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For Chopping Nuts

by admin on October 15, 2010 in Bits Of My Personality, Little Things with No comments

For four dollars I got this adorable little chopper. It should chop and whip with style. A steep climb up in price from the 50 cent nut chopper I got at a yard sale about ten years ago. This is so pretty though and the blades aren’t dull like the old one, and the top doesn’t pop off like the old one… so I think it was a good choice to pay a little more for something a little less warn out. It was the collection of sweet colors on the shelf that caught my eye and then the sale price was next. What a struggle it was to narrow my choice down to one color. I almost bought the chocolate one as well just because it made the blue look all the more impressive…but I suppose that would be just silly…

TTFN

Won It So Read It

by admin on October 12, 2010 in Better Check Out Blogs, Book Flavor, Domestic Damsel, Little Things, My Year of Right Sacrifice-TIME, The Pet with 2 Comments

I discovered a new blog, I often do as I am a habitual blog surfer. Randomly entered a contest on before mentioned blog and actually won! Won a book no less! I needed a new read because I had burned through my latest historical fiction read and had no budget to purchase another this month. Yay for Simple Mom’s site!

It was interesting to me that the book I should win was titled ‘the reluctant entertainer’. I had just recently realised, after compiling many comments coming with in ear shot, that many many people wish they where thought of and invited over and so many people ESPECIALLY in the church feel lonely. I really enjoy to be hospitable but one can never learn enough about wise domesticity! I have started to read it, and perhaps it can encourage you too, check it out!

To get a friend you must be a friend… it might not be what we want to hear when lonely but to be shown hospitality you must be hospitable. Some one has to start, someone has to take the time first, make the effort first and reap the rewards of giving first!


On a side note, I am pleased as punch (think my m.i.l. taught me that witty saying) to show you my little side table solution! Those two square baskets with a few books I am often dipping my fingers into are my make shift solution to not owning any side tables for the living room! I find it such a cute little solution I will be all the more picky about an actually set of side tables. Perhaps I will just buy a few more square baskets! Oh and more books! Yeah that is a legitimate reason to buy more books!


On a second side note, this post is also tagged ‘the pet’ so I must post another picture of my fox terrier. He is still so new to our family that he will often stand next to me as I type away on my computer and I can tell he is wondering what I am so intent on and why it isn’t him? He will get used to me and my click-y pass time. He just yawned at me and went to his doggy bed. It is being baked in a sunbeam and I can tell he is far more comfortable there then standing near me and my laptop.

TTFN

A Fountain of Misinformation??!!

by admin on September 27, 2010 in Better Check Out Links, Bits Of My Personality, Domestic Damsel, Little Things with 1 Comment

Oh I am giggling as I post this… Saturday night somehow it got out about my library training and then later I was talking about tea, like the tea lover I am, and they teased me that I truely am a good librarian type because of my fountain of information in the world of obscure knowledge.

Today I checked up on myself and with red face realised I may have provided them with inacurate facts about tea and caffeine content! Horror of horrors I hope they read this post and graceously forgive me. Lets blame it on the fact that I was barely able to talk, due to my cold, and was on cold meds!

6 different sources on tea could not agree to the actual amount of caffiene in different tea varieties. They also couldn’t agree as to whether white or green was stronger. I fear some of the disagreements had to do with advertising. One company felt it an advantage to say their tea had more caffiene then cola and the next (different brand but same tea leaf variety) showed cola higher up the chart then their tea. Coffee still wins for caffiene content across the board.

> drip coffee
> black tea
> oolong tea
> white tea
> green tea
> decaf tea (still has some caffeine)
> roobois/honeybush/ herbal tea (NO caffeine)

Here are some lovely tea sites that I enjoyed looking through and hope to check out more in the future, first this one and then this one for my Canadian pals!

Anyone have some lovely tea websites to recommend me?

TTFN

Bless You!

by admin on September 8, 2010 in Little Things, Mama Heart Mushings, My Year of Right Sacrifice-TIME with No comments

Next to the girls bed is a little framed scripture verse with Little Woman’s ink hand print. We have had it for almost a year now but each night I spot it I smile oh so sweetly. She and I where in a little class, a while back, that was all about reminding parents to purposely bless their children. Little Woman and I practiced together that day and as I put my hand on her head and read her a verse she got this bright little grin, socking in my direct attention her way. Often she will look at it and with a big grin she will remind me to lay hands on her and her siblings and ‘pray blessings from Jesus on us’. I delight in this little hand print, this little girl, this little piece of life.

TTFN

Little Things

by admin on September 7, 2010 in Better Check Out Links, Do I Call It Parenting Advice?, Life Keeps Changing, Little Things, My Romance with 1 Comment
( I spent a whole afternoon washing the upstairs floors with my youngest two. Yes it took that long because of their help but it was boundlessly cheerful as we played Cinderella and sang ‘Sweet sweet Nightingale’.)

Kids remind you life is full of little things. If you don’t protect your time you don’t get to enjoy life, the little things. I sometimes imagine more ‘me time’, but I want to be a content woman… so I count the little blessings and then I remember how I had time to:

relish nap time with my little woman,

watch the girls catch fairies,

pamper my girls with gusto,

find joy in the daily mama tasks,

learn from my baby boy,

celebrate when big boy learned to tie his shoes,

purposely do nothing really with my kids this summer,

snuggle up with my man and watch endless episodes of our favorite tv shows on dvd…

and more…

No time of life is perfect… all time is fleeting and the next stage will not have all the blessings of the last, so we must grab it and take note and enjoy it. I am thankful.

TTFN

Northern Snap Shots (PART ONE The Family Acerage)

by admin on August 11, 2010 in Adventure and Me, Bits Of My Personality, Holiday Messages, Little Things, People In My Heart with 3 Comments

In the land of lakes, trees and bedrock we spent our time following our noses. Everyone seems to go at a slower pace where my folks are from and it took an adjustment for me but it was exactly what I needed. This was a slow week of doing what ever we felt like at the time.The first morning there was a perfect illustration of how my week went. Baby Boy slept in and so I did as well. I awoke very late and realised the house was very quiet. In my pajamas I walked out to the kitchen and although I could hear chatter and giggles I could find no one around. I went to the big bay window in my parents living room and glancing out at the garden I saw a bit of white amidst Nanny’s berry bushes. Then I noticed some little blond heads and heard my Dad talking with Little Woman. All three of the oldest where out with their grandparents picking berries for their breakfast. They where still in their pjs. It was a quiet, fresh morning and I remember sighing and thinking ‘this will be a break after all’.

Some snap shots of my folks yard (mostly a reflection of all their hard work).

A farm built with sweat and love. Carved amidst the bedrock, wrestled out of the forest and settled with expectation (expectation of years of hard work and years of memories). A place for all of the children and grandchildren to go and relax, feel blessed and most of all feel that northern blood well up inside;) This is my first home!

TTFN

Bean in a Bag

by admin on July 27, 2010 in Four Little Eggs In My Nest, Little Things, Mama Heart Mushings with 1 Comment

Big Girl brought home a little sprout at the end of the school year, a little sprout in a bag. We watched the roots form and watered it daily (just a little). As the vine grew it became clear we had a bean in a bag. Today Big Girl and I both squealed when we found A VEGETABLE! The bean plant that could DID! It had a bean! Yes had, for it only lasted long enough to get a picture then it was popped into Big Girls mouth. “Mmmmm, fresh!” she said. He he he, you can’t get much fresher then that!TTFN

Iced Tea

by admin on June 30, 2010 in Bits Of My Personality, Little Things, My Romance with 1 Comment

This is not a picture of what I am up to right now… I am drinking an iced tea, however. The similarities stop there. That day I was on the patio with my feet up watching the kids play. Tonight I am baking bread, in the evening, with a big old fan working hard to pull the cool evening air into my killer hot kitchen.

My man made me a creamy iced cold roobois tea tonight! That sweetness from my man deserves a blog nod! Thank you honey! It is making it easier to get my 8 loaves through!

Bread day doesn’t stop for the summer. I still have to get my weekly batch through… so I mix it before the heat of the day, pound it down the majority of the day and then cook it once the sun goes down in an attempt to not get too hot in this unairconditioned old house of ours.

I am working hard wearing my fav cowgirl hat and thinking about the wonderful summer day that has just fallen asleep. All four of babies are playing down stairs where it is cool… too hot to sleep in their rooms yet and they napped all afternoon (FOUR HOURS) so they deserve a late night. They are on storm watch! Any minute now a storm is going to roll in. The clouds have been coming all day and the thunder is starting to make itself heard. I plan to pop another couple loaves in the oven and sit at the big window with the kids while we watch the lightning.

What is this post about? Love of course:)

P.s. BOY did we get a storm! Wind whipping our pine trees around, rain coming down in sheets and then hail, constant lightening and every now and then a boom of thunder that send shivers down every one’s spine. There was one crack right over our house that made my husband jump back from the window (he loves storms) and sent Baby Boy screaming madly and running blindly across the house… we think he meant to find Daddy who was in the kitchen but he really seemed to just go off like a rocket with no specific target in mind… he was just SCARED! Baby Boy didn’t let Daddy put him down, after that one, till the storm was over. We all stayed up late till it had passed. It was an amazing storm!

TTFN

Makes Me Think Of

by admin on June 14, 2010 in Bits Of My Personality, Little Things, My Year of Right Sacrifice-TIME with No comments

When I look at the river I will always remember this verse and when I think of this verse I will always remember my cities river.

“Thou flowing water pure and clear,
make music for thy Lord to hear,
Alleluia, Alleluia!”

-All Creatures of Our God and King-

TTFN

Rhubarb

by admin on June 12, 2010 in Bits Of My Personality, Little Things, People In My Heart with 1 Comment
Fresh rhubarb from my mother in laws yard delivered to my door.
Boiled with water and some organic sugar in my grandmother Katherine’s large pot.
A beautiful stew of rhubarb warm and pink.
Served over vanilla frozen yogurt with a touch of bright organic cinnamon on top.
A moment to my self while I savor it.

I adore rhubarb season:)

TTFN

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