(since the last handiwork post)
. . . finished the XL purple pot holder. It was made to match some hot pads I recently made. Although, I used the solid color to edge it.
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.
"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~
(since the last handiwork post)
. . . finished the XL purple pot holder. It was made to match some hot pads I recently made. Although, I used the solid color to edge it.
My husband had to work all weekend, but we managed to get to the gathering regarding the loss of one daughter's boyfriend a year ago. Oh my, we love those families/friends. It was a good turn out, including classmates of his and daughter E's. So many good laughs and good times and even tears, but so thankful we all got together.
Something I learned (although some of you may already know this). . .
I have never cooked with flank steak before (believe it or not). I bought some last week and sliced it and grilled it for philly's sandwiches. What did I learn? Well, I was watching America's Test Kitchen (love that show) and watched them prepare a recipe using flank steak.
What did I learn? I learned it has little fat and you must pound it before cooking, to tenderize it. I literally did not know this until I watched the show.
I will be buying flank steak again and giving it a try the right way. Ha ha! It always makes me excited to cook when I learn something new.
Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom
The weather outside is . . .
86°F/66°F, sunny
Heating up and we are finally drying out!
How I am feeling . . .
Rested. Ready to take on the week.
On the breakfast plate . . .
Coconut flour waffles, bacon, coffee
Looking around the house . . .
I have some boxes I need to take upstairs for Daughter E, for her big move coming up, but the kitchen is almost pristine. I spent quite a bit of time cleaning yesterday while my husband worked (really stinks because weather was great on Sunday for outdoor work, bike ride, cards on the porch).
On my reading pile . . .
Nothing last week.
On my TV . . .
Finally finished the entire season of Heartland. Ending wasn't exciting either.
On the menu . . .
From the camera. . .
I dug in my heals and got to cleaning Friday morning, but boy oh' boy did I keep getting side tracked.
I left dishes to soak, went to toss bedding in the washer, started to pick up the bedroom (camping clothes etc) and forgot about the dishes.
Put biker boots in the closet and saw the bag of netting I needed to cut. You get the picture, ha ha!
I got back to dishes and something caught my eye (or thoughts) I need to get my salve made.
Well, that didn't happen.
We woke up to rain again, and the road is starting to flood. We had lots of rain yesterday and no time for it to dry up.
I've managed to write out some shopping lists for the first dry day we have. I need twine to tie up tomatoes (again), and some items to do a complete cleaning on the pop up camper (more on that later).
Today is the day Daughter E's boyfriend and best friend were killed in a car accident one year ago. The family is hosting a backyard get together, so both families can be with one another. I sure hope the rain stops by then, but it's iffy.
A bit of rosemary made it's way to the dehydrator.
I picked more radishes. Enough to make dip again, but this time I used garlic powder (garlic scape season is pretty much done).
Although hot and humid, and a complete soaking muddy mess, I managed to free the bean plants from their blood sucking weeds. What a job on such a hot day, but I beat the rain in the process thankfully.
We are now under a flash flood alert with rain all day today and tomorrow.
Daughter E is leaving the salon she is working for, and moving up to a salon that does hair color/highlights etc. Risky move (requires booth rent), as she is also getting her apartment next month. We hope she does very well.
Something I learned - one of the large flea markets located in Amish country in Ohio are closing their doors the end of October 2021. Holmes County flea market sold their building. Sad to hear, as it was one of the main reasons to visit the area. The Walnut Creek Flea market however has stated they are expanding.
The weather was not wrong this week. We are getting rain off and on, but so much on that the weeds will be an issue.
I ordered a very large container of cayenne pepper. I can't keep up with the rabbits and the snakes are out of control. I'll be giving it a try to deter both from the garden. The snakes keep other pests out, but they also keep me out of the garden ha ha!
We went and looked at a hard sided camper last night. It doesn't have a slide out, but has a shower, toilet and hot water.
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