For all the talk I do about being a blogger, I sure am slacking in that department lately.
I meant to write last week. Seriously, I did!
I have no idea what happened to last week. It was one of those weeks that just *flew* by.
So this post is in part to remind all you groovy cats that I'm still here. I've just been busy. With everything and nothing.
On the work front we were headed towards a publishing day.
I had a doctor appointment. I got some good news. Yay!
I did a whole bunch of crafting. A lot of it on the secret stitching I'm working on. ... I thought I'd record a flosstube this week. The timing just never worked out.
I decided to just let it be an "off" week. If that makes sense. Just go with the flow and not have any structure.
A few highlights from the week:
On Tuesday we used our new fancy pressure washer to work on power washing the house. And by "we" I mean my husband did the work, and I kept him company.
Hmmm maybe I should have taken an "after" photo, too.
Wednesday was my doctor's appointment. After the appointment I cruised over real quick to the mart of Wal (Ha!)
I picked up something that my hubby has been wanting for a while. So it is sort of an early birthday present.
The boys brought it in to the house, and I started putting it together. Another part of the birthday gift.
I'm sure it took me less than an hour to pull together.
A lot of boxes and packaging. The directions were pretty good.
Voila!
To say it's been a hit would be an understatement.
Friday I seasoned it and we've used it every day since.
If any one has any tips please share them. Thanks!
Friday evening, after a chat with a fellow crafty friend, I decided it was time to *finally* make the sock project bag I've been wanting to make.
I decided to follow a tutorial by Woolenvine and cut out the fabric.
Saturday, once the weather got warm out, I went back in to the house and sewed the bag together.
I only thought about taking a photo when I was making the wristlet band.
It took me a little bit longer than I hoped to sew it together. I made a couple of rookie mistakes and had to undo a bit of work, before redoing it.
Overall I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I haven't made a bag like this in many, many years. Close to 10, maybe.
I promptly grabbed some sock yarn and cast on a new vanilla sock.
Okay, so it's hot out there, right? It's hot all over. My area is not used to really warm temperatures, because we are next to the world's largest air condition, which is known to everyone as Lake Superior.
I noticed on my camera roll that I was saving screenshots from various days showing what the current temperatures were.
Tuesday, 10:57 a.m. - 74 degrees F, with a real feel of 87 degrees
Tuesday, 1:32 p.m. - 80 degrees F, with a real feel of 94 degrees
There were more, but I won't keep boring you.
We had some pretty warm temperatures this weekend. Each day last week was gradually getting warmer and warmer to what the local weather people were calling a heat dome.
"A “heat dome” high-pressure system will keep the Northland hot, humid, and dry Sunday night and Monday. Low temperatures will remain in the 70s, with highs in the 90s. Feel like temperatures will be in the triple digits. A west breeze will not help in keeping us cool, and it will also keep fire weather dangers very high and extreme."
So yeah, it's getting hot out there. No. It is hot out there. Tomorrow is supposed to hit a high of 98. Who knows what the real feel will be like. The humidity is doing it's part to make it feel like a gross armpit out there.
Today I brought Feffer in to the house, after making sure the girls (chickens) had plenty of fresh water.
Sweet little Feffer.
This is him settling down into the sweet spot of where the fan was blowing across my lap/
He was a sweet boy while we was in the house. Though there was one time where I had to corral him while I went and took care of the evening meal.
Oh the thumps I heard! Even though he was right in the cross breeze of a fan and was just fine.
When I was done with what I was doing, I picked him up and set him back on my lap. He was so happy. He was bopping around and crawling all over me. At one point he climbed up to the back of my chair.
He sat up there like a little potentate who was surveying his kingdom.
When I sat back down, he came over by me and immediately tickled me with his whiskers, before crawling back down to settle in my lap.
He's such a good bun.
More than likely he'll be back in the house tomorrow.
So that's a "quick" little update on what's going on with me. I'm hoping to be more productive this week. With the heat how it is, we shall see.
A few photos from this evening, when I went out to tuck the girls in.
Beautiful sky tonite.
