Monday, August 24, 2015
First day of Junior year
She did meal prep Sunday for her lunches. That alone really made me realize how mature she is. I know all parents feel this way but, Where did my baby go!?! I really hope we can make that a habit. I seemed to go smoothly and I know once it get back to work I will need to meal prep.
The animals all seem to be adjusting well to our time changes and it is already starting to get dark earlier so the chickens are putting themselves up before we are even done and down to their coop. All is well on our little farm and i hope this is a pattern we can set for all year long.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
More tea than water: a lazy Sunday
Today we went to church and haven't done much else. I have laid in bed drinking tea and watching old movies. I did play with the new app Periscope while making a cup of tea. That is a really cool app! If you do not know about it, you film yourself in real time and people can talk to you through text. I have watched a celebrity do a chat with his fans also. Very neat.
I am still trying to make my way through the book Bloodlite but I find myself scrolling through Instagram, Facebook and Bloglovin' I really need to get on the ball though, I think I am around 6 books behind in my Goodreads yearly challenge. Good grief, I even find myself on Goodreads instead of reading lately. It sounds like I need to unplug and read.
Hope you have had a great Sunday. What are you putting off by reading through my Blog?
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Lets be the people that do not so random acts of kindness!
I realize life is fast paced and we all have someplace or something looming over our next step, but a few seconds of kindness can go a long way, not only for the person who receives it, but the person who gives it. I know it felt wonderful to know I brought a smile to another person's face with a tiny gesture and it made me want to continue! I ask that you all try it too. Be kind to one person, then another, and another until these are "not so random" acts of kindness. I promise it will make you feel a lot of joy along with making the world a more cheerful place. This is day 1 of the rest of your life!
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Our little farm is growing.
Oxley saying good morning |
As we finished up the last of it yesterday evening my husband asked me to go let Oxley, our daughters FFA goat, out into the main pasture to explore. He had a blast! and enjoyed meeting the chickens and ducks and even the rabbit he had only seen from a far. He followed us around like a puppy and even played with Remington our Texas Heeler.
I think Remington thinks Oxley is a weird dog and visa versa! They are a lot of fun to watch together and think they became fast friends on their exploits
Last summer Tim started a pond in the pasture and it is still holding water, Not much though, a little over 2 foot in the deepest. We have had a ton of frogs born in it though. Our ducks seem to think they are made for deeper, larger ponds and until we finished this fence we had no way of making sure they didn't wonder. We sadly, even lost two. But now that the fencing is complete we trimmed their wings and now they can either play in the pond of we have a couple of small kiddie pools for them to splash around it. They are not sure about being kept from the woods but love the pool and treats we toss them to keep them happy! One of our roosters even seems to pal around with them more than the hens. We are happy that they are safer.
Stevie, Dot. Squeaks and Clover exploring |
An egg laid during the move |
Watermelon shoots ( I think!) |
Daredevil the Rooster and our neighbor the horse |
Monday, August 10, 2015
Tea Time Spotlight
Today I got the first Par Avion tea club packet which was these 3 samples and cost 4.95 for shipping. I will be honest, that seems a bit high for the amount of tea you receive. Each month after that, if you choose to get it, the tea will be 19.95.
I was instantly excited by the flavors though, Root beer float, Chocolate Chai, and Carrot Cake. I brewed the root beer float in my perfect tea maker following the directions on the packet. With a tablespoon of Agave and iced it. It smells just like root beer! The flavor is good and does have a nice root beer flavor. I am excited to try the carrot cake next. I think, hot as a latte it will be great!
All in all, I want to see what comes in the next full shipment before I decide about this tea club, pricewise. But I am enjoying my iced rootbeer float tea.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Learning to quilt
On Instagram, you can see all kinds of beautiful quilts, it seems quilting is becoming popular again. There is something so cozy and homey feeling about a quilt on a bed, no matter what time of year.
I decided to make one myself and found the hexi quilts that are english paper pieced interesting. I am making a 2 1/2" hexi that I plan to stitch into a light/medium/dark diagonal stripe pattern.
Right now though, it is well over 100° each day. So along with the many reasons I am excited about fall now I have my quilt. There is something so relaxing about fixing a cup of tea, finding a good TV show or podcast to watch and just cranking out little hexi blocks.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Strange readings
Last week Bailey and I cleaned out closets and purged bookshleves for a yard sale. I came across the book The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. I remember being both scared and fascinated by the author around the age of 12. I did not remember reading this book by her, so I couldn't let it go into the junk were we getting rid of without a trip down memory lane.
This was DARK, I mean D-A-R-K for a book written for 9 to 13 year olds! This was the story of a neglected, jealous young girl named Jessica who finds a kitten,but not just any kitten. A witches cat. The story that unfolds is moral and depressing.
I did not enjoy this one at all, but the writing was very well done. I found myself wondering more about the author, since this was a memory trip for me.
Now, onto what I started next. Blood Lite by a multitude of famous horror genre authors, I am just 3 stories in so far. I remeber being excited about this when it came out and being shocked at the poor reviews I saw on Booktube. So far, I have to agree though. Not loving it as much as I had hoped. We will see.