The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things about this week.

1. We celebrated the Eldest's birthday at the UxLocale for dinner. At home, we had home-made, (lactose free) ice cream cake: cookies and cream ice cream, strawberries, and chocolate chips between pound cake layers

2. The groomer kindly fit in Calli and Quill to have a nail trim before she went on vacation back home to England.

3.Two old ladies are going on another trip the last weekend of August. Teague made reservations.

4. We watched Hail, Mary. I'm not crying; you're crying

5. We ran some errands and then called a lunch order in to Tony's, our local pizza and sub shop. They make excellent sandwiches. I wanted to eat a little healthier so I ordered an eggplant Parmigiana sub. 😉

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. I watched a Downton Abbey that I some how missed.

2. Quill and I hung out in the bedroom and watched The Great Waldo Pepper

3. The Eldest and I watched the live action Ruroni Kenshin. We agreed we liked the anime better.

4. Nothing helps a sore throat like Luigi's Italian Ice

5. My gift to me arrived.

How was your week?

T Stands for Scorcha

 

With temperatures expected to soar this week, don't forget to stay hydrated

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I saw the First Robin of Spring in my backyard

2. I forgot to put the eggplant Parmigiana on the table for (Greek) Easter, so we had that the following day and no cooking for me.

3. Beautiful warm day, I cleaned the front porch

4. I found a white feather in the living room. I was thinking we had an angel visit. Then I noticed it was a feather from a cat toy.

5. Teague booked the first 2OLOTR trip for the Summer.

How was your week?

The Empty Page Journal

 

While working in the Empty Page Journal, I noticed I had skipped a page.  I found another tutorial on Youtube painting birds using a carrot shape.

I added the 1963 song, Surfin' Bird by the Trashmen. The song repeats the phrase, bird is the word. Sorry, Mackerull. Calli and Quill love to watch the birds, and today is their fifth birthday.

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. Grateful for my comfy bed.

2. I got a text from Nan, the worst of the virus is over in 2 days

3. I started feeling a little better and ate real food instead of tea and toast.

4. Kitties, comfy bed, and Netflix are a good wellness combo

5. The Mystic Aquarium was offering a thank you promotion of free admission for Healthcare workers for the month of March. The Eldest went there on her day off and brought me a bracelet that tracks a sea turtle named Seayonce.

How was your week?

Monet and Me

are showing more pages from the February Hearts journal

The Supberb Owl

A Valentine from Nan. Her envelope with the sweet kitty Love stamp tucks inside the bag opening.

A Valentine from Deb over at Learning 2 Just Breathe. It was too big for the book, but worked with a little sticking out if I turned it sideways. I made a heart paperclip to hold the valentine in place.

Teague introduced me to this John Denver song: Friend, I will remember you, think of you, pray for you. And when another day is through, I'll still be friends with you. The teddy bears were stamped and cut out. The right hand page, slips into the tuck spot created by the bottom of the bag.

A Valentine from Calli and Quill: Rose are red, Violets are blue, Put food in our dish, And clean up our poo.

From my tablemate, Lee, when we took the 2017 Reggie Ezell year-long class. Lee always draws lambs and has sent me a valentine every year since our class. The envelope with the 2026 Love stamp featuring birds and hearts and a very clear Love postmark slips into the bag opening.

The Valentine from Himself was too big for the book. A little slice and dice solved the problem. The bottom heart acts as a pocket. When opened, it also has his signature. The top of the card fits into the pocket and is held in place with the paperclip.

Lindsays' suggestion was S.W.A.K. Sealed with a kiss. How we used to decorate the back of an envelope back in the day.

On his birthday in memory of Darrell, I met him in computer school, and he became the brother of my heart.  The quote from the Wizard of Oz to the Tin Man: ...a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you were loved by others. Happy 84th Birthday, Derry!

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. The Nephew-in-Law installed new shower light/fan.

2. I made brunch with a sausage and apple strata. The Eldest and I had mimosas, too

3. I finished the January junk journal!

4. The Eldest was cuddling Calli and asked her, "Who is my fluffy, little princess?" Calli meowed back Me

5. Teague picked me up after my doctor's appointment, and we went out to breakfast.

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. I finished up the Christmas card list. Good thing the holiday season goes until January 6.

2. Out of the blue I got a phone call from Prissy's daughter. She sends a Christmas card every year, but I haven't heard from her in the 9 years since Prissy passed away. We had a nice chat.

3. Grandmaster E. sent a tin of her Italian cookies.

4. After the Feast of the One Fish (Shrimp Scampi) we watched The Bishop's Wife (1947)

5. We spent a leisurely Christmas Day

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I wrangled the kitties into the carriers for a visit to the vet. Good check up for both.

2. A high school friend retired to Arizona. She called and we had a lovely 2 hour chat.

3. I had the television and DVD player to myself so I watched The Electric Horseman

4. I finished last minute Christmas shopping. I think

5. Enjoyed all the houses with Christmas lights on the ride home from Teague's house.

How was your week?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

The Christmas wreath this year. Easy peasy.

A herd of turkeys

A little bird (I think it's a Junco, also called a Snowbird) takes shelter from the storm

Calli watches the birds flocking to the feeder

The storm turned into an ice event for my area. Lots of tree branches came down all over town. There were quite a few accidents, too. We lost electricity 3 times for a short amount of time.

Out on the Tundra

A heatwave!

Jack Frost graded his artwork

Samwise, the boat anchor, kitted with the snowblower attachment

Icicles

Uttering a few horse's patoots, Santa untangles the Christmas light for the Advent tree.

How does your garden grow?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Earlier this week, the big bunny came out to eat grassicles.

Brrrr. Winter is here.

The perfect day to stay cozy in bed.

How does your garden grow?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things happened this week.

1. I tried a no knead bread recipe baked in a Dutch oven. It turned out pretty good.

2. Last day of class for the term. The day students got a field trip to the Worcester Art Museum Prints Department to see some medieval manuscripts.

3. One of the night students brought in a jar of gold ink for all of us.

4. The groomer was able to squeeze the kitties in for a nail trim

5. My bags are packed, and I'm ready to go.

How was your week?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Look at all the Widowmakers! Those are broken branches waiting to fall

Like this one that planted itself in the ground! I thought Himself had transplanted one of the pear trees

Bird feeder filled

Nuts and seeds scattered on the ground for the ground feeders

A stack of pumpkins and sperm ghost lights.

"Come let's stroll, stroll across the floor. Yeah, come let's stroll, stroll across the floor. Hey now, turn around, baby, let's stroll once more"

Bolger got relocated

Samwise charging up with the leaf blower attachment

Milkweed pods exploded

Some flowers still hanging on. A cosmos

and aster and a little cosmos

Sunlight on the Japanese maple makes the leaves look very red

A hydrangea head

Red leaves on the blueberry bush

Houdini. She followed me out to the front porch the other day. I didn't notice her until pulling out of the driveway. 

How does your garden grow?

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. We watched my favorite movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

2. Himself put out some fun Halloween decorations

3. The Eldest treated me to a Starbuck's Chai Tea Latte with a mini scone.

4. One of my students was at a fair, saw a scented candle and thought of me. The candle was called Quill in Ink

5. Lunch with Teague at Dairy Queen. Even though it was chilly outside, I ordered a vanilla frappe (shake). So unlike me to have ice cream when the weather is cold, but it tasted so good. Maybe it was a last hurrah for Summer.

How was your week?