Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
A Quick Update
I've been really busy for the last couple of weeks. Grandkids have been visiting, we've traveled out of state to a wedding, I've been working on a few projects that need to get done. Lots of stuff going on. With all of this busyness, I've been neglecting my blogging!
So, while I still have lots keeping me busy, I thought I'd take a few minutes and post a little something.
How about a couple of pictures of how our garden is coming along?
Our tomatoes are doing well. Though I don't have any pictures, we also have zucchini, onions, carrots and melons growing well. We've been enjoying lots of vegetable dishes.
This stuffed zucchini was really good, with lots of homegrown tomatoes, onions, and zucchini.
And this bag is one of the projects that I've been working on. I've sewn a couple of them for two of the granddaughter's birthdays. They are fun, fairly quick to make, and really turn out nice.
And here is the inside of the bag.
I'm thinking I'm going to have to make one for myself, they turn out so well!
I have a couple of other projects that I'm working on but they aren't finished yet. I'll post them as I get them finished. Meantime, that's my update for now!
So, while I still have lots keeping me busy, I thought I'd take a few minutes and post a little something.
How about a couple of pictures of how our garden is coming along?
Our tomatoes are doing well. Though I don't have any pictures, we also have zucchini, onions, carrots and melons growing well. We've been enjoying lots of vegetable dishes.
This stuffed zucchini was really good, with lots of homegrown tomatoes, onions, and zucchini.
And this bag is one of the projects that I've been working on. I've sewn a couple of them for two of the granddaughter's birthdays. They are fun, fairly quick to make, and really turn out nice.
And here is the inside of the bag.
I'm thinking I'm going to have to make one for myself, they turn out so well!
I have a couple of other projects that I'm working on but they aren't finished yet. I'll post them as I get them finished. Meantime, that's my update for now!
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
No Words?
Lots of bloggers post a wordless Wednesday. So here's my contribution.... an (almost) wordless Wednesday post.
Into The City
We just recently returned from a visit with the kids, and grandkids, in Utah. This time we took granddaughters Kayla and Marissa along. We all had fun visiting but it was also good to get back home again.
While we were visiting we went on a couple of adventures. One of the best was the day we took the new train (called the frontrunner) into Salt Lake City. The train starts in Provo, and continues on up to Ogden. It's great for commuters!
The four girls, Jason, Laura and I, caught the frontrunner in Lehi, and headed for Salt Lake City. I caught a picture as it was pulling into the station.
The train gets moving fairly fast, at one point we were following the freeway and we were moving faster than the cars.... and they weren't going slow! I thought we would arrive in SLC quickly, however, we stopped at every little town along the way! We also had to stop for a short time to let the southbound train "connect on the tracks."
It ended up taking us probably 45 minutes to get into SLC, where we then had to connect to a local city train system to take us into the area we wanted to be, downtown SLC. So it was probably at least an hour to get to where we were headed. I admit, it would have been faster in the car, but it wouldn't have been as much fun! And, nobody had to drive and fight the traffic!
There were plenty of people riding on the train and I saw many who were spending their time working on their computers, playing cards, reading, etc. It was a very relaxing ride.
Here are a few pictures that I took while on the train.
Kayla and Tara look like they are in deep contemplation, don't they?
Here is one of Marissa and Tara while we were heading downtown on the city train.
They were enjoying it! But watch out when you get on the city train! They take off really fast and a couple of us didn't sit down in time (they don't give you much time to do that!) and went flying forward! Poor Katie got smashed by her dad as he was trying to sit down across from her!
Well enough for tonight. I have more pictures of our train travels, and I'll get some of them posted next time.
While we were visiting we went on a couple of adventures. One of the best was the day we took the new train (called the frontrunner) into Salt Lake City. The train starts in Provo, and continues on up to Ogden. It's great for commuters!
The four girls, Jason, Laura and I, caught the frontrunner in Lehi, and headed for Salt Lake City. I caught a picture as it was pulling into the station.
The train gets moving fairly fast, at one point we were following the freeway and we were moving faster than the cars.... and they weren't going slow! I thought we would arrive in SLC quickly, however, we stopped at every little town along the way! We also had to stop for a short time to let the southbound train "connect on the tracks."
It ended up taking us probably 45 minutes to get into SLC, where we then had to connect to a local city train system to take us into the area we wanted to be, downtown SLC. So it was probably at least an hour to get to where we were headed. I admit, it would have been faster in the car, but it wouldn't have been as much fun! And, nobody had to drive and fight the traffic!
There were plenty of people riding on the train and I saw many who were spending their time working on their computers, playing cards, reading, etc. It was a very relaxing ride.
Here are a few pictures that I took while on the train.
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| Katie watching the countryside go by |
Kayla and Tara look like they are in deep contemplation, don't they?
Here is one of Marissa and Tara while we were heading downtown on the city train.
They were enjoying it! But watch out when you get on the city train! They take off really fast and a couple of us didn't sit down in time (they don't give you much time to do that!) and went flying forward! Poor Katie got smashed by her dad as he was trying to sit down across from her!
Well enough for tonight. I have more pictures of our train travels, and I'll get some of them posted next time.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Picture Editing Tool
I just read about a free photo editing sight called pixlr. I don't know a lot about it yet but I've been playing around with it tonight. It's fun, easy, and I think I'm going to enjoy working with it. I don't know if it is much like Photoshop, which I've never used, but this one looks very simple and that works for me!
One feature that I really like is labeling my pictures. I want my pictures to be labeled so they won't be easily used by anyone else who happens to find them out in cyberspace. I've been trying to find a way to do that, and pixlr allows me to do so. It also has lots of other features that I haven't even begun to look into! I'll be spending some time playing around with my pictures for sure!
In the meantime, here is an example to check out. First is the original picture of the falling down house that I posted not too long ago. Remember this?
And here is that same picture after I played around with it, and added the label.
I like the change. It's sharper, crisper.
That's all for tonight. I do have lots of pictures to post from my recent Utah visit, but they will have to wait for another night. They'll be soon though!
One feature that I really like is labeling my pictures. I want my pictures to be labeled so they won't be easily used by anyone else who happens to find them out in cyberspace. I've been trying to find a way to do that, and pixlr allows me to do so. It also has lots of other features that I haven't even begun to look into! I'll be spending some time playing around with my pictures for sure!
In the meantime, here is an example to check out. First is the original picture of the falling down house that I posted not too long ago. Remember this?
And here is that same picture after I played around with it, and added the label.
I like the change. It's sharper, crisper.
That's all for tonight. I do have lots of pictures to post from my recent Utah visit, but they will have to wait for another night. They'll be soon though!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Mr Yi's Flowers
Last Wednesday when I went to my volunteer receptionist job at the church I was looking at the flowers that were planted in the boxes by the front entrance. They were all blooming so nice and looking so pretty, I just had to take a couple pictures of them. There's also a large rose garden in the side yard which I should have taken a picture of, but didn't. I'll have to get that picture another time!
While I was taking the pictures I got to thinking about who planted them, and the roses, and spends many hours taking care of them.
The gardener who is responsible for all of the flowers is the church custodian, Mr. Yi. Now it may not seem like such a big thing that Mr. Yi takes care of all the gardening, or keeps the property and buildings all cleaned up and working. You might not be surprised to hear that Mr. Yi also sets up the rooms when they are needed for meetings, services, weddings, or anything else that may be happening during the course of the week. You probably figured that's what a custodian's job is, right? Well that is true, and Mr. Yi comes in to work every day and does all of these jobs, rain or shine.
As his name implies, Mr. Yi is Korean. He does speak english but sometimes it's very hard to communicate with him. No matter what the conversation though, he always calls you "ma'am" or "sir."
I'll bet you're wondering where all of this is going! Just a little extra information about Mr. Yi the custodian / gardener. He just happens to be 92!
I don't think the word retirement is in his vocabulary!
While I was taking the pictures I got to thinking about who planted them, and the roses, and spends many hours taking care of them.
The gardener who is responsible for all of the flowers is the church custodian, Mr. Yi. Now it may not seem like such a big thing that Mr. Yi takes care of all the gardening, or keeps the property and buildings all cleaned up and working. You might not be surprised to hear that Mr. Yi also sets up the rooms when they are needed for meetings, services, weddings, or anything else that may be happening during the course of the week. You probably figured that's what a custodian's job is, right? Well that is true, and Mr. Yi comes in to work every day and does all of these jobs, rain or shine.
As his name implies, Mr. Yi is Korean. He does speak english but sometimes it's very hard to communicate with him. No matter what the conversation though, he always calls you "ma'am" or "sir."
I'll bet you're wondering where all of this is going! Just a little extra information about Mr. Yi the custodian / gardener. He just happens to be 92!
I don't think the word retirement is in his vocabulary!
Monday, May 27, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Picture Perfect
While up in Bishop we were driving back from one of the lakes and I just had to pull over to get these pictures. This is from the highway, the front of the house. At least I think it was a house!
After taking the first picture I drove down a road that went along the back of the house and took these pictures that were much closer. This is the back/side.
This is the back/side from the other angle.
I've driven past this house probably a dozen times in years past when I've been up in the Bishop area. Every time, I mention that I should stop and take a picture, then keep right on driving! This time I just couldn't resist.
I love those old, falling down buildings!
After taking the first picture I drove down a road that went along the back of the house and took these pictures that were much closer. This is the back/side.
I've driven past this house probably a dozen times in years past when I've been up in the Bishop area. Every time, I mention that I should stop and take a picture, then keep right on driving! This time I just couldn't resist.
I love those old, falling down buildings!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A Visit In Bishop
We just returned from a few days vacation in Bishop. It was a fairly short, but nice trip. We headed out on Thursday morning and returned home Saturday afternoon.
We didn't do any camping, just stayed in a small, family-run motel. It was a nice place, nothing fancy, small rooms, but the managers were very friendly and provided everything needed. They even had a picnic area out front with tables and chairs, and provided charcoal and propane barbeques for their guests to use. I spent a lot of time out there just enjoying the nice weather we had. Here's a view of the picnic area.
Look what I happened to notice peeking out from a hiding spot in the tree! No, it's not real!
We drove to several different areas while we were gone and I took lots of pictures. I used my actual camera instead of my phone so most of the pictures turned out really well.
Some really pretty areas! And did I mention the weather was nice? Until it snowed on us the last day we were there! Well not too much, just some scattered flurries!
We didn't do any camping, just stayed in a small, family-run motel. It was a nice place, nothing fancy, small rooms, but the managers were very friendly and provided everything needed. They even had a picnic area out front with tables and chairs, and provided charcoal and propane barbeques for their guests to use. I spent a lot of time out there just enjoying the nice weather we had. Here's a view of the picnic area.
Look what I happened to notice peeking out from a hiding spot in the tree! No, it's not real!
We drove to several different areas while we were gone and I took lots of pictures. I used my actual camera instead of my phone so most of the pictures turned out really well.
Some really pretty areas! And did I mention the weather was nice? Until it snowed on us the last day we were there! Well not too much, just some scattered flurries!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
For Boston
A couple of days ago I added a button to my blog to show support for the Boston victims. If you click on that button it will take you to a sight that tells about quilters who are putting together quilts for the victims.
Today while I was browsing through a few blogs, I found another quilting project that shows support for Boston, so I wanted to add it onto my blog also.
This project is just one quick and easy block, and I'm going to get busy and make one up to send. They have to be in Boston by May 21st. I did say they are quick and easy!
Today while I was browsing through a few blogs, I found another quilting project that shows support for Boston, so I wanted to add it onto my blog also.
This project is just one quick and easy block, and I'm going to get busy and make one up to send. They have to be in Boston by May 21st. I did say they are quick and easy!
If you want to find out all the details of this project click on the "Boston with love" button to the right.
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