9-22-2018 Irish Meadows Alpaca Farm Open House

Peeking into the barns to see the babies.

Climbing the ladder up to the hay loft.

Watching the alpaca eat hay.

Feeling the very soft alpaca fleece!

Turning the wheel to brush the fleece fibers.

Carding/brushing the fleece to clean it.

Spinning the fleece into yarn.

Getting a free sample/souvenir of alpaca yarn...

and a little baggie of black fleece!

Safe in the storm shelter/tornado cellar.

Exploring the converted barn/gift shop.

Feeling all the soft alpaca goodies!

This was the perfect way to spend a beautiful Fall morning!

Thank you so much for joining me, DD and GDs!

This is Oma's favorite alpaca yarn source!

9-21-2018 Whew!

96*F...

whew!

Pretty warm for the end of September!

9-20-2018 What Are You Doing?

Today was my annual eye checkup.

My doctor asked, "What are you doing?" 

because my vision has IMPROVED instead of gotten worse!

"Are you eating carrots or something?" She asked.

"Why yes! Yes I have been!" I replied

because I've been juicing a lot this past year!

9-19-2018 Pool Deck

It's fun to watch the pool deck

being built around our neighbor's back yard pool.

Brings back memories of all the pool decks

my DH and son built around our pool in Missouri.

9-18-2018 More Rain a Comin'

9-17-2018 Sweet Note!

 and starting a new slipper pattern...

it will be 'cold toes' weather

before ya know it!

9-16-2018 Riverssance Art Festival

DH & I

walked the the art festival

yesterday

in spite of the 90*F+ temperatures!

Came home and made some ice cold limeade

to cool down.

9-15-2018 Morning Mist

a flock of turkeys ahead of us on the trail...

Agelenid spider webs...

 the jungle reclaiming its territory...

9-14-2018 It's That Time of Year Again

Spiders everywhere!

9-13-2018 A-Fib

Past                 Present              Future

                 Cause             Action needed       Outcome

Yep, that about sums it up!

Today's oracle cards are spot on!
Had my annual check up today.

                       

2-12-2018 Leaf Zentangle

9-11-2018 Never Forget

9-10-2018 Anchors Away

Received this sweet gift form my dear sister...

a hand-sewn top.

It is so nice and soft

and I love the 3/4 length sleeves and neckband.

Will enjoy wearing it around the house!

Thanks, Sis!

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9-9-2018 Beaux Arts Fair

 A perfect Fall day

to be outside and enjoy

the Beaux Arts Fair in downtown.

9-8-2018 Two More Zentangles

First time using Bumps and Bumpadox...

along with fescue, flux, printemps, and tipple.

Canoe in water...

9-7-2018 Hearing Screening

Augustana College

was offering free hearing screening

so we went and had our first audio screening today.

They just happened to have a photographer there

to shoot new photos for their promotional brochure.

Wish I had know about that ahead of time!

I'd have worn something different,

put on some make up

and done my hair.

Awkward!

9-6-2018 A New MMCAL

Clue #1:

Clue #2:

Clue #3:

Still not sure what it is supposed to be...

a key chain?

a luggage tag?

a party favor?

I do lie the granny circle in clue one...

may make some more of these and 

attach them to our luggage

for upcoming trips

to make them easier to spot

as they go around the luggage carousel.

9-5-2018 Mission Impossible

DH and I went to see the new "Mission Impossible" movie today.

It was an adrenaline rush from start to finish.

I'm sure that audiences today loved it

but I found it to be

unbelievable

and no longer my cup of tea.

9-4-2018 Back At Home