At the fabric store I picked out all outdoor polyester non-fade materials and got small amounts of each. The woman cutting the fabric asked what I was working on and I said a yard banner, then explained about a crown and a red circle. She held up her hand for a congratulatory high five hand slap. There are Democrats in Texas, but often maintaining a low profile. :)

This is a less-is-more kind of project - since it has to be pieced together it needs to use the fewest pieces that convey the message so it is something I can finish this week, not work on for ages. I'm playing with the InDesign software to work out the look. I have a white and red background and with a swath of blue and a couple of white stars I can focus primarily on a crown and red circle to finish the look.

The trash truck just went by but I didn't put out anything at the curb, nor did the across the street neighbors. We know that they pickup on just about every holiday except xmas and Thanksgiving, but if we don't put anything out then they finish faster on these days. (Personally, I wish they'd let them have all of the federal holidays and I'll stagger my trash pickup on those weeks.)

Last night's batch of zucchini casserole came out great, letting me use up my few garden onions and a couple of things that had been in the freezer for a while. Last time I cooked a Parmesan rind in it for flavor, and didn't have one now, but I can grate Parm over the top of it when I serve it.

For the rest of the world, it is Thursday. Here, it is the day the insanity of the fireworks will be at its worst. There were some going off last night and at bedtime when I give the girls a treat I had to go looking for Pepper - she was hunkered down in the tub in the hall bathroom. Whatever makes her comfortable! When she's really unhappy she won't eat. Good thing dinner is well before dark (if it is storming at mealtime I keep the bowl to give her later. Nothing will keep Cookie from eating at mealtime.)

I bagged some more fabric for the donations boxes that I'm scheduled to drop off on the 13th, continuing to add is something I'll work on steadily until then.