It has been a wonderful Saturday here in Ohio...

especially since my DH is home after 10 days in the hospital.
The cat, dog and our daughter were so glad to see him. I was the lone visitor.
Our DD came today for her regular visit and it was good to see her. She went to a concert last week and saw Reba McIntyre and had her shirt on. She has been to many concerts over the years and even saw Celine Dion one time. A customer in her store gave her two $200.00 tickets to see it. She hasn't seen that lady since. If you are reading this we all thank you.  DD is a greeter at a local Kroger.
I have been working on a counted cross stitch picture and am enjoying it immensely. Now that I can see good again. LOL
The yard is in a brown state now and is so dry. My flowers are still going strong since they don't get much sun. I am going to bring in my hanging geranium plant and try to save it over the winter in the basement. I have to read up on that.
I love fall decorations and want to get them out this week. When I did ceramics I made a lot of Halloween items that I have had for many years and I never get tired of looking at them.
We have had very cool mornings and warm afternoons. I hope the rest of the country has been relieved of the very hot temps. 
Hope you are having a quilty day
Darlene

What a great day----

First of all I want to say my cataract surgeries are over and they were a success. My dr. seemed really pleased at the outcome of the last one which was the tricky one.
I received quite a surprise in my mailbox it is a rooster needle punched cutie. It was from my friend Lillian and also included a sweet card and a cute rooster bookmark which is downstairs in my library book. Thanks Lillian I love it.
It has been pretty warm today around 90° but with a good breeze and low humidity. I wish it would stop I am so tired of this hot weather.
I mailed the pumpkin wall hanging to Diane in Louisiana Monday and she received it today. She said she loved purple so that was good. Here is a photo

I am in a different kind of challenge where they mail us 3 different paint chips and we are to find fabrics to match and can include one thing from our stash and make a quilted item with it. I need to look at Joann's before I can start figuring out what to make. I also signed up for a Secret Santa swap for later on in the Fall. I haven't done one of these before. Looking forward to it.
I hope you are having a good September 1st
Darlene

Beautiful Monday...

We have had a wonderful, beautiful no -humidity day.  It is supposed to be nice all week.
I have started my Pumpkin wall hanging finally after having cut it out last week. I received mine from Gail in Ontario, Canada. isn't it pretty?

She also sent me a pattern and a really pretty pin from her local guild. The swap was at Quilted Table.
We transplanted a Rose of Sharon bush out of the flower bed and into the back yard. I had already moved one last year and it is getting big. I have this crazy vine growing over there and thought it was a kudzu vine. But online sites didn't mention red berries on the kudzu so mine is something else. It really grows fast and covered some bushes I had there. I ripped out as much as I could.
I have started the Val Laird BOM embroidery blocks and have 6 more to do. You combine fabric inserts and embroidery to make these wonderful blocks.
With summer winding down there is yard work to do like dividing overgrown perennials and cutting off dead flowers.
I had my first cataract removed a week ago tomorrow and will have the next one done the end of the month. 
I hope you all are getting some relief from the heat.

July is gone...

It is pretty hot here and very little breeze. I did laundry, cleaned the big bathroom and cooked supper and that is about it. 
I can't get going on making anything right now. I have begun the BOM  that Kaaren at The Painted Quilt has started but only part of the way through.   Annie is finished and Andy is waiting. LOL I am going to try to do the whole thing. I love the looks of it. She gives complete instructions.
I am on Firefox now instead of IE. It is really different in the way I am used to but I like it. A lot of my online friends use it and have encouraged us to try it. I kept IE for DH. 
We have had our computer for about 6 years and I can't believe how much I have learned from it. DH calls me a guru but you just have to jump in and learn stuff on your own. When we had AOL it was very discouraging.  Switching to Roadrunner was a life altering (well kind of) experience. Our life is much more enjoyable on the computer now.  I belong to a lot of forums and have met so many wonderful people. Now that I am into blogging another world opened up.  My brother who has had a computer for many years  can't believe that I have called and talked to Microsoft two times.  They have helped a lot but because XP will expire it's help this year I may be up a creek without a paddle if troubles arise. LOL.
People are so excited about the Bachelorette that's on tonight we have never gotten into  it. We watch The American Pickers and the other shows on the History Channel.
That's it for now

Darlene

Tuesday Tidbits....

Hope things are going great out your way. It is a cloudy day but nice and not too hot.
I am going to have my cataracts removed in August and that makes me happy. Can't wait to get it over with.
I haven't been sewing this week. I did receive the pillowcases from the swap at BC. These were from Barb McF.  She said she is making some like these for her and her DH.
I made hers in some of my favorite colors too. The blue looks faded in the photo but it is a rich medium blue.
I made chocolate chip cookies this morning. Since it is cooler I thought why not?
Our county fair started last weekend and they have had good weather so far. We did have some bad storms on Sunday night and there was wind damage around town. But we had some good rains which were really needed. I bet the farmers were glad. It won't be long before the state fair starts. July is going so fast.
Have a great evening
Darlene

Happy Saturday....

Hope this finds you doing well. We got lucky and had 1 ½" of rain yesterday. The grass was needing a good drink. My DH has been watering the front yard so now he can quit that for awhile.

Today we took a ride in our 1956 Chevrolet out in the country and stopped at some old friends' house.
It wasn't so hot when we took off but on the ride home it was starting to heat up. LOL We stopped at Culver's and got tenderloin sandwiches and took them home to eat in the AC.
He has had this car since 2004  after his best friend died, to give him something to do and keep busy. He has done a lot of  work on it and it keeps getting better every year.
My DD didn't come over today they are having the root beer float sale at her store and they always ask her to work those Saturdays.
I haven't done any sewing this week but I have found an applique pattern I really like and may make that soon.
I am reading a book about West Virginia coal country and it is very interesting and hard to put down.  The author grew up in those hills from what I can gather. Kaaren is having a BOM featuring Raggedy Ann and Andy; it is a 10 month BOM. starting soon so check it out.
Have a great evening
Darlene

July 2nd

We have been having wonderful weather cool nights, sunny days and no humidity. BUT it is coming back over the weekend.
I have been working on a pair of pillow cases for a swap and will probably mail out next week.
I am also doing a quilt a long at SQA for a 48" square quilt the pattern looks pretty easy since it is patchwork. I am not too good at that but want to do more of it. This pattern has templates.
My DD isn't coming this Saturday she is working and then they are having a cookout on Sunday.
She didn't ask me this time and that's okay she knows how it is with her Dad who refuses to eat off of them.
I found out this morning that our Walmart does have some crafts left so tomorrow I am going to check it out. They say it is a pretty large dept; so we  will see.

This is the cute pincushion I received in the swap at BC.  The bottom is glass and is filled with pins with colored balls on them. She did a wonderful job on it. She also sent the rest of the fabric.

The Hounddog picture was cross stitched by a lady I had on a crochet swap years ago. My nickname on there was Hounddog so she made this cute thing for me and even framed it.

I hope all of you have a wonderful July 4th and that you stay safe. Darlene