Daily Notes- August 4

Now that I have a large handful of "new to me" scraps, I am enlarging what before were small pieces. this one has a new frame of the fabric with red/orange flowers.  And will be getting another border of the navy and white print.  Being the Virgo that I am-not a rule follower by any definition-- I am seriously considering changing the pale blue small squares (which do not work).  Making new ones out of the strips laying perpendicular.  Or the cloth with orange flowers.  We are learning how to appliqué stitch center blocks into a finished "frame".  I could practice here.

I am learning in this class of Jude's that nothing is ever permanent.  I like that idea in patchwork.

No Goodwill today.  What a rebel I am. The Seeds were in the warehouse bay at the greenhouse where I worked and I had only today to go select the ones I wanted and the ones for Grace.  It was hot.  But several employees stopped to talk.  One of my formerly teenaged co-workers is now studying to be a nurse. Another young man, a new employee I was meeting for the first time, was talking to me about flowers.  It's days and experiences like this that make me treasure even more the 10 years I worked there.

Grace I found so many nice things that looked California.  Peppers, chilies and Asian greens.  For the breakfast fry up. And flowers.  Some that are edible.

Riley is refusing to eat today.  I don't know why but he did accept and chew/eat the tooth cleaning bar I gave him.  I am thinking we should buy some new things for him to chew on.  Perhaps a visit to Petco today to buy a small tryout package of a few new things.  We also need to visit the Vet's office tomorrow to replenish his pills.  I have enough for today and the morning dose.  And then I need more to fill the pill container.  Riley DOES enjoy taking his pills. Reminds me when it's Time. He's always had a very accurate inner clock.

Another tomato cage decided to tip over so today G has added more sturdy supports.  The vines are getting heavy.  I did make 7 more jars of pickles from the zucchini but then went and picked another batch out of the garden.   So tomorrow I will buy more red bell peppers and slice and salt this new batch.

I watched the new Rome Hallmark Movie last night.  I recommend it.  Not the usual fare.  We had the possibility of a storm roll thru while I was watching and there was a terrific BANG and everything  electric went off.  The TiVo.  But then the power came back on.  Very very strange.  We had to walk around resetting all the appliances.  Nothing was off for more than a minute and no rain and no more thunder.  Nothing in the paper about it.  But the paper might have already been printed.