Picking berries

Picking berries
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I went out picking berries after a tip from the family on where to go.
I spent about 3-4 hours picking berries this is what I came home with.

Getting the shot

One of the fun moments of the day. Here is Donna risking it all for the shot. I left out the photo of Donna getting a pinch in the butt on the way down the ladder from Grandpa. I will leave that to your imagination. :)

Picture in process

Picture in process
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This is a picture I found that is in the process of being made.

Bird

Bird
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This picture was given to us for Jeremiah's birthday.
I love it. It is now in our kitchen above our table.

Fish and Jesus

Fish and Jesus
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Zebra

Zebra
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One of the pictures that are hand made of wood. Jeremiah's Grandfather made this and many other pictures around the property.

The storm cellar

The storm cellar
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Going into the storm cellar to see the latest projects.

Pink and Fluffy Cake

Pink and Fluffy Cake
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Here is the cake we made. We also brought a salad that had cukes from our garden in it. We brought a WW lime fluff pie it was gone fast.

Hillbilly Golf

Hillbilly Golf
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The ball headed for the other ladder.

Hillbilly Golf

Hillbilly Golf
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There was this game I had never seen being played at the BBQ. Each player has 3 sets of golf balls. Each set has two golf balls with holes drilled in them and a string through the holes. You toss your golf ball thing at this ladder. The top rung is 1 point, second rung 2 points and the third rung is 3 points.
There are 4 players two on each side playing as teams.
Very interesting. I hit the second rung one time. I did not play very well.

BBQ with the family

BBQ with the family
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We went to a BBQ with the family today. It was a nice afternoon.

4th Fireworks

Here is our fireworks show from our walkway to our home.
I was watching some fireworks on TV, when I heard them go off outside. Next year we will have to sit outside with lawn chairs and watch the whole thing. Our chairs were still wet from the rainy day. I am glad we did not miss out on the fireworks show.

Fisher's holiday snooze - Happy 4th

Fisher's holiday snooze - Happy 4th
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Happy 4th of July from Fisher and Basil. Basil is sitting with Jeremiah while he is playing chess. It has been a bit of a rainy day here. I did pick my first summer squash and had it for lunch today. I also went shopping for some dessert and salad we are bringing to a BBQ tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow is a nice day.

Traveling scarf group # 11

This is Crisisknitter's scarf in the traveling scarf group. The owner requested fall like colors to be used. I knit the top brown section. The second section up from the bottom is made from Malabrigo yarn. I have never seen that yarn up close or touched it. It is an expensive yarn that was made by a company that had a fire and now the yarn is very hard to come by. http://malabrigoyarn.com/
The scarf is going off in the mail to Judith tomorrow.

The Triplets

The Triplets
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I have been trying to get a good photo of the triplets for 2 weeks now. Today they came up to Jeremiah and I while we were visiting the pond.

Royal Plumeria Yarn

Here is the hand spun I made last night. Everyone always names their yarn. I made two full bobbins of single ply and plied them together this morning. I added a few sparkles to this set. I have enough fiber to make two more skeins this size, in this colorway.

Apron in the works

Recently, I joined an apron swap. My partner requested a full apron and she loves bandanna fabrics. Here is what I picked out with the use of coupons, and a half price fabric sale at the fabric place by my house. Last night I pre-washed the fabric. Its all laid out on my ironing board ready for me to get started today.

Our Garden - On the first day of July

Here is an updated picture of our garden. I was waiting for a nice sunny day to take a new photo.
Everything is getting so big.

Lots of Cukes

We have a few large plants under the tree in the main photo. It looks like I will have lots of salads this summer.

Summer Squash

My first squash are getting bigger. Maybe another week or so before I harvest them.