Wednesday, February 18, 2026

100 Days—100 Years

Flowers blooming along the old fence! They are simple  like me. Did you know you  shouldn’t place cut daffodils in the same vase with other flowers, especially roses and tulips because the cut stems release narciclasine, a chemical that’s toxic to other flowers but ironically preserves irises.

 I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

W. Wordsworth ~ 1804

Ada is celebrating 100 days of school and pondering being 100 years old. She loves school and loves books! What a blessing she is to me. She drew the stick figure yesterday afternoon. Erin fixes her a healthy snack after school and she does homework. She works at a little cedar table her Pop made. Sometimes she writes her spelling words, works on her arithmetic assignment, reads aloud, or draws! When Erin asked about the stick figure—Ada said it’s a man who lost one leg! And if you look at her drawing, she even drew a crutch.  What an imagination♥️♥️

Greta is a member of ChristianStudent Athletics. I marked her with a red dot. πŸ”΄ I can usually spot her in the pictures. She looks like she’s listening.They lost their last basketball game. Now, on to soccer.

 

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Outhouses

When Ada went on her hike, Erin explained what this little house was for. I love Ada’s reaction.

The presidency of FDR brought improvements to American outhouses. This was supported by the First Lady Eleanor.  The Works Project Administration would replace an old outhouse for $5.00 and it’d be built in 20 hours. They’d send  three men and a new outhouse was up in that sort period of time. It was properly ventilated, had privacy and a floor. The WPA built 2 million of them. Because of the First Lady’s commitment to the project they were nicknamed “The Eleanor”.


If you grew up carrying water and going to an outhouse, you appreciate indoor plumbing and running water!


 

Monday, February 16, 2026

Happy Birthday, Logan E

Sigrid’s Logan is 24. We celebrated with coconut cream pie and baked hand apple 🍏 pies plus Valentine cookies. Lighting the candles took two people.



Ada was perfectly happy to get clothes for Valentine’s Day. Laura made her a dress. Can’t wait to see her model itπŸ’œπŸ’—πŸ’œ

Dress designed by Auntie Laura!
 

Sunday, February 15, 2026

February 15


Laura threw all her button towels away. She requested new ones. I fixed these yesterday.

Ada got new PJ’s for Valentine’s Day.

 

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Saturday

Astrid sent me a picture of the new baby and my blanket. Her name is Willow. I think I need to make the hats bigger.

Ada from a past Valentine. I love it.
Sigrid gave her pharmacy pals a bottle of pills….M & M’s.

Laura’s other special Valentines.  First is Ada’s, then Ingrid’s and then Astrid’s and Sigrid’s.  The house on Ingrid’s is the family home. Ada loved hers.



Friday, February 13, 2026

February 13



Astrid is making a console with what she calls a “Corgi Jail”. I don’t think the crew is going to fight over it. It’ll be a beautiful piece of furniture. Pop is smiling. 

Astrid gifted two baby blankets this week. I’m so happy when my grandgirls come to get one to give to a new little one.

Kenny is growing and gets sweeter each day. He still is having problems because of his small colon. I’m hoping he’ll grow out of it soon. I’m think the fresh green grass may help.




Logan got his tractor back. 6500$ in damage, but insurance paid it. After the homeowners paid off the camper, they got $700 back. Seems a waste, but good to not lose it all. He said they look for a used camper, but larger.

I’m working on a baby blanket until I can go get my sage green and pink to try my heart baby blanket.


 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Quilted Valentine

My Laura’s  handmade quilted Valentine is so special. She knows me like no other! My favorite color is tan. I love sunny  days and my feathered friends! A cookie with my coffee is a treasured enjoyment! 

🀎🀍🀎



 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Sugar Wheel Yarn

My latest baby blanket is finished. This is one of those sugar rolls that changes color down the wheel.

My next blanket is to be sage green and light pink. I’ll probably wait till next week to get the yarn as it’ll be on sale. I have a green and a pink but sage green is a duller green. I have a new pattern to try.

I lifted weights and went to yoga yesterday. 

It was supposed to rain yesterday. We only got a sprinkle. It’s really dry here. Burn ban is on.



 

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

February 10

Patsy’s picture keeps getting clearer. Another FB friend had someone work on it.
Laura got her diploma yesterday. She is a specialist for certain. 
Greta was the star of the basketball game last night. With three seconds left, she got the ball and drove for a layup. She was clobbered. She hit both free shots and the Gobs were on top by one. She stole the ball on the throw in. The game ended with a win. If I’d have been there, I’d be dead with a heat attack.

 

Monday, February 9, 2026

Super Bowl LX

My good friend Kay Nuttleman and I attended Coach’s funeral Saturday.  The service was very uplifting. God bless his lovely family.

I made a dough cover for Marie who is in my exercise class. She said she wished for one. Her kitchen is yellow.
I went to Eric and Laura’s for the Super Bowl. Laura fixed taco salad. It was really good. She made rice chrispy treats for dessert. I came home before halftime. I have two friends who are Seahawks fabs so I cheered for them. I thought the halftime program projected togetherness and love. This was the sky on the way home.  There is light if we look for it.
I’m going to try this baby blanket next.


 

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Misfortune

The sky was pretty pink this morning.
This happened during the storm. The camper was totaled. The Kubota is at Kubota being repaired. The carport had to be dismantled. Logan came over and moved my car and buggy from under my portable carport. Their insurance covered half the carport cost. They are tough kids. 

This is Ingrid’s cartoon. She is a nuclear technician and her specialty is the heart. πŸ’— 

 

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Eagles in Galla Meadow

Yesterday I saw a big bird chasing the Redtail Hawks out of Galla Meadow. It was an eagle. πŸ¦… well, someone else doesn’t like hawks. Picture from the internet, not mine, but I’m going to try and capture them if I see the chase again.

Ingrid and Justin went to a Mardi Gras parade.  They went to one in Baldwin County, very safe. Ingrid said this float reminded her of Astrid’s Spirit horse. Other girls had dolls to play with but Astrid had horses and farms. 

Sigrid applied for a part time pharmacy tech job at Children’s Hospital.  There were lots of folks interviewing. Her two wisdom teeth will be cut out March 5.