Father's Day - June 16, 2025

We had the best weekend.  

The Granddaughters' birthday party started at 2 o'clock Saturday.  #3's fondant-covered cake was so heavy that we put it in the truck drove it across the road instead of walking it across.  #3 squealed with delight when she saw it.

As you can see, the gymnast's head was a little top-heavy.  ;)  The little girls didn't care.  

On #1's cake, her dad placed a "blooming" birthday candle that, when lit, spun around and played the "Happy Birthday" song.  After the cake-cutting, the Little Rotten Baby claimed the candle.  She took it outside for a bit, then came back inside and announced, "This thang is still sangin'."  I told her mother, "That child is as country as cornbread."  Just one more reason why we adore her.  :)

We were invited to Son #1's house for Father's Day lunch.  I took a pecan cobbler and butter pecan ice cream for dessert.  It was a beautiful sunny day, and we sat outside and visited with our daughter-in-law's family before and after lunch. 

I gave The Husband a cornhole game set for Father's Day.  Hopefully, it will get more use than the pickleball set I gave him for Christmas (which is still in the sealed package).

Between breakfast and lunch yesterday, I went down to the garden to put down some cardboard boxes I'd collected.  It had rained during the night, and parts of the garden were standing in water.  The low end of the garden may have to be re-planted when the ground dries.  Except for that, things were looking pretty good.  Tomatoes are ripening on the vines.  The butternut squash plants are loaded with squash and are trying to escape the confines of the garden.  The summer squash seeds have sprouted well and are growing fast.  Ditto on the okra.  

When we came home from Son #1's house, we started watching a murder mystery series that a friend had recommended and watched until bedtime.  While it was on, I hand-pieced 6 hexagon flowers for the lavender quilt.   Since the garden will be too wet to work for a few days, I hope to get those 6 flowers appliqued to their blocks before the week is over.  

I was a little afraid that there wouldn't be enough fabric to make all of the blocks, but this morning I cut out the rest of the hexagon blocks, and there were a few more than needed, so all is good in that department.  The next thing is to cut the remaining background blocks.

I am trying not to rush through this quilt, but I do hope to get it done before the fabric rots.