The last couple of weeks have whisked away… My parents and nieces were here the last week in January. Matthew cleaned out feedlot pen and hauled manure for our garden. We had some really pretty, sunshiny weather and the kiddos played outside and rode along with Dad/Uncle Matthew some. We celebrated birthdays. Then, my poor […]
Memoir Monday {No. 57}
Last week~gone already~ now to remember stuff that happened …. I was inspired by this post called Inspiration vs Comparison a few weeks ago. I may or may not have linked to it previously. I know I thought about it, but not sure if I did. I have a new name for pop. I posted […]
Memoir Monday {No. 56}
What happened last week? As always, a bit of this and a bit of that.. Hot tea~ teacup from my Grandma’s things snapping some photos of this cute miss and taking some family pictures of her family for them My man played home decorator in our garage! I like the way it has come together. […]
Memoir Monday {No. 55}
Cold outside. Warm inside. Fresh, hot biscuits. Yes, please! Appetizer served ~ crackers & cheese on a pretty plate. Study time ~ Trusty wheelbarrow outside the basement door. Wonderful wood hauler! Garage ceiling! Hurrah! Basically finished. Now, thinking about paint for the walls. Another winter project. Glowy, shimmery candleholders ~ I’ve been enjoying […]
Memoir Monday {No. 54}
2014 quietly slipped away and 2015 as quietly began. Time is such a mystery, yet so exact and never stopping or slowing down. We had a good Christmas and New Years. We were out and about some and home some and relaxed some and busy some. It felt like a good mix. We had […]
Memoir Monday {No. 53}
Nieces!!! What more is there to say?! Lovely new yard decor! Flamingos. Plastic flamingos! “Someone” stuck these in among my stuff coming home with me from my Grandma’s. {No names ~ but the conspirators very closely resemble my big sister and little brother.} My husband and my daughter then sent them on home with said […]
Memoir Monday {No. 52}
My sister and me and our baby girls ~ Do you want to build a snowman? Gifting Grandma with Samantha, an American Girl Doll. Grandma has had a lot and a lot of fun and enjoyment shopping at American Girl for her granddaughters over the years and this year it was their turn to shop […]
Memoir Monday {No. 51}
Pheasant in the crockpot ~ Handy-dandy defrost vent!! Pizza crust ~ Moving trees ~ Cookies delivered to our door by some cute little boys. Renae works a couple of hours each week for their mother. The cookie with all the eyes was made especially for Renae. Spice cupboard rearrange and reorganization and changing around of some […]
Memoir Monday {No. 50}
Did you have a good Thanksgiving? We did. We had a yummy dinner at Matthew’s Mom and Dad’s and we got to play with and squeeze and laugh at our niece. So, yep it was good. Did you cook for Thanksgiving? My mother-in-law did most of our dinner this year. I took green bean casserole. […]
Memoir Monday {No. 49}
Hot drinks and snow on the ground ~ so began our week last week! Little snowman… Want to know what era you are from? Finish this sentence. IF ALL ELSE FAILS,________________________. My daughter and I were trying to figure out how to attach a lid with snaps onto the fabric bin it belonged on. We […]
Memoir Monday {No. 48}
Winter Arrived! Monday started at as a beautiful fall day with sunshine and seventy degrees. In the afternoon, the wind picked up from the north and the sunshine started to disappear and the temp started to drop. Winter arrived along with a big wind and cold temperatures. It settled in for the week and appears […]
Memoir Monday {No. 47}
Apples patiently waiting to get made into apple dumplings! Because, you know, you can’t have harvest without a spill or two. The moon was beautiful last week. Stripey socks ~ because they’re fun. I was so excited to get to go to our niece’s Hello Kitty birthday party! 🙂 And of course, you need a […]
Memoir Monday {No. 46}
It’s pumpkin time of year! Pop over here to find this yummy Pumpkin Souffle candle ~ Duals make a great place to sit and eat a snack. It’s nice to be the helper~stop and eat pie while Dad keeps working on the header! Milo to cut! A very exciting arrival! A new-to-me lens for my […]
Memoir Monday {No. 45}
Our O’Malley kitten! She’s growing up! We’ve had two kittens from our earlier litter, die and two have disappeared. It seems it’s feast or famine with cats on our farm. We either have almost too many or can’t quite keep any around. Who knows why??????? {And we do not eat cats. The feast or famine […]
Memoir Monday {No. 44}
It’s a Memoir Monday day! This is a bit of a willy-nilly Monday post. A bit of this, a bit of that. A lot of one thing or another. Darling candy wrappers! I really, really liked them. Festively Fall. But not Halloween. I am not a Halloween fan. More festive fall. Autumn!!! Funny, twisted […]
Memoir Monday {No. 43}
We work in the field some more. We empty the grain drill. We fill and lift and dump and fill and lift and dump. We see a beautiful evening sky. We keep on drilling. We make applesauce. We head off with much excitement to a campout. We have guests for supper. We spy a pretty […]