Pioneer Woman at Heart

  Homemade detangler was restocked.  Pretty easy to make, starting with a tea made from marshmallow root.  I think I've been using it for about a year now. Current crochet blanket.  I wanted to use the granny square stripes to use up this yarn, but you can see that the color varies from skein to skein.  Oh well.  I have one more skein, so I hope it creates the right size.  It is a bit larger than my usual lap afghan.  It's been a slow project with other work around here. Our handy-man showed up.  Work has begun on the room.  Carpet is ripped out (wooden subfloor treated), storage area drywall replaced, and mudded, ceiling light removed and cleaned, and ceiling has a new coat of paint.  Much more to do, but making progress. In the meantime, I started to purge my books (many of these are non-fiction), and filled 2 1/2 boxes so far.  I found a file folder container that had about 25 plastic document envelopes (with business card s...

We hit a high of 53° yesterday, and the chickens were loving it, as well as the full day of sunshine.   The paint brushes/rollers took a break for a few days. February is starting out with some hiccups.   However, I have finished washing  down the rest of the hallway walls (all but a small section).  I can now proceed to spackle any holes, allow them to dry.   Laundry got caught up.  I had some to fold and some to put away.  I also caught up on some paperwork.  Bathrooms are getting cleaned. Healthy breakfasts were prepared.  We decided that the next time I make this sweet potato hash, we prefer two eggs per serving. Meals got made and meal prep (lentils cooking for a dinner recipe). I got another rug washed.  I love the ones we bought at the flea market in Amish country.  They are the "washable" ones, and more expensive, but boy do they wash up nicely.  I have had cheaper ones from the box stores, that did not hold u...