Day 152 of 2026

I have so many daylilies with buds on them, 

it's not possible to get them all in one picture, 

so I decided to concentrate on the one

 that is most likely to open first.

 

Day 151 of 2026

I have acquired two new puzzles. 

I've scrambled and solved the holiday cube,

 but it's going to take some research and practice 

to get the hang of the pyramid one.

 

Day 150 of 2026

I've been cleaning in my studio to enable me to get in there and sew. 

I found this under a stack of fabrics. 

Do you remember when I did the repair on the front of this quilt? 

After that I was stumped as to how to repair the batting and backing

 in a manner that will allow me to hand quilt the areas

 that are missing their quilting due to the original damage. 

I have an idea how to approach it, 

but for now it will have to go in a queue 

while I continue to clean up and out the studio.

 

Day 149 of 2026

I made a copy of a favorite salad 

from a restaurant we sometimes go to. 

It was really good 

and definitely needs to be on the menu again soon.

 

Day 148 of 2026

Puffy Checks Socks update: 

I promised to let you know 

when I reached the straight foot section

 of these socks. 

The decrease section on both socks is done, 

and I have am halfway to the toe section on my first sock. 

It feels like real progress.

 

Day 147 of 2026

GB#6

Swinging at Grandma's house

 

Day 146 of 2026

Fireball and I did some assembly today 

and are now ready to provide some ice cold drinks 

at our next family get together.

 

Day 145 of 2026

This is one of the two fruit boards my DIL and I collaborated on 

for our Memorial Day and Indy 500 family gathering. 

They were a big hit.

 

Day 144 of 2026

We went to our first farmer's market of the season 

and were still there when the vendors 

started breaking their booths down.

 

Day 143 of 2026

We went out late in search of specific things. 

The above items were not found,

but we did find the stores quite free of crowds.

 

Day 142 of 2026

I feel like these socks are coming along like

 The Little Engine That Could. 

I'm done with the heel flaps 

and these adorable little pink heel turns on both socks. 

Now I am going to be chugging away

 at the gusset decreases for a while, 

but I know if I keep chugging, I'll get there.

I'll let you know when I get to the straight foot section. 

If you weren't sure, 

the picture yesterday shows magnetic water balloons.

 

Day 141 of 2026

We're having a family gathering on Sunday. 

I'm hoping the weather is nice so we can use these. 

Do you know what they are?

 

Day 140 of 2026

I've been seeing a lot of peonies in bloom lately. 

I finally got a chance to get a photo of one. 

It has been raining a lot here lately 

and the extra weight of the water on these large blooms 

always drags them down. 

I don't have any in my yard, 

but always love to see them out and about.

 

Day 139 of 2026

We had thunderstorms today so I took the opportunity 

to listen to a book 

and work on my mending project.

 

Day 138 of 2026

Fireball and I have been married for fifty-one years.

We had a great day together planning some backyard projects, 

grocery shopping and having an anniversary dinner out. 

Exciting. I know. 

But we have fun hanging out together 

and find ourselves laughing a lot. 

Maybe that's the secret of 51 years -

 hang out together and laugh.

 

day 137 of 2026

There are lots of end of the year things happening.

GB#2 has worked very hard in her choir performances

 and received this peer voted honor 

at today's choir award banquet.

 

Day 136 of 2026

I'm gearing up for all the flag related summer holidays 

with a slow transition of seasonal items. 

Dishes will be coming soon.

 

Day 135 of 2026

I love this restaurant floor. 

I can see this as a quilt using striped fabrics. 

I can also see some of those stripes coming from my scrap bins.

After eating our dinner here near this floor, 

Fireball and I went to see our eldest perform 

in a production of Kiss Me Kate. 

It was such fun!

 

Day 134 of 2026

GB#5 is officially a preschool graduate 

and will start kindergarten in the fall. 

She was pretty excited that we were both wearing red.

 

Day 133 of 2026

I've had a hard time getting back to my red socks 

after finishing my Musselburgh hat. 

I'm back to it now 

and have finished the heel flap on sock number one 

and have started the flap on the second one. 

I'm hoping to finish these pretty quickly 

as the weather is getting warmer

 and I have outdoor projects I'd like to get done this year. 

Of course, I also have other knitting projects in queue

 that I'd like to get to.

 

Day 132 of 2026

I am very much a rule follower 

and because of that I find it hard to understand

 what I came upon at this intersection. 

The light is red and the two cars at the front

 are both completely beyond the white line

 behind which we are required to stop. 

This puts them entirely in the crosswalk, another big no-no. 

I guess I just don't understand people.

 

Day 131 of 2026

The annual Decorators' Show House visit for us was today. 

Although beautiful and beautifully done, 

this was not one of my favorites over the years. 

I didn't find many practical ideas to bring home 

and there were no landscape or garden areas designed or displayed. 

I did find that I was inspired by the colors of some of the artwork 

and this was one of my favorite design elements in the house. 

 

Day 130 of 2026

My Purple Clematis is blooming again.

 

Day 129 of 2026

We're back at the theater. 

This one's pretty easy. 

The show was very good, the performers were all excellent 

and the voices were amazing.

 

Day 128 of 2026

A new round of mending requests has come in.

 

Day 127 of 2026

GB#6 comes to Grandma's house.

 

Day 126 of 2026

It was a very rainy day filled with errands, 

a dentist appointment 

and then more errands. 

Even so, I still found something lovely.

 

Day 125 of 2026

The purple irises are on full display.

 

Day 124 of 2026

Today's photo is a screen shot of the wallpaper on my phone. 

I've been trying to change it each day to reflect my activity 

or people I might be seeing that day. 

Yesterday GB#5 wanted a picture of us on my phone. 

We selected this one from last year's 50th Anniversary weekend 

that I don't think I shared here. 

To top it off, I caught the 11:11 this morning.

 

Day 123 of 2026

GB#5

 

Day 122 of 2026

Hello, May.