The Sun is Shining!!

Just thought I would "pop" in for a minute.......

Well, the weather report was actually

right!! It has been

warm and sunny and beautiful.....

I have planted many of my seeds in pots indoors, today

I am heading out to plant some outside that will

have to be covered at night.

Made our weeks bread yesterday, off to

Gramma Belle's this afternoon for a bit

of crocheting.

Just stopping by to

say "hi", been busy

outside. Oh and the wonderful sound of

the sprinkler watering the grass to make it

green again. In the high desert, the grass

is brown most of the winter and the hose

is frozen, so this is the first bit of

watering I can do. Trying to at least

green up the grass around our firpit by

Sunday so we can cook out on the fire

with the family Easter Sunday.

Proverbs 2:3-4

"...yes, if you want better

insight and discernment, and

are searching for it
as you would for lotst money or

hidden treasure, then wisdom

will be given you......."

Wow......lost money??

hidden treasure??

Lately I am actually searching just

that hard for wisdom. My husband

continues to not have enough work,

and we are day by day by day

"clinging" to wisdom and

trusting God to lead us.

I just continue to do my part in

making our home a refuge, a place

to come in out of the storm. :D

Hope you are all

enjoying Spring Days

wherever you are!!!

Just Dreaming and Keeping Busy......

Dreaming.......

Gathering a few seeds, reading up to see what can be planted early.

I am determined to try this year to grow some things in

a cold frame type structure......planning it out.......

More Dreaming.......

Have you ever seen these books?!?!?

I just got these three from the library. I had run across the

name awhile back when one book was part of a give

away over at "Warm Pie, Happy Home".

I have NEVER had so much enjoyment from

reading a cookbook. I am sure we are related, when

I browse through these books I just

feel a connection with this woman!! :)

Between my garden books, "The Pioneer Lady", reading

"Granny Miller's" blog and some of her links.....

I am anxious to grow more this year, trying to

supply us with our years food. I am excited,

we will see how it goes.

My husband built this new addition to our back

sunroom/dining room.....I love it, there will be doors later.

It is all from scraps off a job he did. It is right in the corner as

a built in....someday off the side of it will be

a bench that goes to the corner and around

for seating at a table. All built in...like an old

farmhouse breakfast nook. :)

Besides dreaming, I have been

Busy..........
Made some Nutty Coconut Granola.....

Bought a 25 pound bag of carrots to freeze or can....
and a large box of apples....
so....how about Apple Carrot Cake!!

Our food co-op had some end of season apples for a

very LOW price....when they came,

they were actually free!!

So, I am also drying a few for winter snacks and lunches.

And then, yes, it is time for yet another Tea!!

Valentines Tea in the waiting......

I am doing two Teas on Valentines Day!!

Ladies Victorian Pink Tea

and

Couples Candlelight Tea

in the evening. 21 ladies at noon and 7 couples that night.

In the above picture are some teacups I found for the

men, a bit bigger and a bigger handle that they

can hold on to. Can you believe they were 50 cents!!

Not my usual choice for a teacup, but they are red

and will go very well with the decos and I think

look quite elegant once on the table.

Best get busy....making Cornish Chicken Pasties today,

made the Cornish Beef Pasties yesterday. These are for the couples

since there will be men with heartier appetites.

Which, by the way, I was beyond excited when in

one of the "Pioneer Lady" cookbooks, I found

the recipe for Cornish Pasties.....and they

sounded EXACTLY like what we had in Cornwall.

I made some to try for lunch yesterday and

they are just the same.

Now, if I could just get down that

Cornish Clotted Cream recipe. There is

nothing here or a recipe for "mock" creams that

comes even close. But a friend found one on line

that looks and sounds just like the real

thing. Tried it the other day with store bought

cream and it does not work, you need unpasturized

cream for it to work properly. Alas, I shall search!!

Probably won't be back until after Tea....lot's to do!!

In the meantime, have a WONDERFUL

VALENTINES DAY!!

"Greater LOVE hath no man than this, that a

man lay down his life for his friends".

John 15:13

"We LOVE, because He first LOVED us".

I John 4:19

In the shop.....

Some new items in my Etsy Shop....hubby's creations!!

Fall is in the Air!!!

A friend gave me this tea set years ago, it is fun to

decorate with this time of year!!

A few years ago, my daughter made this little quilt for me....I love using it to warm things up and feel cozy.......especially in the Fall......

To top it all off.....a perfectly cozy Fall lunch with my wonderful
husband and sweet daughter, who by the way just mowed all the
lawns today! Awesome she is!!
Split Pea with Ham, Muffin with homemade jam, Pears from a friends tree, a pot of Tea and freshly baked Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!! (I was trying to use up a dab of Almond Butter that I had :)

Hope you are enjoying your Fall Days!!!!

Hubby's Work.............

Look at this beautiful kitchen my husband just finished today!!

Boy could I have some fun with this... :)

He left the old cabinet boxes and they were painted white and he made

new doors and drawers!!

Very Awesome job Dear Sweet Husband!! :D

Take Action!!

"Learn to be wise, and develop good judgement and common sense! I cannot overemphasize this point. Cling to wisdom -

she will protect you.........Determination to be wise is the first step toward becoming wise! And with your wisdom, develop common

sense and good judgement."

Proverbs 4:5-7

I love how these verses are jam packed with action verbs!! We do not just sit and wait for God to give us wisdom or common sense, it requires some action on our part.........

Learn - gain knowledge or skill, find out, come to know.

Cling - stick or holdfast. (A vine clings to its support).

Determination - make up one's mind very firmly, fix or settle beforehand, fixed purpose.

Develop - bring into being, make or become better, bigger, more useful.

Now let's go ahead and apply this to being a Titus 2 woman.....to our husbands, our children, our homes...........

Have a Blessed Day ladies!!

Quiet Places.........

Do you have a quiet place of rest, a place where you or your family enjoys putting their feet up and savoring a quiet moment. I have always tried to make inviting spots around my home for my whole family. This is a porch swing that is shaded in the afternoon.....this is the kind of place that would encourage my children to grab a book and do some reading alone or perhaps all of us aloud....on a hot summer afternoon. Or it draws my husband and I to it's coolness on a hot evening for a little conversation. Or even just a place for me to grab a cup of tea and slow down for a bit......savor these moments, have places around your home that draw you and your family in for quiet times together.........they will make memories not soon forgotten.

I plan on spending some time there later today, to wind down, gather thoughts in a day that is rapidly becoming overwhelmed by sign ups for Prairie Camp....someone coming to see our house this Sunday, that is for sale, so has to be beyond clean.....wedding gift to make.......and needing to take one step, one moment at a time and allow for a moments rest.

Beautiful Day.......

"A worthy wife is her husband's joy and crown; the other kind corrodes his strength and tears down everything he does." Proverbs 12:4

"Hard work means prosperity; only a fool idles away his (her) time." Proverbs 12:11

My husband has been working a very long, hot day, so I am throwing together a cool, fresh tossed salad and throwing some salmon on the grill and we will eat on the front deck in the cool shade of the evening.... Found salmon lately, frozen at our Grocery Outlet!! Do you have a Grocery Outlet kind of store?? Very good deals on many things, fresh, frozen, dairy.........between that and my food co-op it is easier to control our food bill.

Just recently I made a lovely batch of soap. The main ingredient is simply olive oil. This soap lathers so well and feels so good on your skin......it was one I had not tried before. I made them to sell at a tea party we had to raise funds for my daughters mission trip to England.

The ones that were left over......I packaged some in little flower pots and tied a rick rack ribbon around the pot........................

Some I tucked into these colorful little tins.....both are for sale in

my Etsy shop. :)


Today is beautiful, hot but not too hot. I spent some time in my garden weeding and planting. I am so excited to be able to plant and water this year!! This is the first year we have had a well.

All other years gardening was even more challenging, not only were there the late and early frosts to worry about, we had our water delivered and had to pay by the load. Soooo, could not water much. This year I feel very blessed to have an abundance of water!!!!!