Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Red Wednesday Thoughts and Things: The blooming of my first red dahlia earns a spot on red wednesday...

and definitely a little red, white and blue.




Monday, June 28, 2010

Monday Quilt Day

Friday, June 25, 2010

Eye Spy!


Day 4:
I spy 2 eyes wide open!

Ready to spend the weekend at grandma's house.

No glue sitting on grandma's counter.








Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Red and Gorilla Glue WednesdayThoughts and Things: Day 2
An afternoon trip to grandma's to swim.
Eye still glued shut.
Eyelid and lashes softening a bit.
Cannonballs off the diving board.
Playing with friends.
Seeing the world through one eye and still happy.




Tuesday, June 22, 2010

A Sticky Situation

I was weeding the few strawberry plants I have today, checking to see if they might be producing some fruit, when I received a phone call.

It was my daughter-in-law, telling me that they were loading the kids in the van and heading to the emergency room. I could hardly hear her what she was saying because of my grandson crying, or should I say HOWLING!

He had just glued his eye shut with gorilla glue, yes, you read it right, he glued his eye shut with gorilla glue! He and his twin sister thought that hiding behind the couch and using the glue as eye drops would be something new to try..

This happened around noon today, it is now 9:00 p.m. and his eye is still glued shut.

The doctor said to put the ointment on every hour and hopefully within 24 hours it would open... WHAT!

Logan doesn't seem to be too effected by it. Last week, he unscrewed his training wheels and taught himself how to ride a 2 wheel bike. Today, he can ride just as fast with one eye glued shut!

With his "partner in crime" at the emergency room.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

lotsa potsThoughts and Things: I am always sure that I will use it again, sometime...
So the clay pots just start to stack up.
Not one used in this summer wreath for the fence gate... maybe next summer.






Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Red Wednesday

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Celebrating Blue
Thoughts and Things: Celebrating the color blue today... blue skies, that is.

Makes me want to chirp just as loud as the birds this morning!


please stay blue

Monday, June 14, 2010

Monday Quilt Day Thoughts and Things: As I was finishing the binding on this quilt I noticed a mistake I had made while sewing the pattern. It was not surprising to me, as I usually make more than one mistake in every quilt.

"Where's Waldo", "Find the hidden objects in the picture",and "What's wrong with this picture" where games I remember my children liked to do.

Today, being Monday Quilt Day, let's play a similar game.

Can you find the mistake?


Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Red Wednesday



Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Monday Quilt Day...on tuesdayThoughts and Things: Home from my road trip, already planning next years.

I have been anxiously waiting for the past 3 months to get this quilt back from the quilter. The binding needs to be sewn on, but I wanted to share it with you.

The old cupboard on the patio is stocked an ready for some summer
fun and memories to be made.



Thursday, June 3, 2010

On the Road Thoughts: My sister and I are heading off on our first road trip together.

The Farm Chicks antique show in Spokane Washington is our final destination.

We are leaving the hubby's home to man the fort.

Be it rain or shine, we plan on having a great time together, making memories and finding a few trinkets along the way.


Bananaberry Muffins
Things: My Hubby is quite independent when it comes to cooking. He wants to buy and prepare his own food while I am gone. I thought the least I could do is bake him some muffins.

2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter - room temperature
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas ( about 2 bananas)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup fresh blueberries ( washed and patted dry)
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together.
Add eggs, butter, bananas and vanilla.
Mix together
Fold in blueberries
Cook at 350 for approximately 20 minutes
(my oven took a little longer)


Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Red Wednesday


Tuesday, June 1, 2010

How does your garden grow?



















Thoughts: I have been inspired by and taught many gardening tips from my friend Kristy. She has a spectacular yard. Her neighbor next door has an equally beautiful yard. The have planted a row of espaliar fruit trees that have formed a living fence between their properties.

Things: Training espaliar trees was a technique popular in the middle ages in Europe to produce fruit inside the walls of a typical castles courtyard without interfering with the open space and to decorate walls. They are trained to grow flattened out. They are also perfect along a fence. They are smaller fruit trees yet still bear fruit.


I have planted 2, they are both apple. A cherry espalier tree is on my wish list for this summer...


Plant one at your castle.