March Madness

Does anyone else feel like March came in like a lion and he’s leaving like one as well?

Been a long journey of a winter that’s for sure, but mother nature as she is will do as she well pleases!

April is right around the corner. I am ready for some snow to melt even though they’re calling for more at the end of this week and possible some more next week. I am hopeful that soon we will start to see some bare ground and some sites of spring.!!

The house is coming along. I will share a few photos and updates of that journey. 

A lot of mudding and taping...sanding, Dust and grime! We got lights!!

First swipe of the grey paint,...at  first I thought it was  going to be too dark but it really looks good!!  Almost a silver hue!

Pantry

Master closet Door

Going from Master Bedroom to living area

Ice and more ice.   

Pantry  starting to take form

Beauty is not impressed !

Stay safe and healthy until next time!

February Warms the Heart

 I am not sure why; I have always loved February! Maybe because Cold Long January is now behind us and February is a fast short month!

We now have a roof over the upcoming new home! So that means no more shoveling off the cement! As I type this the crew is busy installing the insulation, then it will be time to do drywall! It is fun to walk through and actually see all the studs and framework up so we can tell what room what is!!

January was filled with snow and ice and a couple of storms that left me home not working for a few days, But I did stay busy reading books from the local library and also doing some creative stitching with no rhyme or reason.

A book I would like to recommend, and he has written a few.

"Back on the Farm" By Eric Bergeson......Stocked full of his essays! 

I have tried so many times over the years to make home made bread, and it was always a heavy dense log never worth eating! So for these little gems to turn out this past weekend, even husband approved for texture and taste I think I got it!! The shop smelled so good on Sunday afternoon after baking these!

This is the front  of the house

Back of house

This will be looking into dining /kitchen area

Family room and  2 of the bedrooms

We have been running fans for air circulation and heaters  to get the dampness out of the wood.

That is really all I have from here for  now

Please stay safe and warm!

Fast Year

As a child growing up, my dad used to say the older you get the faster time goes!! He certainly was right! I remember growing up and the school year seems so long. I always look forward to Christmas break felt like a long break. Usually my time was spent making snowman and going sledding with friends and playing with whatever we got for Christmas.  Now as an adult, it is spent cleaning up the aftermath of Christmas preparing for the new year and there are never enough days to get it all done.!!!

We ended up getting close to 11 inches of snow some blowing drifts so this morning as I am creating this content, my husband and I we spent a couple of hours out shoveling off the cement slab of the new home trying to prepare ahead of time for the builders and contractors we have lost close to 11 days of work due to weather ! But I know the end prize will be worth the wait!

My husband took the above photo when he was out pushing snow. That was Christmas Eve morning at 8:20 AM. You know it’s cold when you see the full circle!! But yet so beautiful to look at!

A  sample graph and design that I came up with for my kitchen in the future!

Hope everyone is staying healthy and hope that everyone is staying warm. I want to wish everyone a happy new year I do not know if I will be posting prior to the new year !

Blessed & Grateful

There are so many hidden blessings in life . Things we take for granted, daily simple things we do not even think of!  For instance, since all the storm damage and our living situation I will never take for granted indoor plumbing !  But, I am grateful for water I can carry to the stove to heat for dishes  or for humidity in the air, warm water to soak my cold hands in or warm water to wash my face … yes the little things we take for granted.   

Have you met Oreo and Beauty yet? Our inside outside babies.  They are border collie Aussie kelpie blue heeler cross and just turned two!   They both argue such good girls and yes they are sisters !  We love having them and their favorite game of course but a ball!

Now it is December and the hustle and bustle have started for so many and in a way sad to see! I love Christmas and I love to give  but I also believe in making the memories.  Take the time to sew or create an art memory with a someone.   Or perhaps a baking memory day and share a recipe!

This year for clients I am sharing a recipe that was given to me a few years ago by a dear friend ! I will share it here and hope all enjoy!!

She shed/Craft Shack

 

Getting the tools and gearing up for this winters project!

More so my husbands winter project but I will assist where I can I am just not good with building materials.....a skill I do wish I had though!

The storm back in May left the garage untouched so We plan to create the

first stall into my craft room/She shed  I have always  wanted one...As in his words....{Are you sure one stall is enough} LOL

We did get the old back door closed in and  we placed the entry door and new boards on outer walls are set

This upper photo is the back door which is now closed in.

Just a view from the front to give a  visual on the size. Once we  get stuff moving 

the rest will be cleared out and the freezer will be  gone!

I am wondering which I can utilize better.....open shelves with  baskets ect

or if I should do cabinets and hide the  clutter.

Any suggestions!?

2022 Fall Harvest just wrapped up for us!! My husband is pleased that he had no mud on the tires at all this year!! Yields were ok in some area and  short in others, we lacked rain this summer in August and  Sept. But we did not hail out so we are  trying to stay positive!

The Deck has been removed from the front of the house.....soon it will be totally demolished and a new build in the making. I wanted a last look of what has been home to us  since 1997.This farm sight  is  a  3 generation family farm place so it holds  a lot of  history for my husbands family and many memories for all of us

                                    

Late night suppers......the camper below will be home for  a little while until we can get my husbands shop organized and set up to settle in for the winter.

Oreo is one of  our border collie/Heeler crossed pups. Beauty is her sister, they are such good girls and hang out  close with both my husband and I

Since the storm in May,  I have  done Bonfires nightly  with debris  I clean up and sticks and Misc garbage I find/ at least the  evening have  been decent to sit  by a  fire!

Through all the chaos, I did manage to create some texture art...Having Ukraine on my brain as many have I wanted to create and came up with a field of wheat and a field of sunflowers. A Very soothing process for me! 

I will  now  be better with updates as  harvest  is  completed, and the dust will settle :)

Until next time my friends, be safe and stay healthy and keep on creating!!

 

Fall Progress

 Fall is  here you guys!!! Cooler temps, humidity for now  is gone! Light blanket by a fire feels good with a warm drink!!

I love fall, the crispness in the air,  the bold colors! The harvest.

Normally I would be harvesting and canning and gardening like mad in my gardens,  but due to all the storm damage this year, things took a shift...and that  is ok.   If this has taught me anything at all, it  is indeed that  it is  OK to not  do the normal, NOTHING in 2022 has been normal!

Just last week we got the numbers in for *Fixing our damaged home*  Now we are waiting on the numbers  to build new and see which will possibly be the best route to go....Out with the old and in with the new  or will  it be Fix and savor what we have.....Hopefully by end of the month we have a direction to go..

Either way we do it...stuff has been packed up...moved out.. storage.. our downsizing has been a challenge  yet  relief  all in one.....A good stage in life to clean house and  I will no doubt  do it again before I unpack it all in its new place!

No doubt I will bring you along on the journey..

Until next time, please enjoy the fall and the beauty it brings us!!