tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38474344087915755712024-03-05T09:48:25.486-06:00Neeley NotesNeeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-60850659470224369452015-06-17T16:47:00.000-05:002015-06-17T16:48:04.075-05:00July KAL at Weedy Creek Yarn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What color to choose for the July 2015 KAL? Simpliworsted is the yarn that will be used. There are a lot more colors available. Maybe it is time to order more!<br />
What will we knit? The pattern is called "Unleashed" and is for a pair of convertible mittens. The first clue will be published on July 2. Check out <a href="http://knitpurlhunter.com/">knitpurlhunter.com</a> for all the details.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-22436416435366744692015-01-04T09:08:00.001-06:002015-01-04T09:08:06.080-06:00Yoga: There is an ap,for thatI sometimes make it to a yoga class in Seward, held at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Mary, the instructor, is quite good, and I always enjoy the class a lot. It doesn't work with my schedule to go but once a week for most of the year. January, however, is a month when I can attend both meeting times. I will make the effort to go!<br />
Last week I found an ap for iPad called "Simply Yoga" and I have tried it twice. I think the instruction is good, and I even receive a daily reminder to practice. When I did the tree pose this morning I was pretty wobbly. The ap told me that the tree pose will sharpen my mental focus--I was just hoping that it improves my balance.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-29696001410821129842015-01-03T19:51:00.002-06:002015-01-03T19:51:58.965-06:00BalanceI have noticed that many people who write blogs pick a word or a theme in early January as they are contemplating the new year. So, I have decide to follow suit and pick a word, and it is BALANCE.<br />
I feel out of balance quite frequently, so it is something I think I should think about, and work on.<br />
One way to physically work on balance is to exercise, to practice yoga, and I do need to do this before I start falling over on a regular basis instead of just catching myself as I begin to topple over. I believe I know what to do, but I have not taken time to do it. I have yoga videos, I know the class schedule for the local teacher, and I have an ap for that. I think to be consistent I will have to schedule a daily time for practicing yoga, and I am pretty sure that time will have to be in the morning after my first cup of coffe. That way I can have a second cup of coffe to look forward to as a reward.<br />
The other kinds of balance may be trickier to figure out. I think it best to get one thing in balance and then the others will fall into place.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-48397247824892033962012-11-19T12:02:00.000-06:002012-11-19T12:02:12.339-06:00In LaRiberaWe are vacationing in LaRibera where it is warm and windy today. The weather has been nice and it is a great break for us from the Nebraska fall/winter. Hurricane Paul and a few other rainstorms went through the area earlier in the fall, breaking the drought that has been going for 4 or 5 years. The scenery on the drive down was very green and lush. <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102776067431434790975/albums/5808836070366888001" target="_blank">Baja Trip 2012</a> is a link to our pictures. I hope to update them, but I am using Smokey's computer and am not always sure what will work and what will not. Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-36185352280723201912012-08-09T12:03:00.002-05:002012-08-09T12:03:42.495-05:00Clubhouse? Sanctuary?In the spring of this year Dave started talking about building a clubhouse for/with our grandchildren. They all seemed to think the idea was great, so he went ahead and converted the donkey shed into a clubhouse. Sam and Austin (and I) helped to build it, but Dave did 99% of the work. We thought we would get all the grand kids involved but it never seemed to work out when our granddaughters were here. It was either too hot, or they were dressed up for a special occasion or whatever. Sam and Austin pretty much lost interest, although Sam did help paint. <div>
Well, now the clubhouse is finished. Maybe it is because the month of July was so dang hot, I don't know, but for whatever reason no one really went to the clubhouse. I found 2 folding lawn chairs at a garage sale and put them in the clubhouse. </div>
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The other night Dave and I each took a glass of wine up to the clubhouse. We decided we might change the name to The Sanctuary and keep it as a place to sit on a cool, quiet evening with a glass of wine, or maybe a spot to enjoy an early morning coffee. </div>
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Sam and Austin spent Saturday night at our house, so on Sunday morning I took my cup of coffee to the Clubhouse./Sanctuary and was soon joined by both boys. They are starting to think about using it now, and Sam would really like to have a sleepover in the Clubhouse.</div>
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Here are some pictures: <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102776067431434790975/albums/5745865785957366833">https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102776067431434790975/albums/5745865785957366833</a></div>Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-35266061307331573552012-04-19T21:20:00.000-05:002012-04-19T21:20:10.250-05:00Shop HoppingI surely do not need any more fabric, but I bought my shop hop bag and off I went today, the first day of the Nebraska Independent Fabric Stores shop hop. (April 19-29). I came home with more fabric. My favorite store of the day was I (heart) Sewing in Fremont. Bright, cheery, lots of samples. Of course, I have loyalty to our own Cosmic Cow The Udder Store and the original Cosmic Cow stores, my first and last stops of the day. I also stopped in Shelby at Karen's Kollectibles which was not part of shop hop, but I was driving by, it was raining hard, what can I say? I bought some fabric at Claus and Paus, but that store needs better lighting! I could not see very well in there. That was in Columbus and I also shopped at Sew What in Columbus. A pretty good day :)Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-55941186930482333392012-04-13T22:01:00.000-05:002012-04-13T22:01:18.345-05:00Hallelejah!At the Seward United Methodist Church on Easter Sunday, the tradition is to have a sing-a-long of the Hallelujah Chorus. The choir has practiced it and they invite anyone present to come up front and sing it with them. It is really so cool! I do not go sing, but I love to listen. When I was taking piano lessons so many years ago I could play Handel's Messiah the Hallelujah Chorus really well. I nailed it. Not any more, so, inspired by listening to it last Sunday, I have played it five out of the last six days. It is starting to sound better. I am going to keep playing it until I can nail it again.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-91212920267691243552012-03-19T22:44:00.000-05:002012-03-19T22:44:16.866-05:00CreateI have been in a "creative slump" for a while. Since I have been doing yoga I have been expecting the slump to lift--yoga is supposed to support creativity. But, it has not happened. I am good at starting projects and I suppose that shows some creativity, but I am not so good at completion. I start at project--knitting, sewing, whatever--and then when it becomes boring, or at least not as interesting, I leave it, hoping to come back and finish it later. I think I have been giving up too soon. I have not let myself really learn anything. I follow a pattern, or the directions, but I don't do anything truly creative. I need to put more time and thoughtfulness into what I do.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-70305344479917443842012-02-03T00:33:00.000-06:002012-02-03T00:33:06.400-06:00BirdRoberta Remer Stover<br />
February 29, 1948 -- February 2, 2012Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-334566240451064872012-01-04T16:51:00.000-06:002012-01-04T16:51:34.604-06:00Little visitors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XcsUNZoctt3YtYL2omMtGhQrVzDlMg7qmhzsgOEh-g8aDo-UqfMFmiJYit7aK3D6cQ1Hk_3NpyRv7L3be8hoBWA_7biNG19-N3JlaVNP8lokArB0OMsVmC-HgpVKsmhFumJFLEQG2Yc/s1600/IMGP3007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XcsUNZoctt3YtYL2omMtGhQrVzDlMg7qmhzsgOEh-g8aDo-UqfMFmiJYit7aK3D6cQ1Hk_3NpyRv7L3be8hoBWA_7biNG19-N3JlaVNP8lokArB0OMsVmC-HgpVKsmhFumJFLEQG2Yc/s320/IMGP3007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Our grand daughters spent a few nights with us last week (which may account for how tired I appear in the picture). Our dog Belle loves to look out the window and does it several times each day. Natalie also likes to look out the window and Dave caught them both in this picture.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-42780148282052982322012-01-02T15:24:00.000-06:002012-01-02T15:24:02.504-06:00Eat to Live or Live to EatIt is that time where many of us make resolutions to improve ourselves during the coming year. I guess most people make the same ones every year--mine are usually the same ones anyway: Get fit, lose weight, etc., etc. I was talking to my 8-year-old grandson Sam about resolutions and we decided that "Be nice" would be a good one. So, I am going to try that one on for size this year. Less sarcasm, nagging, criticism toward others, as well as towards myself.<br />
As far as the perennial lose weight/get fit resolutions go I have settled on these two:<br />
Do some yoga every day<br />
Eat to live (not live to eat)Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-88728056088966346982011-12-31T18:00:00.000-06:002011-12-31T18:00:00.389-06:00Time to writeIt is time to write! I have neglected my blog for a few months, not for lack of material, but for lack of interest in writing.<br />
Dave and I had another good vacation in Mexico, but it has an unhappy aspect as well. My cousin, Bird (Roberta) has small cell lung cancer, a fact she discovered while we were visiting. We stayed for two weeks, and during that time Bird's health steadily declined. She is now at home, has received chemo and has another dose scheduled. She has told her family that she won't recover, but her doctors think she can have a few more months.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-71247397493754102482011-10-06T13:04:00.000-05:002011-10-06T13:04:56.865-05:00E-ReadingI purchased a Nook Color earlier this year and I really have enjoyed using it. I do not buy many books, but I do borrow a lot of books through the Nebraska Library Commission. Sometimes there is a wait, just as there would be if you borrowed it from your local library. Something I just found about (or paid attention to) is that on Fridays there is always a free book to download.<br />
If you have a wireless connection you can check your email, listen to Pandora, read the latest news--all for free. There are also lots of applications, free and for purchase, including the game Angry Birds. My grandsons like to play that a lot! Recently Austin was using the Nook Color to play Angry Birds and somehow ended up at the applications menu. He clicked on 'browse for more' and ended up buying a couple of games and books! I have since activated the password feature--hopefully he won't figure it out.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-86709200748224982442011-09-23T11:36:00.000-05:002011-09-23T11:36:38.711-05:00Getting Ready Eleanor's Neeley relatives are coming Monday for a visit. All told the number stands at 10, so we have been busy with planning for a luncheon. They should all arrive about noon, and we will head for my house for lunch and visiting. I will take the great- nieces and nephews out side or to the basement, so everyone can visit. Eleanor's hearing aids work best with one or two people talking, so a big crowd will only confuse her.<br />
She had a good visit at Dr. Donovan's office and her next appointment is in January, so the shots have been having the desired effect on her back and hip. Next week will be a busy one as she has visitors on Monday, a perm on Tuesday, and plans to go to the movie matinee of "The Help" on Wednesday.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-34134466439048650872011-08-09T22:07:00.001-05:002011-08-09T22:07:28.472-05:00Fish CampEarlier this year Dave bought a camper at Calamus Lodge, a camp ground near Calamus Reservoir. We have been there a few times, he more than me. I call it Fish Camp. Dave thinks we should call it our Lake Home. Last weekend we were in charge of our grandsons, Sam and Austin, since their parents went to Cancun for a long weekend. We took them to Fish Camp/Lake Home for two nights and had a wonderful time. Fishing was not good, but we gave it a try. We will try again another time. We toured Fort Hartsuff and had a great time there. I cannot say enough good things about this State Park. YOU SHOULD GO THERE. We spent time at 3 different beaches at Calamus Reservoir and all three were great. Actually the whole place is a beach since it is a reservoir in the sand hills. Also toured Happy Jack Chalk Mine, which the boys really enjoyed. All in all it was a great weekend.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-67606591460675391052011-07-20T22:57:00.002-05:002011-07-20T23:04:44.753-05:00The Doctor will see you nowSeveral weeks ago Eleanor's leg/hip pain got to the point where she admitted she needed something more than Aleve or Excedrin. Dave scheduled an appointment with Dr. Donovan at the specialty clinic in Seward. He thought he was lucky that he didn't have to go to Lincoln. Eleanor has been there several times for shots, which are not pleasant and have very serious side effects for her. She was lucky enough to get an appointment in Seward, but it was at 8:10 a.m., a difficult time for her. Dave called her at 6:30 a.m. and was over at her apartment by 7:15 to help her get dressed. (Have you ever thought about helping your mother put on her underpants and brassiere?)<br />
<div>They made it to the clinic in time for the appointment and when they made it to the exam room the nurse said "You are here for a shot? Well, I don't know why they scheduled the appointment because Dr. Donovan is out of town and you can't have a shot."</div><div>An appointment was made for this week in Lincoln. The pain clinic called yesterday to remind us that Eleanor has an appointment in Lincoln on Thursday. Please be there a few minutes early and bring your insurance cards because we verify them at each visit. They called again today to remind us that Eleanor has an appointment on Thursday. I really really want to call them tomorrow and say, "Eleanor has an appointment with Dr. D on today at 2:00 p.m. Please make sure she will be available to see Eleanor."</div>Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-46079380221266470032011-06-07T11:26:00.002-05:002011-06-07T11:27:47.465-05:00Who will replace the monarch?Dave and I got hooked on a BBC television series, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/tv/monarch/">Monarch of the Glen</a>. We have watched 57 episodes, seasons one through six on Netflix, on the "Play Instantly" feature. We love this series! But, we have watched every single one that is available to us. Apparently Netflix has not acquired season 7, the all important end of the series where all the loose ends are tied up! How dare they!<br />
Sure, we could read the TV show home page for a description of each episode, but it is not quite same. So, off to Amazon.com to purchase the DVD of season 7. Will it ever get here? And, what will we watch next?Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-25084007932920919522011-05-18T12:02:00.001-05:002011-05-18T12:26:02.692-05:00Washington Week in ReviewWe had another great vacation! This time we went to Virginia and Washington DC. The main reason for the trip was to attend the wedding of my cousin (on my Mom's side) Katie Sloper to Matt Johnson. They chose <a href="http://www.nvrpa.org/park/algonkian/content/meeting__events_center">Algonkian Regional Park</a> as the location of their wedding, and it is a lovely place. Many of the guests stayed at cottages in the park. We chose to stay at the Hyatt Place in Sterling, VA. We did not drive or rent a car, so the hotel's van service was greatly appreciated, especially on the day of the wedding when 3 loads of wedding guests were transported to the park for the wedding and then home again late that night after the reception.<br />
Since we were going to be in such a great tourist area we decided to add days to our trip and do some sight seeing. We arrived at Dulles Airport on Thursday, May 5, kind of late in the afternoon, so spent the rest of that day getting settled in our hotel and eating supper at a great restaurant just across the street, The<a href="http://www.greatamericanrestaurants.com/sweetmainster/"> Sweetwater Tavern</a>. Evidently this is a chain--wish there was one in Nebraska! We ended up there on Sunday night as well.<br />
Friday was spent touring the <a href="http://www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy/">National Air and Space Museum</a> near Dulles. Everything from kites and gliders to the space shuttle Enterprise is displayed there. Mike and Mary picked us up on Friday evening for the rehearsal dinner which was held in nearby <a href="http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/Locations/washington-dc/reston-virginia/11901DemocracyDrive.aspx">Reston at the M & S Grill</a>. Another great place to eat! It was nice getting a chance to connect with my younger cousins, and re-connect with those closer to my age.<br />
Saturday was the main event, the wedding, so we decided to be shoppers instead of tourists, and we stayed pretty close to the hotel. We walked to Dulles Town Center, a good sized shopping mall about a mile from our hotel. Every building we saw in Sterling looked new, and there is a lot of vacant office space.<br />
The wedding was lovely. Pictures are on the right. We enjoyed meeting Mary's good friend Jane and her husband, as well as George, my cousin Thene's husband. We had a great time at the reception--a fabulous meal and a fun time dancing.<br />
Sunday and Monday were our days to tour DC. To get there we took the van from the hotel to the airport where we caught the 5A bus which dropped us at L'Enfant Plaza. We were within walking distance of everything we wanted to see. We spent a lot of time at the <a href="http://www.ushmm.org/">US Holocaust Memorial Museum</a> on Sunday and at the <a href="http://www.nmai.si.edu/">National Museum of the American Indian</a> on Monday. We also did a walk through at the US Botanical Garden outdoor area. We only saw 3 museums while we were on our trip, but we spent quite a bit of time at each one. We both enjoy that a lot more than racing through so you can get to another destination.<br />
My cousin Mary and her husband Mike (parents of the bride!) were back to their normal routine on Monday, so we took the metro to the King Street station Alexandria where they met us and gave us a driving tour of Old Town Alexandria and treated us to supper at their favorite Mexican restaurant. While we were waiting at the metro station for them to pick us up we noticed an Embassy Suites right across the street. Embassy Suites is our favorite hotel and we often talk about our plan to live out our declining years at one instead of going to a rest home. It would be cheaper, there is happy hour, they clean your room every day, etc. etc. We also have a plan where we live for a year at Embassy Suites around the country. This looks like a good one to put on our list!Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-2294990818818796432011-04-24T16:29:00.001-05:002011-04-24T16:31:05.176-05:00Minnesota Book Awards 2011Last weekend I spent some time with my cousins on my Dad's side of my family, my 'McLellan' cousins. My cousin, <a href="http://www.loft.org/view/2011/04/04/carol-connolly-wins-kay-sexton-award/">Carol Connolly, was the recipient of the 2011 Kay Sexton award</a> for contributions to Minnesota's book community. She was honored at a gala sponsored by the St. Paul Friends of the Library. It was so much fun to be there! The event started with cocktails in the lobby area of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the river in downtown St. Paul. Then we moved into the ballroom for dessert and champaign. All 700 of us! It was a sellout event.<br />
Carol knew that she would receive the award and had her remarks ready. She was introduced by Mayor Coleman and gave a lovely and somewhat humorous speech. But not too long of a speech because last year's recipient went on for 45 minutes after a 30 minute introduction, so Carol had been warned to keep her remarks brief. Actually, Mayor Coleman spoke longer than Carol did.<br />
The Minnesota Book Awards honor authors with Minnesota connections and I believe there were nine categories of awards. The books are nominated during the year and voted on and then the award (which this year was a lovely glass sculpture) is presented at the Gala. It played like the Oscars. Big screens around the room featured the book covers as the nominees were announced. Suspense built, and then an envelope was brought to the podium and the winner announced. A three-piece jazz group provided music. It was a BIG DEAL.<br />
The next day, Carol's daughter Katie had a brunch in honor of her mom. Here are some pictures:<br />
<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/Joanne.Neeley/20110420#">https://picasaweb.google.com/Joanne.Neeley/20110420#</a>Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-38148144524911951012011-04-14T17:11:00.002-05:002011-04-14T17:24:11.093-05:00Basket CaseMarch was the month I made baskets. (I know April is half over, but I just got around to taking some pictures.)<br />
I took a basket weaving class at the Hand Weavers Guild in Lincoln and was pretty happy with the results:<br />
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Kitty Meow was checking it out just as I snapped the picture.<br />
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Last fall I watched a demonstration of basket making at "Threads Across Nebraska" where the nice lady from <a href="http://www.vogies.com/html/main.htm">Vogies Quilts & Treasures</a> was making a basket using strips of fabric and cotton clothesline.<br />
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The book she was using was called <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Its-Wrap-Sewing-Fabric-Baskets/dp/156477662X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302819294&sr=1-1">It's a Wrap</a></i> and she was just zipping along making a beautiful basket. I stood and watched and talked to her and was hooked. I made one basket right away when I got home, but I gave it away with some Mary Kay products in the basket silent auction at the Seward Memorial Library in November. I kept thinking about all the baskets I wanted to make and all the scraps and strips of fabric that I have, so when I went to Minglewood Lodge that is what I took with me to work on.<br />
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</div>Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-21594485598108287302011-04-10T13:34:00.000-05:002011-04-10T13:34:04.730-05:00Chiropractic CareOne thing I never thought I would do was visit a chiropractor. And, now, here I am with 3 appointments last week! Just 2 for the coming week, though.<br />
It started when grandson Sam was having trouble with his back after a fall from a playground slide. Visiting his GP at the medical clinic did nothing to ease the pain or help him stand up straight, so his parents took him to see Dr. Wild. That helped almost immediately. Then they shifted to Dr. Hackbart because they felt he was more thorough and gave them a plan with an end date. After several appointments for Sam, Liz decided to go. About twice a year her back "goes out" and she thought she would have this checked out. She said that when he adjusted her upper back she realized that she had been uncomfortable for so long she had grown used to it and didn't realize what it was like to feel good.<br />
So, when I saw Dr. Hackbart at the Spring Show I took advantage of a coupon and went in for a consultation. I have not had quite the dramatic results that Liz has experienced but I do feel better. I has a relapse this week after watching our 3 grand daughters for a day, but my back is starting to feel better.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-42456199125524755462011-04-03T15:42:00.001-05:002011-04-03T15:42:50.085-05:00The Swedish TriologyI am, of course, referring to the 3 books by Steig Larsson, <i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, </i>and<i> The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.</i> I finished the third one last week. I will admit that when I read <i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</i> last summer I was not that impressed. The first part of the story did not "grab" me and I found it a bit confusing. Also, this book has a lot of violence towards women and I wondered if I could take any more of that, so I put off reading the 2nd and 3rd books. However, I saw <i>The Girl Who Played with Fire </i>on the "on fire" shelf at Seward Memorial Library last month so I picked it up. The "on fire" shelf is reserved for books that are in constant demand and are therefore only available for 2-week check out, as opposed to the usual 4-week period.<br />
I had a hard time putting down that book! Same with <i>The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest</i>, which I finished last week. I had to make myself accomplish one or two things around the house so I could give myself permission to sit for several hours of reading!Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-77890948479228742802011-04-02T20:21:00.001-05:002011-04-02T20:26:05.947-05:00Calamus CamperLast week Dave bought an old camper that is sitting on a parking spot at <a href="http://www.calamuslodge.com/photos.htm">Calamus Lodge</a>. Yesterday Dave loaded up the Jeep, including me and our dog Belle, and off we went so I could see it and we could do a little clean up. Dave keeps telling me the camper "has potential" and I can see his point. He will use it pretty often as a home base for fishing trips. I will go along, but probably not every time.<br />
We are novice RV owners and it took us quite a while to get things working. We could not get electricity to the camper until Dennis, owner of Calamus Lodge, came and discovered the contacts were corroded. After he cleaned that up we had power!<br />
Connecting our plumbing so we could have water took much longer. The camper has been re-plumbed and it was a bit confusing. After a few phone calls to the previous owner we could flush and run water in the kitchen sink. The bathroom sink will have to wait for another day because the faucets are not yet connected. We think we burned out the water heater when we turned on the power before the tank had time to fill, so hot water will have to wait for another day as well.<br />
Yard work was also on the agenda and we picked up leaves, twigs and small branches around the camper and got a good blaze going in the fire pit.<br />
The previous owners left a lot of stuff including dishes, silver ware, pots and pans, beach chairs, bedding and a hot plate to name a few. We threw out some stuff and cleaned up the rest.<br />
Another project was to shorten the window blinds. I got a few of them done, but there will be more to finish on the next trip.<br />
Attached to the camper is a screened porch, about 20 x 12 feet. I think that will be used a lot this summer. The camper is old, but there has been a lot of updating to the interior: new kitchen counters, sink and cupboards, new wainscoting and trip and paint, new blinds, new bathroom fixtures, so it is pretty nice inside.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-55796947985652823602011-03-29T17:32:00.002-05:002011-03-29T17:33:53.994-05:00Quilting at Minglewood (click for link to their page)I spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Minglewood Lodge near Gretna, Nebraska, with 9 other quilters. We worked on lots of different projects and had a great time. The lodge is new, finished last fall. It is a great spot for a get away like we had, and not too expensive. You could have 11 people stay if two people do not mind sleeping together in a double bed. The rest of the beds are all twin size, two or three to a room. I would like to get another group together that could go during the week.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847434408791575571.post-39248175901366385262011-03-27T19:55:00.000-05:002011-03-27T19:55:38.915-05:00The Sherlockian (book review)Finished The Sherlockian last week. It is written by Graham Moore, and I enjoyed it a lot. I have read a lot of the Sherlock Holmes books which as you know, were written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sherlockian is about solving the mystery of Doyle's missing diary from October through December 1893. The Baker Street Irregulars were expecting one of their own to reveal the missing diary at their meeting in January 2010. He, of course, turns up dead instead of turning up at the meeting where he was to reveal all. Newest member, Harold White, sets out to solve the murder and to find the missing diary.<br />
Author Moore uses the device of alternating between Harold White in 2010 and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1893 and gives us the explanation of the missing diary. If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan, you may recall that this is the time period when Doyle "killed" Holmes because he was sick to death of writing about him, and sick of the attention Holmes was receiving from his adoring fans. (He later resurrected Holmes.)<br />
Graham explains all in this very readable book.Neeley Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.com0