Happy Halloween

 

 Happy Halloween!

This is an image from 2016 taken at one of several of Kjell's retirement parties aboard Freedom of the Seas.  He retired in November after nearly 32 years with Royal Caribbean International.  Kjell is on the left (admittedly looking concerned about the character in the center) and our friend Captain Toni on the right.

The entire post with many more images of this event is here.  It's so much fun to see them all again!

I have a Halloween "funny" to share with you, too.

In the image above Kjell is wearing his dress white formal uniform.  One year Halloween night happened to also be a formal night on board.  As we stepped into an elevator on the way to the main dining room to host guests at his table, a lady in the elevator asked Kjell, "Do you work here or is that your Halloween costume?"  Kjell answered politely, of course, but the best answer would have been, "Both."

Happy Halloween 2023!  We hope yours is safe and happy.  

All the very best,

Lois

Wendy's Kingdom

 Good morning,

I have to chuckle when Wendy climbs into a chair on the patio to watch what is happening both in our yard and adjoining yards.  She gets a better view up in the chair than down on her own "deck chair."

She is so very serious about all of this, too.  She watches activities intently.  Only if she disapproves does she bark. That can include the neighbor moving his trash cans to the street, Elsa and Lily rough housing, or landscapers working in the yard behind ours.  When that happens, she'll bark once or twice, then look at me to see if I am going to do anything about it. 

When she is ready to get down from her chair, she calls her "service human" (that's me) to hold the back of her chair as she jumps down.

Wendy is a very serious young lady.  She's also one of the easiest dogs we have ever had.

Happy Fall!

Lois

A New Low

 Good morning,

Well, look at that, won't ya....  Gas less than $3.00 per gallon.  Go figure.

I hope it's not too bad where you are....

Lois

Work in Process - Pot Holders/Hot Pads

 Good morning,

This week I am working on some smaller items to stock the shop for the holidays.  I have finished the afghan that I showed you last week, but haven't had a sunny day at home when I could photograph it for the listing.  I'm sure I'll get to that soon!

I really like these pot holders.  They are not only extra large for a man's or woman's hands, they are double thick cotton that washes beautifully.  They make great hot pads for the table, too.  We use them ourselves and I've given them as gifts to family members through the years.  I get a kick out of seeing them in use at their homes when we visit.

It's fun to have a few smaller projects between the big ones.  

We already have some of these potholders in the shop in a variety of colors. 

What are you making, baking, growing this week?

All the best,

Lois

It's Always Something

 Good morning,

It's always something, isn't it....  Yep, we spent more than seven hours yesterday with Roto-Rooter personnel in our basement unclogging the main drain.  The drain wasn't completely clogged, but when we saw it was so slow, we called in the un-cloggers.

All together, four different people showed up during the day.  The gold car is a supervisor who showed up to explain all the other services we could buy while we were at it.  Hmmm.  Nope, don't need them. 

Perhaps today will be better.  At least we know the drain won't be clogged today.

Photo credit goes to Kjell.  :)

All the best,

Lois

The Sun Shining Through

 Good morning,

These Autumn days are so very beautiful.  

Today's image is of the sun shining through leaves in our front yard. 

We are so enjoying these gorgeous days!

All the best,

Lois

Night Visitors

 

Good morning,

We got an alarm from one of our security cameras during the night and found the video above.  Three lovely deer have come to help groom our driveway.  How kind of them!

We enjoy living where we have wildlife here in the city.  I am sure these deer like our property because we don't use any chemicals on the lawn.  

So pretty, aren't they!

All the best,

Lois