Pioneer Woman at Heart

I took a little time to sit on the porch and rest a bit today.  The summer beauty is slowly appearing around the homestead. Sometimes I have to look at all the "good" to get through all the "bad." 2 Timothy 2:23-25 ESV  "Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth"  

. . . pla yed around wi th a new "flower" dish scrubbie pattern.  I am making some to sell at the next Farmer's Market . . . . fini shed my 11 year-old's table t cover.  Finally. . . . started another p ot holder set, and dishcl oth.  These are my "to go" projects.  When I need to go somewhere, and I am not driving, these go with me. . . . got around to embellishi ng the crocheted cat bookmark . (Click here to see more from my S.C.R.A.P. Blogspot) . . . spray painted chalkboard paint on a clip board to make a sign for Farmer's Market.   . . . crocheted 1 rag rug for the master bath (sheets and pillow cases). . . . crocheted another bookmark for the store/market. The weather is hot and humid here.  I collected 70 pints of water in my dehumidifier.  We have been running it in our master bath, to help the the tile project dry completely.  Rain is in the forecast today, but you never know anymore. ...

There is nothing worse than waking up to screaming kids, or worse, reaching into the kitchen sink to be greeted by a big hairy wolf spider.  Do you like my spider trap?  I'm not sure if I saved my 11 year-old or saved myself from this hairy beast. Last night it was my 13 year-old who was screaming about a big scary garden spider, crawling up to the top of a door jam.  And yesterday, while weeding my herb garden, I was greeted by a baby, black and yellow orb weaver.  The rain has woken up the spiders here.   My son, aka the "Spider Man" pulled a joke on me.  He enjoys catching these hairy and scary beasts and releasing them outside (just so they can come back in again, ha ha ha!).  He does this with his bare hands.  Ewwww!  So, back to the story.  He walked towards me with his hand curled up and smiling.  He continued to approach me while I screamed bloody murder, and none of the kids came to my rescu...

Over the weekend, a thrift store was having a customer appreciation sale - 50% off store wide.  I got all of this (two bed sheets, 3 vintage tablecloths) for about $8.00 total.  The bedding will be saved for camping, and possibly a few of the tablecloths. 

I found this cute garden rooster, and it has a flower pot in it.  I admit, I didn't get very creative with the pot of flowers, but at least the grass in it looks like feathers.

We are very much enjoying roasted pecans on our salads lately, so I sta rted ma king my own (vs. buying them already roasted ).  Here, a 3.5 oz. bag of honey roasted pecans costs $3.99. 

Yesterday, while planting , watering and weeding, this li ttle guy cam e to visit me.  There is a small hole in my garden hose, a nd he came to get a drink.  I d o have a bird bath filled with water , but he chose the hose.  I'll have to do some research to find out if this is a he or a she.  I 'm still not getting a pristine photo, but working on it. Some things, like this bird visiting me, make all the a ll the hard work of self-sufficiency and good living hard labor wor th it.    Speaking of birds, a vulture came to visit us .  This time, he /she was right behind the goat bar n munching away.  I was just zo aming my lens , and then "SLAM" we nt the side door on the house.  Off went the vulture.  Hmpf.  Anyway, when the pasture was mowed, he ran over a large black water snake, and that was the vulture's meal.  He neve r did fly back for the rest . Y esterday, I manag ed to get 40 roma tomato plants in the g...