A Million Little Pieces

Well, maybe not a million, but that is what it feels like!  The last couple of days I have been working on a quilt for a friend who is getting married soon.  My house is such a mess, so I have been working on it down at the church where I can spread out and not worry about getting dog hair all over it....

Nothing fancy, but cozy with a fleece blanket on the back. 

There's no better sleep beneath heaven above than under a quilt handmade with love.

Use It Or Lose It

Lucky was not recovering as quickly as I thought he should be and.I finally decided that he is not getting enough exercise.  He was not with the other ducks so he wasn't having to do anything.....he didn't have to compete for food or space and he didn't feel compelled to get up and move every time the rest of the ducks got up and moved.  Most of the time he was just laying around and I figured if I didn't intervene soon and get him moving he might never recover. So.... I've been putting him in the pond when the other ducks are out in the yard and it's amazing how much better he is doing!

 

Good job, Lucky!!!  Soon you will be able to join all the other ducks and play their little duck games!

Quilter's Meeting

Sitka has a very active group of quilters that meet once a month.  I used to attend meetings regularly but have not gone for years..... until tonight.  Carolyn called and asked me if I wanted to go with her and I opened my mouth to say, "No", because I am a hermit and usually don't like to get out of my recliner at night....but I thought about it for a minute and realized that I had always enjoyed the meetings in the past and I really didn't have a reason not to go...so I went!  I'm glad I did....they always have "show and tell" and it is always so inspiring!

And here is bff, Elaine Steinbach, with the beautiful fall themed quilt she made...

Beautiful!!!  I just might go again next month!

Primroses

One of the big projects I needed to tackle before winter sets in was to tidy up the perennial beds and mulch them with seaweed.  Well, I didn't get it done before that jag of freezing weather.  I have a lot of primroses in my perennial beds and they do not freeze well...

Actually, they freeze just fine....they don't thaw out well!  They act just like lettuce does when it freezes and then thaws....it turns into a pile of mush!  Fortunately, when the weather warmed up again it was quite dry, the leaves did not get mushy, and last week I was able to get them all cleared away.

And then Carolyn and I headed to the beach to gather seaweed....

Lucy enjoyed licking out the buckets that had previously held spent brewery grain.....

Now the perennials are tucked away, mulched with seaweed, snug as a bug in a rug until next Spring!

The Days Are Full

Most of the garden work is done....just a few more projects to finish up.  So now there is more time to do fun things indoors, like....

Make gourmet caramel apples with Levi and a couple of his friends...

I had them "twirl" them outside to get the caramel to cool faster...then we went back indoors and covered them with chocolate and various delicious toppings.  Here's one with pecans......

 I have a weakness for gourmet caramel apples....I have been known to sit down and eat an entire apple by myself.  It's true.  I'm not proud of it, but it's true.

I've also been doing a lot of crocheting....the best thing about crocheting is meeting the girls down at the knit shop....Hi Molly!

And last night I headed over to Yvonne's house....she got a new cookbook and wanted to try making cake doughnuts!

How fun is that?  And while I was there I got a photo of Jennifer standing on a chair singing a TV commercial jingle that she remembered from her childhood but she forbid me to post it....sorry you had to miss out on seeing that.

The doughnuts were SO delicious!  Let's face it...anything fried in oil is delicious!

 

 Kid approved!

 Thanks, Yvonne!

 There are so many cool things to do and not enough hours in the day....I have never understood people who get bored!

The Exciting Adventures Of Mr. Adams

So, Mr. Adams is on a little "walk-about" down in the lower 48 and he recently sent me this photo on my fancy phone...

How about that!?!?  Mule deer taken in Colorado with guide and friend, Scott Limmer.

Stay tuned for more updates on his exciting adventures!

Peanut Butter Pie

Now that the gardening season is winding down there is more time to do things indoors.  Fun things, like cooking and baking.  (There's never enough time for boring things like cleaning!)  Levi wanted to make peanut butter pie....He really is a good cook!

First, the crust....we went with the easy pre-made type.  Homemade is definitely better....

Then the smooth chocolate....

Then the peanut butter, cream cheese, cool whip filling....

Then the chocolate sauce drizzle...

And then the magic!

Look at that!!!!

Oh, by the way....he shaved all his hair off for the Regional Swim Meet.  Scarey looking isn't he?  I told him he look like a Nazi skinhead!!

And now to lick the spoon...

I told you he was scarey looking!!!

He even made some miniature ones...

Yummy!!