Rain, Libraries and Cards

 Tuesday is Library Day.  We usually get 3 movies to watch.  Recently we saw Knives Out with a cast of characters.  And I do mean characters.  If you haven't seen it, you should!

Have I ever mentioned the wind?  More days than not we have afternoon winds that rival the winds we experienced in Texas.  Awning up, awning down....of course when the awning is up we get afternoon sun, makes the AC run...endless circle.

Fueled up the other day...$163!  Diesel was $5.49. I shouldn't complain as it still costs more in Europe and other countries.  Even other states.  But it sure takes a chunk out of the budget.

Finally got Jim into the Veteran system!  Found out he was qualified and he saw his primary care person.  We'll be working on all the benefits he's entitled to.

Our days of spontaneously jumping into the truck for an adventure are over.  Our trips involve grocery, visits with our girls and visits that involve medical people.  Yes, depending on how long the day will be we will stop for a meal.

                           Handmade Cards because: 

                No one displays an email on the mantel

or

Shows off a tweet on the refrigerator

or

Saves a Facebook Post in a box of treasures

Total for 2022

222

These next 8 cards are from a Paper Pumpkin kit

Abigail Rose from Stampin' Up! is a beautiful Suite

Some 4th of July cards

Texture Chic is another  Suite from Stampin' Up! that has lovely papers and stamps

Handed Penned DSP along with Memories and More ephemera by the same name

We've had a lot of rain this past week!  For the most part it soaks in rather quickly with all the sand around here.  I know my plants liked it.  Yesterday we were rain free.  

All is right in our world

Nothing to see here!

 Not sure where the time goes, but I do think about writing my blog...Honest.  But our daily life is pretty boring.  For me it's the daily chores of dishes, laundry etc.  For Jim...well, it's whatever pleases him.  

He has been pressure washing the patio, but some days it's just to hot to get it started,  let alone finishing it.  He reads!  A lot and plays games and watches YouTube all from the comfort of his chair

We had this lovely critter visit us.  Since he was discovered escaping from the arm of the awning I guess he spent the night there.

We were sitting at the table enjoying breakfast when I first spotted him eyeing our food!  When we extended the awning he plopped onto the patio and Jim was able to fling him over into the wooded area or at least close to it.  Haven't seen him since!

                             Handmade Cards because: 

                No one displays an email on the mantel

or

Shows off a tweet on the refrigerator

or

Saves a Facebook Post in a box of treasures

Total for 2022

204

I've forgotten all the details for these cards.  

I did enjoy making them!  This set and the one above are Stampin' Up! products

These are from an Echo Park Kit

This is a project I found so I finished it.

Hand Penned DSP and ephemera from a Memories and More pack by the same name.  The diagonal design is a good way to use scraps of paper

My garden in pots is doing ok.  I especially like it when it rains and the plants soak it in.  No more tomatoes for awhile. It's to hot for the flowers to set fruit.  The Mockingbird loves the little red, ripe fruit!

All is right in our world

Making cards plus this and that

 It’s the middle of June and heating up around here. And I expect as summer arrives and lingers it will only get hotter. But we don’t mind. Air conditioning is a marvelous thing to use.  We’re getting out in the world a bit more now that the governor has let us remove our masks. I wonder how long it will last. Was it for the tourist money or because of vaccinations? Time will tell. 

Mostly our outings are grocery or medical related. But occasionally we head to different venues like farmers markets.  Always fun to check out and buy locally.  Went to Barnes and Nobles!  First time in a long while...certainly the first time since we've been in Tallahassee.  It was nice thumbing through our magazines,  drinking coffee.  The simple things are fun, don't ya think?

Last Sunday we had brunch over at Sonsearae and Chris' house.  He cooked us some yummy buttermilk pancakes. Some bacon, warm maple and blueberry compote was served....I had the blueberries!  Afterwards Sonsearae and I went to a farmers market in her neighborhood then went to Costco.  The guys watched movies or napped. 

                                    Handmade cards because:

No one displays an email on the mantle or

Shows off a tweet on the fridge or

Saves a Facebook post in a box of treasures

Total for the year, 204 cards made

Stampin’Up! Has this beautiful new paper, Hand Penned. I love the colors in this collection. You’ll be seeing more as I work my way through the paper

These fold down from the top, no stamping involved! Just the pretty paper

This is actually a pocket card, the thanks part slides out to write your message

                                      Simple but gorgeous!

 

The inside has this special pop out . I need to add some white paper to write on

All is right in our world