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Monday, May 17, 2021
Thursday, May 13, 2021
I Like Thursday # 95 ~ Seize the Day
Good Morning!
My Mother's legacy to my garden, her lilacs, are blooming this week.
They always bloom for Mother's Day.
Their scent is so sweet.
Mother's Day was a pleasant day for a backyard get together with my boys
and a zoom session with my daughter's family.
As it is Thursday I am sharing the day with my blogging friends at
I Like Thursday Bloggers @ Not Afraid of Color
The image above is today's page from my
Seize the Day Desk Calendar by Robin Pickens
It has been a quiet week, mostly sunny, sometimes breezy,
with occasional showers.
When I visited my friend, Colette @ What about Rheema?,
she mentioned that she has wanted to make "Lilac Sugar."
I have never heard of this so I googled it and found:
Lilac Sugar @ Homespun Seasonal Living
My lilacs are in full bloom, so I seized the day and ran right out and snipped ...
... and snipped ...
and sugared.
One for me and one for a friend.
I will let you know how this tastes.
I have been sitting a lot recently and reading this book,
which was given to me by a friend.
It is a memoir by naturalist and adventurer Sy Montgomery.
I like memoirs.
When I have been inside in the evening, I have been re-watching the
BBC's Call the Midwife series lately.
This is based on the memoirs of Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth.
The books are on my "Books to Read" list.
Has anyone read them?
How factual is the television adaptation?
One of my favorite episodes is the one where the community choir sings
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
The actual choir is
I have been sewing.
One of my projects was to make a new canopy for our big yard swing
as the old one became ripped after heavy winds this spring.
This is a laminated cotton in denin blue by Riley Blake
that I had in my stash.
The new canopy is working well.
Now I need to recover the cushions.
As I did not have any outdoor fabric in my stash, I ordered some on sale from
Blue Stripe Outdoor Fabric from Fabric.com while is was recently on sale.
I hope to have this fabric by the weekend.
Sitting outside in the yard has been lovely.
This is last night's evening sky from my back porch.
May you have a Happy Thursday, my friends!
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 18
Welcome to Stitch Sew and Show ~ Week 18
I have been working on my project for the upcoming
This morning I put in the final stitches.
This is a sneak peek.
I will be posting this project next Tuesday.
I posted this fat quarter two weeks ago, Here.
I found the perfect idea, I think.
I am really happy with this one and am looking forward to sharing it.
Please share what you have been working on this week.
Thanks to all who join in my linky party fun!
Thursday, May 6, 2021
I Like Thursday # 94 ~ Spring Blooms and Birds
Today was a bright, sunny and brisk spring day.
My tulips turned toward the sun and so did I.
I was able to enjoy the yard awhile today
until the cool breeze sent me inside for a cup of tea.
The goldfinches enjoyed the seed in my feeders.
As did the sparrows and this new visitor.
This little guy is a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak.
I have never seen one in my yard.
They breed in our area but usually are only seen in meadow woods.
I am feeling honored by his now frequent visits to our feeders.
In the same family as the cardinal, he likes the safflower seeds
we put out for his cousins.
Their lady birds look like plump brown sparrows.
I have heard to birds but have not identified the female.
These pink forget-me-nots spring up in our garden
in sometimes in unexpected places.
I planted blue ones, too, the year my Butterfly kitty crossed the rainbow bridge.
They remind me that the love of a kitty is forever.
Linking up today with my friends @
I Like Thursday Bloggers @ Not Afraid of Color
I hope your day is a happy one.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 17
Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 17
Thanks to all who joined in the fun last week.
Life has been happening here in the Scrapatch.
I have been away from my computer.
I hope to be back to regular blogging soon.
I have not been stitching and sewing much
although I have put a few more stitches in an embroidery project
that I started two years ago ...
My pretty kitties have been a wonderful comfort.
Here is Nutmeg helping me sit and stitch this damp spring morning.
Thank you to all who follow and visit
and keep me company while I stitch and sew.
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