Monthly Archives: July 2008
A Front Porch Kind of Evening
We had a beautiful evening last night here in
Flushing, Michigan. I started the grill, then went out and watered the flowers, most of which are in pots scattered around the yard. I threw the chicken on the grill, hubby came home, and everything was perfect. Then the rain blew in out of nowhere! The chicken survived under the lid of the grill.
Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
What a fun weekend! Jake and Sammy spent the night Saturday! Look who doesn’t just lay around anymore! Though she can’t sit on her own yet, Samantha does NOT want to be on her back. Oh, pardon me. Except when she rolls to get where she wants to be. And she’s climbing! And teething (oooooh… owie). Also on some solid foods now. Do you happen to know how
absolutely fabulous strained carrots can be? More! More!
Jake, Grammy and Bumpa put together the big dinosaur puzzle. Loads of fun (oh my aching knees). Grammy went to bed at 9:00 PM Sunday night. Wonder why?
Another Block, Another Quilt
This is L-11 of my Dear Sammy Jane quilt, finished for the Block of the Week.
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I whipped up a little crib quilt last weekend. Very shortly, I will be tossing it onto my new Next Generation Frame and quilting it with my new Pfaff Grand Quilter. I’m a little nervous about doing that. Putting the sewing machine on the frame means I am back to sewing on my old Bernina Nova, and I love sewing on the new Pfaff. It runs like a charm, purrs like a kitten. I’ve been a hand quilter, and this is a scary move.

Simple Blocks
Jonquils and Other Assorted Goodies


Frolick in the Sun
Those of us who weren’t afraid to put on a bathing suit enjoyed the waters of Waterford yesterday. Samantha opted to snuggle with her Grandpa Dean, while Jake showed off his slick new swimming techniques to his daddy. Lots of fun in the sun, followed by a festive feast along the shore and a bonfire in the evening. Doesn’t get much better than this!
Awesome video
In honor of the anniversary of our country (USA), you might like to visit this video; It’s a marvelous presentation of the “BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC.”
“He will thunder from His holy dwelling and roar mightily against His land. He will shout like those who tread the grapes, shout against all who live on earth.” Jeremiah 25:30
A lot accomplished!
I had a productive day today. I spent most of the morning and half the afternoon working on a few things for Brookside Creations. I finished a pretty tan and blue pillow that I had done some cross stitch for. The perfect fabrics all came together a few weekends ago when I was at Country Stitches. So I wrapped up that project and got it entered into my Etsy shop. You can see it here on my website, and if you go there there are more pictures.
I learned how to drive the lawn tractor today… got my first lesson. I figured it would be a good idea to know how to drive it if I ever needed to help out.
Other than that, it’s been a quiet day. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Happy 4th of July!