Bird Brained Activities

 

Hey hey!!!  I caught a photo of this morning's breakfast and the greedy little eaters!

I'm just glad they haven't built a nest in the hanging baskets on the porch like they have all the other years.

Here's to a great Tuesday!!!

Sew not eating the seeds

 No tenants yet!  Can you believe it?

This is exactly how I left it yesterday.  I took this pic yesterday afternoon and every single seed is in the exact same spot today.

I did notice a wasp nest in the tippy top of the outside roof corner above my window, so if I am able to get some work outside done tomorrow, that might be whacked and I'll need to reset my seed benchmark.

So much I want to do outside!!!

Over lunch I opened the front door thinking, maybe just sit on the porch for a few minutes.

Well, the wind just whistled shrilly at me and seemed chill before I even pushed the door open,

so NOPE!

I cut out a t-shirt for myself last night and messed with the serger a bunch to make the little air loops go away.  No good.  This is as good as it gets.

sigh.  NOT fair quality.  I might have to go find my manual and see what settings needs to change.  I'm sure it's a tension thing or maybe one of the levers on the side.  

Anyone have a Brother Lock 1034D serger?

Eh - it doesn't HAVE to go to the fair.  I might just sew it up anyway.  I've worn clothes with wonky serging before.  It holds.  You'd only notice if you turn it inside out.

UPDATE!  I figured it out.  This little thingy on the side was the culprit!

Much Better!  not perfect, but hey.  I didn't claim I was.

Anyway, it's Taco Tuesday!  I've got about a half pound of leftover taco meat in the freezer from last week for Leon. He is a slave to routine.  But I'm making my sister-in-law's Chicken Tortilla Soup for supper for whomever is here.  Jen and Aggs are out town.  Might just be me and Ryan eating it.

And that's ok.

Have a beautiful day!

Sweetening the pot

I worked out this morning by myself.  Meri wasn't feeling well, so she's skipping this week.

My workout was only 20 minutes...  Ummm I think I missed something.

AND so I did.  I forgot 40 squats.  and 5 arm pull thingies.  I did 40 of them, but apparently it was 45.

AH...  That clarification came later, when Meri and I talked and she was surprised it was so quick for me.  AND we weren't sitting on the couch catching our breath for ten minutes.

In my free time today, I need to try and get a few shirts for Meri cut out.  She tore my fabric stash apart last week and pulled out several pieces that she's needing me to make.  I made a pattern out of one of her button up shirts.

I'll just cut out one for starters and have her try it out before I cut any more.  She said to be creative, so I sure am!

She's hoping to have a few new shirts to take with her to India. and she's hoping to go some time this summer with Shub.  

It's an uncertain time...

Like you haven't heard THAT in a while...

Mr Mom's Schooner Tuna commercial.

The tuna with a heart!

Every commercial on the radio or tv these days reminds me of this...

Meri made homemade yogurt this morning with sweetener packets instead of sugar.  We talked thru the process and she has discovered it's NOT as difficult as she thought it was going to be.

However she lost her thermometer so I had to run mine over to her...

I got some yogurt going earlier today so I won't need it for a week or so, so I hope it finds it's way home soon.

Oh and there is a birds nest in from of our house with baby birds!

and a protective dive bombing mama...

And one behind Robb's work has eggs in it and a protective dive bombing mama.

Mamas can be defensive!

I know... because I am one.

Spring has definitely sprung!

My Visitor

STRAY birds of summer come to my window
to sing and fly away.
And yellow leaves of autumn,
which have no songs,
flutter and fall there with a sigh.

credit for poem