Pioneer Woman at Heart

One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!

One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

Adopted Motto

"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~

Monday, July 4, 2011

Excerts from a Journal Junkie

from the homesteader's journal . . . 

  Finally got the septic cap made for the distribution connection

from the garden journal . . .

  picked a handful of strawberries, a basket full of peas, a bit of swiss chard, two green peppers, and a ton of lettuce.  Runner beans are doing well also.   Cut more Lemon Balm for drying too.

from the crafting journal . . .
  still working on one last hope chest blanket, starting to crochet hand towels.

from the gratitude journal . . .

   ~Today I am Thankful for~
* water
*my camera
*God's Mercy and Grace
*wild black raspberries on the property
*my covered porch 
*ice (phew!  needing it  a lot these last few hot days)
*windows
*the watering hose (the first year here we had no outside water spigot, so we filled jugs of water and hauled it to the garden all summer)
*books

Share what you are grateful for today.   
  

2 comments:

Candy C. said...

The family and friends who will be joining us today for the 4th!

Pioneer Woman at Heart said...

Thanks for sharing Candy.