Bunnies, Lambs & Chicks…Oh, My!

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Things have been hopping around here today…the bunnies and their friends all congregated on the dining room table so I could direct them to their special place somewhere in the house!  I decided that St. Patrick's Day was the day to decorate for Spring.  Donna and I decided that we wouldn't work in the library today so I decided that today was the day to, at least start some Spring decorating.  The dining room table still has bunnies, eggs, etc. that need to be placed…somewhere. I haven't put any Spring in the living room yet…tomorrow is another day!

I started a new book today.  I did some online shopping…I was gifted a gift certificate at a stitching online store.  So I had fun picking and choosing…now to wait for it to arrive in my mailbox! I used different lenses, settings, etc. trying to get familiar with what I want to use on my Alaskan cruise.  I’ve done some stitching. I’m working on a patriotic piece that I will make into a small pillow to use this summer to decorate the house with reminders of the US's 250th birthday.

It was quite a chilly day.  The wind went right through me when I took the garbage out and got my mail…did both those in one trip to not have to be out any more than I had to!  Brrrrrrrrr!  This must be one of our winters…maybe Red bud winter…not sure.

To be continued! Be safe! be well! Be cautious! 

Surprise!

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Look what happened in Tullahoma this morning!  When it started snowing, I was playing with camera settings and managed to get a couple that showed the snow really coming down.  Not long after this was taken, the ground was covered with white.  It was a wet snow so the bushes and tree limbs were white for a time, too.  I got busy doing other things and didn't end up getting a photo when we were white. By mid afternoon, most of the snow had melted away.  There is still some in shady spots and on some roofs.  The roads were never affected, as far as I know and it was plenty safe to drive to and from prayer meeting tonight.  I just got home and am glad to get into warmth. It's hovering at freezing right now, but supposed to get down into the lower 20s tonight.  We have been spoiled by the unseasonably warmth we have been blessed with over the last few weeks.  Winter isn't over yet!

As I mentioned above, I was working on camera settings when the snow began.  I was trying to figure out something on my camera that I had never figured out since getting it.  I believe that I was successful…now to remember how it is done!  I am going over settings, etc. for my camera trying to get ready for my Alaska cruise! I’m working with lenses trying to figure out which ones to take with me.  My card table is back up and I have cameras and lenses on it along with paper and pencils to take notes if needed.  I will work a little at a time on getting Alaska photography into my mind.  I was reading tips about Alaskan photography and the second set of tips I ran across was written by a Tullahoma boy, who Melany and Nathan used to babysit.  He and his wife now live in Alaska and have a photography gallery in Skagway, one of the ports we will visit, Melany on a former Alaskan cruise did get to visit with him in his gallery.  Perhaps we will get to see him this year.  

I got pulled away from my cameras, when my CPA emailed me with her results for this years taxes…she had some suggestions for future years that I am still trying to wrap my mind around!  It takes several readings of things like that for them to sink into my brain.  I sort of think I understand…maybe?!? The other thing I had to deal with is that we now have to file electronically so I had to get that information to her.  I would rather stitch or mess with my cameras than figure out taxes!! But I think I sent her everything that she needs to finish my taxes and file them…I hope! 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Sunday Favorite

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Simply Saturday

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It has been a pretty and sunny day…not too cold and not too hot…according to Goldilocks that would make the day "just right!"  I enjoyed it from inside just puttering around the house.  I did get into the kitchen and did a little cooking.  I had part of a loaf of sour dough bread that was in "its last days" and to keep it from getting moldy, I decided to make croutons.  I also made some bread sticks from some French bread sandwich rolls.  Those will go into the freezer for salad and soup days.  I’m starting to plan what I can make ahead for Cheryl's and Rachel's visit in a couple of months,  I have promised them that I won't "kill myself" getting ready for them.  I hope to freeze part of what I make over the next weeks so I can pull meals out of the freezer when they are here.  Making plans, at least in my mind, both for their visit and for the Alaska cruise…lots going on in my head!! 

I have had a problem all day realizing that it is Saturday.  I finally realized that it is because I took grocery shopping off my Friday to-do list.  And, I still think that the time change is messing with my mind.  Realizing the time…especially when the sun is streaming into my kitchen much later in the day than I am used to…when I walk out to the kitchen and see all that sun, I feel that it is much earlier in the day and am often surprised to see the late hour.  Soon I will get it straightened out…maybe! 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! be cautious! 

Friday the 13th

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This Friday the 13th has been a good day…at least to this point!  I didn't go to the grocery store today…I have eaten out so much and the fact that Melany and Wade brought food last weekend due to my birthday, that I haven't needed to cook much.  Thus, I still have things that I bought last grocery shopping day.  I'm in the midst of making one of those recipes right now…got a later start on supper than I usually would…may have something to do with time change and a late afternoon meeting.  

I have done a couple of loads of wash and gotten the clothes all put away.  I had a nice visit with our newlyweds, Esther and Patrick, this afternoon.  I finished listening to a book, one for my Cottey Bookclub.  I also had a meeting this afternoon so a pretty busy day.  Once I get my supper done and the kitchen cleaned up, I plan to stitch this evening.  I finished my little Spring piece last night.  Today I found fabric to match it and some for another piece.  So  I guess I am ready to make little pillows (smalls) out of those two cross stitch pieces…another day!  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Fun Day!

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Birthday celebrating continued today!  Linda H. came over to Tullahoma and took me out to eat.  We had Calzones at Rafael's…very good!  We learned that we should have ordered one and split it…they were very large.  We both left with leftovers for another meal!  After lunch we did a little shopping.  We each found a bargain.  We visited for a little while after we got back to the house. Linda brought her albums of Doyle's and her trip to Alaska some years back…as in the late 90s.  I have had fun looking through them.  They weren't in the same places that we will be visiting, but fun to see the photos of that vast state.  I have been thinking about settings, etc. that I will need to use while there…reading about photographing Alaska tips.  

The temperatures did drop…probably we are closer to normal temperatures for this time of year…but after our warm days, it felt quite chilly!  

Tonight is a Matlock and Elsbeth evening…a good way to finish out my day!

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! be cautious!

Mid Week

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We’ve had mixed weather today…rain and shine, wind, a little lightning and thunder.  A cold front is coming our way and when the first wave of storms came through our temperature did drop a bit. Over night we are looking at a low of 39°…our lows lately have been in the 60's.  We have been spoiled.  I think I heard that we may be looking at a hard freeze not too far down the road.  We may be in for overnight storms tonight.  

I just got home from Wednesday Bible study and one thing I noticed…I got home before it got dark…that hadn't happened in a long time!  

Today was a day to do a little of this and a little of that.  I did some picking up since yesterday I didn't do much of anything…still had things to our away from the weekend of celebration…I had dishes to put away that wew used Saturday when we celebrated Wade's and my birthdays.  Then I did a few little cleaning jobs.  I also managed to do some stitching, as I didn't end up doing any yesterday.  I ended up falling asleep with needlework in my lap last evening without putting a stitch in.  Today I did a little better and made some progress on a little spring piece that I am working on.  I plan to work on it some more this evening.  Stitching a bunny.  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!