Flower Friday: July 17, 2026

 

Hello and welcome to another edition of Flower Friday!

This week I'm featuring some of my brother's flowers.  These are ones he put in my mother's garden.  I water them every morning so I thought I would photograph them.

Hibiscus:

 

Jim and mom are very fond of Mandevilla and he has them scattered around the yard.

Rose of Sharon:

My brother can find potential in anything.  He was helping a friend remove a pond fountain thingy.  The friend wanted to trash it,  Jim saw potential.

Hope you are all staying cool!

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Flower Friday: July 10, 2026

 

Happy Flower Friday!

Nann sent two wonderful photos she took at Beach State Park.

Prickly Pear:

Turk's Cap Lilies:

In my garden, the phlox is beginning to bloom:

And the gladiola!

How is your garden doing?

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Happy World Chocolate Day!

 

Happy World Chocolate Day!

Years ago when the kids in our family were little, I had a special day for the children before the Christmas holiday.  I set up the attic as a little store for them.  The kids were the only ones allowed in the attic and they could prepare gifts for parents and grandparents.  The could make a picture for their family with the art supplies I left.  Additionally, I had sewed tote bags, mug rugs, and little wall hangings.  I purchased mugs and different kinds of wrapped teas and hot chocolate mixes and of course lots of candy.  The kids thought this was the greatest thing and were so excited to prepare a gift without adult assistance.  

The apparently liked the chocolate upstairs as well.  Little Lily came down and one point and declared "chocolate is medicine for women."

Lily and Gracie playing after their shopping spree.  Lily is on the right.  

Anyway, all this to say, Happy World Chocolate Day!  

Ladies, be sure to take your medicine today!

Monday Check-In

 

Happy Monday! 

 

I'm writing this on Sunday because Monday will be visit and I thought I would check-in.  

My guild is having a challenge that will be held in January.  The challenge is to make a quilt in honor of the 250th anniversary of the independence or to upcycle fabric and make a quilt.  I've been working on the 250th anniversary challenge and have the top ready.  It's packed up and ready to go to Lizzie for quilting.  

I had some fabric left from it and made my Mom and Kathy each a tablerunner...or in my mother's case a hearth runner 😁.

Just very simple with some scraps I had left but wanted to use up before the end of the celebration.  I also had to do it quickly as the attic (sewing room) was an oven last week.

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Life has sent our family another curve ball.  Hughie was in a serious accident last week and ended in the ICU with 7 broken ribs and some other injuries.  The ribs are the reason he is in ICU.  My husband and I have already offered to chauffer him, help him, etc.  Hughie's kids all work.  Kathy is still recovering from cancer and the hip replacement.  We are happy to do what we can for him.  I'm just letting you know in case I am MIA from the blog for a while.

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Hoping you are all doing well despite this crazy summer weather!

Have a safe and happy day!

Flower Friday: July 3, 2026

 

Happy Flower Friday!

Libby sent a photo of her rhododendron!  It is huge!

Sue sent a photo of her lovely Rudbeckia!

Sue sent this other photo with this comment:  "A bloom of phlox growing up thru a huge azalea. To me it's symbolic of how living things will struggle to be seen and exist. Life can be a struggle."

Here is a Sweet Pea from Joann's garden:

My red coneflower:

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!

And here comes another heat wave.  A big portion of North America is going to be dealing with the heat dome that extends through the U.S. and Canada.  

Lucky and I walked at 6 a.m. for an hour.  It's really the only long walk he will get today.  But that's okay because he often sleeps when it's this hot.

How do you cope with the heat?  What do you do to occupy yourself.  I have some hand sewing I can do--binding tablerunners and embroidery.  I have two books to read.  I have youtube sewing videos I've saved up.  As long as we don't lose electricity, we are okay.

I'm just not posting much these days because I don't have much to share.  Of course I will be doing Flower Friday this week and you can email me any photos you want to share at allentownquilter@gmail.com

I now have to go out to water the garden before the sun comes up any higher.  

Stay safe and cool!

Flower Friday: June 26, 2026

 

Hello and welcome to another edition of Flower Friday!

Most of the flowers are blooming right now.  It's that weird transition between spring and summer; the spring flowers haven't finished blooming and the summer flowers have entered.

As wonderful as this all is, a lot of the spring flowers will burn out next week as we many of us in North America are expecting another heat wave.

For now the larkspur are making a fine show!

Coneflowers and Black-Eyed Susans are back!

Canterbury Bells!

Boltonia

We had earlier in the week and again this morning.  Since we are still in drought, any rain (even small amounts like this) makes us happy!

Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!