Happy July Fourth

 Riverton, Utah         High 97 Low 66

July got here and so did summer. It got hot here with the weather guessers predicting in the 100's next week.

During the week I repaired the bottom of the stucco on the posts of our gazebo. I had to use special caulk for the very bottom and then stucco patch for the discolored stucco.

Friday morning we went to an estate sale. We had only been there a short while, when all of a sudden, there were five police cars. It seems one of the neighbors, seeing all the people leaving with stuff, thought a burglary was in process and called the police. All was well, but we thought it was funny. 

Yesterday we went to Cindy's oldest daughter's, Stephanie, for a Fourth of July party. There were lot of kids and Stephanie had a bunch of one month old puppies. The kids had fun playing with them. Penny didn't like playing with them and seemed to say to me, "please get me out of here". She jumped  on my leg, and said, pick me up.

It's a little hard to tell, but there are four puppies steeping in this corner. there are seven total. Although they are only a month old, they weigh almost as much as Penny.

We were worried about people Setting off fireworks last night because Penny is very scared by all the boom going on, but at least anywhere by us, people honored the Governors mandate about not setting off fireworks because of the fire danger in the state. So far, about 350,000 acres have burned, and some of them are 0% contained. There have been lots of homes and cabins burned, some with no warning to the owners to save anything. There were some new fires yesterday caused by fireworks.

I hope everyone had a good Fourth of July.

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BLT and Stained Glass

 Riverton, Utah        High 66 Low 53

It was a lot cooler today and we even got a little rain, by a little I mean just enough to get things wet, but not enough to really do any good.

Cindy got her first tomato of the year and we both enjoined a BLT. Sorry no picture. It tasted really good.

I  got the stained glass panel painted and hung in our front window. It ended up costing a lot more to paint and hang, than she spent on the panel, but it looks good and matches the stained glass by our front door.

My brother called me yesterday about an accident they had with their RV trailer. It seems one of his tires had the tread come off, which caused the truck and trailer to swerve badly Which destroyed the trailer. When I asked him how old the tires were, he replied, About one day too old. The trailer was 7 years old and he had never replaced the tires. Cindy and I went to an RV class at Escapees and they told us never to let tires get over 4 years old, even if you are not using it. This is proof, positive of that advice.

Fortunately, the trailer was a tongue tow, and it and it didn't do any damage to their truck. It shows that you need to keep up on the maintenance.

And finally here are more quilts we finished this week.

The next quilt was a kit and had enough vehicles left over to make another quilt, but Cindy felt one like it was enough, so we made the remnants into the back. 

The only thing, You don't know which side is the top.

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I Must Have Needed Another Project

 Riverton, Utah              High 85 Low 62

It still has been warm here. There hasn't been any rain and the weather guessers aren't predicting any in the foreseeable future. It is so dry in Utah (and Nevada) that there are several wildfires going with homes under evacuation watch. Yesterday the smoke was so bad that we could hardly see the mountains to the east of us. It doesn't help that it has been very windy.

We went to some yard sales yesterday and Cindy found a stained glass panel. When she asked about it to get a price, she was told $5.00, which she couldn't turn down. Now I have a new project, to paint the frame and hang the panel in our dining room at the front of our home.

It measures about 30 x 40 inches, so it was a real bargan.

Cindy has been busy with her garden and quilting. I have been doing quilting, for Cindy and one flag quilt for my customer.

The next ones are Cindy's, obviously she likes little pieces.

In the meanwhile, I went to see the vampires to take blood samples for the kidney doctor I see tomorrow. I hope it goes well.

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Today Is A Special Day

 Riverton, Utah          High 84 Low 59

It was warm today and has been a little warm for this time of year all week.

Twenty nine years ago, Cindy and I got married. So you see that it is a special day for us. We met almost 31 years ago on a blind date put together by my sister, who worked with Cindy. So, sometimes I wonder how she puts up with me, but I wouldn't want to be without her. 

As it turned out the whole country celebrates our anniversary with us, after all it is Flag Day.

Sorry, no pictures today.

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Lots More Quilts

 Riverton, Utah          High 78 Low 57

Yesterday was a record high for the date and today is back to more normal. 

We have been working on the yard and doing more quilts. I hope you don't mind more quilts pictures, but that is all I have, so here goes:

These are some I did for my customer.

 This pattern is called Oh My Gosh. Cindy has made several of them, This one was in Christmas colors.

The tape measure give an idea of how small the pieces are.

The next one says I spy with my little eye. Obviously a kids quilt.

Pumpkin quilt Cindy made from a kit.

And finally, a 3-D quilt, which made it harder to quilt. I'm sure the piecing was harder also.

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Cindy Was Right

 Riverton, Utah        High 73 Low 53

We finally got some rain, which the weather guessers were saying wasn't coming. It was a nice gently rain that last through lots of  the night.

We had gone to a yard sale, when Cindy spotted a decorative screen, which she thought would look nice on our gazebo. I thought she had lost her mind, but we brought it home. We found it nearly fit where she wanted it with only some minor modifications. 

This is where she wanted to put it.

This is what it looks like now, with the screen and hanging baskets of ferns.

We still need two more baskets. We both think it looks better, so Cindy was right.

This is Cindy's garden.

Somewhere on Facebook or Pinterest, Cindy found pictures of planters made from old chandeliers, so she found some for free at some of the yard sales. 

The first picture is one she has finished, the second is one I have to strip the wiring from.

And finally, here is a birdcage Cindy made into a table center piece.

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