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    T Tuesday: something’s missing edition

    June 16, 2015 - By 

    Good morning all! Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday.

    somethings missingI’ve got my beverage…how about you?  How is it that you never notice a dirty window or dusty surface until it’s displayed for anyone to see in a photo?? Early morning shots are the worst!!  Ok…moving on.

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    I think a lot of you will recognize this view out our patio door…but something’s missing?!!

    Shall I refresh your memory?backyard

    The playset is no more.  That era is over. Mr. G took it down yesterday.

    We still need to dig out the sand box and remove the remaining wood. We’ll need to do some fill of dirt and of course some grass seed for the bare patches. The plan is to put a fire pit in that area.

    I just can’t believe how much bigger the yard looks!

    I once again have a long to do list today although I don’t plan to go anywhere today. I’ve been avoiding a ton of paperwork but I’m going to have to tackle it today.

    I did check one thing off my list already this morning though…

    vintage linen patch

    Patching my favorite shorts. They are getting so worn out. I don’t dare wear them any place but at home for fear they will split open or simply fall apart. I keep stitching together the rips but this spot needed a patch. Why not something cute!?! It was a scrap of embroidered linen I had trimmed off for another project.

    What are you doing today??

  • Blog - Outdoors

    T Tuesday: second garden edition

    June 9, 2015 - By 

    Good morning! I’m once again linking up with T stands for Tuesday where we grab a beverage and have a little chat hosted by Elizabeth.

    I talked about my garden here at home as well as the one at my in-laws but you’ve never seen the the space at the in-laws.20150606_7893

    It’s a really big garden! They downsized from the original when the critters got so bad they had to put a 5ft fence around.

    20150606_7931She has a huge strawberry patch! We picked almost 4 quarts last Saturday. YUM!!  The boy snapped this photo of us covering the patch with bird netting after the harvest.  He told me he took a few photos when I asked him to put away my camera. He said he found photography relaxing. 🙂

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    After a hot day in the garden there we came home, had a late lunch and a well earned glass of wine.

    Any guess on what these flowers are??

    You’ll never guess…  Horseradish!! My horseradish was blooming. I cut off the tops to save the energy for the plant.

    I, of course, have a few errands today. I hope to be back inside before the forecast 97°F hits this afternoon. YUCK!

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday: updates edition

    June 1, 2015 - By 

    Welcome to T stands for Tuesday!  (just a touch early this week)T stands for Tuesday_200Grab your cup and join me for a few updates.

    Where shall I start?  I guess the garden is as good a place as any…update1 update2 update3

    Everything is planted…the Alfalfa’s Secret is around some of the plants. My inlaws swore by this stuff last year and I have to admit that my tomatoes at their house were amazing! So I bought a bag of it myself this year to try here at home.  Only about half of the beans came up so I went back and planted some more seeds, soaking them this time hoping to speed the germination.

    I got my advanced copy of Sew Somerset containing my article last week. You can check out my post about it. It’s so exciting to hold it in your hand vs just seeing it on the computer screen!

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    Yesterday morning was spent on the deck with my coffee disassembling some jeans that no longer fit anyone.

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    I cut the legs off then open the seams and also save the back pockets. All of this will be utilized for other projects.

    20150601_7755Only a little bit of waste….or maybe that should be waist. Oh so punny.

    I have a few errands as usual today and of course, my Second on the 2nd post which will be following shortly.

    What are you doing today?