Weekend update

I learned while Glen and Penney were visiting that Glen checks the blog on Sunday evening so I decided I needed to get busy and update my blog before this evening.  I needed a break from sewing anyway.  

 Yesterday we were invited over to the cottage.  Walt's family was visiting from Green Bay and they invited us to join us for dinner.  I treated them to my delicious marshmallow brownie dessert and a large couscous salad that everyone likes.  We were thankful to have a chance to visit with Walt's family and spend time with everyone.  Of course David was around watching some game on TV

 Brittany came home for the weekend again.

 Jack and Ringo together on the sofa

 There was a hot game of volleyball with the adults and kids.  They had some unique rules but I liked  them . It was a beautiful evening on the bay.

 The Noble girls and a niece at the end of the day.  Those little ones sure kept busy long into the evening.  Earlier in the day Walt took 12 people out on the sailboat.  It is good for it to get away from the dock now and then.
We were thankful for being included in the fun food and laughter of family.
Cherry Festival was over last night with the fireworks. We were home before the fireworks but heard them from our house.  We don't participate in the activities of Cherry Festival very much.  It sure makes the traffic in town a little crazy though.  I stayed away from that side of town all week.  Bud's office is downtown but they have their own private parking so it wasn't too bad for him.  You just need to know the back ways around the city traffic and be patient.

Today Bud decided he would work on staining his decking that goes around the house.  He did a little section on the front a couple of weeks ago but the weather has been so hot that he hasn't had a chance to get back to it.  Even though the weather is pretty hot today, he decided to tackle this part of the decking.  This is the are right outside our door.  It steps down around the house and the garage.  Kevin built this part of the decking so it looks very professional.  I like the stain that Bud is using.  It is a little darker than the part on the front but he said that maybe that is the different kind of wood that was used.  They don't connect directly so no one will notice.

I am working on the backing of my batik star quilt. I don't quite have enough fabric to do the whole back so I am piecing a strip down the middle with leftover scraps.  I am always glad to use leftover fabric in a constructive way.  I do have a little trouble just 'tossing' it together so I am working on a pattern for the strip on the back.  I think it will look good.  That is what quilters do, take a nice big piece of fabric, cut it up and then sew it back together.  Everyone needs a hobby though.

A weekend with family, fun and quilting  I couldn't ask for more.  I am blessed.