Wednesday, July 21, 2021

I Like Thursday #245

 Happy Thursday, friends!  It's been a fast week since my last I Like Thursday post, and I'm not sure where the time has gone.  I didn't take a lot of photos, but I do have a few things to share.  

Something I love about the apartment complex where my mom lives is their beautiful landscaping.  Mike brought his camera along the other day and took some photos while I ran up to check with my mom about something.

Pretty zinnias!


And Black-eyed Susans, too.


Colorado peaches are coming into season now, and the roadside stand where I like to buy them was open the other day.

So yummy!

I took a little roadtrip up to Laramie, Wyoming, with a friend yesterday, and one of our stops was a quilt shop.  (Of course!)   I bought a few quarter yards of reds and low volume fabrics for my Positivity quilt.  But I had to take a picture of this Quilt of Valor that was hanging on the wall.  It includes the veteran's photographs from when he was in Vietnam and of his friends.

I need to learn how to print photos onto fabric so I
can make something like this for Mike!

I read another Elin Hilderbrand book this week.  She's becoming a favorite author lately.  This one takes place on Nantucket again, and even has a bit of a mystery!


Hope you're having a great week!   I'm joining in with LeeAnna and friends at Not Afraid of Color for I like Thursday.










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14 comments:

  1. Carole @ From My Carolina HomeJuly 22, 2021 at 6:28 AM

    That is an awesome veteran's quilt! I have an Elin Hilderbrand book on my library hold list. So many friends have recommended her.

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  2. Vicki in MNJuly 22, 2021 at 6:41 AM

    Zinnias are still a favorite of mine, so why didn't I plant any this year!

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  3. Karen - Quilts...etc.July 22, 2021 at 6:59 AM

    I don't think I have read that book but I have read some of hers. Love all the flowers - you drove a bit south we have been in the Laramie area quite a few times over the years and north of there to the Fort - sometimes it has been really hot when we have stopped in the area

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  4. grammajudybJuly 22, 2021 at 7:14 AM

    Wow! Cool you took a road trip to Laramie! Hope you found some goodies! I have a panel, similar to that one. I want to do it for our son. I keep gathering fabric for the surrounding stars. All in my head, as of yet! I’ve never planted zinnias or dahlia. Maybe next year! They are such great bloomers!

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  5. Siouxzq64@gmail.comJuly 22, 2021 at 8:30 AM

    Neat quilt of Valor and the Zinnias are just wow. I have had a hankering for peaches lately.

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  6. PaintedThreadJuly 22, 2021 at 8:39 AM

    My zinnias are just starting to bud. I'm hoping for flowers soon! Those are beautiful. Yay for peaches! I have not had much luck printing photos to fabric (the process is easy - but the color is always wrong!).

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  7. piecefulwendyJuly 22, 2021 at 9:07 AM

    I'm so glad there are pretty flowers around your mom's apartment - that just makes it more welcoming and like home! What a fantastic Quilt of Valor, and yay for a stop at a quilt shop! I think you've had a good week!

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  8. MissPatJuly 22, 2021 at 10:42 AM

    I don't know how many times I've bought zinnia seeds and then never planted them. And they are so easy to grow. Yum for fresh peaches. I think ours are a few weeks out yet. Early August usually. That QOV is quite impressive.
    Pat

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  9. LA PaylorJuly 22, 2021 at 11:47 AM

    printing is easy if you are just printing something lettersized. I use a variety of prepared sheets available at joann.

    Spoonflower prints larger work...
    I LOVE Elin H. and am ready to get back to her books.

    LeeAnna

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  10. UnknownJuly 22, 2021 at 1:33 PM

    hey, Diann, where is the fruit stand in Loveland. Nothing here in Greeley yet.

    Thanks, Sharon

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  11. SherrieJuly 22, 2021 at 2:08 PM

    Hi,
    Your flowers are beautiful. And those peaches look
    yummy. The quilt you shared is awesome. Lots of
    love went into that one. Have a great day!

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  12. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle NanaJuly 23, 2021 at 10:19 AM

    Just wow on that quilt! So nice to be out and about with friends and also a quilt shop! Pretty zinnias and fresh peaches are the best.

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  13. LindaJuly 24, 2021 at 6:34 AM

    What do you plan to do with those yummy peaches? Hope your Mom is adjusting well. Those zinnias are so pretty!

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  14. Susie HJuly 25, 2021 at 5:50 AM

    There is nothing like pretty, flowery landscaping to pep up the spirit! My black-eyed susies are in full bloom and return year after year. Every few years I plant zinnias because I love them. The other years are whatever strikes my fancy -- big, fluffy marigolds, medium-sized sunflowers, whatever strikes my fancy and is EASY! Looking forward to seeing what you make with your peaches!

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