7-25-2020. Making Tie Dyed Tees

...with the cousins in Chicago...

7-24-2020. DIY Drain Cleaner

Trying out baking soda and hot vinegar

on my slowing sink drain...

it didn't work.

Trying to take the drain apart. Sigh.

Puzzling...

and organizing...

7-23-2020. Wheatfields and Sunflowers

Today's paintings...

7-22-2020. Harvesting

The garden has been a bit of a bust this season.

Last week, the GDs helped Papa pull what carrots sprouted

and pull out the sweet peas.

Beets and Swiss chard never even sprouted. :-(

7-21-2020. Tree Trim

It was time to trim the trees out front.

I noticed people on the sidewalk waking by

 had to duck under numerous branches

so it's time to get out the trimmers and make a trip

to the local composting center!
Here's how the trees looked after their 'haircut.'

And when we got home from the composting center

it started raining...

for the remainder of the day!

Whew! Good timing!

7-20-2020. Neowise Comet

Here are my first attempts

at painting the Neowise Comet

in my watercolor journal...

(I have a couple of other ideas I want to try too.)

I find it a fun way to journal about 

what's going on around me

without having to come up with words!

7-19-2020. Vertices Unite Baby Blankets Finished!

7-18-2020. Summer Produce

I think I will put some little faces on the produce

 in my journal on the right...   :-)

And here's what's blooming right now...

Coneflowers/Echinacea...

Whew! It's getting HOT!

7-17-2020 Imagination and Ingenuity

GD decided to build a cage

for fingerlings from Imaginary Land...

if she can imagine it, she can create it!

I adore her imagination and creativity and 

patience and persistence

as she manifests her dreams!

You go, girl.

Keep developing those skills!

7-16-2020. Oooo...Another Subject to Paint!

My sister sent me this photo of a visitor in her yard...

The Common Buckeye...Junonia Coenia

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/lepidopt/nymph/buckeye.htm

and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_coenia
and
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/common_buckeye.htm

7-15-2020. Finally In Tune

My favorite NAF voice

comes from this flute I purchased some 20 years ago

in Kansas City.

It is highly unusual because it has an OVAL bore

instead of the typical round bore.

This was my very NAF purchased

and has a special place in my heart...but...

one of it's notes was quite out of tune!

Lucky for me,

my dear husband now makes Native American Style Flutes

and knows how to retune the holes!

He worked his magic on this beloved

and it now is a perfect pentatonic minor!

Thank you so much Sweetie!

I am blessed!

7-14-2020 Puzzling

Had fun working this puzzle with my sweet husband...

7-13-2020 Happy 8th Birthday!

Happy 8th birthday to my grandson!

7-12-2020 Here We Go Again...

Last night at sunset...

70-90 mph winds and 1"+ hail...

Yikes!

Here it comes...

High winds are starting...

time to head to the basement!

After the storm...

dark storm clouds heading east and south...

a small sunset rainbow...

7-11-2020 Black Eyed Susans

7-10-2020 Weather Moving In...

It's a much-needed downpour!

More than the gutters can handle...

7-9-2020 Baby Blanket Progress

Whew!!! It's getting HOT out there!

7-8-2020 Fort

Somehow, my living room always 

turns into a 'fort'

when I babysit the GDs...

7-7-2020 Avocado Toast

Avocado toast and a decaf Americano for breakfast...

7-6-2020 Daylilies

My dallies are finally blooming! Yay!

7-5-2020 July's BUCK Full Moon

7-4-2020 Happy 4th of July

7-3-2020 Mountain Biking

GD mountain biking with daddy...

thanks S-I-L for sharing the videos with us!

7-2-2020 Dental Visit

Today I have an appointment 

for a dental cleaning and check up...at 4:30 p.m.

the final appt. of the day.

Wish I could have had the FIRST appt. of the day instead.

The air in the enclosed space of the small dental office and rooms

will be filled with the breath of all the people who visited during the day...

not only their breath, but the 'spray' that is typical from dental work.

Ugh.

I kind of want to cancel.

I got an email about today's visit:

New COVID-19 Patient Arrival Instructions:

Upon Arrival:
Please wear you mask to your appointment. If you do not have one, one will be provided by the office.
The day of your appointment you will receive an email/text asking you to log into your Patient Connect account to complete their paperwork online before their appointment (this has to be done the day of in order to meet that second COVID-19 screening requirement).
Upon arrival to your appointment please remain in your vehicle and respond to our text message to tell us that you’ve arrived.
When your provider is ready, we will text you to come in. Please use the sanitizer provided at the front door, and proceed to come into the office and your assistant or hygienist will take you directly to your room.
Your mask should be on at all times, except for when dental treatment is being done.
Again, if a parent or translator is accompanying you to the appointment they must also have their temperature taken, be provided a mask, and asked to sanitize their hands. 
Upon Dismissal:
You will be handed a receipt for your appointment that shows your amount due. Please follow the link provided below to make you payment/co-payment that is due for your service. Please call the office if you should have any questions.
Please use the hand sanitizer on your way out and proceed to your vehicle.
To schedule your next appointment please follow the link below.
Links you will need:
To fill out your check-in forms prior to your appointment go to:
www.....
To Make an Appointment Online:
www...
To make a payment on your account go to:
www...
To log into or create your Patient Connect account go to:
www...
We understand that no everyone has access to the internet or a smart phone. In the event that you do not please call our office at xxx-xxxx and our staff will happy walk you through how to proceed.

Jeeze Louise!

7-1-2020 Whew!!!

I've managed to make it through half of 2020!

6-30-2020 Baby Blankets Progress

Now working on sections #3...

Purple blanket

Yellow-Green-Blue-Purple blanket