What’s Up
There is quite a bit popping loose on Stauffer Avenue.
Next Monday our favorite tree man will be coming back to the blue barn acre. The remaining light brush that runs east to west will be taken out to the south line of the property. We had been on his list for a time. The tree dump where most of this is going is only a 1/2 mile to the north of us. Ryan had wanted to get the jobs done that were farther from St. James first. It will feel so good to do it and get it done. It is surprising that once the property owners on the south side of that property fence realized we were cleaning, no more extra garbage found its way over the fence.
We are having guests tomorrow, Sunday. Megan is coming home from Virginia and she wanted to make a trip to see us. Fantastic. I don’t know how many of the family of four is coming. It won’t be a long visit as her flight leaves late Sunday to take her back home. Dennis and I will take however many minutes as possible.
As I am doing this post, Dennis is manning the crockpot as the sloppy joes are being fixed in the crockpot. I like to have the flavors co-mingle and that could not happen if I start the process at eight in the morning and have them arrive at eleven. Beans, chips, dip, pickles with the dessert being the frosted pumpkin cookies from our local bakery.
When we stopped at the bakery before doing the grocer’s. I waited in line until a young Hispanic fellow could ask me how he could help me. When I told him how many dozen of pumpkin cookies I wanted, he reach behind himself and picked up the pre-packed bags. I chuckled and he said it made the day so much better when they had bagged cookies ready.
I do have a progress report on Esther’s wooden box embroidery. All of the stitching is done. I had to scrounge for an additional 18″ of a substitute blue floss. Nothing like cutting it close. The remaining of the project will be done in the studio enlisting the sewing machine and various other of my supplies.
With that I will take my leave. ♥