#686 Desk Day AND RAGBRI visits

Welcome, it's 5 a m  here and we have a big day planned. Towns across IOWA are hosting about 18,000 RAGBRI  riders. Bicycles ... and the weather will be perfect.  70's, no wind, and the towns on the pathway are ready to make some money for various organizations.(firemen, churches, city, restaurant/bar, on and on )PortAPoties, Water,   Food, Drinks, Music, Wildness, They have designated towns on the route for overnight, they camp, via motor homes, tents, friends. They come from everywhere. In state, out of state, other states, other countries. Some do it every year

RAGBRAI

Annual organized bicycle ride in Iowa

RAGBRAI is an acronym and registered trademark for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, which is a non-competitive bicycle ride organized by The Des Moines Register. The ride goes across the state of Iowa from west to east, and draws recreational riders from across the United States and many foreign countries. First held in 1973, RAGBRAI is the largest bike-touring event in the wo... Wikipedia

ALL my desks are toppled high, taking a 10 day class with various artists on Flower Magic Challenge   by Francisca Nunes (Portugal) Heartmakes

She is on Facebook and Instagram if you want info. https://www.instagram.com/franciscanunes_heartmakes/

2 small index cards from challenge of drawing flowers on colorful backgrounds , some metal from hubby's shop trying for unusual stencils, and a small black journal started with tissue paper use, and rolodex cards for more fun.  Will be on instagram when time permits.

Flower Journal made from real flowers, tied up and boiled for color, cover and inside pages not yet completed 

I'll be around to visit later in the week, or in between the list of things happening here.   Linking up with Ms Julia   HERE

Have a great week, thanks for stopping by.

WOYWW #685

Welcome, thanks for stopping by.  Hope you are all safe and surviving the heat. It's "hot" everywhere. In the high 90's here and all across the USA.

Most of us have air conditioning so don't have to go thru the stress. 

Concern for the animals is high, but hopefully they find shade, and are supplied water. I hope none of you are involved in the fires, seems they are everywhere also. 

My desk:  

getting ready to make some backgrounds and homemade flowers.

Our gas prices are $4.06 near the city I shop 40 miles east, So took a long list and got EVERYTHING I needed at Walmart.  Say what you want but at least they HAVE the products and workers.  I needed a big variety so was home early with the car filled up with cheaper gas. 

Did a fun 1st time video chat with an Art Collage group, was fun to meet up online and share ideas etc.  He grilled a T-bone steak and garden fresh potatoes, and took these 2 delightful photos of a Red Headed Wood Pecker who has taken up summer living here. We are pretty sure there are more than 2, 

We have enjoyed their busyness.  He fills about 3 bird baths with water once or twice a day so we have different birds all day, Wren's are a favorite, (tiny) Doves, Robins, Yellow Finch, Black birds, once in a while Blue Jays. Then with the change of seasons, their are many stopping by as they head to different climates. 

Linking up with Ms Julia @ the Stamping Ground and wondering where the week has gone. 

Wishing you a great week 

#684 WOYWW

Thanks for stopping by,  just realized it's Wednesday, the day we share our workspaces.  Linking up with Stamping Ground and Ms Julia. She keeps us all enjoying visits across our universe. 

Things may be back to NORMAL here, WOW it's been a whirlwind.

I are both feeling so much better, Covid or No Covid it's gone and we are busy.  We were hit with a storm last week, a derecho, with high winds 80mph/rain. We lost trees and 5 wheel borrows full of big branches.

Thankful we did maintain electricity, as temps were humid and HOT afterwards. I did lose internet and yesterday they came and replaced our satellite dish attached to the house. We still have to replace roof edge stripping on the south side.  Some of his corn fields were flattened, so meets with insurance man later this week. 

I was so excited to have yesterday to work some crafty fun. 

And here on the papers I dyed  a few backgrounds, and some new colors

I also had time to catch up on some free classes offered by Willa Wanders (fodder challenge)  I can't connect to the site right now but it is on Instagram if you are interested  9/10 classes I think  today are prayer flags.  found it   https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/courses/fodder-challenge-2022/lectures/39067703  

I was not able to attend our towns 150th Celebration of 3 days. I've seen many photos and just haven't had time to share internet items. 

Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful week. Stay cool, our temps are to be in the 90's here.

WOYWW #683

Welcome, it's been awhile, and the list is long on why I've been out of the loop.  Two good reasons I spent 2 trips to southern Iowa to visit family and watch our grand daughter play softball. Season's over with tournaments pending.  One trip we had a free room at a Casino, and winner, winner chicken dinner !  

We've also had several funerals locally of classmates, friends and his special Aunt Loretta. I guess cancer, heart and age all take its tole in time.

The 2 of us are recovering from a nasty head cold (sinuses)(allergies), deep cough,  fatigue, loss of appetite, aches & pains.  Surviving on jello, chicken noodle soup/broth, Gatorade, lots of water, love and grumble soup. 

  I haven't been in my craft area in over 3 weeks, but these photos are from the desk I was last working on:

backgrounds distress inks

 drying 

Hopefully later today I can open some new Wendy Vecchi archival inks and finish  a few small projects sitting for quite some time.  

I also was bidding online auction nearby, 2 adorable 1920's child's dresses

with other pieces of aged fabric, I hope to use in some slow stitching.

But these I would never be able to cut up, hopefully I can find a home for them with a big baby doll or real child for baptism 

Linking up with weekly What's On Your Workspace Wednesday 

Ms Julia's Stamping Ground

Have a great week, maybe next week I can share a few photos from our town's 150th Year Celebration. It was a 3 day event and only spent an hour one evening viewing the Vintage cars. 

WOYWW #679

Good Morning, wee hours here 2 a.m. but I couldn't go back to sleep and for an hour got lots of sorting done, looking for paper "words" for a project and remembered it's WOYWW (info at JULIA'S here) the day we share our desks. 

Each area I have looks like this...incomplete projects.

Weather wise it's been so cool here I haven't been down here much, lack of sunshine, and needed rain, but I made these 2 for the Full deck challenge

We went to a great Mexican restaurant Sunday and the chips and salsa were a God send.  The spices broke up my bronchitis issues and added radishes (hot and spicey !)  this week, have almost got me back to feeling like a real person. 

He brought these beautiful Sweet William from a lot he has in town, too small to farm so  he planted wildflowers there

   

Have a wonderful week, enjoy what you love, thanks for stopping by
 

#678 WOYWW

Good Day to You  no doubt much later for all of you, here it is 10 am  I just somethings were necessary before I made my post, got up late and more sign in issues with getting to post this. So I started laundry, new sheets on the bed. I have been dealing with Bronchitis, it use to be a regular yearly thing, left for the past 10 years, but it's back. 

These are the cards I have received thru yesterday, our mail goes late so there may be more.  Also I cannot rotate this?  3x no luck.  

I sent Spyder's and Chris's with my granddaughter's birthday card. She lives 3 hrs away and has not yet received it. So I hope these 2 cards are on their way .  Our mail here 'sucks'  

My desk, not much time there this week did make a tag and rearranged all my 12x12 papers. Hoping that will eliminate 'looking!'  

We do have a nice day here, went thru storms/40's since last post So hoping a warm up is here for some summer.  

May you all have a great week. 

Issues with my name for signing out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so  it's me  Link up with Stamping Ground for some times. 

Sylvia/LittleTreasures !!!

 

WOYWW # 677 ATC's

Welcome, seems my computer went thru some changes, so bear with me. Thank heaven, I have organized PASSWORDS.  NEED THEM EVERYWHERE.   It's another Wednesday to share our space and Ms Julia has a link up HERE to play along.

Here are a few photos of prep work on the ATC's I've sent out.  

The little house's were from Wendy Vecchi's "Mark Art"  new stamps "Doodle Town"  

Was fun to create and coordinate the colors. 

Kind of a Ukraine theme. 

I hope all arrive soon and in good condition.  LLJ, yours must have flew straight to Iowa it was in record time. it was here May 21st and I loved your theme. 13 years ! Thankful to all for support, fun and friendship.  Onward we go.. 

I will share photos of one's I receive next week.  And maybe a video upcoming on Instagram of a "Tiny" birthday book for my granddaugher  who is 17 on the 26th. And today the 25th we will celebrate my hubby's birthday. And he has finished planting, after a few breakdowns. And now we are getting much needed rain.  Lots of fun planned !  

I was unable to visit anyone last week, I had company and 2 unexpected funerals  Cherish each day.  Have a fun week and do what you love.   

It's WOYWW 676

Welcome, it's 3 am and I am not prepared. It's been a hellish week and I am thankful to "Connect" with you on this special occasion year 13 and I am going back but I think I started this in 2011. And have enjoyed every week of our visits.  THANK YOU 

It's our ATC exchange time at Ms. Julia's here #676 where we link up and share our workspaces. Mine are completed and will be in the mail later today. 

My desk 

and on there way 

It's been such fun to know you and share time on Wednesday's WOYWW.

IT"S # 675 WOYWW

Good day to All, thanks for stopping by,  Sharing of the desks today, and Ms Julia HERE  @ WOYWW can let you visit many others. We are getting ready for our #13th Year of friendships.

I've too many projects started, 2 new workspaces,  this one is dedicated to drawing Doodle flowers and painting them with Re Inkers, similar to watercolors.  Top left I was doing some fabric weaving.

This area is a little bits of sewing lace, trims etc for some cards/journals of different sizes stacked in that wooden box. I need to pick a theme and get busy. 

But our weather switched, 70 yesterday, (perfect with no wind) my dear Hub is working 12/14 hr days planting corn (about 270 acres) then on to soy beans (about another 225 acres). BUT today is to get 95 and humid. so I turned off the heat, and turned on the air. 

Our first green (Hosta's) plants of the year....it's all late, heavy rains and 30/40 temps too long.  On my adventure out I locked my self out of the house. He replaced a knob on our garage door and it works backwards and locked .  No key, Patio door was locked up tight, and Screen door /main house locked   Screen had NO key so the key I had secured for main house door could be used.  I had my phone to take photos,  so I walked and and spent 2 hrs outside before I called him.  He carries a huge key ring at all times .  We have garage door digital openers but neither worked, He has no time for petty little things right now, so I'll keep quiet and wait. Planting is a full month behind.  Yields will not be good if it isn't in the ground soon. 

This is MR SUN. locked between the blue front door and the screen. No doubt enjoying a laugh 

 I have my ATC's almost ready to mail out, if interested leave a note, So far I've  Julia, LLJ, Twiglet, Wipso     Have a wonderful week, hopefully I can visit. On a mission to get him out to the field.  I'm the runner !  Gas at $4.17  Diesel was $5.39 Truckers are being hit hard.   Avocado's $2.50 each. at one store $2.00 at the other. Heilman's Mayo $8.00 at one store 32 oz,  $6, at one, $4.88 Target, Walmart and Aldi's  I'd say a little price gouging going on.   Baby formula some not available , and lucky to find canned Cat food.   Cherio ~!!!!! ~~~~    

WOYWW #673

Welcome...only 3x to get that one word here....It's showing of the desk day and I totally forgot it was Wednesday.  More info on Julia's blog HERE   2 trys for that info    and that brings up last weeks visits. Almost none I could not connect to most blogs, wrote my response and it would not post, I went back later and I could find nothing.  About 4/5 did post,  ANY IDEAS?  

My desk in all it's glory:

Total disaster, I've more than 3 projects going and the cutting table, painting area are worse. Can't show as surprises.  

Will clear this mess up and start on ATC's for our exchange.  Let me know if you are wanting to SWAP.  (warning, International I only have Poinsettia stamps CHRISTMAS as our P. O.  don't have any new on hand. I checked when I bought regular stamps. The frustrations of no workers, no shipping, and empty shelves. We can barely find canned cat food here. 

Wishing you all a wonderful WOYWW kind of day and a great week.

Sounds like Hub will be trying a small field to plant and I'll be the taxi. I almost bet it's too wet and rain forecast for next 3 days is rain so hopeful he  changes his mind with in the hour. 

Last year he was DONE with both corn & beans.  This year has not even started.  COLD 30's and WIND 18 to 25 mph most days. Not unheard of 40 to 50 mph some days.  SUN a few minutes today. 

 

It's WOYWW 672

Good early morning, here. It's fly by Wednesday and our fun visits for What's on You Workdesk Wednesday !  Link is HERE SPRING it's all I want, warm temp's, sunshine and no wind.  yesterday 19 degrees, snow melted from Easter and Monday and today WINDS and 38.  I have a smiley face cup in front of me. 

I've really had good time to be in my crafty space for a few days,  I did make a trip yesterday to some thrift shops, Hobby Lobby, a disappointed trip to JoAnn Fabric (CLOSED on TUESDAYS now no help) and haven't had time to unpack. Hubby swept me away for casino time/and food. His way to de-stress, wet fields, new calf on the way, broken shaft on tractor, and HIGH gas prices.  But all is well, he won !  

My desk:  Wonky flowers from leftover sheet of paper used for dabbing inks from my doodled flowers.  

I like these better with a few doodles on them. 

The cover of a Wonky little journal. 

I am now on Instagram (sylviahildman) follow if you like and have a few posts/1video (little journal) need to read more about posting to it from my phone. And getting the video from my phone to my home computer.  Any ideas I will treasure !!!!   I LOVE to visit all the fun posts on Instagram.  

Wishing you all a great week, thanks for your visits. Prayers for Ukraine.

I found this on pinterest but cannot read the Name of the Artist. I love it

WOYWW 670#

Oh it's almost Wednesday, up late watching NCAA Men's Basketball championships. I can sleep late if I post early. !  It's time to share our workspace, more info and Mr. Linky HERE

My desk:

Lots of tiny papers, some scraps of fabric. the re inkers in the background are what I use to color the canvas "doodle" flowers. I can reactivate the ink with alcohol when I make a few more.  

A 2x2 book  waiting for glue drying =  if anyone has  Ideas for  a great clamp on I can purchase for making video's with my cell phone please let me know. I use amazon   Hub helped me with my post on Instagram, but I can't do that by myself.  

Created a masterboard

Cut up masterboard into post card sizes and a cut 2 of those in 1/2 Those to the left  I made long ago and was using them for sizing. 

It's been the start of another windy/rainy week. But I have more things to sort out. Last Friday I tore apart the master bedroom. Vacuumed the ceiling corners, moved what I could, cleaned out the closet, ceiling fan, windows  did 8 loads of laundry, (curtains, bedding, clothes being donated) opened the windows, Lots of knick knaks are getting labeled packed up for grandkids, and donating. Too much dusting. Such a good feeling and the extra advil helped me survive. 

Wishing you all a great week, Happy WOYWW