July #4 - a new week

Hello everyone,  

I get so my comments on my to do lists so here is the one I just wrote for this week.  I’m sure I won’t get all of it done and I’m pretty  sure I’ll do some tasks that aren’t on the list.  But it’s a guideline and it does help keep me on track.  

We had 2 big but unexpected rainfalls Friday and Saturday.

The rain on Friday made it so dark outside.  You can’t really tell it’s dark In this photo at 10 in the morning but you can see lights burning inside the house across the street and the streetlight that runs on a sensor is also on.  

We got 4 inches of rain on Friday and 2+inches Saturday night - very needed and now everything growing outside is happier.  

Hope you all had a good weekend

❤️ Rhonda 

July #3- more plants, a new mask and a DIY scooter rack

Hello everyone 

This is our zinnia patch-the easiest, least amount of effort for a field of flowers that bloom all summer.  

They are grown from seeds that I save each year.  

 Ducky posing with the flowers 

New veil mask sewn this afternoon and I really like it.  

 

veil mask instructions from JenniferMaker.com

It fits closer at the bottom than it looks like but is cooler and more breathable than other masks I’ve sewn.  

I plan to sew some more and make them an inch longer so I can tuck the bottom of the mask into whatever shirt I am wearing.  

My husband tried it and he thinks it’s great too.  

I did not put nose wire in,  the tuck at the top makes the mask fit closely.  

I used elastic for the ears and didn’t add the optional filter pocket.  

The designer says this mask can be sewn by hand and I agree with her.  If you need a mask and don’t machine sew,  I think her free pattern and instructions could help you make one.  

I’m afraid we are going to be needing masks a long time.......

This would also look much better if this mask didn’t clash with my shirt .  

We keep scooters here for the grands to ride (not that they have been here much with all the shutdowns and such 😡)

None of our scooters have kickstands and they make a big mess pile without something to stand them up.   Believe it or not, we have even more scooters but they are in a shed.  

My husband built this nifty scooter stand from scraps of 2 by 4s.  

It works perfectly and keeps the scooters upright and out of the way. 

Below is another oddball plant called a Mules Ear.  It seems to reproduce new plants on the end of the leaves.  

When it makes a new plant,  the leaf gets heavy and it drops down and I’m assuming if this was planted in the ground,  then the new plant would just grow from there.  

I plan to cut some of the babies off and put them in small pots.  



There are tiny roots coming out of the underside.  

Hope you’re all well, staying as busy as you want to be and also finding some good things to enjoy during this hard time 

❤️ Rhonda