A Great Day
A trip to Montevideo yesterday was an eye opener. If we think we have late melting snow to contend with, that area, two hours northwest of us, was unbelievable. Count our blessings.
Granddaughter Sadie is now officially commissioned as a Sergeant Major in the army military. Both Sadie and Grandpa Dennis had wet eyes as Dennis pinned on the insignia. Dennis was in his Korean dress and had many of the higher ranking come and visit with him afterwards. I drove home and guess who caught a nap.
We are back in our home and the usual schedules feel good. Fresh smelling laundry never gets old. Dennis has the east patio clear of ice and snow. When I went out to the patio porch for a visit, the trails that the deer have taken across our backyard to get to the shell corn Dennis has been putting out, glisten in the sunshine. They are trails of ice for now.
Dennis had gotten his carpet vacuumed this afternoon and is working on putting some Murphy Wood cleaner on the wood buffet we paid $25.00 for years ago at a garage sale. A handy television stand plus great clean storage. The key is to keep the bottom doors closed as even a crack of an opening invites the kitties to explore. Nope, nope, nope. It’s bad enough that they can get onto the rafters in both garages and we have kitty prints on both vehicles. It’s time that the weather allows them to spend most of their days outside and explore what has been going on in the yards over the winter months. Lots of sniff, sniffing.
We do believe that we will not have the patio porch or the patios flood this spring. The cold freezing temps during the night really helps with the freeze drying. The sun is helping with the snow banks shrinking.
My yearly trip to Bird Island for the servicing of my sewing machine is tomorrow. I have no problems to report. The cutting blades that cut the thread each time the pressor foot is raised after a seam has been sewn will be replaced. It is a wonderful benefit that saves my hand to no end. Not having to raise and lower the pressor foot manually is my second favorite benefit. The third is the automatic needle threader. Yes, my stitching is enhanced to allow for creativity to continue.
I do not know how long it will be before I get the call from Old Alley that the t-shirt quilt has been long armed. I have a few embroidery projects to work on in the meantime and then there is the binding to make for the huge king sized whooper.
Life is wonderful on Stauffer Avenue. May it also be on your neck of the woods.