Mighty Fine Music

It’s nice to hear from so many of you in response to my trip down memory lane.  Even the Mister had an accute recollection after seeing that blouse again.  Ah, the memories.  I’ve been sitting here sipping tea with a wonderful cool morning breeze at my back, reading your stories.  Most of us have never met, but we obviously share much at heart.  I’m reminded of so many things; scrappy skirts made out of ragged jeans being one of them.  I wore mine with real “granny shoes” I scrounged up somewhere.  (My poor Mother.)  Funny what we think of as 'fashionable'.  Won’t even mention the hairstyles! Thanks for sharing your stories.  Keep them coming.

On a completely different subject; wouldn’t it be great if we had appliance WI-FI? Well, until some braniac gets cracking on that, the Mister and I collaborated on a little project a few months ago that’s working well for managing my camera and music cables. It all hangs neatly behind the door now, so I can actually find what I need without sorting through a tangled mess on top of my desk.  My cameras all have different cables (why-O-why must they do this to us?), I almost never seemed to grab the right one.  Now they are ordered by size.  It’s all so efficient!  And it was simple; just used a painted 1x2 with cup-hooks screwed in and mounted to the wall.  A jewelry or hat rack might also work if you have one the right size.  If you have a closet to hide it in, all the better.  I just put mine behind the office door where it's convenient for me as I come and go. 

Quail have taken up residence in my backyard again and a pair of them just paid me a visit while I was sitting here with my backdoor open, camera in hand.  These two have been busy.  They’ve got at least 15 chicks they’ve been herding around for the past week.  I’ve been trying to get a picture of them, but they zip and roll like ping-pong balls all over the ground with just the slightest movement.  The males stand-watch above the rest, chirping out marching orders and warnings with that hilarious head-feather bobbing.  He’s the fancy one standing on the rock, the female is peeping under the fence, following her chicks.  (You can click on the photo for an enlarged view.)  She’s just there behind the rosemary.   

What is your view like today?

Comments

[Bethany Johnson]

Embroidery is my first love that I have only been reunited with recently (thanks to your blog and others like yours). My first introduction to any needlework came when I was probably 9 or 10. I had no experience being around crafts as my mother was not the sewing type. But my father introduced me to it by buying me a little kit for doing the best on my report card out of the 4 of us. I will always remember those little cross-stitched quilt squares of rabbits in overalls doing various chores. My stitches were not too refined but boy I labored over those with great love. I never finished them and have long since lost them but they are as much a part of me as my name or eye color. My mother sent her daughters to Singer to take sewing lessons and I was the only one who pursued the hobby. I have since learned to quilt, crochet, and knit. Thanks for letting me visit that part of my past.

[Linda Kelley]

I love your organized solution for the cables! Each time we prepare to leave on a road trip, I'll confirm with my 12-year-old daughter that she has everything together for her camera, MP3 players, etc. And of course, it never fails - at the very moment we're ready to leave, she realizes that she forgot a cable and we're left searching through a box of tangled power cords. This little project would greatly solve this problem. I'm enjoying your charming blog.

[Em]

Beautiful photos! Those quail are so cool... I wish we had some living around here, but I've never seen any.

Speaking of foul... the birds not 'yucky stuff'... I've finally gotten a petition and proposal ready to go to the town council. I've collaborated with some distant neighbors who have chickens on this project... and I've set up a blog about it. There's a link from my 'regular' blog, but I'll just put it here too for ease of use - check it out! www.wfchickens.blogspot.com

[paula luckhurst]

Oh, the picture with the curtain blowing by the open window... So Turkey Feathers. These are the things I like so much in your blog and make feel so good.

[Cathy Santarsiero]

What a clever cable idea. Oh yeah, wi-fi for appliances would be awesome. Have a lovely weekend! Warmly, Cathy ^..^

[dirftwood shack]

I keep all my cables in seperate knots with stickers saying what they are for on the plugs( so you no which to unplug if you have a lot plugged in together) and also labels on the cable too- i think I may be a little bit too organized sometimes! My view today is of a wet trampoline and 3 miserable children with their noses pressed to the window!

[perched on a whim]

cute blog! I'll be checking back for sure! Thanks for sharing.
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[Rachael in NZ]

Hi,

I've been enjoying your blog for the past few weeks now. What a simple, yet clever idea. I absolutely LOVE the little drawstring bag in the picture, where could I find a pattern for that?

Rachael

[maria]

Curtains gently blowing over the bedspread on a sunny summer afternoon. what a fond memory you've evoked for me. thank you!

[jerusalem]

I love your "wire" rack! So clever!

[Renee Plains]

LOVE your great idea for hanging all those cords on the rack behind your door! SOOOO SMART!