"Makes Me Happy Monday"

Happy Monday to you.

I have lots to "Make Me Happy this Monday". Last week we had David home for a few days break from University. I also had sewing on Friday and Garden Club on Saturday.

Last week we got our first eggs from the oldest Hen.Ian found two lovely white eggs in the nest. We must have missed the first one the day before. We have had several more since then and can't wait for the other two younger hens to start laying.

Now you have heard from me before that we love looking at Garage Sales. We can go months without getting anything. It depends on what we are looking for. Guess what I picked up for very little money on Saturday??? This cross stitch. I couldn't believe that someone was selling it. I asked who made it and they introduced me to a young woman. She had taken years to do it and she told me she had said the day before she was sad to sell it. I asked her to sign the back of it and told her it was going to a good home. When I got home and took it out of the car I looked at her signature and the name rang a bell. A few months back late one evening we had someone looking for the people with the same name. We actually live in the same street but there is a paddock that runs through the street so it is difficult to explain to people who don't know where the end of the street is. We didn't know the name of the people at the time though we did tell the caller that there was a new home being built down the end and yes it was them. Unfortunately we couldn't help the man at the time because we didn't know there name. Now I have her cross stitch. It really is a small world.

On a Mission.

I am happy to be on a mission of sorts. I don't like people who use in-correct words when speaking to you in person or on the phone. Last Thursday I had a woman from the Education Department ring me to see what Lucy was doing since she left school etc. She was friendly enough but when she asked "are yous/ewes still up in .......? I felt like telling her of, but left it as the phone rang as David and I were on the way out and had to be somewhere 5 minutes ago. Then on Saturday while being served at the deli at the local supermarket one of the young boys asked us " Are yous/ewes OK" I said "Thank you and yes we were already being served but we weren't yous/ewes." He smiled and said sorry. My talking to him worked because we watched him walk to the next customer and ask "If they were OK" Not the best thing to ask but at least he didn't say yous/ewes. I am happy to say that my little mission to bring back  correct grammar is working!!!!

I have decided to do some hand quilting on several quilts so I won't have much to show you sewing wise. Hopefully I can manage to get a block quilted each night. Fingers crossed I can keep it up. It is not the best weather to be doing hand quilting, we are still have temperatures in the mid 30's each day. I can't remember when it was in the 20's probably about 6 months ago. Summer just doesn't want to go away. We are nearly through one month of Autumn now,it makes me wonder if we will have any cooler days before Winter gets here.

Happy Monday to you.
Bev C