tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46265891205908119322024-03-17T20:03:56.271-07:00My Cubby CraftsJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.comBlogger1120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-47158700829167563112023-12-18T10:08:00.000-08:002023-12-18T10:08:50.387-08:00Homemaking Mondays: Winter Thoughts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAeqkGyaguOoZHBDCUfCWE0aYMbS628mxVbYhBjTzg6R8e3IgPIndAl0R8rts2xEmTB3pg76LAYilw10lopn-Y3p_OLa456DafDo5z2okxOQT8PVCDTJSXhV-g4KL15RGbcwl6z7cXMeItHd2qOFf1i21b22wpXfO5lGC3tHZcNbLRQv8q4UvuGa77ALO/s4000/P1110829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAeqkGyaguOoZHBDCUfCWE0aYMbS628mxVbYhBjTzg6R8e3IgPIndAl0R8rts2xEmTB3pg76LAYilw10lopn-Y3p_OLa456DafDo5z2okxOQT8PVCDTJSXhV-g4KL15RGbcwl6z7cXMeItHd2qOFf1i21b22wpXfO5lGC3tHZcNbLRQv8q4UvuGa77ALO/w400-h300/P1110829.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hello! <br />The winter has been so warm here this year</p><p style="text-align: center;">with the temperatures going up around the freezing mark often.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It makes it nice to be outside...although </p><p style="text-align: center;">it has been darker with more cloud cover and the ground</p><p style="text-align: center;">being so slippery. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Roads are harder to navigate and takes more caution.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Especially for my son who is learning to drive.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I often will drive the first part of a trip out </p><p style="text-align: center;">to see how the roads are before handing over the keys to him.</p><p style="text-align: center;">He is a very good driver...but you know...I'm a nervous mom.</p><p style="text-align: center;">With the darkness, I love the moments </p><p style="text-align: center;">where the sun bursts through the clouds and fills the sky</p><p style="text-align: center;">with golden light.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I will find myself at the window just soaking up</p><p style="text-align: center;">the rays of sunshine. It never lasts long.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I love how the sunshine brings a warmth to a room or outdoor space.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Inviting.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It has been making me think about how we make our homes inviting.</p><p style="text-align: center;">How can we be the sunshine for our family?</p><p style="text-align: center;">Do we greet our family with a smile and a kind word? <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzWl3lVeyG6yqZoQQdpC2uohLGzlB0FjXr8nc1BpDu4ar9y12shwpr2wqSqHV22u5NnMQKmEw_hz3UXQufew2JN3EHfcxqjp60uKfr7s2sXF_hp9yGBGQXB-YHqQW6r-WxGah-APV3rGOLIxdUSdobzSRzpTazUrsbMi57kRqNOGlnTmD5FFjH7Sch9v6/s3978/P1110844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="3978" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzWl3lVeyG6yqZoQQdpC2uohLGzlB0FjXr8nc1BpDu4ar9y12shwpr2wqSqHV22u5NnMQKmEw_hz3UXQufew2JN3EHfcxqjp60uKfr7s2sXF_hp9yGBGQXB-YHqQW6r-WxGah-APV3rGOLIxdUSdobzSRzpTazUrsbMi57kRqNOGlnTmD5FFjH7Sch9v6/w400-h258/P1110844.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">This month is my younger daughter's birthday.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It has been a blessing to be apart of her life as she grows</p><p style="text-align: center;">in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus</p><p style="text-align: center;">as well as in beauty.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4rnTERuYA7BfHq_Ta4EXUP3N1b-9PDn0x9MAmVzGK5Jj_eqkUrsmo72NElsPGhtTciL5b5Z5LLf00blpjtBdP4YqGNK9behaIi7_eHJVzgifQwSCZwINrHUSdLLRgHd9URjA3d97YkbG3s8n1NjApepKmE2PkEKcT3xVTA-VG8Xx_DvQho-6iv_JDPv2/s3272/P1110853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="3272" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4rnTERuYA7BfHq_Ta4EXUP3N1b-9PDn0x9MAmVzGK5Jj_eqkUrsmo72NElsPGhtTciL5b5Z5LLf00blpjtBdP4YqGNK9behaIi7_eHJVzgifQwSCZwINrHUSdLLRgHd9URjA3d97YkbG3s8n1NjApepKmE2PkEKcT3xVTA-VG8Xx_DvQho-6iv_JDPv2/w400-h325/P1110853.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I've not been making as many cards lately</p><p style="text-align: center;">but whenever I sit down to make one it is special </p><p style="text-align: center;">because of who I'm making one for.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6WNpHIr3aSbk3tbHh7BPCwAt9xZ_rT-ZlgNmB92djbpNMcmkHFHXN35ZY2moffaFbe3ucqHou5ef0NcUz-6lhG8EYNOHA_haE0u29QZRyiywa5S9qLznmodBYorwo1vq-474_dwCjVvs5MSNUBZGRH5a64_zvDgcGQf6atcK3HAhaHzgTJoWBQXWoLOa/s4000/P1110857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6WNpHIr3aSbk3tbHh7BPCwAt9xZ_rT-ZlgNmB92djbpNMcmkHFHXN35ZY2moffaFbe3ucqHou5ef0NcUz-6lhG8EYNOHA_haE0u29QZRyiywa5S9qLznmodBYorwo1vq-474_dwCjVvs5MSNUBZGRH5a64_zvDgcGQf6atcK3HAhaHzgTJoWBQXWoLOa/w400-h300/P1110857.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> I've been doing more knitting but haven't gotten </p><p style="text-align: center;">those projects completed yet. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It's good to have a full work basket</p><p style="text-align: center;">with new projects and mending. </p><p style="text-align: center;">One part of making wool socks is darning the holes.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I've been still enjoying the carnivore way of eating.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm feeling stronger and the scale has started moving down again.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I have tried a new meal.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's sardines/ eggs/ parmesan cheese </p><p style="text-align: center;">mixed up and cooked in my waffle iron.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Slather some butter on top and yum! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Strange how I can now admit I like sardines. </p><p style="text-align: center;">My children and I last night went to our community centre</p><p style="text-align: center;">for their yearly sparkler skate. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It was fun to be out and enjoy the company of my kids on the ice</p><p style="text-align: center;">and of friends and community members.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Young and old alike out on the ice.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Great skaters and those who needed to be careful and go slow.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I actually love these kinds of events because of what it teaches my kids.</p><p style="text-align: center;">People worry about socialization with homeschoolers.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The truth is that when your children engage in activities with </p><p style="text-align: center;">people of all ages they learn so much more then being with </p><p style="text-align: center;">people their own age more. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Yes, it's great to have friends your age as you can relate to them </p><p style="text-align: center;">in the stages of your life.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The lessons and understanding you learn from older people </p><p style="text-align: center;">or lessons you can share with younger ones.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's special to watch my children come alongside young children</p><p style="text-align: center;">voluntarily helping them and bringing smiles to their faces</p><p style="text-align: center;">just because.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then to watch them sit down with men and women much older</p><p style="text-align: center;">asking them questions and listening to their lives.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We all need all of these relationships. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKMnHRlrRT7fwLaOQ5GLmjWo1gLh1_-FFc887NB7lVSlFVnQfL5K_2e42egdoWUen8C1-0P74Kp1g3eKb0QzPF3wkFl1fI2MIJ48SH3u-YojL4bRSjgrkjD-5XJUBK9TusdNWQNnK4bbkRcwtnv4SZ2VreRnLAiN4umtW4lusIwg6NQvgBQ02ZxGIVgTm/s2048/410945107_743075234513505_4656003442655925134_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKMnHRlrRT7fwLaOQ5GLmjWo1gLh1_-FFc887NB7lVSlFVnQfL5K_2e42egdoWUen8C1-0P74Kp1g3eKb0QzPF3wkFl1fI2MIJ48SH3u-YojL4bRSjgrkjD-5XJUBK9TusdNWQNnK4bbkRcwtnv4SZ2VreRnLAiN4umtW4lusIwg6NQvgBQ02ZxGIVgTm/w400-h300/410945107_743075234513505_4656003442655925134_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Our community centre has a wonderful</p><p style="text-align: center;">Olympic size rink as well as a tennis court next to it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">This year our "ice man" has created this serpentine track to enjoy.</p><p style="text-align: center;">One fun thing with sparklers...they are more fun in the dark! 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</div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;">Thank you for all of you that leave comments</div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;">and share a piece of your lives with me.<br /><br />Love and Prayers,</div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;">Jennifer<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-21526199858328705342023-12-04T09:59:00.000-08:002023-12-04T09:59:43.823-08:00Homemaking Mondays: The Lord Provides for Even Simple Things<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpphwSFJ_QARZSI2c-sHzHbrFzZTyPYsv7gMSTFeQIIt7Y9gxa_0uGyX_R-X6DPxGOECFg4cpHv9yK9OK-sM1sgfn-Y1uSCFjhoF81pbmsVgL5bp_9TrH6nh5g4Yf42NYqb5_1ETR7qCwEbzafZdX7H6-padVsDrX7gJ6nuuSjvoJJeut5B_epoMnfUhI/s4000/P1110820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpphwSFJ_QARZSI2c-sHzHbrFzZTyPYsv7gMSTFeQIIt7Y9gxa_0uGyX_R-X6DPxGOECFg4cpHv9yK9OK-sM1sgfn-Y1uSCFjhoF81pbmsVgL5bp_9TrH6nh5g4Yf42NYqb5_1ETR7qCwEbzafZdX7H6-padVsDrX7gJ6nuuSjvoJJeut5B_epoMnfUhI/w300-h400/P1110820.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hello! <br />I am always amazed at how the Lord </p><p style="text-align: center;">provides for the simplest things that you would think</p><p style="text-align: center;">that he wouldn't find important.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I needed a frame for my puzzle that I just glued.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then off to the free store I went for our regular dump day.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Just waiting for me was this frame.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I did have to cut the top of the puzzle down by an inch</p><p style="text-align: center;">but then it slid right in perfectly. </p><p style="text-align: center;">This kind of thing has happened in my life so many times.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Does God care? Yes! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Not only does the Lord Jesus provide us salvation for our sin</p><p style="text-align: center;">but he also provides for those little details in our lives</p><p style="text-align: center;">that we often don't even voice. </p><p style="text-align: center;">So I say....talk to the Lord about everything.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It may surprise you what he provides. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXk9jGOxuNa9gQ0P1bw-m4sv2EkriE9xjQgFqPLhFRqT4psVQi8G2SrSIpxz6e7rcnuYA6ysEu3hRFvnwb24NQYUxwqv4pEG5vqaJ12zCy_85fabNaSeFD6VCX-8n9k_GwmH7Bq8nT0Qo3UDcEpzfjmtxXYR63-3N3GyHEkxYh0DOlLF8CsxMkV41Zzb_s/s4000/P1110825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXk9jGOxuNa9gQ0P1bw-m4sv2EkriE9xjQgFqPLhFRqT4psVQi8G2SrSIpxz6e7rcnuYA6ysEu3hRFvnwb24NQYUxwqv4pEG5vqaJ12zCy_85fabNaSeFD6VCX-8n9k_GwmH7Bq8nT0Qo3UDcEpzfjmtxXYR63-3N3GyHEkxYh0DOlLF8CsxMkV41Zzb_s/w400-h300/P1110825.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">This week I've been able to finish up a couple more</p><p style="text-align: center;">pairs of socks.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The one above I ran out of the one colour so I added </p><p style="text-align: center;">a fun pink toe.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It was the same kind of yarn so the texture was consistent.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So this morning I'm back to working on my crochet project</p><p style="text-align: center;">my blue afghan.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The sky is grey and the trees have a fresh dusting of snow</p><p style="text-align: center;">that is softening the world outside. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I went out and fed the birds this morning</p><p style="text-align: center;">and added a little "fat cake" for them as it's getting colder.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I made these "fat cakes" for them out of pumpkin seeds</p><p style="text-align: center;">oatmeal and bacon fat.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's a great way to use up leftover bacon fat and it </p><p style="text-align: center;">nourishes them in the cold.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Do you make your own for the birds? </p><p style="text-align: center;">What do you add to yours? </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">My boys and I borrowed some skis for the winter</p><p style="text-align: center;">from our community center. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It's so nice to be able to get out and glide </p><p style="text-align: center;">along the paths.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm a bit stiff from my first journeys out</p><p style="text-align: center;">but that will pass as my muscles remember.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I wonder what trails I'll explore this winter? </p><p style="text-align: center;">Do you like exploring?</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope you have a wonderful week</p><p style="text-align: center;">keeping your homes and perhaps discovering </p><p style="text-align: center;">a new trail or place to enjoy.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Jennifer<br /> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-10021463724286151682023-11-27T10:40:00.000-08:002023-11-27T10:40:55.088-08:00Homemaking Mondays: Rise and Shine!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCBNj9mCWthTz7thCgfP2h6spGxBrcxQBfLF0kHfE85zzuLJAJEcxJAvKydDpRYTWixxUWCDxPgATlA6dWJYUKa2WkiWHqVpEIPcM2H8_NsvB1LxA1sCY1aBHP8kNAKWYmnzXbK0IM95mXEAazLsREJlNIh_LXRLk1-eyQTp_Fj_KDHmflhXxM7w0nc8B/s4000/P1110776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCBNj9mCWthTz7thCgfP2h6spGxBrcxQBfLF0kHfE85zzuLJAJEcxJAvKydDpRYTWixxUWCDxPgATlA6dWJYUKa2WkiWHqVpEIPcM2H8_NsvB1LxA1sCY1aBHP8kNAKWYmnzXbK0IM95mXEAazLsREJlNIh_LXRLk1-eyQTp_Fj_KDHmflhXxM7w0nc8B/w300-h400/P1110776.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">This week I found this beautiful puzzle at Walmart.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I really enjoy some of Thomas Kincade's artwork.</p><p style="text-align: center;">This morning I just put in the last piece...it was the last of 1000 pieces.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It was challenging with all the similar colours </p><p style="text-align: center;">but that is one of the things that makes puzzles so enjoyable.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Puzzles in the home helps to challenge, engages problem solving and fine motor skills.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Plus time spent around the puzzle board is wonderful </p><p style="text-align: center;">for sweet conversation with all who come for a look or to put in a piece.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Also just a note I use a cork board to put puzzles together on</p><p style="text-align: center;">as they are solid and can easily be moved (slid under a couch) </p><p style="text-align: center;">when that space is needed for other things.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I do have lots of other projects still on the go.</p><p style="text-align: center;">More socks, the afghan, and the quilt</p><p style="text-align: center;">that is taking shape as time allows.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">What wonderful things have your fingers found to do</p><p style="text-align: center;">this lovely new day?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for dropping by! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Jennifer<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-55474451227321838982023-11-20T09:40:00.000-08:002023-11-20T09:40:34.340-08:00Homemaking Mondays: Each Day is a Piece in Your Life's Quilt<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Well it's matcha powder (culinary grade)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I'm not adding cream or milk to it at this point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still delicious on a cold day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter is deepening here in the Yukon and I woke to -25C.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's dark and overcast and the snow </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is starting to filter down from the clouds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The truck is plugged in so it starts nicely later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of days ago the sun came out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I went for a walk on the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The snow was glittering like diamonds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and you could feel the sun's warmth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside is warm and cozy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I've been working </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on putting some pieces together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found them started and decided to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">create a pinwheel patter with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next is some more ironing seams </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then I'll stitch them together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll need to pick up some quilt batting </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in town this week.<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvVVoeAARXvHZkXkiAfW7FwI23XPmeoWgAY1zr9wcaaU9ndWDUXGe_xIEwIZ48K8IldrNPdsfOE4oTkwvzw1cuRhe-zbXO7GY47UN3lEefFGaSfQGcm3C6a0hotfE9ciV2VdRRcvskVNvJu_gw6rtzVBXjdKKl9WfkY8zTRTNYZSREAEh4MtSPKy2iDBc/w400-h300/P1110759.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I've also been finding new things to enjoy </p><p style="text-align: center;">on my new way of eating. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I fried up some beef fat trimmings and then saved </p><p style="text-align: center;">the tallow for other things.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The crispy bits were delicious! </p><p style="text-align: center;">I also have enjoyed having quail eggs. </p><p style="text-align: center;">They are perfect boiled up for a quick little snack</p><p style="text-align: center;">or to go along with lunch.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">With the cold the birds are delightfully fluffed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They come out as the day lightens up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking for food and some company. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes we have a bunch of chickadees, grey jays,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">grosbeaks, and a squirrel </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all sharing at the feeder chattering </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">amongst themselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It can be very entertaining to fill the feeder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then watch from the kitchen window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My camera zoom isn't so great but below you </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can see the grey jays all fluffy on the branch. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRC6pbeWO3czyZ-n3FPeqJmdWcs36HLk6TlAj_MzZfeijnRE2U5fVW6d2plksUPjz_OmsB3F0yFDn7_ZaJc5V8RzVqtW6wRoyxjMSLBewI_rmVVvakIMsxB6-3KX7mYlXzZlupJIIGQnWlaNTkbTUTHsz4jE09KSM4GLs1hDbcrcTwIY-_zK_qs6RSwSW/s4000/P1110755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRC6pbeWO3czyZ-n3FPeqJmdWcs36HLk6TlAj_MzZfeijnRE2U5fVW6d2plksUPjz_OmsB3F0yFDn7_ZaJc5V8RzVqtW6wRoyxjMSLBewI_rmVVvakIMsxB6-3KX7mYlXzZlupJIIGQnWlaNTkbTUTHsz4jE09KSM4GLs1hDbcrcTwIY-_zK_qs6RSwSW/w400-h300/P1110755.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So you could say this past week has been</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a quiet and gentle week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a lot of things going on but having a nice gentle rhythm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daily tasks being done around the home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I did up-pot a couple plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not because the plants were growing too big</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but because I'd killed the bigger plants. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I am just giving another plant a chance to try to survive in it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have noticed once again the difference of cleaning the floors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when the house is more closed up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The freshness of the cleaners lingers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I've used rose castile soap to mop with and it's so nice! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple drops of essential oil (lavender) in the bathroom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after scrubbing the tub.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little things of note that were sometimes missed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when the windows could be flung open to let in the fresh breeze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taking notice of the little things in our days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wondering what the bigger picture looks like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The older I get and look back at time passed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am noticing the quilt that is coming together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just like the one I'm sewing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each little piece has a place to match or contrast. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a lovely week! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-69286364485458380142023-11-13T09:00:00.000-08:002023-11-13T09:00:45.324-08:00Homemaking Mondays: Organizing Projects and a Pile of Yarn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH0XbMGcoBQlk62Daek7id2SYQsYd-aSjeyIPBjlyaVuOGpaw2ZkQB7NgiEstex7DkKLGWkqWM0163pJoZAV59QnR350pqceh444H9aE7mpU0smspp3GDbYs6iNGw9E8RBKSYZNUOYhqbT1IZODi9r7ozcW3tXUsZNdqR6v4gbURPhzFTddhJYetgzudk/s4000/P1110736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH0XbMGcoBQlk62Daek7id2SYQsYd-aSjeyIPBjlyaVuOGpaw2ZkQB7NgiEstex7DkKLGWkqWM0163pJoZAV59QnR350pqceh444H9aE7mpU0smspp3GDbYs6iNGw9E8RBKSYZNUOYhqbT1IZODi9r7ozcW3tXUsZNdqR6v4gbURPhzFTddhJYetgzudk/w400-h300/P1110736.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />I hope you are having a lovely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">homemaking day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's still a bit dark out here and we're waiting </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the sun to come up over the mountain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's an interesting thing to wake with the stars shining bright.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the light fills the sky I start</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to ponder on the needs of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing on my mind today is all the projects </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I have ideas for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things I've gathered together to begin </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or have perhaps started already.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you do one project at a time?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or do you have multiple ones on the go </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at any given time? <br />I am the multiple projects kinda person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the projects </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on top of the regular homemaking needs you </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">need to accomplish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lady I know brought up an idea to me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where she had heard of some people</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">organizing their days </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">according to their projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She mentioned that some organized their time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by hours...if of course you had no other commitments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It made me wonder if this would be </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a beneficial habit for me to try.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To organize the day in such a way</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as to give attention to each project. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps that would enable me to accomplish more?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I have decided that it would be good to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take the spare time I have in the morning </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">between working with my homeschool boys lessons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for yarn work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I already to this most days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the moment I have a pair of socks I'm knitting,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some darning to do and a new blanket I've begun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could do some on each if it suited me that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That will be morning work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then in the afternoon if I find spare time I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">will go to the sewing room and work on the next </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">needed sewing project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've a quilt that I'm starting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a stack of sewing projects</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I have ideas for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing at a time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So not a detailed plan, but a more focused one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have decided to write in my planner </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what projects I need to focus on in order.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I hope to be able to accomplish more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are always other projects,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like shovelling snow, making jerky, baking bread,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">organizing books, planning lessons and appointments</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that will always just be thrown in </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wherever they are needed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me the idea of some of the other creative things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should be more intentional about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...after I get the jerky in the oven I'll sit myself down </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and play with some yarn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past week I walked into the yarn section </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of Walmart to be surprised by </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a fully stocked light blue (storm blue) yarn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the yarn was cleaned out due to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the season of making gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I quickly scooped up a few balls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been looking for this shade of blue for a long time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to make a throw blanket for my bedroom to match </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my blue and white quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've picked a beautiful shell pattern that has a bit </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of a lacy feel to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a simple pattern as it's just two alternating rows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a peaceful relaxing project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have looked at some of the other amazing patterns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out there...but honestly it would take so much more effort</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make something intricate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So simple does the job for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also for me I've decided to simplify my work baskets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To just having what I'm actually doing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and not all the ones I want to do as it makes me a bit overwhelmed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes it's nice to exchange a crochet hook from knitting needles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BBZd2YQo1jVJeXEFE8NmBy59dMoRBkjLQY565R6kNfOjzFCd-QnDBi9lUJfo9snB3rHXYJmvJgFNkxp8fYQngb97euT0YQDD3QoS-6oQf3Gd6HPduGQpkFRDdar4lIlEVfHaZM2ohHn5AwnLZgAqMdAfeDCM66r8GOcfvwXYe44WVn_GK2RbOcTGYdf3/s4000/P1110750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BBZd2YQo1jVJeXEFE8NmBy59dMoRBkjLQY565R6kNfOjzFCd-QnDBi9lUJfo9snB3rHXYJmvJgFNkxp8fYQngb97euT0YQDD3QoS-6oQf3Gd6HPduGQpkFRDdar4lIlEVfHaZM2ohHn5AwnLZgAqMdAfeDCM66r8GOcfvwXYe44WVn_GK2RbOcTGYdf3/w400-h300/P1110750.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO just a few thoughts today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How do you get through projects?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you just take them as they come or do you plan them out?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a wonderful day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer </div><br /><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-20409304581370413812023-11-06T10:32:00.000-08:002023-11-06T10:32:01.621-08:00Homemaking Mondays: Rising In The Darkness<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAi33qA7-ml0AN7Bc7aF0d3clzGDdktqT3ZcH8e80zz2moPIpyjF2nFeXMhUbxP-qbJtmrC-_YZDRqUUyWd9lzdI2k71b4d98xZu-_PNyJm6CciCsYTPMqGG9VD_BKWbibxfcYmycBVY2zhcrE4e_3S2eMYDTQxm4s26ULcBndgN80gIbYp1FH0arWgje/s4000/P1110706.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAi33qA7-ml0AN7Bc7aF0d3clzGDdktqT3ZcH8e80zz2moPIpyjF2nFeXMhUbxP-qbJtmrC-_YZDRqUUyWd9lzdI2k71b4d98xZu-_PNyJm6CciCsYTPMqGG9VD_BKWbibxfcYmycBVY2zhcrE4e_3S2eMYDTQxm4s26ULcBndgN80gIbYp1FH0arWgje/w400-h300/P1110706.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />What would you do on a dark winter morning?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you turn on all the lights and music to bring your </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">home to life? or do you slowly ease into the day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with softness and quiet?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps with some tea or coffee?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well...this morning </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have picked up some new yarn my daughter gave me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and asked me to make her something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a cowl and I am doing a couple rows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of knit and a couple of pearl to make it ribbed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colours remind me of coral in the ocean</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with it's at times bright colours and others darker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was doing this as the day started today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not too many lights other then those that were needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Sometimes mornings are lovely when they </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are slowly started. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No bright lights or loud sounds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a gentle way to start the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Delightful with a cup of tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One little detail I added to the house this week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was this cute little mirror I found</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the free store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hung it above my yarn stash and it reflects </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a nice little touch of light in that darker corner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8UlgMK1GWTuferII4-6M1a2BcLnJJB7rW3wHtsKDo-JbmaCN7tJButNpw3HW6eLZQL4m94IkzH3jgFLl9sL3bPgf56upoz3HNPvD_Bn6qzEO1ysCnb6NAYu-J7K2HErhe4WztYjkJZNVCT37XM1aye17g5ycfeDJzc8eYoYNqy_eZGa3fjiVH17ZJZQa/s4000/P1110717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8UlgMK1GWTuferII4-6M1a2BcLnJJB7rW3wHtsKDo-JbmaCN7tJButNpw3HW6eLZQL4m94IkzH3jgFLl9sL3bPgf56upoz3HNPvD_Bn6qzEO1ysCnb6NAYu-J7K2HErhe4WztYjkJZNVCT37XM1aye17g5ycfeDJzc8eYoYNqy_eZGa3fjiVH17ZJZQa/w300-h400/P1110717.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also found a couple baskets at the free store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were a bit dirty so I washed them up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one basket is a hamper size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's lovely and had some mold in the bottom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO...peroxide to the rescue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just soaked it in the tub with peroxide and water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once it was dry I put it into our room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a tad smaller then my regular basket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that might be a good thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It'll prompt me to do it before it becomes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">too big for one load.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you overload your washer sometimes?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am guilty of that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_aohIomrCJSEMVSyeFj38N7CtXZa1qvgnT258mgLIXRjhlwZaOk-3_yU_BywxEHFqS8wechM-JDypdWGDVNsGhgU317Zbz2W_hk197s9uwrVD3I1InmSEGYkjNbUPFvIDui5yjQ7sfZORw9B4qGUO6tyYv7YmZPUM9joHRDm5eJm7tJUaThZACrPsrKO/s4000/P1110728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_aohIomrCJSEMVSyeFj38N7CtXZa1qvgnT258mgLIXRjhlwZaOk-3_yU_BywxEHFqS8wechM-JDypdWGDVNsGhgU317Zbz2W_hk197s9uwrVD3I1InmSEGYkjNbUPFvIDui5yjQ7sfZORw9B4qGUO6tyYv7YmZPUM9joHRDm5eJm7tJUaThZACrPsrKO/w300-h400/P1110728.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other basket is a nice size with a handle...and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's going in my craft room to hold my current sewing projects. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have sewing work baskets? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find this helpful so that I don't pull out more then I can </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">focus on and accomplish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's easy for me to get overwhelmed with ideas </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then get to where they don't get completed in a timely manner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spread out this handmade crocheted table cloth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(it's just for a small table).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found it at the free store as well and it's lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day I dream of being able to make something like that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgtcFeIfdgzUx1W4jzzmvX7a-ry3mMKYvIIn9xKHx0Ia784boVxVfeyVEmzV9HiK-la5jEcd-7ukYMN02OZtDkZPAW6L8JmyJHNnbo5rT2fBrAVwj0C-w6MxMJw8X1pgHklIJGw1Ii9PdK1oShoTObiMmcs2ACMK01zGHKZlrAIOneE_P4IdVN7rpCrc0/s4000/P1110735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgtcFeIfdgzUx1W4jzzmvX7a-ry3mMKYvIIn9xKHx0Ia784boVxVfeyVEmzV9HiK-la5jEcd-7ukYMN02OZtDkZPAW6L8JmyJHNnbo5rT2fBrAVwj0C-w6MxMJw8X1pgHklIJGw1Ii9PdK1oShoTObiMmcs2ACMK01zGHKZlrAIOneE_P4IdVN7rpCrc0/w400-h300/P1110735.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well the day is getting away from me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I'm off to get some lunch on for the family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a beautiful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-89819324902681652922023-10-30T11:08:00.001-07:002023-10-30T11:08:35.758-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Frost and Focus<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIWl4mWqEDxnI1tsasW9PxoB8ttrT44oAU0LYNNx_l5ZVewlYgx1n1kponICxoZQ1l_4vDFKXTR6mOHrNT-CxB_Yiw6Nmzqr09LuKjIdycAm3ElJe-OEPhw16t18JP9mRbhs4WC0o8ikEgNGMDbqn1BdubheSlsGxKZVpyanF6eTmHHEdZlzW9PNxvy4A/s4000/P1110693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIWl4mWqEDxnI1tsasW9PxoB8ttrT44oAU0LYNNx_l5ZVewlYgx1n1kponICxoZQ1l_4vDFKXTR6mOHrNT-CxB_Yiw6Nmzqr09LuKjIdycAm3ElJe-OEPhw16t18JP9mRbhs4WC0o8ikEgNGMDbqn1BdubheSlsGxKZVpyanF6eTmHHEdZlzW9PNxvy4A/w400-h300/P1110693.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />I hope your homemaking day </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is going smoothly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a gentle morning here as the light </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">slowly creeps into the sky. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's cloudy and we have a fresh dusting of snow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a candle burning to give </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a touch of soft light to the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The curtains are now opened and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even through it's partway through the morning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the light begs to be noticed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such are winters in the north.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you can wake up at a reasonable time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and still see stars shimmering in the sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lovely part of winter here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is when the ice freezes before the snow comes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year it has frozen really hard and is very safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My children and I have been out enjoying </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">skating all around the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one morning it was super foggy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and added a kind of cozy feel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It just lightly touched you as you glided through it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ice wasn't clear anymore but like frosted glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made it around the lake just a couple times</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">more then I used to so that was a win for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With this diet I'm finding I can physically do more and that is nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm 50 lbs down at 25 weeks on Carnivore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then while I waited for my kids to go around a couple more times,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I snuggled under a blanket and enjoyed the sounds </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of the lake as there was movement over it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a grey jay that came down to keep me company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fresh and peaceful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheitKZpS4GOzdQuENSzf0wjulhP9fV1YDINAgrYnt5ALQ-totHiG1gWeorkTvgyzhbK6qLYBQys7h07EzUF6KbussuuiYYE-V2fl6fEAVJ0XgwaJaWF9DA12ZGRjCdgYzl2jh7choAud0VUB5I79Vnnswawq9lzWFFo7t6V4DMrI3AK9dOwFQmZCSXM8R8/s4000/P1110698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheitKZpS4GOzdQuENSzf0wjulhP9fV1YDINAgrYnt5ALQ-totHiG1gWeorkTvgyzhbK6qLYBQys7h07EzUF6KbussuuiYYE-V2fl6fEAVJ0XgwaJaWF9DA12ZGRjCdgYzl2jh7choAud0VUB5I79Vnnswawq9lzWFFo7t6V4DMrI3AK9dOwFQmZCSXM8R8/w400-h300/P1110698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day before the sun shone bright in a blue sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took the chance to take some pictures of the frost in the sunlight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWhSTcs-3smdPeVDxoDuPALwcaMuMSoOlFQcthUcF8_O-pr7lZuNIcjbPce8bEjUHp17-7s9q9QWDUChmgjYXycInIgZxoqSXnfAXqN7I-VKthcXnmgFW2-3lTFtT5KTzKnz9-RflHUrIcJJ-QDnXk7yajpzFLncLTPmO3Lbl4Vp4dMDWQsAKfUfAld5t/s4000/P1110609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWhSTcs-3smdPeVDxoDuPALwcaMuMSoOlFQcthUcF8_O-pr7lZuNIcjbPce8bEjUHp17-7s9q9QWDUChmgjYXycInIgZxoqSXnfAXqN7I-VKthcXnmgFW2-3lTFtT5KTzKnz9-RflHUrIcJJ-QDnXk7yajpzFLncLTPmO3Lbl4Vp4dMDWQsAKfUfAld5t/w400-h300/P1110609.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord Jesus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has created such an intricate masterpiece</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that stays for just a short season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The snow crystals often blowing apart with a breeze</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or melting in the brief sunshine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjQK6Y16ltfnf7EgTRt3YAaT3ytyIFmpPSVlRhjUMFqFudtCX-CHMLlOu1wNexgXhfwQ_7aWBufzPkc8IAEa8t8_1U29Z9q4CdpaqCkN_Y4Me8T3_k0n6NPJn_z5H2ozl3XdJzXyAuW2t7s1-cB2EMPJK96m4ZU-Br3y7ZLsxjtQcQr7t1E3fzkVoPwy2/s4000/P1110603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjQK6Y16ltfnf7EgTRt3YAaT3ytyIFmpPSVlRhjUMFqFudtCX-CHMLlOu1wNexgXhfwQ_7aWBufzPkc8IAEa8t8_1U29Z9q4CdpaqCkN_Y4Me8T3_k0n6NPJn_z5H2ozl3XdJzXyAuW2t7s1-cB2EMPJK96m4ZU-Br3y7ZLsxjtQcQr7t1E3fzkVoPwy2/w400-h300/P1110603.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have added a couple more plants to my home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, I killed the one plant that was in this pot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love plants and have quite a few...but I can't keep them all alive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have learned that it's ok to fail at some things and to just move on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time I found a lovely ivy and tucked it in a new space in the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have this lovely red table and added a large plate to the bottom supports.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I put a doily on top of that under the pot so it wouldn't slip around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope it thrives here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-Bv-jHcqHUV-_Lc8GwTw7NSnphB9bYiV-iqYM-IgkL6Zup1BC3wuNOfyPmeMhjwHyhK9dUD8hwRv3TCYhpbQB0J0uXesnVzuaIdyL8zRmuQlP4_VxP-a4bLQm-5UPcNE3FpeIexDWrO8suIzYirJomgQeRGRtPK2PRYR07TTkEbW010sGyATOeGrp6Xn/s4000/P1110654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-Bv-jHcqHUV-_Lc8GwTw7NSnphB9bYiV-iqYM-IgkL6Zup1BC3wuNOfyPmeMhjwHyhK9dUD8hwRv3TCYhpbQB0J0uXesnVzuaIdyL8zRmuQlP4_VxP-a4bLQm-5UPcNE3FpeIexDWrO8suIzYirJomgQeRGRtPK2PRYR07TTkEbW010sGyATOeGrp6Xn/w300-h400/P1110654.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other plants I added to my kitchen windows for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the seasons change the kitchen windowsills change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No more cut flowers from the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time for something a bit more green as the world outside turns white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My violets are blooming purple and pink </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and they add a wonderful pop of colour as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a week and just the bare minimum </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of household jobs have been done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been out of the home more and then enjoying the outdoors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this coming week I'll need to focus on getting corners </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that had been neglected last.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If we leave some things too long it just builds up to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a bigger job then need be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An effort a day keeps failure away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With homeschooling I have a stack of books </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that need to be looked through to decide on study projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have that alongside my knitting so I can take breaks </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from one task and do the other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very convenient so there is no excuse not to get it done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes I find I have to be more focused </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on managing my time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is a challenge of being home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We must be the ones to set our limits/boundaries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then stick to them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a lovely </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">homemaking day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-59611213730941222672023-10-23T11:06:00.000-07:002023-10-23T11:06:03.022-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Needing a Touch of Warmth<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE_-R9boAal-vrkU1rTjrv_pVCa3sVhWDVujVQEOnCudtLlUm6gfyxaVddMHrcwIkT4XYrV6gCvK2XBMYr64sB9PagWFjOZv2U9I_XMvKJ33Al4FajmOW24YgYFDglsuCg9uLL0xOj2CxdMqcCB4DYY4rLlDo8j9KpDV6PllgNEzDo3ZzzuM0cmg7n_P8/s4000/P1110600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE_-R9boAal-vrkU1rTjrv_pVCa3sVhWDVujVQEOnCudtLlUm6gfyxaVddMHrcwIkT4XYrV6gCvK2XBMYr64sB9PagWFjOZv2U9I_XMvKJ33Al4FajmOW24YgYFDglsuCg9uLL0xOj2CxdMqcCB4DYY4rLlDo8j9KpDV6PllgNEzDo3ZzzuM0cmg7n_P8/w400-h300/P1110600.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />I hope you are cozy on this Monday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here winter has come and the temps are dropping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm enjoying the brightness the snow is bringing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to the landscape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At night the northern lights have been dancing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bringing colour to the night sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though we are heading into a season </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with lots of darkness</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there are touches of light at special times</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to help dispel it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Inside it's cozy with the heavier woollen blankets </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">set out and I was blessed to find</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of those weighted blankets at the free store</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for us to snuggle under. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually found two, but one has been </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gladly accepted by my daughters for their home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I myself love to go barefoot in the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and now have a pair of warm socks tucked into</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the tops of my boots to slip on when going outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been working on a new pair of wool socks for myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the bright cheerful yarn was a gift from a dear friend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it's quite fun to knit with. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQAmZjtoLSIValKVOUqHBXZe5im6MAWdKMpbaFHwXkMPOI3x4dfARs63l-yiRcnPkVsPUrrtq_tXzGBDXITwhns37iaOunD0Z8iCJeyLWjnWxSLLGSSf2pRiCyjxg5H0EFAD6GZJhtJHbprHnRMaL732nH8fQYx-lwSa6cX2R-C3TQZ2tT7zwABvpng55/s3942/P1110599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3942" data-original-width="2442" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQAmZjtoLSIValKVOUqHBXZe5im6MAWdKMpbaFHwXkMPOI3x4dfARs63l-yiRcnPkVsPUrrtq_tXzGBDXITwhns37iaOunD0Z8iCJeyLWjnWxSLLGSSf2pRiCyjxg5H0EFAD6GZJhtJHbprHnRMaL732nH8fQYx-lwSa6cX2R-C3TQZ2tT7zwABvpng55/w248-h400/P1110599.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Along with the new season</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">comes the need for new outdoor wear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The entry way has now been filled with warm coats,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">big boots and lots of hats/mitts/& scarves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past fall my son painted the frame for this mirror for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's an old mirror from my husband's grandmother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The plastic had yellowed more with age and needed a refresh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I wanted to add some colour to the plain empty wall above</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where the boys keep all their "accessories". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter had left this big beautiful picture of wildflowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then I printed off some pictures from the internet I loved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day I'd love to have a real copy of them...but that is for future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For now they are just tacked up...I have yet to find a frame for them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I when I put away the summer hats needed a place</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a couple hats that I didn't want squished in a box. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked up a couple little hooks and installed those on the wall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so the hats will hang all year and be out of the way, yet accessible. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRp6KPXJDnioT4aiKDvPcFubk6g0CI418GRrLQc87U79JDBjtj2b31mqLI8TB5Z4Zgs_QUfGCByb7J4HmEAfnZ4j5sF-1x-iNnt5p3yo2ghY4k5CuAL4USl-LtXPwNmSD46QzLjtpxQbZzufYn4D9VNHFpg1cHo3C4wBaFLYDzqAOqfTTCcd_xMfzowmk/s4000/P1110597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRp6KPXJDnioT4aiKDvPcFubk6g0CI418GRrLQc87U79JDBjtj2b31mqLI8TB5Z4Zgs_QUfGCByb7J4HmEAfnZ4j5sF-1x-iNnt5p3yo2ghY4k5CuAL4USl-LtXPwNmSD46QzLjtpxQbZzufYn4D9VNHFpg1cHo3C4wBaFLYDzqAOqfTTCcd_xMfzowmk/w400-h300/P1110597.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The morning after the lake froze</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dawned bright and filled with sunshine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was glorious to see the yellow light spread </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about the lake and into the trees </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the sun came above the mountain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwInKdf3ptGjOaVBWqa8N9aq5vomHzeBDN-NZ4aI_54IBXt4Laya7Dsix7t4jpzSZA1ZPnXcl6lsZjhyphenhyphenyTj4dbj_yKKejUH1KzToZWkdaleyJj6C0qwWs3SSIyDbbEsHLaWoGFgZho77p_hKNl2pDcQy1EMyFSN7JvQc5UYTAnVmasWLLyPNFoFcnyppji/s4000/P1110585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwInKdf3ptGjOaVBWqa8N9aq5vomHzeBDN-NZ4aI_54IBXt4Laya7Dsix7t4jpzSZA1ZPnXcl6lsZjhyphenhyphenyTj4dbj_yKKejUH1KzToZWkdaleyJj6C0qwWs3SSIyDbbEsHLaWoGFgZho77p_hKNl2pDcQy1EMyFSN7JvQc5UYTAnVmasWLLyPNFoFcnyppji/w400-h300/P1110585.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There has been one brave soul </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out skating thus far...but it was not me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shall wait till the ice is a lot thicker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before I venture out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully we won't get much snow before we</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have a chance to skate about on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is so nice to be able to go all the way around the lake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and at times be able to gaze through the ice </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to the world below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lake as it's freezing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has come back to life with it's "sounds".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At times cracking, moaning, or just sounding like whales</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">calling to each other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very interesting to listen to at night.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS1z3YjwsAWCVr4PezeihNY5pzfoXj2W6Yc1w9cM6eKy4fMeh78-IAuSh7PFYy4Pa0Mo4C8Mz6X4MiAk6nGPF9UlugMz1CWlwPNWhkhuB_wGwC8ZikzTUr7riXDn8MddiyOsBsFUsqnFymIlCNYzJX9v-IwQ37fby3zYL1FEub9olMmmbx4EBoMm16tQ9/s4000/P1110587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS1z3YjwsAWCVr4PezeihNY5pzfoXj2W6Yc1w9cM6eKy4fMeh78-IAuSh7PFYy4Pa0Mo4C8Mz6X4MiAk6nGPF9UlugMz1CWlwPNWhkhuB_wGwC8ZikzTUr7riXDn8MddiyOsBsFUsqnFymIlCNYzJX9v-IwQ37fby3zYL1FEub9olMmmbx4EBoMm16tQ9/w400-h300/P1110587.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What kinds of things have you </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">added to your home </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to add a touch of warmth to it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pray you have a blessed day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-82320546871996387742023-10-16T11:21:00.003-07:002023-10-16T11:21:29.478-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Something For Those Special People In Our Lives<p> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a27uL8IuIR5uXVz2WR7_h_X0kmUNtiAm59gwkYpxwnzJc07FaIQEmAYvkGmRZbcs9_X61OiVS6WkZgT04ZKym0mwC-lukuBnt8cGABF4xfyMPGQNCigf7qyBo6pCd1LRZ38-F3iOdARPElAtDEoc-SDpeR74RtzJqRp6vFm3dJfY3d_ZLJ6-oD52cVsL/s4000/P1110518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a27uL8IuIR5uXVz2WR7_h_X0kmUNtiAm59gwkYpxwnzJc07FaIQEmAYvkGmRZbcs9_X61OiVS6WkZgT04ZKym0mwC-lukuBnt8cGABF4xfyMPGQNCigf7qyBo6pCd1LRZ38-F3iOdARPElAtDEoc-SDpeR74RtzJqRp6vFm3dJfY3d_ZLJ6-oD52cVsL/w400-h300/P1110518.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />It's a heavy fog kind of day here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the lake is completely obscured. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fog is brightening up the outdoors and even though</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the sun is not yet up it is cheerful out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The grey jays are flittering about</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">waiting for their morning </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nibble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We now have four of them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I love how they sit on the branches around the feeder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">saying hello.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some reason I find their conversation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">very sweet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I joined my husband for his morning walk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it is so lovely and crisp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the frost</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">having spread about the leaves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and needles on the evergreens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past week I finished up making some cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know there are many ways to tell others</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that they are important to us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that we're thinking of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me creating cards is a special way to do this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In all of our busy lives...we need to make time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to let others know that they are not forgotten or unseen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To give them something small</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just to let them know they're special to us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you know someone that may be encouraged</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to know that they are thought of?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RD74pMKpPg58fF4u7moTvVC93JA4edeVc4miEkbPxnN8fTWyixA1ocHqOSIT0BAXbYzoRYEZcvH9SRlGJ6JZ7Uf_JlOpZreKuv3CYsXPgw0JQjTk9xjbCZ07Fz1jKu-1sYa3Ei64y2DhcM6OW08uNdM0ksg3mJmXrKuvPkZxGeKq0x5N4lTwaBZqXGvH/s4000/P1110524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RD74pMKpPg58fF4u7moTvVC93JA4edeVc4miEkbPxnN8fTWyixA1ocHqOSIT0BAXbYzoRYEZcvH9SRlGJ6JZ7Uf_JlOpZreKuv3CYsXPgw0JQjTk9xjbCZ07Fz1jKu-1sYa3Ei64y2DhcM6OW08uNdM0ksg3mJmXrKuvPkZxGeKq0x5N4lTwaBZqXGvH/w400-h300/P1110524.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put together a couple little baskets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">simple soap/candles/washcloths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something practical and lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those that the Lord has put in my life</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I see often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their smiles uplift me and brighten my days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2e2m1oGggH1bQG5V2xBUwv3gynRMTx6B0mpFA1pb-2Gb_1VyGX1haUV3UlcvU9JWMwpG8PjREnX92fh9jxULaBvW0MPHf40SALsaqjC-ccoQZLuZwqHMMFgMAMNRBEnYrBwsGG8R-4U3f_Ptu3aiHYZovkZBMx91GGhSvRHHP48zPqJHdu-_yXtTnsOH/s4000/P1110527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2e2m1oGggH1bQG5V2xBUwv3gynRMTx6B0mpFA1pb-2Gb_1VyGX1haUV3UlcvU9JWMwpG8PjREnX92fh9jxULaBvW0MPHf40SALsaqjC-ccoQZLuZwqHMMFgMAMNRBEnYrBwsGG8R-4U3f_Ptu3aiHYZovkZBMx91GGhSvRHHP48zPqJHdu-_yXtTnsOH/w300-h400/P1110527.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was my parents 50th wedding anniversary</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this past week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A wonderful milestone in marriage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Praying for them as they continue on this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">journey of life together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0ut7eYZ2KxWTWg9iT8XDx5vlqATWznPAvTq4QZiTfKgROSrf6Cw5-azhjgQRmlKecwQs6Xb4kUkCypHFVedz-DbJ-cLge9Vmw60SFCVnIbTGVYPZOPlj9IDaamrXNVruylxYwKIhkD0Q3W_AsltYypu5yuy7uS7x-_EFowPmol1Q5MFZ0qsImKc9PzaS/s3661/P1110520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="3661" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0ut7eYZ2KxWTWg9iT8XDx5vlqATWznPAvTq4QZiTfKgROSrf6Cw5-azhjgQRmlKecwQs6Xb4kUkCypHFVedz-DbJ-cLge9Vmw60SFCVnIbTGVYPZOPlj9IDaamrXNVruylxYwKIhkD0Q3W_AsltYypu5yuy7uS7x-_EFowPmol1Q5MFZ0qsImKc9PzaS/w400-h310/P1110520.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past week we also </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">splurged and bought a new carpet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No it's not very big. I was hoping for a larger size</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it is a nice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cozy spot in the middle of the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our dog is quite delighted with it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and readily sprawls out to sleep...in the sunlight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is not too thin so that your toes can sink in as you walk across it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCLeKL5PBxzWb6ovCj5aUwm-4s0aCB06jL77fEdrikhN6p-Qj_kkQIE54ksLNoJ_9eNNoRHRFZ8irumSXoY-kOQiHJsQ1s5k4lp5qIy1f4OfUWLAVU9gQJz6BNSDTaq8S5YIapkyzdn9TGA3OWAGqCGJfO1xxvCYwEljhND0vDQNVMZYfu4nbYx1RWGmD/s4000/P1110535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCLeKL5PBxzWb6ovCj5aUwm-4s0aCB06jL77fEdrikhN6p-Qj_kkQIE54ksLNoJ_9eNNoRHRFZ8irumSXoY-kOQiHJsQ1s5k4lp5qIy1f4OfUWLAVU9gQJz6BNSDTaq8S5YIapkyzdn9TGA3OWAGqCGJfO1xxvCYwEljhND0vDQNVMZYfu4nbYx1RWGmD/w400-h300/P1110535.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have also been blessed with finding some </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nice curtains at the free store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We picked up a simple curtain rod at Walmart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and my son installed it for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we'll have an extra layer of protection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the cold on winter nights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOCPjH3yx6Cbh1AADeWjyfhO1tV0QHmPpYs1Pwd9VFrL369t1OkvohHfisgGVqYkEUgDIiYoMX5t5BhjOMPQndFG9pOTfPp8aeQQr7pWBzZSYIP6qJ90nj1N746nO9nxHWriq_coYS15N1LxFObD0iRLws-ivGEjxA5MwrOu8HEil7erHteZjBOp71LeC/s4000/P1110529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOCPjH3yx6Cbh1AADeWjyfhO1tV0QHmPpYs1Pwd9VFrL369t1OkvohHfisgGVqYkEUgDIiYoMX5t5BhjOMPQndFG9pOTfPp8aeQQr7pWBzZSYIP6qJ90nj1N746nO9nxHWriq_coYS15N1LxFObD0iRLws-ivGEjxA5MwrOu8HEil7erHteZjBOp71LeC/w300-h400/P1110529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so thankful for each of you that take</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">time out of your days </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to pop by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-60697215451162795372023-10-09T10:57:00.002-07:002023-10-09T10:57:30.292-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Do You See The Details<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPuaLm8m3a_IB04Sd-gS9nIMPLDa09d1rl5RGYVLRDqDCR2rWXcdgZpPQECuSl_RfdfUjggID0Uyc3fBAq-7mpmThhuy5fDtTDWT_OmFBTJPFzlnpIvpRAFtdfrwVD7Vk25hb4ZGvuMJS3ld9TPgFaW9T0MuLTvw2whWlMJ-yxpLPz04IpplOcdcJGaoi/s4000/P1110505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPuaLm8m3a_IB04Sd-gS9nIMPLDa09d1rl5RGYVLRDqDCR2rWXcdgZpPQECuSl_RfdfUjggID0Uyc3fBAq-7mpmThhuy5fDtTDWT_OmFBTJPFzlnpIvpRAFtdfrwVD7Vk25hb4ZGvuMJS3ld9TPgFaW9T0MuLTvw2whWlMJ-yxpLPz04IpplOcdcJGaoi/w400-h300/P1110505.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! <br />This past week we got our first snow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course it never lasts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was lovely to see the snow melting on the leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like little globes magnifying the details on each leaf.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The snow brightened up the colour of the fallen leaves </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just as it brightened up the forest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even in the wee hours of the morning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when the light of dawn had been previously dim.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I really enjoy leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the shades of colour from just one tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With all the sizes and vein patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It reminds me of fingerprints and snowflakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of them unique and beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How many times do we stop to actually look at the details?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do we just flatly think...oh leaves?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or do we seek out their uniqueness? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvBRe8QxAA5FngUgNwQ_q2hYVjkAIqoaPOQL50tZfEAq04Um78DFffgm_kbMt5F-qN3uCB7HOfv7bdLtAuzdixD1zP2fXpf7b3vOMOP0Qf2RCQ_zsyJigMRFQD6cSCPb8Ys1FypUv44shUjE9GikJGrnS7l0DTD6THFSz6XSmarfq7ccSWlMzHeAgg_1A/s4000/P1110490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvBRe8QxAA5FngUgNwQ_q2hYVjkAIqoaPOQL50tZfEAq04Um78DFffgm_kbMt5F-qN3uCB7HOfv7bdLtAuzdixD1zP2fXpf7b3vOMOP0Qf2RCQ_zsyJigMRFQD6cSCPb8Ys1FypUv44shUjE9GikJGrnS7l0DTD6THFSz6XSmarfq7ccSWlMzHeAgg_1A/w400-h300/P1110490.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then as the temperature dropped in the night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the little droplets froze and held their little </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lenses clearly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes I wonder if we look at our lives this way to?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like taking little portions of it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and putting it under a clear globe to notice the tiny details. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you do...what do you see?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you see the beauty or the flaws or the quirky details?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each has it's place and part in the bigger picture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxjXfacuqQmjdUVcGkJ_qJ60Hpv7trVt_IgX0TWt-hDRGeZNEoJTaWPkKaf0iobfzfnGje-QzkymjNVKnrk5rR4HxBc2GrRFmOKMj-89pjHvLNlNeNshIwrYd4-BPhertA9GqHNXIbcXEvZ1GZRaKF21Klomo3JMTmCcjUvNXfZ6fpQ9yzGhJ8C3NPj7E/s4000/P1110497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxjXfacuqQmjdUVcGkJ_qJ60Hpv7trVt_IgX0TWt-hDRGeZNEoJTaWPkKaf0iobfzfnGje-QzkymjNVKnrk5rR4HxBc2GrRFmOKMj-89pjHvLNlNeNshIwrYd4-BPhertA9GqHNXIbcXEvZ1GZRaKF21Klomo3JMTmCcjUvNXfZ6fpQ9yzGhJ8C3NPj7E/w400-h300/P1110497.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the snow came more rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The low lying clouds and fog over the lake are so pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The snow is gone and puddles and squishy ground remain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find myself very quiet, watching the season change</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and taking in the details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wind blowing leaves and water droplets from the trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The birds coming back to check on the feeder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon I will be putting out some seeds for them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but for now I'm holding off because of the hungry bears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do go out and feed the grey jays from my hand</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they are super friendly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There have been some beautiful swans that have</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stopped over to rest on the lake, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">waiting out some of the bad weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n5QWIs32xMvq647sqlpF4d4dDrQzVh6PYx8SKEdZncass3HL7KWf8AOsfc6kM94Og1ElmoYAsq6DuVrO7VFLRaWjEzHYzTKre_r2te7HviIe6xPbOxsLHGWIXhUR_P0d1ccuvwo6a0ErZ_N0TNlhUIdUkiSd6uTs2oAkfUyZlmoBibDddtorHGBPFVKw/s1868/P1110472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1868" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n5QWIs32xMvq647sqlpF4d4dDrQzVh6PYx8SKEdZncass3HL7KWf8AOsfc6kM94Og1ElmoYAsq6DuVrO7VFLRaWjEzHYzTKre_r2te7HviIe6xPbOxsLHGWIXhUR_P0d1ccuvwo6a0ErZ_N0TNlhUIdUkiSd6uTs2oAkfUyZlmoBibDddtorHGBPFVKw/w400-h191/P1110472.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgf6E5tOji77uihuIQblUm-xdsucEPSKkq9Zq3PggXTSqMQlTVN93kQILt_7v5AmOxTEIW-7X8cOZeDaDcYKEw0ohV7G6-RctWfqY9Xi4cz7mRlE3A5JSt77J8Vm3abV57ItzSTJQrVAPxKJz84GEy7UWz_jXyWRu41e-Ni9zqNqOMUH6CFkfVIs4636Y/s2347/P1110477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="2347" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgf6E5tOji77uihuIQblUm-xdsucEPSKkq9Zq3PggXTSqMQlTVN93kQILt_7v5AmOxTEIW-7X8cOZeDaDcYKEw0ohV7G6-RctWfqY9Xi4cz7mRlE3A5JSt77J8Vm3abV57ItzSTJQrVAPxKJz84GEy7UWz_jXyWRu41e-Ni9zqNqOMUH6CFkfVIs4636Y/w400-h179/P1110477.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is fun to also watch the squirrels scampering about</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">storing the last of what they can find.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are getting their thicker fur </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that makes them look even chubbier then before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is one that likes to come up on the windowsills and peek in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it would love to be invited in but that won't be happening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon it can enjoy the bird feeder </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that will help it to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">keep warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw a tip to use bacon fat mixed with oatmeal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make feeders for the birds for winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...I have some of that started and after it </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gets really cold out I'll put some out for the birds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and who knows...the squirrels might like bacon to?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a new rug for our living room </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which is off gassing in our spare room for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had to get rid of our old one due to mold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This new one will add a new layer of comfort to the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then next item I need to find is a curtain rod for the big window. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found curtains at the free store, so next is to get them up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another layer for winter to help keep out the cold at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't had curtain in the living room for a few years</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so this will be different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtu2u43bZR0x8Rla2kiCIaeiJGOU6aWVRPLRRsClc8fBWJ3H6ocCvEG9PXNBVCU8ZeWFbcXuK770GheSjAgWcD-L4YCQPUnrUCbOTXlGEWbaBI1_oMjf9hAXw7XSf_d6xx-xT245VL0t6ZPbvHf__RtRivRRuBL7GSi-2c3U2MIa-4msG5CfgRcSKPmC4/s4000/P1110513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtu2u43bZR0x8Rla2kiCIaeiJGOU6aWVRPLRRsClc8fBWJ3H6ocCvEG9PXNBVCU8ZeWFbcXuK770GheSjAgWcD-L4YCQPUnrUCbOTXlGEWbaBI1_oMjf9hAXw7XSf_d6xx-xT245VL0t6ZPbvHf__RtRivRRuBL7GSi-2c3U2MIa-4msG5CfgRcSKPmC4/w400-h300/P1110513.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This weekend I was gifted this lovely tea cup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lady no longer had need of it and I was delighted to give it a new home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has such a nice handle on it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some tea cups are awkward to hold, but not this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pattern is simple and elegant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a stain on the inside that I've yet to be able to get out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried baking soda, which usually works for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have another suggestion?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried to find out how old it was but couldn't...yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No matter...I enjoy it and will use it and that is what it's all about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As seen above... I enjoyed a pot of tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like this tray because I can sit it on the couch next to me </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and not worry about spills. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our little moveable end table is in use at the moment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">holding a board with a puzzle in progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My one son and I are enjoying puzzle building and this is our </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">third one in a row.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first two we glued and put up in his room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">although I'm not sure the third one will have that same purpose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find that doing puzzles really helps </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to problem solve and makes one focus on details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Helps with memory and fine motor skills.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those things in our days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">often have more purpose then just entertainment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWWa8FNHcWl7lCZAhKpUo8hCbwZoBMRZNZ8yJSu2YLupCFd1dnmmMVSS6sXlJHby4oJepZXkviOgQDCHCprO2RcU1t7csqjfnCaltRYxg9qO5099Finh79ThOKDvZHD-erEeQsCzf4uMSMKuCSDvfTUcCei7Tb_hyphenhypheno_nMePpcE6fNyjBp2q466k7Hp58T/s4000/P1110511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWWa8FNHcWl7lCZAhKpUo8hCbwZoBMRZNZ8yJSu2YLupCFd1dnmmMVSS6sXlJHby4oJepZXkviOgQDCHCprO2RcU1t7csqjfnCaltRYxg9qO5099Finh79ThOKDvZHD-erEeQsCzf4uMSMKuCSDvfTUcCei7Tb_hyphenhypheno_nMePpcE6fNyjBp2q466k7Hp58T/w400-h300/P1110511.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the yarn front... I have finished a pair of socks for my niece</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and those will be popped in the mail soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I'm going to knit some socks for me as I could use another pair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "mens" socks are still serviceable at this point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found another wooden tool at the free store that is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like a darning mushroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I looked it up and it's a wooden massager from the Body Shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Called a Thai wooden relaxer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that is much cheaper then getting an actual darning mushroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you wanted a cheaper option for that tool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lightbulbs do work but I like the unbreakableness of the wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That will get good use keeping those socks useable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I think that homemade or store bought knit or crocheted items </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are so wonderful this time of year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dampness of the changing seasons seems to call for wool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dear friend of mine is making a sweater...and that sounds like a great idea to try! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how wool is so warm even if it's wet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have ideas for some wool mittens this winter as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love those nordic patterns but that is beyond my skill level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What style of mittens do you enjoy?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well...time to go strip the sheets on the beds and get them in the laundry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even without having the option of the clothesline anymore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's a necessary change up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time for some warmer sheets....something flannel I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a lovely homemaking day! <br /><br />Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br /> <p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-13495875992336127102023-10-02T10:48:00.002-07:002023-10-02T10:48:34.823-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Time for Cozy Feet<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YOgag4vm8pEfqNqXMBYJuUQ_05NtRlKNnoKLIjNY27Dkaj0h2ROScUptHcKnEqYYv3TVRa80moropw73-jKJVxQPx2BgwLzcBgp5lUkndLW-z9rRGrQxx3KZ8253_3CAqd9PehhUm0k-QmZpxzSWnMwqaB6LUQ_sh-1jspci3spNRJS51kWeCiIQPubT/s4000/P1110467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YOgag4vm8pEfqNqXMBYJuUQ_05NtRlKNnoKLIjNY27Dkaj0h2ROScUptHcKnEqYYv3TVRa80moropw73-jKJVxQPx2BgwLzcBgp5lUkndLW-z9rRGrQxx3KZ8253_3CAqd9PehhUm0k-QmZpxzSWnMwqaB6LUQ_sh-1jspci3spNRJS51kWeCiIQPubT/w400-h300/P1110467.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! <br />Yes, it's time for cozy feet again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Freely going barefoot outdoors has come to an end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time for cozy socks and warm sturdy shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What better way to welcome this next season</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but with some new wool socks?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a lovely variety of yarn that I have </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">plans for...some for friends and some for family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the worsted weight wool yarn for these</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they work up faster and I just have to admit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoy the size of the yarn to work with more then</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the fingerling/small sock weight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That said...I finally finished up a scarf that I've </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">been working on for yes...a long time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a delightful delicate scarf with a lovely drape to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, there is a lovely effort to be made with the smaller yarn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If any of you were wondering--- it's a pattern called <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/birch-trees-scarf" target="_blank">Birch Trees.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKmB16Imejgn4y7xMDHmAIiPndAISF5tyvgn6IvRNCnxDDUz8xaHT3LnjZZcN8CVzylZpr0BxUNi1_UQz5WW2XM34njQkExizbaC5X6Qa9pM0cnXvCc6kBwcxvnl_yrHBGKTnaRzrYHCr8fxOmNaXBNtAp9wiKkvYND0GEtefQVMR0QqFI8oDcKZMRtTL/s4000/P1110450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKmB16Imejgn4y7xMDHmAIiPndAISF5tyvgn6IvRNCnxDDUz8xaHT3LnjZZcN8CVzylZpr0BxUNi1_UQz5WW2XM34njQkExizbaC5X6Qa9pM0cnXvCc6kBwcxvnl_yrHBGKTnaRzrYHCr8fxOmNaXBNtAp9wiKkvYND0GEtefQVMR0QqFI8oDcKZMRtTL/w400-h300/P1110450.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I also finished up re-doing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the cushions for our camper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The foam needed to be washed so I took the covers off</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then washed those as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must say that I will never wash foam in such large </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sizes ever again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so hard to wring out and then also took </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">forever to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhoo...it is done and the covers are sewn on snugly again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the ladder stitch and it closed up the seams so nicely. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sdeO5wBjrb1JB7YeFudu3YTL4aiAtSYmOQ2Rji-PpSkkRLoC7rdzoYyja5nrBeVZty0KYf1gv2j8iK-YN3x8BjPpPltBOngOgQC2Tam367GVtmq7OyZaGG1aTI9U7_AzU4K0uoaGcVuObjZqscT-FjfRBABLfrNrwHK-b3qAQKlyVtRTwZMgWsnPBvhc/s4000/P1110464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sdeO5wBjrb1JB7YeFudu3YTL4aiAtSYmOQ2Rji-PpSkkRLoC7rdzoYyja5nrBeVZty0KYf1gv2j8iK-YN3x8BjPpPltBOngOgQC2Tam367GVtmq7OyZaGG1aTI9U7_AzU4K0uoaGcVuObjZqscT-FjfRBABLfrNrwHK-b3qAQKlyVtRTwZMgWsnPBvhc/w400-h300/P1110464.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fun project that I finally got around to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is tidying up this cute little basket I had found.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is broken a bit in spots...like along the right side of the lid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I glued down the wooden pieces that were hanging</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then glued on this leather belt I found</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">around the edge of the lid to add more stability </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">plus I thought it was kinda cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGrOqeLXvHdnZW58rGwPV6_-b7yH8fOwkWgfiz1IOItBsojU_DCNejtU44o_RTibA15pq4ljGyXyOuC_BMpu8B4txkHS6HBHQF53TVJMuPTzy1_HnPXiTwonFpg4gVN_qB8SbfgyeG-kMuXFRZpmNIRaulyi9rLiJhWHfO1VRrOueMl2-j_kGHJ6471Ua/s4000/P1110461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGrOqeLXvHdnZW58rGwPV6_-b7yH8fOwkWgfiz1IOItBsojU_DCNejtU44o_RTibA15pq4ljGyXyOuC_BMpu8B4txkHS6HBHQF53TVJMuPTzy1_HnPXiTwonFpg4gVN_qB8SbfgyeG-kMuXFRZpmNIRaulyi9rLiJhWHfO1VRrOueMl2-j_kGHJ6471Ua/w400-h300/P1110461.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh another fun find this past week was this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">light-up art for my son.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a bottle cap look with some little lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something fun for his wall in his new room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been at the one store for a long time and I've </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thought about it for awhile...so being on sale I splurged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eJPHFCUbOn4qzsSJYcNbBqZwLc7rKeazqX8xxL3KTUviyTEU7Gi9VyzLG0XhsJ8aLGwyt9kqdtgaJ8EDUt7UBLx_oWmKCsmUl_HU4e4_rPrCYvwZjbqDKbx8ofk1t-ALPCZJ2pJV2FTweGVY5af7URBXQBFJYQZK5exrKWvc0jhPPug3d3Bam-fK0im-/s4000/P1110431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eJPHFCUbOn4qzsSJYcNbBqZwLc7rKeazqX8xxL3KTUviyTEU7Gi9VyzLG0XhsJ8aLGwyt9kqdtgaJ8EDUt7UBLx_oWmKCsmUl_HU4e4_rPrCYvwZjbqDKbx8ofk1t-ALPCZJ2pJV2FTweGVY5af7URBXQBFJYQZK5exrKWvc0jhPPug3d3Bam-fK0im-/w400-h300/P1110431.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Along with the warm socks,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cozy warm blankets </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and soft lighting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that comes along with the fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time for some tea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, each season has it's special tea tastes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well at least for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the weather cools I have a hankering for black tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not having sugar at the moment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I added a couple drops of stevia along with some cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It mades for a lovely cup of tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just to sit and sip</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while watching the leaves outside</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">swirl and fall in the wind from the trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do miss the leaves on the trees...but oh the beauty of them falling!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55unvGQFAQaAfxFgYL79Nj5NwqvXoan7Jh9_y54brDZi6a-2dnyA5Kbs6YQEHp4Qpm0vW10qGPtwu3J5R7RRv-xAA4uxl4AxA0vRV7XT93i1Qsdp2Fb7lk95TyjkOkIQFRYK7sc9ziBG1fAwnrU9Hr8XkUKHYwZHpSFaz6uZ_hpxR2EEygoTGwLqtY_5R/s4000/P1110454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55unvGQFAQaAfxFgYL79Nj5NwqvXoan7Jh9_y54brDZi6a-2dnyA5Kbs6YQEHp4Qpm0vW10qGPtwu3J5R7RRv-xAA4uxl4AxA0vRV7XT93i1Qsdp2Fb7lk95TyjkOkIQFRYK7sc9ziBG1fAwnrU9Hr8XkUKHYwZHpSFaz6uZ_hpxR2EEygoTGwLqtY_5R/w400-h300/P1110454.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week we spotted this funny scene </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out the kitchen window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was our neighbourhood fox sitting quietly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">watching the fat shed squirrel having a meal </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the corner of the roof. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After finishing up his cone he tossed it down at the fox </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then scampered off across the roof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fox then proceeded to trot around the building</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking to see where it was off to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to say that little fox left without a meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sad for the fox, but I do really like that </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chubby squirrel who is so friendly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrTktdYZKbrT5IVmZDejvaZZ9I6BJGDINFLz-tj_rDDzzMDiXXeHt2OF4neB3sUO_N5JhcxzasksfpcwRzdkp1rpz9soJYpK1D9TNxI9Dy7wlv0tNCOzZvxecUUWcuVyexFCvisD6t4yiNKdA2CV1MuezE9AdiEWT2DX_zYNvAQwANAS1Pc37cjRTxuFZ/s3120/P1110436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2165" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrTktdYZKbrT5IVmZDejvaZZ9I6BJGDINFLz-tj_rDDzzMDiXXeHt2OF4neB3sUO_N5JhcxzasksfpcwRzdkp1rpz9soJYpK1D9TNxI9Dy7wlv0tNCOzZvxecUUWcuVyexFCvisD6t4yiNKdA2CV1MuezE9AdiEWT2DX_zYNvAQwANAS1Pc37cjRTxuFZ/w278-h400/P1110436.JPG" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GJJhPg6_jjU_G14kgmLhitHQyuvcFXDcLrIF5GIIwWQ3m0b-UaVZM-apL7F5ZgqRfNXMeq0r9ps28WQvADY0x2UN3lmdOmcm7aU4_ucxWHPHoNwLjckkh190XcRtytpEBwRk2R7pKuEPyOr2TELLd2gcgPvV3dtH6nOm8wA2HhK1m6xd8Rm40EWfOk3V/s2451/P1110442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="2194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GJJhPg6_jjU_G14kgmLhitHQyuvcFXDcLrIF5GIIwWQ3m0b-UaVZM-apL7F5ZgqRfNXMeq0r9ps28WQvADY0x2UN3lmdOmcm7aU4_ucxWHPHoNwLjckkh190XcRtytpEBwRk2R7pKuEPyOr2TELLd2gcgPvV3dtH6nOm8wA2HhK1m6xd8Rm40EWfOk3V/w358-h400/P1110442.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for dropping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What kind of cozy have you been adding to your homes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the seasons are changing?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a beautiful day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">keeping your home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-76043850934542317782023-09-25T14:35:00.002-07:002023-09-29T16:00:01.532-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Cottagecore in the Home<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0rgQ3wZJg3whau6YhEjbc4fvuSw7g_38VAvPhpIQOBJ-f8B6arqTTRGbW5Gt9Onhvj4DNuiQ5CgXNdXwEQPXo9JchC3v9WrnT7HKoOgsUMxLVcXXwu2RM1ZZ8SCsl9obigEoWzbE-s9sWjFaDbufM5OI0Hdfk3tisPBv4xzEQH0BBoYQlmSvjmg0UTWS/s4000/P1110412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0rgQ3wZJg3whau6YhEjbc4fvuSw7g_38VAvPhpIQOBJ-f8B6arqTTRGbW5Gt9Onhvj4DNuiQ5CgXNdXwEQPXo9JchC3v9WrnT7HKoOgsUMxLVcXXwu2RM1ZZ8SCsl9obigEoWzbE-s9sWjFaDbufM5OI0Hdfk3tisPBv4xzEQH0BBoYQlmSvjmg0UTWS/w400-h300/P1110412.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />I pray you are enjoying your day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is damp, cold, and rainy here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clouds are low</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and are backlighting the glowing trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this time of year because it still feels so bright</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">outside even with the dreary days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the trees have shed their leaves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">covering up the little critters that hibernate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and change the look of the forest once again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon the colour will change to browns and muted greens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that is until the snow comes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been seeing a lot about cottage core design</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">around as of late.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always something I've enjoyed and have pondered</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how it has come into my home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the ideals behind the aesthetic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It makes spaces cozy, inviting, lived in, and welcoming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It comes in so many different ways which </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">brings in the uniqueness of each home and family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how brings together those things that are older</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and newer in a delightful melody. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To have nature mixed in with the plants and flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at times birds and other animals (real and depicted). </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobOhaL-3Xz9I0zSWoJvs_C7l66zNyO8d0THrVFj7SaJOg76A77EPzTprr2yyC76AJUy7xDGFG_PJ4dmTLG2ehhwrl26ZcBSFVh-UBEgxl5lX0kA4uwO1C238ih0mK9iMI7VSerD1Wn5G831YvrNBuvJU1iDtA-rS7anmW7K1YRoNJgTt1w4XOg3kyc3cu/s4000/P1110354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobOhaL-3Xz9I0zSWoJvs_C7l66zNyO8d0THrVFj7SaJOg76A77EPzTprr2yyC76AJUy7xDGFG_PJ4dmTLG2ehhwrl26ZcBSFVh-UBEgxl5lX0kA4uwO1C238ih0mK9iMI7VSerD1Wn5G831YvrNBuvJU1iDtA-rS7anmW7K1YRoNJgTt1w4XOg3kyc3cu/w400-h300/P1110354.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the kitchen I love to have items </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use all the time out on display </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where they are easily accessible and pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To fill window spaces with plants and flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I also love layering baskets </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just because I think it's pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the kitchen window </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is one of my favourite ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be blessed to watch each day change</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I go about homemaking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below the fog is just lifting from the lake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the sun comes up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The frost is glistening on the far shore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The light will spread it's way through the trees </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the little animals will be scurrying about</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">more as it warms.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVoTsXhDIZJJfepFD1fuXpVODHQG2uEh8ZN9vGb20BVw_FOvGo087HoYYbNaLhWXrHzy9ppbouRaNCicDEZCb3LPiJIDl-hT1KGf5gjr4aYLukReJyg3pSGesdw5kY4G9raASncHgQP_2ju-9z-PWjB6yk_PZqm77-maA98z4PlB_5CwelPc8gxMUo8oL/s4000/P1110382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVoTsXhDIZJJfepFD1fuXpVODHQG2uEh8ZN9vGb20BVw_FOvGo087HoYYbNaLhWXrHzy9ppbouRaNCicDEZCb3LPiJIDl-hT1KGf5gjr4aYLukReJyg3pSGesdw5kY4G9raASncHgQP_2ju-9z-PWjB6yk_PZqm77-maA98z4PlB_5CwelPc8gxMUo8oL/w400-h300/P1110382.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the way that with cottage core</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it is a natural collection of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this and that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beauty and functionality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Toss in some candles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an old wooden tray that is re-painted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some leaves and acorns from a dear friend.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedejqcicgKgG6AB-cfvQPmVErPmmqlogb43eyNTwHWT1N4OWE-k9gxsYNQoUL66UM5oywhMi-oCQ6eTUiezNcdFoM54RClXWNOmpFQeI2A5Kryu7_9YaRMWhZBM_hRYIWJ9pQrVcYhatbga1Z22xkq0fEDgpBF6c0WAfHC_JQObYA2LahIVbYLQZEaHUp/s4000/P1110425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedejqcicgKgG6AB-cfvQPmVErPmmqlogb43eyNTwHWT1N4OWE-k9gxsYNQoUL66UM5oywhMi-oCQ6eTUiezNcdFoM54RClXWNOmpFQeI2A5Kryu7_9YaRMWhZBM_hRYIWJ9pQrVcYhatbga1Z22xkq0fEDgpBF6c0WAfHC_JQObYA2LahIVbYLQZEaHUp/w400-h300/P1110425.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I painted this old frame and added some pretty paper </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to it and it brightens that space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kX0FS4kBp4MfP9c0RLJgTOb05Khxwj-YvyBLM0e-mdywcHuxWJBZ86QTkK0hTBZb-dLGBbcA7xsoldZCJgbLaRgOB5Br4KgruTVH2rukI_ILwOtGpqufmJkAQuG1abV9buVn_EPLZlQ1w8kwAK1ViO56ppN30GCWm6fjQI7s0z2h5zBeg_J2GBDUPJS0/s4000/P1110417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kX0FS4kBp4MfP9c0RLJgTOb05Khxwj-YvyBLM0e-mdywcHuxWJBZ86QTkK0hTBZb-dLGBbcA7xsoldZCJgbLaRgOB5Br4KgruTVH2rukI_ILwOtGpqufmJkAQuG1abV9buVn_EPLZlQ1w8kwAK1ViO56ppN30GCWm6fjQI7s0z2h5zBeg_J2GBDUPJS0/w300-h400/P1110417.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sure you've gathered that about me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love to spread out the plants here and there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close to windows and bright spots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's good for the air quality</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the variety brings interest to the home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to add doilies to little tables</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and spaces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For beauty and to protect surfaces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDQXpqNyM9OWiMeavm_RM_mKGsgiADAnYJmauNeL4MADCFXHYSmZ_Iu73oArn8ThC5k4ZQ6Xwl4JQphC_jaCY97OkFtM7Sci8rV7rGvyJhoyqpsWeZ02rbC3K8FGNtK0t1GfwnyIuoPtRjIgTXV4ImOv_hWl5920bmCg9RVzOKp8fU6J6-GavOZU7BFn_/s4000/P1110416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDQXpqNyM9OWiMeavm_RM_mKGsgiADAnYJmauNeL4MADCFXHYSmZ_Iu73oArn8ThC5k4ZQ6Xwl4JQphC_jaCY97OkFtM7Sci8rV7rGvyJhoyqpsWeZ02rbC3K8FGNtK0t1GfwnyIuoPtRjIgTXV4ImOv_hWl5920bmCg9RVzOKp8fU6J6-GavOZU7BFn_/w400-h300/P1110416.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have come to love birds indoors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and like to have them tucked in here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there among things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sweet bird below I found at the free store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neglected and tossed on the ground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It needed to come home and hide in some greenery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCcPsHF5KxdTYBjpKxhg8-Ch2wvZBCHmCibbNTLWKWziOmySlFltyzkiotgLhiLAVOcZh-7R2M33OAzgmiVd2Dhat9vvRKpBEOiLRiyuC3KHo-kj0lFzy5o_Z9vVMxbzxUhkLbe0oRb7R8k1ddFhu0x7XAzkM_HEy8u057uGd9tT0mpnUSKL9rHZkRIPD/s4000/P1110411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCcPsHF5KxdTYBjpKxhg8-Ch2wvZBCHmCibbNTLWKWziOmySlFltyzkiotgLhiLAVOcZh-7R2M33OAzgmiVd2Dhat9vvRKpBEOiLRiyuC3KHo-kj0lFzy5o_Z9vVMxbzxUhkLbe0oRb7R8k1ddFhu0x7XAzkM_HEy8u057uGd9tT0mpnUSKL9rHZkRIPD/w400-h300/P1110411.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how the cottage core lends towards the natural.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently obtained these new cleaning tools.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are so nice to use and I think they look</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">much nicer then the plastic ones I used to have. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how they will also last much longer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoNBnUlBK6EPTDFRx1Du0aJ-xhwKe0oQJEl07d3X7aBoUeii-CMfxzQtMAqHM-y9lbTJnwZwb9CIQ5dfvCsJP2KyuaoqnXSlH7jnFxA05N5f6eIlDMGCJZV3Ag7tYidk0NGMNXEol2r77IFLKW-JAIKRmaNxuLFyLzHPGApVhoalqaH0TNpW9LHwyt2yd/s4000/P1110407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoNBnUlBK6EPTDFRx1Du0aJ-xhwKe0oQJEl07d3X7aBoUeii-CMfxzQtMAqHM-y9lbTJnwZwb9CIQ5dfvCsJP2KyuaoqnXSlH7jnFxA05N5f6eIlDMGCJZV3Ag7tYidk0NGMNXEol2r77IFLKW-JAIKRmaNxuLFyLzHPGApVhoalqaH0TNpW9LHwyt2yd/w300-h400/P1110407.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As with much of this look </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel that it creates a love for older things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Items that still have much use left in them that have</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">often been set aside or discarded by others</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in favour of newer things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be able to pull out things to continue to be useful </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and cherished is something I enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a look, or more so a lifestyle that cherishes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the simple things and joys in our lives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though it's not a minimalistic look</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it is a look that incorporates usefulness and beauty together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It makes me want to put the kettle on and brew a cup of tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To sit and snuggle under a homemade blanket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">watching the light change in the room as time passes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps with a book you love or a knitting project on the go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be slow and intentional.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be able to take notice in all that God has created </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and enabled you to have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The items are not to clutter your life</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but to be of use to you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Importantly... monetary cost is not to be considered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Items that are free or minimal have the same value as those</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that may cost much more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each home has a look that suits them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I think I have found many cottage core </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">choices in my home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Items that have come naturally into our space</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that we share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A look that I didn't go looking for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but one that has just come about over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps it is time for a cup of tea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for dropping by </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to listen to my ramblings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-57280855034624162522023-09-18T10:31:00.002-07:002023-09-18T10:31:41.810-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Do You See What Is Around You?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiq0QW7MasxqJfhV7uQc3Gn4dfuds1Jxl6FukBTLoEU5U7fOoX_qiFMTY6RTjIlHEx_wJId4IFCn25a6SZwThTPv-XJv7q2L4XFj10f6TU0r7oO2BV2KbdgnQMERM2qdSR8rx3ZpiGqCJdzt7TgkEf2dqO313rQUdwVa5ghte_dt-BJXA2K538ACCIg4S/s4000/P1110333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiq0QW7MasxqJfhV7uQc3Gn4dfuds1Jxl6FukBTLoEU5U7fOoX_qiFMTY6RTjIlHEx_wJId4IFCn25a6SZwThTPv-XJv7q2L4XFj10f6TU0r7oO2BV2KbdgnQMERM2qdSR8rx3ZpiGqCJdzt7TgkEf2dqO313rQUdwVa5ghte_dt-BJXA2K538ACCIg4S/w400-h300/P1110333.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! <br />I hope you are enjoying the lovely fall </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that is either full on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or just sharing glimpses of what is to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the colours are exploding </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the frost and fog over the lake is amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It creates such a lovely scene that beacons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one to venture outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fall is for me the best season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came across this quote </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by a writer I have heard of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't usually share quotes by people</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">although this to me rang true.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To just walk somewhere to get where</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you are going</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">isn't the best way to walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be able to take in what is around you</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to smell the scents wafting on the breeze</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and feel the breeze or the mist rising around the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be very much understanding that </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the Lord Jesus has created all this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To come in it's season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking is a wonderful way to spend time.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYX597Kwh6STYB8mrtTO4NbovzIWmf91weTIjX8cZ0KRpnYiF6xVYxfPyGjZxwUZGQWDdYObOCP0hhrdEIwwWmonR1a6gA-rUcu3z35cJZzwtiu94vz5TYMx7ZqSuyZ-ky1IIU5crB6ctptnnvg-LGdW1BIb-ZMIV6a3AdnRR771q4wErBDXjBmeizZtv/s564/c64853dd8b73eda211b04cb2759aa546.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYX597Kwh6STYB8mrtTO4NbovzIWmf91weTIjX8cZ0KRpnYiF6xVYxfPyGjZxwUZGQWDdYObOCP0hhrdEIwwWmonR1a6gA-rUcu3z35cJZzwtiu94vz5TYMx7ZqSuyZ-ky1IIU5crB6ctptnnvg-LGdW1BIb-ZMIV6a3AdnRR771q4wErBDXjBmeizZtv/s320/c64853dd8b73eda211b04cb2759aa546.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being out in the yard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">doing odd chores</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to notice the beautiful colour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of the rose bushes that have turned</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from yellows and oranges to reds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just like the lovely scrub birch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually cut some scrub birch branches </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tucked them into a vase in my room to enjoy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some of that colour indoors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer flowers have faded </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and have been replaced by fall's grandeur. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE6-afQb3zPdZf9GQJuUi7JL4EeoF0g1g3STxwlT6LeOoDvg5KtrG4Mf-wlvPG3cgAKpmVpk5Lo0POw9h70sJPK9Z_eKrNVpreZbdI_CVVoWX0JBd-40GdxFZjyi23Gf7Ko8unB_rJfqeDkCmaRHrzcGkooxM5mXlnwx_LmkbbymVycKQq5i2_0SUE-g8/s4000/P1110338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE6-afQb3zPdZf9GQJuUi7JL4EeoF0g1g3STxwlT6LeOoDvg5KtrG4Mf-wlvPG3cgAKpmVpk5Lo0POw9h70sJPK9Z_eKrNVpreZbdI_CVVoWX0JBd-40GdxFZjyi23Gf7Ko8unB_rJfqeDkCmaRHrzcGkooxM5mXlnwx_LmkbbymVycKQq5i2_0SUE-g8/w400-h300/P1110338.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRI_FS8j-ZQl6ntvsKaoyfSQWUHLoa9bfFUU3xrQrpl1G1puQy-Pd58oJXdUjiqhmeZwa6BbJdOhFx71MumGL9NWjHMaB52G8LKb1V2ZUsnrF5Clq5E9Gn4RI7Sae7t_e-ulaH4X-Mn5E_TxGTfuQB6oJoXcr8FHCy7181yD9iDozXRPx_mpxtDkTx_zX/s4000/P1110342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRI_FS8j-ZQl6ntvsKaoyfSQWUHLoa9bfFUU3xrQrpl1G1puQy-Pd58oJXdUjiqhmeZwa6BbJdOhFx71MumGL9NWjHMaB52G8LKb1V2ZUsnrF5Clq5E9Gn4RI7Sae7t_e-ulaH4X-Mn5E_TxGTfuQB6oJoXcr8FHCy7181yD9iDozXRPx_mpxtDkTx_zX/w400-h300/P1110342.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took this picture out on the road the other day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My son was driving...yes another driver in the family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The low clouds are a delight to me </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as many of you know I love clouds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here in the mountains the beauty</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of the layers of clouds that at times are so low</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that you drive down into them in the valleys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">delights me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simple things in nature that perhaps we </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">overlook in our focus to be somewhere else.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsrw9rvPgIsn-h70G0dv3EFaQGeiKNUhOHXyLR6r-i63RbJbix__5tmeuK9bJOjIyFMW1m06_k0__9D5F-nKuK67RidvmzKYsFo2npzvnqhd4K6pW07-6MQSYv3hn4gCAMEDupd-CFUheuAIl68fJJFQw-q_xfeJ1eP5hlrRBIL5yxYXisu7qOhVZt2fd/s4000/P1110325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsrw9rvPgIsn-h70G0dv3EFaQGeiKNUhOHXyLR6r-i63RbJbix__5tmeuK9bJOjIyFMW1m06_k0__9D5F-nKuK67RidvmzKYsFo2npzvnqhd4K6pW07-6MQSYv3hn4gCAMEDupd-CFUheuAIl68fJJFQw-q_xfeJ1eP5hlrRBIL5yxYXisu7qOhVZt2fd/w400-h300/P1110325.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here in the home there are always tasks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that we rush through just to get them done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps we should consider our homes like the places we walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We should think of the the things we see, smell, and taste.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Are we actually observant to what is in our homes?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do we actually see those little details that beckon us to care for?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just even the scent of our cleaner as we wipe up messes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The feel of the fabric as we fold our laundry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The way the light glints off a mirror.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those are my thoughts today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a wonderful day </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">keeping your home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-80557462798530903712023-09-11T10:50:00.001-07:002023-09-11T10:50:11.416-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Gleanings <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kmsiRIezUdbQUTvUvjdGW0UI3n79Uo-qSRpuyFBUEt6xLW4xygfy8OPupFzVN2ow6vIsZy3fsncWdxeMtpOv3RI2kfKH8Y9Ew7U7SV1tI6RcgRzNKEtPWlSVpy6kRkz39ufusrb0thneqh9uDhAJnV2KEiFHuwAuy5Znet51Jj9MG1zBYJEv_JqgjNei/s2990/P1110297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2990" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kmsiRIezUdbQUTvUvjdGW0UI3n79Uo-qSRpuyFBUEt6xLW4xygfy8OPupFzVN2ow6vIsZy3fsncWdxeMtpOv3RI2kfKH8Y9Ew7U7SV1tI6RcgRzNKEtPWlSVpy6kRkz39ufusrb0thneqh9uDhAJnV2KEiFHuwAuy5Znet51Jj9MG1zBYJEv_JqgjNei/w400-h388/P1110297.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />It's a beautiful fall day here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the sun is shining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's crisp and cool</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the colours are changing quickly </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the trees and undergrowth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The garden flowers are now coming indoors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as we enjoy the last little touches of summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above are some flowers that I gleaned from the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">community garden before the frosts killed them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lavatera and cosmos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are such cheerful flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I now have another lovely bouquet of them </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on my kitchen table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This harvest season is a season for gleaning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just as Ruth and Naomi </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gleaned in the fields to provide for their needs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so can we glean from what the Lord has provided</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">around where we live.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our family is blessed to be a part of our </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">community garden and we've had the blessing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of some fresh produce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday the community harvested the potatoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so there are some in our pantry now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is also the forest around us </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that has extra food that we can glean/ forage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have already harvested a bunch of rose hips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and as the cranberries ripen enough I'll be picking some of those.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My father mentioned that he and my mother </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">were able to glean some apples from a tree</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that no one wanted and were able to make applesauce with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have those kinds of opportunities where you are?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes it just takes asking. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2l4-IURKOnIGm8dg6FHUnuORZmc8GxONdX8vtGwNCOkJpsgIJfgYTqbQeHFrSWcX0c2dVtWZu-otSRDLtGJ6o4LpTwbcjPmdjA-b72628rXNRlT6kaLFwjvEdPD2FPMvFC_H_dDNqSNT4DatGM_fBgap2DGJhOzU5bxSfjtLHplKta-FRUH7GnwcF74g6/s4000/P1110303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2l4-IURKOnIGm8dg6FHUnuORZmc8GxONdX8vtGwNCOkJpsgIJfgYTqbQeHFrSWcX0c2dVtWZu-otSRDLtGJ6o4LpTwbcjPmdjA-b72628rXNRlT6kaLFwjvEdPD2FPMvFC_H_dDNqSNT4DatGM_fBgap2DGJhOzU5bxSfjtLHplKta-FRUH7GnwcF74g6/w400-h300/P1110303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With school starting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my son moved the one desk from the living room </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">into his bedroom to do his lessons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teenagers do enjoy their own personal space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So into it's old place I moved my yarn stash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's now more accessible</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I hope it will prompt me to do more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been looking for sales on yarn </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which a great way to build up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a stash so that it's ready to go if needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was asked by a lovely lady to create </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a baby boy blanket for her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went on Pinterest to look at ideas </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this one jumped out at me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's<a href="leeleeknits" target="_blank"> Cloudburst</a> by LeeLee knits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had navy/white/ & flannel yarn for the colours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So nice to grab the yarn from the stash </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and get started right away.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HHjS5z2CbG_y7VqJI4MRwzvwpYKwnr9Y5St5SiS7HXwvfRoF7RLbmiFiu_Bi6O19AS3psa9DACFyzw9VQb1nXleBuEQU1Cv3KNB7qLG2OKi63M8ErjOou0zNipI7WDWm_hByGyRvLRdu44fPgcxdh44hzTOg8K9XnYwAYmhk-xcABqi2bEsHKZSHRdhu/s4000/P1110282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HHjS5z2CbG_y7VqJI4MRwzvwpYKwnr9Y5St5SiS7HXwvfRoF7RLbmiFiu_Bi6O19AS3psa9DACFyzw9VQb1nXleBuEQU1Cv3KNB7qLG2OKi63M8ErjOou0zNipI7WDWm_hByGyRvLRdu44fPgcxdh44hzTOg8K9XnYwAYmhk-xcABqi2bEsHKZSHRdhu/w400-h300/P1110282.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the forest gleanings I have made is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this lovely bunch of rose hips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They will go into jam with some cranberries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have already dried some for tea for the winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes I find myself just taking a basket with me into the woods</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just to see what I can find.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq34ICHgwqqgN9g5FQn-1tIqrzk7VvJW-6M6qUn9Dcf3yW77-FpgtMejGn_zFttKL71R2d-RJStvGHHYV7ZUgOP1ktQO6ayVK4nrTlU1HFahM-HckBDPHE4-oq_OQ68TXWYoLjNGO9Up3-8d7LSZgVgT3YEdUx4ackTURYnpJSgHDqnPzMEaM1pxr707SK/s4000/P1110293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq34ICHgwqqgN9g5FQn-1tIqrzk7VvJW-6M6qUn9Dcf3yW77-FpgtMejGn_zFttKL71R2d-RJStvGHHYV7ZUgOP1ktQO6ayVK4nrTlU1HFahM-HckBDPHE4-oq_OQ68TXWYoLjNGO9Up3-8d7LSZgVgT3YEdUx4ackTURYnpJSgHDqnPzMEaM1pxr707SK/w400-h300/P1110293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How about you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you enjoy gleaning for your family?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If so what are some things that you have found?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pray you have a blessed day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-70528025214106328762023-09-04T10:24:00.001-07:002023-09-04T10:24:04.230-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Do You Have Lists?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HrIf-wvV-Cph4v7CaKmYDfp-xWacOqqE10HbTJU_zFHKKddRWnnnq4qEutpTErBJPlEqKte_A7j3MSNmvW-NybOI5_QjfZkYZQ8dNmAfX8guA3x5I6R5Cd-G-nPHq8482LynVfQc435Ym5ebR_sphm7EJ_fWamEfonm1P1b4mAw-MV_i7tebiBO7cQHR/s4000/P1110264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HrIf-wvV-Cph4v7CaKmYDfp-xWacOqqE10HbTJU_zFHKKddRWnnnq4qEutpTErBJPlEqKte_A7j3MSNmvW-NybOI5_QjfZkYZQ8dNmAfX8guA3x5I6R5Cd-G-nPHq8482LynVfQc435Ym5ebR_sphm7EJ_fWamEfonm1P1b4mAw-MV_i7tebiBO7cQHR/w400-h300/P1110264.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />How is your day?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As September begins </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so does a lot of things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was snow on the mountain this week </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the temps dropped and the rain came.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The leaves are changing and the frosts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are starting to leave lovely patterns </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for us in the mornings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had my birthday a couple days ago</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and was gifted some thoughtful gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some new oven mitts as mine are getting thin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're beautiful blue and white to match my kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some lovely smelling soap,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a beautiful new pad for my grocery lists.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you know me, you know I'm a list person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this new pad will be delightful to use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Are you familiar with Wrendale designs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is one of my favourite companies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with their delightful array of birds and animals.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1bQhOCRWfh_IU8C64zJ0aMvE2L1c3O3VX_h3-iLcL7P6OWLwCw1VXSZKyiyE4Ox5Mv58PwrSoVFt7JyT01HwHvLDsMHc0qZgyOkzkbz0OTDGwJbXAOUmIVRhkFeaAlywWBvCd1o8W2y-wF_n9ssc245U_YFYBJcPRFwBc_W2CZJoywNHw9QeUloLJG-h/s4000/P1110265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1bQhOCRWfh_IU8C64zJ0aMvE2L1c3O3VX_h3-iLcL7P6OWLwCw1VXSZKyiyE4Ox5Mv58PwrSoVFt7JyT01HwHvLDsMHc0qZgyOkzkbz0OTDGwJbXAOUmIVRhkFeaAlywWBvCd1o8W2y-wF_n9ssc245U_YFYBJcPRFwBc_W2CZJoywNHw9QeUloLJG-h/w400-h300/P1110265.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With fall comes new jobs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cleaned out the sunroom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of all the sand of summer and put things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back in their place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I brought in some of the flowers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to keep them out of the frosts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a little while longer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also brought some mint </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that will go into some nice </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cups of tea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWkBDUi2lz6Y2UvIQ2FIWAyfHwK5mCn5a5KTga9B01QtNF_BXv-e8aDv35nR3GkUJHIek7Mhk14FbecL5PuZWQNFW7Z_wGp5I1D_kY8-wx4jNZ_apLRylSP1p8Qj_qvtGWtPapGDgyIW8Hf6qg_eBUD7Mfz1xu1ufo1SI0PpIy03-rjubrR7OhmaNaYJb/s4000/P1110276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWkBDUi2lz6Y2UvIQ2FIWAyfHwK5mCn5a5KTga9B01QtNF_BXv-e8aDv35nR3GkUJHIek7Mhk14FbecL5PuZWQNFW7Z_wGp5I1D_kY8-wx4jNZ_apLRylSP1p8Qj_qvtGWtPapGDgyIW8Hf6qg_eBUD7Mfz1xu1ufo1SI0PpIy03-rjubrR7OhmaNaYJb/w400-h300/P1110276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I was moving the flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I noticed that the chamomile had a few more blossoms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I think this is the last of them for the season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have just placed them in this pretty dish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to dry for tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning I am having a lovely blend of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chamomile, calendula, peppermint, & fireweed green</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tea with cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm getting more used to tea that is unsweetened.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqlcaGc3paX9OrGfqol-9QvllRreNRqxMAyRDH2a4pwjNkTguBPgJI7ADDd1enjZJE3WRR8kORls707opJY-Qxrz_bKf5CffGeZLIUb7KLrFPPG05Rb5YgJybKQGp5qIY1vMLwWFjX0-aACnBxQL66Y3VASxF4BaDZ9MoFTa9c90BL5XWE8DDOGsl3vSq/s4000/P1110268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqlcaGc3paX9OrGfqol-9QvllRreNRqxMAyRDH2a4pwjNkTguBPgJI7ADDd1enjZJE3WRR8kORls707opJY-Qxrz_bKf5CffGeZLIUb7KLrFPPG05Rb5YgJybKQGp5qIY1vMLwWFjX0-aACnBxQL66Y3VASxF4BaDZ9MoFTa9c90BL5XWE8DDOGsl3vSq/w400-h300/P1110268.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A new carnivore meal that I made is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">meat pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spread a thin layer of hamburger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">covered with diced pepperoni</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and topped with some grated marble cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was delicious and I am thinking </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of all the variations we could make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will be a good meal to use up leftover meat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3XiUkddu5UFMNuwoP5QE7Q6zLv7TJjmEtkW8mH-nmWuNdDTEa2Ucdn2YryoKt_CTH3CwiiSZmWa295UeZrNsulJMqWwFLyKovg_sSXd7MLNDkNI0Gu2ugSSy68Y1yW0Woc9fC7DiCIf1wNg8MbxbpIy9_L6gIhN4Qj4dmqqJTp7WYU7YFS172322skln/s4000/P1110224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3XiUkddu5UFMNuwoP5QE7Q6zLv7TJjmEtkW8mH-nmWuNdDTEa2Ucdn2YryoKt_CTH3CwiiSZmWa295UeZrNsulJMqWwFLyKovg_sSXd7MLNDkNI0Gu2ugSSy68Y1yW0Woc9fC7DiCIf1wNg8MbxbpIy9_L6gIhN4Qj4dmqqJTp7WYU7YFS172322skln/w400-h300/P1110224.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband took me on another </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lovely day trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took our new to us camper truck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove out to this amazing lake and stopped </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the campground there for a meal and a nap.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbh0WG3htohXHUq1Oi9AmuOv_IFyL9Oag_l99g3IQDMbAml8wMNiP6Tsm4A75vtu-VfpDYJ0ajBlW889gfG78ywMAk2Gg3Ly5t2cr4jvRMC0PRfwJOQ-MhzK7uJPN8gQgJCdc7h1LHUJYETcDPSBgosgGXK3BANoMHQCNES6J8splcj5bt1mqdj7ce7gOu/s3991/P1110248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3991" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbh0WG3htohXHUq1Oi9AmuOv_IFyL9Oag_l99g3IQDMbAml8wMNiP6Tsm4A75vtu-VfpDYJ0ajBlW889gfG78ywMAk2Gg3Ly5t2cr4jvRMC0PRfwJOQ-MhzK7uJPN8gQgJCdc7h1LHUJYETcDPSBgosgGXK3BANoMHQCNES6J8splcj5bt1mqdj7ce7gOu/w400-h264/P1110248.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a sweet little pathway from the campsite to the lake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3LI5MGr2Oe53IFUmGEWIfsuSnXJuyDE3aEAUYlUN1T-Pp4ZAmwRYyOCceMZQPgyGb--bp7VCt5DtS2fkCLzmnT04f_EsUm5ssN7u7O7MU8opu6ujHbHOXjaAsP7HBlnI5RIkm8bZmKeV5fO8s5FC2Tv-dxAZJ2oYz50i-mgQMNf4N8JQ3oLY7vUHEHNv/s4000/P1110230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3LI5MGr2Oe53IFUmGEWIfsuSnXJuyDE3aEAUYlUN1T-Pp4ZAmwRYyOCceMZQPgyGb--bp7VCt5DtS2fkCLzmnT04f_EsUm5ssN7u7O7MU8opu6ujHbHOXjaAsP7HBlnI5RIkm8bZmKeV5fO8s5FC2Tv-dxAZJ2oYz50i-mgQMNf4N8JQ3oLY7vUHEHNv/w300-h400/P1110230.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just love the mountain views </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that you can see from the road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtW-m9GKVn48DmD4yUuLbDrkI0SrYVmL4mBuxzRZLH4peKVpNWyKDntt9-XVZL-aXXLFTvFZP65XExL8HprpDnmUcmWvIPoMj53h8i61-jr8HtZARnSDVAwKN_XyaYx7apvcuflX_em8yqmHyAYAIfc0gvX9qy_IILvX2d7kkHRQLLOgxdUry7h1keeUk/s4000/P1110251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtW-m9GKVn48DmD4yUuLbDrkI0SrYVmL4mBuxzRZLH4peKVpNWyKDntt9-XVZL-aXXLFTvFZP65XExL8HprpDnmUcmWvIPoMj53h8i61-jr8HtZARnSDVAwKN_XyaYx7apvcuflX_em8yqmHyAYAIfc0gvX9qy_IILvX2d7kkHRQLLOgxdUry7h1keeUk/w400-h300/P1110251.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The peaceful sound of the waves on the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rocky shore made me want to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stay there for hours.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn14xTXERfYI6WAYyvN6V4ofio78YxoDehgSK32Kj8QWtCBqgEBH_NAfgMJIvKILsPZ8dJ-63Rtg8id8yKMqsLnVzuk9OJ4rrq0GyieAzDrwoNnxaRcTgOCAVASM1ApJfrx1Udy-6Tf7smoGQGoW39FqyalW4dpfWXAsIeGhIRN5GTYggyQNoGdnFFaUE7/s4000/P1110235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn14xTXERfYI6WAYyvN6V4ofio78YxoDehgSK32Kj8QWtCBqgEBH_NAfgMJIvKILsPZ8dJ-63Rtg8id8yKMqsLnVzuk9OJ4rrq0GyieAzDrwoNnxaRcTgOCAVASM1ApJfrx1Udy-6Tf7smoGQGoW39FqyalW4dpfWXAsIeGhIRN5GTYggyQNoGdnFFaUE7/w400-h300/P1110235.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What have you been up to as fall </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has been coming around?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a beautiful day </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">keeping your home! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-1014083132549399152023-08-28T08:00:00.010-07:002023-08-28T11:49:08.486-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Fresh Air Through My Kitchen Window<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBoSjJQavf2M7v9jozyagRLfamIFfWB5XHKeSlYsEuRPFdBnfn7JJ-1PeRFu887_Oo3CXogTkR7FghM-aAJSrG2OZopPvxDI786iJVVt1jGZiEz0jWYLAHGxMPXdqHRkEGfQpZ8CmcYMl35TPIyh6A9hPXDjlYjgpeod6YOUAuQ2cgdZTIyLhb5XgN59K/s4000/P1110218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBoSjJQavf2M7v9jozyagRLfamIFfWB5XHKeSlYsEuRPFdBnfn7JJ-1PeRFu887_Oo3CXogTkR7FghM-aAJSrG2OZopPvxDI786iJVVt1jGZiEz0jWYLAHGxMPXdqHRkEGfQpZ8CmcYMl35TPIyh6A9hPXDjlYjgpeod6YOUAuQ2cgdZTIyLhb5XgN59K/w400-h300/P1110218.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stood at my kitchen window</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and breathed in a deep breath of fresh air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The breeze was blowing in through</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the kitchen window </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bringing with it the cool scents of the forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The smell of the lake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the seasons changing greenery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you smelled the forest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and noticed those subtle changes in the trees?<br />The frost have started here </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and nature is preparing for fall to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some blankets are drying on the line</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and make me smile to see them fluttering</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the breeze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time to start freshening up the bedding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before it's too cold to do so. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well...not impossible</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it's a lot more work</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to dry and freshen things on the line</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when the weather is cold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was out for a drive with my husband </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we were noticing how the trees </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are beginning to change into</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the cheerful fall colours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon there will be leaves on the breeze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgyY0w9YbVDdec074Y15bhK2w4JUMTVXD_4MI9WfsdGYhl4Oca7AbA_cg2GVEc_2O6mBPW9iLeVjOfnzn7MgtYLcTh5kcIW1p95D2_N7Fnt0gGTamiTOQ17Di1o-1A84tlzpiXhTAgT4TUzliwc6ZdV3cicLmD4Og3iEGKIClnOECnnZFQSd4ro33BTxp/s4000/P1110214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgyY0w9YbVDdec074Y15bhK2w4JUMTVXD_4MI9WfsdGYhl4Oca7AbA_cg2GVEc_2O6mBPW9iLeVjOfnzn7MgtYLcTh5kcIW1p95D2_N7Fnt0gGTamiTOQ17Di1o-1A84tlzpiXhTAgT4TUzliwc6ZdV3cicLmD4Og3iEGKIClnOECnnZFQSd4ro33BTxp/w400-h300/P1110214.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I made some salmon patties with </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">leftover salmon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added some parmesan / marble cheese</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along with a couple eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They fried up nice and crispy and delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how you can make these with any meat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so it can use up leftovers well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though I'm not eating bread </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at this time,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my family still enjoys fresh bread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still love having the grain mill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make fresh flour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the little bowl I found is the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">perfect size for the amount of flour I need.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Interesting how this simple tool brings me </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">such satisfaction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are some of your favourite tools</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in your kitchen?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxqMrZgAT6zj4wBI_BYpRk7m9tumGkb34w2ETZ1W_2a7508_66r2btSzXQSmXBT4p0MBvN08rEYIege_N9yRLSUsJHxD5n7kuHgMjARYu74BHgKxESB5rUQWXs86hZcHJSVN5qyAo6HMBTyrYnWU9nIp2fNhZ74wXsxIuAK4hcBCtuzIy7I4RdJxm6BYr/s4000/P1110168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxqMrZgAT6zj4wBI_BYpRk7m9tumGkb34w2ETZ1W_2a7508_66r2btSzXQSmXBT4p0MBvN08rEYIege_N9yRLSUsJHxD5n7kuHgMjARYu74BHgKxESB5rUQWXs86hZcHJSVN5qyAo6HMBTyrYnWU9nIp2fNhZ74wXsxIuAK4hcBCtuzIy7I4RdJxm6BYr/w300-h400/P1110168.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As gardening comes to an end</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in my neck of the woods</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the root veggies are being pulled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">True you can leave them in the ground</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">much longer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although I'm not a fan of pulling them </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with freezing fingers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are the last of our carrots.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQBxLyotWLW5kCOv_wuHSNbhZZPySFmz9BRcBnIIqPNqnpOE9q06mcRDk766r6xHS1SapKZVQKYqVaQB4q7GXNQQkhVseJkdT_JwZ6aPJiR4pKVc-41LvGQbKgifp5buDV6mtoFwyoudvr9Jyz5kiadW6eXX894Hd5_FHBEURK6rq4t6UJcQp5ih2fClF/s4000/P1110210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQBxLyotWLW5kCOv_wuHSNbhZZPySFmz9BRcBnIIqPNqnpOE9q06mcRDk766r6xHS1SapKZVQKYqVaQB4q7GXNQQkhVseJkdT_JwZ6aPJiR4pKVc-41LvGQbKgifp5buDV6mtoFwyoudvr9Jyz5kiadW6eXX894Hd5_FHBEURK6rq4t6UJcQp5ih2fClF/w400-h300/P1110210.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband took me on a nice </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">day trip adventure this week </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back into the mountains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was such a beautiful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNNXDvX4BIj1bzbaZG6OHBl7qRAZZW0ye18894qVMGos-HfFDwOgspPABUf3kJ3NUaGKsD2eeVy2zW_wYCVfsNgZvxykLRiG2tLoXgp6vB6nZZ_oIEnQ_GyrCPNmQ3Jxpt0ZGYLTqtrl1E4DQve0F8m0MEMwRxaNFxThU3MTBviRloFSi3qT6k4f0nFjs/s4000/P1110183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNNXDvX4BIj1bzbaZG6OHBl7qRAZZW0ye18894qVMGos-HfFDwOgspPABUf3kJ3NUaGKsD2eeVy2zW_wYCVfsNgZvxykLRiG2tLoXgp6vB6nZZ_oIEnQ_GyrCPNmQ3Jxpt0ZGYLTqtrl1E4DQve0F8m0MEMwRxaNFxThU3MTBviRloFSi3qT6k4f0nFjs/w400-h300/P1110183.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrby6n6MOAUFCxwFTTw2--3fcu4mwU7Eyhjz982xIme4aW0ByQRGrW0C8RdhIJbpzSrwcPQJp6vXt6w_hc_M_Ll5MLDo_I8aaOpVmm30h8-B8mTD-P38hBSKxLGfFTt1i0UK2v-sViwYumpSdPjEAl7CwEC0HVHuHvQf-lyoa5uUXBalNaIpYmmOSsmQF/s4000/P1110197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrby6n6MOAUFCxwFTTw2--3fcu4mwU7Eyhjz982xIme4aW0ByQRGrW0C8RdhIJbpzSrwcPQJp6vXt6w_hc_M_Ll5MLDo_I8aaOpVmm30h8-B8mTD-P38hBSKxLGfFTt1i0UK2v-sViwYumpSdPjEAl7CwEC0HVHuHvQf-lyoa5uUXBalNaIpYmmOSsmQF/w400-h300/P1110197.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Following the good news of us being about to stay here,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've begun unpacking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not everything but just those things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I know we shall be using through </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the winter months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My bookshelves are ready </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and so is my sewing/ craft room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband bought me a new ironing board</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as mine was failing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I have a nice new surface to iron up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fabric that I need for sewing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is excitement to delve into</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some new projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have plans for aprons and perhaps a quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's amazing how unpacking </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">these things back into the same space</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has made it feel all fresh and new.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are enjoying</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">your homemaking day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps there is some fresh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">new excitement to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">create something new for your home? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-47023192868028733402023-08-21T16:44:00.000-07:002023-08-21T16:44:00.857-07:00Homemaking Mondays: End of Season Delights<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwO3nQQvfGriME9zgldfdNeFOnaicZjpfdw8hAwS9HoHhGuAOByfZqejZOCR1nbtC28n6VcEetEbgYS_v9FvIVyErG1lkvOvBsjnie5Z2Xi9egBYUIKlV_eva4myZYGyMSuEE-vjlbZAfrspaZM6QUfTfuUTw68cL7upwFc5Zbou0js3nyM_h73FnTORu/s4000/P1110166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwO3nQQvfGriME9zgldfdNeFOnaicZjpfdw8hAwS9HoHhGuAOByfZqejZOCR1nbtC28n6VcEetEbgYS_v9FvIVyErG1lkvOvBsjnie5Z2Xi9egBYUIKlV_eva4myZYGyMSuEE-vjlbZAfrspaZM6QUfTfuUTw68cL7upwFc5Zbou0js3nyM_h73FnTORu/w400-h300/P1110166.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! <br />How have your days been going? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some say that summer days are slow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I find that they go by so quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Short burst of heat surrounded by clouds and rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then amazing growth followed by quick harvests and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clouds of mosquitos and black flies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some do not like the wind...but it makes being outside nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My garden is finishing up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled the beats, garlic, carrots, tomatoes, and greens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is the sweet Candy Cane beet variety </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along with the mini carrots that are best eaten just this way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another aspect of the garden that is coming to a close are the flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tea garden flowers are about done and the harvests</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have been stored. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is still quite a bit more mint that will hang around for a bit </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the cooler weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My old neighbour gifted me some amazing honey from his hives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not really eating honey or sugar now...but a little snitch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">doesn't hurt too much. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Da1Mp1TnJsa-czR0rFwXof-bvgvpVCu6GS6REfzaqjI69ilbrbUxqZwABgT5elizxunIYpVHFpPyi82Z0pw_jWaC_r_XzIuDu8KSoF-nVdGjD9D5ab7-sQGNcgzNpZx7Y61BWq3xgcHqBzFbtdll847d8qpfyOac5-MWXAp_G-5xswXVDSYn5sRHQrm8/s4000/P1110161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Da1Mp1TnJsa-czR0rFwXof-bvgvpVCu6GS6REfzaqjI69ilbrbUxqZwABgT5elizxunIYpVHFpPyi82Z0pw_jWaC_r_XzIuDu8KSoF-nVdGjD9D5ab7-sQGNcgzNpZx7Y61BWq3xgcHqBzFbtdll847d8qpfyOac5-MWXAp_G-5xswXVDSYn5sRHQrm8/w400-h300/P1110161.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been bringing in flowers from the garden to enjoy on the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">kitchen windowsill. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snapdragons are nice and hearty</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and will still keep blooming through the early frosts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3E5A-FI-BrTpLEzekTLhfAQFzRs8LIUA-x434TRy1CoxBAkpdUYZz1KSrz08WNpRx2Xf5EKrUcS9BoDCslQL8Ob7cmDEhf7rcq4BLvC7Xikw_oFmg5XEN_OiBO1-r5aYy4CT6x0vANH_8PgjpEr2IPR1C0Qwme5nMrNPiUzmJOqa1hPSVJN_Qdf8JUVl/s4000/P1110158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3E5A-FI-BrTpLEzekTLhfAQFzRs8LIUA-x434TRy1CoxBAkpdUYZz1KSrz08WNpRx2Xf5EKrUcS9BoDCslQL8Ob7cmDEhf7rcq4BLvC7Xikw_oFmg5XEN_OiBO1-r5aYy4CT6x0vANH_8PgjpEr2IPR1C0Qwme5nMrNPiUzmJOqa1hPSVJN_Qdf8JUVl/w400-h300/P1110158.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year I let my dill go to seed for the first time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is interesting to see how it has changed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shall be saving the seeds for fridge pickles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8lw_8bs1quL4EVtEy2NEFhjcKNa9nOVBX378nH76braeRRB3_OgqoAq8j456Qo6Swy5OBZVeZj-JnHWv4NHCfNQDWOpwcgsGCrjlJvp_eA1nlbleGf1Y-VxRXQ2_ld1jIl_PtL6kJL-w3iOA01PhD4y9PWOfWo8w1EDkKl2pTSzEdSoU3HXsMhH-Fn3B/s4000/P1110150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8lw_8bs1quL4EVtEy2NEFhjcKNa9nOVBX378nH76braeRRB3_OgqoAq8j456Qo6Swy5OBZVeZj-JnHWv4NHCfNQDWOpwcgsGCrjlJvp_eA1nlbleGf1Y-VxRXQ2_ld1jIl_PtL6kJL-w3iOA01PhD4y9PWOfWo8w1EDkKl2pTSzEdSoU3HXsMhH-Fn3B/w400-h300/P1110150.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See Judith ---- the pink lupin has bloomed!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a beautiful addition to the flowers at the front step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blooms are so pretty and are lasting so long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLs-a6tau7oOXXUPSZTehYzFIdmP5Z5hvlgbUDaZozge3wfnkN87e-8E0AISF8t5oJXNYDWhVVVI_YDaPFqwvonZcRNugIYufNnjbNr86StTpiuqw9tjlF4MR25j2zMbPB5KE3B25ReQDG9dl03jE3wUcPoRRaJNNCSHUego0crRtd_lz-ej5HyKkaKwg/s4000/P1110139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLs-a6tau7oOXXUPSZTehYzFIdmP5Z5hvlgbUDaZozge3wfnkN87e-8E0AISF8t5oJXNYDWhVVVI_YDaPFqwvonZcRNugIYufNnjbNr86StTpiuqw9tjlF4MR25j2zMbPB5KE3B25ReQDG9dl03jE3wUcPoRRaJNNCSHUego0crRtd_lz-ej5HyKkaKwg/w300-h400/P1110139.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now the fresh herbs are about finished for the summer as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been nice to have them to season foods and soups.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lovely aspect of summer!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQIAQT2uhUXV-O1CLXRu_vqUaD0SHDZozaAutH9-V7pp28aJcGvZFmTvILKBPGeuGgQh4W1G1sfeCoiOfpuBX2ux9xOGI3Z9LWNlH_f-fosf5uFrXiyWNsVPv5rUMj9qwNSDH8POQbGHGkWHkb1g2VZFan7lP9i53rFKg75-13C7TFLCUFj9SAhx9AiqU/s4000/P1110163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQIAQT2uhUXV-O1CLXRu_vqUaD0SHDZozaAutH9-V7pp28aJcGvZFmTvILKBPGeuGgQh4W1G1sfeCoiOfpuBX2ux9xOGI3Z9LWNlH_f-fosf5uFrXiyWNsVPv5rUMj9qwNSDH8POQbGHGkWHkb1g2VZFan7lP9i53rFKg75-13C7TFLCUFj9SAhx9AiqU/w400-h300/P1110163.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good news is that the person that has bought the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we are living in wants us to stay for the winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So....we aren't moving, just yet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lord is good and we can relax and prepare for winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My girls are settled into their new home </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it was a joy to be able to visit them and have them host me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by! <br />I hope you have a lovely day keeping your home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-66481528802365621712023-08-14T19:47:00.000-07:002023-08-14T19:47:01.698-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Some Time Away With Family<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7zSXwJFBj5_Nex7Q-G7jZpAjrGUso1LE0Apw3TGaR4Vez9JtdojOZ8Rf99o9HSSna-s_X-AGt1gr2XH9wqeQIrPiYfdp9t_Xo_fbRZ5Dwq1cZv3VMLQvqDXFr93J4WYVCApInJx1a1IoCPCS5LqcxxEHC0uDWpQfKTSHGvAckdn2UKu8_nZjTULYl8DW/s4000/P1110063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7zSXwJFBj5_Nex7Q-G7jZpAjrGUso1LE0Apw3TGaR4Vez9JtdojOZ8Rf99o9HSSna-s_X-AGt1gr2XH9wqeQIrPiYfdp9t_Xo_fbRZ5Dwq1cZv3VMLQvqDXFr93J4WYVCApInJx1a1IoCPCS5LqcxxEHC0uDWpQfKTSHGvAckdn2UKu8_nZjTULYl8DW/w400-h300/P1110063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! <br />It's been awhile since I posted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been enjoying some time away from home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband and sons and I went to visit some family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful trip and even with a lot of rain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the clouds and bright sun in between </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gave us moments of pause.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God's immensely beautiful creation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was all around us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove for many hours but in between</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there were a few times where I could take some pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little pockets along the highway where </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there were lookouts to enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got to visit with my family which we haven't seen </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in quite some time altogether. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was great to re-connect as we played, explored and of course ate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although my sister-in-law plainly put it that it was the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">healthiest family reunion she'd ever been to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of us were watching our sugar so there were less treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother cooked a lot of the meat on his smoker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and now my husband will be looking for one for us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVvQRmyMKl6tMwSftfiONUJ5QmKTxfwjwq7_7yqk0Ybcvl5epFsFc1to6te2vjJteiYeWfdDDT09_0UVqlYkBmOu2dL9XZH-2_ZDFcvigEHJBREFN1fUA6NWe0Kor8mhsjCjCLEwyZjGtjfhHZ97wixU_CYcLX1-oiq9IUmljtZl3Yjh7OKpHf5QgBPsX/s4000/P1110106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVvQRmyMKl6tMwSftfiONUJ5QmKTxfwjwq7_7yqk0Ybcvl5epFsFc1to6te2vjJteiYeWfdDDT09_0UVqlYkBmOu2dL9XZH-2_ZDFcvigEHJBREFN1fUA6NWe0Kor8mhsjCjCLEwyZjGtjfhHZ97wixU_CYcLX1-oiq9IUmljtZl3Yjh7OKpHf5QgBPsX/w400-h300/P1110106.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan and I had our 27th wedding anniversary</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while we were there </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we got a picture together down by the river.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPNvP66LbmQYsW7nUZ-Oa-x1cFdRf75Urx-Hf3u1UDP5qKmT3RHS7B8KPmlQBd6r0QOK7WeXXDmNOPP6sl5KXVVxZKxOTD3v_zNjjRqZuz4cgAjxQin0YWTQD2u9H0CUyhEUf6ARLUcrZ5QIb9fDdK87jU4un_1_Jaa-dompbC5mRYuZYqOY2i7h6X-AP/s4000/P1100954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPNvP66LbmQYsW7nUZ-Oa-x1cFdRf75Urx-Hf3u1UDP5qKmT3RHS7B8KPmlQBd6r0QOK7WeXXDmNOPP6sl5KXVVxZKxOTD3v_zNjjRqZuz4cgAjxQin0YWTQD2u9H0CUyhEUf6ARLUcrZ5QIb9fDdK87jU4un_1_Jaa-dompbC5mRYuZYqOY2i7h6X-AP/w400-h300/P1100954.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Along our travels we saw lots of wildlife</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">amongst those were plenty of bison grazing by the highway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaVhKMzxmAn3VsAM3RAy37L-Jc604mG-dQ4tzwm-Usmtc3dnKXIqHaa_RJyPNcxivyVixJ_zUTMazmcjrLJZE3WVvGkIQtBKWEVvJRuhuAflIF77nathu1zBLQMveY5Vsb5kvIRFG2lTW0WLq00N5IyWM0u0NBymiZ1tmB8FlAuMbXyp9mj1jFeF83-gH/s4000/P1100892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaVhKMzxmAn3VsAM3RAy37L-Jc604mG-dQ4tzwm-Usmtc3dnKXIqHaa_RJyPNcxivyVixJ_zUTMazmcjrLJZE3WVvGkIQtBKWEVvJRuhuAflIF77nathu1zBLQMveY5Vsb5kvIRFG2lTW0WLq00N5IyWM0u0NBymiZ1tmB8FlAuMbXyp9mj1jFeF83-gH/w400-h300/P1100892.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I adore clouds and the immense clouds that we saw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all through our trip were delightful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've got lots of pictures of clouds...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">although I'm sure you wouldn't want to see them all. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj147ZDsPBmVQl-rGTKcwQD_wuHkCEDiCj7QGRluPHokSycVrD3cYto6vnP0dD0PKM7LjtDDM6VrP82AFO_D6rMkH0ZqZHhGw6qV2rxGLTJQikFvi485davdH2IYTLfLxJSdLGvx_KDDKW4YFDMx4aBNa-_Fq2lxsyHJIjIxCkoyT3XAm84zA-UTvnoni9E/s4000/P1110063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj147ZDsPBmVQl-rGTKcwQD_wuHkCEDiCj7QGRluPHokSycVrD3cYto6vnP0dD0PKM7LjtDDM6VrP82AFO_D6rMkH0ZqZHhGw6qV2rxGLTJQikFvi485davdH2IYTLfLxJSdLGvx_KDDKW4YFDMx4aBNa-_Fq2lxsyHJIjIxCkoyT3XAm84zA-UTvnoni9E/w400-h300/P1110063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother took us to see a fossil wall </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">up the side of one of the mountains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was incredible how many shells there were all </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">grouped together in multiple layers that were </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a few feet deep and many feet long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2H4YRh2IyDmwe339pjU2jhqafXo4JZAThZePkNuimUGtItYWXwqXGvXIW15k8AxH1pFYhRvOombu0zyfMrCNEMWoGmUvV5Dik1k6ggvxwP37RccEws3gBqE4OpdxJ4VXjBT3pMkew3GnuwO2Qbnl0DUaLsym--MJrMO4FSwPkOO5nEcu1BnR6zF_PPtP/s4000/P1110015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2H4YRh2IyDmwe339pjU2jhqafXo4JZAThZePkNuimUGtItYWXwqXGvXIW15k8AxH1pFYhRvOombu0zyfMrCNEMWoGmUvV5Dik1k6ggvxwP37RccEws3gBqE4OpdxJ4VXjBT3pMkew3GnuwO2Qbnl0DUaLsym--MJrMO4FSwPkOO5nEcu1BnR6zF_PPtP/w400-h300/P1110015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From there the bunch of us hiked up to the power lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are so huge and you could hear the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">heavy buzz from them when you were close or under them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely view from up there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJYkk4vqbgZDcTQIStU9dWwNvFZsRBorCsTzoYfAUrlHjKQhXCArDyhxHyuygXFzy1j1uEus_rTEZiuECHO-i-8uhdjK4ol6pekPcGbjX2Q86GFkCmtexWNNY027Cu60YwQvhpv_wsHYCi4G2mhMYf3d3Z1UesFYmcV86679kef5WyqWK8h3ChpRlh4g6/s4000/P1110027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJYkk4vqbgZDcTQIStU9dWwNvFZsRBorCsTzoYfAUrlHjKQhXCArDyhxHyuygXFzy1j1uEus_rTEZiuECHO-i-8uhdjK4ol6pekPcGbjX2Q86GFkCmtexWNNY027Cu60YwQvhpv_wsHYCi4G2mhMYf3d3Z1UesFYmcV86679kef5WyqWK8h3ChpRlh4g6/w400-h300/P1110027.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent lots of time down by the river as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went swimming, floating, and just enjoyed </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">collecting ahem...many rocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was hard to go barefoot here so we just </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">used our runners to make our way through </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the crossings and swimming times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water was kinda frigid like Yukon lakes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so coming out into the bright sunshine was so nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got a bit sunburnt even with sunscreen the sun was so intense.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge47WUwWtrsZaaeQkQWVNZi0kbA9ujHDJonawsTYgF9IRNfe-1UphxvQss5Mu8P9ZWRMAWBb0TPVBW8v8BbmLtOyj_1d-7bWOWM20HpP-g4oa5PuQgFXpl05JjJVyfnsIy9OsYEFpv6ON8J_PW2L3zY4zZOrtinY0bVe6ya33IBR6Oe5I_Hw_-HX5wNxvE/s4000/P1100989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge47WUwWtrsZaaeQkQWVNZi0kbA9ujHDJonawsTYgF9IRNfe-1UphxvQss5Mu8P9ZWRMAWBb0TPVBW8v8BbmLtOyj_1d-7bWOWM20HpP-g4oa5PuQgFXpl05JjJVyfnsIy9OsYEFpv6ON8J_PW2L3zY4zZOrtinY0bVe6ya33IBR6Oe5I_Hw_-HX5wNxvE/w400-h300/P1100989.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one lake we stopped at on our trip </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the boys and I hung out on the dock </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while Dan rested.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day was hot and the water </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was very refreshing...and numbing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good to take care of the itch of black fly bites.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg153eWMtxluQK1pw7NxwxvvEOl6TxsSODutV9zeboEjDwAlUvIPMUrdi0QWJEgP_GuIrYbPY9WJolkmRPSRgqERHdgCYB0oyWkP-t-yLNyHDQ2rvWviztnhBDwAjdj5xYatY8YINUbMmXoE6f4Lof46uix9pBblY57VpaiF0owVrKxmCTG5HXDUI9KlADN/s4000/P1100919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg153eWMtxluQK1pw7NxwxvvEOl6TxsSODutV9zeboEjDwAlUvIPMUrdi0QWJEgP_GuIrYbPY9WJolkmRPSRgqERHdgCYB0oyWkP-t-yLNyHDQ2rvWviztnhBDwAjdj5xYatY8YINUbMmXoE6f4Lof46uix9pBblY57VpaiF0owVrKxmCTG5HXDUI9KlADN/w400-h300/P1100919.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the dock was lovely </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I could have stayed much longer then we had time for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbYI-O7dTapvsMcC8wp1VntTAFahbVivEDRXrWRq6M7JR8TD6rcWeXoo1XgECvF3Jn1OJXT0wOxttYOVsYvPQARnjjt7gCC0T1vOxor0B_yn6ckRdWwvjxEdRupe_GD17A-jcp36ndkWUNz-LeDvEboSQK2pdMv8tRDNjjpd_hqWW6kdEvOtZGfxX6Xcy/s4000/P1100914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbYI-O7dTapvsMcC8wp1VntTAFahbVivEDRXrWRq6M7JR8TD6rcWeXoo1XgECvF3Jn1OJXT0wOxttYOVsYvPQARnjjt7gCC0T1vOxor0B_yn6ckRdWwvjxEdRupe_GD17A-jcp36ndkWUNz-LeDvEboSQK2pdMv8tRDNjjpd_hqWW6kdEvOtZGfxX6Xcy/w400-h300/P1100914.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some people love the prairies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I find the mountains </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">keep my heart.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw-PyHcaNQD1Ri8nwNI-vctaTill95014iaQMNzqYdz8hP98yOTaDOIg8FuhSVlBuSzxNwROBS25itRHgRIEFe8gug0bLQ2R39oZVgaxLqejE37if8ZpFxBnfP9mQyIt-uV6cxtqHOVqtNj9cGv-dMOl9BTVZgdrRwTtXFYMWfq4VxEswMAty7KHFVLD8/s4000/P1100903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw-PyHcaNQD1Ri8nwNI-vctaTill95014iaQMNzqYdz8hP98yOTaDOIg8FuhSVlBuSzxNwROBS25itRHgRIEFe8gug0bLQ2R39oZVgaxLqejE37if8ZpFxBnfP9mQyIt-uV6cxtqHOVqtNj9cGv-dMOl9BTVZgdrRwTtXFYMWfq4VxEswMAty7KHFVLD8/w400-h300/P1100903.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came home and the next day we helped our </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">girls move out to their own place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then as soon as possible the boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">moved into their old rooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys haven't had their own rooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">since they were infants.<br />So this will be a new experience for them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A welcome one I believe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came home to a well cared for garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thanks to my daughter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now fall is starting to stretch it's fingers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the garden is beginning to need more tending to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've harvested some of our garlic and it's delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be pulling some old plants and pulling out the frost blankets </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to keep the rest cozy on cold nights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The frosts are coming.<br /><br /> Thank you for dropping by!<br />I hope your days of homemaking are pleasant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and fulfilling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-87142281470876112402023-07-31T09:27:00.004-07:002023-07-31T09:27:37.025-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Spread Your Wings<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEseUr8jgRJGzcrGbGkoP34tNqpp1kNJEx-WRP0b0QOSI3IMmJ1MKqIuD3dSuQ7dLKOVUkOFRHm-YOrqRjzCaeJEbAyYnzNo21b-6qO3ea7pThbFqsqEg7WNCuV77EqKYnLbP2now_6D0RS-0EpvyfBMNPmhdsA8LQHKcqbu3Sh0huijRHskD4KW0oQ9f/s4000/P1100868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEseUr8jgRJGzcrGbGkoP34tNqpp1kNJEx-WRP0b0QOSI3IMmJ1MKqIuD3dSuQ7dLKOVUkOFRHm-YOrqRjzCaeJEbAyYnzNo21b-6qO3ea7pThbFqsqEg7WNCuV77EqKYnLbP2now_6D0RS-0EpvyfBMNPmhdsA8LQHKcqbu3Sh0huijRHskD4KW0oQ9f/w400-h300/P1100868.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />I hope you are enjoying your day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's another lovely summer day here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beginning cool and warming to uncomfortable temps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's nothing like the southern people get</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the heat is not our usual so we feel out of place</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and often hide in the shade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things are changing like the seasons in our home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another season in our home is beginning as our daughters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">step out on their own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a beautiful time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as we watch them take the lessons learned at home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and apply them to theirs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There will be flowers in their garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and homemade items in their kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above all the Lord will be the one building their home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The snapdragons we planted by seed </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the end of winter indoors have begun to bloom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are a lovely late summer flower that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">continues into the cool of early winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It lives through some tough frosts </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and adds come colour to the yard as the other </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">flowers have faded.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HpPJVqhJGViXzbAHSrBB9tDbnhrWyW6aK5UDOlz4UYbc5d2kiuzn7hD_j7sSXsmx61pZQKD2GA3i49WBGBH1VwtHJeadLN9ovfwyNJEkiU36It9IBeVqW3MPwpVYLzYGtQ4_CDeqTy2QqPHjr3yTtGnn2bjyh_d8k5fR6wixb0SeCfp3YTVk-kkDURiE/s4000/P1100880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HpPJVqhJGViXzbAHSrBB9tDbnhrWyW6aK5UDOlz4UYbc5d2kiuzn7hD_j7sSXsmx61pZQKD2GA3i49WBGBH1VwtHJeadLN9ovfwyNJEkiU36It9IBeVqW3MPwpVYLzYGtQ4_CDeqTy2QqPHjr3yTtGnn2bjyh_d8k5fR6wixb0SeCfp3YTVk-kkDURiE/w300-h400/P1100880.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this delightful little hand basket </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the free store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What would you use it for?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yarn, books, or shopping the farmer's market?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxcV8UaRc-iTH4-uQExvUYgxwkBDbWAuObkhFqKa6_RUPhPayBVuekJeqy3dAYjTLivtUaFUwpMTxZlO_zLH3OzJ3oRXT2SB_tVFfzVvrTxeV3H2P1th2fYi_-hrkb_F-S_eqhLhH1Su9mHubncT8SiG8RuaKVV7uO7DDgzeea-EulzAqQiXvJhlIOiPD/s4000/P1100876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxcV8UaRc-iTH4-uQExvUYgxwkBDbWAuObkhFqKa6_RUPhPayBVuekJeqy3dAYjTLivtUaFUwpMTxZlO_zLH3OzJ3oRXT2SB_tVFfzVvrTxeV3H2P1th2fYi_-hrkb_F-S_eqhLhH1Su9mHubncT8SiG8RuaKVV7uO7DDgzeea-EulzAqQiXvJhlIOiPD/w400-h300/P1100876.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still enjoying bacon for breakfast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw that if you twist up your bacon </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to bake in the oven you can get a lot more on the pan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yup...works and it's fun to eat to. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6nlCGMdApIz3goMr8Dxs6xWJmsTIKrOLKVKyw2T64Eu4-jHUWDyMQP45XSJZQ3emRqpmowzP3yhpgvzp47oCWM17AkNWhE3SKoNhqKonpbeL-CK8Aty0bEQfgMV3hXv0iLdsFcdbAXQSZhXqg2wA_3nb2pgUWg-DWO1KljNSlh1BeJCwaqBpwrM1LjKV/s4000/P1100873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6nlCGMdApIz3goMr8Dxs6xWJmsTIKrOLKVKyw2T64Eu4-jHUWDyMQP45XSJZQ3emRqpmowzP3yhpgvzp47oCWM17AkNWhE3SKoNhqKonpbeL-CK8Aty0bEQfgMV3hXv0iLdsFcdbAXQSZhXqg2wA_3nb2pgUWg-DWO1KljNSlh1BeJCwaqBpwrM1LjKV/w400-h300/P1100873.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clouds have been just glorious</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as of late.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lord has been sending rain to our part of the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could sit and watch these clouds for hours.<br />One thing I love about the mountains </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when you get higher up you can see for miles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The expanse of the heaven stretching out before you.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFmhZBGkK0TNMOm3Mw2D2pdtfBrxgVN3hqVg4qR78AgFckmT5kqMbpRpv1h-uni_igvOIrfSEJBWmOnUORjiYbR4WfPUKjjhVuKoFnTnxkC96GJsjQbrT2nZ3CJZm8yAGQByDMnRb_oDfQ5pTRfm4JJbIr7_uJXxvN9sJ63CJe5JXY8ZLtavXK1Uj4Ws-/s4000/P1100871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFmhZBGkK0TNMOm3Mw2D2pdtfBrxgVN3hqVg4qR78AgFckmT5kqMbpRpv1h-uni_igvOIrfSEJBWmOnUORjiYbR4WfPUKjjhVuKoFnTnxkC96GJsjQbrT2nZ3CJZm8yAGQByDMnRb_oDfQ5pTRfm4JJbIr7_uJXxvN9sJ63CJe5JXY8ZLtavXK1Uj4Ws-/w400-h300/P1100871.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my fun garden experiments this year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was growing sunrise bumble bee tomatoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are very fun and delicious!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlgzPi88CLA_FG_YzsEydk2e1vjFJw8N4dFfqvqJtbGizNJbgzShew01vfXrJaKwmpDHFbVAefe3OF8epwMbdd6Zqaa_umaYWnLwAGn1-pmmuXQXF_Ce7V_3gg8B2Ixnm0h4rrL_W3g434nDSs4ChvEXgZGvYFpaN3TsKwXLCyRmSynfo9q67Qzz3zfr1/s4000/P1100863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlgzPi88CLA_FG_YzsEydk2e1vjFJw8N4dFfqvqJtbGizNJbgzShew01vfXrJaKwmpDHFbVAefe3OF8epwMbdd6Zqaa_umaYWnLwAGn1-pmmuXQXF_Ce7V_3gg8B2Ixnm0h4rrL_W3g434nDSs4ChvEXgZGvYFpaN3TsKwXLCyRmSynfo9q67Qzz3zfr1/w400-h300/P1100863.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The delphiniums are blooming</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but are also starting to wane</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just as the fireweed....and that is an indication</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that fall is not too far off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With August up here comes the first frosts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the burst of fall colour creeping in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do love fall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so that is not disappointing to me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsK1MCFGtNcs1ovhhbtCni75HYyWXs7zcyFcQ4zXKt5w-khOjYjzLF71TBDMn1qXbfA20DjAaZap_6SOUAMiCxVd0z0cyLcUIl9MasLMl4c0eZsHLjSigU6-Ea-U90EF1hILFN5M1fZhMX-1wNDdUyJVe17h8TiEguwMqbYM8z4sX885C-NUtcX59og0z/s4000/P1100860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsK1MCFGtNcs1ovhhbtCni75HYyWXs7zcyFcQ4zXKt5w-khOjYjzLF71TBDMn1qXbfA20DjAaZap_6SOUAMiCxVd0z0cyLcUIl9MasLMl4c0eZsHLjSigU6-Ea-U90EF1hILFN5M1fZhMX-1wNDdUyJVe17h8TiEguwMqbYM8z4sX885C-NUtcX59og0z/w300-h400/P1100860.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me I struggle to enjoy change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As all things change</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our families,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our flowers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our homes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one thing stays the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lord's presence in our lives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Him I find that stability and comfort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even when change is good and beneficial,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hold to those memories of sameness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Treasured memories of those things I love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-86588845000539530362023-07-17T19:27:00.001-07:002023-07-17T19:27:09.286-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Time to Fly the Nest<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-nyfd5UZh98Lh5NWfI7Lato2bsRFqlSGIP3hSkCJgZwQKp3ntPW_bs8Cw7gpiYlrnosQ5zNH0t8cfSysnc5bWDSLn2IRuAA2UWLpUSej115n2LhTP5UYbl-sMAlV0NPp8N2f5SlmusSJ_W0_17LfvIHcUo_LBwMSEZwG_JlAxzJRQpyNtceYpqSnY6CC/s4000/P1100844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-nyfd5UZh98Lh5NWfI7Lato2bsRFqlSGIP3hSkCJgZwQKp3ntPW_bs8Cw7gpiYlrnosQ5zNH0t8cfSysnc5bWDSLn2IRuAA2UWLpUSej115n2LhTP5UYbl-sMAlV0NPp8N2f5SlmusSJ_W0_17LfvIHcUo_LBwMSEZwG_JlAxzJRQpyNtceYpqSnY6CC/w400-h300/P1100844.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />How are your July days going?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are preparing to move </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with all that goes with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My girls are preparing to fly the nest as well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and have been preparing along with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a bitter sweet time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will greatly miss them being home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I'm so happy and excited for them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they go and prepare a home for themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a pleasure to watch them prepare</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I see and hear of all the things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they are considering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have been listening and learning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about homemaking as they grew up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now they can put all of that into practice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in their own home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is a few of the things I put </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">together to help them in their home.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBFXOyAvGqUoJYj-v1XAgUAYS6cvn_EzihLspP1sA_uO55YGW2vLQC6zqXUZV-7jOF_qnAbW15SN4fWm2Y1Vd7wcEmoMAQnPoS7hb6BHKHOY7tap_PifVnFkVk-dxnzWRzQ2Ju08Z6AlUbp-dTWJLVbsZdU-FJyXhgq5ZZffQf5wW57-7TBPFZV9zNVbT/s4000/P1100838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBFXOyAvGqUoJYj-v1XAgUAYS6cvn_EzihLspP1sA_uO55YGW2vLQC6zqXUZV-7jOF_qnAbW15SN4fWm2Y1Vd7wcEmoMAQnPoS7hb6BHKHOY7tap_PifVnFkVk-dxnzWRzQ2Ju08Z6AlUbp-dTWJLVbsZdU-FJyXhgq5ZZffQf5wW57-7TBPFZV9zNVbT/w300-h400/P1100838.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been having some darker cooler days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with some much needed rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes a candle just needs to be lit </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to help dispel the drab darkness of those days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The garden has been giving lots of beautiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">greens and veggies for the family.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35TvyVnQaFwMPuUIAr0XdSr5ZeJ7hBMg81NfMT5hsteYQx0ddrlvADx4WirFOmuQf3aXCLS5p6zf8L_h4GqwwR9wdoKT0JcXVgig1FVxDIIiFElolPOEH35WpubzeurDCuiWntUzyQa9WWDEQ1lEX_dSJ7Hz0utZYEcLBy1mwBm4M-XveK3WesV3zLfY3/s4000/P1100840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35TvyVnQaFwMPuUIAr0XdSr5ZeJ7hBMg81NfMT5hsteYQx0ddrlvADx4WirFOmuQf3aXCLS5p6zf8L_h4GqwwR9wdoKT0JcXVgig1FVxDIIiFElolPOEH35WpubzeurDCuiWntUzyQa9WWDEQ1lEX_dSJ7Hz0utZYEcLBy1mwBm4M-XveK3WesV3zLfY3/w400-h300/P1100840.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I had the pleasure of helping a friend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">decorate a wedding cake with some fresh flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so lovely and I heard they enjoyed it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMxE__qHhx2Vycfk-2VmueaPR-R3gUL5BkS8IL7DU7LqsHismeYljfOBmJgpSif-xdmbQ53XD7C1fGcLQnpdopM0vfi9N4jLVH9SmSbalZfqq976QDlKpJpeiXdBOIl5l57q5szYaTzwMQ5lrqREK61XdANAeN5jGwqoHMn_uS6PYF2J3cKoJtUXwcTwt/s4000/P1100853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMxE__qHhx2Vycfk-2VmueaPR-R3gUL5BkS8IL7DU7LqsHismeYljfOBmJgpSif-xdmbQ53XD7C1fGcLQnpdopM0vfi9N4jLVH9SmSbalZfqq976QDlKpJpeiXdBOIl5l57q5szYaTzwMQ5lrqREK61XdANAeN5jGwqoHMn_uS6PYF2J3cKoJtUXwcTwt/w400-h300/P1100853.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this past week has been filled with sorting and packing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Re-homing items no longer needed </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and boxing up those things we want to keep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a few weeks left before we must be moved</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it's good to be prepared.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The community market we attend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has begun again and we have a table there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love going as it's so much more then just selling some things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a time to enjoy each other's company in the community.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by! <br />Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-20742266806805201972023-07-10T19:49:00.000-07:002023-07-10T19:49:27.200-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Summer Flowers and Time To Breath<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4LLXAIo51Yb8km1L5yVIkMPRfhg__e9L7slBHmscFBm0HhSXRVLLdZQqSL3eqS0iQtzEHyShqDtVxDLO_pZMbpVksqcqF-eJerCEoQHFdXJ0sOHGvpnTkqV5dyMWqoqgtrjl-XnN1GEZQfGKrspprHOC8_gnkOcI84a6G5K_uk9L2emRVbQAhF6rxxOk/s4000/P1100809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4LLXAIo51Yb8km1L5yVIkMPRfhg__e9L7slBHmscFBm0HhSXRVLLdZQqSL3eqS0iQtzEHyShqDtVxDLO_pZMbpVksqcqF-eJerCEoQHFdXJ0sOHGvpnTkqV5dyMWqoqgtrjl-XnN1GEZQfGKrspprHOC8_gnkOcI84a6G5K_uk9L2emRVbQAhF6rxxOk/w400-h300/P1100809.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />I love summer for the flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flowers to make you smile, to pick for tea, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">& to pick for vases through the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week the roses were on the end </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I picked a bunch to dry the petals for tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the calendula is coming</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">into full bloom and so I'm snitching blossoms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to dry the petals for tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chamomile is still going strong as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so blessed to have been given this little</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dehydrator that I sit on a stool outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAc7MlOPP6dl-f-huaqSKw8u2pINfReGvbN82n9aChsmBoF4u3kcBKJ5qxH4Q16giwGij11B0Q9gtcrRAvBDVZfKbsd-vnhEv13iLzlk2SSJiolcgqDX43PScwPp1j2gvGRG6ukYiwZ7mucdGH8h3WOolLESk2pcU9Z-BHrhFBvkXeh-9qw2J_xJE9qHd6/s4000/P1100833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAc7MlOPP6dl-f-huaqSKw8u2pINfReGvbN82n9aChsmBoF4u3kcBKJ5qxH4Q16giwGij11B0Q9gtcrRAvBDVZfKbsd-vnhEv13iLzlk2SSJiolcgqDX43PScwPp1j2gvGRG6ukYiwZ7mucdGH8h3WOolLESk2pcU9Z-BHrhFBvkXeh-9qw2J_xJE9qHd6/w400-h300/P1100833.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up next to the house I have some flowers and mint growing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is growing well and I'm keeping it trimmed down </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I'm using quite a bit lately.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPNgJ0N85tvM30X-M2VbTGxX5RbhM0VvAVoN4o444eF0lwR_zSOm3FUzn9QPQFJ37j_kW8RlGhQ06Qs9MOvWVt-9litraO4eeEhsIBSQhXQLzgENpnAzwbnNd8FCn16MaW-7cJ8R75YkR3eqlP_jfMk8V0PvwRJXjw2yd1HX8P3QHUQ_EMD2EJ6mtHnkp/s4000/P1100835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPNgJ0N85tvM30X-M2VbTGxX5RbhM0VvAVoN4o444eF0lwR_zSOm3FUzn9QPQFJ37j_kW8RlGhQ06Qs9MOvWVt-9litraO4eeEhsIBSQhXQLzgENpnAzwbnNd8FCn16MaW-7cJ8R75YkR3eqlP_jfMk8V0PvwRJXjw2yd1HX8P3QHUQ_EMD2EJ6mtHnkp/w300-h400/P1100835.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the wild lupins and roses are coming to an end </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the season</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's time for the next round of wildflowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bedstraw...smells so good and it keeps for a long time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in a vase in the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gentle aroma filling the cool of the house in the evening.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01BN3swcxjDKKHSdED1GwFYbQLdzuvc91EFitedUTbH9DYDOUuPXVSL__76hjY4AgEjlidi1CtUvVSHv_UUXOG-k3pFBBBHH8OirEbso2__YYu5vsJO1j9CSX1bYOmgf0s60l91RSe8schIylwYpvI7LASA447OfmBel3Y3SaRygctgoG7vTn7hj2DfFQ/s4000/P1100823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01BN3swcxjDKKHSdED1GwFYbQLdzuvc91EFitedUTbH9DYDOUuPXVSL__76hjY4AgEjlidi1CtUvVSHv_UUXOG-k3pFBBBHH8OirEbso2__YYu5vsJO1j9CSX1bYOmgf0s60l91RSe8schIylwYpvI7LASA447OfmBel3Y3SaRygctgoG7vTn7hj2DfFQ/w400-h300/P1100823.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we trek back and forth to the greenhouse to water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there is this special space waiting partway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hammock is so inviting on hot days </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the shade from the evergreens invites us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to sit awhile and breathe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and enjoy the clear blue of the sky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">through the branches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little breaks through the day are so important.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj81kHfI-WUX3ezO0SyQxEoo9UaHJKSUnZ1Pv3PU-aNzwuXNTL1XaOBvr3feLNtCTHExIuH1FSPGD47qWmbwX6yt5Oz_afKUrMpyt9csN5iRArjIcVuX8--w1qD-Xzw42-cAxJKG8eZKp1S6yAB6BCB46qoePeozx2m5V5_ghLrQoJXSw1gk2EFjBtsULZ/s4000/P1100792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj81kHfI-WUX3ezO0SyQxEoo9UaHJKSUnZ1Pv3PU-aNzwuXNTL1XaOBvr3feLNtCTHExIuH1FSPGD47qWmbwX6yt5Oz_afKUrMpyt9csN5iRArjIcVuX8--w1qD-Xzw42-cAxJKG8eZKp1S6yAB6BCB46qoePeozx2m5V5_ghLrQoJXSw1gk2EFjBtsULZ/w400-h300/P1100792.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mint is used for tea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and also to make mint water that is cold in the fridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've put a few little shoots in some water to root</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because well....can you have too much mint?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't answer that if you live in a warm climate! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here in the Yukon it'll never become invasive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI6Sg9wtdDRotvejGQU9y2zBPDth9O2Hendkji2z0_SLWQhP_Bxy10KbqufP26DlyWibU9_K8X3UbXPpz2GD50tRTHnhsJSgLM9zFDmhY9U2JoAbYgKWVjH7dn8UEFtWbPkNkjr0put6syvmLwRnmsIKjNy0C67eVx1SnmzXQjPihrdFVwl5sJYYCLCbg/s3347/P1100805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3347" data-original-width="2964" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI6Sg9wtdDRotvejGQU9y2zBPDth9O2Hendkji2z0_SLWQhP_Bxy10KbqufP26DlyWibU9_K8X3UbXPpz2GD50tRTHnhsJSgLM9zFDmhY9U2JoAbYgKWVjH7dn8UEFtWbPkNkjr0put6syvmLwRnmsIKjNy0C67eVx1SnmzXQjPihrdFVwl5sJYYCLCbg/w354-h400/P1100805.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final radishes are coming out of the garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the heat is sending them bolting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The zucchini is starting to come out of the greenhouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that is nice to add to the menu.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then of course....more mint. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMuoG3IhH1EhteGkd4OGcwuTNm9eE3G6zXsi15y9pqV26mwwhGl2TX8EbFxOm2T_4vyKAvhOiNteLhCj5HvzWFtrB_PNulJVbE5xg8pt8MOLA5e44RdJZxhIUuj-UV6UFP1PvHVJdHkXBjCreoISwNWovRasZDpIEyG04rx8ykyC9DWYPvnviwseMu7YA/s4000/P1100803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMuoG3IhH1EhteGkd4OGcwuTNm9eE3G6zXsi15y9pqV26mwwhGl2TX8EbFxOm2T_4vyKAvhOiNteLhCj5HvzWFtrB_PNulJVbE5xg8pt8MOLA5e44RdJZxhIUuj-UV6UFP1PvHVJdHkXBjCreoISwNWovRasZDpIEyG04rx8ykyC9DWYPvnviwseMu7YA/w400-h300/P1100803.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-35941808573979826452023-07-03T10:27:00.000-07:002023-07-03T10:27:07.367-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Summer Foods and Flowers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2LDnj9yPU7CoIYh0CGdxli2BoV8CmNjPQZjPy_QBeunKRvGpacZPfMnV3zv8ZI3JelaYgJerWwPh6IhWjRQzyDQBQy4MrZko49F2T8OEj_HJIES5ILZJ4UblJUU0IvjWPrOxx9B-Zkzlvfax_TynvpGmV1WDHYKrsRKatJm9gJ4dUMy1C4InOgg6mBoS/s4000/P1100771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2LDnj9yPU7CoIYh0CGdxli2BoV8CmNjPQZjPy_QBeunKRvGpacZPfMnV3zv8ZI3JelaYgJerWwPh6IhWjRQzyDQBQy4MrZko49F2T8OEj_HJIES5ILZJ4UblJUU0IvjWPrOxx9B-Zkzlvfax_TynvpGmV1WDHYKrsRKatJm9gJ4dUMy1C4InOgg6mBoS/w400-h300/P1100771.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! <br />Summer is upon us now and with it brings </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so much beauty and delicious treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday I picked our very first ripe strawberry </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the greenhouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chamomile and lemon balm are growing nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've started picking them for tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have a tea garden?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one thing I really enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't have a lot of variety but each year I plant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chamomile, calendula, mint, & lemon balm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then there are the wonderful local tea items that can be foraged</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like spruce tips, rose petals, rose hips, coltsfoot, yarrow, & horsetail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are more but those are the ones I usually go for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the lovely days I long to have meals outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do love picnics, but just even taking our food out to the picnic table</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is something I enjoy very much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year the bugs haven't been bad so it makes it even more pleasant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have a place to eat outside in your yard...or a favourite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">place to go to enjoy your summer meals?</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBy3Hp2LqnZWVgNZQgB7gKX3vxMvpTv4x08PBhaR8mgOH6fxB3ay2h3a67Xrl_kc_dzZhNOsn7LvUoO5U2jVy35jv0x_yti15nL7qsdeIachUMDjxBGfLyGzupmRbQXGbQUieFj06B-cWz2p7Jq9-yFJpokx_s9szfrSj_c6JKlZoge904QDEjhbOWnyp/s4000/P1100731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBy3Hp2LqnZWVgNZQgB7gKX3vxMvpTv4x08PBhaR8mgOH6fxB3ay2h3a67Xrl_kc_dzZhNOsn7LvUoO5U2jVy35jv0x_yti15nL7qsdeIachUMDjxBGfLyGzupmRbQXGbQUieFj06B-cWz2p7Jq9-yFJpokx_s9szfrSj_c6JKlZoge904QDEjhbOWnyp/w400-h300/P1100731.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the garden is growing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the calendula are erupting in blooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right now the bright orange is close the bright</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pink of the wild roses and it's beautiful </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to see from the kitchen window.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI31wJs_zTsAQpCjOIhZSbfPJqBk5TNjO_cNJ807_0drzfg41pa8grcZAZpWzY0BzOE79cohn9mFoFSKqSevLh1T7bTnsty4hsuu0OXWCRXY_j9R-WheMEH7HTvmHVulQELpCBnA98MDjqu4SQV4-RqkgYynpUOUIkf__ANB4zwKn7NRg9wFesFyfrf1e/s4000/P1100744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI31wJs_zTsAQpCjOIhZSbfPJqBk5TNjO_cNJ807_0drzfg41pa8grcZAZpWzY0BzOE79cohn9mFoFSKqSevLh1T7bTnsty4hsuu0OXWCRXY_j9R-WheMEH7HTvmHVulQELpCBnA98MDjqu4SQV4-RqkgYynpUOUIkf__ANB4zwKn7NRg9wFesFyfrf1e/w400-h300/P1100744.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chamomile brings it's cheerful little blossoms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to cheer the garden and the little bees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpwHEqMG7yhE-fY0wuwm02_hNS63Hbw5kCWRr20TyWc23Degu7xIGcgnLfd-b-0E-CBrV4cdUqJCFFZhnwJZCRyJi1mEomAkSoc1KbEECT6AHN5D01fgGV4YwmWjAP4LrM8F39IvLfvK8JiXb6y0ykDlJfPOk2BLwwesjtbaRXUwkoe3dvomOuP--XR0w/s4000/P1100750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpwHEqMG7yhE-fY0wuwm02_hNS63Hbw5kCWRr20TyWc23Degu7xIGcgnLfd-b-0E-CBrV4cdUqJCFFZhnwJZCRyJi1mEomAkSoc1KbEECT6AHN5D01fgGV4YwmWjAP4LrM8F39IvLfvK8JiXb6y0ykDlJfPOk2BLwwesjtbaRXUwkoe3dvomOuP--XR0w/w400-h300/P1100750.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the flowers in full bloom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to take my little basket out to collect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what I can find to harvest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNToJ3Izo1aRp2LoFhUpLDs79JnAyKPPJ8VTJjH69FKDOsufgoD6uBZHUaYuNU5NGnAWqB7ofV3iVoRfSzNqjxWcFqdcueuw0pUqVmtB1-cWMGSyLumSVtTPk45KdLcve2wBOLEUsB5lBs0hR1limfQU64TuFTDWnTlxPvQBF5PjSg1g-aMTQhHevSjh9/s4000/P1100754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNToJ3Izo1aRp2LoFhUpLDs79JnAyKPPJ8VTJjH69FKDOsufgoD6uBZHUaYuNU5NGnAWqB7ofV3iVoRfSzNqjxWcFqdcueuw0pUqVmtB1-cWMGSyLumSVtTPk45KdLcve2wBOLEUsB5lBs0hR1limfQU64TuFTDWnTlxPvQBF5PjSg1g-aMTQhHevSjh9/w400-h300/P1100754.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right now I am enjoying adding </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">roses to my grandmother's rose bowl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They float in a little bit of water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the beautiful scent of the roses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">floats out and freshens the space about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQgb0sRPdYkqX5miJVHD2xFdr3RIBKsu87NfZHw8WtKJ5gXphL_-9uN8Uzzxu8qhid1hacOcUcAq0h68Kfomto7Uhdey7lwgHoqZoD0DzemffYqZ268a7-WsDawZ9M9hZRNdVGHsjs1PrvNQ-f-SUekytg6EBLwPEUpyPp3TaRZDLqNHUu_g0bUIlE2ga/s4000/P1100758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQgb0sRPdYkqX5miJVHD2xFdr3RIBKsu87NfZHw8WtKJ5gXphL_-9uN8Uzzxu8qhid1hacOcUcAq0h68Kfomto7Uhdey7lwgHoqZoD0DzemffYqZ268a7-WsDawZ9M9hZRNdVGHsjs1PrvNQ-f-SUekytg6EBLwPEUpyPp3TaRZDLqNHUu_g0bUIlE2ga/w400-h300/P1100758.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I tried something new in the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been wanting to do this for a long time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I've just not gotten around to doing it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...I made some mayo! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, it's super easy and this version is carnivore diet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">compliant as I made it with melted butter instead of a plant oil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It needed to sit for awhile before it thickened, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but wow! It's so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creamy and full of flavour </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so devilled eggs were on the menu.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy8sp8ZZirfS1vSwH6N7qj3HY9qB5741XzHqbt2qfUkoWxQsaKnkGMQ0GBLzxmGGqLGPVl8qNvdjbYbmI-8-TDZ-nAzi6OXJTVdVbFTeDIFG5cyppgh2vCKmJL5Fk0u3e5SkqEcVevsyvcZYhrPSTBwWVn_ShK5CJGtRk2haKEayLh6fICH2WR30KrPEG/s4000/P1100764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy8sp8ZZirfS1vSwH6N7qj3HY9qB5741XzHqbt2qfUkoWxQsaKnkGMQ0GBLzxmGGqLGPVl8qNvdjbYbmI-8-TDZ-nAzi6OXJTVdVbFTeDIFG5cyppgh2vCKmJL5Fk0u3e5SkqEcVevsyvcZYhrPSTBwWVn_ShK5CJGtRk2haKEayLh6fICH2WR30KrPEG/w400-h300/P1100764.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I dehydrated some apples and strawberries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At first I was going to save them for tea....but well,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the kids seemed to enjoy them so much </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's all gone so I shall make more. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cvN2sahDud5lIxaSbUey4AOoB_8b9ZTIBXCDE64Me08M7jGiZpuqSDUgDbV7Seo9iKFaRktwXwwO7AGEewg_505N-XvL6IEUkWQiRJh7kzVnzCT5gpCEEKBFHzZ6k3gGefVIBE9zd3dkpR_8qVqrHPgMHsDjUkf1a_PyjMewGUfBS13Q1Bkwqln8h1bb/s4000/P1100766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cvN2sahDud5lIxaSbUey4AOoB_8b9ZTIBXCDE64Me08M7jGiZpuqSDUgDbV7Seo9iKFaRktwXwwO7AGEewg_505N-XvL6IEUkWQiRJh7kzVnzCT5gpCEEKBFHzZ6k3gGefVIBE9zd3dkpR_8qVqrHPgMHsDjUkf1a_PyjMewGUfBS13Q1Bkwqln8h1bb/w400-h300/P1100766.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been making bacon and eggs for breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw someone who doubled up the bacon on the pan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when cooking it in the oven and thought</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I need to try that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can now make so much more at the same time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and if I pour the bacon fat off partway</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">through the cook time it crisps up much nicer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to be trying to cook up big batches </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that can just be stashed in the fridge for snacks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or when we go out and can't cook. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJayhNErTJvW1caWXMwnXOAuwNSwKO1CShZt307sncf31AiRluT1mqzddFUnXoVfopd7_oJndPrG_4v0eDyU_KNv-XxsHbCPlGUtUmdXB3sLqYYUshrpnH4G8o8MTJbzDry-XevOqxoJioaRxwrH9LquDYBZE7if5LinL8wNgcaB4YSnvhlTYglybDQaiG/s4000/P1100767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJayhNErTJvW1caWXMwnXOAuwNSwKO1CShZt307sncf31AiRluT1mqzddFUnXoVfopd7_oJndPrG_4v0eDyU_KNv-XxsHbCPlGUtUmdXB3sLqYYUshrpnH4G8o8MTJbzDry-XevOqxoJioaRxwrH9LquDYBZE7if5LinL8wNgcaB4YSnvhlTYglybDQaiG/w400-h300/P1100767.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past weekend my children went camping all together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so much fun for them and then for my husband and I it was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the first time since before we had kids we were home alone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So it was really nice all around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESdjPlaP_ZWZ3RKbOWsJSxWq_zW0BoGtsp0nnMX07yvXifzQffiKysDC8CGVzbh4O9ktEeKZQmSehlcjemY7J8hEZl165736fKpoJMukgtMqHefwp2fvQlrwBsI4QPj-n_mAgvnt8jW02qTIhPnyqIEkCX1H1dKSKKW7t_CuhJosSkXh10EZBBRtMZvbR/s1600/IMG_4293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESdjPlaP_ZWZ3RKbOWsJSxWq_zW0BoGtsp0nnMX07yvXifzQffiKysDC8CGVzbh4O9ktEeKZQmSehlcjemY7J8hEZl165736fKpoJMukgtMqHefwp2fvQlrwBsI4QPj-n_mAgvnt8jW02qTIhPnyqIEkCX1H1dKSKKW7t_CuhJosSkXh10EZBBRtMZvbR/w400-h300/IMG_4293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the kids grow up and are off on their own more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's a new time for my husband and I to re-connect </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in a new way. Another chapter in our marriage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-85747078233258071342023-06-19T10:11:00.000-07:002023-06-19T10:11:51.317-07:00Homemaking Mondays: Delights of Early Summer Homemaking<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuHHDIOMS3-0ff71UhbQed46VMcMhWr9qh1CVN6hdtKNajgfjYjc45GfmexxS-_yzqpoFIksqLaryEIWE0uYWPzQmDifGg0sgvnoiEAWkJzfqbL4_YxKZAFUOQlYMnaGkBjGSUSuztqzLkQRgZXCUviu4IlWJerVpUD_QShdpXJ-3tzvVJ-DoAD1bhA6D/s4000/P1100662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuHHDIOMS3-0ff71UhbQed46VMcMhWr9qh1CVN6hdtKNajgfjYjc45GfmexxS-_yzqpoFIksqLaryEIWE0uYWPzQmDifGg0sgvnoiEAWkJzfqbL4_YxKZAFUOQlYMnaGkBjGSUSuztqzLkQRgZXCUviu4IlWJerVpUD_QShdpXJ-3tzvVJ-DoAD1bhA6D/w400-h300/P1100662.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello! <br />How are your early summer days going?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it's a delightful time of year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flowers outside are starting to really </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">burst and flourish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fresh summer rains come and refresh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the dry ground</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and brings a bright flush of green.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been enjoying the windows being open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I finally took the plastic off the back screen door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now there is better airflow since the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">temperatures outside are more consistently warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a batch of strawberry jam </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this week that will be saved for the summer markets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer is the perfect time to make jams</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they don't take a huge amount of time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and are wonderful to enjoy fresh...you know that little</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bit that doesn't fit in the canning jars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I was waiting in the kitchen for the canner I thought about </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this empty space on the wall by the canisters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a beautiful calendar picture by Thomas Kinkade </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I cut it down and framed it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a lot of glare on the glass,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but keeps it safe from splatters that do happen </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in my kitchen----a lot. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CBT7ukyO7ZgguP2HKKHyqz8WnZ49oSOUs9dnA8ALNzaiG3Rnjv0TBDCmEdsEqZ61zhIfx3bVR_eteb2O1TKpaYOmF_6G7zeETCUFKFcr5OnWXi2V6YJMbxO5tAM6OosXfGQJVSjE__KySEmCYvDhyknxp2qJxCYXVIHUBjTDsoE5cciWZtbL6Fk1J3Rw/s4000/P1100684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CBT7ukyO7ZgguP2HKKHyqz8WnZ49oSOUs9dnA8ALNzaiG3Rnjv0TBDCmEdsEqZ61zhIfx3bVR_eteb2O1TKpaYOmF_6G7zeETCUFKFcr5OnWXi2V6YJMbxO5tAM6OosXfGQJVSjE__KySEmCYvDhyknxp2qJxCYXVIHUBjTDsoE5cciWZtbL6Fk1J3Rw/w400-h300/P1100684.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wild roses are starting to bloom outside</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it's nice to pick a couple here and there</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to put in my rose bowl on the windowsill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon we can pick petals to dry for tea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczavB7LovQ9pp_SeB_8TbvuxYXrcdY9XDL-nnhwpTMjRHyrnig_nR8gEngx6FE5M6-C8a2wnN31tlo7njbAC5mIvLwvf7VrmnODXgDaWpscL490ZR8pPqPHRXUau6XCx69D14zzvQr6yZUuTQKBS2bZl7g2CxvGjoeWjNMsI1IK5xn4UlJBLveQz8C0HV/s4000/P1100677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczavB7LovQ9pp_SeB_8TbvuxYXrcdY9XDL-nnhwpTMjRHyrnig_nR8gEngx6FE5M6-C8a2wnN31tlo7njbAC5mIvLwvf7VrmnODXgDaWpscL490ZR8pPqPHRXUau6XCx69D14zzvQr6yZUuTQKBS2bZl7g2CxvGjoeWjNMsI1IK5xn4UlJBLveQz8C0HV/w400-h300/P1100677.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the roses are starting to come into bloom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the last of the may tree blooms are being enjoyed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put out a new table cloth on the kitchen table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's plastic so it is easy to wash but it also</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has a lot of seams that have yet to be flattened out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzijLhmHS-w9bZcSYCFRF6to43xXD8Z7Jv7qW777XLvdXJGCiyHeskYEBifoJyRUAoof5UdWcwr1W-jXOFoOO5SXoRL7OnJKjSlK3JVbpbmoib4kncy00X-9OKXJ3mIBvM72L6_AGCxBEJLxcW_s-GEZi2-_lct33K8beffGSA7qZM3y7kEBl4mmRpZPF/s4000/P1100667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzijLhmHS-w9bZcSYCFRF6to43xXD8Z7Jv7qW777XLvdXJGCiyHeskYEBifoJyRUAoof5UdWcwr1W-jXOFoOO5SXoRL7OnJKjSlK3JVbpbmoib4kncy00X-9OKXJ3mIBvM72L6_AGCxBEJLxcW_s-GEZi2-_lct33K8beffGSA7qZM3y7kEBl4mmRpZPF/w400-h300/P1100667.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I thought I'd freshen up the spot on my counter/island</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that is always getting cluttered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stashed my jar of muffin cups and the peace lily </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in my planter box. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I cleared the board behind </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and put up an old calendar picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stowed the bowls under the riser some and then have </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a nice basket of towels </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which has since become the stowaway </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for our potholders instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things are functioning nicely again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjti1ICoI4q1SK37LzYGamaiEg7e9htYexymT-HFPv-lXpotN6qVOI6n6FOU8g2nxXWVWpzNHUqVAe-ODKtaNdf8az_-pzQxYiZCyoQqiSY0q5n6RM0jH7yWGlJcEZjRdUAIeGT361Q-NVzoAjjeIgjYXceuGRvGQSfne-qmVyaD547xAwp5g62ZagrE1I0/s3213/P1100647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2927" data-original-width="3213" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjti1ICoI4q1SK37LzYGamaiEg7e9htYexymT-HFPv-lXpotN6qVOI6n6FOU8g2nxXWVWpzNHUqVAe-ODKtaNdf8az_-pzQxYiZCyoQqiSY0q5n6RM0jH7yWGlJcEZjRdUAIeGT361Q-NVzoAjjeIgjYXceuGRvGQSfne-qmVyaD547xAwp5g62ZagrE1I0/w400-h365/P1100647.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do love these lovely summer days that are beginning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where we can hang out laundry on the line</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it actually gets dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Longer periods without rain or temperatures</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so cool that it takes forever to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That fresh air scent then permeates the linen closet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and our rooms as the sheets are snuggled into.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you hang your laundry to dry?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What to you use to store your clothespins?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had this little basket for ages </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I find it just perfect for the amount </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of clothespins I use for a full line of laundry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDQysFe91qXiCXaiB8GkxxKKT9Rr4s4-itLTT3WbIswe5FuVJY7Pv63zXbvT9gbEGTRJM7iL7vu9IUHI_B5_ZTfPuHtp76qsFFmuw_R_pgY_yCN0L0pvVfnSmB2f3zdvU3kZXztIClVcqjQP-Nfxb2ofc1MmRlGnWkPvowX447X_F78t8AXn6ny0J9IQk/s4000/P1100636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDQysFe91qXiCXaiB8GkxxKKT9Rr4s4-itLTT3WbIswe5FuVJY7Pv63zXbvT9gbEGTRJM7iL7vu9IUHI_B5_ZTfPuHtp76qsFFmuw_R_pgY_yCN0L0pvVfnSmB2f3zdvU3kZXztIClVcqjQP-Nfxb2ofc1MmRlGnWkPvowX447X_F78t8AXn6ny0J9IQk/w300-h400/P1100636.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to share with you this cute little book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I found at our used book store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a reader and is super old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As our homeschool lessons have come to a close</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the summer months</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we still have interesting little things </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that we put some time into. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though it's for a young reading level we all</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have a gander just to learn something new.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Different vintage books have different </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">perspectives on history.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nJ_pELqdsJAzuzicaO3UREhf2cvq4slQzmnxW3NU9nHWRdGn1B-jrygObX-vWZ4AuzDqhKmNqa2lJ7_IU-z3CF3C3cyYJbStrFS2syah_iHUEQhm11-k46lSZRbCplhcioridWIhiLvCitd2YP5mRcK4fDD0koXztxkys-qYxlFSKLcpME2uldcqnPJe/s3693/P1100634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3693" data-original-width="2872" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nJ_pELqdsJAzuzicaO3UREhf2cvq4slQzmnxW3NU9nHWRdGn1B-jrygObX-vWZ4AuzDqhKmNqa2lJ7_IU-z3CF3C3cyYJbStrFS2syah_iHUEQhm11-k46lSZRbCplhcioridWIhiLvCitd2YP5mRcK4fDD0koXztxkys-qYxlFSKLcpME2uldcqnPJe/w311-h400/P1100634.JPG" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for dropping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are enjoying your summertime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-62693257801371256382023-06-12T10:56:00.003-07:002023-06-12T10:56:56.685-07:00Homemaking Mondays: A Love for the Wild and Wildflowers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0xpv8ZnjkEaNDJyqY1IC5x3D7bUO44UX_GNWK6VbEPgZomgtVNaUpH-DRez6ImEIGfFBq-vKLuSnD6IDMvh8WlqS2jMTsO7o5hTAjbloug35C-W_vj452JdGzCtsI_vWFOoHfT3QD4AnKRDbhnI7IlTD_FjcbMpdDNHqJmqYrN3lFI43kvWd63hFkw/s3674/P1100523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3674" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0xpv8ZnjkEaNDJyqY1IC5x3D7bUO44UX_GNWK6VbEPgZomgtVNaUpH-DRez6ImEIGfFBq-vKLuSnD6IDMvh8WlqS2jMTsO7o5hTAjbloug35C-W_vj452JdGzCtsI_vWFOoHfT3QD4AnKRDbhnI7IlTD_FjcbMpdDNHqJmqYrN3lFI43kvWd63hFkw/w326-h400/P1100523.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />How is your Monday?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a lovely partly sunny day here at the moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been getting cold again at night but everything </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has fared alright in the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I've been spending more time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">out in the forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lupins are out in force</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and are blanketing the forest floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The smell is amazing and the colour is so beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how the Lord colours this time of year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love all flowers, but wildflowers are my favourites.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1kdnxxh3qP_FeRJX_BAu2GotpwSvYV4kmkrI4Zr2n1T4znqXCCBZPpvpzHFxvkwRXC5xEKQyk0w5tGdBwvAY8gm4JgoWuPyS7EQS1f0Uv0babSwVGSfQ8nI6jRcTgWOrXLZzw-oFjtBtu8wX8WPxuBA31gHMOjliGlC1WQZYBAeS4ta8fwTPvBTauQ/s4000/P1100526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1kdnxxh3qP_FeRJX_BAu2GotpwSvYV4kmkrI4Zr2n1T4znqXCCBZPpvpzHFxvkwRXC5xEKQyk0w5tGdBwvAY8gm4JgoWuPyS7EQS1f0Uv0babSwVGSfQ8nI6jRcTgWOrXLZzw-oFjtBtu8wX8WPxuBA31gHMOjliGlC1WQZYBAeS4ta8fwTPvBTauQ/w400-h300/P1100526.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have an old hammock hanging in the yard </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it's surrounded by the lupins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now that the crocus have finished up for the season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is wonderful to be able to enjoy them outside</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and also to pick some to bring in for the kitchen window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are wild roses blooming in the greenhouse so it won't be long </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before they are blooming about the yard as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5eANtGhLOZzdfflhtjaW69XjT9tnVXa_wfAwmuDO8pyd6xDYgqEJNajpGacEseC5u8uH_5IgGV176l1sCwggKQv14AJ9E4JiiwcQnZO4vu0k59Yq_I8j4KKps4KCPCYtyTkmfMbwFkcd3sQw4wIsqF60XvoYGDJgL0XmQKdkG9qDdoOBvDbqbLqcRA/s4000/P1100532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5eANtGhLOZzdfflhtjaW69XjT9tnVXa_wfAwmuDO8pyd6xDYgqEJNajpGacEseC5u8uH_5IgGV176l1sCwggKQv14AJ9E4JiiwcQnZO4vu0k59Yq_I8j4KKps4KCPCYtyTkmfMbwFkcd3sQw4wIsqF60XvoYGDJgL0XmQKdkG9qDdoOBvDbqbLqcRA/w400-h300/P1100532.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out on one of our walks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my daughter caught this beautiful little moth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There have been swallowtail butterflies and these other</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">little bright blue butterflies fluttering about.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkoc4MxJjHkGM3gH6Ik5xS_B5b1s1vBvWqqjxrTwkFUVPjK3JDNZOdBgnrcfBz0qfRPsXAjv6EogPueo1uLR33ca-oGDdYFZ3LRWYrz60QNdop_F19ouqZjNwAD9-Ndm5V09dEqaSxPaBk8ulZnBwxMrTl989f-W5S-g36QiAWT-lrEjEco9T-w9Zug/s4000/P1100602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkoc4MxJjHkGM3gH6Ik5xS_B5b1s1vBvWqqjxrTwkFUVPjK3JDNZOdBgnrcfBz0qfRPsXAjv6EogPueo1uLR33ca-oGDdYFZ3LRWYrz60QNdop_F19ouqZjNwAD9-Ndm5V09dEqaSxPaBk8ulZnBwxMrTl989f-W5S-g36QiAWT-lrEjEco9T-w9Zug/w400-h300/P1100602.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter and I have been harvesting spruce tips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for tea along with coltsfoot and some horsetail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's nice to know that we've got these </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">special plants close at hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is amazing how God has created these plants</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to give us healing and health when we need it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkakf5JwpGrhV3HtE7za9jIkjanSItE6LrTXROIVK-v-t9I1-J-kzJVuegpyMWqq3ZjH1e-9xUw9dD06gNR0Ik2JRR9NVdjf8SxuhrORy_HbmCW4PW5z_AGEnhlNDQHSUfXgsrdGdgS6xI0T-hryqwEPEWgpYa1f_HUS_DICjwIusnKblLAvXLkSTzsQ/s4000/P1100615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkakf5JwpGrhV3HtE7za9jIkjanSItE6LrTXROIVK-v-t9I1-J-kzJVuegpyMWqq3ZjH1e-9xUw9dD06gNR0Ik2JRR9NVdjf8SxuhrORy_HbmCW4PW5z_AGEnhlNDQHSUfXgsrdGdgS6xI0T-hryqwEPEWgpYa1f_HUS_DICjwIusnKblLAvXLkSTzsQ/w400-h300/P1100615.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our walk I found this fun stump in the forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find it so interesting how things age.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the moss, lichen, and spruce cone debris. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNqlhUN0AJFGxKipe1i-HpJZXqZd4fsqMDT7RPx64xTVDDGfeLQUlhdb8cGCl7lR89td-zfO2m6GekLuW2zsVmPRgz214qS5KCY1Bfja_HZbAlg3HhJq_TBOM-39BXHJt0c4qTPg-sowHi3qWOzfs8LRpVHBGrkrftpvOw7p5VyoHHCE9H_VHSy7fvA/s4000/P1100592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNqlhUN0AJFGxKipe1i-HpJZXqZd4fsqMDT7RPx64xTVDDGfeLQUlhdb8cGCl7lR89td-zfO2m6GekLuW2zsVmPRgz214qS5KCY1Bfja_HZbAlg3HhJq_TBOM-39BXHJt0c4qTPg-sowHi3qWOzfs8LRpVHBGrkrftpvOw7p5VyoHHCE9H_VHSy7fvA/w400-h300/P1100592.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The interesting canopy of trees that lay </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">across the trails </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bring an interest element that I often like</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to stop and investigate more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some a bit hazardous and some that is sturdy as the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">branches have interlinked in a more </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">permanent way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_bro1i6gJ9Jff5tM_jke4OOBbOz5otbgIeUIqleKQy8pqjOe61V2jv0st_iqtAcRAQVRj7aNaNBd0KhY_s6OFHq--vkXbMbIUOXDGvl2hwVUaXrkxwi1WhsUI0qqhqZGPhZuplPntnWiL5SCyX1HPFL6TiJIYtzrqM8BHQThK9Ie1A_IVvWJunEPAw/s4000/P1100597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_bro1i6gJ9Jff5tM_jke4OOBbOz5otbgIeUIqleKQy8pqjOe61V2jv0st_iqtAcRAQVRj7aNaNBd0KhY_s6OFHq--vkXbMbIUOXDGvl2hwVUaXrkxwi1WhsUI0qqhqZGPhZuplPntnWiL5SCyX1HPFL6TiJIYtzrqM8BHQThK9Ie1A_IVvWJunEPAw/w300-h400/P1100597.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The spruce tips are out in force now</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it's the perfect time to harvest some.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We use them for tea, but many use them for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">other culinary delicacies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYGnRWzY3WSB5oTex8uhCqW_qG3G_lS8Wo4z8JGI66fwmbHEWNqv9Jc3yHLSK8yCK0Un6oWU6UpW7Uh3dz3aIPmf9V356FjbcpKj9H5bFVxLMWiWN7kSNZo1_y66l8QmV_rURAeduuMNoa4Nlp8W2FcWABWeJrIBHix6Tr_f8zbJ9qMj_5UIOnZFXHA/s4000/P1100536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYGnRWzY3WSB5oTex8uhCqW_qG3G_lS8Wo4z8JGI66fwmbHEWNqv9Jc3yHLSK8yCK0Un6oWU6UpW7Uh3dz3aIPmf9V356FjbcpKj9H5bFVxLMWiWN7kSNZo1_y66l8QmV_rURAeduuMNoa4Nlp8W2FcWABWeJrIBHix6Tr_f8zbJ9qMj_5UIOnZFXHA/w400-h300/P1100536.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past weekend my husband </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">drove my boys and I up to nearby town</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where the aviation group was giving rides to kids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a tad windy but otherwise beautiful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wind just gave them a more exciting ride. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's nice to try something new and it was my boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">first time in the air.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDND4JX5axIJnYQvunJ0jbJml4ddGBaGkgNDl6JWLJ63hy88d69zTijPAV0n-cWeHwoJhYYkeRfrl4LztNXRt7ZILqHRxj1S0kt-fvygJwXLSR1I_hgCA-gZ-MGbBGOUBKcN9i-hT7N_nvSgUqwGa28lQ0g0T9gTUQNNPjlS6a7D-7CnfCjUDpjqrktA/s4000/P1100557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDND4JX5axIJnYQvunJ0jbJml4ddGBaGkgNDl6JWLJ63hy88d69zTijPAV0n-cWeHwoJhYYkeRfrl4LztNXRt7ZILqHRxj1S0kt-fvygJwXLSR1I_hgCA-gZ-MGbBGOUBKcN9i-hT7N_nvSgUqwGa28lQ0g0T9gTUQNNPjlS6a7D-7CnfCjUDpjqrktA/w400-h300/P1100557.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our homeschool season is ending this week </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it's great time of wrapping up projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the joy of summer days to follow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have some special ideas for spending our summer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we shall see how it all unfolds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of time outside: in the wild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for dropping by!<br /><br />Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626589120590811932.post-31068836252403899972023-06-05T09:41:00.001-07:002023-06-05T09:41:28.401-07:00Homemaking Mondays: A New Egg Basket and Jerky Jar<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMb7vCZ8Jt5WJco1ESrRsAwq6P9uns2-jwPqQdVIrf7b-1Uvgox1gz0tF-AR4343qhAC7hpP2BYeED69m8mI-zGgqUJhiz4uRk57w1w21alkX_Z2uEF2agZfenkS_38kdYu97zZgilKBao89uB2elg0tg6YbQQn3MvKKr1rVpdSDslpOO9ywDNVek2VQ/s4000/P1100482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMb7vCZ8Jt5WJco1ESrRsAwq6P9uns2-jwPqQdVIrf7b-1Uvgox1gz0tF-AR4343qhAC7hpP2BYeED69m8mI-zGgqUJhiz4uRk57w1w21alkX_Z2uEF2agZfenkS_38kdYu97zZgilKBao89uB2elg0tg6YbQQn3MvKKr1rVpdSDslpOO9ywDNVek2VQ/w400-h300/P1100482.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!<br />I hope you are having an egg-celent day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been having lots of sunshine </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then last night some rain came. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been quite dry so that is a blessing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past weekend I scored this brand new wire basket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the free store. It was intended for washing veggies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the garden but it's sturdy enough for eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My old basket was starting to fall apart in places so this was just right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One part of buying farm fresh eggs is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that they can just sit out on the counter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They look pretty and it saves space in the fridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One other new thing on our counter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is that I've switched out a couple of the canisters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took the sugar and put that away in another cupboard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I'm not going to be using it much for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it would be better used for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">homemade jerky and electrolytes this summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The jerky jar was full...but we all knew</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it wouldn't be like that for long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Homemade jerky is so easy to make if you </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">don't already make it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just slice up some meat thin,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">put on skewers and hang in your oven on a rack</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at 270F with the door ajar for a day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I use a wooden spoon to keep it ajar)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I turn my oven off at night and then back on in the morning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">if it's still not quite ready.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being homemade you can make it whatever flavour </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you want. I usually just at salt now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A money saver when you eat a lot of it. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXm_s566JRjal7NHszHidOz2c15DzhCEtq914_bBq7Z-3DkCemkPYgjyLetsIwXIJmehBhYhrnJB6tgahQds_EH1sEopKhjTxTMNFjPJpAKFkh_B-W0loA1qZ2khVJt0EytTuYJzrrKXDWLnC-qBlKi4aglG_J2YSHQFVnc7gWi8zlbXkXi_miGjEpkg/s4000/P1100501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXm_s566JRjal7NHszHidOz2c15DzhCEtq914_bBq7Z-3DkCemkPYgjyLetsIwXIJmehBhYhrnJB6tgahQds_EH1sEopKhjTxTMNFjPJpAKFkh_B-W0loA1qZ2khVJt0EytTuYJzrrKXDWLnC-qBlKi4aglG_J2YSHQFVnc7gWi8zlbXkXi_miGjEpkg/w400-h300/P1100501.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My youngest son and I made some fun willow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">supports for some of the delphiniums </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the community garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're going to make some for ours at home as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7TttCTvWXfAcyTgYBaoJpE0mIefc_eoG8v6kwrbWjanNvpKeBZJu6HB5Peivs2S1wfCNIQX2sB-17xBn8397bFaAAdXNX7xu0OajUGzDXNBr6Gz_rzLdgGMOJT2KmRhl3cfSkI5H_8eAqyUuAblMBH7Q5CFKkfzQtT8MnL9e9kvhhcHWGVcwlbZEeg/s4000/P1100510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7TttCTvWXfAcyTgYBaoJpE0mIefc_eoG8v6kwrbWjanNvpKeBZJu6HB5Peivs2S1wfCNIQX2sB-17xBn8397bFaAAdXNX7xu0OajUGzDXNBr6Gz_rzLdgGMOJT2KmRhl3cfSkI5H_8eAqyUuAblMBH7Q5CFKkfzQtT8MnL9e9kvhhcHWGVcwlbZEeg/w400-h300/P1100510.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With some of the sunshine we've had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the bumble bees have been coming out more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They love the petunias up by the front step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below you can just see one tucked into a blossom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpFOnBaq7hNDbH5zXtt4Pk2o2FqIsn0YSk0wWCANHcnBDozPSsuSKjk6DM534FE9uC9qwURjQ-1fGWS8J_GS3rLEeNF68iRnrQVThThPIN7fiPvCWLhRJV8YnJxJ_PN1NZjDNcc4AOxWFFEUZlEWVrZqfP2id7XcmGfBUYGJZqdWmohOwvph3uCl9nw/s2773/P1100487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="2319" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpFOnBaq7hNDbH5zXtt4Pk2o2FqIsn0YSk0wWCANHcnBDozPSsuSKjk6DM534FE9uC9qwURjQ-1fGWS8J_GS3rLEeNF68iRnrQVThThPIN7fiPvCWLhRJV8YnJxJ_PN1NZjDNcc4AOxWFFEUZlEWVrZqfP2id7XcmGfBUYGJZqdWmohOwvph3uCl9nw/w335-h400/P1100487.JPG" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was gifted some Moroccan mint</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">since I'd sadly killed the plant I had before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It smells wonderful and makes such good tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have it in the house for now </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">until the major risk of frost is gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I might just put it in the greenhouse. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTRIbI_eYhmdze-4lcdwofEFKR13eMUikIoqNgJfsS_VoCZyRmPvyWTCrzztoLxtvEa57GFTWsAxhOlnjmXq2FNyGDJ5giQW4dh9HQyoz4Jb4c8U5PN0wgGjFfw8Qsf-2UaOlukZdAvvjrxP-LubIb2vcGvX3tVydSE-OP0QuND1gMeHjaiFT0n-NJg/s4000/P1100476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTRIbI_eYhmdze-4lcdwofEFKR13eMUikIoqNgJfsS_VoCZyRmPvyWTCrzztoLxtvEa57GFTWsAxhOlnjmXq2FNyGDJ5giQW4dh9HQyoz4Jb4c8U5PN0wgGjFfw8Qsf-2UaOlukZdAvvjrxP-LubIb2vcGvX3tVydSE-OP0QuND1gMeHjaiFT0n-NJg/w300-h400/P1100476.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pansies are growing well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought them when they were pretty tiny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's nice to see their cheerful little faces as we take </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the frost blankets off in the morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GmIOl6t0NN6CMG25Xt1UCUAlsqT3Z8a5QaOkI13h7aMvZaeT8Uc-G6fBZM1LTkLOiN03Qa1Pj4iKhl0Gi3PQFC0L5iFQoNg82KaGu5ks5Snvd62n1gMSd1laReqgUDvjPC_LpkvMEBGPHxx5cNfLb3K2htbBv-hgjm86hGAPqrxt_xBVJcXA5-GGxQ/s4000/P1100496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GmIOl6t0NN6CMG25Xt1UCUAlsqT3Z8a5QaOkI13h7aMvZaeT8Uc-G6fBZM1LTkLOiN03Qa1Pj4iKhl0Gi3PQFC0L5iFQoNg82KaGu5ks5Snvd62n1gMSd1laReqgUDvjPC_LpkvMEBGPHxx5cNfLb3K2htbBv-hgjm86hGAPqrxt_xBVJcXA5-GGxQ/w300-h400/P1100496.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our rosewood is blooming beautifully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so hearty and doesn't mind the frosts at all.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWphoY6DMfX5CNDGsTcpxvjksbwhTCV5_jn1ZxPyaeKQkOjId92n24uIlILJNKCBBehicsPXUlUwxqLV6oEu6_GP4vu4WM4TEbouVdK95bJWgKnz1v0l3OgdpZe4Yjz9LE_dulvCoFDuvRPsSdMqcU2gxUUNpprO7cjejFjkjvex_s_MUIi6F1W68ag/s4000/P1100498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWphoY6DMfX5CNDGsTcpxvjksbwhTCV5_jn1ZxPyaeKQkOjId92n24uIlILJNKCBBehicsPXUlUwxqLV6oEu6_GP4vu4WM4TEbouVdK95bJWgKnz1v0l3OgdpZe4Yjz9LE_dulvCoFDuvRPsSdMqcU2gxUUNpprO7cjejFjkjvex_s_MUIi6F1W68ag/w400-h300/P1100498.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Under a porch we have I pounded in a nail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we could hang up the sitting hammock there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out of the rain but close to the flowers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will make a great place to enjoy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the shade this summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKa7Yhe4O3ovEmEF8Lcrb-A_xt0xpcF7D8wiex2C_vPdK52VE1c0Z8mNSCLj80fMVNH-oBK7vXxBXpsaY8KvqPzqhh3a6jDdBF5RSHBmefxIkFDChYFDmQA1Lm6xfgqtNv0y_wyqYxG_VoZzgk_UiofR_5T9sKDHkuiIdw2OvMWWBpf5Sx9It_U3MWw/s4000/P1100499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKa7Yhe4O3ovEmEF8Lcrb-A_xt0xpcF7D8wiex2C_vPdK52VE1c0Z8mNSCLj80fMVNH-oBK7vXxBXpsaY8KvqPzqhh3a6jDdBF5RSHBmefxIkFDChYFDmQA1Lm6xfgqtNv0y_wyqYxG_VoZzgk_UiofR_5T9sKDHkuiIdw2OvMWWBpf5Sx9It_U3MWw/w300-h400/P1100499.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's lovely to be able to enjoy being outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making for days of picnics </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and dirty feet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're almost finished up our yearly lessons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so summer break will be greatly enjoyed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a beautiful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Prayers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10117758083302493088noreply@blogger.com0