Happy Birthday Eddie

March 14, 2022

Good morning.  This week is supposed to be very Springlike.  Warm temps all week.  This is certainly a good sign that Spring is on its way.

It's been a busy weekend.  My son in law, Eddie, had his 59th birthday.  Happy Birthday Eddie.

His daughter, Jasmine, painted him a picture for his birthday.  Here's a copy of the painting and the original photo that Jazzy was copying.  Great job, Jazzy.

I worked on the two afghans and started a new boy baby crib blanket.  I think the next afghan I make will have to be in a totally different color, like maybe purple or orange.  This is enough blue and green to last me for a while.

 

I'm making the new boy crib blanket because one of daughter Audrey's friends is having a baby boy and I've boxed up the boy blanket that I had already made and am sending it to her.  This is why it's good to have these on hand.  You never know when you might need one.

I've been neglecting working on my receipts for taxes.  So, today I really need to buckle down and start working on them.  My tax stuff needs to be in the mail back to the accountant by the end of this week. 

Today there is a Law & Order marathon on TV.  Watching this will help to make working with the receipts a little more bearable.  Now I think I'll make a cup of coffee and get started.  So, till Wednesday, Y'all stay safe and have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Spring Has Sprung

March 11, 2022

Good morning.  Today is sunny, and temps will get up to the mid fifties.  Awesome!  Spring is definitely coming soon.  Yesterday Deanne took a photo of the little garden outside our kitchen window.  Lookee!  Lookee!  Spring is coming!

How wonderful it is to look out and see little green sprouts coming up through the ground.  (and the snow)  In a few weeks, these sprouts will have yellow and white blossoms.  And it will be warm enough to  sit out on the porch.  Woo Hoo!

One of these days I want to go shopping and get a new carpet for the porch.  Actually, just going shopping for anything will be great fun.  It's not something I get to do very often.  

Today I want to make a bottle of orange juice.  Lately I've been having a hankering for some juice.  And then I really need to get busy working on last year's receipts.  I want all my tax stuff finished before April.  

Recently I purchased a new necklace.  It was on clearance sale for only $8.99.  I don't really need a new necklace, but I just couldn't resist all the beautiful colors.  (ShopLC.com)   Hmmm, now I really do have to find a reason to get out.  So I can wear my new necklace.  Of course!  

I've got all three colors on the newest afghan so I'll be taking a photo later today to share with you.  It actually looks really nice.  I'll take photos of both afghans to share.  I'll be busy with them for quite a while.  

Perry Mason is on TV now and I'm going to stop now and watch my program.  So, till Monday, Y'all stay safe and have a fantabulous weekend.

Hugs, Edna B.

Huggie Pups

March 10, 2022

Good morning.  Tis sunny and 36F degrees.  Today will actually be quite warm (50F degrees).  Awesome!  It snowed yesterday and these warm temps will melt away all the snow.  

I found an ad for a new item online.  Huggie Pups.  What a great idea!  Toys for our pets.  Dogs especially seem to like stuffed animals.  Be honest.  Wouldn't your pet love a Huggie Pup?

I meant to post yesterday (Wednesday).  But, I thought it was Tuesday all day.  Alas, I was wrong.  Every now and then I seem to lose a day.  Does this happen to you too?  

I found this super chart of healing foods that we all have in our kitchen cabinets.  I find it amazing that so many of us have all these items, yet not many of us know what we really have.  These are foods that we should look up and learn a bit about.  One never knows when we'll need them as medicines.

The mailman has just left so I think I'll go out and get the mail.  Then I should have some breakfast.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all stay safe and have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

D.W.Field Park

March 7, 2022

Good morning.  Today I thought I'd share information about our beautiful park.  It's really quite lovely and spreads across two towns.  We have swans, ducks, geese, pigeons, sea gulls, and even a cormorant.  Awesome!

The above articles are found on Google.  I thought they explained the park much better than I could.  Here are a few more photos from the park.

Wouldn't it be nice if every city and town had a beautiful park like this?  It is so relaxing to take our lunch and park near one of the ponds and enjoy watching the birds.  

Now I'm off to do a big of blog reading.  I enjoy blogging and will continue to post here.  So, till next post, Y'all stay safe and have a fantabulous day.

 

Hugs, Edna B.

Heart Monitor

March 4, 2022

Good morning.  Tis sunny today and 18F degrees.  Hmmm, I wonder when the days will start being warmer.  Spring is coming.  I wonder if Mother Nature needs a reminder that it's time to start warming things up a bit.

My latest yarn order came yesterday.  Now I can start another afghan and have two of them to work on.  It's funny, they are both blue and green.  One is light colors, and the other is darker colors.  It wasn't planned that way, but that's how it came out.

I think I'm going to look at some baby girl sweaters or dresses.  I may want to try making some little dresses.  Hmm, it's an idea.  And a change from blankets and afghans.

Yesterday I bought a KardiaMobile Personal EKG Device and Heart Monitor.  I can keep an eye on my heart and share the information via email with my doctor.  At least, that's the plan.  (It's only $79)

I may change my posting days here on my blog too.  I don't do much of anything so sometimes it's difficult to have something to say.  I may try posting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  At least that's what I'm thinking of doing.  I may try it to see how it works out.  

You know, it's amazing how much our lives change as we get older.  For years, I posted here every day of the week.  But back then I had a full time job and lots of interests on the side.  Now there's no job, and I don't go anywhere except to the doctor.  I don't want to give up my blog though.  I enjoy it too much.  Besides, I'd miss all the wonderful folks I know because of it.

Perry Mason is coming on the TV now and I'm off to watch it.  So, till Monday, Y'all stay safe and have a fantabulous weekend.

Hugs, Edna B.

A Very Interesting Clock

March 3, 2022

Good morning.  Tis sunny outside, and 37F degrees.  We have a new front doorstep.  It seems that the plow blade wrecked our front step (when plowing the other night).  Yesterday, the plow guys came back and built me a new front doorstep.  I will definitely hire this company again.

My granddaughter sent a new photo of Ariyah.  Gosh, she is just the cutest little thing!  Yup, that's the blanket and hat that I made for her.  

By the end of this month, there should be one more great granddaughter born.  She's due to my grandson Jeremy and his wife Caitlin.

In one of my new magazines, there was an ad for a cuckoo clock.  I don't usually pay much attention to these ads, but this one was so interesting that I had to have a look.  This one is Disney Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" Cuckoo Clock.  

I guess today I'll round up all my receipts from last year and try to make some sense of them.  (for my taxes, of course.)  Hopefully, I'll be able to finish up this tax stuff this week or next, and then I can mail it all to my accountant.  Glory Be!  Could it be done this quickly?  Hmmm!

A word of advice, be careful when ordering items from the web.  I ordered an item, and it came.  No problem.  Then another order for it came too.  Today I called the company and cancelled any further orders being sent to me.  I guess when you order the first time, the company takes this to mean that you want repeat orders.  So just be careful when you order to know exactly what it is you are ordering.

Now I'm going to watch a Law & Order marathon on TV.  So, you stay safe and have a fantabulous day.  

Hugs, Edna B.

Taters For Birds?

March 1, 2022

Good morning.   Gosh, I've been up for hours.  I woke early, so I did some work on my tax stuff.  Then I paid a batch of bills and put them out for the mailman.  After that, it was time for some breakfast.

I think I need to spend more time on getting everything ready for my tax accountant.  Time seems to be going by quickly, and it will soon be April.  I don't like to wait until the last minute to have my taxes done.  I mostly just have to go through all my receipts now.  Then I have lots of columns of numbers to add up.  I would like to have all of this finished by the end of the week.

Spring is only nineteen days away!  The cold temps will last a bit longer though.  But at least there's hope now that the warmer temps will be here in just a few weeks.  Awesome!  Meanwhile, here are some ideas of what you can feed the birds during these cold temps.  (Wow!  I did not know about the baked potatoes.  Did you?)

Now I think I'll get started on those receipts from last year.  That should keep me busy for a while.  So, till Thursday, Y'all stay safe and have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.