ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

a little time away is restorative -- I need to keep reminding myself .... 

Friday night I mowed lawn until I couldn't see any longer -- the yard lights had came on and I was still cutting grass -- by the light of day I'm sure it looks raggy but the job got done 

we made it out here by 9:30 am -- with a truck load of stuff -- clothes, food, projects, weed whip & supplies .. all the normals -- donuts, milk, ice ... the important stuff

we had a pontoon ride after supper -- it was calm, quiet and gorgeous ...

here's the cabin as we were coming in for a "landing" .. the bank had been attached with my new weed whip -- the beast with the blade .. after Lee tweeked it a bit -- the weeds are flatter -- will get raked and hauled away and then out comes the round up .. 

these kids were fishing -- seriously fishing .. always fun to see them in action

coming around the corner from the shade to the sunset .. 

today -- I've been cutting fabric for a quilt -- bagging and marking

pieced a top from a roll of 6" kaffe fassett strips

finished my book

had another pontoon ride

and am no prepping for northern lights tonight 

(charging the devices :) )

 

uf da -- TGIF -- end of August

 

    End of the week, end of the month and according to some - the end of summer.   August has been the craziest month of months.  

This week: 
    monday was eye doctor, software training and lake sunset 
    tuesday was board meeting/ditch gig shit shows/school supply sorting
    wednesday was an ugly budget workshop
    thursday was birthday supper and an er trip
    today -- I'm overtired and crabby

Sickness and disease arrived 10 days ago and worked it's way thru to Mom -- after 2 1/2 hours of coughing and difficulty breathing I took her to er last night    ... er = doesn't mean fast service --  per the doctor -- the chest xrays took over an hour to get read --. so 4 hours after arriving -- she had a nebulizer treatment, a new rescue inhaler, 2 prescriptions and released to home -- even let her walk out ... less coughing, no gasping for air, sleep and better color 

Tuesday -- I helped with the school supply back pack program -- a fleet of volunteers sorted out and organized school supplies for 700 backpacks and Wednesday another fleet stuffed them and distributed them out to parents -- it was fun -- many hands make light work.  

the plan is lake time this weekend -- I was hoping to go today yet, but that won't be happening -- too much office chaos so far and .. I need to prep cook a few things and decide on the projects

my favorite quilting magazine arrived as did my etsy fabric -- so I think that is project #2 -- batik maple leaf blocks with w/white tonal backgrounds .. #1 is a turning twenty from my tula pink wild fat quarters .. #3 is hemming 3 pairs of pants.

I need to spend a couple of hours on the lawn mower too .. 'cause that shit never goes away ... 

Cheers to a healthier, calm, relaxing weekend!

sunset

 I heard on the news/weather yesterday -- that 8/25 was the last sunset after 8:00pm this year -- 8:01 -- so after supper I suggested we check out the cabin and the sunset.  Loaded up the technology and beverages and headed out ... 

This is not the picture from last night -- I downloaded it and lost it in the shuffle of a zillion pictures ... it was a nice night for sunsets.  and drove home in near darkness at 8:30 ... 

I made it thru the eye doctor appointment yesterday -- life is good.  Today is County Board meeting, Joint ditch hearings and stuffing backpacks with school supplies .. and the normal stuff.  Laundry began at 4:15am -- clean undergarments are always a priority.  

and fun ( or not so fun ) fact ... the next time the sun sets after 8:00 pm ... April 15th .. it's a safe bet I'm going to count down the days !

life as it is

this thing appeared this week

eradication is happening

ruby had a birthday on Thursday night -- I knew it was close on the homebound commute -- so after I finished mowing, I loaded up Mom (literally) -- we picked up ice cream treats at Mc D's ... seriously -- treats are expensive at Mc D's -- $8 for a sundae and a small frappe .. argh

we took a drive and when we ended up at home ... here's the odometer -- 11 years and 4 months later ... got gas on Friday .. it was dinging by the time I got to KTrip .. it starts dinging with 75 miles to go

this weeks adventures -- besides the stuffy head mess, 6 county gigs, yep 6.  a couple client meetings -- full lawn mowing and Friday night I started weed whipping with the beast.  the beast is heavy so i didn't get as much done as I had hoped.  it is a long overdue project

Since #2 now has my sniffles and cough the day was spent babysitting an 85 year old who just can't sit in her chair and behave.  I did manage 6 months of a farm clients data entry work .. no interruptions is good -- a lot can get done.  more tomorrow am and I will be caught up with that project.

After a lot of discussions today -- we just HAD to go to mankato for cat food and the mouse poison/bait Tractor supply smells -- too much animal stuff in there.  I then walked thru Old Navy -- sometimes it's good to see before ordering .. sometimes.  We went to Panera for supper -- it will be a cold day in hell before I return -- not clean -- out of bread -- a place that brags up it's bread is out of bread --- it was awful.  not going back

post Panera -- Uptown HyVee -- my mother on that motorized cart is very similar to a squirrel chasing acorns in an oak tree .. argh.  $130 later we had 4 large bags, 1 gallon of milk and an expensive watermelon.  Most of the specials were already sold out.  Squirrel wanted the cheap chicken -- none left, I scored the last two Mottsa Lottsa pizzas .. 

home is feeling might good about now ... I see an iced coffee and raspberries in my future.

 

ahhh chooooo

I cannot remember the last time I had a cold -- or major sniffles.

We left the cabin late Sunday afternoon, I jumped on the lawnmower to finish that project before the rain and sneezed the entire 2 hours .. I knew something was perking.  By the time I showered and ate -- the nose started to drip.  I got up with thunder/lightening/wind at 4:30 and moved to the recliner -- took the meds and slept until 7:30 . getting to the office two hours after normal was the pits...THE PITS -- my whole day was off ..

I was supposed to attend P/Z -- they had a quorum so I left .. home for a hot shower, more meds and laundry .. slept awful ( which is normal ) .. and back to work this morning -- loading up the drugs and off to the government center ... meetings this morning -- employee picnic to follow -- which I will probably miss .. sharing germs while serving food is never a good idea ...

in the meantime I'll keep whining about how awful i feel ... 

 

FF -- finally Friday

   Argh .. it's finally Friday ...

I've spent the last two nights surfing the internet for a quilt pattern.  Backstory -- will scrolling thru Instagram I saw a cool 1/2 square triangle quilt -- kind of modern looking -- large scale ... and because I and a zillion other weird people surf while contemplating life ( on the throne, yes, that throne) ... I didn't save it.  

I'm still looking for it. 

I'm going to have to wing it and do my own thing.  

Evidently weird weather is on the way -- I didn't pay attention until I received an alert for "extreme/high" heat this afternoon.  

and now it's Saturday morning -- thunderstorm raging ..
after all the rain this summer -- I still love the sound of a good pitter patter of rain .. although the 50 mph wind gusts kind of drown out the pitter patter

I managed to butcher the lawn again last night -- for some reason I felt the need to mow for a couple of hours last night - stayed with it until 8:00 it was hard to see the cut vs. uncut .. 

not sure if we're headed to the cabin for the balance of the weekend or staying home and working -- I'm leaning towards cabin and maybe a sewing project or two or three or four

or a homework project or two or three or four

lawn butcher

my new job title -- lawn butcher ... dang i last mowed Thursday and the crap had 6" of growth in a couple spots . the quack/crab grass is thicker than ever .. repeated mowings will do that .. but here I am -- smoke and all -- 4 1/2 hours last night ... another hour tonight and I should be done .. I mowed last night until I couldn't see ..