3XU3ruU2U24Ftbk0NOXGUikA1G_09lBglCFyesixNDjS65FB7hg5uk65qDgvfgW-g_R9HmDWhkttkHtwY4wxX_EZipxvznQboCRDGKe63-F/s320/20200830_190709.jpg" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Last Sunday I took a lovely fourteen mile bike ride, the weather was perfect, sunshine, light breeze, comfortable temperature, awesomeness. I love my bike and many years ago named her Delores. My mom bought Dolores for me as a birthday gift about twenty five years ago, we went to a specialty bicycle shop, The Cycle Path, (sadly it is no longer in business) and I was instructed to select a good bicycle. I chose Delores, she was described as a road bike, and perfect for everyday riding, and she has certainly proven to be just that. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26BuyYaOG2EXnL6BE7fCqF_dzy-IQacEAqRj8TbGQv4DHJxyRWGOvAFN9OKCd-cX7aZVuMPRQkuwfPJRaX3GQfzcWr8ggKk81fVCsQkAUxfBtCHzvPYM7GewJMNK3JyyzHm4vDLClNAx4/s2048/20200830_133001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26BuyYaOG2EXnL6BE7fCqF_dzy-IQacEAqRj8TbGQv4DHJxyRWGOvAFN9OKCd-cX7aZVuMPRQkuwfPJRaX3GQfzcWr8ggKk81fVCsQkAUxfBtCHzvPYM7GewJMNK3JyyzHm4vDLClNAx4/s320/20200830_133001.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After my bike ride I spent a lovely hour or so on the front porch enjoying the beautiful weather and my library book. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captured, but only in a photo, one of the very fat ground hogs who have feasted on the bounty of one of our veggie gardens all summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR-bhQnWjVFJrXXZOWEnf25pL6ZZFCm7iydYKSCPWY5alhuWHc45SHs-DQUGdnl5tZOCsjAZJXk7tzLgdbUekXjjJMeV28ovgRkc5Bxxad_xP3Pohw-CfTO240jYW_hMeLUkvpTbZlPp1/s853/20200902_094038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR-bhQnWjVFJrXXZOWEnf25pL6ZZFCm7iydYKSCPWY5alhuWHc45SHs-DQUGdnl5tZOCsjAZJXk7tzLgdbUekXjjJMeV28ovgRkc5Bxxad_xP3Pohw-CfTO240jYW_hMeLUkvpTbZlPp1/s320/20200902_094038.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a picture of grandsons Ralph and Masen enjoying a dish of icecream.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9SHB8V45wvm8kehevHimZ5mmDX-UYQ93bOYMsqCm99Mt7_yVha0lkSeFbU1m5Mt7c3x0jkKF5D0iBrnnEw-DRe5lYaQnp9UKuDFI_wR_qbKg7AjRVsmRss2Chk1D4yovyS07DGYLh8O6/s2048/20200904_154900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9SHB8V45wvm8kehevHimZ5mmDX-UYQ93bOYMsqCm99Mt7_yVha0lkSeFbU1m5Mt7c3x0jkKF5D0iBrnnEw-DRe5lYaQnp9UKuDFI_wR_qbKg7AjRVsmRss2Chk1D4yovyS07DGYLh8O6/s320/20200904_154900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-27457049862836402892020-08-30T07:04:00.005-04:002020-08-30T07:10:17.686-04:00Another Week Flies By....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">We had a pretty quite week. On Wednesday Amber took the day off from work and we took four boys to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, always a fun outing. Of course masks were mandatory and the boys did a good job in keeping their masks on at all times. It was an absolutely beautiful day and as we went early in the morning the heat was not an issue. The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is one of the top attractions in Indiana, so if you ever are in the area you might want to plan a visit.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0C_DIHwwpQ4OOBagOAT0OE5cHPiN1vC_ONEStNQMEitq6Jt5bvIEg-bA3JkGKUk3an9PvkLO7l2UbiRGd5_Lx5X7qY4o7HdvNB_GvYsqrLlzi9rvRfGEAmRthLNBWVm9i9ZAryoP64k3/s2048/20200826_093347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0C_DIHwwpQ4OOBagOAT0OE5cHPiN1vC_ONEStNQMEitq6Jt5bvIEg-bA3JkGKUk3an9PvkLO7l2UbiRGd5_Lx5X7qY4o7HdvNB_GvYsqrLlzi9rvRfGEAmRthLNBWVm9i9ZAryoP64k3/s640/20200826_093347.jpg" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">Charles 8, Ralph 3, Peter 6, George 4, ready for their zoo adventure</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHazf2UjbQehX0QjPQRyM2zeGOypT4cZK0Iwip2I3ooGarFCHtf_Td35ufAGkXvxubUUw6J1Y7kPTUnhaf6KwgCxBDXruJv7-DH69ivZR-1Zvttixs8SVpmng9PGNJa7xfZhDzZxJdxwZ/s2048/20200828_161806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHazf2UjbQehX0QjPQRyM2zeGOypT4cZK0Iwip2I3ooGarFCHtf_Td35ufAGkXvxubUUw6J1Y7kPTUnhaf6KwgCxBDXruJv7-DH69ivZR-1Zvttixs8SVpmng9PGNJa7xfZhDzZxJdxwZ/s640/20200828_161806.jpg" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">Charlie 8 is being home schooled this year, he is working on mastery of times tables, he earned an ice cream treat reward from the Dairy Sweet in Grabill. Good job Charles.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">On Saturday I made my weekly trek to pick up groceries, as I drove through Leo I noticed there was some kind of arts and crafts fair getting set up, The Bloom Fest. Since I basically had the day to myself I decided to go. Later in the day I drove back to Leo, just a couple of miles, I would have preferred a bike ride but it was extremely windy, and parked at daughter Amber's house. Henry and Patick decided to walk to the fair with me, Amber took the younger boys with her to run some errands. It was a lovely stroll to the park listening to my grandsons as they talked about school, siblings, friends, and noticed giant lily pads in the river. We enjoyed the fair. I was touched when Henry said that since his mom had given them twenty dollars to spend they should really buy their mom a gift. What a nice unselfish thought. We walked past a booth full of crocheted items the boys wanted to stop there, they looked at everything and eventually selected a beautiful green and purple crocheted turtle and purple headband for their mom as she loves the color purple. We then proceed to walk around, I purchased a pair of earrings and a bracelet I really liked, and a vegan t-shirt from a vegan baked goods booth. I asked the boys if they wanted to get something to eat, they both said no and asked me if we could return to the crochet lady booth. I was a little amused that ten and twelve year old boys would ask this of their granny. So we headed back to the crochet booth, they wanted to get some crocheted super heroes, they were 3 for $25, the boys only had $7 dollars left. I suggested they pay the $7 and I would pay the difference since they had been such good company. The boys picked out their superheroes and the crochet lady threw in a crocheted donut for free! Her booth was a hit with young boys, another grandma was drug in by her grandson while we were there. The crochet lady said that the little crochet characters are a great seller, she had Ninja Turtles, Star Wars characters, I really rather liked the Princess Leia, Super Heroes, Peanuts characters, Princesses, and Harry Potter.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ODVou7uYD6zK5ZGesX0_7e3NW3hXX-3bi07wQCbwGBrX1m5Gg_EFnTmu49F4JbvD0TylCdz2JvZN4jd3pWms86tp4bd9oKFdXk9wwpI8WWhbUFAkDef4jbW4iWBnB12vv7PbUr4P255W/s2048/20200829_125239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ODVou7uYD6zK5ZGesX0_7e3NW3hXX-3bi07wQCbwGBrX1m5Gg_EFnTmu49F4JbvD0TylCdz2JvZN4jd3pWms86tp4bd9oKFdXk9wwpI8WWhbUFAkDef4jbW4iWBnB12vv7PbUr4P255W/s640/20200829_125239.jpg" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">After the fair I returned home, the bread I had left rising was well ready to be punched down and made up into loaves. Then I sat on the front porch to finish my latest pair of socks. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF6I9eZHRg-adqN45KeRAOBZGjZW8QefbiyuTO-ny5jSRuR2qdeQAQ8609b3x9b2t1SxJ-1xzp0tA2EBl5l8dIT4gNCnfv-K7vArEvwh74LX4Ybzb5pHTRb8up6HxSmIgS9r5K0c6XzKq/s2048/20200829_173622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF6I9eZHRg-adqN45KeRAOBZGjZW8QefbiyuTO-ny5jSRuR2qdeQAQ8609b3x9b2t1SxJ-1xzp0tA2EBl5l8dIT4gNCnfv-K7vArEvwh74LX4Ybzb5pHTRb8up6HxSmIgS9r5K0c6XzKq/s640/20200829_173622.jpg" /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYESkmRBJhZ_qSMUlX5avf_lPBye0b7WMRvBzopVtj-VieDOIPXeUMPgKukKal9MBiol5Oss6-jBh7Epy7J-AjgVSxLocZUwgjgdXYT8TDBL9FdkdxVv4D7SPxaWwAJH8cHQqAbplkDEK0/s2048/20200829_173903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYESkmRBJhZ_qSMUlX5avf_lPBye0b7WMRvBzopVtj-VieDOIPXeUMPgKukKal9MBiol5Oss6-jBh7Epy7J-AjgVSxLocZUwgjgdXYT8TDBL9FdkdxVv4D7SPxaWwAJH8cHQqAbplkDEK0/s640/20200829_173903.jpg" /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Later in the evening I worked on the wildcat quilt and listened to a dramatization of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John LeCarre. The quilt is nearly finished, perhaps later today it will be.</div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">Today we don't have much planned, I will head out for a walk in a little bit, do some much needed housework, and a bit of weeding. It is a nice calm day today, so perhaps a bike ride to return some library books might be in my future. We will finish out the day with a trip to a lake in Wolcottville, IN this evening, our daughter Emily and her husband Joe are to be baptized. What a lovely way to begin a new week. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;">Bean</span></b></div>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-12662422327596535522020-08-30T06:40:00.000-04:002020-08-30T06:40:31.808-04:00A Month Of Birthdays<p> <span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b>August is a big month for birthdays in our family. We start the month with three birthdays all on the same day, August 8. My husband, our son Ben, and our grandson Peter all share a birthday, our daughter-in-law Taylor follows up on the August 10, and our son-in-law on the 14th. Then a brief reprieve until the August 26 then our grandson Henry celebrates his birthday, and the following day, the 27th, is my Mom's birthday. Our youngest grandson Harrison just squeaked by the August madness and made September his very own birthday month, he will be one on September 6. It is a fun month of celebrations. And here are some pictures of all the birthday celebrants.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-21RxkfjaBItVTl3Ds2lBJHhLUCT0a8qrV0jzXwFi9zKCmbEIYZScgWocRiBSLeUkKi73eXIIhTYfJDtz1ThBPkSGwZeNphuXmjEky0s1S0wdMb0FyQFp5V2_tII3_779FpNbAFGFJjaK/s2048/20200808_165537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-21RxkfjaBItVTl3Ds2lBJHhLUCT0a8qrV0jzXwFi9zKCmbEIYZScgWocRiBSLeUkKi73eXIIhTYfJDtz1ThBPkSGwZeNphuXmjEky0s1S0wdMb0FyQFp5V2_tII3_779FpNbAFGFJjaK/w184-h328/20200808_165537.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b>Peter 6, sitting to the Grandpa's right, Dave (grandpa) 62, Ben 29 holding his nephew Harrison, and in the back with the fine beard, Brad 35. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLy1uqfinksGYPoDA13p5jOEefvUBhFWGnpcjiYCU9ZlqgsV2u3sCkrnHjyQEVqy3aH5AD2SJ9pNs3TERvtusj3Tq-lwGLeuo-mDQ0LI5bQAIU1LJatu0ZdWWKXkWDIx120pZ-xnJ6Q66/s2048/20200808_165551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLy1uqfinksGYPoDA13p5jOEefvUBhFWGnpcjiYCU9ZlqgsV2u3sCkrnHjyQEVqy3aH5AD2SJ9pNs3TERvtusj3Tq-lwGLeuo-mDQ0LI5bQAIU1LJatu0ZdWWKXkWDIx120pZ-xnJ6Q66/w184-h328/20200808_165551.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b>Taylor on the right, 26</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvT5M01ry4vvGqVhk9nbyjUF0uBhG_XgpEo-i6PolLzZoVk5HH87v1JTeO84OOxwpuZ0huA66Q78CDxYW57hPTfrrIDKNNj879FCIfw2vRKsT4Xb2PtLhkkhV2Kw55_Bedmry1qLOCckF/s2048/20200826_185034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvT5M01ry4vvGqVhk9nbyjUF0uBhG_XgpEo-i6PolLzZoVk5HH87v1JTeO84OOxwpuZ0huA66Q78CDxYW57hPTfrrIDKNNj879FCIfw2vRKsT4Xb2PtLhkkhV2Kw55_Bedmry1qLOCckF/w184-h328/20200826_185034.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b>Henry celebrates his 12th birthday.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl45aL786bZiJQKWljuBonGZ58GZycGW0OIvxTIv7zbfEhsnA3dc9MgVnDXrWQCadtWNdNbC9APb67gl8VH-Z3gnCaT672Jg_nS5jdRjsFzEAAfoK16MkNrwuDsFm5y9Vz3y5GBK6YxSY/s1842/fitbitmumpy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="1372" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl45aL786bZiJQKWljuBonGZ58GZycGW0OIvxTIv7zbfEhsnA3dc9MgVnDXrWQCadtWNdNbC9APb67gl8VH-Z3gnCaT672Jg_nS5jdRjsFzEAAfoK16MkNrwuDsFm5y9Vz3y5GBK6YxSY/w245-h328/fitbitmumpy.jpg" width="245" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b>And finishing the month, my mom celebrated her 81st birthday.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmgNGK2aHlxH_G4ktyknv4FvG9bkwiHqAOdUyjwReK2sp0YmbeiA3o1Zs23_lR-sJZ_88EgH3Ek-hiulHjobKhESjaIdPGEQFMW235jawldEy9nBkZKtQz8VG7iIYW6mAdeFxfaIDbVWf/s2048/20200808_171240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmgNGK2aHlxH_G4ktyknv4FvG9bkwiHqAOdUyjwReK2sp0YmbeiA3o1Zs23_lR-sJZ_88EgH3Ek-hiulHjobKhESjaIdPGEQFMW235jawldEy9nBkZKtQz8VG7iIYW6mAdeFxfaIDbVWf/w184-h328/20200808_171240.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b>And, baby Harrison got in a bit of practice eating birthday cake in readiness for his 1st birthday coming up on September 6th.</b></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-41114035438538323732020-08-27T08:51:00.001-04:002020-08-27T08:51:16.216-04:00A Satifying Afternoon<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b>Over the weekend I rode my bike over to Grabill, about 5 miles away, to pick up some greeting cards at the Dollar General and some canning jar lids and bands at the hardware store. It was a lovely bike ride, all the more enjoyable because I took care of a couple of errands.</b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b>I needed canning jar lids and bands because of the amount of ripe tomatoes we have at this time, I can only eat so many tomatoes by myself! I headed out to the garden and pretty soon had a large bowl piled high with tomatoes. Our grandson Peter, who is six, was very, very interested in the whole process of canning tomatoes. It was a nice activity and didn't take too long as I only had one canner load to process. I finished with eight pints of tomatoes. I should have at least one, possibly two more batches to do.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b> Back in the day, we would plant around fifty tomato plants and it would be quite a chore canning them all, a large bowl of tomatoes is much less daunting then several five gallon buckets stacked high with tomatoes. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b>For me there is something very satisfying about jars of freshly canned produce cooling on the counter.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhilJIp0VcLLVcTvn1Ro26NWHVBI46P9A_dr4ycraXNRmHwts0Kpmgl_d8N9eKm8e4vleCcNN1PRt4OwWrXWCRVpnnuIImco5nV-wGlqeWObUgf8VimRjijweiwwYH9EVpZeyoaAFjGHuS/s960/ztomatoes1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhilJIp0VcLLVcTvn1Ro26NWHVBI46P9A_dr4ycraXNRmHwts0Kpmgl_d8N9eKm8e4vleCcNN1PRt4OwWrXWCRVpnnuIImco5nV-wGlqeWObUgf8VimRjijweiwwYH9EVpZeyoaAFjGHuS/w226-h410/ztomatoes1.jpg" width="226" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5_Up8VTEg1YbLgNE49kgZjAUx-NAPpvSyBPlFHsWjRSipA515uLPsjH5yi63YBKFQMvgLl46yEZcy7gNL9uNlnkW19pV7iBsEwCJ-ppxZaQnzlXAYVQeUkNUrc3-w3f5QIhYY3nAYcAr/s960/ztomatoes+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5_Up8VTEg1YbLgNE49kgZjAUx-NAPpvSyBPlFHsWjRSipA515uLPsjH5yi63YBKFQMvgLl46yEZcy7gNL9uNlnkW19pV7iBsEwCJ-ppxZaQnzlXAYVQeUkNUrc3-w3f5QIhYY3nAYcAr/w226-h410/ztomatoes+2.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKL6Z1d-dlxSbbsBQg5o9U5buhNaFHtrPoeZx0lt_wTeRCSzsgB4BjP_u7yuw0vSR1YaydlektgVzZcarIuca-dp7Pl22RrbHjswew8cztwD5M4KLa_XSr6teMNwxBUXi6JseXGC_RCDjm/s960/ztomatoes3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: verdana; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKL6Z1d-dlxSbbsBQg5o9U5buhNaFHtrPoeZx0lt_wTeRCSzsgB4BjP_u7yuw0vSR1YaydlektgVzZcarIuca-dp7Pl22RrbHjswew8cztwD5M4KLa_XSr6teMNwxBUXi6JseXGC_RCDjm/w226-h411/ztomatoes3.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-83627585080630084712020-08-23T08:53:00.000-04:002020-08-23T08:53:11.351-04:00A Week In Review<p> <span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>As all weeks seem to do, this past one flew by. I am now officially working from home permanently and I really like it. As our office only has 9 employees, all but me have worked from home since April and I only work two days a week, our building has become a ghost town. The building lease is up next month and the corporate office decided to permanently close our physical location. Almost all of the staff at offices all over the US, Europe and Australia are working from home, and have been for the best part of 2020. Our company has found that productivity has not suffered in the least, employees are happy, and travel expenses are almost non-existent since very little in person contact is taking place. I am really enjoying the experience of working from home.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOdwrsEGm11n1msZ9XF4hhEHxW_or5dCx4BTIq3t8GBpdrah0D42J2lxKEjn6S4MzhPQMWu1ssveeW33n6uY2ThFsqDZ4oF8gq-60JkaNIjDRHitW81J1KeSWPF1esflWgYdOYb_yoEdJ/s2048/20200823_080448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOdwrsEGm11n1msZ9XF4hhEHxW_or5dCx4BTIq3t8GBpdrah0D42J2lxKEjn6S4MzhPQMWu1ssveeW33n6uY2ThFsqDZ4oF8gq-60JkaNIjDRHitW81J1KeSWPF1esflWgYdOYb_yoEdJ/w184-h328/20200823_080448.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>My "office" is set up in my sewing room.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>I am knitting another pair of socks, I just love the colors. The yarn is by Yarn Bee and called Cozy Toes and the color is Fierce Flame, I found it at Hobby Lobby. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdP0hmEUQzLgKt61GsJPpqPI8B-2oq9qmnDt6fa3DSavOK2ddWLFyjl5OLJuHvQrBE84lN_xOZi4LT1b9Ey45insQT4t7q9fx_t7UERtMU2hkAq2d3T-GL4PDSx_TAuIfJooO4sk-0p4Ke/s2048/20200823_080340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdP0hmEUQzLgKt61GsJPpqPI8B-2oq9qmnDt6fa3DSavOK2ddWLFyjl5OLJuHvQrBE84lN_xOZi4LT1b9Ey45insQT4t7q9fx_t7UERtMU2hkAq2d3T-GL4PDSx_TAuIfJooO4sk-0p4Ke/w328-h184/20200823_080340.jpg" width="328" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>While visiting my parents in June my Mom gave me this cute little bag she made several years ago. She thought one of the granddaughters would like it. I looked at the cute bag and thought how perfect it would be for small knitting projects, and it has become my sock knitting bag. Sorry granddaughters :).</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yGPCIUlYMKkEV-gywxv9lban8yVBIxAP_CC_qxeb3nEvHqx-coI45tyKzJfBZflmuk98fPcwd_fJ55i63vUvzmD4v3VlrD2alptBVrEthNAZQLLQqWevfxUKos4bzBgtoSS6780Neb3Z/s2048/20200823_080353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yGPCIUlYMKkEV-gywxv9lban8yVBIxAP_CC_qxeb3nEvHqx-coI45tyKzJfBZflmuk98fPcwd_fJ55i63vUvzmD4v3VlrD2alptBVrEthNAZQLLQqWevfxUKos4bzBgtoSS6780Neb3Z/w118-h210/20200823_080353.jpg" width="118" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93JF_jr0oJ74zs-HZXYr814gYBLQIJyA6bf3OqctTTFmv8lA8b2OBwQGzASSaGd8Ov5yuBSrXNRoY7tbzI4Zn2jcXbsBjVG34pISLCoL19jjQhv-nfAC6IyEuk6ofOXmmNxdv9_c05bDw/w118-h210/20200823_080402.jpg" width="118" /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93JF_jr0oJ74zs-HZXYr814gYBLQIJyA6bf3OqctTTFmv8lA8b2OBwQGzASSaGd8Ov5yuBSrXNRoY7tbzI4Zn2jcXbsBjVG34pISLCoL19jjQhv-nfAC6IyEuk6ofOXmmNxdv9_c05bDw/s2048/20200823_080402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;">I am busy hand qu</b><b style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;">ilting the wildcat quilt. My Mom gave me the 7 wildcat blocks she made some time ago and then not knowing what to do with them she put them aside. I played around with the blocks and decided on the colors I wanted to use with them, made 2 more blocks in a similar style to the wildcat blocks, sashed everything together, added a border and binding and like the end result. I have a couple more blocks to quilt and I need to figure out how I want to quilt the sashing, then the project will be complete.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx7h-G2xBDOlKEXP8fwWi4JT_aBKYdxSgmrquYkT1vJgl2ZDBzUqjT4AK_PvVC02x5LACJIGEFU4KcJqCCzkucvmWpc8xN-gCJwM7VZNQ0c_Uzepxlj6h15hoGvMVPzFKhnieiJ57kdWV/s2048/20200823_080231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx7h-G2xBDOlKEXP8fwWi4JT_aBKYdxSgmrquYkT1vJgl2ZDBzUqjT4AK_PvVC02x5LACJIGEFU4KcJqCCzkucvmWpc8xN-gCJwM7VZNQ0c_Uzepxlj6h15hoGvMVPzFKhnieiJ57kdWV/w147-h262/20200823_080231.jpg" width="147" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>Earlier in the week my dear husband brought me a dozen red roses for no reason at all, isn't that the best reason to get beautiful flowers. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzZGRxSlt-J4rmumdEGLld7hIO-u_IChfrCn6lhyphenhyphenKy3Ud1DJasU96bVeuqKJ1QivsDx9qdkhq4tvT7g-2qrv_D8mLXu5b0nQQSRUkGeSYRnsONJi_NA5W0cKR2Mx83Ivl0cIXn3fhdS2w/s2048/20200823_080249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzZGRxSlt-J4rmumdEGLld7hIO-u_IChfrCn6lhyphenhyphenKy3Ud1DJasU96bVeuqKJ1QivsDx9qdkhq4tvT7g-2qrv_D8mLXu5b0nQQSRUkGeSYRnsONJi_NA5W0cKR2Mx83Ivl0cIXn3fhdS2w/w184-h328/20200823_080249.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>We continue to get melons from the garden, the watermelons are small but mighty good. So juicy, so sweet, so delicious! I have enjoyed a lot of melon this week. Earlier in the week I made my usual vegan bowl of goodness for lunch, I thought it looked especially pretty with the dark green of the kale, the vibrant orange of the sweet potato, and the deep, deep red of the beets. I like to mix my cooked lentils and diced tomatoes together with some nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, tumeric, lemon pepper salt, and lime juice, then I add all of my steamed veggies mix it up bit and enjoy.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRqDXOIC52AKHcTDKh5w5T0X5aW1AZMV5FHo_Hy5MMR6V75DrNtm9Glgc_UNVgRlgqL5P8_LEt8GF5B7-9tgNy3UBTx-7BFkUDOj3JkAJnHL6qPYttBryTUYqFSJhyoumgAdKEAXeOSGn/s2048/20200818_121154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRqDXOIC52AKHcTDKh5w5T0X5aW1AZMV5FHo_Hy5MMR6V75DrNtm9Glgc_UNVgRlgqL5P8_LEt8GF5B7-9tgNy3UBTx-7BFkUDOj3JkAJnHL6qPYttBryTUYqFSJhyoumgAdKEAXeOSGn/w147-h262/20200818_121154.jpg" width="147" /></b></span></a></div><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI0jLurJdHG_zplt1BFpsXLazlP-JfLxsUfUC4CCwZXvsygVKKhqv9nmaP3KGlLo7ferFltKkgtiRo1-HTg88ixZIRNqR_OkKxqUOq462CfOx4j43sPNGlMjnZebKgZi15SXxhiAcnxjV/w263-h148/20200817_131633.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="263" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38Lf5QDmthunk8KjGq_ntKbWt3Bx3dxg10E2joVS1UreS72OkTkvl3qpWhB2bmMsekHJBUoykG8zdNARJMzJqU-7Cpj4SZA1SJn2Z7x4yCS9YcvnC37U1mHBNQ7and18k_lUmonRGn7-p/s2048/20200817_130955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38Lf5QDmthunk8KjGq_ntKbWt3Bx3dxg10E2joVS1UreS72OkTkvl3qpWhB2bmMsekHJBUoykG8zdNARJMzJqU-7Cpj4SZA1SJn2Z7x4yCS9YcvnC37U1mHBNQ7and18k_lUmonRGn7-p/w262-h147/20200817_130955.jpg" width="262" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>Yesterday we finished up the week with a wedding, Dave's nephew Alan married his bride Stephanie. We went to the marriage ceremony, held at the County Court House, but due to Covid decided we would not attend the reception. When we returned home Dave went upstairs to change his clothes, he only changed his dress pants for a pair of shorts. I laughed when he walked into the kitchen, I told him he really looked like an old man with that kind of dress sense, LOL. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrChJqObJ2utfphKmWbfcindJjLOmf3OfW7FugABd_wAgsI2gORKcsykl1XL-RFrQLo94q8QSNrdF32ROk3gruJf0KC89cXmns2aS8hWYVA25tU9-jQ5zoxY2wcDjGKHBtuNG54WFVGf7y/s2048/20200822_192354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrChJqObJ2utfphKmWbfcindJjLOmf3OfW7FugABd_wAgsI2gORKcsykl1XL-RFrQLo94q8QSNrdF32ROk3gruJf0KC89cXmns2aS8hWYVA25tU9-jQ5zoxY2wcDjGKHBtuNG54WFVGf7y/w147-h262/20200822_192354.jpg" width="147" /></b></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>Earlier in the week a friend messaged me with questions about canning food and what kind of canner should she buy, we message back and forth for a bit and then I remembered my Ball Blue Canning Book. I took a picture of the book and recommended that she purchase a copy, it is very inexpensive, I think I paid $4 for mine, but that was a good number of years ago. If you are new to canning, the book gives very good step by step directions to get you going, and if you are an experienced canner there are recipes for pretty much anything you could ever imagine canning.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlErZb5WYPtNNH5RAoWyl4FkaEYE1iHUaNHXpB4-7eeFKzJQds1fKzm64FXnaXNTNXLc-IrG2hETUW6oO7t3B-BmPn15lKHc3ItmV6GIO2hgBM3uxqkhjRm1hJ_WqDMmVA4wOOhXVXdjH/s2048/20200817_112110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlErZb5WYPtNNH5RAoWyl4FkaEYE1iHUaNHXpB4-7eeFKzJQds1fKzm64FXnaXNTNXLc-IrG2hETUW6oO7t3B-BmPn15lKHc3ItmV6GIO2hgBM3uxqkhjRm1hJ_WqDMmVA4wOOhXVXdjH/w148-h263/20200817_112110.jpg" width="148" /></b></span></a></div><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJNrXd5D4LzezzBB4kk7YxKjwDPb67t7Dv1dqtvBJ8_0Et3DAsuBx_ZvW_ydgyqMNWcc_7l-Kp1cK7LxzyTb2bZlnZBXpc_KcJ-7AfJ9K7zMHH76Tmcf9gxkQulds3NWucb8L7lHbmIzv/s2048/20200817_112122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJNrXd5D4LzezzBB4kk7YxKjwDPb67t7Dv1dqtvBJ8_0Et3DAsuBx_ZvW_ydgyqMNWcc_7l-Kp1cK7LxzyTb2bZlnZBXpc_KcJ-7AfJ9K7zMHH76Tmcf9gxkQulds3NWucb8L7lHbmIzv/w328-h184/20200817_112122.jpg" width="328" /></b></span></a></div><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kWmMC7TDbi1DwJZJ9axFYkx_H3hOlR5k5FtmG0zbgPMn1ZMBzdUAWanUSwhZb2hKN45Iu2p4ZTcO55yaawcF5VAW-yNQ1xYQl1HeJw9tmY6UL_ANIjLT3yWGZ1nWsIAeqPoVckoBgKod/s2048/20200817_112138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kWmMC7TDbi1DwJZJ9axFYkx_H3hOlR5k5FtmG0zbgPMn1ZMBzdUAWanUSwhZb2hKN45Iu2p4ZTcO55yaawcF5VAW-yNQ1xYQl1HeJw9tmY6UL_ANIjLT3yWGZ1nWsIAeqPoVckoBgKod/w184-h328/20200817_112138.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>Well that is a little bit about my past week, I hope you had a good week too.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana;"><b>Bean</b></span></div>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-4262407631728857382020-08-17T10:17:00.003-04:002020-08-17T10:17:16.231-04:00An Enjoyable Weekend<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b>This weekend our grandson Masen hung out with grandma and grandpa. On Sunday I took Masen on a bike ride, he rode about six miles, which I think is pretty good for a little guy who just turned five in July. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhWrYjerAZZqT7dacvKvLOonSiBkfaaWJKObak5BuH8Pd41lWYkJnlbxVj-xHMGWrCeMbsL-9OQLfp0BixshMdDvFFZXmegill8Jr-naIKHJkJVI5ZtD-7qLMxqex-Iv59oofNvxE_mFd/w118-h210/20200816_115515.jpg" width="118" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQBPqfzX6pJKO-3WaLcxDB2tgyeuftyR39PI-G9fLwS5PSe0nXNWMpm8Fjw5vj_ETOhnJ-2OaqQWRKxr0R_bL9EiL8U2GfjdabUbqcLxX7c5g4Yr3CbQwABdPfGWk1P8A3VK4aAYZzYF1/w118-h210/20200816_115658.jpg" width="118" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2EJj60y6UGa1DE0fbPAB0_IYf1es32CZRDs_UeG_AgAeeNcMNiMohR2ki8xBYUhiDBab4WWjkVkQoQXe3etBDVcAX23hOYn_6vmV8mmksx2Muc8wLJV71O3A7-YuDFdOTpQq4zikVftT/w118-h210/20200816_123336.jpg" width="118" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigskuaJYg29XUGTXVq79gd75m0CNJ1tcY9K2R7gcUakf_Y-St3R2-7xLQp1itzknoqWr78eINcoxKYvu2mxB9Vye8vjJToLBeH5QGd3x588rgIqPLmYzZje5ymNvQl9KTSOfmCggGEWA_S/w118-h210/20200816_125519.jpg" width="118" /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b> <br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b>A few scenic pics from our bike ride, and Masen trying out the giant Adirondack chair in front of the Grabill Dairy Sweet.</b></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7H41cam-eMAftwSzVO1SoKxxapYPug43d7DmLGgUqhNtyRPKXhyphenhyphenupJwUtTOR92qJ3TRVDFW97a3GMKyHO6FMOssS2bEsCflLwCX-OD01RZDl41dXEBKMbYJmhThhDaE4L6E9NxRplgns/s2048/20200816_125149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7H41cam-eMAftwSzVO1SoKxxapYPug43d7DmLGgUqhNtyRPKXhyphenhyphenupJwUtTOR92qJ3TRVDFW97a3GMKyHO6FMOssS2bEsCflLwCX-OD01RZDl41dXEBKMbYJmhThhDaE4L6E9NxRplgns/w118-h210/20200816_125149.jpg" width="118" /></b></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jPJtDoI0mi2j5lCg_MOBGmb_92TGrv3vwfk3EUp5YMhdBszc-Och2r-UNlJNGwJbf4qNI-h_AeRwvQWGCqphaIwWOMOIK4-VtDpLAXwfNzd8TJGl15RPp_YlRxUbI02Zd6DPOMD2jy2t/s2048/20200816_125455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jPJtDoI0mi2j5lCg_MOBGmb_92TGrv3vwfk3EUp5YMhdBszc-Och2r-UNlJNGwJbf4qNI-h_AeRwvQWGCqphaIwWOMOIK4-VtDpLAXwfNzd8TJGl15RPp_YlRxUbI02Zd6DPOMD2jy2t/w118-h210/20200816_125455.jpg" width="118" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyiGkAa-8WiCR2ePb3Ls7e8mjziN78_9mNoUqiz6mQCdduZ9DTRh-TAyfYPFXYMdURFG5WgAg7BdxSRDm08EM4uinF9-x0STTN5yZX5tw1QMoWCCfYsYk1ro0NhHrFc3v-uDfbSRoaiJh/w118-h210/20200816_121940.jpg" width="118" /><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b>After our bike ride we went home. Grandpa made chicken strips for Sunday dinner, Amber and the boys joined us. Amber brought corn from her garden, and a greek salad, and I added a couple bags of potato chips and some cut up melon completed the meal. I feasted on melon. The Honeydew melon was divine. After dinner Aunt Amber gave Masen a haircut. I was amused by his before and after pictures.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9Il9XpzX8OGYr79hDe27Ki8JO-ZZKYAwsqIFxrTPrpY7p6NVigMAeZRVVgOOSuUGIuzCjb7onZzY7eFQu1JxdekP9y-pzNqNA6j8z6NOzXNFTUpvnWGhuzCvrMTXcK9LAW4fPvSL-LXI/s2048/20200816_163702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9Il9XpzX8OGYr79hDe27Ki8JO-ZZKYAwsqIFxrTPrpY7p6NVigMAeZRVVgOOSuUGIuzCjb7onZzY7eFQu1JxdekP9y-pzNqNA6j8z6NOzXNFTUpvnWGhuzCvrMTXcK9LAW4fPvSL-LXI/w147-h262/20200816_163702.jpg" title="After" width="147" /></b></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA55vHB9TDU1-q4agoEeo1ALMEgPSVcq2DoZZZMeXuqQ4cp2c7fmYESS-f1pUhSeSJvYpsZuobFXS25TCEmsiAIplKaHrzBcQza3BVqD3G7Tvj_avPa_pmKv4I-9CDNVhCVKhsIFOJ_xSg/w148-h263/20200816_162342.jpg" width="148" /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">Below is picture of a pretty cloud I saw while out walking early Sunday morning. The sky was very overcast except for a little break in grayness that revealed a white puffy cloud reflecting the morning sunlight.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm3AnaokCk_wwyaA6HHFIhTXmrp7G51ddEu0beVEqF_dcXlpT9bt4s8i8KmPF5KJh5w8EqrOgOEq1pGdldKjdeJDCkiXe2yHh9OI22KdPbBkI6z7pb-202CsAb7Gb6qI9m1Tl9PHoGBce/s2048/20200816_080010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm3AnaokCk_wwyaA6HHFIhTXmrp7G51ddEu0beVEqF_dcXlpT9bt4s8i8KmPF5KJh5w8EqrOgOEq1pGdldKjdeJDCkiXe2yHh9OI22KdPbBkI6z7pb-202CsAb7Gb6qI9m1Tl9PHoGBce/w184-h328/20200816_080010.jpg" width="184" /></b></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b>A very silly headline I saw while waiting in the check out lane at Walmart. "7 Ways To Calm Your Pet's Covid-19 Anxiety", Seriously!!!</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioar8srJTqmLe9-TgIO-wdqsYWd-WUBLlcxc_MMxpSKw_HpHow-DyN5noVMVklg6p3SBzg-Njq6E-z3wCC9LN0-6tVRL-FN5QD7KcFhof6roWD00jxPM5fVpIsyxYNN_ExRUq_hQL-_iST/s2048/20200815_103729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioar8srJTqmLe9-TgIO-wdqsYWd-WUBLlcxc_MMxpSKw_HpHow-DyN5noVMVklg6p3SBzg-Njq6E-z3wCC9LN0-6tVRL-FN5QD7KcFhof6roWD00jxPM5fVpIsyxYNN_ExRUq_hQL-_iST/w262-h147/20200815_103729.jpg" width="262" /></b></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">Bounty from the garden. Our very first canteloupe from our garden. Some lovely cucumber from our daughter Amber's garden, and luscious tomato from our garden along with some delightful green pepper. I enjoyed some cut up veggies with a little scrambled tofu for lunch, it was perfection.</b></p><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dVyFWrbhrYGc6BoH0Ek6jUk3yuR5leEwq0FMZcbVEVfS0YM8F6QYS4qY2WRccliS1U2sfGx1sjoYgPcN5reZRVQyqIONsx6h6ZwQnJhHPGwxZtUB4sXvtVodpe8IslKlUKjbClOlYUOf/s2048/20200814_131642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dVyFWrbhrYGc6BoH0Ek6jUk3yuR5leEwq0FMZcbVEVfS0YM8F6QYS4qY2WRccliS1U2sfGx1sjoYgPcN5reZRVQyqIONsx6h6ZwQnJhHPGwxZtUB4sXvtVodpe8IslKlUKjbClOlYUOf/w118-h210/20200814_131642.jpg" width="118" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR32hsA79pOC8swilRtyaygrGZPlzOc8UnNHoXI5NQcfZW140aQAGkW2DT7rj8VE8ZJz-OvfSsH1pVzJ2szub5jOHrXTsPLL3Vhcwwzgobi96aipZ_VuEUQz9_rZwuLP6FMkDwYb61yTHQ/w118-h210/20200814_131738.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="118" /></b></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHXM1aVt8zBvZ0ZACYcgJBFyxMy-QnU1JpIyl0lHdMMVBnf3UDfZ9MvPlPXFGU0fOakUPMmi4RswBmFc-5CsKfEf2Gg958MV8Yaoxen6bIiszxBAbRIGktQPhGogKIKYyB2sxl2-OYfHO/w210-h118/20200816_135938.jpg" width="210" /></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">And another quilt update. I have finished the border and am pleased with how it really finishes off the quilt top. I purchased green fabric for the backing, and blue fabric to make the binding along with a king size natural cotton batting. This evening I will seam the backing together and then layer the backing, batting and top and safety pin the layers together to hold everything in place. Next step will be to make the binding and put it on. Once the binding is added I can begin hand quilting, I purchased a golden-yellow thread to quilt with.</b></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L4BFUm2LKyNNIV3IGphW2T-8Sx56xQ1OxpJGxtCx7m9yC1mkFdCO5hPYYI4DGQoE94hc0WznMIDmlzshyphenhyphen96Ae6sOtrPxEhmCC8bwzceaj4mT8gguvqxUtLSHRNZm-qyUCw7HyWnweJPh/s2048/20200816_192439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L4BFUm2LKyNNIV3IGphW2T-8Sx56xQ1OxpJGxtCx7m9yC1mkFdCO5hPYYI4DGQoE94hc0WznMIDmlzshyphenhyphen96Ae6sOtrPxEhmCC8bwzceaj4mT8gguvqxUtLSHRNZm-qyUCw7HyWnweJPh/w210-h118/20200816_192439.jpg" width="210" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9oeTtB0DJAeK4KUnSqahd_eiLBMTVUppCabayrpgVWaTp1QCID3-gZkm8OZrJAVXsI-sz2E4NMAKX35S5b8Y1172wZ0OGyfTIKhPGXtiUlLmwVr_llbwjuAjx330BWDQWPSNBS3KRH02/w210-h118/20200816_192338.jpg" width="210" /></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-44820250486094074582020-08-15T06:01:00.008-04:002020-08-15T06:11:56.672-04:00Mask Making<p><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"> Recently a mask making tutorial displayed in my YouTube feed. I watched the video and really liked the pattern, it appeared easy to make and looked like a comfortable mask to wear. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BXDamUhb4&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Here</a> is the link to the tutorial. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">A brown paper bag provided good sturdy paper to make the pattern. And I picked up a few fat quarters of fabric so I could have a variety of cotton fabrics to use.</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG4jF3V2mSNs3OW6I8ig5lB7cwFyIuisyOC-fcnpTUC-nEFrXgkeKkc_bWf6LULD7VjASoIl87AZ-yah0pjWNXQKXWPNPgzOgtgRzlHQNqZX5iwqqu-spTUiADri_ymO3CY5qgnzcUZ1O/s2048/20200814_092516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG4jF3V2mSNs3OW6I8ig5lB7cwFyIuisyOC-fcnpTUC-nEFrXgkeKkc_bWf6LULD7VjASoIl87AZ-yah0pjWNXQKXWPNPgzOgtgRzlHQNqZX5iwqqu-spTUiADri_ymO3CY5qgnzcUZ1O/w184-h328/20200814_092516.jpg" width="184" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgjN6AYE_qnIR8oqAcDUsQUphrF1cvnS-ajjAf92mfGOLDOD_pCEBp4m8H8CgTtuTQ-nwuLpX9y8akBXutuKz3P1a7yGPQl-w09DutL9Fkguy1ni7ZR7-XrJdE576fuHT4cUalC9fI43i/s2048/20200814_092626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgjN6AYE_qnIR8oqAcDUsQUphrF1cvnS-ajjAf92mfGOLDOD_pCEBp4m8H8CgTtuTQ-nwuLpX9y8akBXutuKz3P1a7yGPQl-w09DutL9Fkguy1ni7ZR7-XrJdE576fuHT4cUalC9fI43i/w184-h328/20200814_092626.jpg" width="184" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">I made a whole bunch of masks for our daughter Emily. She is training to become a paramedic and is spending hours and hours doing clinical training and has to wear a mask the whole time. Now she will always have a few extra clean ones available.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzQp2kjxegHGROYpW4LWBvb0NyNVeHkMpdz01ZPTQGGGcvakIBYIyM8kqtdA702A0FYwgBN7oXFqheZP-1XHsbKiuI7iKwbg6_b2Negj5BdScht1jiZxEeFPkJq8AYvDZq3U3UxGkmG-3/s960/116338670_3382076795351576_8607656326327305001_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzQp2kjxegHGROYpW4LWBvb0NyNVeHkMpdz01ZPTQGGGcvakIBYIyM8kqtdA702A0FYwgBN7oXFqheZP-1XHsbKiuI7iKwbg6_b2Negj5BdScht1jiZxEeFPkJq8AYvDZq3U3UxGkmG-3/w410-h230/116338670_3382076795351576_8607656326327305001_n.jpg" width="410" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">In the video tutorial the lady uses little clips to hold the binding in place. I asked my mom if she has ever used them, she said she has a box of the clips and uses them occasionally. Yesterday a package arrived in our mailbox from Amazon, Mom had ordered me a box of 100 clips. Thank you Mom!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYanppxe8fAB1P1GSdutAkK5hdtIaZDZS5e-ARehWQZSXhvbNi9NQwIAAw9U90CriGqNO-1Fw7M2uM2f9t_Oe97eKPMrI4GwsBumHpL7DJvlyA_iyWvQTd389sksU-lidjVhwBsEGMoxWm/s2048/20200814_092747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYanppxe8fAB1P1GSdutAkK5hdtIaZDZS5e-ARehWQZSXhvbNi9NQwIAAw9U90CriGqNO-1Fw7M2uM2f9t_Oe97eKPMrI4GwsBumHpL7DJvlyA_iyWvQTd389sksU-lidjVhwBsEGMoxWm/w328-h184/20200814_092747.jpg" width="328" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7Z9GcRdETrfllk6X6xJotVyiHod6k9JBE7X-imcbnk6HEd39NJ6sbT9SzHhlgiPOSwzamSbP1095QFZ4KDn51JVaHGfDjnu8q5k-gcIQT3e4x30bEOKeGVs22XJXlEwTVnmVHz_p4IaK/s2048/20200814_092756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7Z9GcRdETrfllk6X6xJotVyiHod6k9JBE7X-imcbnk6HEd39NJ6sbT9SzHhlgiPOSwzamSbP1095QFZ4KDn51JVaHGfDjnu8q5k-gcIQT3e4x30bEOKeGVs22XJXlEwTVnmVHz_p4IaK/w328-h184/20200814_092756.jpg" width="328" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">Here is my husband humoring me by modeling one of the newly made masks.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lCPjlIXpAr6y_F3n4CDcX_OsG7muJGDPUl5qaTA4uHdCD6VHI9qxJSTuOtMJdbuNNa5lOIy6VGVTUCsoh3RRTU10B6gb0sriLX57SaMDcTD61QPdDYJzDu875M8TG5qAHvtnFJcIymuC/s960/116293466_3382076755351580_7468587806632154349_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lCPjlIXpAr6y_F3n4CDcX_OsG7muJGDPUl5qaTA4uHdCD6VHI9qxJSTuOtMJdbuNNa5lOIy6VGVTUCsoh3RRTU10B6gb0sriLX57SaMDcTD61QPdDYJzDu875M8TG5qAHvtnFJcIymuC/w145-h262/116293466_3382076755351580_7468587806632154349_n.jpg" width="145" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"> I was amused the other day when grandson Patrick drew a picture of a Lego character wearing a mask. A sign of the times we are living through.</span></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2JPPvHzmyzGI94TLiNcYjJLnxpoGCNiDzLpR40PqJ-DlP1GRkvQ6ORfiftGLfL_A-2CDtwVTKA6pBT8LtgRDFGz9g2tZZv0lNSz-akNVCOoufs0oGh9NTto2tuq1sV5QNRVK1qS45tyR/s960/117715248_3400473613511894_4577286776794761510_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2JPPvHzmyzGI94TLiNcYjJLnxpoGCNiDzLpR40PqJ-DlP1GRkvQ6ORfiftGLfL_A-2CDtwVTKA6pBT8LtgRDFGz9g2tZZv0lNSz-akNVCOoufs0oGh9NTto2tuq1sV5QNRVK1qS45tyR/w226-h410/117715248_3400473613511894_4577286776794761510_n.jpg" width="226" /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana;">Quick Quilt Update</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;">I finished piecing the quilt top together and am now working on the outer border. I think this weekend I will be ready to buy batting and the fabric for the backing and binding. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKweU2pPrVU7qbRjkUHOXNtAu-Lep1J5JU4bTF7f66cNuJT9hcn2K0SWj4WJJF5lHYAKkZ0RqeMeBhkWxvTWpH_84NLWXoR7d0zrPRVQMs_79w_GCcqIyGTkupCwPbYIAbP42sBF3cAEGp/s2048/20200809_091918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKweU2pPrVU7qbRjkUHOXNtAu-Lep1J5JU4bTF7f66cNuJT9hcn2K0SWj4WJJF5lHYAKkZ0RqeMeBhkWxvTWpH_84NLWXoR7d0zrPRVQMs_79w_GCcqIyGTkupCwPbYIAbP42sBF3cAEGp/w184-h328/20200809_091918.jpg" width="184" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi772JBUGbUcokqPWEiQpoV3-R1A3MTSRcvjvlYGs6PSxgSLjrzYL67DlCJQYrGvvas50jnrF15NuPUNfc1dCy68JZFq5vsiLSS1qJMBQgRrgN9isxCtxMRZRjsVdNBNU1ZTsgceadLGIkR/s2048/20200814_092708.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi772JBUGbUcokqPWEiQpoV3-R1A3MTSRcvjvlYGs6PSxgSLjrzYL67DlCJQYrGvvas50jnrF15NuPUNfc1dCy68JZFq5vsiLSS1qJMBQgRrgN9isxCtxMRZRjsVdNBNU1ZTsgceadLGIkR/w184-h328/20200814_092708.jpg" width="184" /></a><br /><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><br /><p></p>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208510597428307005.post-48949577655269656692020-08-14T09:17:00.002-04:002020-08-14T09:20:19.978-04:00Thirded Bread<p> <span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b>I mentioned in my last post that I was going to make Thirded bread, and I did. I really liked it, there is a lot of molasses in the recipe and it gives the bread a wonderful flavor and color. There are only a handful of ingredients in the recipe, water, yeast, molasses, wheat bread flour, rye flour, and coarsely ground cornmeal. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b>Here is the dough once everything is mixed together, it is a clumpy, sticky clod.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7AJyqPEmvAHRPlyeF8ymcB8y92UWM5FcfcaammAf-2cck1c3EtsMg1xb7Xj-Y-h8FtSluLXb2H-dHcowkySzKo9y9HaKQE9n4bICz1jmoVptnCvGnOx8Nch7C78VNLLU04yQu-rseVxb/s960/117728472_3400907563468499_7030455785869316970_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7AJyqPEmvAHRPlyeF8ymcB8y92UWM5FcfcaammAf-2cck1c3EtsMg1xb7Xj-Y-h8FtSluLXb2H-dHcowkySzKo9y9HaKQE9n4bICz1jmoVptnCvGnOx8Nch7C78VNLLU04yQu-rseVxb/w226-h410/117728472_3400907563468499_7030455785869316970_n.jpg" width="226" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;">Here is a picture of the dough after ten or so minutes of kneading and one hour rise time.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIfatyiVxEkHDvvTad_IWy3rVFVv3nGjSZWK8aYDmgPnRFCA4FOxgTJoeW3d9HVMtOaEHMdc7HVGN-4o3CjgkCDQTLirFwNSXxPxQ3moIGfJQO57DtpcO5QyK6d966P-rSn9j9YqAbL5i/s960/117966916_3400907590135163_3083742395831165139_n+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIfatyiVxEkHDvvTad_IWy3rVFVv3nGjSZWK8aYDmgPnRFCA4FOxgTJoeW3d9HVMtOaEHMdc7HVGN-4o3CjgkCDQTLirFwNSXxPxQ3moIGfJQO57DtpcO5QyK6d966P-rSn9j9YqAbL5i/w226-h410/117966916_3400907590135163_3083742395831165139_n+%25281%2529.jpg" width="226" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b>Below the dough is rising in the bread pan, after a one hour rise it is ready to bake.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-uW_QLGJxmSedt6RgJ3BgbM-GnroMZbUmYzAi_7LnPsfgA_pAFyQmLdckokFcz4TnAA1I3ApzecZ2ph67qgi3eR1ZKPImzDrYxNu85DLIPBigD162-QNOGb8g9jgEp14FFmg1Dznjsbt/s960/117926629_3400907633468492_554800956460925092_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-uW_QLGJxmSedt6RgJ3BgbM-GnroMZbUmYzAi_7LnPsfgA_pAFyQmLdckokFcz4TnAA1I3ApzecZ2ph67qgi3eR1ZKPImzDrYxNu85DLIPBigD162-QNOGb8g9jgEp14FFmg1Dznjsbt/w226-h410/117926629_3400907633468492_554800956460925092_n.jpg" width="226" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b>After nearly one hour of baking the loaf is done. Henry and Patrick were excited to try some of the bread, unfortunately they did not appreciate the strong molasses overtones.</b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWFq9U5btuSfLP81dj2eS24EBmvOG_JgbkbImWa1msj5blAo4gdJyBKW6lVok3NgUEo0Rm5noM9snd7wdpXoBDGUsIqX6PEqSZPBEuaea5EwHjNdEwRyDUyeL_XRwz_FRVEUWmthdwDah/s960/117719688_3400907683468487_1857890746120674592_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWFq9U5btuSfLP81dj2eS24EBmvOG_JgbkbImWa1msj5blAo4gdJyBKW6lVok3NgUEo0Rm5noM9snd7wdpXoBDGUsIqX6PEqSZPBEuaea5EwHjNdEwRyDUyeL_XRwz_FRVEUWmthdwDah/w226-h410/117719688_3400907683468487_1857890746120674592_n.jpg" width="226" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b>A really enjoy the heel of the loaf, the best part in my humble opinion, I put a little bit of vegan spread on it and I really, really enjoyed my afternoon snack.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6KaL0lH6bIONwqxN7A5nwrJtC7gcHHP2jEhfYk_FB7DHq9sUtWLXWxmnv8bD20jbrkONlEiFH1lK89YK4vsKqGCxOT6lU1sbwvPiv5XgBHKBJTw1ooJHmoGBeSPVo6wl3qo8M2D7SzxA/s960/117736814_3400907716801817_3310579248317909005_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6KaL0lH6bIONwqxN7A5nwrJtC7gcHHP2jEhfYk_FB7DHq9sUtWLXWxmnv8bD20jbrkONlEiFH1lK89YK4vsKqGCxOT6lU1sbwvPiv5XgBHKBJTw1ooJHmoGBeSPVo6wl3qo8M2D7SzxA/w176-h320/117736814_3400907716801817_3310579248317909005_n.jpg" width="176" /></b></span></a></div>Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.com2