I am thankful that I found a way to incorporate leftovers into dinner so that food didn’t go to waste.
What are you thankful for today?
I am thankful that I found a way to incorporate leftovers into dinner so that food didn’t go to waste.
What are you thankful for today?
I ended up spending most of my time last week working on organizing the sewing room (which still isn’t done) and on rewriting our school curriculum lists. It got quite hot again last week and I had no desire to work outside. Last Week’s Goals: Garden Goals: 1. Do some weeding…
Earlier this year, we purchased some Cornish Cross chickens with a friend (note: those are not Cornish Cross in the image above!) These are large chickens that are grown for their meat that grow to full size in 10 weeks–half the time of a bird raised for eggs. The birds are very large; females can…
Last Week’s Goals 1. Work on green dress for Winter 2. Finish skirt for Winter 3. Continue to embroider handkerchief at night. I took care of the baby several evenings instead. 4. Plant more seeds in the garden 5. Put together items for speaking this week (Tuesday and Saturday) 6. Take pictures for tutorial. 7. Spend…
Please refrain from making comments about Covid vaccinations and mandates around the world. The comments are getting very political from both sides again. There is enough arguing elsewhere. Let’s keep this a place of peace and encouragement. I want people to feel good here, no matter their feelings on vaccinations. Many of you say that…
I did not go grocery shopping again this week (this makes 4 weeks now). Our freezers are now full with chicken (I cut up the rest of the birds this week and put them in the freezer. Many thanks to those of you who said to let the meat rest 3 days; we experimented with…
We picked peaches from our Desert Gold peach tree. This is a low chill tree that is the second tree to ripen in my garden in the spring (the first is the Dorsett Gold Apple, which will ripen in another 6 weeks or so. My other peach tree, an Early Elberta, ripens in late July)….
I am thankful I can go vote in the U.S. today, without taking a special test or paying a fee, and that I can trust that my vote will be counted properly.
And I am thankful for the people who choose to run for and serve in public offices.
I am thankful for books. What a solace and entertainment they are.
I am thankful for rain that is falling today in our valley and for the snow that is falling in the mountains. It feels great to put on a cozy sweater.
I wrote in last year that I had been in a car accident (no one hurt) and that my car had been totaled. I thought, that if I was diligent, I should be able to pay off the new to me car by December of this year. It looks like I am on track and will be debt free by January 1st. I’m so very, very Grateful!
I remember that post.
I am so happy for you that you an pay off your car.
I am thankful for a husband who always looks out for my best interests.
I am thankful I serve a God that isn’t bound by limitations. That I can rest that He is working for my good.
I am thankful for our military, past and present, who make it possible for me to vote and be heard.
I am grateful for the two new books I bought as a treat. There is nothing like a good book to exercise the imagination and the mind.
I am grateful for emergency responders who came to the rescue of those in the floods in Italy, of those who suffered from the devastation of the earthquake in Nepal, and of those in the desperate of the warzones in the world.
I am so thankful for my Newfies! They love with all their hearts and want nothing more than a pat on the head and a hug! Precious beings!
I am thankful for my body. I wrenched my back yesterday and can’t do much today. How many days of no pain do I take for granted.
I am thankful to be safe after driving through a torrential rain shower today. It was rather scary, but everyone was driving slowly and carefully on the freeway, and that made it easier.
I am thankful for flannel sheets, which are warm and comforting on cold nights.
I am grateful for my electric slow cooker (“Crock-Pot”). Coming home at the end of a long day to a warm meal ready to go is such a treat!
Lea
I’m thankful for the ability to go to the grocery store and purchase what we need without worry. This has not always been the case. I used to wish for the time when I wouldn’t have to count pennies when I went to the store. Now, I don’t, but I cannot give up my frugal ways. I’m thankful frugalness served me well.
I am thankful for my right to vote.
I am grateful for being alive. Having been puzzled by health concerns for the past couple of weeks there is a direction to go now. I choose not to dwell in the ”what-ifs”, but to greet every day with gratitude.
Thankful that my eyes have not changed so I did not have to buy new glasses after going to the optometrist.
I am thankful that time marches on and seasons change — I am so, so happy to be done with summer, and our windy, chilly day here was very much appreciated!
I’m thankful my appointment canceled so I could rest. Got two vaccinations yesterday (thankfully) and felt tired today.
Very thankful for libraries. Every time I think these free sources of knowledge exist I’m amazed and grateful.
I am grateful for my life of relative safety when so many in the world are not safe.
I too am grateful for creative ways to use leftovers, I can’t abide by waste so I am always happy to use it up!
I am thankful for a warm house and a cup of hot coffee on a cold day.
I am grateful for feeling content.