There’s just no way to beat fresh green beans, new potatoes, squash and tomatoes. Garden fresh and on the plate. Yum!

Of course, I want to have it a bit more personal, and because I’m an avid leaf peeper, I just can’t keep myself from putting those leaves into everything. I could tell you more about the channel, but I don’t want to spoil it; so by clicking on the YouTube logo you will be taken directly to my channel!

I didn’t make all the videos myself. Hubby makes some, I make some, and we work on some together. They are all quilt related and I think you’ll like them!

Oh by the way, the newest one in the list is a special thank you to Marguerita McManus. I’m certain those of you in the quilting community will know of Marguerita and all she does to help everyone. Oh, it’s not just about how to make a quilt with her, she’s going to help you with PR, marketing, videography, quilting, making sewing tables, and more!

Check out the thank you video to Marguerita and leave a comment on the channel so she can see you appreciate her too!

About a week ago he was flying from east to west
(which would be horizontally across this pic)
and I didn’t catch him soon enough to get a pic.
I’m standing on my grass and shooting toward the pasture to the south.

This time he was flying north to south and right over me.

It was tough to get the shot as he flew over because the
camera shutter speed was too slow.

So I tried to anticipate when he would come out behind the trees and
snap just before he emerged.

As you can see, I had limited success.

]]> http://www.chiseledincloth.com/blog/general/watch-out-for-low-flying-aircraft/feed/ 0 http://www.chiseledincloth.com/blog/general/my-new-iphone-case/ http://www.chiseledincloth.com/blog/general/my-new-iphone-case/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 20:23:46 +0000 margaret http://www.chiseledincloth.com/blog/?p=973 I know I could buy one, but there is so much fabric lying around I just couldn’t resist.

I needed a place for ear buds…

To accommodate the thick case on the back of the iphone,
I made this one slightly larger than
the first one I put together.
It’s really not crooked, just the foreshortening of the photo.

Now picture  hungry cows heading for greener pastures (excuse the pun) and today’s method of cow punching. Horses aren’t always used, instead four wheelers and neighbors try to corral the group of head strong animals. They begin their journey in the neighbor’s yard and are progressing at a nice pace following the call of the neighbor from a four wheeler in front of the pack. In the rear of the herd is the neighbor’s husband carrying a big stick, yep, a big stick. She’s calling, “come on babies, come on babies” and they are trucking along behind her until they pass through another neighbor’s green grass and flower bed. That neighbor was calmy sitting on her porch expecting to watch the exciting trail ride until she sees the cows headed for her flower bed. Oh, she jumped off the porch lickety split, but too late. They munched away!

There was no getting those cows to budge from those yummy plants. The man with the big stick finally got them away from the angry neighbor and they headed out the gate onto the county road. Do you think cows will leave one gate, calmly walk on the road and up a driveway into another gate? No! I ran out my gate to head them off at the pass, but they were faster and just bolted down the road! All heifers and one happy bull just bookin’ down the road as if they had escaped their barbed wire prison.

The angry neighbor jumped into her pick up and headed after them. Since they had just eaten her plants, one had to wonder if she was trying to save them or was thinking of having them for dinner. The man with the big stick ran for the four wheeler and the wife on the four wheeler jumped off and grabbed a stick and was ready to stop the running herd just as the pick up and four wheeler had them headed back toward the open gate.

I opened a second gate to encourage them to come on in, but they didn’t want to visit and went right back into the angry neighbor’s yard and enjoyed dessert. It was then that plan “B” was hatched.

A few phone calls later and plan “B” was in effect. Five vehicles made a semi circle, a big bag of sweet feed, and a push from the angry neighbor and they were out the gate again. This time they calmly walked into my pasture and we closed one gate behind them.

Thinking it was over, we all smiled and patted ourselves on the back for the successful cattle drive, only to discover my solar powered gate wouldn’t stay closed. The thing began to open and close on its own and wouldn’t stop. Now we had all those cows right by the open gate and no way to keep it closed! Things finally settled in, the gate closed and the cows were on their merry way…that is until they encountered the donkeys!

I don’t know how long it will take for the donkeys to weaken, but for now they have the cows cornered in a small confined area and they are proving they are “king of the hill”!

The movie is a story about love, not the gushy kind, but true love.  It is set within a historical background and I know you’ll enjoy the trailer and…probably can’t wait to see the movie. Of course, it will be seen right here on this blog! You won’t even have to pay for it, just sit back and enjoy. I wouldn’t call it a chick flick, so ask your hubby to watch it with you. By the way, my hubby made the trailer and the movie!

I never knew anything about a chain and only worked with the rounds when I tatted years ago, but I’m really enjoying working on this edging. I picked up the pattern from http://www.be-stitched.com/. My next experiment is with beads. There is also a pretty edging made with beads on the same website.

And an update on the smiley faces. After I had posted some of the smiley faces I found within objects, low and belold…hubby opened the new bottle of Hungry Jack syrup and look what was staring him in the face!

I sent an email to the folks making Hungry Jack (Smuckers) to ask if they made the smiley face to brighten our mornings, because when you open the lid it does put a smile on your face. I just received an answer that it was designed that way to control the flow of the syrup and to minimize mess. No mention of the smile, but you just can’t miss it! By the way, I love their peanut butter!