Doing my thing day and Adventure Express

Doing my thing day.

Continuing the items that I am making out of plarn for the summer picnic for the SCN mission work.

Plarn beach bag

 A second beach bag.

Have been using various colors that I don't have much of.

I like the variety of colors.

Both of these bags will have some beach toys in them.

Sketch for the Sketch book challenge for June

theme Pathway

Practice, practice, practice.

Second of three teapots

in a 
series, from art class.

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There is a most beautiful park just a few miles

from my house that I go to a couple of times a week.

Bernheim Forest

A shot of the Quiet Garden from across the lake.

There are miles of walking and biking paths under shade tress.

All the trees are labeled and marked and there is every species of flower.

I was there for a visit today.

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My SIL has been crocheting as long as I have. When she is seated she is always crocheting.

We went to Gulf Shores Alabama together one summer and she crocheted all the way there and all the way back.

She is like me she doesn't watch TV she crochets and listens to TV.

Well when she saw my plastic yarn items she wanted to learn how to make the py, plarn.

So we spent an enjoyable afternoon visiting and I taught her how to make plarn. 
She even came up with some new idea of her own and shared them with me.

She is a fast learner.

While she was learning and laughing up a storm I pulled out all the work on a tote bag that was not going the way I wanted it to go.

I have an idea our husband brothers will be watching us makeing things with plarn while they watch TV tonight.

Art Project this week.

I just love this little teapot.

"A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints."


Well this post today has to do with adopting a new viewpoint.

I ask the question.

When does one purchase a new appliance?

For months now this woman who is in charge of the washer, dryer and dishwasher has been trembling in her boots as each one of those little beauties does their job.

Any woman will tell you they know the sounds of their appliances and they are  just as fine tuned to them as to the sounds of their children.

We know every wheeze, gurgle, start and stop and everything in between.

 Months ago I heard the washer and dryer in the laundry room dying.

It was a hard struggle.

We knew we had extra money coming in could they last until it did get here?

Friday afternoon when I came home the washer was still full of water and clothes.


It would not spin.
Not on normal, delicate or heavy settings.

The dryer made a noise but only got hot and did not go around and around any more.


 Saturday morning was spent selecting a new washer and dryer.
We choose the Frigidaire.

The pedestal under them was extra.

We got one for the washer.

One for the dryer would not leave us any room for clothes to hang on the rack above it.

I love the pedestal.

All the washing and drying goodies are stored there. and I do not have to bend over so far to unload the front loader which is new for me.

Saturday morning when I went to take the clean, I thought they were clean, dishes out of the dishwasher, they were still dirty and no sign of water had been near them.

It had died too.

The new washer and dryer would be delivered Monday AM at 9:00.


Now we needed a new dishwasher too.


The extra money we were expecting had come on Thursday.
The fates always know when you have an extra dollar.

Whee 

Saturday afternoon was spent wringing, by hand, all the clothes in the washer full of water. By then it was not a pleasant smell.
Then we had to dip as much water out of the washer as was possible.


Then when I discovered the dirty dishes I had to take them all out and wash them by hand. We had had visitors and there were a lot of dishes.

At 7:00 AM on Monday morning I began to try to reach the appliance store to see if we could order a dishwasher to be delivered at the same time.

I had gone on-line and found one that was just right.

No answer at the appliance store until 8:00 AM.

Of course they could deliver a new dishwasher too.
No trouble. Be there at 9:00

Sunday was spent learning all the new sounds and thanking God for them.
Now I can relax for awhile.

I know every woman and maybe some men know what I mean when I say we know our appliances. 
Well the guys know their trucks and other vehicles.

  So I cannot decide.

Do you buy a new appliance as soon as you hear terminal sounds coming from it or do you just let nature take it's course and run down and just stop?

I do not know at this point.


But HH and I are hoping we will not need a new appliance for many years to come.

Whoa

What is that noise I heard from the side by side fridge and freezer?

A woman just knows. 



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Like the trip I was planning before the demise of the major appliances. 

 

Adventure Express and Doing my thing day

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"A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints."

We don't travel to new places much anymore so my adventures will be in the category of the other examples.

The newest and latest book I just enjoyed was
John Grisham's
"The Confession"

I have read all of Grisham's books.

This one is about the incarceration of the wrong man and the role DNA now plays  in the practice of law.


Adventure Express with GrandmaK starts today and I am a little late but of course, better late than never.

It is also Doing my own thing day so I am joining these two.


Of course anyone who follows my blog knows that my newest thing is creating wearable items out of plarn, plastic yard, and I am doing a number of items for the summer picnic at the Nazareth Campus to raise money for all their missions.

This is one hat and purse finished and I decided to try to come up with some summer shoes to go with these.
Oh heavens did my daughter ever laugh at these.
She is a down to earth girl who does not like what she calls foo foo things.
It is all in fun, you know.

 I was very careful that the addition of the plarn did not irritate the foot and these don't feel a bit different with the plarn than they did without it.
Just a little fun thing to add to the project.

My newest creation.
I added a row of burgandy with gold lettering from Heavenly Hams stores.
Since I only had two bags that was just enough to trim something.


This was made from a pattern that could also be for a man's hat.
I may remove a couple of rows from the brim and make it into a man's hat.
I could turn the front brim down and put a little crease in the top.

Would definitely need a couple of rows removed from the brim.

Trying very hard to get a good macro shot and I got this one last week.


Now I can try painting this little beauty.

Clematis around my fish pond.

This was one of the art class projects that I missed doing so decided to try it on my own.
I am okay with the work but my word 'clematis' did not come out good.
Gonna have to try to amend that or do it again.

Done with acrylics.
The shiny look is from the glossy finish I applied instead of the matte I prefer. Picked up the wrong can of spray.

I was lucky enough to find this beautiful frame at a thrift store and have been planning a painting to go in it.

I liked the colors of blues and purples in the original print so that is why I chose the 
"Clematis"
to go in it.

Now, when I get the painting to look like I want it to, we will have it finished.


Working on the painting will be my goal for today.


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Maybe a new book you read that we have not heard about or one that you recommend.

Adventure Express and watching the grands grow up.

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 Cathy of Bit-of-Blarney has helped me to come to the realization that any life activity can constitute an adventure.

This week-end I was privileged to see one of our young grands in her class play.

 Stars were submitted with a donation to help support the drama program.

She had a gallery of star well wishes.

Precious little Holly way back when.

 Did I say little?

Our precious Holly, first on the right.

Basketball star

Soccer star

Musical star

I almost fainted when I saw her.

I am so grateful today for the opportunities that our grands are receiving in the wonderful schools they attend. I am grateful that their parents are involved in their activities and so involved in their interests, and grateful to be able to attend in some instances.

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Came across this in our local energy magazine and decided to put it up to show  all the fun things going on in my town for October.

There are a few of you out there who might take a little drive into Kentucky and have some fall fun.

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 One of the most fun things on the list are the adventures on My Old Kentucky Dinner Train.

Elegant dining and a beautiful trip through  Bernheim Forest just as the leaves are turning.

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