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We are having some of the warm weather other parts of the country have been contending with! But not near as hot. To me it is perfect but some don't like it. The Farmers Almanac says we are in for a lot of snow up here in the PNW so that is not good.

Have been busy all summer which is a good thing for me. I have to keep busy. Been making a lot of new themes which I probably shouldn't be doing but I just love making them. I love the little bug in my featured theme this month. After my husband retired, actually even before he retired we worked on VW's for people in the community. Car repairs are so expensive and so many people just couldn't afford to take a car to a shop and my husband is and always has been a mechanic, too. Our youngest son bought a bug and we painted it, etc. and since "bugs" needed a lot of work to keep them running...we started a 2nd job. We both worked in the shop after he got home from work and once he retired we worked in the shop all the time. On many,  many people's bugs and vans. In fact, when I had the cortisone shot in my back in June one of the nurses asked me if we were the ones that used to work on Volkswagen's! It was so funny because it had been many years since we did, but she said we kept her on the road. But she remembered!

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A neighbor gal and I are giving a baby shower for another neighbor so I worked for several days making and designing the invitations. They turned out really well and I was pleased. We plan on having it on our patio so hope it isn't raining or too hot! Our patio furniture is a tad old and nothing matches but it should be fun, anyway!

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This Sunday is our yearly pickling day. Only going to do 40# this year. My daughter, grand daughter and I get together every year and make dill and bread and butter pickles. I cut every cucumber, my daughter packs the jars and my grandaughter works on the brine and putting them in and taking them out of canner. Last year it was only a couple months since I had broken my right shoulder and it wasn't completely healed so I did have to give my knife to a grandson for about 10 minutes, but was right back at it. We have such a good time doing it, more laughing and a few glasses of wine. The guys sit around and chat! Looks like it is going to be a super hot day so we will have to have fans going. No air conditioning!

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We haven't gotten our last Covid shots yet but are going to wait until the newest version comes out, hopefully mid Sept. A lot of new cases around here so we are back to wearing masks if we go out in public. Also have to get our flu shots and the RSV shots next month! Not going to get them all in 1 day, though.  It has been April since we had our last Covid shot so are overdue but want to wait till the newest one comes out. Hopefully it won't be too late.

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It seems like summer has gone so fast and that kids are thinking about going back to school. We have had a really nice summer with not enough rain and are in a drought here in the upper corner of the state. But I am enjoying every bit of the warmth! Hope all of you have had a good summer. I know lots of areas are having pretty tough times and I feel so badly for all those people in Hawaii that have lost everything, including lives. You just never know when you get up in the morning if that is your last day!

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Gonna sign off on that sad note! Hope everyone has a good August and got to do everything this summer they wanted to do. 

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