Diamond art

 I purchased a cheap diamond art coaster at Dollar Tree and it was a nice project to take to work. It heped pass the time while I was alone and things were slow.

I should have remembered to take a picture of it when I was done. 

Oversize load and a ride along

 One day on my way to work I got behind a couple semis hauling oversize loads. Whatever it was they were hauling was tall and narrow. They kept moving over to the other lane and I couldn't figure out why they were doing that. Then it occurred to me that they were trying to avoid low branches and anything else that might hit the top of their cargo.

Another day on my way home I propped my phone up and turned on the video. This is over 4 minutes long and not real exciting but if you feel like driving along with me a bit you can watch

Last week at work

 Last Monday February 9th, I knew I was going to be alone all day at work. The other girl was going to the Bradford office to cover for someone who is out on medical leaves. I got a call from the bank that one of the checks deposited on Friday wasn't signed. I told them I was alone but the other girl would pick it up the next day.

Tuesday morning, the other girl didn't show up. First I thought she was going to pick the check up before she came to work because I had sent her an email telling her about it. By 10 she still wasn't there and I thought maybe she had gone to Bradford again. I called our manager and she told me that the other girl was out all week on bereavement because her step mom passed away.

I put a sign on the door that I went to the bank and picked up the check. Then I thought as long as I'm out I'm going to stop and get lunch so I went to Arbys.

It was a long week being there all by myself but I handled it and there were no major catastrophes. 

I see the moon, the moon sees me.

 I let Gibbs out the one morning and saw the moon peeking through the tree.

This picture was taken on 2/10, the post was written on 2/15. We still have snow on the ground but a lot of it is melting. Hopefully by the time this publishes it will all be gone.

Teaching an old dog new tricks.

 I tried once years ago to learn how to knit and could never get the hang of it. I decided to see if I could teach myself now. I've got lots of yarn to play with and knitting needles aren't expensive.

I figured out how to cast on and knit. So far so good. I don't know if I'll ever be able to do anything more than simple things but it was something new to do.

I also purchased a 4" pin loom. I thought it would be an easy thing to take to work. It didn't come with any directions but I looked up weaving on a pin loom. I got lots of different videos but none were helpful and none had looms that looked like mine. I got very frustrated and gave up. I'll keep going back to it to see if I can figure it out but I don't hold out much hope.

Blinded by the light

 I love the sun but it sure can be blinding when you're driving. This is currently what it's like when I'm leaving work and the sun is shining.

It makes it hard to even see the brake lights on the car in front of me. 

Gibbs through the years.

 How about a selection of pictures of Gibbs over the years

And a collage of Gibbs

Happy Valentines Day

 Hope your day is filled with sweetness and love.

What better day than today to show you my February Happy Mail card.

and here's the inside

Today is also my dad's birthday. He's celebrating in heaven these days. He was born 2/14/1923

Friday the 13th

 Are you superstitious? Do you think that Friday the 13th is bad luck? I'm not superstitious but on a Friday the 13th I will blame the date for anything that goes wrong.

The one day at work I was by myself so I took pictures around the office,

Beth sits at her desk and crochets. Lately she's been making flowers

She also has these Lego flowers on her desk

Someone asked why they keep it so cold when I posted pictures of me and my slippers and blanket. Truth is it's not cold. Beth set the thermostat at 76

We've had some leaks in our back room and the roofers were there to take a look

Drawings year 2 week 35

 

Building mural

 I had an audiology appointment last week. There are several buildings near by that have murals painted on them. While I was waiting for the light to change I got these pictures.

Playing with paper

 This was on February 1st when I was hustling to get my February happy mail cards done. I seem to be waiting till the last minute to get them done lately. 

I's always fun to play with paper though.

The finished card will be coming up at the end of the week

Sparklies

 It's no secret that I do not like snow. Even still I can't deny that it can be very pretty. One sunny day while I was waiting for Gibbs to do his business I couldn't help admiring how glittery the snow looked.

This first one was zoomed in far too much and isn't very good

Rest in peace Kara Lee

On Friday 1/29 I opened my Facebook to read about my niece passing away 2 days before.

She had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer a while back and has been battling that for a while. I did get a call from my son several days before she passed saying that she had been put into hospice and that she had been given the last rites. 

You may have seen the obituary I posted on Facebook

This is copied and pasted from the funeral homes website

Kara Lee Surovick Obituary

Kara Lee Surovick, 40, of Williamsport, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at The Gatehouse UPMC Hospice, in Williamsport.

She was born December 15, 1985, a daughter of Michael F. and Mary E. (Dobson) Surovick.

Kara Lee graduated from Northwestern High School and went on to further her education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she studied culinary arts and earned an associate’s degree. During her studies, she was selected for an externship at Emeril’s in Las Vegas, where she continued learning and refining her skills for the following year.

Her love of food and nutrition remained constant throughout her life. Kara Lee took great joy in preparing wonderfully flavorful and expressive meals for her family and friends. Each year she planned and cultivated a large vegetable and herb garden, carefully selecting plants well before spring with future meals in mind. She canned a significant amount of produce annually and took exceptional pride in caring for her house plants, which flourished under her attention.

During the summer months, she also maintained a beautifully manicured flower garden that brought her immense joy. With her hands in the soil, she created and nurtured a love of growing things that lasted her lifetime.

Her professional life also reflected her passion for nutrition, having worked with Jenny Craig. Later, Kara Lee followed in her father’s footsteps and was welcomed into the Local 81 and Local 420 Carpenter and Joiners Union. She was also a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Her work was primarily in the commercial sector, where she was known as a loyal and hardworking woman until her health required her full attention.

Kara Lee was a past member of the Girard American Legion Post #494 and the Loyal Order of the Moose #381/481.

She was preceded in death by her father, Michael F. Surovick; her sister, Rachelle M. Surovick; her maternal grandparents, Phyllis and William Dobson; her paternal grandparents, Michael J. Surovick and Wilda DaSilva; and her uncles, William and Paul Dobson.

She will be greatly missed by her family, including her mother, Mary Surovick; her aunts, Rosemary Dobson, Susan McFarland (Edward), and Ann Thompson; her uncles, George Dobson (Terri) and Edward Dobson (Carolyn); her nephews, Kyle Juhasz Jr. and Royce Juhasz; cousins, Damien Dobson, Hunter Dobson, Kim Garbrandt, Ben Dobson, Katie (John) Berry, Bran (Brit) Johnson, Amanda (Rob) Kelly, and Ronda Denning; and her boyfriend and his daughters, Chris Caccia, Hannah and Abby.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kara Lee Surovick Memorial Fund, c/o Edder Family Funeral Home.

Friends may call on Friday, February 6, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Edder Family Funeral Home, 309 Main St. E., Girard.

The things I see

 Last week when I was driving to work I saw lots of cars stuck in snow. They either slid off the road or made a turn too sharp and ended up burying their front tires in the piles of snow.

The funniest (at least for me) sighting was when I was passing a parking lot. It had lots of snow piles from the parking lot being plowed. There in the middle of one pile was the front grill from a vehicle that must have driven right into it. I can only imagine how hard they must have hit it to have pulled the grill off. Either that or there had been an accident there and the grill was tossed into the snow pile to get it out of the way. 

I wanted to stop and take a picture but never had time before work and was thinking more about getting home after work. Instead I asked AI to create a picture for me.

Drawings year 2 week 34

 

Celery

 You may recall that I was growing celery in a pot. It was doing so good until it started getting cold. I had to move it out of the kitchen window because it didn't seem to like how cold it was there. It sat on my kitchen counter for quite a while but kept getting in my way and I would have to move it. I finally got tired of moving it around all the time and moved it to my dining room table. 

As the saying goes "out of sight, out of mind" and this happened

I pulled off all those dead stems and had a little photo shoot with them.