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I don't have any exciting news to post about. It's been a "dull is good" week.

The guys came out to fix our sub flooring this week. They still have a little left to do but it is nice to walk on level flooring again instead of feeling like you are in a wacky fun house! Since they had to tear out a lot of the floor, that will mean new floor covering in several rooms! No complaints here! LOL. Now I have good valid reason for getting it!

My chickadees are back! When I announced "I have chickadees" last month, it was a nice Spring like day and they were starting to build their nest. It snowed the very next day and I never saw the chickadees again until this week. It has been nice and I imagine they are picking back up where they left off on the nest! Whatever the reason, I am so glad to see them again!

Another nice surprise was a bluebird couple moved into one of my BB houses! I always love to see them come back!

Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart!

Short and Sweet

The days are finally starting to stay warm. No more up and down roller coaster temps! The nights are still a bit chilly but that is alright. Our time change has kicked in. I love the longer days! More time to stay outside and watch the birds gather twigs and leaves for their nests!

It's that time of year! Chocolate Mint time! I keep several pots out on the deck and several pots in the house. I don't cook with it. Never have. It is the best stress buster I have ever encountered. When I feel anxious or tired in knots, I just ruffle the foliage and the most wonderful relaxing aroma makes everything alright again!

The Grumpy Ol Gazer and I have started a new tradition of sorts. Once a month we get ready and go to Cracker Barrel for a late breakfast! Neither one of us are big breakfast eaters but when go here, we make an exception! Big Yum!

I did not work on Faith (Words to Live By) this week. Instead, I tore up the house looking for Mother's Tree. I had put it in what I thought what a safe place. Ha! I finally found it and worked on it instead this week. I am still stuck on the tree but I can see some progress starting to show. It will go much faster once I get to my family names.

We thought that we had cleaned out the clutter and had either thrown it out or donated a lot of it. Not so. We are still finding things and filling more bags for the donation truck to pick up! I had no idea we had accumulated so much over the years!

Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.

Sunday, Sunday. So Good To Me

I pulled Mother's Tree from my WIP drawer. I really want to finish this piece up but to be fair to Faith (Words to Live By), I am only going to work on Mother's Tree over the weekends. That should be enough for me since this tree is the main reason it keeps landing in my WIP drawer! After several lines of it, I get very frustrated

My doctor keeps fussing at me to get a recliner so I can keep my feet up while I stitch. Well, we just can't afford a new chair for me right now so I did the next best thing and got this ottoman. It has a storage compartment under the top so I can keep my stitching handy.

We noticed a soft spot in our living area floor. Almost spongy and my chair was sitting right on top of it. After further inspection we found a hole in the floor and called out a guy who works in this area. After he came out of the crawl space, he told us the damage. No termites but a very money hungry building contractor who had used the cheapest supplies available to build these houses and some of these supplies just gave way sooner than they should have over the years. So now certain things have to be repaired and replaced! That will put a hold on some of the work we were doing around here. That's life!

Faith (Words to Live By) is still moving along slowly but at least it is moving! Sorry I was too lazy to take it out of the frame for a picture!

I found this quilt pattern at SGCountry Sampler and I am so in love with it! Basic pattern, basic colors but put them together and OMG! I have the pattern and I am gathering the fabric for it now! The name of the quilt pattern is Worn and Loved. Isn't that just perfect for this!!!

Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.

In Like a Lion

Another month is gone and a new month is getting started! When oh when will all this rain end? One more week that started with cold weather but ended with warm weather. I hope this roller coaster ride is about over!

I don't buy magazines often but there are a few I enjoy and pick up when I am out or I may even splurge and get a subscription! It sounds like I buy a lot but I only get one or two a month. Our State is a great magazine about NC and all the wonderful things that our state offers! We have found so many places we did not know about or did not catch our interest until the magazine showcased them. Next on my list is Taste of the South. This magazine is just over flowing with good southern recipes that make you feel like you are in Grandma's kitchen again! I don't cook them all but once in a while I will find one that sets my taste buds spinning. I have picked up Country Home at the grocery check out for years! Sometimes I pick up Real Simple and Magnolia Journal if I see more than one article I am interested in.

Faith (Words to Live By) by Heartstring Samplery is coming along slowly since we are still working on getting things done around the house and that takes up a lot of my time and attention. For some reason, my pictures would not upload so I will have more to share on this next week!

I made a frivolous purchase last week. Ann Wright Sampler by Samplers Not Forgotten. I knew I had plenty to work on and I have never been a big fan of band samplers but something kept drawing me back to this one. I realized that most places were either sold out or only had one or two left so I took the plunge! I will get around to working on her one day!

I really want to pull out some fabric and work on a new quilt top but if I don't have time to work on my cross stitch, where will I find the time to work on any quilting! Besides I always feel guilty when I start a new project while I have another one in progress. Just a peak of some wonderful shirting fabrics I got from sweetgirlstudio on Etsy.

Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.

No Pictures Today

The rain has returned and we get at least one shower a day but usually more. We are still having the roller coaster temperatures which makes it hard to switch over my closet to totally Spring clothes! Just last week, we had a beautiful warm day in the mid 60's but the very next day it was in the 30's with sleet and snow! That's a southern winter for you!

I had my last infusion for this round and all went well so I am finished until around June or July. Nice break!

The painting continues. We had to skip a few days because of doctor appointments and other errands so that threw us behind schedule but we are still trudging along! I can't wait to get my cross stitch back up on a new fresh background!

Our bedroom is finally our bedroom again! For years it had been a combo of our bedroom and family junk room. If you could not a place for something, you put it in Mom and Dad's room! That just got old and felt like a walking through a maze! It has been cleared out and everything set up the way we way it now! YEA! One big job out of the way!

Faith (Words to Live By) is moving right along too. I did not finish it before the last infusion but I will keep working on it and finish it soon! No pictures this time but soon.

Until next time, may you have simple days and an uncluttered heart.