No birds in winter
Anyone heading into winter and missing the birds singing, here is a link to nothing but birdsong. Nice to leave on in the background on a snowy winter's day. Rosey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRniBNWJds8&list=TLR9nmMkKbz7wyOTEwMjAxNQ
From mary Jo G., via Rosey's posting service
Thank you for the
lovely spring postings. I can only dream.... Fall is here with rain which is
welcome as it doesn't happen often. The maple tree in front is responding to
our first frost by turning color. It is one of the last trees to lose their
leaves and they go fast. Lime the first day, yellow today. Red will be next
and then the leaves all come down. Most of the neighborhood trees go
gradually.
Still have the back bed to
get cleared and planted. Daffodils and mums will fill it. And, two lavender
plants to plant beside the fireplace. Not much grows there so am going with
hardy plants.
Celebrated three quarters of
a century this week. I'm not sure how or when it happened, getting old. Was
always the youngest in the crowd. That has changed. I attended a gals'
luncheon of my classmates in Oregon last month. It was difficult to recognize
6-7 of them. They were shorter, wider and had gray or white hair that was very
short. It's been ten years since we last met. Just took a few words to know
who was who. The session had three brunettes, one blond and the rest were gray
or white. I stopped coloring my hair last spring and am gray at the temples.
Was planning to let mother nature have her way but am rethinking that. When we
lined up for photos, I was the second tallest. At 5' 3", that is a first. My
generation is shrinking in more ways than one. Several classmates have passed
on.
Yesterday my quilt group of
six drove to Boise for lunch to celebrate two birthdays. We ate at the Fork,
located in a historical bank. Lots of beautiful wood, windows and slate. The
food is local and very good. I had trout and a salad of lentils and quinola. There were many non gluten options,
appreciate that. Shopping was next. A great shop sent us birthday cards worth
20% off. We also had gift cards so shopping was fun. I found a beautiful large
floral from Kaffe Fassat. Have never used his prints but this spoke to me. Of
course, coordinates went in the cart and I'm set to make a new quilt. This one
says spring.
Five tote bags full of
fabrics made their way to the church's quilt group. Didn't take much thinking
to sort out what would be used and what might wait. Better that they make
charity quilts now than it waits on me. My to do list is long. Did spend Monday
making a flannel top to snuggle in this winter. It is bigger than expected but
needed that last border. Think this is my last flannel one. Prefer to work in
regular cotton. Purchased teal, blue, purple and green batiks on the Alaska trip
to make a mountain quilt. Think that is next although there are Christmas
projects to finish.
Blessings,
MaryJo
