Enjoying Life one day at a Time

We had a couple of evenings that was pleasant enough that we sat outside while the pups ate their supper. Sadie is usually so hard to catch in a calm space and the lighting wasn't the best but she was laying so pretty.  She's such a pretty golden red.  It was a really pretty night.

Forgot to post a recent Bee with the Sassy Stitchers show and tell. I love these colors.  Brenda has been making quilt tops left and right and they're sew pretty. She got her quilting machine adjusted and she quilted this one herself.

 I had to take a picture of Carolyn and her T-shirt.  Love it. We all know those people where their cornbread isn't cooked in the middle. LOL.   Next was a wonky star by Connie. Love the fabric.   Judy showed off her sweet butterfly and kite quilt. She needs to put the kite tails on. I hope she brings it back once she does.

 

  And I finished another quilt top that week for a Haley a fellow nursing friend of Pamela's.  She had a cute baby boy named Colsen.

Pamela helped me pick out the fabric. She's good with colors and coordinating fabrics. 

 

If you look closely at this picture you can see the quilting of zoo animals.  Giraffe, elephant and a lion.  Donna @ Donna's Lavender Nest did a awesome job.

Here's the crepe myrtles at the front of the sidewalk to the front door in 2023 and Now June 2024. They're flourishing.

 

David took pictures of the wildflowers in the pasture before he mowed most of them down. The cows won't eat them and they're so thick that they can't get to the grass.

  Our property used to be a tree farm as I've said before and we have 1000's of crepes in our North pasture. Three years ago we posted on FB market to bring your buckets and shovels and take as many as you want. We're gonna do it again but the ground is so hard that until we get some good rain it's rough. 60% of them are the watermelon pink, a few are white and maybe a couple are the purplish color. An the rest haven't got color on them yet.       I do have one that no one is touching. It's a crimson color and the darker leaves. Right now it's growing right on the fence line. I'm keeping this one.

We have people who've already said they want to come and dig some up but we told them to wait until the ground is softer. Whenever that might be.

The other day Bruno was sleeping in David's arms and Sadie came up over the arm of the chair to get attention. Can you see her paw wrapped around Bruno and getting as close to David as possible. And look at the looks on Bruno's face. LOL

She got the upper portion of her body between Bruno and David. LOL

Well that's enough for this post.

Until the next blog...The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. ~Elbert Hubbard

Triple F.... Friends, Family, and Fun

  On Thursday (6/6) Kelli and I tried out a new spot in Cameron called ZX. They have lots of wine and a limited menu right now. We had lunch and a glass of wine. Very enjoyable. I had a chicken pasta salad (no lettuce) and Kelli had a turkey wrap. Can't wait to see what else they'll have when the are fully open on 6/15/2024.

Friday (6/7) Pamela and I went to shop for linen rentals. So many choices. Yikes but seeing it in person made the choosing a lot easier. So many ideas too.

All that decision making made us hungry so I chose Classic Rock Kitchen and Coffee Shop in Navasota to grab a bit. Wasn't sorry. Food was good. Pamela got a Strawberry pecan salad and I got a club sandwich.

I finally completed my On Point quilt. It came out cute and the quilting by Donna's Lavender Next made the quilt. Perfect little girl quilt with hearts and bows. It's for sale. I need measure it but it's about 52x 65 maybe. Right now it's on consignment or I'd measure it now.   And it's backing is soft cuddly minky. If you're interested in buying let me know.

While I was out taking pictures I got sidetracked with other sightings. Like flowers, butterflies, honey bee and the big long horn.

Saturday we had company. Kaleb, Pamela, Killian and Braxton came up for an early Father's Day celebration. They came up for lunch and stayed until after dinner. They brought the boys jammies so they could get a bath here and be ready for bed when they got back home.  The boys are all about Gpa when they're here. In fact they were taking turns sitting with him.  Cici (me) isn't as entertaining as Gpa. LOL

So one of the girls I quilt with won a retreat for 6 at a two day Sewcial. And she invited those of us who were there to join her. It was great. It's a true farmhouse in the country that a lady named Dinah fixed up for quilt retreats.  We were there for two nights (6-10 thru 12) and we had to cook for ourselves which wasn't bad since there was only 6 of us.  Here's Dinah's Farmhouse Retreat

It wasn't fancy but quite comfy and the owner is really nice. It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath.

This is one of the bedrooms.  Each one has a different theme.

And these guys were our neighbors.  The owner Dinah and her husband run a working ranch.

And here's a few of the projects people were working on. This quilt was by Ellen. She had almost finished it by the time we left.

 And this is Vicki working on her applique. Vicki is my friend who won a couple of free nights at the retreat. It was so sweet of her to invite me. I truly enjoyed.              And this is a birthday card I made for Pamela's future mother in law. 

I also worked on sewing the binding on a couple of quilts and made my first wonky star block. 

Only 19 more to go for a swap.

 And do you see all those tiny pieces that Donna Marie has cut and those left to cut below.... Well when she puts them together they make the pattern next to it.

LOL... Oh my goodness. Cynthia England didn't like to piece but she enjoyed making little pieces and turning them into works of art.  This one takes patience.
On Saturday (6/15) Kaleb, Pamela and the Twins came up to celebrate Father's Day with us. The first thing the boys wanted to do was go feed Jerry carrots with Gpa. Jerry was being a bit standoffish that day. 

and of course they thought they wanted to go fishing. Even the fish thought it was too hot to bite.

On Father's day I was going to take David out to eat but we went to the Rising Sun Winery for our wine pick up and had taco's for free. Yum. Had some wine while there and listened to some good music by the Phil Hurley Trio.Phil Hurley Trio.  

I created the perfect coffee cup for David. Him and his little 80# lap buddies. He loved it.  LOL

A good friend of Pamela from HS, Cole and his wife Beth just had a sweet baby girl. With Pamela's help we picked out the fabric and a pattern and I made Baby Girl Parker a quilt.  Dad and Mom loved it.  Pamela gave it to them just hours before she arrived.

My friend Donna @ Donna's Lavender Nest did the quilting. I guess I better stop for now.

Until next post... Memories are stitched with love.