Good Morning!
It is still a little dark here, but the sun is starting to come up. It's also a little chillier this morning than yesterday or over the weekend. Did anyone else watch Part 1 of the DaVinci piece pulled together by Ken Burns? What a mind!! We'll see Part 2 tonight.
It's Tuesday, so time for a TNT update. I'm pleased that the door is now the correct width on the house. There is still a bit to do at the top of the door (more dark color), but the width is now right. Whew!
There is STILL so much to stitch on this piece. I'm hoping that I will finish this before the end of the year, but all bets are off.
A week ago I showed one of my Christmas Cacti with numerous buds. Well...some of them have now opened.
And, we counted at least 19 more buds! My other two plants are sporting buds as well, but they are not as numerous or as far along. So pretty!
We have a (shelled) peanut feeder hanging from the edge of our patio roof. The birds all love to come and dine - sometimes even while we sit on the patio. I decided to get some peanuts in the shell to put out for the Jays and crows (and the squirrels). Guess what? We discovered that deer love peanuts in the shell as well. Here is the scene from yesterday afternoon. Snack time!
Mabel and the deer are friends - the deer don't run off when I open the door to let Mabel in or out and they will approach each other (cautiously). The deer have also become accustomed to Fletch and me. I know they can be destructive, but I do love having them around. (I also discovered they like roasted almonds!! I had a bag of roasted almonds that just were not very good, so I put them out thinking the squirrels would like them...the deer chowed down before the squirrels had a chance!)
I need to remember to go out and harvest some of the French Thyme from our garden. The other night I used the last of the garden peppers in our dinner and we had the last garden tomatoes at lunch one day. Fletch said the Swiss Chard in the cold frame is doing well and some of the lettuce (some of the lettuce plants were hit hard by the cold weather a few weeks ago). I'm thinking a quiche with some chard might make a nice dinner one night!
Here's hoping your week is off to a wonderful start. Have some fun!
Phew, glad the door is back on track! I know there's a lot left to stitch, but you have made a lot of progress. I also find it rather amusing that the deer aren't afraid of Mabel. Doesn't it make you wonder if they've found some way to communicate?
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to the Da Vinci series. Funny to read your deer story right after seeing Kym talk about deer in her garden.
ReplyDeleteI think your sampler is looking lovely and you've gotten quite a bit done. It will get done all in good time. I know deer like pumpkins but I didn't know how much they liked nuts. They are certainly getting some different and delicious snacks in your yard!
ReplyDeleteOh my, that photo of Mabel w/the deer! I see deer all the time in the ravine out back, but rarely in my yard.
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