Readers, Welcome to my blog (formerly Birds, Blooms, Books, etc). I'm entering a new decade taking on the challenge of moving from Maryland after living there 46 years and learning about my new home here in New England in the Live Free or Die state - New Hampshire. Join me as a write this new chapter of my life.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Answer to My Question

My husband was the one who came up with the answer to my question.  He found it in this article in Slate.  There's a link there also to a video showing crows roosting in Maryland!  I'm thinking the crows I see are coming from that roosting site which is southeast of here.

Thank you, Dan.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Wordless Wednesday - Snow!

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Bird Feeder? NOT!

I'll let these photos speak for themselves.










This feeder is not 10 feet outside my husband's study window.  Dan was practicing the guitar at the time and the deer was obviously listening but not frightened in the least.  When I stood at the window to take the photos it could see me but again it wasn't frightened away.  It was set on feeding on the sunflower seeds.  Dan said that on Wednesday as he worked at his computer the deer was there eating too.  It emptied the feeder then.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Good Deed Crochet Project



My friend Janet lost her mother several years ago.  Her mom was a crocheter and had been working on a granny square afghan for Janet's daughter until her eyesight failed her.  The afghan only needed to be assembled but neither Janet nor her daughter are crocheters.  In sorting her mother's belongings in the months after her death Janet came across the squares and the yarn left.  She told me about it and I offered to finish it for her daughter.  Trouble was when Janet looked for the squares she couldn't find them - only this one and the yarn.

Fortunately her brother also had some of her mom's belongings and came across the bag of squares.  Just this Tuesday I got them to assemble.



I've never made a granny square afghan before, but my book 10-20-30 Minutes To Learn To Crochet does have a baby granny square quilt.  I'm using those directions to assemble the 111 squares.  Actually there will be one extra square.  I have completed one vertical row of 11 and now have 9 more rows to go then the edging.