Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Life in our little cottage in the country

Jab Day

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Plants in for the night. There are more in the den.

It’s still dark out so I don’t know how frosty it looks out there. I’m writing this earlier than usual because we are getting our boosters this morning. Anyway – have the zinnias died? The morning glory? I don’t know. I’ll brace myself soon and take a look at the landscape.

We’re happy to be getting our boosters. We’re celebrating with a piece of the apple pie that Don made yesterday afternoon. Any occasion is worth celebrating with pie.

Just peeked outside and I can see a light coating of frost on the grass and my car windshield, but whether it’s a hard frost or not is yet to be determined.

The poster for the movie is out. I really like it. Note: this day of shooting was the coldest day on the set. We were at the shore, the non-stop wind was insane. For about 14 hours, we were out there with no shelter. But it sure photographed beautifully!

Okay. A short post. I have to make another cup of coffee and get ready to visit Walgreen’s.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

 

Needs Must

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This morning.

We have a frost advisory tonight, so all the porch plants will have to come inside. The pots you see in the secret garden are too heavy to carry in and out so they’ll stay. Here’s hoping they withstand the low temps – as well as my little zinnias. As so often happens around here, we get one night in October with frost and then the temps become milder for a couple of weeks. But in the meantime, all the plant life is dead.

I’m not ready for our catalpa leaves to drop, either.

But just in case, here it is this morning

We have lots of catalpas, actually. I think there are seven. But this one is right by the shed and the driveway so it’s the one we see all of the time.

I have a lot of crafty skills. But I’ve come to the conclusion that I do not have the sewing skills necessary to make little clothes for my Blythes. I tried again yesterday after working on my Elna sewing machine. I got it to work, but friends….this kind of sewing is not my strength. And though I certainly don’t expect everything to come out perfectly when I’ve just started, I know when I’m floundering. It’s too stressful for me, so I will leave that to those who are so much better at it. And there are many wonderful seamstresses out there.

As I’ve said before, sewing a straight 1/4 inch seam to make a quilt top is very different than making clothes. I remember back in junior high school Home Ec class, I was dreadful at making an A-line dress. Dreadful. Especially the darned zipper!

I’m fine with it this morning though I was a bit sad yesterday. And to forestall any questions, this was a beginner’s pattern and very easy. And I still couldn’t do it. I have the doll house project ahead of me, so there’s plenty to do that I can  do.

We get our booster shots tomorrow. And then Don gets his shot from the eye doctor on Saturday. Next week we’ll get our flu shots. Enough already!

Here’s the exciting list of things my paycheck is going to cover: heating oil, getting the septic tank emptied (which has become more expensive than it used to be,) and a new, lighter snowblower. I would have loved to put it all in savings, but needs must. I’m grateful that I can pay for these essentials.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

Unexpected Snags

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Back at it with another puzzle.

Well, yesterday was a tough one for my husband. His camera didn’t work right and try as he might he couldn’t fix it. I’m sure he’ll eventually figure it out, but the day was a bust. I tried to get him to come home, but he stayed there, hoping he’d be able to make it work.

And to top it off, while he was there, he got a message that his eye doctor has Covid, so his appointment for today was canceled. He canceled a previous appointment and enough time has passed that he needs the shot asap.

He was pretty down when he came home.

So our flurry of activity to delay our booster shots to Wednesday so he could go to the retina specialist today was for nought.

Update: he called the doctor’s office at 9 and he has an appointment for Saturday. It’s still a long time to wait, but sooner than expected.

I was all set to mow today but then, as the sun started to come up, I saw that it was raining. Drat!

Plus, I accidentally got locked out of the blog for 30 minutes this morning, so I’m posting late.

What else? I’m going to try to work on my sewing machine(s) today and see if I can figure out what’s wrong. I really don’t want to invest any money in a new machine – even if it’s inexpensive, which it would be. I’d rather use what I have, for goodness sake! A rainy day is perfect for going on up to the studio and dragging out my machines.

Don is making some concoction for breakfast as I write this. It smells good, whatever it is. I think it involves eggs. Yummy!

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

 

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