Thursday, April 17
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 6:49 am
Good morning,
Our last day of camping. I think it will be a lazy day in camp and starting to pack up this afternoon. I hope to finish up my last NYB block except for the one with the missing piece of fabric. It has to go home to be finished.
Tina, it will be a big job to fill your pond with a wheelbarrow. What kind of fence do you have? Would it be easier to take a section of fence down and use the tractor for the entire trip with the dirt and skip the wheelbarrow? I remember when my parents were raising six kids. My dad would come home from work and dig out our basement with a shovel and wheelbarrow and take the dirt about 100 yards out and dump it. It took him years. It was a big basement but he dug it all by hand. You guys are doing the reverse bringing the dirt IN by hand.
Chriss, that was scary the guys that were kind of creeping you out. Too much of that goes on these days. $2.49 seems kind of a lot for celery. Was that per bunch or per pound? The thing I can’t get over is radishes. They are $1.59 a bunch at our Fred Meyer. I stopped buying them. They don’t add that much to a salad or a veggie tray.
Lyn, did you get the steps and skirting all finished? Are we done now? Can we play?
Flo, what kind of cake did you end up making? I used to drink my coffee with cream and sugar. But when I got pregnant the first time I couldn’t handle coffee at all and when I finally could drink it again I couldn’t handle it sweet. 54 years later, I still can’t handle sweet coffee.
Jana, your brother-in-law owns two planes but does not have a pilot license? That really seems a little odd to me. How old is he? My brother Gene used to own a plane but he did have a pilot license. A bush pilot. And what kind of new cheesecake have you come up with?
MQ, did you finish your little girl quilt? You are really knocking out your “gotta have done by such and such date” quilts.
Judi, will be nice to have that permit on the days you need it. Is that extra furniture gone? I sure could use a tall narrow bookcase. My Quilting books and patterns are starting to take over valuable real estate in my sewing room. So how are you handling the sawdust with your fresh paint? I hope there’s not a “conflict” there.
Lois, is your DH‘s neck improved? Better not let him see the honey do list for a few more days.
Valerie, $2700 for your boat?!! But like a land RV, they only break down when you are using them. We usually don’t use our 1-ton puck-up unless we are towing our trailer. So I guess it’s could be considered part of our RV. We had to replace $6000 turbo last November. Fortunately, after we paid off our trailer, Bill kept making payments into an account to pay for such things. But it was still a hit to our savings account.
Lori, did you get the binding on your patriot quilt? Are you working on UFOs? Something I plan to do when I get finished with my NYB. Judi and I were discussing UFOs the other day. Usually, I don’t have any but got behind a couple years ago. I have swaps and lotto and things have mounted up. I think I have about 10 now. Blocks I made last winter in Texas, but have yet to put together. Also have two quilts waiting to be quilted so really is that my UFO or can I put them on Bill’s list? I like potatoes on the grill, too. I slice them up with butter& olive oil, onion, cheese, salt, and pepper, put them into a foil packet on the grill. Delish.
Yesterday, our friend Bob came to visit. Our supper lunch – lasagna, garlic bread, and salad, went over very well. Bob left about 2 PM. Tex left at 5 PM. I was the only woman listening to five hours of man talk. We covered trucks, tires, RVs, and repeated the cycle. No sports. None are particular sports fans. But like I’ve mentioned before, I got a lot of embroidery done “listening” to them! This morning will be machine sewing. If I get this block finished, I will start sewing some of my blocks together. And I just happen to have half of my design wall with me that I took to Texas for my quilting class and we forgot to unload when we got home. That will make it easier to keep track of how the blocks are oriented.
Going to make chicken tacos for dinner tonight using leftover chicken from two nights ago. We will be leaving early tomorrow morning to go home. Annette will come down and join Tex for a few days and they will come home April 23rd. She has been sick, but I guess is feeling better.
Group hug to everybody!
Mary z >^+^<
Our last day of camping. I think it will be a lazy day in camp and starting to pack up this afternoon. I hope to finish up my last NYB block except for the one with the missing piece of fabric. It has to go home to be finished.
Tina, it will be a big job to fill your pond with a wheelbarrow. What kind of fence do you have? Would it be easier to take a section of fence down and use the tractor for the entire trip with the dirt and skip the wheelbarrow? I remember when my parents were raising six kids. My dad would come home from work and dig out our basement with a shovel and wheelbarrow and take the dirt about 100 yards out and dump it. It took him years. It was a big basement but he dug it all by hand. You guys are doing the reverse bringing the dirt IN by hand.
Chriss, that was scary the guys that were kind of creeping you out. Too much of that goes on these days. $2.49 seems kind of a lot for celery. Was that per bunch or per pound? The thing I can’t get over is radishes. They are $1.59 a bunch at our Fred Meyer. I stopped buying them. They don’t add that much to a salad or a veggie tray.
Lyn, did you get the steps and skirting all finished? Are we done now? Can we play?
Flo, what kind of cake did you end up making? I used to drink my coffee with cream and sugar. But when I got pregnant the first time I couldn’t handle coffee at all and when I finally could drink it again I couldn’t handle it sweet. 54 years later, I still can’t handle sweet coffee.
Jana, your brother-in-law owns two planes but does not have a pilot license? That really seems a little odd to me. How old is he? My brother Gene used to own a plane but he did have a pilot license. A bush pilot. And what kind of new cheesecake have you come up with?
MQ, did you finish your little girl quilt? You are really knocking out your “gotta have done by such and such date” quilts.
Judi, will be nice to have that permit on the days you need it. Is that extra furniture gone? I sure could use a tall narrow bookcase. My Quilting books and patterns are starting to take over valuable real estate in my sewing room. So how are you handling the sawdust with your fresh paint? I hope there’s not a “conflict” there.
Lois, is your DH‘s neck improved? Better not let him see the honey do list for a few more days.
Valerie, $2700 for your boat?!! But like a land RV, they only break down when you are using them. We usually don’t use our 1-ton puck-up unless we are towing our trailer. So I guess it’s could be considered part of our RV. We had to replace $6000 turbo last November. Fortunately, after we paid off our trailer, Bill kept making payments into an account to pay for such things. But it was still a hit to our savings account.
Lori, did you get the binding on your patriot quilt? Are you working on UFOs? Something I plan to do when I get finished with my NYB. Judi and I were discussing UFOs the other day. Usually, I don’t have any but got behind a couple years ago. I have swaps and lotto and things have mounted up. I think I have about 10 now. Blocks I made last winter in Texas, but have yet to put together. Also have two quilts waiting to be quilted so really is that my UFO or can I put them on Bill’s list? I like potatoes on the grill, too. I slice them up with butter& olive oil, onion, cheese, salt, and pepper, put them into a foil packet on the grill. Delish.
Yesterday, our friend Bob came to visit. Our supper lunch – lasagna, garlic bread, and salad, went over very well. Bob left about 2 PM. Tex left at 5 PM. I was the only woman listening to five hours of man talk. We covered trucks, tires, RVs, and repeated the cycle. No sports. None are particular sports fans. But like I’ve mentioned before, I got a lot of embroidery done “listening” to them! This morning will be machine sewing. If I get this block finished, I will start sewing some of my blocks together. And I just happen to have half of my design wall with me that I took to Texas for my quilting class and we forgot to unload when we got home. That will make it easier to keep track of how the blocks are oriented.
Going to make chicken tacos for dinner tonight using leftover chicken from two nights ago. We will be leaving early tomorrow morning to go home. Annette will come down and join Tex for a few days and they will come home April 23rd. She has been sick, but I guess is feeling better.
Group hug to everybody!
Mary z >^+^<
