Thank you to all who visited my last post and special thanks to those who took the time to comment so that we can type back and forth and get to know each other better :)
Once more I am joining
Amy's Five on Friday Link Up.
ONE: My youngest son, Tim, and I witnessed the following exchange out in front of our house this past week.
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| Knock! Knock! |
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| Who's there? |
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| Just me, Dear! |
TWO: Exploring a new way home from church on Sunday I saw the following.....
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| Headed East to Mt. Hood on Kelso Road, Boring, Oregon |
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| Raspberries growing on Leopold Farms |
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| Mountain View Club House across from Leopold Farms |
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| Mountain View Golf Course across from Leopold Farms |
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| Do you see the mascot guarding Leopold Farms' berry stand? |
THREE: From Boring, Oregon, I drove about eight miles to Sandy, Oregon, to check out their Farmer's Market, and bought some apricots.
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| Sandy, Oregon, Farmer's Market, Centennial Plaza |
FOUR: On Monday
Teresa drove us across the mighty Columbia River to swim in a beautiful, warm, mineral pool. If you haven't already, I hope you visit her post and enjoy her account of our adventure. Just click on her name to visit her post. Besides the lovely weather, water and setting, the resort played soothing floaty type music so that I came away feeling I had the best hour's swim in my 65 years of life!
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| From the entrance to Bonneville Hot Springs Resort and Spa |
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| Grand living room at the resort |
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| A carved bench in the pool courtyard |
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| The mighty Columbia River Gorge looking south toward Portland |
FIVE: Wednesday morning I got to meet with my knitting/crocheting church friends to work on the crocheted baby blanket I am making. Of the acrylic baby yarn I have used to make baby blankets, Deborah Norville's Premier Serenity Baby yarn is my favorite. It is incredibly soft worsted weight.
Usually I have a dishcloth on a set of needles...this time another purple one in Paton's cotton.
My grand girls Joy [4], Molly [6], and Hayley [8] brought me sprigs of Lavender, a Daisy, and a Chive flower from our garden which I have been enjoying on the table beside my favorite chair.
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| A crocheted baby blanket I am making |
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| Lavender, a Daisy, and a Chive flower with a dishcloth I'm knitting |
We had a true and proper rainy day today, Thursday, as I type this and my niece from California just texted me telling me that the UK has voted to leave the European Union!
Change is knocking at the world's door.
May the Lord bless us one and all with good leaders in authority and with His peace in all circumstances.
xx
Gracie
