Rain and Naps

It began to rain in early afternoon.   After a late lunch at my parents with my other baby brother,“she who sees robins first,”  my Aunt Judy and her daughters and their husbands I had a long nap.  When I awakened just before dark it was still raining.

Sleepy, If I were one of the seven dwarfs lately I would be sleepy.  My Doctor switched my blood pressure medication.  Even with four Potassium tablets a day my Potassium was depleted daily.  I was sleepy and my large muscles hurt.  So with the new medication I am just sleepy, If I close my eyes I am asleep.  I am not convinced that I can do this medication long term.  I will see what my Doc says this week.  I have been allergic to a number of BP medications. 

The glass flowers that I left outside for the winter fared well.  Nothing broken. 

When the rain stops I will probably have to mow, the grass is green and growing. Right now it is a cold rain that I hope stays liquid and doesn’t turn into the white stuff.

Dreary Days

Seems like the sun is lost, the days are dark and dreary.

The rain will probably turn to snow soon. The high yesterday was 40 F or 4C eh!

I put out a couple of glass flowers just to see how they do outside for the winter.

I dug out some old wood carving projects. A few “someday” projects were found.

Some wonky looking trees and some Santa ornaments.  Those Santas were one of my first carving projects…I had a lot to learn back then.  I think they will fine painted..they will look rustic if nothing else.  One less box of half finished carvings for our daughters to discover. 

I will be busy painting for a couple of days.

First Snow

It had to happen.  I am surprised it didn’t happen sooner.  Lets see May 18 was our last snow and we made it all the way to October 28…that might be about 163 days without snow, must be some kind of record!

This was earlier yesterday morning.  As I let Chance out a whole flock of Wild Turkeys were coming down the drive looking for a snack…and a certain Border Collie chased them off.

It snowed and snowed and clung to everything.  Then it rained, then it snowed again…

We finished with the leaves on Tuesday afternoon.  Far Guy cleaned up the lawn mower and will put new mulching blades on the mower for next spring IF it warms up.

What few leaves are out there will just have to stay out there.

One day I collected and cleaned up all the glass flowers.  They are put away in the woodshop/greenhouse for the winter.

By adjusting the 2x4 fancy smancy storage area most are stored face up…I may cover them with an old sheet.  The ones with huge vase bottoms are stored sideways.

I still have lots of glass to work with…no shortage of old glass.

Fall Work Yet To Do :

I need to pound the snow stick in the ground someplace…and move the patio table to my garage and change the flags and put the witch in the wreath by the door.  I also have a bunch of cardboard boxes that need to be cut up and recycled…oh and both vehicles need to be cleaned out…some days the list is never ending.

Little Things

I have been thinking that I need a shop vacuum for my garage…Far Guy agreed.  So we went to the helpful hardware place.  Finally a shop vac that can stay put…I won’t have to search for it and the accessories and then an extension cord.  Far Guy even gave me my own extension cord! 

I can vacuum my car when ever I want cause it is handy!

Surprising what makes you happy when you get older.  Now I can get busy cleaning up my garage…and yes that makes me happy.

I have mastered the 2 gallon gas cans…who ever designed that green cap thingy that has to be lined up just so should be shot.  If it is such a great design then why did I get gas all over my hands…it is supposed to be a no spill gas can?  Some things make no sense to me at all.  Obviously I need some remedial gas can training. I am happy with the size of the gas cans just not happy with the green thingy.

We cut down some of the brush that has been hitting me in the face when I mow…that is a relief.  The Thornapple has been removed it was threatening to decapitate me or at the very least scar my shoulder and arms every time I passed by on the lawn mower.

I made some more glass flowers.

A vase, a large plate, a small red plate, a glass tray and a star candle holder.

A glass, a plate, ash tray and a vase.  This is one of my favorite pieces!

I hope you have had some “little things” in your life lately that make you happy.

Weather and Projects

We are 40 degrees cooler than last week.  Yesterdays high was 58 F or 14 C eh!

We got 1 1/2 inches of rain.  That will help the trees.  I knew the rain was coming so I mowed the lawn. 

I now have 56 out of 73 carved Christmas Ornaments ready to deliver.  17 to go.   I have been carving on the challenging Trillium…Far Guy is doing way better with his than I am with mine…I will push through…but I am getting really tired of that project.  Yesterday and the day before we carved in the greenhouse/woodshop…it is nice and cozy in there.

When I get bored with carving I walk over to glass alley and see what I can put together.

Four pieces of glass. A candleholder, a ashtray, a small blue plate and a vase.

This one is five pieces of glass.  The center is a small coke glass, followed by a bowl, the turquoise piece is some kind of divided glass dish, a plate and a vase.

This one is five pieces of glass. A candle holder, a custard cup with a ruffled lip, a ruffled bowl, a plate and a vase.

This one is four pieces of glass, it doesn’t show well in the photograph but the upside down vase is a pale pink. A heart votive holder, a very old  fancy goblet, a ruffled bowl and the vase.

I was using some coiled copper tubing for the glass flower vases to hang on…it was wimpy.  I gave up on that idea and went to town and bought some PVC pipe, Far Guy had some blue spray paint so I used it!  The stakes are easier to pound into the ground.  I have another batch that I spray painted a copper color.  The guys at the helpful hardware place cut the 10 footers into three equal lengths for me.

Some of these flowers will be gifts.  I put them at the edge of the woods and in the yard to make sure that the marine glue holds and I enjoy looking at them!  So far the only failure I have had was a piece that was painted glass that was bumpy…It was a piece I gave JoLynn so I fixed it for her.

I completed another five or six that are still curing in the greenhouse/woodshop. I need some more medium size plates and bowls (garage sales!!)

I walk up and down glass alley and see what looks good together…sometimes I am not sure so I just set the pieces on top of each other for a few days…then I come back and look at them again…sometimes even a third time before I scrap the idea or put the pieces together.  Lawn Art doesn’t happen overnight.

Glass Flower

Slow but sure I have been making a few more glass flowers.

This is the latest creation.  I am not a pink person but I like this one very much so I claimed it for myself!

I am feeling much better today.  Most of the tooth related pain is gone, when you have little or no pain is is remarkable how much better you feel.  The abscess was a bugger, I have some swelling but ice packs and naps help, and I am on yet another antibiotic. My hope is that everyday I will feel better.  Thank you for all the well wishes we appreciate them.