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Just got home from a quick trip to see family.  Ready to sleep in my own bed.  Had a great time.

Feel Lucky?

So one of the local organiations in town holds a 'Queen of Hearts" drawing on Friday nights.  We don't always buy tickets for it, but the pot is pretty high and we were home, so we bought a few tickets.  I'm heading out to the drawing shortly.  

Tomorrow we are planning a quick trip north to see family.  I am so fortunate to still have my parents and family.  

Zip Clip

See my little frog?  I was looking for something in the sewing room and came across this zip clip.  No idea where I got it, but he makes a cute addition to the keyboard bag, don't you think?

Finally Rain

We finally had some rain this morning.  The grass has really been drying up and Ev has been having kittens over it.  We had a nice soaker all morning.  That should help get everything greened up again.

Yesterday was day one of my 10 hour days at work for the summer.  It wasn't real bad and I kept busy all day.  And I sure slept good last night!

Since we bought the new gas grill, I have been trying different things on it.  Last night I made some bbq pork chops.  They were nice and tender.  The only thing we haven't really figured out yet is how to burn the bbq sauce on to stuff without ruining the meat.  Trial and error, I guess.

Tonight we have to drop the car off at the shop.  We think it might need suspension work.  That won't be cheap...  ah well...

It Starts...

Over the weekend I loaded my wolf quilt on Gemma. Today is the start of my Summer hours so I am off all day.  Thought this would be a good time to work on the longarm.

The last quilt I had on the frame had an accident and I did not finish it.  Bess did a real number on it and I had to cut it up and throw a good chunk away.  We have since put her on medication, and have not had any more problems.  Hoping it stays that way.  Yes, she peed on it, in case you were wondering...

Last night for dinner we had pizza.  I did not want to heat up the house, so we used the gas grill.  This was my pizza on the cast iron pizza pan.  They turned out very good and each one only took about 7 minutes!  Here is what Ev's looked like.

He likes a LOT of pepperoni on his pizza...  can you tell?

I went to the grocery store this morning and picked up a nice chuck roast for supper tonight.  Going to get that goinn soon.  I like to cook it in the dutch oven on top of the stove low and slow.

Zippered Bag

It is too hot to do much outside, so I went to the sewing room and made a little zippered pouch for the keyboard.  I made it big enough to hold the box it came in, so it had a little protection from bumps or getting dropped.  I quilted the outer fabric in just a few straight lines.

Made a trip to Wal Mart earlier.  Bought myself a couple new blouses.  They are in the wash now.  I needed something other than tee shirts to wear in the Summer.

Ev and I went to Johanna's in laws for a fish fry last night.  The fish was out of their ponds and caught by Johnathon and his grandpa.  It was really tasty.  I took a big fruit salad that was a hit, too.  There were some good looking bing cherries at the store and I added some to the salad.

New Toy

 

Last night, while scrolling through Pinterest, I saw an ad for a wireless keyboard that syncs to your phone.  I thought, wow that's pretty cool.  So this morning when I made my weekly trip to Wal Mart, I looked for one and found this little dude.  The guy in electronics (thanks Jon) was kind enough to open the box and check to see if it would sync to an Android device.  Lo and behold it does, and I am off an running!

Having to type on my phone to post was not convenient, especially for making blog posts.  Also, it required some effort to get pictures uploaded on the blog if I used the computer to post.  So, hopefully, this will encourage me to start posting again!

Sweltering Saturday

Have I mentioned that I despise hot weather?   I really do not like it.  Been in triple digits here.   More of the same is on the way. Yuck. 

 We have been out on the lake a few times. When it gets this hot I don't even want to do that.  There were over a dozen geese just getting in the water when we pulled up. 

A couple months ago I decided to send Belle out for restoration. She had stopped working properly over a year ago and I really missed sewing on her. The guy who did the restoration lives out of state, so she had to be shipped back and forth. He did an excellent job restoring her and replacing the motor, etc. She just hums along like it was 1951 all over again!  

The only issue was that on her way home to me the top spool pin was broken off. Not an issue and was easily fixed.

Here is the link documenting her restoration:

Restoration of a Vintage 1951 Singer Model 201-2… Meet Belle! – Professionally Restored Vintage Fine Quality Sewing Machines

https://pungolivinghome.com/2022/06/14/restoration-of-a-vintage-1951-singer-model-201-2-meet-belle/

I hope everyone is staying safe and is healthy.  We are doing okay so far.  Thank God.

Here Chicky Chickt

 Johanna has a little flock of chickens.  She has 10 hens and 1 rooster. They are a mixed bunch as far as breeds go. But the eggs are sure tasty!

Girl's Day

 

Yesterday a couple of my quilty friends and I had a girl's day out.  Marla and I met up with Mary in Bloomington.  We visited a shop there called Treadle.  The shop owner is a really nice lady.  She has every available space in her shop filled with fabric and notions and has very good prices. The bundles were of fat quarters and the two pieces of yardage were my purchases.  I started making 2 pillowcases with the yardage.

We had lunch at Rosie's.  It was a nice place.  I had a turkey and bacon sandwich and homemade chips.