I Like Thursday: Critters and Candies

Ooh, some fun uplifting stuff to share with LeeAnna's I Like Thursday this week.  Let's start with the cute piggy that arrived on Tuesday afternoon.  This is Domino, who is torn between being terrified and endlessly curious.  I'll give him a day or three to make up his mind.  Hopefully I can get better photos.  But his first night here he got to thumpa-thumpa-ing all over the cage once we covered it.  

A friend sent me this photo of a baby fox.  This little guy is not a foster from Dakin.  He had fallen into a window well and couldn't get out without some help.  He was reunited with his family that were living under a neighbor's porch.  But isn't he adorable?  Look at that face!  I was told the coyote population is pushing foxes further into the suburbs, so incidents like this may become more commonplace.

Easter!  Which of course means candy.  My sister and mother helped make this year's batch.  I tried making some mocha buttercreams (which are delicious but seriously caffeinated).  I may try some chai-spiced ones next year.  Used the tempering machine that I was given in December, which had a bit of a learning curve.  The process is a little different than tempering it manually, so I've made notes for next year!

I ended up with double the amount of toffee (because the first batch separated) and ginger chews (because I thought my mother and sister would take more of them).  Oh, well. 

It looks like a ton of candy, but when I packed up all I was giving away I was left with a much more reasonably sized pile.  What's left is dwindling quite rapidly.  

I took Monday off from work, so I got to spend a little extra time with my mother before she headed back home.  Which was quite nice.

I spent the afternoon finishing the quilting on Sunrise.  Look, look!  I have trimmed edges on the third quilt!  Quilted and binding attached; I just need to finish the binding and affix the label.  Oh, yeah, and bury a zillion threads. 

The last quilt is off the wall and I'm starting to doodle for quilting ideas.  

Quilt #2 was sent out on Wednesday.  I'll be writing up that blog post soon.  Yay!

Our library has moved from six-word-stories to short poetry.  The sign changes on Monday and Wednesday.  

My last PT session is today.  I continue to do the exercises at home, but at least I don't have to roll out of bed to go there two days a week. 

Ordered new glasses - lighter weight and bifocals (for driving, believe it or not).  Looking forward to getting them.

Lots of good stuff this week!  Hope you had a lovely week, too.