Reflections 6-12

Outside My Window...

twilight is setting in

I am thinking...

That tomorrow 40 years will have pasted by... I really need to stop blinking!

I am thankful for...

the love of my husband and children

From the learning rooms...

Getting stuff ready to do algebra, grammar, penmanship and basic math

From the kitchen...

trying sourdough again

I am wearing...

knit shorts and a t-shirt

I am creating...

knitted dish clothes

I am going...

to watch TV with Grim

I am reading...

Backyard Homestead again

On my mind...

What else can I paint

Around the house...

got the planters done, planted the marigolds, geraniums & tomatillo, painted the birdhouses, cleaned out some of the canning jars

One of my favorite things...

sitting in my garden

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:

clean out more canning jars, see if we can trade our car for a different one... hopefully, more on that later. We really need to take Grim's phone in to the shop, something is really wrong with it.

Gotta Run,

Yart

Reflections 6-5

Outside My Window...

is a hot, hazy kind of day

I am thinking...

That I need to get out there and water since we aren't getting the rain as promised.

I am thankful for...

for my wonderful children. Without them life would be so boring!

From the learning rooms...

I learned this week that I don't understand sourdough as well as I thought I did... *Smiles*

From the kitchen...

Nothing to write home about

I am wearing...

knit shorts and a t-shirt

I am creating...

a puddle... I'm melting!

I am going...

to go to think about some peaceful times

I am reading...

nothing, waiting for the monsters to be out of school. Thats when I truly enjoy reading

On my mind...

how tired I am... It has been a very busy past couple of days

Around the house...

took bike for 1000 mile tuneup, had a bonfire & made smores

One of my favorite things...

Baby birds

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:

Clean out the old canning jars, take Mouthy to living history museum for field trip, cut the grass

Gotta Run,

Yart

Reflections 5-30

Outside My Window...

is a hot sunshiney day with a beautiful blue sky

I am thinking...

If this heat keeps up I will be spending a lot of time in the basement this summer and the strawberries will be ripe soon

I am thankful for...

for the heat and sunshine to dry my clothes and the dehydrated zucchini and summer squash I got dried the other day

From the learning rooms...

that there is a company in New Zealand that still makes the hand crank sock loom (didn't get a picture next time I will)

From the kitchen...

Sourdough bread (still rising)

I am wearing...

knit shorts and a tank top

I am creating...

a mess with all these canning jars

I am going...

to switch loads on the line, bake the bread and tend the garden

I am reading...

nothing really, just been going through all the old mags and taking out what I want

On my mind...

that I have been very lax on prep lately.... And how I am going to rectify that

Around the house...

grass has been cut and I need to get the rest of the strings in for the beans to climb

One of my favorite things...

Taking the monster for ice cream

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:

Put away clothes, finish up the mags, clean out old canning jars

Gotta Run,

Yart

Reflections 5-22

 

Outside My Window...

is a bright sunshiney day
I am thinking...

how kewl it is that I not only found out that my husband's family goes back to 1560 but that I found one of the cousins as well

I am thankful for...

for the time to put 300 miles on the bike this weekend for the break in period
From the learning rooms...

I learned that if you take calcium you need to take magnesium also. It helps the calcium to absorb better

From the kitchen...

any kind of Smoothies
I am wearing...

knit shorts and an oversized tank top
I am creating...

life within the garden. Everything is in the ground that I have room for.
I am going...

to play zombie lane on facebook later
I am reading...

new issues of Rare Breeds, Woman's World and a companion guide to a backyard homesteader (can't remember the name)
On my mind...

I just want to relax today
Around the house...

grass that needs to be cut yet again & laundry
One of my favorite things...

yard saling
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:

cutting the grass, making bread, figuring out a new workout routine

Gotta Run,
Yart

Reflections 5-15

Outside My Window...
is a rainy, cold, dreary day

I am thinking...
how to accomplish the dream of one day owning my own farm

I am thankful for...
for my children and my husband

From the learning rooms...
Still trying to figure out how to make socks... loom and 4 needles

From the kitchen...
Tropical Fruit Smoothies

I am wearing...
Jeans, socks, t-shirt and zippered hoodie

I am creating...
a mess from the yard sale that got rained out

I am going...
to work on cleaning my half of the bedroom

I am reading...
new issues of Hobby Farm Homes, Woman's World and Organic Gardener

On my mind...
finishing up planting the garden and cutting the grass

Around the house...
sopping wet laundry out on the line in the rain

One of my favorite things...
a fridge full of healthy foods

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:
cleaning house, ordering kefir grains, sewing up more aprons

Gotta Run,
Yart