A new year for me ...

Today's my birthday.  It's just been a really good day so far ... beautiful weather, went to church, talked to one of my kids (so far) and my sweet granddaughter, read some on my current book ... what more could you ask?  We're enjoying an extension of summer in my part of Indiana.  It's been very warm and a little too humid for me but I'm not complaining because soon I'd just be complaining about the cold weather so ......  Yesterday we took a long drive over into Illinois and enjoyed brunch, a festival in Robinson, visiting about half a dozen antique shops, and topped it off with a frappe.  It was my pre-birthday celebration so I could just do a lot of nothing today!  And then got to see Notre Dame win a football game on TV last night.  God is good!

Lately we've been mowing a lot.  And keeping busy with the usual stuff it takes to keep an 8-acre parcel looking good.  And there's always house cleaning, laundry, shopping, errands and other "stuff".  I've enjoyed hooking with my friends and sewing with the Project Kindness women especially.  Speaking of that, here's some pictures (thanks Jane!) of some of the things we've done at PK:

Clothing protectors for adults at the Glenburn Home.

Miscellaneous lap quilts and fleece throws, also for Glenburn.

Surgery dolls, I 'think' for Peyton Manning Hospital or Riley.

One piece fleece hood w/ scarf for the homeless in Terre Haute.

In addition to this, we've made a LOT of pillow cases that we'll take to a couple of places here in Greene County.  Plus we're starting on some walker pockets.   For fun everyone made themselves an apron to work in out of homespun.  We need to take a group picture some time in those aprons ... hmmm.

Wendell took his tractor to the WRVAA Show in Elnora a few weeks ago.  It started off nice but turned into a rain out for Saturday and Sunday.  We went down on Thursday and enjoyed seeing all of the flea market things and walking through the tractor display.  And of course had a homemade ice cream, too.  Talked to several old friends there.  Some of them are trying to talk W. into going back to work at the sorghum shed but he just can't do that anymore.  But it's nice to feel missed he says ...  Here's a couple pictures from that event:

He has it all loaded and ready to take off.  It was a beautiful day!

Here's his tractor on display in the Case tractor area.  As you can see, the weather was starting to look iffy that day.

The gas station display area.  Some neat old things here!

Ford was the feature tractor this year and here was an unusual one.

Just a small portion of the tractors at the WRVAA show this year.

We spent a lot of time talking to this guy who owned this Corvair pickup truck.  It had a side loading ramp and a rear engine (which Wendell is talking with him about).  It is all original!  Cool!

We've enjoyed some really breathtaking sunsets this summer.  And the flowers have been beautiful, too.  Here's a couple pictures.  I especially like the sunset with the red roses in the foreground.  My morning glory vine have been blooming just the past couple weeks.  And I really like the clear true blue color.  (I never get tired of seeing the sunset out my window.)

Take care and have a very blessed week.  Remember, God is good.  All the time.