I Like Thursday 5/23

 Thank you to Leeanne of Not Afraid of Color for reminding me to notice things I like. 

I like making these little bags using the Holland Pouch pattern. 
So far, I've done about 4 dozen and used up so many little scraps.
Each one begins with a little quilted rectangle. 
I've never quilted before and have fallen in love with that part of the process.
FYI - I started making some kind of little bag for our annual family
gathering for each G4 (great grand kid) back when there were just 7 of them. 
There are 36 now!

I like my greenhouse...
a.k.a. upstairs bathroom that gets lots of sun,
and a door that can be closed to keep the cat out.
Lots of cucumber and okra plants started!

I like having a "helper" when I sew.

I like watching the dogwoods bloom.. 
The month of April belongs to them.

LeeAnne gave several other prompts to think about. 
Here are a few quick answers to them:

Are you a morning person or a night owl? what do you like about being this way? Would you prefer being different?

I'm a morning person. My whole life, I've hopped out of bed and gotten started with the day. I have to admit, however, that with retirement, I've slowed down on that hopping and going first thing.  I like a little sit in the chair and do computer or book stuff before I get going. I do like to get must-do tasks checked off the list before heading up to the art room or out to the garden.

Make a list of some of your favorite smells.... scents... 
Vanilla

A hot meal on the stove or in the oven

Honeysuckle

Do you speak more than one language? What was is like to learn it? Is there a language you'd like to learn, please tell us why.
I took a year of French in high school, but very little stuck...

The town I grew up in had a large deaf community, and they came to our church. When I was in junior high, I became very interested in learning sign language. I sat with them, watched and learned from the interpreter, and signed the songs with them. During high school, I moved into the role of interpreting / leading in the song part of the services.  On Wednesdays I'd pick up an order of service for the next week to see which songs we'd be singing.  Then I'd make sure I knew every word and look up those I was unsure of. I'd practice the songs then be ready on Sunday morning. And that was how I became fluent in sign language. Now... it's been a long time since I've done any signing, but I bet it would come back to me if I brushed up on it.

Are there words in other languages that sound fun to you, or even English words that you like and make you happy? 

I'm sure it's super wordy-nerdy, but I actually keep a list of words I absolutely love. I'll choose a few:

mondegreen - the mishearing of lyrics of a song

circumlocution - the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea

breviloquent - concise, using very few words

raconteur - one who tells anecdotes in an amusing or skillful way

megillah - long involved story or account

retronym - term created to distinguish an older version

penultimate - the one before the last one