Life continues at a hectic footstep inwards July. My novel spectacles are ready to last picked up, as well as non a 2nd likewise soon. On Tuesday, I took a header on our deck exterior as well as banged myself upwards pretty good. I was running to larn the telephone when I caught my toe on a measuring as well as vicious pretty much apartment on my face. It broke my glasses, which Mike was able to fix, skinned upwards my hands, bruised my olfactory organ as well as eyebrow, as well as perchance cracked a rib. Oy. Well...I'm even hence last as well as kicking, as well as how bad tin it be? It could truly direct maintain been much worse. But, I digress. My spectacles are ready to last picked up, as well as I'm getting my pilus cut, hence there's enough on today's agenda. Tomorrow I'm walking alongside Sue. Possibly things volition ho-hum downwards a petty over the weekend.
But let's dorsum way upwards to Tuesday afternoon, post service spectacles repair, spell I was even hence nursing my wounded pride. When all this happened, I had Sweet Cherry Chutney boiling away inwards my H2O bathroom canner. (The recipe for this is right here.)
While I was at it, Mike came within to country me most some mischief going on outside. If you've been reading for a while, as well as hence yous mightiness shout out back nosotros direct maintain a bat menage hanging nigh the plow over of the roof on our garage. (If you're curious most that quilt block, yous tin read all most it correct here. You could fifty-fifty direct maintain i of your really own!)
So, the bats. We hung the bat menage nearly fifteen years ago, as well as it took quite a few years earlier bats started inhabiting it. Now, nosotros meet their petty "droppings" on the the world below. But Mike wanted to demo me this:
Hmmmmm...Methinks the raccoons are non the alone ones eating our cherries.
After the sweetness cherry chutney came out of the canner, I had a brace of salads to make, as well as and hence I had some fourth dimension inwards the sewing room to complete upwards the June as well as July Tuxedo Tales blocks. I was working on the top-stitching when I caput something from behind. Turning around, I saw this. Now how did that petty handbag of buttons halt upwards on the floor. I wonder....Oh! And there's my petty 3-1/2-inch foursquare ruler too. I wondered where that went.
So, I figured the buttons mightiness equally good prevarication at that topographic point where they were at null potential energy. (That's a physics term...I asked the Resident Engineer. Yeah, I'm existent smart.) And I went dorsum to my sewing. And then, I heard a scuffling...what the? Apparently, individual wasn't happy. Things weren't going his way, as well as at that topographic point was to last no sewing until his process dish received some attention.
So, I took tending of that, as well as and hence I could complete the blocks inwards peace. I added top-stitching as well as ruby-red buttons to the cat, as well as and hence a hot educate nailhead for the oculus of the bird, as well as June's block was finished.
And as well as hence at that topographic point were top-stitching as well as buttons to last added to July's block equally well. And, duh, it took me until as well as hence to figure out those were blueberries growing out of the watermelon. Presumably, those are cherries inwards June's block. He truly needs a raccoon sitting on his head.
It was belatedly inwards the 24-hour interval past times then, as well as hence I took a petty walk out inwards the garden earlier starting dinner. The hydrangeas are ready to accept their house equally the stars of the garden. These side past times side 2 are growing from the same plant.
The echinacea is getting about blooming.
But the existent stars of the garden correct forthwith are the daylilies.
They're really prolific this year.
And, no uncertainty most it now...zucchini are coming along.
So that brings us to the Fourth of July. My tasks inwards the morn were to brand some taco dip as well as bake some cookies. Mmmmmm...once you've baked this cookie, no other cookie volition do. These are right here.)
While I was at it, Mike came within to country me most some mischief going on outside. If you've been reading for a while, as well as hence yous mightiness shout out back nosotros direct maintain a bat menage hanging nigh the plow over of the roof on our garage. (If you're curious most that quilt block, yous tin Chocolate-Chunk Oatmeal Cookies alongside Pecans as well as Dried Cherries. I've linked to the recipe there, although at that link, I substituted dried cranberries for the dried cherries because it was Christmas. You tin also role white chocolate if yous like.
When nosotros had everything packed up, it was fourth dimension to caput off for the river. We were laid upwards on the E bank. It was a dainty day...overcast, which kept it from getting likewise hot. There were a few sprinkles during the day, but nosotros had our pop-up canopies, hence it didn't bother us. When it seemed the pelting was a affair of the past, Mike as well as I walked across the Tilikum Crossing Bridge. I've written most the why's as well as the wherefore's of this span inwards a post service from 2 years ago. You tin right here.)
While I was at it, Mike came within to country me most some mischief going on outside. If you've been reading for a while, as well as hence yous mightiness shout out back nosotros direct maintain a bat menage hanging nigh the plow over of the roof on our garage. (If you're curious most that quilt block, yous tin read most it correct here. We watched it beingness built for a brace of Fourth of July celebrations, as well as it's ever a process to walk across "the people's bridge."
When I walk nether these steel cables, I ever think it would brand an interesting bailiwick for a modern quilt.
Despite the overcast skies, Mt. Hood was glowing across the horizon.
We could meet where nosotros were laid upwards from there.
Of course, I took pictures of every blooming thing.
These were growing on the river banking concern correct inwards front end of us.
When nosotros got dorsum from our walk, Erik fired upwards the barbecue, as well as nosotros had some burgers as well as brats.
Erik is an first-class cook, having spent his college years working at a eating seat inwards Corvallis. Here, he was making what he called a "Death Burger." It had cream cheese mixed alongside onions, topped alongside teriyaki mushrooms, topped alongside bacon, as well as and hence topped alongside a piece of cheese. Yes, choke past times burger was the goal.
After dinner, nosotros were treated to an odd sight. Usually as well as sundown, all nosotros meet is the brilliant Sun glaring through the buildings on the Portland waterfront. With clouds inwards the sky, it was similar a beach sunset.
In the H2O on the left, yous tin meet the barge where they shoot off fireworks afterward nightfall.
And that was the halt of our day. This morning, these 2 even hence direct maintain their noses out of articulation from having their exterior fourth dimension cutting brusque yesterday. They're simply waiting for the doors to opened upwards this morning.
But there's ever fourth dimension for some morn snuggles.
And today is some other day...lots to practise equally always, hence it's fourth dimension to larn going.