Monday Goals

Mother's Day was celebrated with a little machine time--

I sewed the stack of pinned HSTs lickity split!  I had enough bobbin thread except--

for the last three inches!!  

The weather is cool and rainy.  It will warm later this week, the grass will grow like crazy and the trees will pop out their leaves.  

Weekly goals--

1) pin more HSTs

2) press the sewn HSTs

Working takes up most my time.  The fee booth has big windows and a full glass door with a screen you can slide down.   A great people watching vantage point!

Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Motivation Friday

This week has been busy.  Love the campground job.  I have less time to sew, but that's okay.  In between during quiet times I pinned these block parts together--

next I need to sew/press them.  The camper has more steps, and I am short, I have to climb up three steps, open, the door, back down one, then open the door the rest of the way.  Awkward for me, so we ordered an additional handrail.  Yesterday it arrived and I immediately installed it.  

The orange spots on the step help me find the middle of each one in the dark.  The hibiscus to the left of the steps are tattered--lots of wind earlier in the week.  I had kept them in the basement all winter with grow lights.  A bit of a shock being outside again.

I work every day, we'll see when I can sew the parts together.

Lori1R at the Workhouse on the Prairie

Cool Wednesday Cinco de Mayo

A cool day here on the Missouri River.  Spring is slow getting here, its currently 59° and that might be the high.  Nights are chilly, I need a little heat on.  

There are the prettiest Crabapple trees beside my campsite--

loaded with flowers.  I hung bluebird houses, not sure if anyone will nest in them.  In the booth is a desk & chair--I sat there and pinned block parts together--

gives my hands something to do, otherwise I eat chocolate!  There is room in the booth for a small freezer--

I have some chicken, burger, roasts, and a whole beef brisket to smoke in it.  I put the chocolate in it, if I have to move everything from the top to get it out maybe I will eat less of it.  

Today is also Cinco de Mayo, so to celebrate I made--

Swedish meatballs?  Well, it was what I had thawed out.  

Have a great Cinco de Mayo!

Lori1R at the Prairie Workhouse on the Missouri River

Back Again

Its been a long busy winter.  Not much sewing, I had a torn left meniscus and worn out cartilage in my left knee.  I had to wait 90 days as I had had a cortisone injection in that knee.  February 11th they replaced half the knee--it was "the surgery was a success, but the patient not so good"!  Allergies to pain medications, antibiotic intolerance, the pain block for my knee never worked and came out prematurely.  The first week was rocky!  But it got better, I only had three rehab sessions and was released--I could do all the bending, I just need to build strength and balance.  

We decided to retire from farming, we were small farmers and had small farm sale April 5th.  We both felt relieved to be done.  Ken is still working and I took a job at a different Corps of Engineers campground in South Dakota--Left Tailrace at Big Bend Project.

This is in central South Dakota, the campground is along Big Bend Dam in the middle of the Missouri River.  

Here is a picture of our campsite--

The trees are just starting to leaf out, there is an apple tree budding to the left of our camper.  We bought a different camper, bigger and newer.  We have a fireplace and a wine cooler/bar.  🙄  But the best news is WE HAVE NO SQUIRRELS!  YAH!!  Here is the fee booth where I work--

Today was the first day we were open, a few small glitches (YouTube video #3 and we could change the print cartridge) but I think it went fairly smooth.  But there were personal problems--

My phone had a fall.  Yes, I had a screen protector BUT if it hits hard enough it breaks.  So much time and extra miles to get a replacement phone up and running.  And I forgot a couple things--my hooded sweatshirt I can wait for Ken to bring me but this is absolutely necessary--

I forgot my flat iron!  My hair is long, thick, and wildly curly.  I immediately ordered one from Amazon, I am a long ways from a Walmart or other place to buy one.  Today I used the big curling iron and had "Texas big hair".  

But it was absolutely beautiful weather today, I like working at the fee booth, campers are fun people.  

Lori1R at Left Tailrace Campground