To start the week off last week~ Here comes my farmer wearing the hat of hired hand and helping cut corn on some of the irrigated circles where he checks the systems through the summer! There goes my son! Glimpse him through my dirty windshield! Running to go ride beside my husband and […]
Memoir Monday {No. 41}
Loving the contrast of colors… And loving the way the wax that has melted from burning previously creates a lighter layered look on my JIC candle… I discovered a cute look and a new bookmark idea that I loved! I was wanting something to use for a bookmark and I happened to notice this ribbon […]
Memoir Monday {No. 40}
Button, button, whose got the button? ~ BEEF ~ It’s what’s for dinner! {Guess whose plate this is, Grandpa?!!!} Farmer at work ~ Cornmeal Rolls Marker zone ~ Artist at work ~ Behold, he comes riding on the clouds, Shining like the stars, At the trumpet sound!! Twilight is stealing over the sea, Shadows are […]
Memoir Monday {No. 38}
The past few weeks have been busy and I’ve been glad for a couple of days recently to catch up and just be at home. We were gone to Ohio and the week before I left was rather too crazy in my estimation. Then my parents were here which was fun and nice and busy […]
Memoir Monday {No. 37}
Hugs and cuddles good-bye because it’s time to head back to Kansas. My youngest niece hugged me several times and told me how much she was gonna miss me when we went home. Oh those miles………. Back home again and time to start school. We had to start sometime. Some years we’ve had a special […]
Memoir Monday {No. 36}
Back in May, I was going to go visit my family and celebrate my sister’s birthday. Our plans got changed and so August found us traveling to Ohio. While I was there I got to meet this family. Teresa the Sea Turtle and Perry the Penguin. Their children~ Pippin the baby penguin. Crunch and Scales, […]
Memoir Monday {No. 35}
Apparently the things around my home want to break down, but are, perhaps, a little scared of the mistress of the home? A little over a year ago we had trouble with our water well and had to spend money and deal with the hassle of having it replaced. Here’s the thing~it decided to go […]
Memoir Monday {No. 34}
It’s Monday time! Jotting down a few things from last week. This week is going to be busy. It is has been heavy on my mind recently to simply enjoy every single day and the everyday comforts I take for granted. I’d been working on a Daniel study earlier and then had a break from […]
Memoir Monday {No. 33}
Lego oil well~ Renae saw this idea on Pinterest for patching a hole, so she promptly patched a hole in a pair of her everyday jeans. She used a scrap of fabric we had and embroidered the flowers. I was impressed. She’s so much craftier than I am. I think she inherited some of […]
Memoir Monday {No. 32}
I was thinking this morning about how quickly a morning goes by. I will have two or three goals for a day and it will be lunchtime and I won’t have worked on any of them. Because here’s how it goes~all the details that I don’t write down on a to-do list. Throw in the […]
Memoir Monday {No 31}
Our neighbors were gone a couple of weekends ago, so R&T fed a few animals and gathered eggs. It’s always fun to see how many eggs they collect and I always think they are so pretty! Birthday gifts! #funstuff #FunGiftIdeas I love to get gifts, I love to put gifts together and I love to […]
Today is Tuesday
Today is Tuesday, but not TAKOS Tuesday, {for Lego Movie Fans} and I didn’t take time yesterday to post a Memoir Monday post this week. It seemed I kept busy with other chores and things I wanted to catch up on. I feel a little better each week and I’m very thankful. It’s nice to […]
Memoir Monday {No. 30}
Pineapple and Posies! My sister cut some sunflowers and grasses growing along the road and styled a pretty bouquet. Sweet niece faces! Silly son smiling! A bit more harvest ~ here a little ~ there a little ~ it has been so struuuuuuung out… Campfire time! And smores! We had a beautiful Tuesday evening and […]
Memoir Monday {No. 29}
I guess our truck wasn’t ready to start a new week last week and just wanted to take a break! It blew a tire and so it got to take a break whether it was wanting to or not! Our week started with a bang. ~literally~ The combine had a bearing go out. Throw in […]
Memoir Monday {No. 28}
I spy, in a field nearby, a combine that used to be owned by my guy! I’ll snap a picture as we drive by. Lovely vignette! My favorite kind. Pretty and homey and part of life all rolled into one. Snack mixes are so handy to have around during harvest. One recipe over here […]
Memoir Monday {No. 27}
Hello to looking back at a week full of variety and busy! No surprise, since it is June and harvest and every year June and harvest bring busy! Every year is different in its own way, yet some things are the same too. The cycles and routines and rhythms of life and what we do. […]