The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. Calli and Quill followed me around after giving me the cold shoulder for being away.

2. As I was going to bed, I realized because of the Labor Day holiday, I didn't have to get up early to put the trash out

3. Himself made mashed potatoes so I could make the topping to a Shepherd's pie (made with lamb otherwise if it's made with beef it's a cottage pie)

4. A friend sent me a link to Bring Magic to Your Art & Life with A Free Taster Event!

5. A beautiful day. I had the sunroom all to myself so watched The Beautiful Game while I had lunch.

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week

1. I celebrated Towel Day by wearing my 42 tee shirt and keeping my towel close by

2. I washed the outside windows. At least I got the top layer of dirt off

3. The checkout clerk called me Miss. I'm probably old enough to be his grandmother.

4. Haircuts. First ones in the shop and no wait.

5. We have ice. Himself fixed the ice maker in the fridge that went on the fritz when a bitty ice cube got stuck at the back

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week

1. The Eldest sent a text from work asking me to keep an eye out for FedEx. The Package being delivered is for me and is perishable.

2. We enjoyed a Netflix movie called Nonnas based on a true story

3. Video call with The Young One, chocolate covered strawberries and wine from The Eldest, and dinner take-out courtesy of Himself. A perfect Mother's day.

4. I had a meatball with roasted, green peppers from Tony's. It had been a long time since we had ordered there. I forgot how good their sandwiches are.

5. Another rainy Thursday at Teague's but at least it was warm enough to hang out in the sunroom.

How was your week?

Monet and Me

 

One minute you're young and cool going to concerts and late night parties. The next minute you're researching bird identifying bird feeders on the Internet.

Himself gave me one as a Mother's Day gift. Monet and I are trying to figure out how to get it up and working.

The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. On the way home from his workout, Himself stopped at Harry's. I thought we were getting fish and chips because the Knights of Columbus weren't doing their fund raiser because of Good Friday services at the church. Himself got me a full belly plate (fried clams) as a surprise.

2. Easter Sunday was quiet with just the two of us as the Eldest had to work at the hospital. Good food (roast leg of lamb), Easter egg bread, hot cross buns and we watched another Holy movie.

3. The Young One received her Easter box. They both got a kick out of the plastic "eggs" shaped like game controllers.

4. The order I placed that said it would arrive on Friday, was delivered the day after I put the order in!

5. Teague found a new place for lunch. Mak's in Franklin with awesome roast beef sandwiches. We'll be going back because they serve breakfast all day!

How was your week?

Monet and Me

Monet and I are admiring the Easter centerpiece from the Eldest

and happy mail from Nan. I love how she matched the gnome on the card with a gnome on the envelope. Deliver to the Egg-selent. I love puns and that one cracks me up. Did you see what I did there? Thank you, Nan.

Doodling for Stress Reduction

 

On Mondays via Zoom, I participate in a class where we spend  a half an hour doodling our stress away.  

For St. Patrick's Day we doodled four leaf clovers. Who couldn't use a little luck in their day?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. Friday night fish and chips during Lent started.

2. Daffodil shoots are poking out of the ground

3.  I'm not good at cooking St. Patrick's Day corned beef. At least the Irish soda bread was good. Next year I told Himself we'll have something I can cook like lasagna or ravioli.

4. Calli without too much fuss got her nails clipped. We couldn't find Quill so had to make another appointment for him.

5. After a two week, hiatus, another play day with Teague

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. We DoorDashed Valentine's Dinner from a new to us Italian restaurant next town over. Dinner was very yummy and abbondanza. We each got 3 meals out of our dinners.

2. I got a Valentine's Day greeting and chat with the Young One.

3. I received a notice that the cat food order would arrive on Saturday instead of Wednesday  of the weather across the country.

4. I was just leaving to go grocery shopping and to pick up some cans of cat food, when UPS brought the package to the door. On Wednesday

5. I hate grocery shopping. Himself usually does that chore, but he's having issues with his knee and can't get around. So I had to go shopping. As I was going around the store I was thinking Look at you! Grocery shopping and sh stuff. You deserve a medal girl!

How was your week?

Second on the Second - Groundhog Day Craft

 From: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Join me and the millions of preschoolers around the country that celebrate a rodent predicting  666 days left of Winter.

For this craft you will need: scissors, white glue like Elmer's, 5 or 6 cotton balls, an X-acto knife, craft stick, paper to draw a groundhog, pencil, and a 3 oz. (bathroom) paper cup

If you don't want to draw your own groundhog, head over to Clipart Library where you can find a selection of copyright free images to download. You may need to resize the image to 2 in. wide by 3 in. tall. My finished image measured 2 in. by 2.5 in.

I used mixed media paper, watercolor pencils, and a Pigma pen. Cardstock would also be a good paper to either print or draw on.

With your X-acto knife, carefully cut a slit in the bottom of the cup. The cup I used was plastic so I had to cut a notch so the craft stick would slide up straight from the bottom of the cup.

Fluff out the cotton balls and glue them around the top edge (drinking edge) of your cup. The is the snow that surrounds your groundhog's burrow. Set aside to dry.

Draw, color, and cut out or print a clipart groundhog, color, and cut out. I had some googly eyes which I used on my groundhog. 

Glue your groundhog to your craft stick. The ground hog's bottom should be about 1.5 in. from the top of the stick

Insert the craft stick into the top of the cup. Pull the stick through the slot until you can only see the top of your groundhog's head.

Push the stick up and your groundhog is ready to predict whether Winter ends, and there's an early Spring, or if there are still 666 days to the longest month of the year (February). Hint: there are still 666 days left.

I made a little sign for my ground hog to express my feelings about Winter,

I have friends who delight in Winter and snow, and they love to tease me because I do not share the same joy. They gleefully send me memes  such as the one in the image above.

I made another sign for the groundhog and my friends who revel in Winter. Happy Groundhog Day

It's your turn to play. From Elizabeth: Now it's time to share your Second on the 2nd.  The rules are quite simple and everyone is welcome to join the fun look back.  All you have to do is bring back a post that you are especially proud of, or perhaps one you shared before anyone knew your blog existed.  Any post, any genre, any artistic endeavor is acceptable.  Join hosts Bleubeard and Elizabeth to see what else is being served up the Second Time Around.

Monet and Me

Today is The Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings' Day. In Italian tradition on Epiphany Eve, La Befana, is an old woman or witch, who brings gifts and candies to the children who have been good through the year. 

The story of La Befana is she was known for being the best housekeeper and hostess. The story goes the Three Wisemen stopped to ask her for directions where to find the Baby Jesus. She didn't know, but invited the Magi to rest and spend the night. In the morning, they asked her to continue the journey with them, but she said she was too busy with her housework. Later she had a change of heart gathered some gifts for the baby, grabbed her broom to help the new mother clean, and set out to look for the Magi and the Baby Jesus. She never found him and continues searching to this day. On the way, she leaves gifts and goodies to the children who have been good, but for the naughty ones she leaves

Garlic and Onions. Gee, Monet. we must have been really bad as she didn't even leave the real stuff. 

Happy, Little, Time Waster

 

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The Friday Five Good Things

 

Five good things that happened this week.

1. Had a nice time at the annual family gathering watching the new baby enjoy her first Christmas. In February, another new baby will join the family.

2. I won $4 on a scratch ticket.

3. Besides a new stove, I also bought new pans and made scrambled eggs. The eggs didn't stick in the pan!

4. We watched The Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World and waited for the Eldest to finish her shift at the hospital to begin Christmas festivities.

5. Texted with the Young One to hear about her Christmas

How was your week?

New Christmas Decorations

 

A bit of a variation from the wreaths I usually make.

Himself got into the crafting act and made snowmen from snow globes, battery operated lights, and a snowman snowball game purchased from the Dollar Store

My favorite decoration is the creche where everyone is welcome. This year, Quill decided to participate in the Christmas pageant.

and it's quite all right if you're not feeling merry and bright.

T Stands for Admiring Christmas Cards

Cards showing the Grandniece and Grandnephew from my side of the family and a card with the newest grandniece from Himself's side of the family. Also a lovely card from Master Deborah.

Center: Card from the T Day hosts, Elizabeth and Bleubeard, top: a card from a cousin of Himself's mother. Actually I think the theory of relativity is that the card is from the cousin's daughter. Right: a card from calligraphy buddy, Nan. Bottom: is a calligraphic card from a guild friend. Left but not least is the special card Teague picked out just for me. From the box of cards she purchased when I was with her. 

My calligraphy teacher, Gerry makes her cards every year.

A spectacular, glittery envelope from another instructor, Kathy. I do love being the teachers pet.

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.

Monet and Me

 

have been counting down the days to Christmas and adding an ornament a day to the Advent tree. Only 2 more days?! I thought I had another week!

I also added the lettering in the counterspace of the letter "O". I'm hoping by writing out No in English, German, Russian, Irish, and French, I can manifest my wish for no snow to happen.

Doodling for Stress Reduction

 

On Mondays via Zoom, I participate in a class where we spend  a half an hour doodling our stress away.  

The class was a couple of days before Halloween so the theme was spider webs.

T Stands for Admiring the Christmas Cards

 

I was hoping that one of the Christmas cards had a picture of a beverage, but not in this group. So, here's my morning cuppa.

Thank you to Lisca, Lambie, Robin, Phillip, Tiggy, Lisa, and Val for your greetings. Doesn't that sound like Miss Jean? 😺

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.

Monet and Me

 

are going to be putting up the creche

T Stands for Christmas Mugs

 

This coming Sunday, the town fire department will be driving Santa around my part of town as part of the department's annual tradition. That is if the fire department doesn't have to rush to an event, the weather holds out without snow, and if there is snow, Santa doesn't fall of the back of the truck when the truck makes a turn as he did a couple of year ago.

I thought my grandniece and grandnephew would enjoy waving a Santa as he races by lights flashing and siren wailing. Then for hot chocolate, pizza, and cookies. Except I didn't have any nice Christmas mugs so I Merry Christmased some for myself. Can you guess which mug is mine?

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.