Girard, Pa which is a nearby town, is home to one of the largest sunflower fields in the tri-state area. They have approximately 1.2 million sunflowers planted across 50 acres of the historic Battles estate. In the fall the seeds will be distilled into vodka and whiskey by the Wilds Sonshine Factory.
I took a ride recently to see them for myself. It was a little past their prime but still an impressive sight. One side had much larger flowers than the other.
Amanda sent me a link to a pattern for making plate cozies. I made one for myself and may make more of these.
Saturdays are my shopping days. I 'm trying to do Walmart every other week and just going to the local Dollar Tree for small items I might need on the other week. One Saturday that I didn't need to go to Walmart I went to a little Amish store that's in the next small town over. They have a deli and lots of bulk items as well as some fresh baked items and even fabric and a few sewing items. Their deli prices are very reasonable.
As I was leaving the store I couldn't help admire the gorgeous flowers that were growing right in front of the store.
Last Friday around 4:00 while I was at work I noticed several cops walking down the street and they had a couple dogs with them. Then they started running. I also noticed a helicopter circling overhead. I had no idea what was going on at the time. I texted my daughter later and she had found a story on Facebook about there being a robbery at a nearby bank.
When I say this was nearby I mean super close. The google map below shows a blue dot path from where I work to the bank location. Where I work is at the bottom of the picture. This is less than a mile away.. I don't think they caught whoever it was or at least I haven't heard anything more about it.
Looking up could mean that there are brighter days ahead. A bad day is about to turn into a good one. It could just mean that you are pointing your eyes upwards.
Why would you want to look up? There's plenty of reasons.
According to google three good reasons for looking up are
1. Physical well being such as combatting tech neck, reducing eye strain and boosting energy and circulation
2. For mental and emotional health such as reducing stress and anxiety, fostering creativity and insight and connecting with nature and fostering mindfulness
3. For improved productivity and cognitive function such as enhancing focus and concentration, boosting productivity and sharpening mental clarity.
It didn't mention looking up to give thanks and praise to God for all that he has done for you.
And maybe the most simple reason of all is just because the clouds and sky are pretty
But I'm going to show my work space again. I found an old school picture of Presley that I hung up on the wall next to my computer.
And for a little randomness I've got a couple things I saved for one reason or another.
While scrolling through Facebook I saw these and though they were pretty cute. I don't do much decorating for Halloween but might give this a try.
Have you ever needed to measure something but didn't have a ruler. I haven't tested this to see if those measurements are accurate or not
There is an old guy who visits the garbage can outside our office every day. He will dig through looking for food. The one manager that comes from out of town said that she'll put the leftovers from her lunch on the top of the garbage can for him to get.
I dug through my cupboards looking for things I could leave him. The only think I came up with was a big bag of animal crackers that I bought for Presley only to find out she didn't like them. I filled a ziplock bag with them and left them on the top of the garbage can when I got to work. While I was sitting there a young guy walked past, saw the baggie, picked it up, checked it out and then walked off with them. The next day I took another baggie full and waited a little longer before I put them out.
The old man came by that day and he took my baggie of animal crackers and some french fries that the other girl left for him.
The weather may be a little hot to make soup yet but I saw a recipe on a blog recently that I had to try. I'm sorry but can't for the life of me remember who's blog I saw this on. I think it may have been Denise's blog An English Girl Rambles.
The soup is bean, bacon and tomato. I used the beans that I had in the cupboard which was one can of navy beans and one can of butter beans. The air bubbles in the picture are because I just poured the soup into the container to put in the fridge. This was really tasty and I'll keep this one in my favorites to make.
The new job hasn't slowed me down on the drawings. I'm still doing one a day.
Now that I'm back to work my crafting is pretty much confined to the weekends. I suppose I could do some during the week but I haven't figured out how to fit it in just yet.
A recent weekend craft project was quick and easy. I made some fabric cord keepers. I take a phone charger to work with me so this keeps it nice and neat in my tote bag. Plus there are always chargers sitting around and the cords are all over the place. Now they are extra tidy.
The kids will be going back to school here on the 26th. I decided to make Presley a back to school card. I haven't been sending her happy mail and I'm long over due.
I don't know if it's some kind of sign or not but I seem to be seeing a lot of feathers. The one Friday I spotted one on the sidewalk in front of where I work. The next day I was sitting outside taking a break from my Saturday morning housework and spotted one in my yard.
The after is a bit on the dark side. I may have overdone that a bit.
The one day while I was at work I snapped a quick picture out the window that's directly across from where I sit. There is a plaza across the street and I see Dollar Tree right in my line of vision every day. I sent the picture to Amanda and showed her it was there. Here response was "that could be dangerous".
I replied "I thought that too but at least it's not Hobby Lobby".
I tried this once before and it did pretty well. I thought I would give it a try again. You take celery and cut the bottom off. Then you just put it in a dish of water and watch it grow.
I take my lunch to work every day. It's usually something healthy since I'm trying to do better. Thursday 8/7 I was starving and knew that what I had brought just wasn't going to cut it. There are lots of options in the area and although it wasn't healthy, I went to Burger King.
Looks like the doctors office behind me is gearing up for construction to begin on the new pharmacy.
Tuesday August 5th, I got home from work and this is what was sitting out there.
Wednesday morning they were out there before I left for work unloading something.
When I got home from work that day they had done this.
Thursday I got home from work and this was what I saw.
The chain link fence is just on the other side of those things that look like sandbags and also runs around the perimeter. .
Nothing was done on Friday or the weekend. I'm not looking forward to the mess that's going to be out there once they begin digging and I'm hoping that this doesn't make another flooding problem for me.
