We've been domicile a calendar week now, in addition to it seems every bit if everything has settled into place. Of course, I'm hoping this won't hold upwardly a permanent novel normal, but it is what's normal for now. We've been staying home, going out entirely for essentials. I'll acknowledge I similar the staying domicile part.
Matthew has been living inward our 5th cycle for the fourth dimension being. He embarked on an experiment concluding twelvemonth of living inward his van. He's an engineer alongside a good-paying job, but he wanted to sock away rent coin inward the bank, in addition to and hence he did a lot of function turning his van into a tiny domicile for himself. To that end, he built a bed for the back, installed solar panels in addition to batteries in addition to hence that he tin run minor electrical appliances, in addition to he fifty-fifty institute a minor electrical fridge he tin use. He's been cooking inward his Instant Pot in addition to using his gym membership to bring access to bathrooms. Of course, the pandemic has made it to a greater extent than difficult. When his gym closed, he parked himself alongside us. We're entirely also happy to bring him here, but at his age, staying at domicile is a hardship.
Yesterday I got out in addition to picked a bucketful of weeds. It's a large, industrial-sized bucket, in addition to and hence a bucketful is a skillful amount of function for a unmarried day. My goal is to exit each twenty-four hours in addition to practise the same. Little yesteryear little, I'll larn the yard clean-up accomplished. We were expecting pelting yesteryear afternoon. When I came inward the household to a greater extent than or less noon, the heaven was looking a piddling threatening.
In improver to weeding, I set dorsum some of the yard fine art brought inward for the winter, including the sundial. It says, "The fourth dimension to hold upwardly happy is now. The identify to hold upwardly happy is here."
Then I walked to a greater extent than or less a took pictures of a few blooming things. This 1 below is a red flowering currant. It's an Oregon native, in addition to nosotros bring some growing wild at the border of our woods.
This side yesteryear side 1 is a daphne. Mae gave it to me for Christmas some years ago. It's getting quite large. Right now, it is covered alongside these tiny pinkish in addition to rattling fragrant blossoms.
You powerfulness retrieve when nosotros planted the dappled willow 2 years ago. I've been expecting it to brand a restrain showing of some brightly colored sprays coming from its top...almost similar fireworks. It is behaving completely differently this year. For 1 thing, it lost all its leaves over the winter. It's showtime twelvemonth inward the ground, it kept its leaf over the winter, which was variety of surprising. Now it is putting on all novel foliage. I'm curious to catch what it volition practise next.
When I went dorsum inside, I institute Smitty ensconced inward the folds of the quilt over Mike's lap.
Sadie decided it was a skillful chance to inhabit the top rung of the kitty pole...ordinarily Smitty's exclusive domain.
The squirrels exterior are driving them crazy. They pass their days playing in addition to tussling, in addition to when they kitties are on their catio, the squirrels come upwardly correct to the debate in addition to bark at them. The speak gall. The nerve! Well. They may encounter their comeuppance 1 of these days.
The snowflake was finished, in addition to and hence I washed the Sticky Fabri-Solvy out in addition to permit it dry. Then I gave it a skillful pressing. Here's how it looks.
Here are all nine together.
So, straight off I'll set it into the regular rotation alongside my other mitt embroidery projects. When that 1 finished, I traced out the side yesteryear side block for Appalachian Memories. This is the Spinning Star block. Usually, I entirely color inward the quilt block, but I couldn't assist coloring inward the American flag. I idea it powerfulness human face foreign to leave of absence it all white.
Now it's hooped upwardly for stitching. I e'er start alongside the quilt block on these.
This quilt is set seven blocks x seven rows. I'm on the instant row, in addition to and hence I needed iii patchwork blocks, in addition to iv blanks.
And although I'm working through this 1 row at a time, I set them out inward the triple Irish Gaelic chain designing to catch how it was going to look. I worried close those vivid colors, but I intend it's going to hold upwardly but fine. It's a bang-up means to role upwardly those tiny scraps.
Sadie helped me proceed the colors random yesterday.
That took me to dinner time. I showtime added some to a greater extent than to the sourdough starter. Yesterday's improver was 2 tablespoons of whole wheat flour in addition to 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice. After stirring it up, it started bubbling correct away...a rattling skillful sign.
This morn I got upwardly in addition to made some Morning Glory Muffins. These are on the Cooking Light Diet.
The master copy recipe makes eighteen muffins, which tin hold upwardly frozen, but that was all the same also many for us. I cutting the recipe inward half, using but the egg white for my one-half egg. Also, I entirely had oat bran to role inward identify of the wheat bran. I dubiety it made whatever divergence at all. I substituted golden raisins for the dates, but otherwise made them but the same every bit the recipe states. Oh yes, I didn't role the flax seeds over the top. We but say "no" to seeds hither at the Three Cats Ranch. They weren't hard to make, in addition to they were tasty. We'll freeze the leftovers, in addition to I'll in all likelihood top a pair of them over to Matthew.
Today I'll selection a bucket of weeds, in addition to I'll larn to function on the Appalachian Memories block. When I brand my means into the sewing room, it volition hold upwardly to brand 2 to a greater extent than blocks for the Charm Stars quilt. I bring xvi blocks, in addition to I withdraw 4 more.
This was 1 of my projects for concluding year's Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I've been making 2 blocks for each color. Today I'll brand the purples I was supposed to brand at the destination of the challenge concluding year. Also, I'm trying a novel recipe for the air fryer Matthew gave me at Christmas time. It'll hold upwardly my showtime fourth dimension trying anything inward the air fryer, in addition to hence want me luck.