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Archive for July 25th, 2009

Catch-up Time

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

kingofthehill

Here is Scooter at the top of our garden stairs which we have finally finished landscaping. Here are some other views:

gardenstairs

gardenstairs2

staircloseup

My guys, Mark and Mr C, constructed the steps from blue stone slabs and pavers. When my friend Reva asked what held them together, Mark said, gravity and friction. I am still hoping for a hand rail as I am not getting any younger. Here is what the pavers look like:

paver

My tomatoes are coming along nicely:

ripetomato

moretomatoes

Remember the funny little bird? I found out that it is a baby green heron. They apparently nest in the maple trees on the edge of  Reed College across the street from the Rhodie Garden and the reservoir.

strangelittlebird

We are having a bit of a situation here. Mr C has what we hope is a minor medical situation. He had some tests last week and now we are spending the week-end wondering what the results will be. We had to cancel our trip to New York for the family reunions next week and so I will not be delivering the little girl quilt in person, but I am so happy that I have it almost finished.

I have had to do a lot of dog walking. This morning, Steph, Jack and M & M came over to spell me and took Scooter for a long walk around the Reed Canyon.

It is getting very hot so tonight, I picked up some take out and we ate on the deck. It was quite pleasant. I also grabbed a bouquet of Zinneas, one of my favorite flowers.

zinneas

Today, I tidied up the studio from the little girl quilt escapade. I found something that I purchased on a whim and had forgotten about. It is an all in one tool that has several little tools. I think it will be great for taking with me to retreats, etc.

allinonetool

One end has a needle threader, tweezers, safety pin and magnafier.

needlethreaderend

The other end has several different little tools such as a seam ripper.

multitoolend

The center has a measuring tape. I think this is made by Fiskers.

tapemeasure

Sorry for the blurry photos! OK, I think I am caught up with stuff. Hope you are having a nice week-end.