Today I am thankful for the invention of the doppler, which allows midwives and doctors to hear an unborn baby’s heartbeat, and for a midwife who knew what we needed to do to make sure my son was born safely. I enjoyed his giggles yesterday. He is a happy and healthy baby, and I…
I decided to dive right in with a long project this year! Last year I used this fun polka dot fabric to sew a doll dress, make a skirt, and line a pencil bag. This year I made a matching dress for one of my daughters. Supplies: Fabric. I used a cotton print and…
Remember this chair? Yesterday morning, my husband and I were discussing the current real estate market. This year has been a good one for us, and for the real estate market here. The market is now starting to slow down. There is always a seasonal slowdown during the winter, of course, but with 9000 houses…
I’ve made my lists (of which there are several) and I’ve been going through my fabric. This year, I plan to fulfill requests that my children have given me, and use up the fabric I already have to do so. I’ve had several requests for clothing this year, including a few very specific things….
Today, I am thankful for a new can opener. Last week I had to buy a new can opener. As I stood at the store, looking at the can openers, I was reminded of a time when we were living on our food storage, and buying nothing, as we had no income. Our can opener…
The temperature dropped ten degrees, making for perfect planting weather. I sowed seeds for lettuce (from ones collected from my garden), white alpine strawberries and pansies. I harvested Swiss chard, Armenian cucumbers, pomegranates, pears, oregano, rosemary, thyme and chives from the garden. We had a rain storm pass through. I turned off all of the…
I cut cucumbers from the garden. I saved seeds from my cucumber to plant in next years’ garden. We picked pears from the garden. I picked a few tomatoes from the garden. I cut oregano from the garden. I cut lavender branches from the garden to enjoy in the house. I used Ebates when…
The paperwhites (above) have started to bloom a month early in the white garden. We ate grape leaves, Swiss chard, beet greens, pears, rosemary, basil, and chives from the garden. I used my solar oven to cook a few meals, including chicken with rice and grapes leaves, which I made twice last week. I said…
I cut garlic chives, onion chives, basil, oregano and cucumbers from the garden. I also picked pears from the garden. I purchased some succulents (in addition to the ones I had purchased the previous week). Succulents tend to be pricey, so I looked for ones that had “babies” in the pots and divided them. I found…
I took a trip to Sam’s Club yesterday with the plan to buy toilet paper, and maybe something else. I came out with 2 large boxes of toilet paper (on sale for $1.50 off per box, taken off at the register), a 5-pound bag of chocolate chips (I’ll make cookies this month, and in the…
I had a good visit to St. Louis. The baby was so very, very good the entire time. I was able to visit with family that I haven’t seen for years, as well as visit the graves of several of my ancestors. Both memorial services went well. I learned, among other things, that my grandmother…
Octavius and I are taking a trip to St. Louis to attend two graveside memorial services. I’ll be seeing relatives that I haven’t seen for 17 years. I’m not taking my computer, and I don’t have a cell phone, so I won’t have internet access until I return late next week. I’m looking…