Day 152 of 366

I have chopped all the ingredients.

M will cook dinner.  Mmmm...bacon fried rice.

Day 151 of 366

I helped Mom hang her "ancestor wall" today.

Mom is the little girl in the watercolor portrait (center).

Her mother painted it.

Day 150 of 366

Is it Tuesday?

This must be the porch of a quilting buddy.

Day 149 of 366

Progress...

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The plan...

Day 147 of 366

I am working on my before and after technique before posting my picture to the 112 pictures in 2012 group on Flickr.  I may try a different backdrop for more contrast and less reflection, a different lens for more focus, and different lighting just to see how it looks.

I'll let you see how it goes.

Day 146 of 366

It's been an odd day.  We ended up eating dinner while watching a movie in the den.

Day 145 of 366

One bud, one spider web and incredible morning light

(And evidently more yellow flowers.  I seem to be smitten.)

Day 144 of 366

I got a new book (or 2) today.

It is full of inspiration...like I need more inspiration...or projects!

Day 143 of 366

My Farmer's Wife blocks.

I have made 12.

Day 142 of 366

M and I began working on Farmer's Wife blocks last summer.

This is a portion of the 24 she has completed.

Not bad, I think, for someone who had never pieced a block before.

It's almost summer again.  Let the piecing begin!

Day 141 of 366

This is what a successful trip to the outlet mall looks like.

Day 140 of 366

The neighbor's Cottonwood tree has been "snowing" all day.

Our deck is covered with fluff.

Day 139 of 366

When we arrived home this evening we had guests.

Please excuse the blur.  They were in quite the hurry to avoid the camera.

Day 138 of 366

37 years! Happy anniversary, Fireball!

Day 137 of 366

Reunited!  I know it's just a lens cap but I really missed it while it was lost.

Thanks to an eagle eye, it was found, sent and received.  Happy me.

Thanks, Daniel!

Day 136 of 366

This was a lovely part of a very creative centerpiece at the weekly quilting meeting. 

Day 135 of 366

Camera shy

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Happy Mother's Day from our cookout.

Day 133 of 366

Spirea in my garden (up close, but not too close)

Day 132 of 366

This is the work of a Bandit.

We have a raccoon who visits nightly.

One night I will get a picture of him...maybe with Marga's flashlight trick.

Day 131 of 366

Well loved

Day 130 of 366

I am playing with little squares.

They were a free gift from the Moda Bake Shop booth

at the show in Paducah.

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Here's my nightly treat.

Oh, and there's my tea too.

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I finished it just in time to take the photo of the day!

It is baby-sized and ready for the new arrival in August.

In progress pictures may be seen on Day 61 and Day 103.

Day 127 of 366

Iris (up close and personal)

Day 126 of 366

Fireball (Dear Hubby) and I finished our 13.1 miles.

It was very hot and humid.  We survived.

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I'm ready.

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A lucky shot

Day 123 of 366

Evidently the storms yesterday fried our modem.  We are without TV, phone and internet.

I guess I will be posting from the local coffee shop for the next couple days.

Day 122 of 366

The things you find when cleaning out the dorm room for the summer!