Last Thursday of February Goings-On at the Wooden House

 My eyes are drawn to the tops of trees these days. No leaves so I've been rewarded with a glimpse of something or other-birds, nests, etc. Lately I've twice seen a turkey way up in the branches. Especially up so high there, they look completely out of place. How do they rest that long neck I wonder. Surely it can't be comfortable. Once a week, a flock still wanders through the front yard area. And lately a small flock of Dark-Eyed Juncos has been around the feeders. They are on their southern holiday from the Arctic. What hardy birds! I liked how the shadows on the snow looked interesting in this photo. 

Then it warmed up so much that the snow began to melt. That meant all these hanging snow covers on the eaves slid down and dropped. It sounded like gunfire at times; Ned would bark but then he got used to it.

Staying calm with hand stitching...I've been stitching EPP Stars in the evenings while watching tv. We just finished The Bridge which made me hate drugs all the more. What a scourge on society that illegal trade is! On a lighter note, we are enjoying this Netflix series, Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro.

I've prepped several stars in yellow which is the RSC colour for March. I finished one last night. Yellow will work well for the side triangles with the blues too. I don't have much yellow fabric but I am excited about using different colours now for these edge triangles.

I received my Quakers in England pattern from 123Stitch.com, who provides such wonderful service.  It's a rare treat to get stitchy mail as my determination to not order any/much stitchy stuff is holding strong.

And the pretty DMC colours to use too.

You too can eat your marmalade toast off a Royal Worcester Mansfield gold trimmed dinner plate ( $30 US) if you pick them up at the thrift store for $3.99, :). 

 I can understand how folks are tempted to become resellers.  A part of me is tempted myself if it weren't for the bit of having to deal with money. Is that something you would like to try? YouTube is full of channels of folks sharing their thrift shopping ventures and how much they later make on different items.  

Though not a reseller, the most well known person in giving you an idea of what items are worth is Dr. Lori who has a PHD in Antique Appraisal. She is so knowledgeable in just about everything including purses which is covered in this video. I was very impressed that she can not only date dishes but electrical cords used on lamps. She can tell what is original to the age of the lamp, etc. Perhaps you might like to know what some item you have is worth. Pretty sure she has covered it in one of her videos. 

On that happy note I'll stop blabbing on. The dryer is getting put back together as the needed part arrived and I've been giving Tony a hand-I'm a good holder-upper. Which reminds me...LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color had a prompt for this week which was what compliments you and your spouse might give each other. Tony has given me praise for how hard (he thinks) I work at everything...the house, our healthcare, my fitness, my hobbies, etc. I compliment him lots on how smart he is like being about to fix the dryer, any of our computer glitches, financial dealings, etc. He's so fortunate his brain is still sharp as a tack even though having the feeling his body is physically weakening by the day. 

 Robbie's hockey team is in the playoffs and we have a game tonight which we really look forward to. Hope there is something in your day to look forward to too.

Take care all of you!