I saw this at the store and thought, why not give it a try. I mean it can't hurt to try. Not sure if it will really elevate my mood and energy, but I could use it.
Sweet Tangerine Positive Energy Cookies (found on Yogi online).
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~
I saw this at the store and thought, why not give it a try. I mean it can't hurt to try. Not sure if it will really elevate my mood and energy, but I could use it.
Wednesday's sunrise started out pretty nice, although they said clouds would move in. I was slow to start the day, but put on some dance music and got to work.
Just to warn you, there are a lot of pictures in this post. I guess I'm making up for lack of posts, but we had a very fun, amazing, spontaneous three state, 3 night vacation. It was perfect and took our minds off anything we didn't need to be thinking about.
However, everywhere we went, they either lacked employees, were closed on Monday due to lack of help, or the employees were telling us that they can't get anyone to work due to the status of unemployment in these states. Anyway, we still found things to do and see.
First, we rented a lake house for a few nights with a hot tub.
After that we drove to another lake lodge where the food was said to be very good. The windy roads were so beautifully dotted with redbud trees.
They are known for their deep fried hot dogs and one that they serve with slaw on top.
A bit worried about the early asparagus, lilacs and violets, I re-checked the weather. We'll dip in the upper 30's, but thankfully not low enough for a frost or freeze.
On a sad and scary note, there has been a recall in Canada for the blue/grey medical masks being issued in their schools. Unfortunately, they look exactly like the kind distributed at my husband's work - toxic. Made in China. It's the only kind I can wear without feeling like I'm suffocating, so there goes my outings. If you google medical mask recall, you'll see several recent recall articles about it.
There is literally nothing much going on this week. I spent most of yesterday outside. The weather got up to the 80's! Woohoo to that. While I took time to crochet on the porch, this beautiful bird came for a visit. When it flies, the blue wings are so beautiful! I did some research, and I think it may be a bluebird. Does anyone know? Just curious.
We are still enjoying leftovers for dinner. Today will finish the all up though (Daughter K is taking them to work for her dinner). I made a breakfast casserole yesterday, but have no idea what to do for dinner. Maybe grill out since the weather is nice again, with rain moving in later this evening.
Although it's tempting to start weeding flower beds and such, I do think it's a bit early yet. If the temps drop, the leaves give my herb garden protection. My green onions are looking pretty good right now.
I received on order for two dish scrubbers. I haven't used the pattern (different one) in so long, so that's on the to-do list today. Hopefully I can find the pattern. I have already found the yarn used for this scrubber.
I'll admit, I've been lazy this week, but the list writing needs done. I should be getting up to town and getting paint to paint the hallway doors in this wonderful weather.
Daughter K said she went to take the dogs out and turned the light on. There was a huge raccoon enjoying himself to the cat food. She said, "Mom I named him Harold." I responded, "Um, out here we don't name them." Oh, the laughs we had.
Well, I hope your week has been good. I haven't seen too many blogposts to read, nor haven't had that many visitors this year. I hope you are enjoying my blog, although today's seems drawn out and nothing exciting. Gawd it's been a rough year already, and for some reason we are all feeling more depressed than ever. Not sure, other than the way our state is being run and feeling "enough is enough" and so forth.
I'm glad I have the crochet order, or I'd be a wallowing mess wandering around the house today. I need to find my positive inner peace again.