We have had three days of rain (again).  I for once, was happy for it, as I had planted flowers, and had a new tree and bush to plant.  I ...

I finished the lap afghan in the green yarns.  It will be the last blanket to be crocheted until fall/winter time.  I prefer small projects ...

First Feb 2025 blog post. We took a spontaneous few days away, and the funny part is, that it was to go to see a waterfall area, and do some...

  The rain is slowly bringing the outdoors back to life, and we see more green again.  We have had snow flurries, which deterred me from har...

We were out pricing a new AC, so we stopped at JoAnn's to check on a crochet hook price.  Wow!  Their prices were much higher than Wal-m...

My brain has gone plain insane.  I feel like I'm caught up in a whirlwind and I'm trying to reach out to stop and get a job done, an...

Hubby and I played hookie yesterday, and almost forgot to open a jar of our pickled asparagus.  At 9pm, we were tasting it.  Yum!  Crunchy...

I'm feeling much better, and back to my 60 minute walks.  I am picking up the pace some days, so I can get somewhere between 3 and 3 1/2...

Thursday was a normal inside chore day.  I am having a bit of difficulty coming up with an interesting post that doesn't have to d...

It rained, and two kiddos left for the day (and night), and when that happens..... I tend to be lazy.  I did get some dishes done, ...

Once again Eating Well magazine provided a recipe that begged me to try.  My rhubarb is not ready to harvest this year, and I finally found...

I didn't have to worry about where I'd get my 10,000 steps yesterday (I have a fitbit). I gained just shy of 8,000 steps by noon....

Saturday it rained heavily the entire day.  It was a very gloomy, get-in-your-jammies-early day.  We still made a trip to the gy...

"Yikes! She caught me!" Jasper has been more skittish than before, ever since the propane "boom" we had.  He walk...

A little "support" can go a long way. If you have been following my progress in the sidebar of my blog, I am making healthy ...

I've had a few people ask me what I am doing to lose weight and get in shape. My goal is to completely shed 50 pounds(or more).  I am...

from the homesteading journal . . .  I picked our first garden bounty - radishes and sugar snap peas.  Started to keep track of pro...