Pioneer Woman at Heart

  I found these while looking for a portable table for the camper. They are very cool!  They are compact when not in use (store in the camper easily), and turn into a stool.  We use them in the camper for nightstands next the camper bed, and they have a strap to carry on hiking and fishing. I dug out my camping journal, because I forgot to take it the last time we went camping.  I have it updated now.  I cannot wait to add more trips to this journal.  We first used to borrow a pop-up camper in our first family camping trips, and made our coffee over the campfire. I had 4 hot banana peppers, so those were put in the freezer.  They are coming on early this year, so hopefully I will have more for canning and jelly making. Good news!  Blogger is fixed, so I can view my reading list now.  I'll be back around to read blogs.

  First, our first camping trip this year in the pop-up camper was our last.  It was getting too much for us two (all that cranking up and down), and too much bed space for the two of us. Our nephew and his wife were selling their hard sided camper, and said they just don't go camping anymore.  They had not used it for a year.  We went and looked at it, but next time we buy a camper we'll make sure we double check some things.  We simply trusted their word ("everything works" but again they had not used it for a year).  Thankfully, we were able to simply transfer our camper plates.  Oh, and it only sleeps 2 (he he!) We sold the pop-up the same day it was for sale, and made back half of what we paid for the hard sided camper.  Oh boy.  What a difference in camping.  Just back it in, put up the jacks, pull out the awning and relax.  I do like the fact that it did not keep us inside, and we still did campfire meals.  We do have a ...

The camper got a good cleaning, but we still need to clean the top canvas.  That's another day for us. The floor was swept and mopped with my favorite cleaner. Here are a few photos of some new items I crocheted for the upcoming Farmer's Market.  I've already sold a set of crocheted nesting baskets, and one pig ornament. Crocheted nesting baskets.  The aqua baskets were sold. Mug/coaster set, Harley Davidson inspired, with a removable motorcycle charm on the front. Drink cups with lid and coasters to match.  A few more to make. More mug and coaster sets. A few more to make. Harry Potter Inspired Cup Cozies.  Woke up to find one gone.  Daughter stole it. Ugh. Kids. More cup cozies to make, and possibly some crocheted earrings and matching necklaces.  It's just a matter of time.  The chicken coop needs cleaned, the tomatoes need checked, hot peppers and green peppers and berri...

We continue to get rain, but one day we were given a rainbow too. Most of my carrots are underwater, but I managed to pull a few.  They are wide, but short this year.  I'm thankful we will get at least a meal or two from them. We have started the repairs on the barn (that lost it's roofing in one of the storms).  The cement blocks in the base of the wall, on the backside, had been knocked completely loose in one corner.  They removed most of them, and cemented them and tuck pointed them.  Now they are drying, and the roofing starts next.  We've already had rainfall twice (and heavy) since I posted last, so I am praying for no more rain. Before we got blasted with another rainfall, the one prior to the rainbow, I was able to weed most of my flower beds.  The weather was strangely cool, and I spent from about 10am to 4:30pm pulling weeds.  I am still not done (that's how much rain we've had). Ironically, the camper has a propane leak...

My son gifted me this over a year ago.  I ha d good intentions of hanging i t in the t ree in front of the front porch.  However, I did not.  I'm thinking, due to it's size, I w ill put it by my back porch, in hopes to lure in some more w ren s.  The ir song is so beautiful.  Hubby says no.  He wants it to stay inside to enjoy (never thought I ' d he ar him say that!) .  I have a similar one I left out all winter (that lights up inside during the night), and has weather ed well.  Decisions, decisio ns.... Today it's cloudy, but no rain.  I have lots of laundry to do, a s the girls wait ed until they ran out of clothes before bringing it al l downstairs.  The temperatures will be up in t he 60's this week end. Hubby and I stopped to walk through a thrift store ye sterday.  I 'll have a few items to share with you next week.  I also have one more item that was in the box sent by my Au nt.  I should have photos to ...