At Home on this Mountain
Monday, November 10, 2008
No real theme..
Posted in BeingJust some images from my camera and a few (thousand) words.
First off, I made my bed Thursday morning (yes, that happens to be blog-worthy around here). I walked into my room to start packing for our trip to St. Louis and saw this wonderful little circle of tiny chihuahua prints on the bedspread. So cute!
Spending further time in my bedroom (which is such a happy place for me- I am tempted to paint my whole world that soft aqua color) I had to take a photo of my African violet, which has bloomed once again. I am terrible with house plants. First I nearly drown them, then I go overboard the other direction and let them get totally parched before i dare to give them a drink again. It's pathetic. Somehow this little $1.50 beauty from Bi-Lo continues to thrive, despite my "care," long after its sister from the same shopping trip perished from an overdose of Lindsey. This time around we received the gift of three blooms! I think I see the start of another one a little lower down. I need to check and see if it has reached its potential yet.
We drove to St. Louis on Thursday for Keith's uncle's funeral. He lived in Washington State (like most of his family) but was buried in Missouri at the national cemetery. It was a very short service but we spent several hours afterward visiting with family members from the immediate area as well as many who had flown in from Washington. We were also able to spend some time with our dear friend Johnnie, seen here with RK. She cooked us a delicious breakfast and let us change into our funeral duds at her home. It had been 2 years since we'd been to see her and we definitely need to not wait so long next time- we always have a grand visit!
When we got home, late Friday night, we had a package from Northern Tools waiting for us which included this awesome little doodad:
Everything in the foreground was included with the peeler, yes, even the little plastic packet with a plastic fork, knife and 2 tiny skewers. I'm still unsure what to make of those particular items but I am also unsure what to make of the directions. I do love me some good "Engrish."
I guess that's all for now. Lessons beckon and I will need to can the applesauce that is cooking on the stove, before we head off to Scouts this afternoon. Busy busy! Happy happy!
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Posted by Ang
My mom found one for me for my birthday and it is really neat, BUT be careful!! That thing has more sharp edges than we have fingers, LOL! The kids constantly want to help but I have to load it and then they can turn if I am right there. Despite the huge space the box takes up, I've been keeping it in the box because I'm afraid of the kids accidentally grabbing it. Don't get me wrong, this little thing ROCKS, but it's sharp as all get out! :-D
Love the aqua color also. I keep trying to keep our room decent and always make the bed, even if that mean I just throw the comforter up, ha!
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Preserving the Harvest 2008
~June 22nd~
*11 half-pints
honey-sweetened peach-strawberry jam
~June 27th~
*7 half-pints and 2 pints
honey-sweetened peach jam
~June 28th~
*24 home-grown chickens in the freezer
(7 whole, 17 cut up
plus feet and backs for stock!!)
~July 6th~
*8 pints and 14 half-pints
honey-sweetened peach jam
~July 16th~
*18 cups fresh green beans,
blanched and frozen (a gift from the boss)
*12 pounds ripe bananas,
cut into 1 inch chunks and frozen for smoothies
~July 22nd~
*32 ears home-grown corn
blanched and frozen in meal-sized packages
~July 27th~
*8 pints cream-style corn
(home grown)
~July~
about *8 cups blackberries
and *5 cups wild blueberries
from around our property,
in the freezer
~August 4th~
14 pints
4 half-pints
and 1 quart
hot and spicy tomato salsa
(that's 18 cups altogether)
~October29th~
13 quarts chunky applesauce
5 quart jars dried apple rings
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Heidi by Johanna Spyri
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
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The Bondwoman's Tale by Hannah Crafts
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The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
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