Burying my head?

I feel like these days that I’m staying at the lake I am like that, an ostrich, burying my head in the sand.  I am avoiding Facebook, the news, most of the Internet with the exception of your blogs.  I found my blood pressure kept rising and I can’t do anything about any of the issues the world is facing right now anyway except pray. Believe me, I’m doing a whole lot of that.

I hope you are enjoying your summer time, or for my friends down under, your early winter. We spent last weekend at our smaller trailer that has been stored at Alicia and Jeremy’s house. They have 10 acres about halfway up Mount Spokane. We didn’t have much cell or Internet service so I wasn’t able to check blogs. Although I tried to catch up when we got back it was just too much so I started afresh.

I took a walk along the lake this morning and it’s a beautiful day. I thought I would share a few photos with you.

Do you see the heron on the swimming dock?

Such gorgeous blue skies today.

The bath changing house at the beach. There were two eagles sitting up in the trees right above the bath house but I couldn’t get a picture for you.

I finished the baby blanket for donation. It’s the corner to corner crochet pattern using Bernat baby yarn. I think it’s called ice cream sherbet, but I’m not sure. I’ve had it in my stash for a while.  I haven’t washed it yet, so it’s fairly wrinkled.

I made up the border just a simple chain stitch and I’m not sure how much I like it but I think it will do.  I have a stack of about 10 baby blankets, several blankets for the veterans home and a bag full of baby hats to deliver once places are accepting donations again. Dennis says I’ll have to rent a storage unit if I can’t start delivering things again soon. Ha!

Alicia and Jeremy have been so good to us. They let us store our smaller trailer at their place and go camping there on their 10 acres anytime we want. They have full hook ups for us! She really likes the scrubby’s and dish cloths I make and actually asked for a new scrubby last weekend, so I’ve made her a few things to give her next time we see each other.

Mandy got Dennis two books for Father’s Day. It’s an author that they both enjoy. I believe they are all murder mysteries. Can you tell it was a bit chilly on Sunday? Today the high is supposed to be 88°F. A big change. can you see Chloe photo bombing on the grass?

We found a place that we were thinking of moving to and selling our house while the market is so hot here. It’s in a senior retirement village for 55+. They always sell quickly in those places around here and so we thought that would be a wiser move for us because it’s much less expensive than our home, which is much bigger than we need.  Our friend who is a realtor, called last night and told us about one that just came on the market. I called this morning to ask the management about pets and they said absolutely not to our Chloe. 10 pounds and under only. Honestly? Although I love little dogs too, all of them I know tend to be barkers. We had Chloe for six months before we ever heard her bark and that was just to protect me from another dog that was running at us. I don’t want to live somewhere like that anyway, because there is no way we are going to get rid of our Chloe.

We’re trying very hard these days to rely on the Lord and verses like the one below. He will direct our paths when the time comes for retirement.

Wishing you all a wonderful Tuesday.

Many blessings, 

Betsy