Well, after a long session in the yard yesterday, pruning, clipping, raking, and weeding, we're done for another month or so. We cut back a lot of hanging limbs from two giant cedars and a maple, too, and everything looks so much better. I also finished my motorcycle quilt top and posted a photo. Then I went digging in my backing stash and found 5 yds of the purrfect flannel backing fabric. So today I will piece that back, work on quilting the calendar quilt which has been on the frame, half-quilted since the end of July, and start cutting strips for my Nutcracker log cabins. A busy day, but then all the days are busy at the Rockin' Z. Relaxed days sound good, but then when one happens, I get bored. So let the busy times roll!
BECCA - you are having a wet summer while we are having an exceptionally hot and dry summer for us. Other than a drizzly morning about a month ago, we haven't had any rain since the end of June. But we had the third coolest/wettest spring on record. Hot and dry sounded good to us back in April! I hope things are all quiet at your place. Your sweetie does keep you on your toes sometimes!
You are so lucky to have each other.LORI - Now that you mention it, I think I do recall you mentioning that Jonathon was having mechanical trouble in Bandon. But that was the day all my family arrived and I was running from dawn to bedtime every single day for almost a month. I lot got away from me. Ants! Ugh! Boric Acid works great on ants and isn't harmful to pets or humans. It's the active ingredient in Fleabusters but is SOO much cheaper. We sprinkle it on anthills in our yard and next day, all gone! We buy it in the gardening section of Wilco, our farm store. We keep the ants at bay by attacking the nests but you can put a perimeter around the outside of your house or even sprinkle it at the back of your kitchen cabinets, under your cabinet toe kick spaces, closets, or where ever the ants are. We also sprinkled it generously under our carpets when we had them replaced and every 3 or 4 years on top of the carpets if we are leaving for a week or so. EVen under the couch cushions. Then vacuum when we get home. It's great for lots of different pests, but ants and fleas are the biggies.
TINA - that's a lot of chilies! Do you ever dice them up and can them instead of freezing them? I buy canned diced roasted green chilies. Might free up some of your freezer space. What a lot of work, but so worth it later on. Yum!
For tonight's supper, we're going to have a casserole I made (from leftovers) and froze earlier this summer. I THINK it's chicken/peas/bacon bits/pasta in an alfredo sauce. And a big salad. We're trying to eat down the freezer before we fill it again. Wish we had some of Tina's chilies in there to fill up some of that newly emptied space!
What's happening on your plate tonite?
Tomorrow will be on and off roasting Kevin's bag because we have appointments in town plus the company is coming to replace microinvertors on 4 solar panels. 
