Just Do It

You've all heard me whine before when someone asks me to do some sewing for them. One of the five doctors I work for asked me to make six cushion covers for some furniture. Isn't the fabric great? Flip flops on one side and stripes on the other. The only problem is, I have a short attention span for such projects. I have two of them finished (more or less), and do you think I want to make four more? No. . . I want to make something fun, of my own choosing.

she asked for placemats of the same fabric. I love making placemats, which are really just small quilts, so I won't whine about that. Maybe.

See this good looking group? It is a photo of my 35th high school reunion, held Saturday evening. It was such fun to be in a group where we all knew one another's background, and every one of us is 53 years old! It was a much smaller turnout than we had for our 30th in 2004, but times are tight. Not as many people could travel this year, but I only had to go about 15 miles. We had a good time, and plan to meet again in 2014. (I'm kneeling far right)

Summer Fun!

Larry has several guitar students. Most of them have longer fingers than this one. This one has nice long nails, though. :>} We spent the weekend doing lots of summery things. We got the pool ready. First we had to fish out the slimy leaves and pump the yucky water that accumulated in the cover over the winter.

A good time for reflection.

I don't know if I've ever seen such a perfect water lily. We heard lots of frogs and saw some splashing, but they kept out of sight. Water lilies make great cover for them.

A miniature summerhouse at Larry's parents' house.

A closer look. I do love miniatures.

Even though summer doesn't officially start for a few weeks, around here Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of summer. My favorite time of year!

With honor and respect

On Memorial Day we honor those who have served in the military. They deserve our thanks and respect.

(Captain) John B. Martin is Larry's dad. He served in the Air Force during World War II, and today is our day to honor him. Thanks, John, for your service to our country!

Beautiful Buttons

Put your best foot forward with these colorful buttons. A lovely ceramic butterfly button.

I love these lighthouse buttons!

A little wooden mouse button.

Don't you just love buttons? They make such a fun addition to sewing projects. These gingerbread people are adorable, but came without holes to sew through. I guess they aren't really buttons - or at least they weren't. Larry came to the rescue and took his tiniest drill bit and drilled holes so I could sew them on. What a nice guy! This is a birthday present for my friend Ginny whose blog name is Gingerbreads House. I

This cat may be a familiar sight - I posted a picture of it last year, but I wanted to point out the use of the little wooden mouse button in the lower right corner. Today I was lucky enough to find more mice buttons. I bought this one ten years ago, and when I went back to the Knit Shop in Aurora, Ohio today to see if they had more, they did! Wow - ten years later - pretty impressive.

This one doesn't have a button - yet. It does have an underline beneath the word "your", though. A late breaking addition. It's for my brother who repairs computers for a busy government type place where everyone thinks his or her problem is the most important, and should be taken care of first. Of course.

Celebrate Life!

Today is my blog friend Ginny's birthday. (www.gingerbreadshouse.blogspot.com) We're celebrating her birthday with a delicious glass of ice water! And of course I baked her a cake, but unfortunately she lives 700 miles away, so we'll have to eat it for her. We'll think of her while we're eating it. ;0)

It's chocolate chip cake with walnuts, and we ate some while it was still warm. Mmmmm.

Her birthday outing was a walk in the park. This very large turtle came out to say "Happy Birthday, Ginny!"

The smaller turtle said, "A party? I'm in!"

Even the frog wanted to come.

What a pretty day for a birthday party! Wishing you the best, Miss Ginny!

Maybe someday they'll invent a phone that stays in one place so it won't get lost. It won't drop calls or need to be charged at the most inconvenient time. Oh, wait! I think they did that already - half a century ago. Do you like our rotary phone? We've had it forever, and when someone asks to use our phone (because their cell phone is dead) they say, "How does it work?" Sometimes you just don't have time to bake your own cookies. Fig bars (we used to call them fig newtons) with a square of chocolate make a dandy substitute.

Mmmm, yummy!

Unfortunately this is not a low calorie treat. Each fig bar has 60 calories, as does each square of chocolate. Yikes - they add up fast.

This is for a young man at work for graduation. I tried to make it look masculine.

Wishing you a happy weekend.

Trains, sewing, and a peace offering

Just a five minutes walk from our house is the Norfolk and Southern repair yard. Sometimes when we have company they say, "What's that noise?" We're so used to it we don't even hear it anymore.

Wow - all aspects of life, really?

It's a good place to walk with my best walking buddy.

We have another grad at work this year - in fact we have two, so I have a bit more sewing to do

Our neighbors came over with a peace offering and an apology for the flowering tree disaster last week.

Time to go give David a haircut. Have I ever told you that I cut all our hair? Larry hasn't been to any other barber in over 30 years, Daniel never has in his 26 years, and David only went one time, and paid $12 to find out that Mom does a better job at home for free. :>}

I hope you have a lovely week.