Sunday Happy

Can you believe that we are half way through the year already? It is giving me a little anxiety, like I am having a mid year crisis. All I can think of is like ‘what the hell did I do thins year?’ And I know I have done a lot but still, its that feeling of time gone by and things that I should of or wished I have done already. Oh well can’t do anything about it now. HA!

We had a pretty good and fun week. We did some stuff besides the stuff of life matinence. The mr and I took the kayaks out and paddled/blew around on a big pond for a afternoon. We went for a walk that turn into a 10 mile walk ( I got stung on the foot on that walk), I picked up like 8 ponds of greens from farm share (no joke) and now all I eat is lettuce, and we took the littles strawberry picking on the coldest summer day on record. At the farm in the play area the mr found the mini excavator in the sandbox and I think he had more fun playing with that then anything else we did this week.

Sunday. Today the mr and I are both doing work. He has a project that he needs to finish up and I have a shit ton of stuff to glaze before the markets. But it’s all good because we are going to take the first half of tomorrow off and go do something fun together. Plus we are gearing up for camping soon so once we start, its on. No more Sunday work!

Got some links from the internet to read if you want.

-Get your eggs ready! Summer Solstice 2022 And The First Day Of Summer: Facts And Folklore

-Lab-Made Honey Tastes Like the Real Deal. Is That a Good Thing? I didn’t even know this existed. Is it a good thing? I don’t know. I mean half the food people eat these days is lab grown and it is good to leave the honey to the bees. So yeah?

-Greenland’s polar bears are learning to get around in a less icy world. These bears. They are really something fantastic.

-I was just asking myself this question because I am in the market for a suit myself and I really don’t want to spend $50 for a piece of fabric I will probably only wear 2-3 times when I bring the kids to the pool. What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive?

-IKEA Created a List of Baby Names Based on Its Products. Why not I guess.

-Love this house.

-This house in Japan too.

-Yes, I'm a Disney Adult. Let me explain. I needed to read this because I know a few Disney adults and it confused the hell out of me.

-Fun fact. When I was a l kid I called sunscreen sun tan lotion and I don’t know why. How does sunscreen work?

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

It is summer for real now and I am trying to be positive about it, enjoy all the good stuff like food, bike riding, and limited amounts of clothing, but it is freaking hard when it gets so hot that all I want to do it rip my skin off. It’s an up and down thing. As long as the temperatures are below 80 and not humid, I am ok. Any hotter and I am like a gremlin fed after midnight. It is not good so watch out.

The week came and went and it was good. I gave Mark a haircut (My first fade, and it looked good!). Barb and I went strawberry picking and stained our hands red. I painted my wheel platform, trimmed and handled a ton of mugs, and managed to NOT buy clay once again. (I need to drive south 2 hours to pick it up…annoying)

We also had the littles over and we drew the sidewalks awesome (Judah drew a fast food meal and Coco drew cave pantings. Miley sat on her phone and ignored us) and then we blew all the bubbles. It was the best fun I has all week! Oh and farm share. SO MANY GREENS! My fridge is stocked to the brim with all sorts of goodies. Chard, kale, lettuce, collards. If you haven’t figured it out by now, greens are my love language. Want to make me happy, just give me a head of lettuce or a bunch of chard. I’ll like you forever.

Today he mr and I are trying to get in a quick kayak before heading to our friends baby shower. Not going to lie and say I am looking forward to being around people, but I am really excited for these guys and their baby to come so I’ll go. I am going. And to treat myself for going, I am gonna come home after and drink all the coffee and start in on my new stack of books. And hopefully not melt into a to mess. Stupid hot and humid weather. Ugh.

Some internet from the week.

-Do I want my brain to be more productive or just less crazy? Try these 9 easy exercises to train your brain to be more productive

-I am super excites to do this. Spice up your art with turmeric, sunlight, and a 19th century photography technique

-UFO Report: No Sign Of Aliens, But 143 Mystery Objects Defy Explanation. So???

-I don’t care where people wonder in my house EXCEPT my bedroom. There is nothing in there besides a bed and clothes but still. Stay out! The myth of bedroom privacy

-I am not going out at all but I have had a BBQ and that kicked my ass. Going Out a Lot These Days? Beware the ‘Social Hangover’

-Liking the new packaging. Very trendy. A Brief Journey Through the Many Faces of England’s Fanciest Salt

-We are getting up on tomato season! What's the Difference Between All the Types of Tomatoes?

-Might be time to remodel a bathroom. VIVA THE PINK BATHROOM.

-In love. 50 Shades of Weathered White in Hudson, NY, from Zio & Sons. And this house too. Hannah Ware Fuses Past and Present in Her Historic Beachwood Canyon

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

Ah, another week down. And how was it for you? Was is warm and spring all week or did you get a late April snow storm? We got a few inches in the middle of the week. And honestly I might have grumbled a bit, but mostly because I couldn't bike for a couple days. Other then that, I freaking loved it. Soft fluffy snow one day, 60 degrees the next. And this is why I love VT!

Beside a weird summer, winter weather swing, the week was not to different fro the last. Both the mr and I have been doing our things. Him off redoing a kitchen, me trying to get a big batch of mugs done. I was (and still am) trying to finish up the taxes and all that jazz. We also (and more the mr then me) finished putting up the garden fence and I am in LOVE with it. It is so cute but also so needed! Sure the squirrels can still get it ( they jump in from the trees but I am not to worried about them) but it will keep the bunnies and cats and woodchucks out. Hopefully. Last years garden fiasco really hurt my soul so those little fuckers better not this year. HA!

Did a few other fun things. I went to the dentist! That was super exciting given the fact that they we closed for 1/2 a year and this was the earliest appointment I could get. Nothing like a good teeth cleaning, am I right? And I went for a nice spring hike with Meg, Barb, and the kiddos. So found a big river rock at the beginning of the hike and made Megan carry it for an hour and a half because she was convinced she found a dinosaur egg. I was convinced too. But now that I think of it, no one had informed me of a hatched dinosaur so I think it was probably just a rock. We also had the littles over. I fed them all the food. Judah and I made cupcakes. Barb got frosting all over her clothes. Coco ran around like a like mad man, and Miley, well she was 13. Enough said.

Yesterday was one of those super gratifying days. I woke up to late spring again. Went for a bike ride and a run then came home to the mr doing a few things for me and off he went to work. I then spent the rest of the day in and out of the house doing yard work, playing in the garden, and cleaning the house. It was so nice, if not slightly frustrating because I wanted to do everything at once and didn't get more done. But none the less, at least I got some seeds in the ground. And my house is nice and clean!

Today is suppose to rain all day and I am glad about it. I think the mr and I are going to have a little chore date this afternoon and then after chores I hope to spend some of the rainy afternoon sitting on the porch with coffee and a blanket and my pile of books. I am currently in the throws of reading 4 books at the moment. Not exactly sure how that happened but I know 2 of them are new releases so I can’t renew them which means I gots to read them before they are due. Library problem right?

Interesting internet from the week.

-Taking On Climate Change At Home: How You Can Cut Carbon Emissions. Every little bit counts.

-I think this is very good advice. Don’t Wish for Happiness. Work for It.

-We knew about the shortage, so heres what to do about it. How to Cope With the Garden Gnome Shortage

-WTF Is Absinthe Anyway?. I have never had it but always thought of it as tripping on the green fairy cause it makes you hallucinate? But I bet I would love it (maybe too much)

-The “Whitest Paint On Record” Was Just Created, and It Could Lessen the Need for AC. Huh.

-If you are a juggler, this house is for you. A Double-Dome Home Built by a Juggler

-The Swedish Law of Wanderlust. Unrestricted camping and outdoor adventure.When it is safe, this is where I want to go!

--Sorry to crush your goals but You (Probably) Can’t Everest Mount Everest.

-The Sneaky Way Your Dirt Is Sabotaging Your Houseplants (and How to Fix It). The dirt your plant live in is very much important.

-ON TREND: LESS STYLED, MORE YOU. All so pretty.

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

What a week. A good week but shit am I beat. The littles have been staying with us (their mother had surgery) so we have been feeding, schooling, and basically trying to keep a teen, a tween ,and a toddler alive for a long period of time. We have managed alright but yeah, tired as FUCK!

So yeah, that has been our week. And some other stuff but basically that. Besides keeping them alive and feed (they eat too much!), we have been doing art projects, cardboard construction of a “cat’sle (for Gigi of course), going for walks when it wasn't stupid cold out, and baking. The mr and I both have spent a fair amount of time sitting next to the toilet watching funny cat videos (potty training), trying to figure out basic math equations for school, and negotiating the hell out of every little thing for screen time. Oh the screens. I fucking hate them but I guess they are necessary, for school at least. And I am not going to lie and say I haven’t just given up a few times and let them completely veg out to whatever the shit is that they watch. So I could clean of course. HAHA!

And now it’s Sunday. Later today the mr and I are brining the littles back home and getting them settled in and ready for school tomorrow. Then I am coming home and spending the rest of the day doing laundry and cleaning my pigsty of a house. I’ll probably be cleaning late into the night. After that I am just going to sleep. I am already ready for bed. HA!

Links from the internet this week.

-The storm effected more then we know. Central Texas Farmers Share the Devastating Impacts of the Winter Storm.

-People Share #TheMoment They Realized The Pandemic Was Changing Life As They Knew It. Uh. Remember how crazy that was?

-This Is Unprecedented’: Why America’s Housing Market Has Never Been Weirder. It is so weird and kind of frustrating. This lady has been trying to buy land for a few years and now it seems like it is never gonna happen. It is SO expensive now what is out there gets bought up in a snap. So annoying!

-Miley and I have plans this week. Let's Make Friendship Bracelets!

-Martha and I got way back. Use to skip school and watch her show. Those were the life lessons. Martha Stewart Is the Original Influencer

-I get asked this ALL. THE. TIME! What's the Actual Difference Between Vegan & Vegetarian?

-There’s a surprising wrinkle in the quest to plant 68 billion trees. The seeds!

- I forget about Volcanos until I hear about them… Rumbling Reykjanes Volcano In Iceland Could Erupt At Any Minute.

-! sweet A frame.

Pictures from the week

Sunday Happy

What a week. Cool and dreary with a little sun sprinkled in here and there. I know a lot of folks hate this weather but I love it. It’s my favorite!

Last weeks camping was so good!. We went to our favorite state park, Half Moon, and it was just so nice. Super quiet, the trees were amazing, the temperature was fantastic. We hiked through the woods to a little pond, kayaked around 2 separate ponds, and the rm did some fishing while I did some reading. Everything was just A+. Even when it started to rain in the middle of the night. It didn’t bother me. I guess I told the mr that it wasn't suppose to rain so it didn’t matter and that he shouldn’t put the rainfly on. (My logic is spot on when I am sleeping.). And yeah we got a little wet, but whatever, still was the best. (the mr eventually put the fly on. Good call on his part to not listen to me.)

Then back to the world we came. To the doctors, to work stuff, to siding the porch on one of the houses. All the fun things that was on the list of the stuff to do.

And it was Alex’s 15th birthday (Happy Birthday!!WOO HOO!) so we went over to see him and have dinner and birthday cake. We also went for a nice rainy day foliage drive which again, my favorite weather, was really some of the best fall color we have seen in some years.

After working at the studio on Friday I rushed home fast to make a Pokemon cake for Saturday. Early Sartuday morning we grabbed the little, snagged Barb, and did our annual farm day pumpkin picking, masked and social distancing and all. We took the wagon to the field, they picked pumpkins (they all picked the first ones they saw) and did a little flower picking after. Then back to my house for a birthday party celebration for Coco. Technically his birthday is today (HAPPY BIRTHDYA COCO!) but we did a little party for him yesterday. Ate lunch, played around then surprised him with his pikachu cake. He was so happy! Then we gave him his presents (his own package of his favorite cookies, a hand knitted hat, and a vintage kids accordion) ate cake, and ran around the house playing with the accordion to the point where I wanted to smash it. He loved it all (even loved the hat!) and the accordion is home with him and can drive everyone who lives with him crazy. HAHA!

I must mention one thing. Judah was talking to Barb about her job as a house cleaner and all the things she has to do. He then said he would love to get paid to clean my house because it would be like getting free money cause my house is so clean. That really made my day. With that said, it has been a while since I have had so much cake all over the house. I really don’t understand how they do it. Everyone was sitting at the table and were not being messy or gross or anything but after they left and I started in on my cleaning routine…. cake was EVERYWHERE!. I might just make it mandatory for all food to be consumed outside from now on. Although that probably won’t work either. The littles (and sometime the mr) are slobs and no matter what or where they eat, it will get all over.

And now Sunday. So so ready to get out. Elmore State Park is the destination and we are going to take a good long hike up a mountain while we are there. Hopefully there are not a shit ton of other people around. (Vermont during foliage season is the best time and the worst time.. too many people!) I have a pumpkin packed for dinner, the rain fly (just in case) and the wool blankets. It’s gonna be a chilly one tonight!

Internet from the weeks internet.

-How to Cope When Everything Feels Bad and Somehow It Keeps Getting Worse. My go to is reading. Guess that is why I have been reading 2 books a week.

-Celebrate the House Meal, the Go-To Dish for When There’s No One to Satisfy but Yourself. Sometime I wonder how weird and screwed up my tastes are compared to others but then I think how screwy other peoples are.I think that we all eat some weird shit and the weird shit is almost always the best.

-I would live here. An Architect’s Scandi-Inspired Off-the-Grid Hut

-Sugar bread is not bread. For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread

-Yes, Halloween Trees Are Officially a Thing, and We Don’t Hate It. But I think I might hate it. At least use a different tree. Geesh.

-All of these floors.

-58,000 Pounds of Carrots Were Dumped at a London University. Could have just dumped them in my front lawn. I like a good art installation. And carrots.

-Vermont proud. Vermonter raises zucchini currently listed as world's largest in 2020

-May The Fattest Bear Win: Voting Opens For National Park's Pre-Hibernation Contest.. Love a fat bear.

-I just really like this. Portable Candlelight

Pictures from the week.

-C