a quick post

Thought I would pop in and make a quick post while we still have power. The wind is picking up and it is starting to rain lightly.They tell us to expect the power to go out and stay out for several days. Oh how fun. This was supposed to be a girls crafting weekend but I had to cut it sort because of Ike. (I'm using great restraint by not typing a not nice word here - I'm thinking it though) I went to my friend Sherry's on Thursday and wasn't supposed to come home until late tonight but I had to come home late yesterday instead.
I thought I would show you the pink pig (from the Red Thread piece)I stitched on the other night.
If it isn't too hot after the power goes out, I will try to get some stitching in. (when Rita took out the power, it was so flippin hot that time you couldn't hold a needle in your hand for the sweat! the power was out 3 days that time - yes, I know it was out much longer in other areas but we won't go there.
Naturally - hubby is heading in to work. I hope he can make it home at some point. I guess one of the advantages to having two grown sons still living at home is that at least I won't be here by myself all day.
I'll be back - soon I hope!
Everyone in Ike's path - stay safe!

For Rue

Daddy brought me another 'mess' of purple hull peas yesterday and since I had shelled the last two, hubby shelled this bucket full.


Rue - this is what they look like after being shelled. Next time I cook some, I'll show you what they look like ready-to-eat. :)

While hubby was shelling peas

I stitched on a pink pig!

Red Thread update

I finally finished the August square and since I had to take the piece off the Qsnap to move it over I thought I would take a picture. It is really hard to get a good picture since it is so long. Despite the fact that I have done a lot of frogging on this piece (I think I stitched August twice!) it is still fun to stitch. I hadn't opened it up all the way in awhile (I have the excess rolled and pinned to keep it out of my way) so it was fun to open it all the way for a look.

Just shellin'

No stitching here last night. Daddy planted fall peas this year since the summer ones didn't produce so well. He picked these for me yesterday and I shelled them last night.

My fingers are only slightly purple today, but my thumb sure is sore!

Have a great weekend!

What Gustav left behind

This is the total left behind by Gustav (well - in my yard at least)

one half inch of rain. We won't talk about the traffic in town, since it should have mostly cleared out by now. Tuesday it was bumper to bumper heading south out of town. (I didn't go near the main road yesterday so I can't say for sure)

We are also having cooler than normal temps which meant when I got home at 5:00 yesterday there were still morning glory blooms - they usually melt by noon. I'm sure the cooler temps won't last, but it will be nice for another day or so! They say the sun should come back out today.

I'm steadily working on the Red Thread project. I'm still working on the August square but I have hopes to actually catch up and finish the Sept. square this month.
Off to do those 'Thursday things'.
Have a great day!

So far

so good. This is all the rain we have had from Gustav so far.

The power went off at 10:30 last night, but came back on immediately. It is a little breezy out, but I think we have dodged most of the effects of Gustav. I'm sure we will probably still get rain, but it doesn't look anything like what they were predicting on Sunday. Whew.

Monday morning glories

I guess I am a little over-excited about the morning glories. That is why I keep showing pictures! Trust me, I've taken way more than I've shown. :) This is the first time I've planted them and I am just so happy to see them blooming!

This is actually a picture of the blooms from yesterday.

These are the blooms from today.

lots of blue butterflies

the lantana is pretty much taking over the flowerbeds! There really are nandinas planted behind the lantana. I think I'm going to have to move the lantana soon.

As you can see, we had lots of sunshine this morning but the clouds have started moving in now and there is an occasional breeze. The wind is supposed to pick up as the day wears on. We have moved everything in the yard to where it can't do (hopefully) to much damage if it gets as windy as they are telling us it is. When Rita came through we had just enough wind to knock out power (for days...) and very little rain. (which meant we had no a/c, high humidity and hot temps and not even a hint of a breeze) I hope they have been giving Gustav more credit than he deserves and we don't actually get the wind and flooding they are predicting. Just in case - I'm hoping just moving all the furniture on the front porch up against the house will be good enough. The back deck should be pretty protected since it has walls on the south and east sides. I do still need to take down the wind chimes and the window that are hanging from the deck cover. I'm thinking that may be a good job for the hubby since he can do it without having to climb up in a chair and I can't. Now I guess all we can do is wait.
I hope if you are in the path of Gustav you are safe and sound - somewhere else (and I know thousands of you are here in East Texas) and I hope the damage is minimal when you return home. Hopefully Hanna will decide to just go north and not actually hit land. (yes, I know, wishful thinking, but hey - can't hurt!)