June 18

Outside my window...

...it is very warm. Amazing. It has been a mostly cool and rainy spring with unusual flooding. There have been occasional warm days though.

I am thinking…

...about relationships. About unhealthy attachments to earthly possessions. About how to educate our children. About how we judge people. Too many thoughts...

I am thankful for…

...fresh garden things. Lots of milk. A cool house. A washing machine.

From the learning rooms…

The whole household is learning, learning. Learning on the construction site. Learning in the garden. Learning from books. Learning from people. Learning from mistakes.

From the kitchen…

I am trying to be more saving. To buy what is on sale. To use what I have on hand and not try to "keep up with the Joneses" by making fancy meals or worrying about what people think of simple food.

I am wearing…

...normal, everyday clothes. Here's what I look like today. (Would you know? I took a selfie!)

I am creating…

...meals. Blog posts. 

I am going…

...to a family reunion, Lord willing. Yippee!

I am reading…

...the Bible. somehow I haven't been able to get into another book lately.

I am hoping…

...the garden will be productive after a late start.

I am hearing…

...the washing machine. The AC unit. The dryer. My keyboard.

Around the house…

We are working on cleaning, repairs, repainting, and etc. We have so many ideas and so little time. Christopher is into redoing furniture. That's his latest inspiration.

He decided to redo a twin bed frame we had setting around here to use in his room. There were four layers of paint and some stain to take off. I remember when my brothers painted it blue for their use and then we girls painted it pink for ourselves. Underneath those layers were black and white. (It had a twin that we gave away years ago.)

The head board had flowers and leaves. He opted to chisel those off and he'll probably do a picture with wood burning in that space.

Sample of the layers of paint

 

Christopher is using dark stain and white paint.

One of my favorite things…

Chocolate pie.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

The peas, strawberries and blueberries need to be picked. Picking means doing something with them after the picking.

There is a constant supply of milk that needs to be made into yogurt, butter, cheese and puddings, or eaten with cobbler, muffins or pie. 

The pantry needs to be restocked, which means a trip to town. 

I want to clean a few areas and do some mending.  

Here is picture thought I am sharing….

Homemade yogurt with local honey, fresh blueberries and strawberries from our garden/orchard.