The yardwork continues, though in shorter "bursts" - 

and with longer resting & cooling off periods.  

Tom got the front porch lights "fixed" yesterday - he simply inserted new bulbs.  Since he had just replaced a burned-out bulb the day he left (and then neither fixture turned on that evening) I naturally assumed the bulbs were not the issue.

Just learned that Mom is dealing with an infection in her leg, causing swelling and pain.  Happily it sounds like the antibiotics have started to kick in; do NOT want germs to get another strangle-hold on her system!

Look what Pennie created with some of her row-by-row patterns from different years.  (And yes, as a matter of fact I do have most of those patterns... they just aren't made "yet"!)

 I bought kits for the bottom but made the flag with no pattern 

and quilted it myself.