Helping Mom

Hi,

Erik here again, posting on Mom's blog.

Mom has been very busy for the past few days so I've been trying to help her.

Mom took all of the sheets off of the bed and put them down the laundry chute.  She put a cover over the mattress and I got on to help, but Mom started laughing so hard she could hardly hold the camera to take my picture. 

She put a sheet on the bed and kept laughing while telling me I should get off the bed.  I wanted to help her with all of her work so didn't move.  She covered me with the sheet and tucked in the corner.

That was nice!  It was just like building tents with Alex and the other kids when they are here!  It was very comfy cozy in there!

 Mom laughed even harder...

 ...and went for another cup of coffee.  Mom likes coffee.

I'm sure Mom really appreciates my help.

Lab wags and licks,
Erik

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I'll Be In My Trailer....

Good morning,

Penny's not really in her trailer, she is sound asleep in her kennel between performances at an AKC dog show in Cleveland, Ohio, last week.  She is happily sleeping on her purple afghan that I made for her.  She's such a special canine athlete!  She is doing very well in competition and is bringing home even more ribbons.

We are so proud of Penny and, of course, Catherine, our daughter and Penny's trainer.

All the best,
Lois

Fixer Upper Barn

Good morning,

Here's another Kentucky barn image from my collection.  This one is definitely a "fixer upper."

I took this image last May when crops were just beginning to grow in the field.

OK, time for me to back to getting ready for Christmas!

All the best,
Lois

Favorite Road Signs

Good morning,

I'm still having fun with the images I took earlier this year and found a couple of road signs that always tickle me every time we pass by.  The first sign is in Tennessee.

Can you imagine this exchange:

Old Pal from Years Ago:  Hey!  Hi, there!  It's so nice to see you again!

You:  It's good to see you, too!

Old Pal:  Where are you living now?

You:  On Stinking Creek Road

This sign is pretty descriptive, too, but not quite as bad as the first when describing where you live.  This second sign is in Georgia.

Enjoy,
Lois

Rest Stop - Jellico, Tennessee

Good morning,

I took these images earlier this year.  I just felt I needed to see some pictures without snow in them today.  ;) 

These images were taken in March when from one day to another winter and spring took turns.  This rest stop in Jellico, Tennessee, on the border of Kentucky and Tennessee is one of our regular stops when traveling from Ohio to Florida.  We will be passing this again at the end of December and I'm sure it won't be as green here!

What a beautiful memorial to our veterans.  We are reminded that freedom is not free.

All the best,
Lois

Squirrel Lunch Counter

Good morning,

I took today's images through the living room french doors.  The base of this bird feeder is about five feet below the floor where I am standing inside the house so I am just about directly across from the top of the bird feeder.

I get a kick out of these chubby squirrels helping themselves.  There's plenty of food to go around and they are fun to watch.

Enjoy,
Lois

Black Lab Tote Bag

Good morning,

I just have to show you this!  My wonderful daughter, Catherine, just gave me this tote bag.  She got it in a gift exchange at our Labrador Retriever club.  She gave it to me because she knows how much I love tote bags for my various knit and crochet projects.  I keep each current project in a separate bag where all necessary yarn, tools, and notes are kept together.  Then I can move from one project to another as necessary and/or grab one to take with me to work on while away from home.  Some projects get too large to work on while away so I always have a small project ready to go when I want to take one with me.

This is a beautifully made tote bag!  One of the things I really like about it is that it has a large magnetic snap and no Velcro.  I can't use a bag with Velcro with knitting projects or the yarn will stick to it.  Catherine told her friend at the club that she should make the bags and sell them on Etsy, but the friend said she isn't that good with computers.  She does sell them to friends and took several orders at the party.

I am sure all our my quilting friends will appreciate the work that goes into making these.

All the best,
Lois