A Few Pictures

Thought I would send a few pictures.  The first are of my new patio.  I met with the guys who will be adding my steps and wall at the end of the patio yesterday.  They will be back next week.  They are in the process of finishing up another job and should be done by the end of this week.

These next pictures are of the first embroidery project I did.  They are tea towels and are hanging on a rod above my kitchen stove.

I have also been embroidering bait towels for Kevin which he gives with each fishing rod he sells.  The colors match the rods.  This picture is just one of many.  I put a buttonhole in the corner so he can add a clip so they can be hooked onto a belt loop.

I have also been making Christmas presents so I won’t be showing those.



However, I have started working on tea towels to hang above the stove both for fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I will take a few pictures and post those.  I created a new wall hanging for autumn and new placemats.



As a side note Penny turned five years old this July.  She is still my buddy.  She follows me everywhere around the house.  If I leave she waits by the door and greets me when I return.  She is definitely a sweetheart.  If I sit in my recliner to put ice on my knee or watch television she sits on my lap.  These two pictures are of her sitting on my lap.

I try to go to the She Shack every afternoon for a couple of hours.  My stamina is not quite what it used to be, and I have to limit myself with what I do.  I am taking a few days to clean and rearrange things in the She Shack.  This is a big job because most of the items are heavy.  If I ever get caught up I will take a few pictures.  Mornings I usually do my errands and chores in the house.

If it ever cools down I will weed my azaleas.  And, they are a mess.  They are the only plants we didn't move because I wanted them to stay where they are.  We also need to get a load of dirt to finish the front of the patio.  Kevin plans on doing that.  We also have a load of  "stuff" to take to the dump. 

Meanwhile I have been cleaning out draws and cupboards.  I have three bags of items to take to Goodwill so far.

Good Morning

I have been debating whether or not to continue writing my blog.  I decided I will do so, but if there is no interest I will discontinue.



First of all, my knee is healing up just fine.  I have a nice little scar.  The surgeon says everything is going just fine.  I go back the end of October.  It still swells and hurts at times, but I was told that is normal and could continue for at least a year.  I continue to put ice on it three times a day.  I am no longer going to physical therapy.  I have stopped using the walker and, for the most part, the cane.  When I am in a crowd or have to walk a pretty good distance I use the cane.  That’s it for the knee.  I have some other health problems, but I am working through them.



Right now my front yard is a mess.  Kevin took down the deck because the wood was rotting.  Of course, he fell through while working on the destruction and messed up his knee.  I then hired a couple of guys who put concrete blocks under the mobile home across the front since there were none, and I didn’t want it wide open.  Too many critters could live under there.  After they finished I hired a company to come and pour a concrete patio and “stamp” it to look like slate.  It is really nice.  I have hired the same guys who installed the concrete blocks to build steps to my front door and my living room door.  This has not been done yet.



Kevin and Renea transplanted several of my bushes that were in front of the deck in other parts of the yard.  Of course, it is the wrong time of the year, we are in a drought, and even though it is almost the end of September we are having unusually hot weather – in the upper nineties.  Not sure any of the bushes will survive.



I have been busy down at the She Shack doing a lot of embroidery, sewing and quilting. 



Jana will be coming down for the holidays again this year.  She is hoping to come down the end of October so we can go to Christmas Made in the South.  That’s always a fun time.  I am hoping to go to Ohio next year; late spring or early summer.  It will be great to see everyone again.



I know this is short.  Trying to get back into the swing of things.  Taking it step-by-step.