All my girls

All my girls
my daughter with 4 of her 5 nieces(my grandaughters)

Monday, September 27, 2010

Fall is a great time of year !

Hi gang,
Sorry I haven't been on here lately to tell you of all that is going on in my life, Camera charger won't work and so no pics for a while.  I have been very busy taking another quilters acadamy Class 2 in Merrill.  Today we bring in our blocks and learn how to set on point instead of just straight rows.  This makes your quilt much bigger without having to make more blocks.  I have 3 quilt tops done and I am working on one now for my oldest son.  This is all in blues(his favorite color) and it is the starflower pattern.  Will put them on here when I get a camera. 
Miss all the chicks, haven't seen any since the Luau, and not having a meeting untill October sometime.
Mary and I rode over to Rogue Valley and went through a cute town called
Shady Cove and I would like to go back again and check it out some more.
Last weekend we went to Mt. Lakes Bible Camp which is off Varney Creek Road just a little after the Rocky Point cutoff.  Our church owns the year round camp and they had their 50th birthday celebration.  It was just so beautiful up there.  They served ordeuvres, and then a wonderful luch. Later the original men (only 2 left) told some interesting facts about the camp.  We saw a video history of the camp as well.  Next summer I will volunteer there.
Our baby calve we raised since they were 3 days old are now steaks someplace. bo hoo.  They weighed almost 800 pounds each and brought a good price at the auction but it was hard to let them go.  If you have an entire herd thats one thing but when you get attached to animals it is hard.
Mary was busy canning, she put up pickles, dilly beans and pickled okra. 
We have some baby kittens (2) under the deck that are just as wild as can be.  I have been taking food to them and if I am perfectly still they will come out and eat in front of me.  Once in a while mama cat shows up and we feed her too.  Last winter was the first year Mary said there were no mice problems so we want to keep the cats living under the house, even though the dogs would love to chase them away.  They can't stand it when we keep them locked on the deck and are feeding the kittens.
Well, thats about it for now.  I will update again soon.

Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

I can dream

I can dream
wish I was here

getting carrots

getting carrots

Billy Bird and Mom brush calves

Billy Bird and Mom brush calves
grooming Cheech and Chong to keep them friendly has become a daily chore. The calves now are about 350 pounds and were starting to not want our company so now I brush them and have created a monster with Cheech. I have discovered he loves apples and carrots. Chong however wont even smell the goodies. Now Cheech stands in front of the front porch moowing at me for his treats. After I give him his treats it is hard to get back to the house and he is very determined to find more in my pockets.