And STILL Here

but getting closer to being gone!

After what was turning into an I Love Lucy episode we finally got my RV home! Now I'm busy getting it cleaned and loaded ready to go.  I haven't moved in nearly 30 years, so deciding what I REALLY use vs. what I THINK  I need is a challenge.

Unfortunately, my sewing machine has barely been touched for several months. I'm sure that will all change once I get settled in!! My daughter usually has a small mountain of mending for me. I'm hoping that this delerict mother can FINALLY teach her adult daughter to sew...simple mending at least.

This morning there was this beautiful sun glow on the pine trees making them very fall-ish looking. Yes, the sun is casting a glow on the GREEN trees, they aren't naturally that color!

Today I'm thankful for... beautiful sunrises like this, and my few remaining days here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Still here...

Unfortunately my living room and most of my house still looks the same. Very depressing. Sunday we drove over to pickup my new home, a fifth wheel...well...the trailer has a goose neck hitch and our pickup has the fifth wheel pin, so it's still sitting there. Disappointing, but our fault, we didn't think to check that! Here's my new home.

It's an '03 Cardinal with three slides, the other one is also in the living room on the other side. It's not as long as I would have liked but it has plenty of storage...and REALLY how much stuff does one little semi-old lady need?

Down-sizing is VERY hard! Please have empathy for the elders when they have to leave everything to go into a care center. I thought the house I have was small...now I've gone from small to smaller.

I can put things in perspective though when I look at the weather down there vs. up here! They are in the 80s. I'm in the 50s-60s.

My sewing machine is still set up but all my sewing things are packed away, so I still can't sew. I can only peruse the quilt magazines/catalogs with yearning!!

I won't be on the farm any longer so I need to have a new name.  I like ladybugs and my dog is Daisy...so..drum roll...Ladybugs on Daisies...how does that sound? Or, I could be Cramped Grandma's Quilting LOL just kidding!

One of these days it will all actually happen, right?

I'm going to miss the trees and my mountains. Mt Hood and Mt Adams have always been "my" mountains. And my Yellow Canary...

it may become my granddaughter's car if she can "lower" herself to drive an obscene yellow vehicle!!


Ya'll have a great day! (practicing my Texan!)

I'm Baack!!

I spent most of the month of August in Texas visiting my children.  I had a wonderful time and hated to leave. It was nice to be with my children and grandchildren... and actually get warm!

Now I'm in the process of going through 30 years accumulation of STUFF trying to decide what to keep, what to toss, and what to take with me.  As of this writing I am planning on getting a reasonably priced 5th-wheel and going down to be near my family.  What a HUGE project! This is what my living room looks like, and that's not ALL of it!  Doesn't look like much in the photo but realize this takes up almost all of the living room!

I still have three storage sheds and the shop to go through.  I know I can't take all my books but it is SO hard to part with them.  I can't take my piano either, which REALLY makes me sad.

Obviously, I haven't been doing any sewing!  Just some mending.

Just thought I'd stop by and let you know what's happening in my world and why I haven't been posting.

Today I'm thankful for:

My daughter that keeps me going when I get discouraged.

My best friend who does the same.

The last few warm days before the cold time comes.

Wonderful time in Sacramento, CA

I just noticed this post was still sitting in my Drafts folder.  Sorry about that!  Graduation was June 6 so it's a LITTLE late LOL

I spent the past week in Sacramento, CA.  It's a beautiful city and the Municipal Auditorium (I think that's what it's called) is absolutely beautiful!  See the inside yourself!

I attended my granddaughter's high school graduation, which was the most fun graduation ceremony I have EVER attended. As their names were announced kids bowed, did the champ thing, a couple even slid in!  Does that mean they barely were able to march? It was a really good time.

Here's a couple photos of the capital.

 No, it really doesn't lean like the Tower of Pisa LOL But the photographer must have been holding the camera crooked!



This is a closer view of the artwork and statuary on the roof covering the portico.

I was standing by a circular rose garden that was all faded due to the lack of water.  There is a long street lined with palms leading straight to the capital building. I remember orange groves on either side next to the palm trees.  Sadly, buildings have replaced them.  Progress, I'm told.  Is it really?

We spent two days at various thrift stores where we bought way too much stuff we really don't NEED. But I got the cutest LITTLE red wagon. Not a radio flyer but it will look cute holding a potted plant.  A new tote that will NEVER be mistaken or lost!  It's from Hawaii and has VERY BRIGHT tropical fish.  For $1.39/lb I just couldn't let it go to the landfill!


And to make this post somewhat about quilting, I also found some red gingham fabric, and also a piece of green.  No, I don't know just what use I'll make of them at this point, but they should be good for SOMETHING.

Somewhat of a Lazy Day

I was having a perfectly fine lazy day until my younger daughter called.  She informed me she had already been up to the school track and done her two miles for the day.  And what was I doing productive today? She then challenged me to walk to the highway and back.  I'm sure I wouldn't have made it that far, let alone the two dogs! 
 One is a Mini Doxie   

 

and the other is a very old arthritic Border Collie 

 
(she was lagging behind on the way home as it was!).  So I did about 1.25 miles total, round trip.  Now can I be lazy? LOL

I don't know what i did to cause the blue underline so I can't make it go away!  I tried clicking on the underline button and also on the font color button.  Nada.

Lately the weather has been absolutely perfect.  A little warm late in the afternoon but otherwise very nice.  I'm lovin' it!

I haven't done much of anything with my sewing machine for awhile.  I've been so busy trying to keep up with the yard work.

I did go out and lounge in a chair yesterday and read some in a book and do a little embroidery. Jenny at Elefantz is posting a series of Bible verse embroidery, which, like all of her creations, I love.  My intention is to put them all together in a throw for my big wicker rocker.

I observe the Bible Sabbath (Saturday), so I call that my Sabbath Embroidery.  I refrain, as much as possible, from doing ordinary work and celebrate my relationship with God.  Doing the embroidery helps me really stop and think about the verse and its meaning.

OK, I really do need to go get productive at something other than the computer!!

You all have an awesome day!

Gray, Dreary Day

I know, I said I was going to post more often.  What is that they say about the best laid plans of mice and men? LOL

Well, we had TWO days of summer-y weather, now it's raining!  We had an impressive thunderstorm, for here anyway, last night.  Lightning but it was so far away the thunder could just barely be heard.  There was one clap that was close though.  You know, the ones that you hear the air split?  THAT got me out of bed and in here to shut the computer down. Fast!  Then it rained so hard I thought it must be large hail from the sound on the roof!  I actually looked out to see if it was!  No, just very hard fast rain.  My porch light has a built-in  motion sensor and something made it come on, then it didn't want to go off.  Since the forecast had assurd me that it would rain today I took advantage of a rainy day to go to the REAL town and take care of some business.

I started on a new sewing machine cover the other day.  I want to put piping between the side and main seams.  After I had sewn the two rows of piping I realized I had done it backwards!  So a-frogging we will go!  Fortunately it's only on the first piece.

I suddenly realized that I have two projects that need to be finished this week.  One of which I haven't even started yet! Guess who's going to be putting in some late nights!

  Unfortunately, NOT today!

Today I'm thankful for --

The soft pitter-patter of the rain,

That my roof doesn't leak!

AND,

Tomorrow is Skype day so I can see the Prince and Princess!

One more,

For the preview feature!  Do you know what a greary day is?  Neither do I LOL

Have a great weekend!



It's A Beautiful Day!

FINALLY! A more seasonable day. This entire week has been great. I've mowed, used the weed eater, mowed again, and almost finished weeding one bed of weeds. My arms gave out from disuse so I took a day off and did some much needed grocery shopping.

Not much happening at the sewing machine right now. I do have the beginnings of a new cover for it. And the pattern for the sides, with the fabric, is sitting on the cutting table just waiting, and waiting. My excuse is that I didn't have any black piping so had to wait on the trip to town.

You really need to go over to Bunny Hill and read today's post. Anne aided in a rescue mission. That's all I'm going to say except you won't be disappointed. Plus lots of photos.

 My husband brought me this beautiful mini rose yesterday. I hope I can keep it alive! Sorry about the light switch, I really need to find a wall that I can use as a backdrop.

                                    And here is the mug for the day.
 I know there's a name for this type of pottery. It's etched into the greenware rather than just painted. It has a few small chips in it but I like it anyway!

My three thankies for today:

For warmer weather!

For a day I can forget about mowing, trimming and weeding!

For my family most of all!

Have an awesome weekend and Happy Mother's Day!!