Hurtling Toward the End of May?!
Garden Update Somehow it’s already nearly the last week of May, and I can’t believe I haven’t updated this blog once since April. There’s no doubt it’s late May, though. The weather is starting to feel more like a South Alabama summer. That means it’s getting a little steamy and sticky. We’re still not at […]
Garden, Critters, Crafts & Doodle Updates
Garden Update Time for an update on the status of the vegetable garden! This is the vegetable patch behind the garage, where we put up a makeshift fence to keep out the dogs (and rabbits). It’s just some chicken wire, a few stakes, and some bamboo we cut from our own plant this spring. (The […]
Early April Update
Does it still count as “early” April when you’re into the second week? I thought I’d better hurry up and post again, even though I don’t have much art-and-crafty stuff to share since last time. Keeping in the habit is best. Getting Those Steps In The weather is still nice enough for walking, so I’m […]
Enjoying Spring Weather
Getting Out on (Different) Trails One day last week, Donald and I took a little time in the morning to drive down to Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley. It’s been several years since I was there, so I was curious to see how it’s changed. Some of it was very familiar, but other parts […]
Catching Up Again!
I started editing the photos for this post in February, but I’m not getting around to writing it until March—all part of the endless game of “catch up” that I always seem to be playing! (Especially where this blog is concerned… But better late than never.) I won’t be writing about things in chronological order. […]
More of the Same (+ FMQ)
It feels like things can just never quite get to the point that I’m in a “blogging mood”. Either I’m waiting for something to “get over with” so that (I think) I’ll feel more relaxed (events, medical things, doctor’s appointments—both mine and family members’—nothing too big or bad, but it still mildly stresses me out […]
Doodles, Tiny Glade & Quilt Piecing
I’ve been trying to walk every day. I don’t typically take more steps than I have been doing for years, now, but I’m trying to increase my pace and make sure it’s more exercise than stroll. Sometimes I just get on the treadmill for a while, but if the weather is nice and it fits […]
A New Year Begins
I’m still not completely back in the swing of blogging, yet—or creating doodles and painting. I hope I can find a better balance once things start to get back to a more normal schedule with the upcoming week, but we’ll see how it goes! Today’s post is a big mish-mash of “stuff”, presented in no […]
Crumbs, Diamonds, and Daylilies
Overdue for an update! First up, I finished a diamond painting! It was my first one with square drills. I can see the positives of using DPs with square drills. There are more of them per square inch, so you can get a crisper image in a smaller size canvas, compared to the round drills… […]
Autumn in April and Goofy GIFs
Most of my “hobby time” lately has been devoted to listening to Victorian/Edwardian ghostly/mysterious short stories on YouTube (I recommend Bitesized Audio Classics!) while working on a diamond painting. The diamond painting is on an autumnal theme, so it’s a perfect match. 😁 Actually, though– as I may have mentioned here a few dozen times […]