Folding a Load of Towels

  1. Folding a load of towels can be satisfying. Bath towels, hand towels, beach towels, dish towels, washcloths. There are many ways to fold towels.

When I’m visiting my daughter I ask her to remind me how she folds her towels so I can replicate her method.

They need to fit on the linens shelf the way she’s accustomed to. Linen closet space might determine your preference.

I fold mine differently at home.

Do you think there’s a right way? A proper way? Do you fold/roll towels the way your mother did? Do you think about why you have a preference? Do your towels look like you’re in a fancy hotel or spa?

Here’s an article on Five Ways to Fold Towels

And there’s also the debate whether to Fold or Roll. Which is better?

Dish towels

Marta Stewart shows a Trifold Bath Towel in this 30 second video

 

Here’s Judi the Organizer rolling a bath towel

and the KonMari Nethd. Thank you dc for the addition 

There’s Towel Art but that’s for a future post.

 

One Minute Tribute

One minute video of flag at half-staff

Flying the US Flag at Half-Staff protocol is written here at the Veterans Affairs website.

“The flag should fly at half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval
vessels throughout the United States and its territories and possessions after the death
of the president or a former president.”

Here’s a flag at half-staff today, flying at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.

Red Light By Children’s Hospital
Friendship Park
From the opposite side of Friendship Circle by West Penn Hospital

Short Freight Train at Railroad Crossing on Way to School

When driving Maura to school last weekFreight Train at Railroad Crossing on way to school video click link to watch – 93 seconds long- before Sunrise.

High school starts early. It was a short train.

You can see the light of the engine

Lewis Center Ohio

Flowing Fountain in a Fabulous 40th Cake

Happy 40th Birthday Alicia!

Your sweet mom sure made a fabulous cake. And that flowing fountain? Wow.

Click Flowing Fountain in a 40th Cake Video

Happy 40th Alicia

Hard to choose between Vanilla, Chocolate and Carrot cake.

Your niece did a nice job passing out the pieces to all the guests.
Lish and her mom

Blowing out the Sparkler video

Tri B’sCoffee Shop in Toronto Ohio was the Venue
Owner Abby and Lish
Alicia and Jeremy AKA Dirty Punk Gardener

Cookies by Monica
Party goers celebrating. Alicia’s 40th
Pumpkin Roll Latte

My Friend’s Geraniums in October

My friend Tookie grows these gorgeous geraniums on her front porch. The other day she was readying them for winter.

A few years ago I told her about the method that knit designers Arne and Carlos use to winter their geraniums. Here’s their video on How We Store our Geraniums in Winter

Pelargonium/Geranium

We waited for a second caboose

The stationary red caboose, built in 1923, is now a Train Observation Station.

We’d just left the Worthington Community Center Pool, walking across the parking lot and heading home for supper. And we heard the whistle. A train! (Click for short video)

I thought there might be two cabooses but no caboose at the end of today’s freight train. Laura was good to wait.

Blue Cheese Yes or No?

Do you like to eat blue/bleu cheese? Blue cheese dressing? “Blue cheese is made using Penicillium, a type of mold that’s responsible for its unique taste, smell, and appearance. Unlike other types of mold, Penicillium does not produce toxins and is safe to consume.”

Wait, that’s NOT blue cheese.
That’s a slab of marble metamorphic rock!
But it made me think of blue cheese.

Blue cheese how it’s made video

Jellycat makes an amuseable plush toy that’s a soft slab of blue cheese. With legs! You can see it here

Marble seems to have similar veins

An End of the Day Birthday Song

Look who gave me the gift of a birthday song video.

Sam Barsky and his Artistic Sweaters came to Yarns by Design in Oakmont PA in 2019 summer and I blogged it. Click on his link to see the list of sweaters he’s knit. Here are a few of his artistic designs.

An April 2018 New York Times Article by Laura M Holson It’s Sweater Weather Forever states:

Samuel Barsky has gained a measure of fame online for posting photographs of himself in front of famous landmarks with his handmade sweaters.”



Thanks Sam. What a great surprise.

Click link to watch 14 second video

Sam Barsky gave me the gift of a birthday song while wearing a birthday cake sweater. Click to see his video we have a mutual friend. A prolific knitter, Naomi, whom I “met” on McWalker Yarns Knitting Zoom .

T-Shirts of his designs are available in his website.

By the way both stores will be hosting the Steel Valley Yarn Crawl July 29- August 7, 2022 click more information

Yarns by Design Oakmont PA summer 2019

The Van Sickles of Durand Illinois

My son put together this little video, with photos from my grandmother’s album, and paid for the use of the accompanying music.

The Van Sickles of Durand Illinois

You’ve seen a lot of the stills before.

My mother and her family in 1916

Happy Birthday Jack

Born March 21, 2007

Jack -Five days old
Jack on his Birthday Eve

Perpetual Puppy Barks– click to see 10 second video

I’m happy to be here to celebrate your birthday!

Love,

your Grandma (AKA FF Ruthie)