Hiya stitching buds. I just found out this week that I can transfer Flosstube to my TV!! Wowee! This is so nice to see those samplers and projects much larger. And I can still speed them along by moving the progress bar, some are just way too long and I lose interest.
Mark has a golf outing all day. So I started early to build Petey a temporary shelter. I've tried several already, all have failed to coax him inside, even the very open ones. Mark will have a fit when he sees what I did. He doesn't understand that I still want to attempt heavy work, even with the joints and bad neck. I wore heavy gloves while sorting the wood and gathering the bricks in case of spiders and I received only two bruises. A few seven foot 4x6 treated lumbers were soaking wet from being on the ground, much heavier than I expected. Yes I'm sore and need a trip to the chiro but I did it and that good feeling is worth it. You all know what I mean!
Voila. A Petey palace. During the day he can be found snoozing on the stack of this wood, so I'm hoping that the new arrangement will be sort of familiar and he may enter the box. We'll need to get some exterior products for a full roof and a nicer box, but not until I know he will use it.
Of course, Bud had to inspect and is currently inside the box.
I would prefer the box opening face the house but it would be susceptible to weather. I have a panel I just painted to close in the side half way but I want him to get used to this first.
The weather has changed to very cool from very warm, and the colors of summer are on their last days. Hate to see them go. I am surprised at the massive moss baskets on light poles throughout local towns still thriving. Usually the tunias get leggy with fewer flowers, but they are packed with color from top to bottom. I asked a merchant about them and she said the city waters them daily from a truck. They must have time release fertilizer.
Carole's friend told her to leave the ferns outside until the stems are bare because the smaller birds take shelter in their dried leaves. Really? I'll give it a try, but doubt it's true.
One of our favorite meals tonight, this time in the Instant Pot. Roast beef with a delicious and easy gravy. The meat is cooked until tender in red wine, paprika, garlic powder, and Worcestershire. While slicing the roast, a can of cream of mushroom soup blended into the liquids makes a fabulous gravy. I made the roast yesterday, juices can be skimmed of any fat, won't take long at all to heat and add the soup.
Enjoy your weekend!
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