A Bit of This and a Bit of That

This afternoon I fully finished “Gertrude’s Garden” for my spring/Easter themed tiered tray. Don’t you love Gertrude’s bonnet? Priscilla Blain of Stitching with the Housewives always design charts that make me smile. 

Did you know that today is National Pet Day? (As far as Emma is concerned, every day is National Pet Day.) Anyway, let me share something that happened Saturday morning. You know the Bounty commercials where folks are sitting around a table and a glass filled with liquid spills and runs across the table; everyone in the scene then lets out a long collective,”No -o-o-o-o-o! Well, the other day just as I was letting Emma out I spotted a large turkey in the yard. My “Emma, no-o-o-o-o-o-o” did nothing to slow her as she flew down the stairs and across the yard. There is nothing like a charging, barking schnauzer to motivate flight, and with a mighty flapping of wings the turkey soared to a branch near the top of a very tall tree.

From his perch way, way up in the woods, I’d have to say the turkey did not appear to be perturbed in the slightest.

Continuing the pet theme, here is my Sunday stitch piece “Temperature - Walk with Me” from Stitchin’ Mommy on Etsy. On Sundays, I stitch the temperatures for the past week, and I’m thrilled to say I am still on track and totally up to date.

There will be a number of motifs; please don’t tell Emma that I stitched the squirrel. ;-)

On Friday, I brought an old clock to be repaired to a shop in Whitman not far from Peaceful Meadows. The sky was amazing, so I pulled in there to take this photo. Faithful readers of my blog have seen similar images posted here. Though I prefer the real cows that they used to have in the meadow, these two do make me smile. 

Did I then stroll over to the window to get something sweet, cold, and delicious? H’mm, what do you think. . . 

Well, I could ramble on longer, but I have a bit of quilting to do before our next guild meeting.

Stay safe. Covid numbers are beginning to tick back up. Follow this timely advice.

You wouldn’t think they would need to print signs such as this, but common sense is not nearly as common as it used to be. :-)

Have a good week and don’t forget to give your pet an extra treat and hug today.