I’m writing this from the porch – it’s such a beautiful evening. Someone asked for a chicken report.
Remember when I planted those tiny hydrangea twigs along the fence last fall? Some are even blooming this year! I can grow a hydrangea anywhere on this farm – even under the steps going up to the haymow!!
I can’t grow anything else however.
My friend Helen sent this – look at the ticket price and where that seat is located! I wonder what a seat down front must cost!
About 40-50 miles from here around Eagle Grove this is the sad scene today after hail last night.
Reader photos – some quilts, some flowers, gardening, fabric – enjoy!
It was so fun to hear from so many of you! More tomorrow!
Your rooster reminded me of when my husband’s students insisted that the chickens couldn’t lay eggs without a rooster! He grew up on a 27,000 hen chicken farm. He, the chemistry teacher, had to teach them a little Biology!😹.
I read all of the blogs while we were at the beach, but didn’t comment. I love Percy. We had the runt of the litter Beagle, Spotty. She was small her whole life and adorable. Keeper is smart. Gotta be ready for a ride. Buddy has been velcroed to us since we came home. We had a kitty sitter and a neighbor in at Noon, but he still missed us!
Thanks to all of you who have prayed and had kind thoughts for us in the storm/heat. We lost power Monday morning at 7 am and got it back tonight, Wednesday, at 6 pm. No storm damage, just no power, so we are thankful. Refrigerator and freezer all clean and empty, like newlyweds again. 🙂
Tanya- I can’t imagine throwing all that food out with the costs to replace it. I feel for you. Thank goodness no clean up like many are now due to the extent of this hurricane. My sister in Houston got her power back Monday night but she had a whole house generator installed couple years ago when they kept losing power and losing food from their freezer. It’s saved them since they also have a cabin now in Sam Houston park they go to on weekends so don’t want to come home to a mess. I pray that’s the end of these powerful storms for this year.
And now Mary this makes 100 comments on this blog post. Hope you get extra points for that.
Great pictures, thank U for sharing, I like the pup in the car, waiting to go for outing, it’s very very HOT in AZ.I can’t takes my dog TAOS anywhere these days🐶
It is a beautiful July night here in southern Minnesota. I was just sitting outside watching the
fireflies hovering over a soybean field near our house. They are just magical.
Percy, the beagle, is adorable! Keeper is hilarious keeping track of you and not misissing any rides.
I loved seeing the chickens enjoying your beautiful yard.
The quilts are wonderful! I especially like the churn dash and the tumbler. (Is that the name of the one-patch quilt?
We are heading home tomorrow, where they are experiencing Beryl rain.
Thanks, Mary 🥰
I envy you sitting on your porch! It is so hot and humid here. This weekend is going to be 98-100, and that’s not with the heat index. Everything is so dry. Love seeing all the beautiful pics of flowers, pets and quilts. I need to get the last two borders on a double Irish chain for one of my granddaughters getting married in Dec. We are anxiously waiting on our first great grandchild – a boy, due mid August. That Hazel is the cutest thing – those pictures of her digging that you posted a few days ago are priceless! She obviously doesn’t mind getting a bath!
There are so many good pictures in this post, sunset, chickens, quilts, etc.. As said before, the hail damaged corn is sad.
I missed reading a comment sometime. What is the Irish Spring soap for? Will it keep deer out of my garden? If so, I’ll have to try it. We’ve had a deer coming to our garden for the past week and a half. She’s going after the green beans and the tomatoes. This is a first, as we’ve gardened in this same place for 41 yrs. So far, I’ve tried sprinkling coffee grounds around the plants and also sprigs of dill weed.
We are quite dry. My husband now says we are watering the deer, rather than watering the garden. We are hopeful for rain tonight and tomorrow in SW Ohio, as part of the storm Beryl moving up.
Speaking of the storm, I’ve heard from many people I don’t often hear from, commenting about the name. That’s one good thing to come from the storm.
I miss living in the country.
As usual, I love your post today. I am almost as in love with the chickens as I am with Hazel. So sorry about the hail destruction. The weather we are all enduring is just crazy. I finally got 3 inches of rain after 2-3 months with none. All the photos of flowers and quilts, etc. are so nice to see. Thank you again for making our day! Forgot to say I also need help to send photos from my cell phone to email. I know how to attach them to a text but not to email. At 83 I am not too ashamed to admit it.
As usual, I learn something new in each post from you and the readers, Mary. Today: put a bar of Irish Spring in an old sock and hang it with the tomatoes, and farmers will probably get more from hail insurance than the crop. The insurance is helpful, but as one reader mentioned, the look on her father’s face when a crop was destroyed attests to the heart of the farmer looking beyond the insurance money to the loss of that crop for so many besides himself.
Most of the potted plants are shriveling before my very eyes. The nighttime temperatures give them no relief either, as most nights it doesn’t get below 90 degrees. So, I will continue to enjoy the beautiful flowers in the pictures. 🙂
As usual, great conversations, quilts to inspire, the beauty of flowers, animals, scenery and more to nurture our lives. Thank you!
Jan
Jan in AZ – I understand the farmer feeling so distraught over the loss of his crop – there’s more than money involved in farming. It’s rewarding to know we all learn from each other,isn’t it? Your poor plants – can you being the potted ones into the house?
Oh, Jan I feel for you. That blistering heat is brutal. I wonder if many people who live there take advantage of grocery delivery service.
martha, do you get charged outrageous prices for grocery delivery? i ask because i pay over 100/yr for ‘free delivery’ but … the prices on individual items are sometimes over $1 higher. i checked a receipt that i had delivered and had my husband buy the same thing from the same store and the delivery was over $40 higher. i have not had groceries delivered since. patti in florida
I enjoy reading both the blog and the comments. We are lucky here and hydrangeas grow very well. I am going to take some pictures of mine and send them to you. Have a wonderful day. It’s supposed to get into the mid to low 90’s here. Not normal for Port Coquitlam. So glad we have air conditioning.
What a beautiful view from your porch. I can see why you would want to hang out there. Tim’s corn is really looking good.
Love your free range chicken pictures. They really do have the best life. Big Red is quite handsome and will soon get the hang of crowing. The ladies are very pretty too.
Keeper is a hoot. He knows what he needs to do to not be left behind. Dumb animals indeed.
Beautiful flowers and gardens shared today. Thank you everyone! And the quilts are amazing as usual. Really like the churn dash quilt. Such an interesting setting.
Poor farmers! Can’t imagine the heartbreak that caused.
Take care everyone
I wondering if your car battery ever goes dead with the door being open. We have a 2017 Subaru Outback and it would be stone dead the next day. My husband charges the battery every week if he’s not driving it much. But oh, how sweet that Keeper wants to make sure he goes with.
That poor farmer losing his crop. It’s not just time, it’s money. I watched all the seasons out so far of Clarkson’s Farm on Prime. The mistakes he makes can be eye-rolling, but he so effectively highlighted the difficulties farmers face that the show changed how people in England view farming and has moved the government to make changes to help.
Holly – I turned the dome light off so the battery doesn’t wear down. Even right now I’m in the porch, Keeper is with me but the van door is open in the garage.
I love reading the comments and feel like I know you all! Took me awhile to figure out how to find them and I just hope I have! I hate it when someone in a cubicle decides to change something that works just fine! I would be so sad if I ended up blocked.
Hot and humid here in MD and we need rain. We are just barely keeping shrubbery, flowers and our koi alive in this heat with watering everyday. The pictures of flowers, gardens and pets are wonderful. Just love Keeper, Hazel, your kitties and chickens! Always fun to see what they are up to.
Free range chickens! Love seeing how your chicks have matured.
Fabulous patriotic quilt, the colors are so rich!
I do hope the farmer with the hail damage has crop insurance because that looks like a substantial loss.
Thank you everyone that shares pictures, is is fun to see your projects and interests.
Rita in Iowa— I put bars of Irish Spring in old socks and tied them to tomato cages. So far it is working. Maybe they are finding better eats elsewhere. The picture of the garden today is mine. That’s the socks of soap on the tomato cages.
Chickens are attractive. Crop insurance will save the farmers from all this storm damage.
Enjoyed the flowers and the quilts.
Beans are starting to blossom. Everything else is slow. One green pepper one plant. Nothing on the other plant.
It is sunny in SE MN again. Thankful ! Need to tackle the weeds in my flowers. Have a great day !
Loved all of the photos. I got to see the last Fever game. That one kept me on the edge of my seat!!
So sad to see the corn. Corn is a very expensive crop to plant. Sure hope they had hail insurance. Ours is over my head now. Looking good so far but the temps are going to climb into the low 100’s by the end of the week. If that continues for an extended period of time, it won’t be good. One more day of wheat harvest and then hopefully can get some quilting done before we have 2 weeks of company-daughter from Virginia will be here with her 2 kids.
Where do you live? Our wheat is just turning. Husband thinks harvest will begin in about 10 days. We farm in SE Wyoming.
We live in North Central Kansas. We were actually done cutting a week ago except for about 150 acres. No way we could we cut it with all of the weeds in it. So customer had to have it sprayed and then had to wait a week for the weeds to die.
So many beautiful flowers but the sight of that corn — YIKES! Will it come back or will it have to be replanted, I wonder? Percy stole my heart — sweet little beagle!
Sue, the corn is gone. It doesn’t grow back. Some people think that crop insurance covers the cost of the destroyed crop. It doesn’t because now the farmer has to plow up the ground…more $$$ for fuel, etc. He never breaks even.
So glad you’re getting a few good days to enjoy your porch. We had a day and a half about ten days ago when it was nice, close to or over 100 with no rain since. Hoping for some hurricane rain this weekend here in Maryland. Keeper has known a good thing ever since he first made it to the farm and he’s not going to take a chance on losing it. I just love to see his joyfulness in your pictures. Thanks for the chicken update. They too know what a good thing they have going. I have one hydrangea that I got as a gift many years ago. I planted to the side of the house I seldom go with little sun. This year it had the most beautiful deep blue flowers. I guess a little neglect can sometimes work out. The Fever are now third in the East, passing the Chicago team. Go Caitlin and Co.!!
Karen in MD
Bless Keeper’s little doggie heart! My daughter and her husband just moved to Duluth a week ago and Katie’s poor doggie Freija was terrified . Whining and shaking like a leaf—she was mistreated as a puppy and Katie is sure she thought she was being abandoned. We also went to Duluth and DH’s job while I helped unpack was to walk, pet, and otherwise love on Freija. She’s finally settled in a bit.
BTW I think you asked me once how her name is pronounced—Fray-a. Freija was the Norse goddess of beauty and love.
We get hurricane rain in Indiana today and tomorrow!
Sue – poor little Freija!! I hate when my dogs are scared like Hazel is when it thunders. She can’t get close enough to me. Isn’t Duluth just wonderful? Becky and I loved our weekend there a few years ago.
Feel so bad for that farmer.
We are headed into heat and sunshine for the next few days here. I got the baby quilts all done and into the mail. They might make it there in time for baby shower. I still have burp pads and receiving blankets to do for this baby due in Sept. Next one due in Nov. A little breathing room.
Sew day here at my house today. Hope someone shows up but if everyone is busy or traveling, it’s ok!
The pictures are all so pretty! The chickens are so beautiful! Keeper is a hoot!
The devastation of the hail storm is a farmer’s worst fear!
I do have to tell this flood story….a couple we know in Rock Vslley wanted to be able to just sleep in their own bed. Their son-in-law hooked up a window air conditioner for them. That evening they went to their home to find the walk-in garage door busted in….looters! Low dirty scumbags! A town that is in mourning because of the loss of their homes and the creeps move in! Plus, all the scammer promising to fix the homes and take a down payment and run! Ugh! Makes me so mad!
The price of those tickets is outrageous!
Thanks for the pictures Mary!
I just so enjoy reading this blog. I read it out loud most days to my husband. The pet pics, the flowers, the gardens, the jokes. Then, there are the quilts! I don’t comment often but I read it every day. I appreciate the addresses of those who could use a boost of happiness. What a lovely thing to do, and so easy. Thanks, Mary, for the opportunity to bless someone.
Debra – kindness matters and a card is so very easy. The number of cards being sent has declined with each recipient however and I’m not sure how to encourage readers.
Debra – gosh, if I thought husbands were reading I could be slightly embarrassed since I often times write a “dig” about them. I followed a husband and wife in the grocery store yesterday and it was quite entertaining. He was asking why this and why that. She was trying to explain why she was buying something, etc. Sounds just like a husband who lives with me – watches every move I make in the kitchen and ASKS QUESTIONS!!!!
That poor corn. Farmers have it so hard and yet we depend on them for our food. My father was a farmer in Iowa when I was very little. They need our prayers. Beryl missed us by heading more east. Houston got hit hard. Crazy how far inland it is headed, all the way to Canada. I get Bear Creek Quilting emails and thought I’d pass this along to all you quilters…
Start your sewing machines!!
Our local Veteran’s Home has an urgent need for (30-50) XL-Twin Size resident bed quilts. The preferred size is approximately 58″ x 90″. They have no restrictions on quilt types but do ask for some gender neutral designs. There residents are 80% men and 20% women.
Check your closets for finished quilts that my need a good home or your UFOs that need a quick finish. Click on the image above for a link to a free quick quilt pattern. The pattern is precut friendly or you can pull from your scrappy stash. Pillowcases are also welcome. They do not need to match the quilt.
FYI – these are not QOV (Quilts of Valor) quilts. QOV quilts are a specific quilt awarded to Veterans. This request from the Veteran’s Home is for Welcome Quilts that they place in their Welcome Baskets for new resident arrivals. They do not need to follow QOV guidelines and they do not have to be red, white, and blue.
This is an urgent need, so it has a short deadline.
We will accept deliveries up to 7/31/2024.
Ship to or Drop off at:
Bear Creek Quilting Company
Attn: Veteran’s Home Welcome Basket Quilts
2175 South Main Road, Lebanon, OR 97355
Gloria,
I typically haven’t made twin size quilts but in the future now that I know that it’s a popular size to donate, I will start. Thank you for the inspiration. After all, how many different quilts per bed do I really need at my house?
Beautiful view from the porch!! So peaceful . Love all the quilts and comments.
I could sure use some of those 10c neutrals! The picture of the flattened cornfield is sad, isn’t it? My husband planted a few short rows of corn for the two of us, and not one plant came up. Called the seller and they replaced the seed, but it was too late to plant here in Michigan. No worries, I know where to buy sweet corn this summer.
The quilt with the pumpkin and gourd looks like a Country Threads pattern-love it!
Loved all the pictures, except the corn destroyed. My sister in Houston lost her power from hurricane but has a whole house generator which she is so glad they installed a couple years ago. At least she is safe. Someone has a nice garden layout from one picture.
I knew that picture of fabric would be fascinating to your readers cause I sure got a deal at a church thrift sale near our camp. I’m so glad I ventured in although I really wanted their hot dog lunch to support their work out in the heat so shopped then ate. I learned they turned part of their rooms into this thrift store which is open Saturdays so new place I can donate to.
We are waiting to see how much rain we’re going to get from remnants of hurricane path. I did pick some cherry tomatoes last night from my plants so with that and my basil I can make a pizza on naan bread for lunch. I like it better than using dough now.
The weather has gone bonkers everywhere. We in Md are really feeling the heat. We are hoping we get some rain from Beryl as the system moves East and north. However we may be too far south for any noticeable or significant rain. All plants are showing the stress even though we are watering our small garden areas. There was a picture of a beautiful lush garden in your photos. It looked like a lot of lettuce. If we didn’t fence our garden it would be eaten down to the ground. The animals are stressed too. Vegetation is turning brown and I worry about the wildlife’s source of water for drinking. As I drove past fields of corn yesterday I was wondering if the ears will be full. Farmer Tim’s corn looks lush. No ability to irrigate these big areas. The hens look lovely and big red quite striking. I hope he isn’t a bully. My few experiences with roosters has been negative as they run at you and attack. Happy belated birthday. It looked like an enjoyable day. Loving all the pretty flower and quilt pictures. Hope today is helping to dry things out for you.
Pat in Md
Patricia – the rain is either feast or famine, isn’t it? I don’t worry that Red will attack me but I will hate having him on top of my beautiful hens tearing up their backs and feathers. That might be the end for him.
My heart goes out to the farmer who lost his (their) corn crop. You learn pretty fast in agriculture that you are at the mercy of mother nature and the markets. So much work and a lot of times you are lucky to break even.
The sunset picture is spectacular. Thanks to the person who sent it to you.
Beautiful sunset’s, love seeing all the chickens
the price of that fabric is unbelievable, wow, wish i found some at that price, beautiful.
My hydraugers are so full this year, love it
I am making a coat out of a quilt top i found, i cut it out and i am now quilting the pieces, it is a double wedding quilt with a black background
Love all the beautiful quilt pictures! And always love to see all the animal pictures! So awful about the shredded corn. I don’t know how farmers ever make it!! So dependent on the weather & other factors out of their control. Getting ready to go to a quilt class today, so will be a fun day for me!
Debra R – I’m wondering what you’re making in class today
What a gorgeous view from your porch! Your chickens are all grown up, so fun to see them roaming outside! So sad for the farmer, such a great loss! The quilts and the flower pics are spectacular, love them all! Been wanting to do a thimble quilt! that was a big one!! Love seeing pictures of Keeper, you are so good to keep your car door open for him! Here in NH we are dealing with low 90’s heat, so glad it’s not triple digit! Thanks Mary for this blog about nothing!
I loved all the pictures today! (Except for the destroyed corn field) Lovely quilts and plants. I have tried for 4 years now to grow hydrangeas and finally this year I have one that has survived so far, but the lilacs and rose of Sharon aren’t doing much better so it must be the soil I guess. Your chickens look happy and healthy. We are getting lots of rain here in MO but its a break from the heat.
We have never been able to grow hydrangeas. You lucky girl, you must have the right soil. Love Keeper not wanting to miss out on a trip. The shredded corn is just heartbreaking. WOW .10 fabric; unheard of. Love all the pictures especially Percy and the red, white and blue quilt. Those ticket prices are outrageous. I would love to see a game but not at those prices,
Good Morning!!! Great reader quilts today. Sorry to see the crops damaged by hail. We’ll be getting the effects of Beryl this week. It’s cloudy today with some rain headed this way. I’m waiting for my first tomato in the beautiful plants from an Amish greenhouse I visited in the spring. Seems blossom rot is a problem for me this year. Any tips out there for how I might prevent it? I have a hydrangea tree that is so loaded with blooms that the branches are bending! I love how it changes from white when it starts flowering to light pink.
Debbie – my peegee hydrangea tree is so misshapen from this exact problem – branches were so loaded with blooms they broke. It’s not a pretty tree in the winter for sure but almost worth it when I see those lovely blooms!
Yes, Mary! I feel the same. And the “trunk” isn’t very big around. My son helped me stake it to hold it up wind the wi d blows like crazy.
Debbie
I use dried milk powder and put a handful around the tomato plant stems about every 2-3 weeks after the plants start to flower. This has helped with the tomatoes not getting the blosson rot. Good luck.
Thank you! It’s too late for this year. My plants are loaded with tomatoes, but I will not be defeated!!
My heart breaks for the poor farmer whose crop was destroyed by the hail. Farmers work so terribly hard to provide for us and they are left to the mercy of mother nature. I hope he has adequate crop insurance to cover his loss but that doesn’t replace the corn.
Percy reminds me of a little dog I saw in a truck yesterday. I came out of Tractor Supply after buying new feed bowls for Albert and Norman. After 16 years they wore the bottoms out of those heavy black rubber feed bowls. When I walked out of the store I heard a dog barking and saw this little guy in a closed truck and it was brutal outside! I jumped in my care and blocked the back of the pickup in case the owner came out so I could give them a piece of my mind. Thankfully, the truck was left running because I waited over 5 minutes to tell the owner I was going to break a window if the truck wasn’t running. Two other loving people saw me and came over to check as well. The owner never came out after hanging around but boy I was ready to break in!
Love your chickens. I love it when roosters are discovering their voice! Good luck big Red!
Linda – thank you for acting on that poor dog’s behalf! Same thing happened to me at the Dollar Store a couple years ago. A woman came storming inside and yelled for the owner of the white van with the three dogs inside. I was mortified but so was she when she realized it was running with the AC on high.
What a beautiful evening in Iowa!!! I love the red rooster…so pretty!!! My garden etc has just been so wet it is just mud….I can’t believe that my tomatoes and peppers are still alive….They haven’t thrived in such wet ground but they aren’t yellow and dying…I enjoy all the flower photos and quilts. Keeper is precious waiting in the car!!!!
Such beauty in the picture except for the poor farmer’s crop. So sorry to see that. Love Percy the beagle and Keeper is a hoot. Everyone have a great day
Sandra – and what I failed to point out was that it couldn’t have been just his field – probably the whole area.
I love your hydrangeas! I have tried twice to get them started. One just dried up and died. The deer keep eating the other ! I’m going to try starting one from a friend’s bush – maybe better luck !!
Love the view from your porch 😍 so very sad about the corn – I feel for the farmers. The 10 cent fabric was such a great find! And Keeper is so sweet and you’re so kind to leave your car door open – we love our pets don’t we??
The destroyed cornfield from hail was terrible. Here in SW Ohio we are to get Beryl tonight & tomorrow-turbulent weather but not much rain that we need.
We have no pets but enjoy our neighbor’s golden retreiver, Maple. She visits regularly for treats and petting. We call it Porch Club meetings.
We recently switched phones and it has been frustrating to get iPhones connected to iPads to CarPlay to Bluetooth speakers to ear buds. My husband and I are too old to deal with technology. We know the Verizon young man by first name. Thank goodness for his patience.
I got quilts cut and ready to go for a retreat this weekend. Found some things already cut and decided to sew them up now. Sometimes I am in the mood to cut so get ‘kits’ made up ready to go.
I need to longarm as that shelving unit is getting filled up.
Marcia – I understand about the longarm shelf filling up. I also have several waiting.
Love the chicken pictures. So sad about the corn damaged by the hail. Being a farm girl I always said I’d never marry a farmer. I didn’t but married an engineer. Talk about opposites, lol. The flowers are just beautiful. Last fall I cut my hydrangeas down and this year they’re beautiful. Great find on the fabric. Lots of nice neutrals. What talent you ladies have. Beautiful quilts and so unique.
A little weeding yesterday around the house and trying to keep the deer from eating my tomatoes. Any suggestions?
Spent the afternoon finishing up quilting a quilt on the domestic machine. Now for the binding.
Have a good day everyone!
What wonderful photos today. All the quilts are fabulous. And that 10 cent fabric – what a great find. Keeper is so precious. He doesn’t ask for much… 😁
The crop destruction is so sad. Extreme heat, flooding, and now hail. What next? We are expecting effects of hurricane Beryl here this afternoon. We could use some rain. Stay safe everyone.
We got hit with that hail also. For almost a half an hour it just came down. I’ve lost my roses, my flower garden and vegetable garden. All I could think of is how I couldn’t be a farmer, I wouldn’t be able to handle the destruction of a whole field.
My heart is sad for that farmer that lost his crop. I will pray for him. Hopefully he had crop insurance. Such hardship.
Jean – as Rick said, the farmer will probably do better with hail insurance since the price of corn is under $3/bushel.
Once again, you out did yourself. Thanks for my morning smile.
Keeper reminds me of my dog Pepper growing up. Once Pepper got into the car while parked in the garage and wouldn’t come out. We had to back the car out into the driveway then drive back into the garage so he would get out. He just wanted to go for a ride! I love the chickens, do they all get along? Old JB warming himself in the sun. Percy looks like a sweetie. Love all the quilts. The RWB quilt with bright blue added and tan background is lovely. The Churn Dash quilt with the navy and brown background is beautiful! The yellow flowers in the hanging basket are pretty and bright! Is the cornfield salvageable? I can’t believe the damage! It will be 117F the next three days here in Las Vegas & Henderson. Swimming and errands in the early morning, then staying in for the rest of the day. Thank you for sharing the beautiful sunset Mary.
Lovely photos Mary. Could someone tell me the name of the ball of yellow flowers please. Just lovely
Denise, it looks like a tuberous begonia
My mother had a reputation for being able to get “sticks to grow also. The destroyed crop brought flashes of bad years and the looks of anguish on my father’s face after a season of “army beetles”.(don’t recall actual name, just the descriptive name they were called after they had marched through several farms) love your blog.
That sunset is beautiful! Hugs,
Beautiful chickens. Pictures today are great, as usual.
Cheyenne is having a “neighborhood night out party “ this week. Different neighborhoods throw a party, barbecue, games, parades, etc. the first responders are invited and folks get to know who their neighbors are. The YMCA is hosting a gathering for their neighborhood and the line dancers are putting on a performance. Today we practiced the dances. Boy-o-boy, I think I got more wrong steps than right steps! Even the instructor was laughing out loud with us. A good belly laugh is healthy. I hope everyone watching sees how much fun it is. It’s goina be 90 degrees so my clothes will be sticking to me. That’s always a sight to behold. Laughing is healthy!!
Mary, thanks for all your beautiful pictures. I don’t comment much. Too busy with auctions to sell all my late husband’s collection. With the heat I am lucky to get that done.
Lynn – have you already told us what he collected? Are you doing online auctions or in person?
Mary, will be an online auction. Stuff-lathes, milling machines, drill presses, saws, car body tools, precision tool. I won’t go on. To many to list and I don’t know what half the stuff is. I miss him terribly but am mad at him that he left me this job.
That poor farmer who lost his crop. As usual I love the quilt pictures.
Love Percy! We are beagle people! Thanks for sharing!
So many pretties today. Love all the flowers. They cheer me up while mine are frying in our triple digit heat….119 etc. I stay inside where it is cool and quilt away. Loved the quilts, esp the pumpkin quilt. There are some really talented ladies in this community. Mary, your lawn looks so healthy and refreshing. And cool! Love the chickies. I’m trying to imagine how Big Red sounded with his “garbled crow.” ha
This post was such a bright spot in my day. Thank you, Mary and all the commenters.
Linda – I’m praying. If Res remains a kind rooster.
great photos shared today. so sorry for the farmer whose corn was shredded. must be heartbreaking. the brownish squares quilt spoke my name. love it and the pumpkins. the setting on the churn dashes is unique. the other quilts deserve mention also. thanks to all for sharing. your farm pictures always look so quiet and peaceful. guess big red is practicing to at least make noise part of the time. ha! you have such a nice collection of cacti and succulents. i recognized most of that .10 cent fabric, may even have a tiny bit of a few left now. no stitching at all for another day. hopefully tomorrow. have that one top in motion but my brain is playing with so many other ideas and potential starts,. adhd in a quilter is dangerous. but i love it. let someone else figure it out when i’m gone. i’m enjoying myself now. i have enjoyed every fabric i’ve bought or been given. love them all. hugs to all of you, patti in florida p.s. prayers to all in the path of the leftovers of hurricane beryl. stay safe.
Thanks for the lovely view from your porch. And those happy chickens! It was 108 degrees today and much of the same tomorrow.
Oh my!!! I feel so sorry for the corn farmer. A lot of $$$ and time went into that corn field. Amazing quilts and wall hangings tonight. And what can make me smile? Flowers, flowers and more flowers! Keeper isn’t going to miss a trip! Since you keep your car door open, have you ever had a dead battery? I guess one really has to like basketball to pay those prices for tickets. Or maybe I’m too cheap…I’ll watch on TV. Haha!
Martha – I turned the dome light off so I wouldn’t end up with a dead battery. I got some great flower pictures for tomorrow’s post. How’s it going in ND?
I really like Denna’s quilt with the churn dash blocks!
Thanks for posting all the photos, Mary. I have only ever commented once or twice on your blog, but I really enjoy reading about all you have to say. love reading the comments, too
Kimmy girl – I have nothing special to say! Remember this is the blog about nothing – haha! Do you have pets? Are you a quilter? Our community is made up of like minded women who chat with each other – usually in the morning over coffee or the evening over a night cap?
Everything you say is special in my book! The only pets we have right now are 2 little kittens. They were born in our barn, not sure what happened to their momma. have been trying to get them to come closer to the house. So far, they’re still pretty skittish. They’ll come up when they’re ready I guess. Yes, I’m a quilter. Love to sew and quilt. Will have to have help from the nephews to learn how to send a pic to you. Discovered your blog about 10 years ago and have been reading it ever since. Never read the comments much til about 2 or 3 years ago, now I read them all the time!!!
Kimmy girl – I really mean it when I say the comments are the best part! I love the chatting among readers. When my sister even tells me she doesn’t read the comments, I can hardly believe it. So you must live on a farm – hope those two kittens get over being scared and come to the house with you.
I feel so sorry for that farmer whose corn was shredded. So much work gone. I love all the flowers . I planted zinnias in my garden this year and can’t wait to see them bloom. I would cry if I lost my garden. I wish I could grow hydrangeas, they are beautiful. my neighbor has chickens , maybe I’ll borrow them to feed on the squash beetles. I have a war going on, I will win.
Love seeing Farmer Tim’s corn & the pic of the garden. I try for something like that but it is difficult in the clay we have here in SE Colorado.
Mary,
Im back home from Indianapolis. The kids returned early from vacation because one of my daughter’s elderly foster cats was ill and then had to be put to sleep today. It was sad but she gave the cat several months of a great home and away from the shelter.
Beautiful pictures on the blog today. Sunflower 🌻
Sunflower – already home? Oh, she gave that elderly cat a lovely life – probably better than any adopted home. Obviously because the cat was a foster when your daughter took it in.
Lots of pretty stuff, but oh, that hail damaged crop! So sad. I love the pumpkin/gourd quilt; it’s so country!
It looks so peaceful with the chickens in the yard. Keeper is so cute waiting for a ride. I feel so bad for the farmer whose corn was shredded by hail.
I love hydrangeas! I have 2 endless summer bushes that I planted 2 years ago and this is the 1st time they’ve bloomed! I have a hardy hydrangea that is growing tall but no buds or blooms yet. I need to research them to see what I may be doing wrong. We had another half inch of rain in Humboldt overnight. Our garden has been overtaken by weeds! Hopefully we dry out a bit the next few days so we can get in there to weed!
I love reading your blog, seeing all the posts about the dogs, cats, chickens, crops, flowers, sports! Is such a great break from the ordinary! Please tell again how you started the hydrangea bush again from a twig? I missed it from the previous post.
Mary – I took a cutting and it actually rooted in water and then I planted it – nothing special at all
Keeper is so funny! He doesn’t want to miss a ride. Our dogs are like that too, if the gator moves they must be in it.
Thanks for sharing all the wonderful photos.