Just a short note

since it has been a quiet week. We have been doing little projects around home since we aren't here that often to accomplish same.

I have started a small lap quilt project thanks to the encouragement and expertise of friends, Bev and Karen. It is very basic, and I am simply trying to discipline myself to be very careful with measuring, cutting and sewing. The tolerance for error is slight. But I like the colors, light to medium greens and yellow, with old fashioned prints that were found in the 40's and 50's. Karen will be here next week to critique.

I made some peach jam yesterday that was somewhat successful. I never seem to get the firmness quite right. This recipe didn't use any pectin but relied on long slow cooking. It tastes good!! Now I need to hurry and use the last dozen fresh tomatoes.

Do I sound like a domestic diva or what?

We will probably leave for Mt. Home on Saturday, August 27, with a route via Redmond, Oregon if the cousins are going to be home. Then on to Mt. Home and Yellowstone Park whenever the schedule allows. We were in Yellowstone two years ago right after Labor Day, and it was a perfect time to visit because most everybody else had gone home. We are still undecided as to where to stay, but I am inclined to boondock at one of the campgrounds inside the park. Fishing Bridge is the only campground with hookups, but the spaces are very tight. The other campgrounds have dump stations, so worst-case scenario would be to have to unhook to drive over and dump tanks and then set up again. Not all that difficult.

Colleen will move into the home of a single professional woman who is a consultant for American Express. She has a young ill-behaved dog which Colleen is going to take care of this week while the owner attends a wedding in Tenino!! Colleen is a follower of the Dog Whisperer and is now also following the Monks of Skete, so she thinks she can make some progress with the dog's behaviour.

The sewing machine is calling me.

Ciao