On Sunday, my favorite aunt passed away. Had she made it to this Friday, the 20th,
she would have turned 88 years old. She
was a very special person, a crusty old bird who could hold her own with anyone
and anything – she could throw around the F-word as well as any 17 year old boy. She will be missed.
One of the last times I was here, I mentioned that I had
a bee problem on my hummingbird feeders.
It turns out they were dripping and the bees figured out how to drink
from it-
This was just a few, but at one point, I saw about 30
bees lined up all around the rim. That
was quite amazing to see. I hated to
take the feeders down, but until I get something they aren’t attracted to or
can drink from, I will have to leave them down.
I know people recommend feeders to be taken down in the fall so the
hummers will fly south for the winter, but the hummers around here don’t seem
to leave because of the cold – maybe because it doesn’t get as cold here. I have seen them around all winter before, so
I will try to find some better feeders to put up soon to help them out.
I played catch up with the Block of the Month class – I was
behind August and September, but it was actually one block; the basket for
August and the flowers for September-
The block did not originally call for the purple I put at
the bottom; instead it had a lot of white space at the top, which I did not
like at all. I thought it would be
better if it looked like it was sitting on a table cloth and trimmed the top
off. I am considering putting a bow at
the top of the basket, just to give it some more visual interest.
That’s been it.
The two quilts I had taken to the longarmer are still not ready – the
blue one has been there for over a month, and the other for 3 months. I am anxious.
Thanks for stopping by.
I'm sorry about your loss. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI think a bow would look good on that basket. That's my two cents :)
Thanks, Chrystal.
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