Once in a blue moon

I seem to suddenly remember to blog out of nowhere, but usually it is not when I'm near a computer. Once in a blue moon (ok, a little more frequently, but still), the two events line up. So, here we are today.

Life has been good. Of the planning I was doing back in April, we only have yet to finish the carpeting, shed, and screen door. But we have BOUGHT the door :) My garden is glorious. I have five hedge rose bushes, loads of dahlias, dasies, verbeena, petunias, and lots more. It's mostly pink, purple and white, but I can never resist the happy yellow and white of daisies. We put down loads of organic mulch, so the weeds are fairly well under control. I met our backyard neighbor the other day too, which was nice.

I'm on a new weight loss quest. So far, in the last month, I've lost ten pounds. I can't see a difference yet, but some people are saying they can. That is exciting. I'm learning how to eat and cook healthier, and a LOT about moderation. That can be tough.

Paulo and I are looking forward to leaving tonight for a short vacation. We're going to my parents' farm for my niece's first birthday party! It will be nice to get away and relax. Our trip out to Kentucky and Tennessee in May was wonderful. We enjoyed ourselves and really packed a lot into the week. The highlights were visiting with my Kentucky friend and my extended family. My dad happened to be visiting that town too, which was awesome.

Another project I have been working on for some time now is roman blinds for our kitchen. I am delighted to say that I finally finished them last night. Perhaps I will take and post photos sometime. As a new sewer, this was a fairly big project for me, especially since two of them are for side-by-side windows and the fabric has a plaid pattern to it that I wanted to match up on the pair of blinds that touch one another. Paulo hung them very nicely last night and it appears they work great and match up pretty well. That was an exhausting project. I think the next thing I make will be small, just to have a quick victory for once.

Perhaps I'll manage to remember to post after our trip. We have a long drive tonight, between that and little sleep last night, we should have some interesting and funny conversations.