Thursday, January 29, 2026

I Like Thursday # 489 life is a puzzle

 

welcome to this week's list of likes... we had a cold snap! yea! 

with snow that melted in two days. Three days later the temps are in the 60;s in the sun headed to sustained heat. We might have had random warm days in the past winters but now

too warm all the time but for one or two days of cold. We looked forward to cold winters when we decided to move here. 

On my walks this week

circle the circle that doesn't belong here... no not a giant egg, a rubber ball

a child dropped a candy on the sidewalk, it was covered in a dab of snow, and must be so full of chemicals that it has a half-life of a hundred years!

they call this colorful Colorado

squirrels and bunnies still active

my fave husky siblings, out at night to greet me
the boy is needy, has to sniff me long and thoroughly, the girl waits and gives me a drive-by  polite sniff, looks me in the eye, and says hi in this soft voice. I think they are about 11 months old now
I love them

what's that bright star? ask skyview on the phone,,, Jupiter! wow! 

jupiter  how beautiful!


I think this tree is trying to escape!

an art photo


and one more
zoom button brings the mountains closer

artistically I'm involved with two quilting art challenges... project quilting where I made a portable design wall to take blocks to the sewing machine to be sewn
flannel backing lets cut pieces stay in place to the machine

and a round robin of our own following prompts 


"a small like"

I like throwing out lettuce carrot and cabbage trimmings for our bunny, saw her foot prints in recent snow so she's still here

"another like "

is chatting with friends by phone ( Cindy, Joy and Diane in texas) this week! 

conversation starter this week is 


Do you like puzzles? what kind? jigsaw, things like rubiks cube or slide puzzles, written ones like crossword or sudoku ? 

I have loved jigsaw puzzles as long as I can remember. I even remember the big 6 piece wooden jizsaw I had as a really young girl! I quickly mastered it and did it over and over. Then there was the cardboard pieces that fit into a holder as I aged.  Now I have been doing 300 piece puzzles online and love them to zone out... just see color shape and images... 



I do not, repeat NOT like slide or twisting (rubiks) puzzles at all, I do love a book of math puzzles, sudoku, or logic as well as old fashioned Dell puzzle books with a variety of puzzles. 

they are logical when so much of life does not seem logical at the moment

puzzles are somehow calming while being stimulating at the same time, maybe that's why I love a good mystery show too



what about you?

Fine Dining

wish you could sniff the scent if oranges, cranberries walnuts and butter!

Tried this cookie recipe... OMG good

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/soft-and-chewy-cranberry-orange-cookies-recipe 

OMG, laughing still.... knowing my Milo baby would have agreed




for my friend Sonja and love to all of you

kisses for V-day.... 

let me know if you want to be included in the I Like group

9 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Thanks for that cookie recipe -- I'm going to try it too -- they sound delicious!

Sara said...

The cookies look delicious! May have to try that recipe. I do like puzzles of all kinds. I kept a big basket in my classroom for those times that students had nothing to do. The grandkids found some of those puzzles at Christmas and worked on them when they were here. And I have 1,000 piece puzzle on my family room coffee table right now. It's about 20% done so far.

Angela said...

Oh huskies are so funny. My son has one and he makes me laugh a lot!

DVArtist said...

Always need a new cookie recipe. Thanks. Great puzzle photos. I must own 500 puzzles. OMG they take up so much space. LOL

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Those cookies do sound yummy! Love the horse video - so sweet. The thing I love about puzzles - whether jigsaw or word is they take your brain somewhere else. Like reading, too - we all need that!

Duke said...

The snow capped mountains are gorgeous and I love jigsaw puzzles with 1000 pieces. Not a day goes by that I"m not working on one.

sonja said...

think i have most of the ingredaments to bake those cookies! looks yummy!!
could not open the horse video. it has been 25 years since my Lily was walking in her pasture to meet at the gate with a load of carrots. she gallops in my memory and heart still!

Michelle said...

These cookies look good to me, so I might have to make them! I don't seem to have the patience for puzzles. Thank you for linking up and have a great weekend.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Those are all terrific photos but I'm stuck on those delicous cookies, yum! Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!