Pioneer Woman at Heart

  I completely forgot to mention the yarn colors for this lap afghan, in case anyone was interested.  I am donating this one to a person living in an assisted living facility. Two colors had no labels in my yarn stash, but I am pretty sure I am correct. Caron one pound - Cream (guess) Caron one pound - Peach (guess) Red Heart Super Saver - Persimmon  Red Heart Super Saver - Flamingo (not sold in stores from what I can see, only online currently). Pattern is 6-day Kid Blanket .  I chose to do two rounds to edge it in cream and peach.  The person who created the pattern gives you other options to edge the blankets (and other sizes as well, as changing your colors more often). Yarn Colors ~ Lap Afghan   © June 2024 by  Kristina  at  Pioneer Woman at Heart

May flew by way too fast for us.  June rolled in quick, so I hope it sticks around longer.  In fact, we are almost halfway into June already.  We woke up to a crazy 49°F this morning.   Grab a cup of coffee, it's a rather long post. Fracturing my foot caused everything to simply get so far behind, that the sticky notes piled up everywhere like a heaping mountain of dirty laundry.  Six weeks is a long time to hobble around injured, and then be told another 6 weeks before hikg, long walks, or weight bearing exercise. My medical boot, shoe leveler for the other foot, and medical boot covers, are officially stored away finally. I had so many sticky notes(and some for my husband), and more were being written daily, and in various locations of the house.  I just decided it was easier to write things down, per room, in a ten cent notebook.  Crossing those buggers off never felt better too. The case of the lollygagging (all done by force) was put to an en...

  I had a few extra minutes in the kitchen, as my husband was called into work on Sunday, and our outdoor work took a back seat.  I made them in between flash freezing the last of the strawberries. I made these healthier version of a peanut butter "cup" from a recipe online (no bake peanut butter oat cups by Hungry Happens).  You keep them in the freezer, but they do not freeze solid.  They are good, but I'm not sure I'd make them again.  I used a non-gmo dark chocolate for the top. Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. This will be my last link up/join with this.  The new link asks me to sign into facebook or something to link my own post.  Enjoy it as the last post in this manner. The weather . . . Strangely cool, and no sun this morning.  Temperatures range from 67° to 93°F this week.  The low tonight could be as low as 49°F and that is very cold for June (and not good for the garden). Right now I am . . . Sipping coffe...

I wish there was 6 of me to get all the "things" done around here right now.   Work has been done based on the weather and needs.  Basically, there are projects/jobs around here not completely finished.  It drives me bonkers, but we work on them daily.   If my husband was retired, it would be much different, but it's not the case.   On top of losing the tomatoes recently, we have a plethora of rabbits. Apparantly this is a wide case issue in the area this year.  Rabbit stew?  They are a huge problem if they continue to eat my herb garden and get into the vegetable/fruit garden.  It may come to that if grocery prices continue to rise. Is it me, or are prices soaring again?  I could not believe the cost of blueberries at the grocery store the other day. I actually considered going back to work vs. doing the garden/homesteading thing this year.  I also contemplated getting a part time job and still maintain a smaller garden....

  Got leftover quinoa? The recipe actually made 8 fritters, but we finally got around to trying them, and we love them!  They are called quinoa-feta fritters with labneh sauce.  You only use 2 Tbsp. of avocado oil to "fry" them.  They also re-heat nicely in an air fryer.  I have not yet tried reheating them on the stove top, but I am guessing it would work as well. Here is where I used some of that "creamy cheese" (called labneh) with organic greek yogurt.  I made a sauce using the recipe in the same cookbook, with juice from a lemon, dried dill and salt/pepper. I will be making them again, and they are a great way to use leftover quinoa. I typically use leftover broth to make the quinoa too. Leftovers are part of the weekly meal plan around here. I did not find the recipe online, but in a cook book I borrowed from the library.  One draw back in making the fritters?  It's messy.  A lot stuck to my hands, so next time, I will lightly grease my...

We got more rain yesterday, and this morning, there are more rain clouds looming.  I have all the windows open, taking advantage of the early morning cool breeze, to bring in some fresh air. As I said, most of our garden(s) flooded, and we lost almost all of our 60-ish tomato plants.  Will we replant?  Not sure.  It is iffy on the weather, and also on the fact we'll have to buy plants, and it's getting late for that in our area. Am in tears over our struggles this year?  Yes, but we've had a no-tomato year before, and it's all part of gardening.  You just never know. Now about my dehydrator. . . My very first dehydrator was purchased for $50 off of ebay, but it did not last very long.  I then upgraded to a larger Excalibur back in 2015. (I moved all of my oregano to my smaller dehydrator, in batches, until my new larger one arrived) In the midst of all things going on here, my Excalibur 9 tray dehydrator quit working.  I literally just put togethe...

  The flower beds may be looking 100% better this year, but the planting of the vegetables and fruits in the garden has been the worst battle this year.  The tomatoes are in, as well as most of the hot peppers, but the tomatoes look absolutely terrible. We've already eliminated a few foods from the garden this season.  Time, space, and weather hasn't been nice this year. We are just now having the recent flood (literally flooded a portion of our garden) dry up, only to see more rain is coming tomorrow. The problem?  Today it is to be over 90 degrees, and full sun.  Planting time, in such heat, is very limited.  On a postive note, the rain brought us the biggest oregano harvest ever.  Battling the Weather © June 2024 by  Kristina  at  Pioneer Woman at Heart