Hello summer

Yesterday we spent time in the yard and on the river.

Today Corey is spending time on the golf course and I'm spending time painting and sewing (and of course, blogging).

Here is our Saturday in photos ...

Pretty green fern.

Peony. Still so beautiful.

A sunny Saturday afternoon spent floating in Marina Bay, in Mandan, ND.

Having a boat (or in our case, knowing someone with a boat) is fabulous.

Having a cold beverage is fabulous too.

Having friends is fun. At one point, these folks had 10 boats tied together.

Such a great day.

Pretty in pink

Our yard has a very pretty in pink look about it right now. Even though not much is blooming yet, what is blooming is pink and proud.

A peony bosh in our yard is blooming. The flowers are so big and so vibrant.

There's more where that came from ...

Pink and yellow - what a wonderful combination.

And these little pink puffs. I like these.

And then there were 49

Somehow I finished another seven blocks this week, bringing my total to 49. So if I wanted to, I could stop now and have a 7 blocks by 7 blocks, square quilt. 

Hmm. 

Nope, I think I'll stick with the group and keep going. I want a big, snugly, cozy Christmas quilt.

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In weather news ... it rained all day. We got another two to three inches of rain but so far we're still dry, thank goodness. Many roads were flooded and some manhole covers were popping up - apparently that's really dangerous. I hope to never experience a popping manhole cover.

Tiny boat

This weekend I put this finishing touches on the painting for my grandparent's river cabin.

I'm calling this one "tiny boat."

Thanks for the "add a boat" advice Grandma Katy!

Another few layers

A few days ago my latest painting looked like this. Then i added a few more layers of paint and some other details.

Now it looks like this. I like it but I think it still might need a little something. Maybe a tiny boat on the horizon? Or a palm? Or a sunset? Or clouds?

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This weekend is one of my tummy's favorite weekends of the year - Bismarck's RibFest. Check it out.

Photo taken by me at the event last year.