For Today, Father's Day, Sunday, June 16
Outside my window...
It's a beautiful sunshiny day with an expected high of 82 here in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The last few days have been wonderfully cooler days...windows open with the breeze blowing in, and actually I wore a turtleneck one day! In June! But...today the A/C is back on, and it seems summer has arrived.
I am thinking...
That I'm missing the fellowship of our church family. I'm home today and not feeling the best while the rest of the family is away at church. So I slept in, and while I'm resting quietly, I'm writing this overdue post.
Shared verse...
Hannah texted me this most appropriate verse this morning from her daily scripture calendar:
I am thankful for...
My husband....the most faithful husband and dad ever! Happy Father's Day!
"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good." ~ Luke 6:45
This photo was taken on Memorial Day when we traveled to Massanutten Ski Resort and rode the chair lift to the top of the mountain:
Here's another picture of the Valley taken on our way back down:
From the Kitchen...
Grilled Pizza is always on the Father's Day menu! Here's a pan of individual veggie and smoked sausage pizzas all assembled and ready to go on the grill last evening.
Along with some Peanut Butter & Oreo and Chocolate Cupcakes... Let's just say Dad was a happy man!
From the Garden...
Don't you just love fresh oregano from the garden? Here's Hannah stripping a new batch of dried oregano and filling the canister. Looks like spaghetti sauce may be on the docket soon...another Dad favorite!
One of my favorite things...
I absolutely love using old containers...watering cans, tea kettles, dishpans...for flowers. Here's a tea kettle filled with a shamrock plant which Hannah spotted at Appalachian Piecework this week. I have a tea kettle just like that and use it for annuals. But this gave me the idea to not put it away for the winter but fill it with shamrock just like this one and enjoy it year-round!
I am hoping...
That Granny will like these cheery flowers...I took this photo down by the garden gate this past week and emailed it to Granny. She usually can see this bright orange lily blooming from her recliner, but since she's visiting my sister this summer, she's missing these bright blooms:
I am wearing...
Burgandy skirt, blue/green/burgandy blouse over a white tank top.
I am creating...
Two quilts! I participated in two quilt-alongs online this year, and when you're under a deadline to keep up with the group, it definitely helps to get the quilt finished! I absolutely love quilt alongs!
The Stars and Stripes flag quilt that I finished recently is being quilted this week, and I understand why quilters send their finished quilt to a long-arm quilter to get it quilted professionally! This is a hard job wrestling the quilt in my small machine.
This is my Room and Board quilt that I pinned yesterday to be ready for quilting after the flag quilt is done. Jonathan gave me this fabric for Christmas, so this one will be a keeper for ME:
I am praying...
For my sweet grandson, Andrew, who will have surgery this coming Thursday, June 20. Please pray with me for the doctors to have skill and for Andrew to be a brave little boy!
Around the house...
These rose petals arrived in the mail this week from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello gardens. Hannah's soap is in their catalog and gift shop, and they send rose petals for her to incorporate into her products:
Closing photo from the week:
Newborn fawn born a few days ago that we spotted in our front yard under the forsythia. Our neighbor sent us a picture of a newborn in their backyard, too. Sure enough, they were twins! We saw them both nursing with their mom near our driveway:
Thanks for stopping by Mountain Musings!
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~Deb
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