I Like Thursday # 150

A new day dawns... it's "I Like Thursday", welcome to my list of likes!

I like getting surprise books in the mail from my friend Shannon! (http://imworkingonaproject)
It was an amazing surprise to get this, I've wanted to purchase one at the quilt stores but wouldn't let myself, so this is a perfect gift!
Shannon has a quilt in it, go check it out!

I like that my elephant ear bulb is now sprouted, with tiny heart shaped leaves... they should be the size of a window, soon I hope.

I like that I have a little tomato, zucchini, and green beans

I like seeing my vegetables finally forming. I learned my bush beans give one harvest only so pick your time to pluck them, then let it go. Apparently Farmers have to keep planting bushes to keep a yield coming all season. I hope to have some tomatoes before first frost. It's harsher here with more extremes than other places I've lived. My elephant ears are finally leafing out. Small but there a sign of life and growth and very encouraging. I hope they are tall before first frost too. I learned to start my buds under a grow light in a protected space next year.

I finished The Lake House by Kate Morton and it was fascinating to the end! Loved the reader of the CD. I've ordered more books on cd  by her from the library. They kept me working in the hot studio, and out of the kitchen.

I liked this TED talk a lot... if you want to have fun, learn to draw a cartoon face with different expressions, with just a few very simple lines, it's fun. Plus his theory is it is very healing to communication for people who had strokes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TXEZ4tP06cnex
This is the little drawing I made one morning while listening to him.

In his  next video, he tells of a study done, that showed people remembered more words if they did a simple drawing of a word. Then I remembered being in university, and taking a lot of notes in lectures. Just by taking a note, I remembered the facts (I do like facts) and thought, well I'm kinesthetic (tactile) but now I know everyone can increase their memory by making or visualizing a little drawing.
I wonder if I could use this to remember people's names? Sometimes I hear a name, and immediately forget it. It doesn't work to make an association like I've heard... ("Lucy" think of lucille Ball) nope, I still forget. Maybe if I draw a lucy picture in my mind?

I love the outline pen I got last weekend. Black, really black. Not the smallest nib, one that is .05 which gives a sharp but dramatic line. Still thin but visible and strong. Pigma Micron 05. The sharpies I tried to use smelled awful to me and gave me a little headache. This has no scent to me.



Did you know there are four Crayola Experience stores in the US where you can design your own box of crayons or markers? The closest one to me is in AZ, 13 hours away by car.
I loved my crayons, the box of 64 with the sharpener in the back, Hours of fun. Loved coloring books. Loved getting a new box of crayons, the smell, no cracked ones. I have a box of prisma color pencils that kind of opens up to look like the old 64 box, and I keep the pencils all lined up in it.
The other stores are in MN, PA and TX. You can have a color with your name on it, isn't that a grand gift?

Milo's Moments

Note: A flamingo, a cow, and a poodle walk into a bar....

Hi Y'all. You know how I love and take care of my babies? Well two of them disappeared this week! Mama said all the baby birds are flying the nest now. (LeeAnna here, they were chewed to smithereens, and one night I gathered up the pieces and they went bye-bye) So Daddy boughted me another one! With the skin on! Happy poodle! Since meeting it, I have kept my eyes on it all the time.

It wants to be with me not on the table, Mama!!!

It was scared for being new, so I tooked it to bed wif me last night!

I do not like it laying around unsupervised, so I carry it with me. It even squeaks!
I've liked playing with my dog friends this week,  and Murphy's daddy said, "Is that Milo??? Murphy loves to have you over for a play date, come see me!"
I tried to tell him, I like you Mr. Paul but although some dogs are into obedience, I'm not really that dog. I don't want Mama to see me obeying your request cause she might think I will come when she calls. Don't get me wrong, I will protect her with my last tooth but just coming when you're called is not my gig.

I liked feeling clean after a bath and cooler after the hair cut. I like having my kennel all clean and not smelling like some dog peed in it.
I liked going to the craft show with my peeps in Golden CO last weekend and meeting a lot of people and dogs there. I found a white doodle I really liked but our peeps said no playing in the booth.
spoilsports.
Now sit! Stay! visit these nice people also with lists of likes for the week. (if you have a list, just let mama know to put your name on the list too!)
new this week: http://spiralj2.blogspot.com/

maryinpeoriahandmade.blogspot.com 

https://julierosequilts.blogspot.com/   
http://littlepenguinquilts 

https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/ 

craftscaviescontras    
http://homesewnbyus  

https://canadianneedlenana.blogspot.com/ 
http://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/

http://3poodlesandanana.blogspot.com     
https://whataboutrheema.blogspot.com/ 
https://knittingquilter.blogspot.com/ 
  https://quiltingreadersgarden.blogspot.com/

Linking to

https://comedy-plus.com/ Awe Mondays
http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/
rosie and the boys nature pics  
http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com
http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/