i traveled to syracuse new york to visit my oldest daughter and her family over the 4th of july weekend...and had a great, great time! the first day there is got to a high of 69 degrees...quite a difference from the 90+ degree days we had been having in north carolina. the second and remaining days were in the high 80s, low 90s...but, from what i understand, now they are in the high 90s as well....just gotta love this weather! needless to say, the heat in new york brought out the slip and slide which, truth be known, i did have to participate in! yup, picture a 60 year old grandma running and sliding down that cool, wet slip and slide and having the kids laugh at the very sight of it! we had a blast getting the kids wet...and my daughter as well!! on the 4th of july we set off the sparkler-type fireworks in the back yard! that was pretty cool, too.
my daughter is a crafter extraordinare....she has a shop on etsy and creates the most fabulous things. since she is also an artist, creativity flows very easily from her...and she got me re-motivated to get my quilting juices flowing again. i showed her the trick of strip-quilting...she showed me how to do needle felting! another project to experiment with. so, of course, i can't be creative with my quilts until i clear out and clean up my sewing room. yesterday i spent just about the entire day reorganizing furniture and rooms. now i can get quilting again without feeling overwhelmed by the clutter.
i just have to show you the reaps of my harvest....this year i took a patch of my postage-stamp back yard and created a wildflower area. that was fun because in the bag of wildflower seed i wasn't sure just what was going to come up....turns out i ended up with several plants that produced wonderful flowers....my old brain cannot think of the name of the flowers right now (i knew the name just a few moments ago....)....okay, it came back to me...zinneas....beautiful colors that i just had to snip some and bring them into the kitchen...
and.....i also planted a peach tree last spring....this summer it has quite a few peaches on it...which i harvested today!!!
okay, laundry time.....hope you all have a wonderful day!
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