Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside. Elizabeth von Arnim

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

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 This morning I walked in the rain.
It was 57 degrees.

At first there was just a little misty drizzle.
Didn't feel like lugging the umbrella so thought I'd just get a little damp.

Walked around one of the cemeteries


and then the other one.


By that time it had started raining harder so stopped at the
Jeep and got the umbrella.

Then continued walking over to the ball park and walked that loop.
Went up and down some side streets too.

Walking past this yard I wondered what this was all about.
It looked like all plastic pipes put together and there is a doorway.


Pretty quiet around town on the raining morning and didn't
see anyone else out walking.

Always good to start my day out with a walk. 😊

🌧    🙂    🥾    ☔️

Drove to church this morning to meet the other ladies making
blankets for babies and seniors.
There were 8 of us there.

The other week when Ken was at a train show
(He had a table and sold some things)
he ran into an old train friend from years ago
when we lived in Howard County.
He has a YouTube channel and asked Ken if he could
come over and take some videos for his YouTube channel.
Ken said yes so he was here this afternoon with a friend taking videos.
I'll post the YouTube video when its done.

I did a bit of cleaning, reading, and knitting.

Noticed this afternoon a tiny fawn out back with her mama.
Mama put her in a safe place among the ferns and off she went.
She'll be back later to get her fawn.

That's going to be it for this post.
Hope you had a wonderful day and thanks so much for coming by.
HappyK😊

The happiest people seem to be those 
who have no particular cause for being happy 
except that they are so.
William Inge

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Cows Counted Cross Stitch

62 degrees this morning with a mix of sun and clouds for walking.

Walked around one cemetery and then the other.

Down by the farm pond behind the Drane house one of the bulls
is getting a drink.


I saw both horses this morning too.
Haven't seen them for a while. 


Next I walked down the main road toward home a ways turned around
came back to town and stopped at the Jeep to pick up a DVD.
Continued to the library and put it down the drop.

Then walked over to the ball park and walked that loop a coupe of times.

I spotted 4 baby chicks.
3 of them here


and one little chick that was on the wrong side of the fence.
If you look closely you can see the other 3 of them at the right edge of the picture.
I tried to catch the one to put her back but couldn't catch her.


No one else out this morning that I saw anyway.

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Did a load of laundry and out on the line to dry.
Got them off the line just in time before it started raining this afternoon.

I baked another batch of cookies this morning.
This time lemon ones for a friend who has a birthday coming up
and loves anything lemon.
These were super easy made with lemon cake mix.
Just add 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of oil to the cake mx.
I added a small amount (1/4 teaspoon) of lemon extract.
Drop by tablespoons on cookie sheet and bake 14 minutes 
in a 350 degree oven.

Finished knitting my pink slippers last evening and 
sewed them together today.


I got the cow counted cross stitch kit out that I bought a little while ago.
This is so nice.
A nice big in color chart.
The floss already sorted.


I got the cloth onto the frame.
I've never used a square frame like this before.
Only used the round hoops.
So far like it.

Did a little bit of the cross stitch just to get started.
Hard starting with white because I could hardly see it.
So much easier with the dark color.


Here's a close up to see it better.


It is only 7 by 9 1/2 inches so not a big project and it shouldn't take me
all that long.
Nice to get started on a cross stitch again, it's been a while.

That's all for today.
Hope your day was a happy one.
Thanks for stopping by.
HappyK😊

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
 Abraham Lincoln

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Michelle - I enjoy doing Wordle too and have done it every morning for a long time.
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