Yard Cleanup

Steve's backyard loaded with fallen oak leaves

Steve using a leaf blower to gather the leaves in the front yard

A city crew came with a large vacuum and sucked up the leaves at the street

There were three stumps in the  front yard. Steve had a man come with his spiffy machine and it sawed/chewed the stump into mulch.  It has a huge circular blade that moves back and forth using a remote control 

The man told us he designs these machines and loves removing stumps after his day job.  It took all of 20 minutes to remove the three stumps.  

Bug and a sunset

beetle and a plum 

a recent sunset driving from Kato to Kobe

Mugs by Boynton

My collection of mugs with art by Sandra Boynton that I bought between 1979-1983

I gave this to Henry one Christmas before we got married. It's seahorses with a land horse "swimming" and it says "For Someone Special"

This caption says  Never Say Diet and has a hippo in the kitchen cooking 

This is my favorite..a cat that says "I'm not plump.  I'm fluffy" 

This has several hippos dressed in tutus captioned "Dance of the Sugarplum fairies" 

 

A Christmas mug with music and each animal saying "Wee fish ewe a mare e grets moose panda hippo gnu deer 

A new version of the above seahorses but it says "You're one of a kind"

Latest Quilts 2020

  This quilt is mostly selvedges saved for several years.  They are less than 1/2 inch usually and I topstitched appliqued the on top of a plain piece of cloth.  The front is a panel I bought of the USA and each state has a different animal picture. 

 This is a ginko leaf quilt for my friend Charlene.  The back is a scrappy pattern.  

The label on the scrappy back

Peter's family

Here is Arianna on the Sunday School bus==happy time  :-)  

2019 Christmas photo of Jewel, Arianna and Peter 

Praise the Lord!  I love snow!!!

Four+ years married  

Arianna's reddish hair is soft and curly. 

Sitting pretty with Grandpa Reeves

Grandbaby update

 In November Christin took the three girls to a couple of outdoor events in Ranson, one was a parade.  The girls all loved it.  

 Above, Christin with Willow

 Alora and Clarity 

 Christin is sporting a new, short haircut.  She always looks great.  The girls make some funny faces when the camera is around  :-) 

 Joe with Christin and Christin with her sister Hannah 

Willow will be a year old in January,  

 Joe's Unit in the Army Reserves recently had a family get together where the girls got to place with some kids their ages.  

This is Arianna making faces.   She will be two years old in January.