Part 5 of the quilt is done. Now it is time to decide what fabrics to use in the border. I have tentatively chosen some, I only hope there is enough yardage of each. On another note, John stopped by … [Read more...]
The Quilt So Far
I am still not finished with the quilt. I was interrupted in my work numerous times on Monday, you know how that is, and I have not picked it up again. I am anxious to get back to work on it, but … [Read more...]
My Vacation
I went on vacation, but don't let the word 'went' mislead you into thinking that I went somewhere. :cool: So what did Donna do on her vacation? :razz: … [Read more...]
Main Garden II
This is a one-month later continuation of Main Garden. Click to see a larger image. The picture shows how my garden looks today. Last night I tilled, weeded, and raked the garden. The … [Read more...]
8 Random Things About Me
I have been tagged by Michelle at: Applie’s Place :smile: Directions: List 8 random facts/habits about yourself in a blog post. List these directions in the post. At the end of the post, tag 8 … [Read more...]
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Cardinal
Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus About the bird: mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov These well-dressed birds frequent our feeder. They prefer the hopper feeder and they exhibit territorial behavior … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day! Note: Image from a scan of the center of a sampler that I made while expecting my first child many years ago. Blessings, Donna Young … [Read more...]
Green Caterpillar
Last Saturday, April 21, I gathered leaf litter from the woods for my garden. I used a leaf rake to gather the litter. At some point in this task, I uncovered a green caterpillar. I picked it up along … [Read more...]
Main Garden
I named this entry Main Garden as if I had many gardens and I do not. I only hope to have many gardens and if I did, this one would be the Main Garden. A friend cut this garden for us around 15 years … [Read more...]
Crataegus Trunk
I have not yet discovered which Crataegus my tree is. I found a website that has many images of pressed cuttings and there are many similar Crataegus varieties. My tree cutting looks similar to … [Read more...]
American Goldfinch II
Update to American Goldfinch. The male goldfinches in this area are now bright yellow except for their black and white wings, white underparts, and black mask. The females remain a duller color and … [Read more...]
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinches are not very gold during the winter. The feathers which are normally yellow are a rather murky brown-green color. Yesterday I noticed that the goldfinches which visit the bird … [Read more...]
Vitamixer Pictured with Cabbage – Leek Soup
I may have mentioned in passing that I have a Vitamix. Here is it in all of its shiny glory. It is an older model, the one with the stainless steel container with the ice cream spout. The green … [Read more...]
Smilies
1/3/10 Update: This blog does not have a smilies function. That's so sad, but we will get over it. Actually there is a way to add them, but since no one will ever see this edit, posted much later … [Read more...]
This is my blog
Here is my blog. I am still working on the blogroll and other things. ? :) I decided to install wordpress on my server. I have one so why not? Now where are those smilies? --Update this is very … [Read more...]