Books, quilts, dogs and my hero

And I'm off and running. Well okay, I'm not running but I'm reading and sewing. Which since I listen to most of my books I can do both at the same time. LOL Currently I'm listening to a book by Jane E. James called The Landlady. Wow she's starts off sound a little eccentric but she's evil. Her tenant has no clue.

Thursday (8/13) it's time for book club. Several of our members were off running the roads or flying. LOL But five of us carried on without them. We missed their contribution of course. Our book we discussed was Tom Lake by Ann Patchett.  It started off slow but then the main character continues to share her story of acting and romance with Peter Duke in the 80'2 and who is known as a famous actor. Her 3 daughters have begged her to share the the story as they pick cherries at the family orchard. The book is based in 2020 and the girls are home from work and college. The book is about family, romance, poor choices and good choices.  We had lots of fun and lots to talk about.  The food was good but the bar drinks were terrible according to two who ordered drinks.  No bueno

The kids have been going to church and the boys went with them and they received their very own Bibles.  Proud dad in the background.

David hasn't been to the monthly Bell Gang luncheon all year but Wednesday the 12th he was able to go.  

And he had his Taco Bell cap on that Kaleb got him for Christmas. 

He's been keeping it clean so he can wear it to the Bell Gang luncheon.

Friday (14th) I went to get my hair done. It was definitely time for a cut and some low lights. Frank did a nice job. My hair pretty much all white and my face gets lost in pictures. One day I'll just have to go with it I guess but not yet.

Oh and meet Minnie like Minnie Mouse. LOL

Look at the markings on her side. Okay it's like looking at clouds but I see Mickey Mouse, well Minnie in this case. I think 

I hang with some talented ladies at the Sassy Stitchers Bee.  Check them out.

This is the front of Terri's quilt and she made the back pretty too. Wow!

Then this is one of Judy's quilts. Love the colors and pattern and Thelma made a pretty wedding ring quilt..  There were several others but I won't overload you today. Maybe another day.

I did take a class using a 3 - 1  yard cuts.  Now if I could sew it wrong I did.

Not big mistakes. It was sewing the same colors togethers. I took it from Christine at Railroad Cotton Exchange.  The shop is doing a different quilt each month along with other classes. This was the pattern. I should have been able to complete most of it but when you spend too much time using Jack the ripper it don't happen.  

 

This was my copilot. LOL. She was so adorable and silky. Well this is just awesome I've forgotten her name. Stella, Cora...... Grrrr. I remember Dudley and Woodrow. LOL

 

I got the sweetest text from the recipient of my last quilt. Momma Kindra says 

Anora loves her new quilt.  She's a cutie. She's my friend Sheryl's first grand-daughter. She has plenty of grandsons. LOL

This little one has a big brother and her other boy cousins are most likely going to dote on her. LOL She'll probably keep those boys in line eventually.  

Several days earlier I had David come look at my computer. It was on, the cursor moved but I couldn't click on anything or type anything.  I rebooted, I got new batteries for the keyboard and the mouse but nothing.  David had the magic touch.  He's not sure what he did but it worked.  Other than  hitting Cntl Alt Delete.  Something worked. LOL   Then I had my desk drawer that was sagging and I needed his help to figure how to remove the drawer and see what needed to be fixed.  Crazy thing is the release of the rails is on the bottom of the drawer. Once we got the drawer out it was obvious the  rail had pulled out of the drawer so my Man got down on the floor to work on the drawer and rail.  Weeellll Sadie wanted to help....

She didn't lick or paw for attention. Nope she just squeezed in between him and the drawer. LOL  My hero to the rescue with a little help this time.

                                                                      David brought in the mail and said you got a package and tossed it to me.                           When I opened it, I said this is for you. He says it has you name and I say the T-shirt says it's for you. LOL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Well that's it for now..n  The perfect day…Quilt, Eat, Sleep, Repeat

Where's the month Gone To

 Dang it seems like forever since I've posted anything. 

July 25-26 - David drove to Ennis for a race. This one didn't have a happy ending. He didn't bring home the money darn it. 

Eventually he'll be pulling a slightly bigger trailer and it'll be red.  He's gonna set it up so he can sleep in it when the races are multiply days. The new trailer is in great shape but he'll need to customized the inside to suit his usage.  It's a blank canvas. His wheels are turning with the possibilities of how he's going to lay it out.

I like this new trailers rear door. It's a ramp door that will make it so much easier loading the motorcycle. I feel it's much safer that a ramp that's about 18-20" wide if that. That's my opinion any way.

 As I mentioned in my last post we sold our cows and instead we're leasing our land to a young man down the street.  He's helped David with our cows since we moved here when Garret was around 14. Garret is a hard worker and very knowledgeable about the workings of cows and now runs his own business. David told Garret one day when he was here that he might have to take the calves away...... He tells Garret that I've started naming the calves. LOL. Not all of them just a few of them.
Okay so I named this one Angel. It has an angel kiss on it's forehead. Then there's Bugsy.  They're all so cute.

Okay so I haven't named the next 2 so I'm not totally out of control. LOL

There's a bunch more but these little gals were close by.

While in Bryan I went to watch the boys at MMA only when I got there only Killian was sparing.  Apparently Braxton went to the doctor. Killian had improved since the last time I saw him.  Good Job Killian. If you click on his name in blue it'll bring up him sparing. The boys love MMA.

I began a quilt for my friend Sheryl's son and daughter in law for their baby to be... Sheryl has 5 boys. 4 out of 5 all have boys. Aaron has a boy but he and Kindra are having the first Grand Daughter. I think she might get spoiled being the only girl in the family. LOL My goal was to get it finished and to them before baby girl arrived well she didn't get the memo that her due date was in August.  Anora Kay arrived July 25th.  The quilt is finished and mailed.  By the time I post this they should have the quilt in hand. Congratulations to Kinda and Aaron. 

The fabric was little fairies. The quilting by Donna's Lavender Nest are flowering hearts. The pattern is called Daisy's and Diamonds.

Saturday (8/8) Would have been my Mom's 91st birthday. I sure miss our talks, her smile and laughter.  RIP Mom I love you.

Today was also Kennedy hang out time.  We took our friends John & Kelli Kennedy to JW Steakhouse in Carmine for lunch. It was pretty darn good. David and Kelli both ordered as one of their sides the cucumber salad but they got a surprise. It was the typical cucumber, tomato and onion in vinegar. It apparently tasted more like bread and butter pickles. LOL. After the initial shock they both decided they were bad.  Food and Service was good.

Our next stop on our outing was Koopers Family Distillery.  John and Kelli each got a whiskey flight, David and I had been before so we each ordered a drink. I had an old fashioned and David got a whiskey sour. Mmmm. 

After they finished their flight they ordered a drink. After lots of talk and laughter it was time to head down the road. While we were having a good time here we still had another stop to share with John and Kelli.

We took them to the Busted Oak Cellars. It was wine time. Since they'd never been here before they got a tasting to decide what they wanted to drink. And since David and I had been here we just got a glass of wine.  It's fun to share places we've been to but scary too. What if they don't like it is always in the back of our mind.  But so far so good.  Good times and memories made on this outing. 

Before leaving we took a selfie on the Big Maroon Chair. We were gonna head home after this but there was a place in Giddings called the Sixth Street Spirits and they were open until 8 so we decided to stop there since we'd pass right by it before going home. We have never been here either so it was an adventure for us too.

They had Bourbon, Rye, Whiskey and Vodka.  Today was a really fun day of trying  new drinks and places.

   

We got home after 9. Our puppies were hungry and happy to see us.

John and Kelli had to get home to their furry family too. Until next Kennedy date day/night. LOL

Well that's it for now.

Until next post....“Life is meant for good friends and great adventures” – Anonymous

So Many Activities happening...

 Well here I go again. The month is almost over and I'm just now putting together a blog post of everything happening.  

Started the month off with a few doctor visits and surprise my A1C is 5.3. Yahoo! It hasn't been that low in at least 15+ years. And the rest of the lab work numbers were all in the normal range. Now they didn't test brain waves but bloodwork was all good.  The brain probably wouldn't come back normal. lol

Thursday 7/9 was book club time. Our book for discussion this month was "Confessions on the 7:45" by Lisa Unger chosen by Peggy.  This was a good book but a little crazy. The wife discovers her husband is having a fling with the nanny via the Nanny cam. Ooops.  Then for some odd reason she decides to tell a total stranger on the 7:45 train the whole story. But there's a few twists and turns and some people aren't who they appear to be. The Detective is determined to sort out all the facts and find the truth. 

For this meeting we met at Emily's home. Plenty of room in the dining area and no extra noise. We make plenty of our own noise chattering about anything and everything.

 

These ladies are so much fun. Then maybe tonight Jamie helped by making and bringing the jello shots.

  

Didn't take an official picture of the group but got this one. It happens. Until next month..

Isn't Jerry handsome with the yellow of the pasture in the background.   The next picture is of Jerry and a new friend. When I drove up they were nose to nose. 

 
He actually has lots of new friends.  We ended up selling our last 6 cows and now lease our property to the young man down the road. One less thing for David to worry about. At least he doesn't have to worry about me killing him with a hay bale. 😲 I would never.

This is a busy month. On Saturday 7/11 we and the other Kennedy's went to the Gin on Nolan Creek for a yummy dinner and then over to Wilson Valley Mercantile in Little River for drinks and the music of Trick Myers.

These are David's volunteer purslanes.  This is the first time they've come up like this. We had two hanging baskets of them and this year all these popped up. Love them. Hopefully they'll return again next year and more.  

On Sunday 7/12 I went to Houston with Pamela for our friend Brittany and Avery's baby shower.  They're opening the baby quilt I made and Pamela helped with the design. 

And I made special quilted gift postcard

 

Big sister Adelina helped.  She has a quilt I made her when she was born and now little sister will have her own quilt. 

 

I hope the little one likes her new quilt to keep warm and wrapped in hugs.

On Wednesday 7/15 the exercise group got together and surprised our friend Michele for her birthday. She's out of commission since she broke her foot and had to have surgery on it. 

She has a scooter to keep her foot up. She's not been allowed to put weight on it.  Her husband kept the secret and Michele couldn't figure out why all the cars were pulling up to her house.  LOL Surprise!  

We only stayed a couple hours so we wouldn't wear her out.  Found that as of last Thursday I think she can put partial weight on her foot.  We miss her smile at exercise.

A few days later the book club went out to celebrate the 3 girls who have birthdays in July-September early. 

We started at Hush & Whisper in downtown Bryan for drinks and then on to Casa Monarca for supper. So much fun! Good drinks, food and friendship.

Most but not all of the drinks were served with orchids. Emily even got one with a popsicle in it. I had a yummy chocolate martini with a sprig of mint. The drinks had interesting names and can't remember a one of them right now.

The birthday girls.  Sheri in Orange, Linda with blue print top and Ina is in the next picture with Kelli.

I'm pretty sure they and everyone else had a great time.  Even the drinks at Casa Monarco came with orchids.

The first drink is my spicy margarita. My first margarita since 2020 when I went into Afib after having a margarita. It didn't cause it, it just happened but I avoided them for the last 6 years.

Kelli had her own flight of margarita's.

Emily and Teri shared a flight and tasted each one to determine which they liked best.

And the food was soooo good. This is just the food I got pictures of.

  

I can't say enough about the service either. The staff were very attentive and got all the orders out in a timely manner.  They brought lemon drop shots for the birthday girls and a piece of cheesecake. Too cool. This group of 10 had no complaints but had lots of fun. 

I'll end on this happy note. 

Oh wait let me ask this question...

How can our baby girl be comfortable like this?  LOL This is how she sleeps most nights. But Sadie is all proper when laying on her pallet in the den.

      

Until next post...A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.     ~ Bernard Meltzer