O(obsessive) C (compulsive) D (disorder)

Are you OCD?  I am.  Like Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory) I check door locks.  If I can't find something it drives me crazy until I find it.  I don't like my food touching other food on my plate and I eat each thing separately.  (But I can eat casseroles where your food is supposed to be mixed up!)  And this--

I sort my M&Ms by color and number--I eat the smallest group first.  Being OCD you learn what is important.  In quilting I am a compulsive presser and trimmer.  The good part is my quilts are flat and fit together.  It takes extra time but I am OK with that.  You'd think I'd like controlled color/fabric quilts.  Nope!  The scrappier the better!

Are you OCD?  Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Quiet Thursday

Its quiet today, the sun is shining and 81F.  A bit windy but the campsites have dried out.  I've not gotten much done this week.  Five wash cloths--

Four days left at the campground.  Its beginning to feel more like fall.  Time to think about packing up.  Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Soggy Sunday

.40" of rain since yesterday, we are soggy.  5.30" this weekend. That's ok, soggy is better than dry.  Last night I had extra time so I baked cookies--

Salted peanut cookies, the recipe came from 2Rs.  This morning I had dough in the fridge so I made six small pizzas--

YUM!  Maybe today I can sew more binding but I think it will be too windy to sew outside.  Its the last week the campground will be open.  Sigh  Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Changing weather

Yesterday the weather was gorgeous!  This is the last week the campground will be open and its starting to slow down.  I brought down the rocking lawn chair and sat outside to sew binding--

But later in the day the skies opened up.  This morning I was adding the totals from my rain gauge and we've had 4.90"!!  This was the view from my steps this morning--

Luckily we're not full and I was able to close sites so no one rented them--we know which ones flood.  In a day or two the water will be gone.  Lori1R at the soggy Campground Workhouse

Moonflowers

My Moonflowers are blooming--

An innocuous looking flower but it smells HEAVENLY!!  And the flowers are big, I held my hand beside it for comparison--

They are a night blooming species, opening at dusk and staying open all night, closing in the morning.  They will also open on cloudy days.  This flower is above my head, so sniffing its fragrance is not easy.  One of these days I'm going to snort a bumblebee as they like my flowers too!!  Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Friday Fun

I miss sewing.  Sigh  I will do as much sewing as possible this winter!  But for now I've been crocheting.  Simple items, pot scrubbies and wash cloths.  I was tired of the yarn I had, needed more colors so I waited for a sale and free shipping--

Not the start of a big yarn stash, it all fits in a cardboard box.  I immediately tried a new color out--

Not sure what I'll do with them all.  Perhaps the grandsons can give them to their teachers at Christmas?  I like practical gifts--these are one size fits all!  Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Fishing without a pole, hook, or line

There are lots of fishermen at this campground.  James is a ranger and loves outdoor activities.  But his fishing is a little less common--James spear fishes.  This was his catch earlier this week--

Four walleye and a BIG bass.  GO JAMES!!!  Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Celebrating on Wednesday!!

 

Happy birthday to a big man with a big heart!  Howard is not one for sweets, so made an apple pie instead. Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Wednesday

Will be a quiet day at the campground.  Soon we will be packing and heading south. 

The flowers are a bit wind whipped but still blooming--

These dahlias are a favorite--I love the yellow centers with peach then white edges.  

I call these zinnias "frizzles"--they are planted in hard soil, underneath is packed gravel like an old road.  These were started from seeds, hardy plants.  

While I had my camera out a Sphinx Moth was feeding from a morning glory.  

We are having cooler nights.  I got up Monday and it was 61F in the camper.

I snuggled underneath a quilt and turned the furnace on!   Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse

Winding Down

Camping season will be winding down.  Over Labor Day the kids came to visit.  They have grown so much.

9th, 6th, and 3rd grade.  Mason is taking drivers ed.  Rocky is the family dog--

Rocky is a Rhodesian Ridgeback, tall enough he can look on my kitchen counters and weighs 137#.  He is a laid back dog, give him a blanket on the floor and he's happy.  

Because I miss sewing I shopped.  Ordered three jelly rolls and each one qualified for 8 free assorted FQs.  I am thinking of a quilt using lighter pastels with a darker background--probably a Irish Chain type quilt.  I love scrappy quilts so random FQs can be used.

We've gone from 103F to 68F.  Overcast with a few rain sprinkles.  My flowers were wind whipped and baked, they are a little tattered.  Its getting to be fall.  Lori1R at the Campground Workhouse