Not the greatest picture of my roses but they are so beautiful right now and will bloom until the next hard frost.
I mixed up my own version of dry ranch dressing. I found it better and no preservatives.
1/2 cup of dried buttermilk
1 Tab of garlic powder
1 Tab of onion powder
2 tsp of dried parsley
1 1/2 tsp of dried dill
1/2 tsp of dried tarragon
1 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of cracked pepper
1/2 tsp dried mustard
2 Tab = 1 packet
I put it all in this jar and shake, shake, shake. Put the cover on tight and keep in cupboard.
The local grocery store had a sale on lobsters. I treated myself to two
they cook them I just cracked them. They are hard shell, so it was hard cracking, but I got 3 lobster rolls out of it and it cost 20.00 seeing as most lobster rolls are 30.00 and up each, so the cracking was worth it.
I have struggled with punch needle the whole I time I have tried it.
I was going to paint this one and stitch over it, but the paint bled.
So, it is large enough to fit my rug hooking frame to keep it nice and tight. And that was the trick I think I am punching away so much better.
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This morning, I was walking on our road and out pops a black bear from the hill on a trot. We were just feet apart! I was so shocked and so was the bear. And then I forgot everything I know about bear encounters! I turned (and hurt my knee) put my back to that bear and ran!!! (You cannot outrun a bear ever!) Luckily The bear did the same in the opposite direction. It was a young bear but if it had been a mother bear, she may have chased me. I am mad at myself for being foolish. What I should have done
is raise my arms over my head to make myself look as large as possible and slowly back away. Never turn your back on a wild animal that large, that bear even though young, I think last year's cub was probably around 200 lbs.
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Have a safe 4th!
