Despite not finishing the summer stars quilt (tedious border work), I've been working on a flannel winter quilt. Flannel is stretchy and shrinks...
Lots going on in Stewbie's gardens! I've been gradually removing the last of the summer container garden from the deck and patio. Not much to...
Not much time to garden today. I did transplant another rose bush, from large container, into the soil. The ground was hard and dry, so I poured...
The last rose blossoms of the season. "Happy Child" English rose [ATTACH] "America" climbing rose. This was one I rescued from a near-dead...
That really was a thoughtful gift. Something to treasure! And thank you for the nice comment. I only did what I thought was the right thing at...
Today I helped out at the Quilts of Valor presentation at the Cowlitz Tribe meeting to honor tribal elders. There were probably about a thousand...
I planted two more roses, that were in deck containers, into the ground. This time they went into the chicken yard, near the fence. They won't...
When AI first came out, I thought it was fun to play with. My image is AI. As time passed, I've learned more of the negatives. I turned it off,...
This clock quit working completely last winter. Last week I finally took it to a clock restorer. It will need to have the mechanism completely...
With less hot weather, I'm back in the garden. The theme of work-reduction and downsizing will continue this winter. I also want to focus on...
Thanks Pac. I feel rather old right now. I suppose part of that is a medication I just finished, and part is I started a Tai Chi class for core...
That bit about the lab is true. Rufus is only half lab and he'll eat almost everything im sight. The bit about the boss and his Lambhorgini is...
54 Counting back 9 months, my parents must have had a Merry Christmas.
@Anniekay a belated happy birthday from me too! Hope it was a good one!
My grandfather warned everyone on three occasions that the Titanic was going to sink! However, security eventually arrived and escorted him from...
A belated thank you for all of the nice birthday wishes! I've been off line for a bit. Finishing the harvests. Winding down the garden, and a...
Sjoerd, there is a ceremony where each veteran is given a quilt. It's an award. They aren't sold. I haven't been there before. This is new to...
Thank you for the generous comments, Sjoerd! I'm VERY grateful for the bounteous harvest this year. And amazed. It was a lot of hard work, of...
Today's harvest. The tomatoes will go into the fourth, and final, batch of salsa. The beans need to be cut, blanched, and frozen [ATTACH] The...
Looks tasty, Sjoerd!
