Janet, how incredibly sad about the bird. I’d cry along with you.

Tracy put up a short video of BJ’s memorial service. Quilts everywhere, and so many flowers. 

We had a lovely brunch at Heather’s house. And Grandpop Ralph was able to teach Jules how to transfer pictures from her phone to her laptop. It was a nice, low key meal and visit. Heather loved her apron. 

It’s rainy and dreary out. We were glad to not be driving home in the dark. 

Sandra, did your son retire?

DISORDER IN THE COURT....
Q.  JAMES STOOD BACK AND SHOT TOMMY LEE?
A.  YES.
Q. AND THEN TOMMY LEE PULLED OUT HIS g** AND SHOT JAMES IN THE FRACAS?
A.  (AFTER A HESITATION) NO SIR, JUST ABOVE IT.

ITS SUNNY TODAY IN THE MID 40S.  NICE.

HOLLY......NO, MY SON JUST HAS 5 OR 6 WEEKS OF VACATION EACH YEAR AND THEY LOVE GOING TO MEXICO OR THE CARIBBEAN OR ITALY AT THOSE TIMES.

I HAD A LOVELY WEEK OF DOING NOTHING BUT FUN THINGS AND COOKING.  I GAINED A NASTY 3 LBS SO WILL WORK ON GETTING THOSE OFF THIS WEEK.  I AM BACK TO EATING RIGHT AND DOING MY CHORES.
YUP, THE MONTHLY AND WEEKLY CHORES LISTS BEGIN AGAIN TODAY.  ITS WASHING MY 2 FLOORS FOR THE MONTHYLY LIST AND CLEANING/POLISHING MY SMALL APPIANCES ON THE COUNTERS FOR THE MONDAY LIST.  NOT TOO BAD.  
I HAVE A PORK CHOP AND VEGGIE SUPPER TO MAKE FOR 5 OF US SINCE SHARON NEXT DOOR BROUGHT ME 6 NICE CHOPS FROM THE FOOD PANTRY.  THEY GIVE HER EXTRA BECAUSE SHE TOLD THEM THERE IS A GAL WHO COOKS FOR OTHERS HERE (ME).  SHE BRINGS ME THE BOUNTY TO PREPARE.  I DON'T MIND COOKING AND ITS NICE GETTING THE EXTRA FOOD SINCE OTHERWISE I WOULD BE USING MY OWN GROCERIES TO SHARE.  THIS WAY ITS COSTING ME A BIT LESS.

I PLAN TO WORK ON MY VICTORIAN LADIES TODAY.  I WANT TO ADD BORDERS TO SOME OF THEM AND GET SOME OF THEM STARTED, THE ONES I WILL GIVE AWAY.  I WILL MACHINE-QUILT THEM THOUGH TO SAVE TIME.  I CAN DO HAND-SEWING ON THE BACK-TO-FRONT BINDINGS AT CRAFT MORNINGS.
I, TOO, MISS COLORING EGGS FOR EASTER BUT THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO SHARE WITH SO I HAVEN'T COLORED AN EGG FOR SOME YEARS NOW.  

THAT'S IT LADIES.  STAY SAFE.  HUGS, QB S 

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Looks like a slow morning, here on ODT.  WE got up a 7:30 at which time I remembered that we were supposed to have our recyclables out to the road by 5 AM.  They failed to pick them up last week although the website said they had? I called the company and was told they'd come by sometime, today.   Anyway, Howard scurried out there and lo and behold, the bin was empty even thou not at the road??  Did they come down the driveway and empty it?  We're leaving well enough alone.  Sadly, we will not be recycling anymore.  Too many misses after he's hauled it down our 200 ft. driveway, (that was the third time)  or worse, a snow plow or semi knocks it over and he has to pick it up.  Or  sometimes Tom, next door, graciously picks it up for us. We'll still put the trash/garbage out and will still have to  pay for the separate recycl. pickup as there's no choice and no other way to dispose of it.  We don't have the public dumps that are available in other areas of the country.   I never can believe how much refuse two people can generate!! And that, my friends is the excitement in the Lyons household for this Monday morning!  

Welcome back, QB, to the 'real world'!   How nice you thought of that week-long way to celebrate your birthday and we could, in a sense, along with you!  Mom's birthday was April 16 and I always envied her for the timing.  My Dec. 17 birthday is always "tainted" by the Christmas hubbub.  Not that I've ever suffered much or had it  forgotten.   
Nice that Daphne and Matt can enjoy traveling at this time in their life.  He has earned it.  

Devonne, styles, colors and interests change and it is hard to discipline oneself to finish something from the past.  Good for you!  I often run across UFO's that I can't even remember!  
And, when I examine something I've made long ago, I wonder how I did that?  I hope your family has a good time and that you don't feel too alone while they're gone. And, I know Greg is at his home, but not as close to you...

I tried something I read about for my ham slice for our Easter supper.  First of all, I only gently sauteed  it in a bit of butter in  a big skillet so it didn't get tough. But someone said he just lightly sprinkles a bit of brown sugar on one side and/or the other to make a simple glaze.  That counteracted the saltiness just enough and was easy as pie.  Now, I realize that was for just us two, not company.  I loved a good glazed ham with the scoring, and cloves, etc.  and  in the past  have fixed it with a can of Seven Up poured over but this was just a slice for us, so... 

When she passed, I looked up what I could find of BJ's obit but it didn't tell much, like where she was born, etc.  I do hope we hear from Tracy once in awhile.  It's hard to just lose someone and never hear anything again. (ETA:  Thanks, Tracy.  I read your post AFTER I posted mine!)  I've mentioned it to my family. but might run ML through a test,here, because Howard probably wouldn't  know exactly what to do and wouldn't do it.  Hope this paragraph wasn't too maudlin, but it was on my mind after Holly told us. 

With that, I'll quit.  I have today to hit at this or that and tomorrow, ML is coming again for another session in the spare room.  Little by little, we're getting it done.  I have my small group here on the 17th and our goal is that I can leave that door open and they can put their jackets on the bed in there.  I've told them before it's my office/workroom but if we could just do that, I wouldn't worry about the rest.  
Indy

 

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It has been one year since I finished my cancer radiation. Traveling every day, Monday thru Friday, for six weeks was a pain in the butt. I am still taking the Tamoxifen, but only 5 mg/day. The lowest dosage is 10 mg, so I use a pill cutter to cut them in half. I am doing great! I still have some tightness in my chest 13 months after the DM, so not sure if that will ever go away.

I had a great day yesterday! Went to see a real estate attorney and he told me all I needed was a Will and asked if I wanted to do a Power of Attorney. That was an extra $200 so I told him I would get back with him. I have mixed feelings about a POA. Both of my sons I had added to my deed in 2020 as Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship. I did that to keep them from going thru Probate, but unfortunately, they will need to go thru Probate with a Will. They would have owed more capital gains going the route I had chosen, so he is going to submit a form to the clerk's office to remove them. It's also considered a gift and we don't want gift taxes.

I left there and went to Goodwill. I have been looking for an orange casserole dish and was thrilled to find one for half price! Only $2.50. I also was surprised to find some vintage glasses. I have never seen them at any Goodwill store before. They also had a pink casserole dish with red flowers that I wanted with a carrier, but the price was $13.  I left it there for someone else. A good day for sure! 

While talking to a lady, in Goodwill, she showed me an Elvis gospel album in her cart. She was excited to get it for her 16 year old DD, who loves Elvis. I said your daughter will be so happy. She said, oh, she's no longer with us. She committed suicide at age 16. We still play her Elvis records and keep her bedroom just like it was. I told her I was so sorry...not really knowing what to say. I'm sure my face said it all.

My orange casserole made by Cook's Tools and my vintage glasses. It's oven safe, microwave and freezer safe.



Today I am finishing the quilt top, then do some house chores and laundry. Tomorrow I want to start on a new painting, a much smaller one, maybe another bird. 

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Happy birthday, Joan! 

Holly, I should have went back and read my message, lol. Glad everything is ok and no fire. That was scary!

I am working on a small inside border now. When that's done, I'll have a much wider outside floral border, then the quilt top is finished for me. 

I get hungry every day around 3:00-3:30. I need a snack around this time. Today I had applesauce. 

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Afternoon y'all! 

Several of you asked how I hurt my shoulder.  Simba saw a buck, we were at the end of my driveway and the deer was across the street, and lunged.  I saw it too late to do anything to protect myself.  It would get better then get worse.  Each time it got worse it was worse than the time before.  I did get an x-ray and nothing broken or in the healing stage.  Went to see my new primary care doctor.  She put me on muscle relaxers and gabapentin.  Gave me a shot of Tramadol, it did nothing, site still hurts and is purple to green!  She called me later that day and said to go to the ER.  I did not go, I did tell her I was not going.  All they would have said is did the medication she gave me help?  I had not picked it up yet since it was not ready.  Waste of money, to go to the ER, IMHO!  The medication is helping.  The first couple days were rough as there was a bunch of muscle spasms as the muscles were relaxing, so to speak.  Hopefully this helps in the long run! 

I did set up my physical with her.  The doctor before her left the practice as did the 2 doctors before the last one that left.  Each time they canceled my physical, did not call me to reschedule, just cancelled.  Hopefully she will stay.  I do like her.  So Friday I go for bloodwork and the next Friday for the physical!  

I got a letter today about a credit card I cancelled, months ago, that was in dad's name.  They wanted "documents"!?!  I had to call and ask what documents!  This current generation cannot communicate, what they need.  If they had put "can you send us the death certificate...."  I would have had it ready to go in the mail.  I did ask if I could email it, I knew they wouldn't, but it was worth asking.  They will take a fax but not email?  The lady was really nice.  She knew exactly what I needed...

I am so tired of dealing with dad's stuff along with mom's.  If it had been done by my DSis, I would not have to do all of this.

I am getting it done.  It's always a slow process. I could go to the UPS store and fax it, cheaper to do snail mail!  

I have been working on the retreat FQ challenge.  I got 4 blocks done yesterday!  It is up on my design wall and I hope it will look as good as I think it will.  I need to get me some pictures to cut out and use as quilting templates.  I have picked out my quilting thread already.  

Got to go make supper.  Nothing exciting.  Just leftover turkey and ham from Easter and leftover 4 cheese roni!  We went to my MIL's.  She started the cooking and Sara and I finished it.  She had bought biscuit mix, but didn't tell me to make it, so no biscuits.  That's fine, I don't need the carbs!  

Later my Friends! 

 

I’m at retreat so this will be quick.
Holly- years ago DH had his race car battery on a charger in the basement.  We heard a bang. DH went down. The darn thing cracked and exploded spraying battery acid everywhere where!  It took the paint off the concrete walls. Damaged the ceiling.  Ruined the shoes, boots on the show rack near the steps and ruined the wooden railing (banister).  We had to get a hazmat team to clean it up. 
   Teresa- sorry about the shoulder. My dad had a similar injury….in the days when they had just started using cortisone. It was a long process but it did get better.
   Wishing Dean the best.

JUST A QUICK STOP.  MY VERY SWEET NEIGHBOR TOM, OWNER OF DOGGY OSCAR, PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING.  HE HAD BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPTAL 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK.  FIRST IT WAS PANCREATITIS, THEN HE HAD KIDNEY PROBS AND THEN IT WAS B.P. AND YEAST INFECTIONS.  THEY SENT HIM HOME YESTERDAY WITH MEDS.  HE WAS GONE WHEN JULIE ON THE 3RD FLOOR WENT TO TAKE OUT HIS DOG OSCAR FOR HIS MORNING WALK.  I CAN'T WALK HIM.  ANYWAY, I AM FEELING SO TERRIBLE RIGHT NOW.  I HAD TEXTED HIM THIS MORNING TO SEE IF HE COULD HANDLE SOME CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP FOR SUPPER TODAY.  NO REPLY.  HE WAS ALREADY TAKEN AWAY.
SORRY TO BRING SUCH SAD NEWS TO THE BOARD BUT HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.  I'LL MISS HIM.
QB S 

Sandra, I’m so sorry about the loss of your friend, I know you were fond of him. 

I got Steph’s apron cut out. One side is different colored apples, her choice, the other is coffee themed. 

I have meatloaf in the oven, I’ll make mashed potatoes with it, and seasoned apples. I just put in a Walmart order for delivery in the morning. I find their prices to be comparable to Aldi. 

We had a freeze warning last night and tonight! Winter isn’t quite ready to leave us. 

Theresa, do you have an electric throw? That might feel good on your shoulder. 

Janet, yikes on the battery! I hope retreat is going well. 

Cheryl, sending good vibes Dean’s way. 

We haven’t seen Mary Lou lately, I hope all is well with her.