Rain...Dresden Plate, Greatgrans and Food

Good morning, Friends....

It's been rather a longish week...The rainstorms laced with a few tornados haven't been much fun.  All kinds of alerts have been sending our phones into orbit!  Seems there's an alert every five seconds...but not really.  A "cold front" rolled in again yesterday with temps in the low to mid 70's again.  I like it but it causes so much fallout when it happens. Rain forecasted all week.  So, I'm hibernating in my little sewing room creating a new (to me) quilt.  The Dresden Plate.  I've seen them (gorgeous) so I decided with my "newbie" sense of direction, to try the pattern.  So far, I've only gotten half a plate done but will begin again this morning.   

Our sweet baby Sloane...her finger is healing nicely.... she no longer favors it.

Our sweet great-gran Sydney, and Papa Tylar.

She is SO loved...

We love sweet corn...as you can probably tell.  It's a wonder that our skin hasn't turned bright yellow yet!  Anyway, I paired it with air fryer chicken...delicious.

Then, it was time for us to be realllllly bad.  Dairy Queen cheeseburgers, fries and a Coke.

I experimented with doing eggs in the air fryer...well...I don't think so.  I over cooked them.

We drove South to my favorite quilting store, The Fabric Barn in Rosebud, Texas.  After the visit and dropping of a few dollars...lol...we decided we would splurge on lunch at the Hwy 77 Cafe.  It's a unique little place with pretty good food...not fantastic, but good...very country, which we like.

They have lined the walls with pictures of all the soldiers from Rosebud and the wars they've fought in.  It's very patriotic but the one that caught our eyes was the Confederate soldier #380.  The waitress said they knew his name, but she didn't immediately know what it was.  It was on some list that the manager kept...oh well...he's very distinguished looking.  I wonder if he lived through that horrible war... 

Chicken Fried Steak...okra and mashed potato.

Mushroom & Onion gravy steak with green beans

Well, I suppose that's about all from my world, this week.  I hope you all are safe and happy and well...so, until next time...

False Alarm...Easter, Embroidery and Serger (Overlock)

 

Good morning, Friends...Hope this finds you all happy, safe and well!  It's was just another week filled with the mundane (a Good thing) dealings of life.  Our refrigerator refused to make ice...I tried everything I know to make it change it's mind!  Nothing worked...then Larry gave it a go...nothing, once again.  He said it's silly to spend $$$$ on a repairman these days on a 15 year old refrigerator that may or may not have a few more years in it...so we went shopping.  Bought a less fancy brand called HiSense.  Never heard of it!  Lowes rep said it's new so they don't have much data on it yet.  $1618.39 with an added 5yr warranty added to the price.  They don't last like they used to.  

We get home...I go to check on the ice maker in the old unit...and there's ice...staring at me...well...fudge!

Told Larry...we just looked at each other for a long half second then he says...we're still buying the new one.  Okay then but I tried to reason with him.  $500/700 repairman, parts & labor...no telling what breaks next...or, just buy the new one with warranty. 

We bought the new one.  Lowes installed it the very next day!  What a race to clean out the old one!  I was totally out of freezer space!  But the job got done. 

Everett, Samantha and Sloane at Easter.

Sloanes finger is healing nicely but she's also being very careful with it.

Our little Miss Sydney... from Tylar and Sara in Hungary (AF).  Ty has put in for a base in Arkansas and it is on his "wish list"...and ours!  Say a prayer, will you?!  They are coming home to the States soon...yea!!

Love my Baby Lock embroidery machine!  Starting to learn!

No more frayed edges!  Love the Brother Serger (Overlock).

Pasta dish Larry made...it was really good!

Breakfast this morning... I cook the sausages in my airfryer...no time at all!  And they brown all over instead of the two sides.

I also made leg quarters and Larry made the sweet beans...

Well, that's about it for me this week.  Hope you all are well and happy and staying out of trouble! lol

Have a great weekend!  So, until next time...

The Baby Shower...45 years ago, Ouch and Getting There.

Good morning, Friends... Well, it's been an eventful week.  The baby shower for granddaughter, Samantha, was lovely.  And she was beautiful as ever.  Daughter Crystal drove up for the party and was a big hit with baby Sloane.  We all had our pictures taken with Sam... drank a little cucumber water...ate donuts...goodies lined the table.  I must say I didn't eat any of it...just had the water.  Sam got a lot of wonderful gifts, and she loved my quilt!  Made me feel so good... all that blood, sweat and tears were worth it. lol

Morning of the shower, I whipped up a pink pillowcase for our Sloane...I'm going to embroider an S on the sash...at least I'm going to attempt to...

Daughter Crystal (Sloane's Lolli ) Sloane and her other granny, Joycelyn (Honey).

Sloane got a few things, as well...

My sister Ruth Ann is talking to me again... fine with me.  I'm shutting my mouth...smiling a lot...nodding my head a lot...and making the effort to get along.  Anyway...she gave me this quilt top she "almost" finished 45 years ago...yes, it's that old.  Anyway, since her chemo treatments, she has lost feeling in her hands and can't sew anymore.  She said to take it home with me... she has no use for it.  I think she was just trying, in her own way, to be nice...anyway, I like to think so...

She gave me the scrap material that goes with it.  Hope I can fix it and finish the blocks.  The point row on the left side is missing...we'll see.... wish me luck.

Oh...just a tiny reminder...I'm not just writing a "quilting" blog!  I just happen to be starting my journey into the world of sewing and quilting...along with other things in my life.  Hobbies!  Gotta' stay active!

Speaking of active...Larry's Dad, Gerald was back in the hospital...a small blood clot at the IV injection site...but he was also exhibiting anger, delusions... memory loss...all in a big way.  After treatment, the hospital sent him BACK to the nursing home... sigh... The boys had a meeting with the officials of the center yesterday and it was decided that Dad wouldn't be going home...ever.  So... now it's long-term care at $6,000 grand a month...private pay...smh...A live-in person is at least $1,500 a Week here...so...that's where we are.

He didn't recognize Kenny, Larry's brother...

It's a beautiful pattern...and I've not seen bars that tiny.

I made Sloane a little Easter basket...

Warning!!!!

IF you're squeamish about blood...scroll by really fast!!

 

Our poor baby Sloane got her finger caught in the back door!  She was trying to pull it out before Sam could reach her!  They called the doctor's office but there wasn't a need to take her in, they said.  Sam shot them a photo but was told to just disinfect it and wrap it.

I get to keep her tomorrow...I'll see how bad it still is.  She's a country girl, for sure.

Well, I got a good start on my sewing room clean-up.  Got all my machines lined up... I'm glad to have gotten the serger...I'm so tired of all the fraying on the ends of my quilts!  I was pinking them with my shears, but my hand was killing me!  The serger is an Airflow 3000 by Brother.  No more hair-pulling because you can't get it threaded correctly! 

Well, that's been my week...Hope yours has been a good one and you all are well and happy.  So... until next time...