Slow Sunday Stitching

 Another fun-filled week has passed.  I knew that my grandson Jaeger was coming home from college for 4 days, and I had a project I wanted him to help me with.  I have had this idea in my head about making another flower garden.  I needed to prep part of the area first, taking out some old cinder blocks, and relocating some plants temporarily.  Thursday Jaeger met me at Home Depot with a truck and helped me pick up these retaining wall stones, although I am standing them up so they have a decorative edge.  

I am so happy my garden is finally laid out, now I can bring in the soil myself, and start my planting.  I have a lot of naked lady bulbs I dug up from another garden bed, and I also have a peony in a pot I will be able to put in the ground now.  Our weather is cooling off a bit now, am looking forward to low 80 degree, and high 70's so I will be able to work outside more.  

This week was also basting day for Community Service, and I had lunch with my friend Jandra.  We got to visit our favorite shop that is open for a week once a month called Gypsy Chic.  It is like a vintage thrift store and it changes with the seasons.  This month was fall/Halloween items.  

Friday was a family picnic day at my granddaughter Klara's school.  I took lunch over at her grade's assigned time, it was a good lunch.  

This week I also worked on various sewing/embroidery projects.  Witch Hazel is finished, but I will wait to reveal until the Something Wicked Blog Hop next week.  I also worked on these blocks for another secret project.  

I am also going to try to start this poncho again.  I am an extremely slow knitter but I am going to try again.  My granddaughter Kyleigh asked me to make this a couple of years ago, and I started it once, and got it messed up and I ripped it out.  I am going to try again.  

Saturday was my birthday, and my family that was in town took me to Half Moon Bay for the day.  I love the ocean, and am happiest there.  Granddaughter Kyleigh had to work, and grandson Keaton is still back east at college.  

We had a wonderful day, with a scrumptious lunch at Barb's Fish Trap.  We stopped by our favorite succulent place, and they took me to the orchid nursery.  We spent the afternoon at the beach which was fun.  

These are the plants that came home with me, the succulents and my orchids.

What I will be working on for Slow Sunday Stitching is my knitting, and Woven Wreaths for October.  I will be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  

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