Watchman

This was my sunset last evening. My phone photo doesn’t capture  how beautiful it actually was. We have to be a watchman to catch the sunset.  From start until it disappears over the horizon is just minutes. I hope I can be watchful of other pleasing moments in my life. If not, the time will pass unnoticed and not even felt. Yes, I don’t just see a spectacular sunset I feel it too.

I am reading The Watchman and I like it. The scene is South Dakota and most of the characters are Chippewas Indians.  Then I  have a book Connie recommended—All the Colors in the Dark. I’m making the sage and pink baby blanket and have kitchen towels to make for Erin. 

I went to vote yesterday and paid my car insurance for the next 6 months. Weekend is upon us. February is about over. I will lift weights today, do my home exercises, and ride my bike 30 minutes,

 

My Blanket is Flying

Finished this baby girl blanket. This morning it’s on the plane to Hawaii. The baby girl’s name is Lily. I met her sweet Auntie Lisa at Focus Fitness🤍💗🤍 Lisa is helping me build strength in my entire body. My muscles have weakened. I retired in 2012. I have tried to stay strong but it seems I have failed. I’m not giving up but am often discouraged. Lisa has a masters degree in athletic training. Her sister with the new little one is a doctor there.

Greta made the local paper. I bought these two colors for the baby blanket for Cassie’s little girl coming in March. She is Astrid’s friend. I also know the grandmother well. I wanted to make pink hearts in the green but it had what my Momma called a gaudy look. That may not even be a word. For baby blankets, I like a simpler more subdued look. I ripped it out and am searching for a different pattern.

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. 🔴 I can usually spot her in the pictures. She looks like she’s listening.They lost their last basketball game. Now, on to soccer.

 

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!

 

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 it💜💗💜

Dress designed by Auntie Laura!
 

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

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.

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.

 

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! 

🤎🤍🤎

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.