Happy Birthday to me!

 Hi everybody,  

   I just thought I would send some pictures on how my  birthday went.,  I need to do it now because I over ate and will fall asleep soon to nap.  LOL.

   This will be mostly pictures but I know that I forgot to take a picture of my pretty new stationary that I was given for my birthday,  I will have to post that next time.  But here are some pictures that I did take.

   First of all, we had our SCA meeting today  I can now officially announce that I am no longer the exchequer for our group.  That was like an early birthday present.  At our meeting today, Koressa gave her first exchequer report.  Dan will take me to the bank next week to meet up with Koressa since she will need to do the paperwork to have the monthly bank statement go to her instead of to me.  We met at Panera Bread since where we were going to meet already a HUGE birthday party  setting up.  That was ok.  We keep Panera bread as our back up site.  Shalom brought lemon cake slices in honor of my birthday and he gave me some dark chocolate .  He said that dark chocolate is supppose to be good for diabetics.  LOL.

  

   After that we went to visit his son who isin the hospital.  I stayed in the waiting room so Dan could have some quiet time.,  His son doesn't do well with new people.  I've met him once or twice but not enough for him to remember especially when he isn't feeling well..  I'm glad that we stopped,.  Jon was feeling better and Dan was able to catch up with his progress.  He now knows what the treatment lan is for Jon but Jon was aware of Dan being there and smling a bit.  That was indeed a good sign.  In a normal person, it wouldnt have probably ben necessary to have his son go into the hoospital but due tohealth conditions it was necessary and now Dan nows the treatment plan.  I was so happy that Jon was smling and doing well.

   

   After that we returned to Truman so that Dan could take me out for dinner.  We went to the Mexican restaurant in Trumann.  We have only been there once before so we wanted to try it again.  It didnot disappoint.  We bothhad 

It was very good and we could only eat half of it.  Dan also ordered some stuff shreimp (stuffed  with cheese and jalapenois.  I tred one and I could eat one but that was it.  I am sensitive to spicy things but it was nce to try one.  The jalapenois were finely chopped so they didn't overwhelm.  We also ordered a large order of guacamole dip.  We both Love that.  The large order ws enough for both of us to eat as well as having some for each of us to take home,

    We were so stuffed that we could eat half and took the rest of it home.  I think the cats were wanting some ofmy leftovers but no way kids.  You can look and smell but you cant have any!!  They were sulking under the porch chair when we pulled up.

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   They will eventually forgive me.  Then Dn gave me my birthday present.  He gave me another oun e of silver.  It has the tree of life on it.

So that is about it.  I had a lot of friends wish me happy birthday and Ihad a great meal andnow it is time for me to rest.  :)  Stay safe everybody.

Do you know how old I am?

    I didn't know until a pre teen boy (probably around 10) stopped and talked to me today while I was wheeling out my garbage can to the curb.  It was a relatively short conversation but he asked me how old I was and before I could answer.  He told me I was 95.  Maybe 93.   Yeah, way to go kid.  That isn't making me liking you any more.  Then he told me about his new bike he had.  I told him I liked the blue color.  He was disappointed (I think) that I didn't have anything to tighten the new chain on it.  

     Then he announced that he was going to go and pet the kittens and cat.,   Yeah you don't do that.  You can ask but you just don't assume you can do that.  So I told him no he can't do that.  The reasons why took me around half an hour to explain to him.  He didn't like the word no.  We'll see how it goes.  I know that the Queen can take care of herself and the kids like to run away so I'm not totally worried about them.

   

   I'm sure that I have more to report but you know us old people, our memories aren't what it used to be.  LOL.  I actually don't have much to report.  I was sick late Sunday and all day Monday so I'm taking it easy today.    I will update again once I get more productive.  Have a great day everybody.

June? Already?

   Where to begin.  Let's see.  First picture is of my label that Dan did in Norse Runes.  This is for the SCA Tabards .  Dan has written his name in Runes on one of them, but for the rest of the tabards (10) I just wrote in regular hand writing SoR 1 (through 10).  SoR stands for Shire of Ravenshold).

Next up is a bunch of fabric that I pulled for a new pattern that I might make.  It is called Hip to be Square.  It is a free pattern by Jordan Fabrics.  You can find it here:

https://jordanfabrics.com/pages/hip-to-be-square-free-pattern?srsltid=AfmBOorGFYkxWP9Nz3DZnwYU7qNNTL1PG8H7B1V2Ci3DiSVTCP3hkQom

Then I found a pattern for a 16 patch patch from Missouri Star Quilt Company.   I have it on order.  .  I do not know if I will use that pattern but at least I got some of the 16 patch blocks put together.  I had put together a lot of strips earlier but never did anything with them.  So I made 16 patch blocks.  If I do not make the pattern (see below and the link if you are interested), then at least I have some blocks to play with.

https://www.missouriquiltco.com/products/goodnight-irene-quilt-pattern-by-missouri-star

 

After doing the 16 patch blocks, I saw another video on YouTube that I liked.  It is a little simpler and uses layer cakes.  I had a good supply of them so pulled out some and here is the possible layout.  I still need to make a couple of blocks..

   Of course that led me down another  rabbit hole.    This one is one of the vids from Facebook.  It actually half of a block.  You aren't wasting the rest of the block however, you use the other triangles  for another block.  

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2130692764170928

The other part of the block is called Rotating Bow Tie and if you are interested here is a link to that.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/27784486934491544

   Well that is about it for quilting but I did go over to Dan's to feed his cats.  He is helping a merchant man their booth at a faire as well as selling some stuff of his.  I think he is having fun and even though he is selling stuff, he has found time to add to his SCA outfits.  Here he is showing me his new Russian Fur Hat.

   I am glad he is since it is in Indiana  and i 7 hours away from where he lives.  It took him longer because he had to add 1 - 1.5 hours on to his trip since he left his debit card at the gas station  when he refilled  his gas tank so he had to turn around and go back and get it.  I suppose I shouldn't also mention that he took a wrong turn and missed his turn off and took another 30 minutes trying to get back on track.  So don't tell on me, OK?  Hehehe

   Anyway, where was I?  Oh yeah, Shalom took me to his place to feed his cats.  I managed to snap a pix of one of them as it was trying to decide if it wanted to eat more than it wanted to hide.  I think this one might be the mama cat who has at least seen me before.

    On the food front, I used up a lot of leftover veggies the other day and here is the result.  I had to use up some onions, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, and diced ham.  It turned out pretty good.

   That's all I can think of to add.  Stay turned for more updates in the month.  I hope everybody has a great day.

Memorial Day 2026

 Just a quick stop to wish you all a safe holiday.

I finished the tabards!

 This is just a quick post since I need to take my meds and lay down for a bit.  Just normal life but I am so happy to report that I...HAVE...FINISHED...THE....TABARDS!

SCA Tabards

   That is a total of 12 tabards hanging up.  One for Dan, one for me, and then 10 for the Shire of Ravenshold.  I posted the picture up for our group to see and one of the guys wants one for himself.  I forwarded the link to where I got the tabards from and told him which ones were bought.  Then I told him that if he bought one of the tabards I could put the rondel on it for him.  We'll see if he does that.

That's about it for me today.  Have a great day!

I'm tired

    This is going to be short.  

   I'm just tired today.  It didn't help that I did something stupid and I think my body is still reacting to it.  I was talking to Dan, no surprise there,  and I put my hand into dish water and oh my !  I shouldn't have done that.  I didn't realize that my hand went into near boiling water!  My hand wasn't in the water long but it was long enough to bring tears to my face and poor Dan.  He was trying to ask me what was wrong.  I told him nothing.  LOL.  Of course he didn't believe that.  It took me a bit to get my voice under control but that is me.  In less than 5 minutes I was composed again but boy!  Did that really hurt.  No blistering but my hand is very stiff.  That is partly why I am so tired,.  Things like that take it out of me.  That is about it.  I will write more when my hand isn't as tired.  I hope everybody has a great day,

The Start of May

    This is going to be very short but I thought you might want to see what is new at my house.

  That's right.  Her majesty had two kittens.  The top one I am calling Sly.  Sly is sneaky and he (or is Sly a female?) his full name will be Sylvester the 3rd.  The other one is called Sandi (yeah I haven't checked to see if  if it is a he or she).).   They like to play on the porch but are still very skittish.  Sandi  is VERY skittish.  Sly is the braver one and I saw him nibbing on a little bit of cat food this morning.  That is, he was trying to nibble until he tipped the cat food bowl over on top of his head.  Mom had to go over and help him escape the mean cat food dish. He swatted it before he ran off though.

You will see more pix in the future.  :)  So that is my quick update for today.  I hope everybody has a great day.  

Mid Month - sort of - report

    Hi everybody:

   Sorry it has taken me so long to get another post in.  Between the SCA and crafts, I have been busy.  Where to start.  Let's start with some pictures that I took when Dan and I went to check out a site for our SCA event in October.  While we were not impressed with the site, it was a wonderful day and very scenic.  Here are some pictures that I took.  The car was moving so they aren't the best but still I like them.

 I will try to get Dan to make the drive again closer to our event.  Hehe.  We saw some roadkill and birds and such on the way down.  I think the most interesting, in a weird way, was when we saw 20 buzzards gathering around something.  That raised the question of...What do you call a bunch of Buzzards?  A quick Google search gave surprising results.  It isn't just one answer, it is 3 answers.  If is called a Wake if they are feeding; Kettle when they are circling in the air; and a Committee when in trees.  That is  different right?

  Did I show you my progress on the Bunny table runner?  I'm not sure so here is the sneak peak  of my progress.

     I am all caught up on Blackwork but I won't show it until after I finish next week.  

     I almost forgot to post my picture of the finished mug rug.   Here it is.

Hmmm.  I thought I had more to report but I guess not.  That means it is time for me to take a nap.  :)   I hope everybody has a great day.  what is everybody working on?

Mid to late March update

    Hi everybody:

       Wow, can you believe that we are working on the second half of the month?  This month has been pretty active.  Here is the quick synopsis.  I know that I have told you some of this before .

   1.  Finished the St. Patrick's Day Table Runner.  I believe that the picture of that is in the previous post.

   2.  Sewed two ravens (SCA project).  My goal is to sew 2 a month if not more.  Then I can hand the project over to somebody else for the next step.

   3.  Did updates and repairs on Sholom's SCA gambeson.

   4.  Finished an Easter themed candle mat.  I totally love it.  It is one of my better projects.

   5.  Started a bunny table runner.  Rosie, the supervisor, is finished.  I have two more blocks to embroider.

   That's a pretty good list, right? 

   Now let us talk bunnies.  It is that time of year isn't it.  Easter is right around the corner and in between plotting my Easter dinner, I have been working on embroidering bunnies.

   First up is Rosie.  Rosie is the supervisor at one of the Easter bunnies Easter Egg factories.  My plan is to take her pix and put it in the center and have two of her line supervisors on either side of her waiting for her excellent orders for the day.

  That is Rosie.  This next picture, which is a in progress picture, is Violet.  

  The bunny that I am most proud of, though, is my bunny on my candle mat.  

     That is it for my  craft update.  I did get a new ladle and I love it.

  I think that is it for this update.  If I remember something, then I will post it next time.  I hope you all have a great day.

Happy March !

     I just discovered that I never sent my welcome to March post so I will start over and say Happy March!  So what have I been working on?  Trying to et more organized and be more productive.  I have been semi successful with that and since it is still early in the month I am happy.  

     First up is my finished table topper I did out of three blocks from some exchanges from a couple of years ago.  It is all done now and I like how it looks on the table.

Here is the back of it.  If I keep it on the table for a meal with Dan, I will probably flip it over and have the trees face side up since it won't show stains as much.  LOL.

  This is one UFO that I can cross off the list.  I will pick out another one to work on.

     I am working on the raven roundels  for our SCA group.  I need to make 10-12 of them so if I do two of them a month, they should all be done in time. I think that I can keep  up that schedule.  

   I think my UFO this month will be to finish stitching down the 12 inch applique blocks.  Then another month I will be ready to move on to the next step.  

   I have also been having fun cooking up some new recipes.  Mostly soups and stews.  The next one up will be Kielbasa Potato Soup,.  I will report on it after I make it.

  That is all I have to report this time.  I hope everybody has a great day.

The Day After...

      I survived another Valentine's Day.  That is something.  LOL.  I had a good time with Dan.  We ate enough that we were full and almost stuffed but I sent him home with a bunch of leftovers.  I kept part of the roast for my leftovers along with a little bit of green beans.  We both decided that if I make the little red potatoes again as well as the green bean recipe, it will be the ones I used this time.  Do you know that I like best bout eating with Dan?  It is what we have in common.  We both aren't comfortable with eating in large crowds although we can eat out in restaurants (our favorites of course) because we have a little spacer in between tables etc.  We both realize that if we ate at an SCA event we would be crowded and he admits that he would ha e to get up from the table after a bit to go outside and get some breathing room.  He would use smoking as his excuse which is also the reason.  At my place he knows I don't care how he is dressed.  I don't care how the tablespace looks (that took a bit to get used to and realize) and it is nice to hear his critique of my cooking and what might be changed.  It is good to hear what he would like to eat and he also contributes to it.  After eating he goes outside to smoke a cigarette, which is why I have a chair on the porch but don't tell him that, which is fine.  I know he needs space sometimes.   Well enough getting lost in memories or whatever.  He is a pix of dan sat our table (yeah, he doesn't dress up and neither do I)  and a [ox pf what was on my plate.  No dressing this year.  No starchy bread just simple food that we both ate eating.

     Now to get on to crafting again...after getting caught up on dishes...and one of the projects is putting the ravens on the black fabric for the upcoming SCA event this year.  I need to do around 12 of them s I am taking my time.    I will show a pix eventually but my job in this is to get the applique sections  ready to put on the tabards.  I will not be making the tabards but if I get this done ahead of time, it might inspire the group to get the tabards made.

     In t he meantime, I have been enjoying going through my cookbook of Medieval recipes.  I made one of them which would be translated as a pork pie.  I used 2 pork chops in it and it turned out good.

I will be making another recipe soon.

     Another recipe that I will be making soon will be.

     I guess the only other thing that I have to report on is my Blackwork.  I am happy to announce that now that I have changed to 11 count canvas, which is much easier to work with.  I am all caught up.  Here is m progress picture..

     Oops.  I just noticed that I missed posting a pix of my midnight star project..  I guess that pix will have to wait until another time.  I will stitch down the stars first but then it was suggested that I use beads or something on each point in the stars to highlight them a bit more.  I am still thinking on that one.  Anyway, I hope you all had a good Valentine's Day. 

Love ya all.