NOVEMBER

November is here and I am going this week end to the Fall Quilting & Crafting Retreat

for 4 days at Round Lake Sponsored by Parkview Christian Church. Now no

dishes, cooking, or cleaning just sewing and  seeing  friends.

I have been busy this week  fixing things for my husband to eat

Sloppy Joes, Potato Salad, 3 Bean Salad, Chicken & Noodles

Jello with fruit cocktail.Deviled eggs,Blue Berry cobbler and Vegetable Soup

I am looking forward to going since last year I did not go. and this is a 

great place and such wonderful friendships  have went many years to this.

OCTOBER

October is here and I have not posted what happened in September

We went up to Michigan 2 times so Dick could go fishing with Clark our son.

They had a great time..

Here is Dick with a perch he caught that is 11 1/2 inches.

Here are pictures where he caught 2 at a time  two different times.

LABOR DAY HISTORY

 Labor day is one of those holidays like Columbus Day or President;s Day. You don't really celebrate them, but you have them because it means a day off. It also represents the end of summer. It's the big weekend for the last cook out. Public pools close. We put out white cloths and shoes away and start pulling out our sweaters and boots. What is Labor Day really supposed to be about?? It's a day  to celebrate workers. On September 5, 1882, Union leaders decided to have a labor festival, including a parade. Only a few people showed up on the morning of the 5th, but by the end of the day over 10,000 came and marched in the parade.Oregon was the first state to declare it a holiday in 1887, and it was soon followed by New York. It became an official national holiday in 1896 under President Grover Cleveland.While it's not as talked abut as the Macy's Day Parade , many cities in the country do still have parades on Labor Day, I HOPE YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND A WONDERFUL FALL.

MARVELOUS MINI MONDAY

I  got behind with my Temecula Quilt Co Blocks.

 so here are   Block 11 & 12

    Block 10 & 8

These are very challenging to do.                  

BLOCK 9 OF TEMECULA QUILTS MINI MONDAY

                 I had to make 5 of these with 1 1/8 inch blocks and took me for ever to get them done.
                 and I was so pleased with how they turned out. Now I am behind   Blocks 8- 10- 11 I' have                  to do to get caught up.

AUGUST

 Sorry I have not posted. My husband has been in hospital with gall

stones and inflamed pan cress  and is home now but can't lift any thing 

going to see surgeon this week. The garden has been kept me busy and

I could not sew. We did 4 days of green beans and 4 days of shell beans

and carrots. Dick snapped the beans and shelled the beans He is getting his

strength back  and his sugar is finally coming down.

   

SNOW BALL BUSH

This bush is growing and more beautiful each year.