Thursday, July 5, 2012

Lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer...........

Remember the radishes you could barely see the other day...........

 well they are up and about today!  I have to water several times as they are babies and have to be coddled as such in this heat.
 I got some things in the mail today too...Oh!  How I love to get mail,  not bills you understand but REAL mail like catalogs and magazines and presents that I've ordered for myself and by the time they come I've forgotten and it such a surprise!  I love that! LOL!  
This is flour which I'm pretty excited about!  It's a lot of flour that will go in my freezer.  There are 4 packages of each kind in those boxes from Bob's Red Mill.  There is Quinoa, Oat, Barley and Flaxseed meal.  This will last a year as I am making my "girls" dog treats with it.  I have several recipes for their treats and they include such things as cheese, blueberries and apples.  I found recipes on Martha Stewart which you can get yourself or I'll share as I make them and post on here.  I was getting concerned about the treats I was giving them as there were recalls and some made in China and the good ones were so expensive that I decided to make my own and they would be better for it and it would cost me less.  Another adventure in living!   Stay tuned for this as they only have a few days left of their present treats so I had better get a "move on"!
 I also got my Mary Jane's Farm magazine which I always love and read cover to cover and save for forever!
They have a special place in my glass bookcase with the rest of the "keepers". 
And.....(drumroll please)..........I started one of my YOP's (year of projects)!  I started my Granny Stripe crocheted table runner.
The yellow is an existing table runner I have and the red is the up and coming one.  I know it doesn't look like much of a start but with the Granny Stripe....the beginning is the hardest!  Your chain has to be a multiple of 3 or it won't work out.  I wanted it to be about as wide as my yellow one above so I chained 69 stitches.  Then the first row is single crochets and you have to end up with 69 or whatever multiple of three you chose for your size.  The first time I got 70....not good, the second time I ended up with 73....REALLY not good....but the third time was charm and I got 66.  Okay, so it wasn't 69 but it was a multiple of 3 so I'll take it!   Once you get those first 2 rows done it is clear sailing and crochet heaven as it works up like a dream!  Oh, and my son isn't coming the 8th...maybe the next week so I can skate a little on the housekeeping deadline.  So, guess what I'm doing tonight?  I'm going to crochet and watch The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie and maybe even Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman if I can stay up that late and I'll have some tea and peanut butter cookies and read my MJ magazine all from the comfort of my pj's and my feather bed!  Pure delight!
I hope you had a delightful Thursday and tomorrow is Friday!  My favorite day still even though I'm retired! LOL!  

17 comments:

  1. Lovely to see this post....well done on the sprouting little radishes....and that magazine looks so fascinating I'm sure I'd love it too. You always make me smile, I love your sense of humour....
    And thanks for telling me about the fiction books about Beatrix Potter I will look for them :)
    Enjoy your crochet....now you've got the hard bit of beginning over it will be bliss!
    Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
    Helen x

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  2. Hi!
    Wow! It's great that your radishes came up so quickly.

    I love getting mail too. And packages are even better.

    I think it's a good idea to make treats for your girls... I think I'll have to give that a try as well.

    Glad that you got a start on another project also.
    You go girl~~~LOL!

    Have a great and productive weekend!

    Smiles :)
    Kerin

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  3. Hi!
    Wow! It's great that your radishes came up so quickly.

    I love getting mail too. And packages are even better.

    I think it's a good idea to make treats for your girls... I think I'll have to give that a try as well.

    Glad that you got a start on another project also.
    You go girl~~~LOL!

    Have a great and productive weekend!

    Smiles :)
    Kerin

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  4. Don't we all love getting mail that's not bills! And, always enjoy Mary Janes Farm magazine. It's the best--in my opinion.
    Enjoyed my visit,
    Dru

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  5. Hello there. I've just found your blog through knitsofacto and I really think I'm going to enjoy it. I haven't hear of Mary Jane's Farm magazine but it looks like it would be interesting and I love the fact that you crochet. Crocheting is relaxing for me and I love to see other's work. I will be back to visit, you can count on that.

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  6. Your radishes are coming along nicely and you will be eating them before you know it. Hope you will check out my new Friday feature called Paws and Claws. It is not a party but is for guest bloggers to post anything about their pets. The recipes you are going to do would be a great feature and maybe pictures of your dogs. Even if you do not want to post, take a look from time to time for more recipes, tips, stories etc. The guest post today is about her two dauchunds named Resses and Peanut. They are cute pets with cute names. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and get to do just what you want to do-- like crochet or reading or whatever makes you happy. ----------------- Shannon

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  7. The radishes look great despite heat. I love fun mail too.

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  8. Good mail always makes my day! I would love to see your dog treat recipe--our little girl doesn't get many as they are so expensive and like you mentioned, the quality is always a concern. Your magazine sure looks delightful and watching the Waltons? One of my favorites!
    *smiles*

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  9. Great post. Lovely to see your radishes coming up! And yes how wonderful it is to receive parcels in the post :) Maggie xx

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  10. What a perfect evening you have there! Nothing better than a new magazine and relaxing telly.

    The dog treat thing sounds interesting, d'you just feed vege stuff, or meat too? I've made a liver cake for our dogs, which seemed to go down pretty well, and freezes too. My beagle is a massive fan of bananas, can't get enough of them, which is annoying when you're out walking and someone else is eatin one!

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  11. You have been staying occupied! Lots of projects. I think you stay in just like we do during the winter or in really hot weather..I hope you get some rain! Yes let us know about the dog treat recipe! Chance is waiting!:)

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  12. I love that magazine -- only have a couple but enjoy them a lot. Hope those little radishes keep growing for you. Happy granny striping to you! Tammy

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