August Kittens

Skunky had a litter last week. This time she gave birth to her kittens in a camping chair while our daughter was playing a video game. Skunky is a crazy cat and birthed 4 new kittens.

Yes, three look identical and the fourth is the oddball.

August Projects

Pretty bag, but my measurements

were a bit off. Bigger than I wanted.

Trying my hand at painting some

game meeples.

A multi pocketed pin cushion square

with thread catcher and needle pad.

A simple bifold wallet for my son. He didn't want to go and buy one, so had me make it instead.

Doing Favors for friends....

and then finding out you are going to be responsible for another mouth to feed.  We agreed to watch a friends pet so they could go on vacation; however, the people failed to tell us they were actually moving to another state and did not want their family pet any longer.

Now we have 2 Shih Tzu's, 2 cats, 1 Great Pyrenees and a loud ballistic Yorkshire Terrier.  My days of keeping animals are now numbered.  The cats have moved outside and come around very rarely.  My Shih Tzu's are getting old. One is blind and deaf now and the other is wondering why the littlest and newest won't leave her alone.  However he thinks the Pyrenees is it's mother.  Go figure.

Garden Cuties

The cats laying around. Don't we look

so cute.

Jake's watermelons just about ready

to harvest.

A baby bell pepper. 

My first tomatoes.

I know I started my garden late but it is so nice to see it starting to produce. Just praying this crazy heat doesn't kill them off. The heat did kill off my strawberries. 

Something New

Finally got myself a desk for my sewing machine. So, I feel as though I can get back to sewing. Yay! Just hate working on a cluttered table. Though I have been doing handstitching on my quilt tops. No where near being done on those or on my 'Happy Hens' cross stitch.

Bought me some needle pullers and I think they're just great. Been able to get a bit more stitching done before my fingers start complaining. Especially for those bulky spots in the quilt and the needle just feels stuck.

Also bought me a pretty jellyroll from Hobby Lobby. Just figuring what to do with it. Its so so pretty. I do need a slightly bigger purse. Hhhmmmm. With plenty of pockets.....

July 4th

Dragging

Been suffering the don't wannas for awhile. Still have plenty of things to finish, just no motivation. My mom would probably call this my Eeyore phase. Though I am trying to shed the doldrums.

Organized my next set of pixel blocks. Though I dismantled my sewing desk and am rearranging the craft room yet again. I'll be sewing at the table for a bit. Did acquire a nice kitchen hutch to store my fabrics.

Also whipped up some collapsible bowls for game bits. Just glue and snaps, no sewing involved.

My hutch that I found on Offerup for free.

Yippee!

My garden looks healthy though I

started late, it will be a late harvest.

The collapsible bowls. Craft foam, felt,

tacky glue, and snaps.

BGG Goodies

We had a grand time. At registration we each got 3 new games each, at the charity sale we got a total of 6 used games, and at the game bazaar we acquired 4 more games. Of course we each have our own haul.

Before The Wind, Yardmaster Express,

Smugglers, Venetia, Gone Viking,

Pedregal, and Breitenfeld

Return of the Heroes, Lionheart,

Dungeon Scroll, That's A Question,

Zooscape, 3 to 4 Headed Monster

Samurai, Bomb Squad, H.I.D.E.,

3 to 4 Headed Monster, and Breitenfeld

Piratoons, Acre, Forbidden Desert,

Zooscape, and Dice City All That Glitters 

It was a lot of fun and we are already making plans for next years. Of course, the question is which game will we play tonight.