Beautiful Day!

I've been in work mode for months now.  I haven't had any gumption to blog or post on Facebook.  Today is my day off, it's beautiful, sunny and promises to be warm.   I have put off buying some shoes for months.  I hate shopping, any kind, except maybe fabric.  Even then, I shop online.

I found my clothespins and have laundry on the line.  I love looking at it in the sunshine.  I have a chance to talk to my girls when I'm hanging laundry.

They are so happy to see me,  Probably more so if I had a bowl in my hand,  They usually ignore me after a bit.
The babies are doing fine.  They are thriving under their adopted mother's care. The other hens leave them alone, or else Mama will school them.

Just home from the store.

 Second day at our place.  Mama and babies are doing great.

I think this was their first day out.  They loved it. Now they only go in at night.

These pictures aren't too good.  The fencing is in the way and the light is too bright.  But the chicks are doing great.
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My clothes!  Funny how I pin them but it so I don't have any pin marks after they've dried.

Well I guess I need to get ready to leave the house.  I have some grocery shopping and shoe shopping to do.

I hope to get back so I can do some sewing.  I've cut out a couple a tanks for Doug but have to get some clear elastic tape for the neck.  I bought some but I can't find it.  I also have a quilt on the longarm that I hope to work on some.

Have a wonderful day everyone!  Drop in and let me know how your day is shaping up.

Design Wall Monday 3-11-2013

I haven't been posting lately for one reason or another, BUT I have been sewing.

I viewed a tutorial by Missouri Star Quilts a while back and decided to make the quilt. It's called Periwinkle. I used some leftover batiks.

I like it so far but cutting the triangle with their papers looked easy.  Putting the triangles together doesn't work so well.  I'm also looking at the squares and they didn't allow for  a quarter inch seam allowance on the points.  I think all my points will be cut off.

I haven't decided what I'm going to do at this point.

Still working on my Get It Done projects.  DW jean quilt is ready to tie.  I need to look up on Google how to tie a square knot.

Jana's Bears In the Farmhouse quilt is on the longarm.  I'm getting there but the weather has been so lovely the last few days, I been spending it outdoors....with the chickens.

This post is being posted to Judy's Design Wall Monday

She Thinks She's a Sparrow

The other day, like many days, the girls get out of their run.  We've tried to fence them out, but they always find the hole in the fence or the weakest link.  They root up everything they come in contact with.  My tulips probably won't make it this year.  They just love the soft earth to take their dust baths in and to find the tastiest morsel.

You know the saying, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"  well that's a couple of my girls.  Here's Jana, thinking she's a sparrow.  There were two of them up them but I didn't get the picture snapped in time.

Who Can Resist?

Nice lush, green, tender grass....who can resist?  Certainly not these characters...

 There they are circling to see if it;s safe.

Well, these guys think it's safe..

 Let's take another look....

Ok, I'm game...

Here comes the landing....landings...

And... a short time later the farmer came out and dispersed a shot and POOF, they were all gone.

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A Little Spring Work

A couple of weekends ago, Doug was outside tearing through the yard getting chores done.  He trimmed the  pear, cherries, and apple trees.

My favorite tree.  It's looks like the Serengetti in my backyard.

Then he went to attack the Red Hot Pokers.  Usually we clean up the Pokers in the spring, getting out all the dead leaves,  Last year we, I say we, but I really mean he took the chainsaw to them.  It worked out great.  So he decided to do it again.  Makes fast work for this chore.

All that was left was raking up the mess.

Pinnochle Party

Today we are having are first card party of the year. Usually we plan for once a month and rotate between three homes and stop around the end of August because of canning season. We are playing at our place today. We have snack type foods mostly. Today we are having seafood chowder, homemade baguettes, sandwich sugar cookies with homemade jam, a small fruit and vegies tray, Stromboli, (just in case someone doesn't like seafood or my chowder doesn't turn out.

I'm up early and my bread dough is on its first rise.

I'll follow up later with some pictures.

Design Wall 1/21/2013

Not much going on on My Design Wall.  These are Crown Royal Bags that will be the quilt back of my son's Jean Quilt.  I have several of them taken apart but aren't ready for sewing into rows yet.  The pattern is laying by the side of the bags.  The white space will be made out of purple flannel.  I hope to get some of the blocks trimmed and sewed together.

What's on your design wall.  To see other design walls go to Judy's blog