KNOCK, KNOCK - WHO'S THERE?

It's been pouring cats and dogs for three days now.  I'm thinking I need to build an ark! I haven't been spending a lot of time out side. Well, except for two Grandson football games. Yuck, soaking wet by the time I got home and I really wrapped up in rain coat, boots, umbrella and plastic wrap for lap! Wait I'm off track again, grand kids do that to me.

I was sitting at my computer and heard someone knocking on the back patio door.  Who could that be in this weather and how did they get in my fenced backyard?  Taking a look I had to chuckle, my girls were wanting in out of this weather.

Hey, anybody home in there?

Come on Mom answer the door, it's wet out here!

Hey Lucy, you try. We will sit here and wait!

Come on gang, let's all try, she's got to let us in!

Crazy girls, they have a nice, warm, dry chicken coop but I guess they just wanted in.  I wonder if they saw there reflection in the glass and thought they had more friends. Crazy girls.

Please ignore the broken crock but it's been so wet that all the farther I got.  You can see the rain water adding up in it. Oh, did I also mention wind?  Its simply way too early in the Fall to get this kind of storm. Wonder what the rest of the year will hold.

I'm so glad I am snuggled warmly in my house.  I have a good book and several sewing projects to keep me busy!  But that old saying - Rain, Rain go away, come again another day!! Please go away!

Enjoy June

SOUPS ON!

Oh my, Oh my, what a blustery and rainy weekend we had.  Fall has arrived and I so was hoping for more summer.   So what does a person do on a rainy day but stay inside.  I was in the mood to bake, make soup and sew.

First the baking, disaster! Someone told me I could use canned biscuits to make Monkey bread.  So I cut them in quarters, rolled into balls, drenched in butter and rolled in a brown sugar cinnamon mixture.  Into a bundt pan they went.  Followed the direction to bake for 30 minutes.   I was so looking forward to a warm bite with my coffee.  Ugh!, Icky!, spit ,spit!  Don't try!!!  They were horrible, I wouldn't even feed them to the chickens. 

Then it was on to soup making.  I was in the mood for potato soup and taco soup.  So I made a small batch of potatoes soup, yum.  At least one thing turned out good.  I make my Taco soup in my  6 quart Crock-pot. I like left overs for my lunches at work.  Guess what?  The crock was cracked.  So onto the Internet I went to order a replacement. Now what to do?  Aah ha!  I still have my old Crock-pot hiding on a shelf in the pantry.  Shhhhhh,  I was suppose to get rid of it when I got my 6 quart one as a gift.  A little clean up and she was ready to go.

  
  You got it, orange and it was a wedding gift back in 1968!  She worked like a champ.  Only has one chip on the rim for her age.  I think I might enjoy my soup just a little extra because of her age and still working just fine!

As for sewing I have a skirt almost finished for work.  I haven't sewn for myself in a long time. We will see how the project fits and may do a little more.  Wait, oh my gosh!  It is almost October and I haven't started on grand kid Christmas sewing.  I guess I know what I'll be doing in my spare time.

Best get off the computer and get to sewing!

Enjoy June

FALLING

It is Fall and I'm falling down on my blogging.  I am such a bad blogger lately.  I took a little break over the summer thinking I would gather all this inspiration and have something wonderful to write about.  I have failed!  Don't get me wrong I had a wonderful summer with lots of fun activities, great vacation, and a abundant garden.  I have decided I am not a writer.  I was deemed the worst speller back in school and also hopeless when it came to grammar.  But here I am back!

One reason I'm back is because it is Fall and all the wonder colors are starting to show. I still have a few flowers that are trying to survive.  They have had there struggles with me being gone for two weeks on vacation.

My knock out roses have outdone themselves this year.  They just keep blooming away.

I will soon be replacing the flowers in the washtub with some that will withstand some cooler conditions and hopefully provide color into the winter.  But for now I'm still enjoying the petunias.

My little angel is hiding in the hardy fuchsia.  Actually the plant has grown over here this year. I think she is sweet peeking out.

So it time to put the garden to rest, finish canning another batch of tomatoes and digging the potatoes. So I best get off this computer and get to work!

Enjoy June

DARK by 8pm, NOOOOOOOOO!!

Can you believe it???  Summer just vanished!  Okay, so I took a week and a half to go play and relax but did someone turn the lights out while I was gone?  I'm still wanting long summer evenings to either putter outside in the garden or just sit and relax.  Of course mother nature turn on the heater again here in the Northwest.  Daytime temps are close to 90 if not over but let's keep our fingers crossed the evening cool off a little.

So being a true Northwestener, I light the fire!! I'm not ready to retire inside just yet.

                                            I enjoy a peaceful evening outside!

Oh my, is that a box of graham crackers on the stand?  Maybe a marshmallow and chocolate too!! I'm going to have some snores!!!!  Yum!!

As I'm writing this little post I have discovered my central air conditioning has stopped working - YIKES!!!  A quick call to my son in law to do some trouble shooting and it looks like it is dead!!  HELP!!!  He is working out of town and won't get out until Tuesday evening at the earliest!  Thank goodness I still have an old fashion fan.  Oh my, oh my a house full of company coming and no air!!!

SAVE ME!!!!!

VaCa devine!!

I'm ending the summer with some time at my girlfriend's home in Texas.  Oh yes, the temp. is hot, hot, hot!  Well at least for this Oregon girl.   But while I am here it truly is time for relaxing, laughing, visiting, okay, a little shopping and eating out! Can I say steak down here is YUM!

Once home it will be back to wrapping up the garden, that is if it survived.  I sure hope the neighbor girl is doing a good job of water.  I did hear they had some rain while I was gone.  Fall will be here before I know it. One of my favorite time of the year. I wonder if my pumpkins are turning orange in the garden?

So until them I am going to enjoy my last few days.  Some things is calling my name!!

That's my floaty without me!  Oh so relaxing and truly it is calling me!  See you all (Texas style)when I get home

Enjoy June