I hope I do better with this post than my Sew-in, which I accidentally deleted just as I was ready to hit submit. Sigh. Sometimes it's hard to be me.
So, happy Fourth of July!! What a great day this is! We started with a little game with one of our young owls. They are so cute and fun! Then Mama appeared on a larger limb further away, called, and away they all went!
But they'll be back later today or tomororw, I'm sure.Yesterday morning was all chores and the afternoon was all sewing. A good division. But my iron died. To be honest, I was glad to see the last of it as it disappeared into the garbage. I've never liked that iron and a new one will be here tomorrow. Tina's iron also died but it went out with much more flash. Literally!! She just had to top me!
Today will be mostly food prep for our BBQ tonite. Our Boondockers are arriving this afternoon and will be joining us so we'll be 8 people. We're ready except for last minute stuff. Mrs. Boondocker is a quilter and has already told us that she wants to see my quilts, etc., so I will have to get my play room and the quilt room, since that's where OWL is, ready for show. Trust me when I say that right now, they are NOT!
LORI - you will enjoy your trip, I know! The distillery is vodka, I think. Many flavors and they give out drink recipes. I'm not sure if it's west of Bend or west of Sisters. Bend and Sisters are only about 17 miles apart. And there is at least one llama farm that is open to the public. Tours, pet the animals, and buy the yarn. Our friends went and loved it! I hope the grocery delivery worked well for your dad and DB.
BECCA - sounds like you are being very watchful of what you eat! I like broccoli soup, but I also like pasta.
I hope you got your towel bar fixed. Nice to be able to just call and have things like that repaired.CAROL - your mom was really a fighter! Glad you have her genes! Well, except for the breast ca one. Thank you for the sweet words about Amara. Mary Q said she met another baby girl yesterday who was named Amara! And I just read a book last month with a character named Amara. It's catching on!
TINA - what a potentially awful bummer about your iron! Funny, both our irons died at the same time, but your story was much more exciting. Do you have a back-up iron? I have an old-fashioned-looking Black and Decker, though it's not old. But there is no lid on the water resevoir and the hot water bubbles up and out, spilling all over my hands and my project. This is not good! So it's going back on the Use Only In Case of Emergency shelf and my new one will be here tomorrow - hopefully. So, how are you going to rearrange your sewing room? Your window faces south, does it not? Does afternoon heat hit that window?
Well, I think I've mentioned already that we are having Johnsonville Brats on the grill - Beddar Cheddar and Jalapeno Cheddar. Also saurkraut (I really need to learn how to spell that), German potato salad, and baked beans. Also deviled eggs, cheese & crackers, peanuts in the shell, and Coconut Cake and ice cream bars for afters. Will will also have a cooler for wine, beer, a variety of non-alch drinks, plus water. Folks are bringing the potato salad and the beans and some of the drinks. 5pm for any of you who want to join us!
What are you having for your Fourth?
