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Friday, June 27, 2014

Last Week of June Review

Sweeping off the patio is now my full time summertime obsession.  I feel like the old man in the cartoon from years past who in the fall tracked down every fallen leave from his lawn and bagged it immediately, even desperately catching them as the wind blew them from the tree, leaf by leaf.  The husband thinks the old cottonwoods out back perhaps need more watering, so he has taken to that task of the evening.  The dogs tool around in the back looking for squirrels and I putter with the sweeping as the sun lowers in its sphere.  And the days are now getting shorter, so I hear, making earlier bedtimes easier to explain...people don't understand when you lie down before the sun does.

Liking an entertainment area free of dead cottonwood leaves, this week we will have entertained with friends and a few repasts.  A luncheon, a neighborly get together, and a couple friend tonight: all outside on a fairly leaf free patio.  Tonight I will be making a new salad with sweet potatoes and a rice vinegar dressing that is tossed together with the sweet potatoes and grilled corn cut from the cobs.  The cobs were grilled last night and are safely tucked away in the fridge for their glorious debut today with the sweet potatoes, black beans and a cilantro vinegar dressing. I'll let you know how it turns out.  One other sort-of recipe for a tea punch that was refreshing and tasty was equal parts brewed tea, pineapple-banana juice, orange juice and ginger ale.  That went down fairly well.



Powerful Mary Kay

On the fishing front, we caught nothing this week other than a photo of a blue heron that let me get pretty close to where he was scouting trout.  There are lots of these blue herons around the water.  Last week I caught a 12 inch trout, my largest haul so far.  And he was delicious!


This morning after her walk, Libby SweetPea and I will be making our hospice visits.  Here is an older picture of Miss Libby posing.

She is on a walk right now with her sister Mercy.  Every morning the routine is that they dance around, pulling and tugging at their leashes, waiting for their old dad to get on his hat and retrieve his walking stick. Libby gets the leash in her mouth, and it takes a bit of cajoling to get her to release it so the walk can commence.  Once the 25 minute exercise is finished, she is ready for a nap.  But today she has to gear up and make her visits to her assigned patients.  Two are in an Alzheimer's facility and two are in a nursing home. Libby is pretty easy to handle on her visits since she is an old pro at being quiet and sitting on my lap while being petted; that and she is already worn out from her prior walk.  Staff people at the facilities usually comment on her good behavior, but they have not seen her at home where she tools around like hell on wheels, barking at every neighbor she can view out the front door window.

On the knitting front, I have now ripped out the lace scarf at least three times.  This will not get the best of me.  Here it is in progress, yet again.

Disappointment from Sunday last (this post): that beta test was a semi-ok trial, but it only allows 15 pictures per slideshow on Photosnack.  I am still trying to get pictures downloaded from the Cloud to my computer, following all instructions to the letter, but just cannot get albums downloaded back on my computer.  After googling many answers to this question, the process is still not working for me.  It seems that once they are in the cloud, they stay there.  And there is no putting more than 15 pictures at a time on a slideshow or movie if they are not still residing on your computer's hard drive.  Any feedback on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

And for Paint Party Friday, the Sun is finished:


Ya'll have a great weekend, ya hear?

16 comments:

  1. Great post, the scarf looks very pretty and your little dog iis adorable! Valerie

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  2. Love that Libbie. What a precious dog! Your scarf is so pretty.

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  3. Those look like a nice bunch of friends and the food looks great too. I like the sound of your tea also, how refreshing. Doggy is too cute - those eyes! I absolutely love your new artwork - it's so uplifting. Y'all have a good weekend too, Nancy. Sorry I can't help with your computer problem but hope you get it sorted soon. x

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  4. Nice scarf! I'm sure you'll conquer it. And that salad sounds interesting, care to share the recipe?

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  5. what a fun gathering! That salad looks delish-I've been enjoying all the summer veggies and salads too. Sweet pup. That sun painting is gorgeous! I can't knit for anything though I've tried so more power to you for completing the scarf. Happy PPF!

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  6. Your 'sun' is so pretty! It turned out great, didn't it Nancy? And Libby is such a gracious little visitor. Her photo is so precious. What fun to fish, the waterfront looks so inviting. I haven't been in quite a few years, and I just love to sit there with a fishing pole and camera. You get the picture, don't you? A very nice update and post. Have a great weekend! ♥

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  7. Wow! You show us so many cool things! That salad looks delicious! The scarf = GORGEOUS!
    The pups are so precious and how nice of them to visit people, cheering them up!
    We go to bed before the sun, too.

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  8. You are having so much fun this summer. The sun is terrific; I love its bold colors and strong presence in your living room. The yellow lace is lovely! Wow.

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  9. Now I would never have thought of putting sweet potatoe in a salad. What a lovely idea and what a gorgeous painting your Sun creation is. It co-ordinates so well with the salad with all those scrumptious vibrant colours.

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  10. That salad looks DELICIOUS! I will have to give it a try:) Hope you all enjoy this beautiful weekend dear Nancy! HUGS!

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  11. That's a lovely shot of the heron. Your knitting looks very difficult, but extremely well executed - you have tremendous patience. I like your little dog, he looks loving. Betty

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  12. I really like the scarf. Your have a very lovely home to show off your art.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  13. It sounds like you are having a wonderful summer. Your sun painting is beautiful and so full of energy. I loved hear about your puppies and how they are able to help people. So nice to meet you through Paint Party Friday.

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  14. I love the painting. Very lovely!

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  15. Hi Nancy..
    is that you with a new short haircut..cute(:)
    love the lace scarf.. must be very hard to do ..ugh
    Am liking your background with nasturtiums
    (I love mine----but haven't bloomed yet)..
    and your cheery header !!
    hugs,Patty

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