2026 Project 365 – Week Twenty-seven

I had been looking forward to this three day weekend for quite some time. I thought I would probably still work on one of the days, but that I would have at least one day to not leave my house at all. Bliss! But not bliss because it’s been in the high 90s and our house at midday is not very comfortable, so I left my house every day anyway. But on one of those days I didn’t wear makeup! So there!
Sunday, June 28^th                   
I went into the office & then to visit Sue in the hospital. I got a cute photo of my dad, but since I have an even better one of him later in the week, I’ll give you flowers instead. I’m bookending the week with photos of the zinnia pot – and on Saturday I have an extra special surprise involving that pot!

Monday, June 29^th                
This was a TRAGIC day. I had the cutest toppers all laid out to wear with this dress and then I was discombobulated getting ready for work and FORGOT THEM. My glasses were nekkid! I don’t know man. What is the world coming to. One thing that happened is that Sue checked herself out of the hospital! I had been visiting with her & then went to dad’s to make sure he was behaving (he mostly was), and while I was there she called & asked him to pick her up RIGHT NOW. So we went back up there & brought her home.
 

Tuesday, June 30^th  
Got some more Stanley Cup bling, which I promptly wore every evening & then on Friday AND Saturday.
 

Wednesday, July 1^st                 
There was oatmeal somewhere underneath those blueberries.
 

Thursday, July 2^nd     
We have a little rudbeckia (they always look so puny when they first start blooming) and more double-orange daylilies.
 

Friday, July 3^rd  
We had a gathering at Dad and Sue’s house to celebrate the 14^th anniversary of my nephew enlisting in the army. And to help him feel really celebrated, he got to spend a lot of time out in the 90-something degree heat helping my brother grill our hotdogs & hamburgers. Thanks Brandon! (For your service in general, and for that service in particular). We had a great time – and as you can tell, Sue was feeling much better.
 

Saturday, July 4^th   
I went into the office for a few hours (to beat the heat, and get some things done), and then I went by Dad & Sue’s house & serendipitously got to see my other nephew & his main squeeze.  I took no photos of any of that. Instead, I took this photo of my July calendar page & posted it on the socials with this caption: Mood. I love my country too much not to argue with her (& everyone else, apparently). Calendar by Mary Engelbreit. Spice by Penzey Spices.
 

Meanwhile, Dr. M took this lovely photo of his childhood home with this caption: Happy 250th birthday, Declaration of Independence! May your loftiest ideals continue to inspire action on behalf of those suffering abuses and usurpations at the behest of tyrants. This is the house in which I grew up, beautifully restored and flying the flags of the United States and the state of North Carolina.

Finally, here are the kinds of firecrackers that we enjoy these days.

And look! A surprise visitor!
 

Today was church and lunch with the folks, and then a very exciting baseball game (hush – baseball can be exciting!), and now I am writing this post before dinner. This week employees will get their first checks of the new fiscal year with all of their open enrollment changes on them and let us all offer up a silent (or loud!) plea that everything is all right. Amen!

2022 Project 365 – Week Twenty-nine

I’m not going to talk about the heat. We’ve been in the 90s, but (at least in my opinion) it hasn’t been as bad as other locations – especially those that aren’t used to such temps. So I’ll save my complaining for other areas of my life. If I can think of anything to complain about.
Sunday, July 17^th          
Dr. M roamed around the yard…
 

Monday, July 18^th
Dr. M watched a hummingbird sitting on the shepherd’s crook and then took this picture just as it took off. Very cool!
 

Tuesday, July 19^th      
Morning glories! It amuses us that this is the vine that does best even though it’s in the middle of a rock pile. Is there some sort of lesson there? If so, I shall choose to ignore it.
 

Wednesday, July 20^th            
I had an interview today for a promotion at work. I think it went well, but we'll see - they have a number of other interviews to do before they make a decision. Hilarious note: I had an egg salad sandwich for lunch before the interview, and later in the afternoon I scratched a bit of egg salad off of my face (which I swear you couldn’t see – I gave myself a good look in the mirror before the interview). Anyway, made me laugh that I had actual egg on my face while I was answering all their questions. Oops. Am I turning into some sort of slovenly old lady who will eventually stop combing my hair? Stay tuned!
 

On my way home I stopped by my dad’s house & saw that they’d started this craziness. It’s a very long, narrow 1000 piece puzzle that my nephew & his significant other gave my dad. It’s like he hates us or something. We’ll see how long this one takes!
 

Thursday, July 21^st        
I had some leftover chicken nuggets that I added to some leftover stir-fry & thought that adding BBQ sauce would be just the ticket. It was, in fact, not the ticket. At all. So, see, my creations aren’t always successful!
 

Friday, July 22^nd          
Here on the other hand, are some delicious things that Dr. M brought home!
 

Saturday, July 23^rd          
No photo. I sat around playing on my iPad, scrolling through Instagram, and crocheting. It was a lovely day!

This week I have about 13 new hires, spread throughout the week. Plus we have a big data entry project to do. And we’re still short a person. I’ve been trying to decide if it would be easier to learn a new job while teaching someone to do my old job, or to just keep my old job & let someone else do the new one. Regardless, if they offer me the position I’m going to take it. Are you the kind of person who reaches for new things, or who likes to stay with what you know how to do? I’m usually the latter, but sometimes I get a wild hair. It’s how I ended up in Africa! 

2020 Project 365 – Week Twenty-eight

Last week I ranted about the Blogger changes & several of you mentioned sticking with the OG version. I shall try going back to that today & see what happens. If I’m unsuccessful please expect a rant next week. (To be clear, there might be a rant next week whether or not Blogger cooperates because rants are a dime a dozen around here these days).

Sunday, July 5^th                                                              

Dr. M & I are always excited to see a hummingbird visit our hanging baskets! Please enjoy these not very fabulous pictures.

Monday, July 6^th                            

After the long weekend, I forgot how to office so I left my lunch (a frozen dinner) at home. Fortunately I remembered all this lovely fruit!

Tuesday, July 7^th                                                                 

Wildflowers!

Wednesday, July 8^th                                                          

New mask – I think it’s perfect!

Thursday, July 9^th        

Took a selfie to remind people what I look like without a mask. My cousin Josh said, The last thing a Cheeto sees?" I had to show him what I had on my desk at that exact moment. Ha!

My boss gave us gaiters in case we liked the style better. I like it, but I think Dr. M will find it a lot more useful – it covers his whole beard!

Friday, July 10^th                                                                      

Another day, another new mask. That makes three “fun” ones and a couple of more utilitarian ones. I think I’m set now!

A different type of visitor to our hanging basket.

Saturday, July 11^th                

Our morning glories have been quite lovely. And the little wildflower planters are fun too. Dr. M spent a good couple of hours trying to figure out what the pink ones are – Silene Armeria, aka Sweet William Catchfly, or Garden Catchfly. The blue ones are cornflowers.

Almost forgot to do the photo shoot for this scarf. I took a jillion pictures because I was trying to capture the green – it kept looking gray. This one definitely has wool in it, so you won't see it again for about 6 months. 

It seems like every day there is some new insane thing to shake my head about. So many outrages and injustices – it boggles the mind! I try not to think about what our country will look like if we reelect our current “president.” Today I’m in “wear my mask & let the idiots fall where they may” mode. Tomorrow? There may be ranting!

2018 Project 365 – Week Thirty-two

You know how people say that with all the doctored pictures that people post on social media, if those folks go missing no one will be able to find them because no one really knows what they look like? I don’t think I need to worry about that.

Sunday, August 5^th                        

I’m sure I’ve posted this before, but I’m always tickled every time I get to sing this hymn. It’s fun & peppy, and it’s about queens & tea!

Monday, August 6^th                                  

I’m so tired of having to put makeup on every morning. I just had to remind myself of why I do it. It’s so I actually look female – ha! And can I just mention the eyebrows? Whoa Nelly! I might need to investigate this “waxing” thing that people do.

This goldfinch thought its reflection was a competitor – ha! It looks like the Mrs. is giving him side eye.

Tuesday, August 7^th                                                    

Flowers!

Wednesday, August 8^th      

Skink! And Heather the Sheep’s schnoz.

Thursday, August 9^th           

Your weekly furniture pic.

I saw this Red Spotted Purple butterfly as I was leaving work – so beautiful!

Meanwhile, Dr. M was watching one of the usual suspects in the back yard.

Friday, August 10^th                                  

More flowers – they’re too pretty to be confined to just one day.

Block #15 in my second colorway.

I posted this picture on Instagram & Facebook asking if this mask makes my nose look big (yes!). However, it’s a very disturbing picture to me because it looks like I’m using blackface – yikes!

Saturday, August 11^th                                       

Block 15 in my third colorway.   

We had a little visitor – a Ruby Throated Hummingbird! Actually there were two of them, but the male wouldn’t stay still long enough for a photo op.

We have a room in our house that has all of our unopened boxes and extra stuff that has never found a home. We originally planned to use the room for exercising – we’re eventually going to get a treadmill. But my hip issues last year took the wind out of our sails & we just closed the doors to that room & let it be. Until this week. Dr. M has been on a tear! I’m quite impressed with him – and I need to clean out the giant tub in the master bath so he can have a long soak later. Is there anything you’ve been wanting to tackle but couldn’t find a Round Tuit? Here – I’ll give you one now. Ha!

2017 Project 365 – Week Thirty-eight

I just wanted to comment about Roy – his new space is MUCH larger than his old one. He has plenty of room to run around, a building for shelter, and he likes to spend his days sleeping under a tree. And his human still takes him for walks. We just don’t get to have him meander over for a visit now. He probably doesn’t really even care about that – ha!

Sunday, September 17^th       

My dad’s birthday! I went out to eat with him and Sue after church, but did I take a picture? No I did not. Glad I got one beforehand!

At church today we had a service renewing our commitment to being an open and affirming congregation. Afterward there was a reception & I ate a funfetti cupcake.

Monday, September 18^th                    

Our little hummer has still been coming by. She loves the petunias & morning glories, but today Dr. M caught her checking out Ms. Pinky.

Tuesday, September 19^th                                   

This guy. He works so hard to take care of me. Well, I’m halfway to being able to take care of him for a change!

Wednesday, September 20^th                              

I was meeting a friend at a restaurant & thought it would be a fine idea to sit outside & wait for her. I guess I’m not used to being out & about in the summer down here.

Thursday, September 21^st                          

All this circle had in it when we moved was a tree stump & some monkey grass. It’s a little bit out of control now. Ha!

Friday, September 22^nd               

From Instagram: Pro tip: remember to change from your reading glasses to your driving glasses before you snap on your sunglasses. Otherwise you will be driving in a surreal landscape & wondering who spiked your soft drink. #groovyman#aremyeyesdialated

Dr. M surprised me with a Dansby Swanson Atlanta Braves shirt – woo hoo! He’s a cutie. Yes, I’m old enough to be his mother. Sigh.

Saturday, September 23^rd                    

Ms. Pinky Two Tone is showing off her two-toned-ness. She’s just mocking me because I said last week’s bloom was probably her last.

One more week of post-surgery restrictions and then my real recovery can begin. Plus I can quit talking about this surgery. I’m pretty excited, and I know you are too!