Home of Fish Lines, by Lila Fish
SEPTEMBER 24,
2005
It has been a quiet week. But I spent
all day on Wednesday with Sarah, and had a lovely time. We
did a lot of looking in Baby's R Us, and I bought a few items for
Sarah and Carrie. Sarah is beginning to 'show' a bit as she is not
too tall. The pregnancy is a little harder to discern in Carrie
because she is tall! Then I worked on Sarah's baby blanket while
she 'practiced' her knitting. She is getting pretty good and will
begin to knit 'for real' soon. While Sarah and I were busy
together, Linc was having some much needed work done on his beloved
truck!
Family night was at Chris and Carrie's again,
and we had some really good chicken and rice. TJ was there
and Rob was not! But a good time was had by the rest of us,
I'm sure.
Gloria asked if Shirley and I would make
the pink 'hat' for Connie, so I guess we will. I purchased
the material to cover the floor as well as the batteries for the
lights on the Red Hat float when Linc and I went to Sam's Club.
I still have to make the table cloth and cut out the material to
cover the big umbrella for the patio set of Gloria's
that we are taking to the parade, but can't really decorate until
we get to Circleville.
Last night I finally did a
few inches on Sarah's baby blanket with the 3rd skein! Only 4 more
to go (when I finish with #3, of course!)
SEPTEMBER 19,
2005
Linc and I went to a Craft Show
in Delaware, Sunday, and while I'm sure it wasn't fun for poor Linc,
pushing me around over uneven surfaces, I really enjoyed it all.
It was huge, and I bought some gifts, which of course
I will talk about no more! (The recipients may read this!)
Anyway, the weather was cool for a change and we had Bratwurst
Sandwiches and French Fries for lunch, which were surprisingly good!
In fact, I couldn't eat all of my fries!
But it was a fun
day for me!
Yesterday I went to a Red Hat meeting
at Connie's and she talked about Fen Shui (She has written a book
about it-) Well, according to her charts, Linc is Water and
I am Earth and we are not compatible! Well, I was truly sorry
to hear that--after all, we have only been married for nearly 53
years!
I ripped out all of the Baby Blanket I had started
for Sarah as for some reason, one part of the pattern did not agree
with my arthritic fingers. Try as I would, I could not do
the one stitch without a great deal of discomfort (translation-pain).
So now I have over an inch done in a new stitch, which I like
very much, and I hope that Sarah and Carrie do, too!
I
received a much welcome E-mail, full of chatter, from my nephew,
Ed, today. All of my nephews live in N.J., and we don't see
nearly enough of them. When we lived at the lake we at least
saw Ken and Shirlene and their 3 little ones, as Shirlene's parents
lived quite close. Now we just don't see anyone! We
are still hoping to make a N.J. visit this fall.
SEPTEMBER 17,
2005
Rob and I surprised Linc at
his bowling on Tuesday night. He did OK but nothing to brag
about! We did meet all his team mates, tho, and that was nice.
Sarah and I went shopping for wool for baby blankets
for her and for Carrie. And I'm sorry to say (sorry, Sarah)
that I will have to do a different pattern than the one we picked
out. For some reason, it is extremely painful for my fingers
to do a part of the pattern. Must be my arthritis. Anyway,
I will have to find another pattern.
Wednesday
night was Family Night, here, and we surprised everyone with a 'for
real' dinner. Pork Roast, roasted potatoes, broccoli with
cheese sauce, apple sauce, gravy, sliced tomatoes and a salad. For
dessert it was a Pineapple-cream cake. All were surprised
and by the time they all took leftovers, there was just enough for
Linc and I to finish up last night!
We
gave David some much needed socks and he was elated! The rest
of the gang thought it was pretty funny.
Shirley
and I took the umbrellas over to Gloria's and some of the Red Hatters
were there working on the 'Banners' for the float. We are
certainly all involved in activities for that float! I
got the stuff for the Tastefully Simple party that I am hostessing.
so now have the invitations ready to give out on Saturday.
There is a lot of stuff that I have to make up for the party,
but I won't worry about that until it's time.
SEPTEMBER 11,
2005
Went to a Red Hat Ladies' Pajama
Party at Gloria's yesterday morning. She had a wonderful Breakfast
prepared and there were about 20 of us there! We ate, visited
and played some foolish games. One of the gals, Marsha, had
brought some Raspberry dip which was truly awesome and could be
made into a pie instead. Turns out she got it at a "party"-
Tastefully Simple, for which she was a hostess. So-o-o, I
signed up to host a 'party' in October. Am I crazy, or what?
Last night we went out to dinner with Fran, Annie and
Pete. It is the first time we had seen Annie and Pete since
we moved away, 25 years ago. Well, that's not true, as Annie
came up with Fran and Connie Sue to our Anniversary Party. Anyway,
we went to Uno's in Pickerington and really had a nice time. Pete
and Annie sold their Farm and now live in a condo in Canal Winchester.
We went in to visit for a while and they gave us a tour,
and although it is very nice and they did have a room finished off
in the basement, I much prefer ours. Hopefully, we will see
them again.
Today, Shirley came over and we finished
converting the umbrellas into Red Hats for the Pumpkinville Parade.
We always have a good time together. I am still making
bows for the chairs, and will make the tablecloth and cut the red
plastic for Gloria's table.
SEPTEMBER 9,
2005
Happy Birthday, Carol. Our daughter is
celebrating her Birthday today, but I won't embarrass her with
the year. Suffice it to say, we are so proud of her and all
she has done and wish her the very best on her special day!
Rob came over and put all my August and earlier entries into
their own archives. One of these days I will learn how to do that!
Then Tuesday was Family night and we had a cook-out at Chris
& Carries'. Sarah provided the food and it was good! We
had a great visit with every one! TJ was the only one missing,
and we missed him!
Last evening, Linc and I went
to Reynoldsburg's Tomato Festival, intending to have dinner or at
least something resembling dinner, there. Such a
disappointment! Years ago when we lived in Ohio it was really a
Tomato Festival. Today it is primarily a Carnival--a place
to go on rides and eat carnival-type foods. There was one
tent with home made crafts (nothing related to tomatoes, though.)
The actual tent with tomato products was a huge disappointment!
Granted, there were lots of tomato entries - tomatoes of all
shapes and sizes, actually--including the winning tomato, which
this year was a sad looking yellow tomato weighing about two
and a half pounds. It received a great prize consisting
of $200.00 per pound! Then there were the smallest tomatoes, which
looked like red seeds. But actual tomato products, like tomato
relish or tomato bread, entered by John Q. Public, were few
and far between. And the entire grounds consisted of very
uneven grass, which made it very difficult for Linc to push
me in the wheelchair, so we each had a Hershey's ice cream cone
(Delicious!) and left. We did tell the guy who was collecting
the $5.00 parking fee that it was impossible to maneuver the
wheel chair, so they should do people a favor, and let them
know the situation, should they have to direct any of them to the
Handicap Parking. In all fairness, he did offer to refund
our $ 5.00, but we declined his kind offer. Anyway, the Handicap
Parking was excellent, but how you could maneuver if you were
handicapped is a mystery to me! So much for the Tomato Festival!!
SEPTEMBER 6,
2005
I
think I may have messed this thing all up. If so, Rob will
be able to fix it tonight when he comes over for dinner! But
I will write and then see if I can publish!
Yesterday
was a nice day. David came over for dinner and we always enjoy
his company. Fortunately for us, he still has a way to go
at OSU, even tho' he will be a Junior when classes start next week.
Is it possible? Are we really old enough to have a youngest
grandchild who will soon be 21? And when I think that we will
be Great Grands, TWICE in February...
Shirley came over
later. She brought her dog, Maggie, over, and so our Molly
was pretty upset and hid. It seems that Maggie likes cats,
however, Molly would have nothing to do with that dog! I scanned
one of the pictures of Maggie that Shirley brought over, but the
labels she brought were the wrong kind. I managed to
find a few sheets of mine for her to use, and we printed out some
of the return address labels that I had designed for her.
Now I will see if I can publish this, or if I really messed
it up!
SEPTEMBER 4,2005
Today is Saturday, and we don't have a thing planned! So
I guess I will make some more bows for the Red Hat's float in Circleville's Pumpkin
Parade. Shirley came over and we almost completed one of the
umbrellas. It really doesn't look bad. We still have
to put the purple bows and some lights on it. So yesterday
I made about 23 purple bows for all the umbrellas we (the Red Hatters)
will be using, and then I started on the big red bows for the backs
of the chairs. I may have them half done. I'll have
to check to see how many we need.
Then I designed
some return address labels for Shirley. She is so good about
driving me to all the meetings, I feel that I can't do enough for
her! While I was at it, I did some return labels for Linc
and me.
Sarah
and I are going shopping on Wednesday for wool to do Baby Blankets
for her and Carrie. And she has volunteered to come over on
our "Family Thanksgiving" and help me cook! Bless
her heart!
But, for now, I guess I'll go into the
kitchen and make some potato salad!
SEPTEMBER 2,
2005
Again, I don't know where the time
has gone! Maybe it's because I really don't do much, so there
isn't much to write about! Anyway, I see that it is weeks
since I last wrote. Let's see- I went to a Red Hat planning
meeting for the Pumpkin Show Parade in Circleville, and now I have
lots of bows to make, and Shirley is coming over one day so that
we can decorate 3 umbrellas. (Translation - turn the 3 Umbrellas into
3 Red Hats!)
We had Family Night last week
at Rob's and celebrated TJ's Birthday and I think we all had a good
time! This week's Family Night was at Chris and Carrie's and
we discussed our Family Thanksgiving. I'm still not sure when
we will have it - or where!
This week end is Labor
Day Week End, and we have no plans. Guess it will be just
like any other for Linc and me! Oh well, I guess I knew it
would be like that when we left all of our friends behind us at
the lake. Sarah and I are going shopping for wool some day
next week, so at least I have that to look forward to!
2006 - To January
2005 - To December
2005 - To November
2005 - To October
2005 - To September
2005 - To August
2005
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2005 - To June
2004 - To April
2004 - To March
2004
- To February
2004 - To January
2003
- To December
2003 - To November
2003
- To October