Sunday Happy

What a week. The weather was fantastic, so spring like. I had all the windows open in the house, I didn’t have to wear gloves and heavy jackets every time I stepped out the door, and I even busted out my sandals for a day. It was so needed. A good reminder that spring will come, even if it did snow again since and that it’s gonna get kinda cold this week. But I’ll take it because it is not -10 anymore!

Beside all the nice weather, the week just flew by. We had the kids Sunday and then dropped them off at home so they could start back at school the next day. Once they left I spent the remainder of my day washing snot off the walls, washing and folding every blanket I own, and restocking food. (they ate EVERYTHING!) And now I miss them. But that is how it goes. The following day my Mom went in for her hip surgery, emerging a day later with a new strut and a scary amount of energy for someone who just had a bone replaced in her body. The mr and I have been going over everyday to check on her and walk her up and down the street and help her with any of the things that she might need help with because we are the best and also her favorite. HAHA! Other then that, we have been keeping busy with the usual. The mr has been off and around doing the things. I have been puttering around stacks of papers and going up and down the stairs to the studio more times then I would like to just check on pots that are just not wanting to dry. We had lunch on the front stairs at Megans , well we ate and the mr threw snowballs at So, I fell really hard on some ice on a run (actually I have fallen like 3 times..) and I pulled my piece of shit bike out (The one I rode before my old one get stolen. It is to small and the gears down work and the brakes are bad. I need a new bike ASAP!) and went for a little bike ride to the library. That was nice?

Sunday. It is not going to be as warm as it has been but it will be warm enough. My hopes for today are that I can get out of town for a bit and get in a little hike or at least a nice walk (probably should stay off the the trails right now, the are covered in ice!), read a lot, drink lots of coffee, and to take a nap. A simple day. Sounds freaking fantastic to me.

Some internet from the week.

-Did you remember to set your clocks? (if you have any normal, non smart clocks) Daylight saving time begins Sunday: 8 things to know about “springing forward”

-A year ago…Do you even remember? I remember not thinking that this could not possible last longer then a month. Boy was I wrong. How scientists correctly predicted the pandemic would last more than a year

-Why some people can deal with the cold. I am one of those people.

-I love this bedroom. EMMA’S PINK BEDROOM TOUR

-There’s a Better Way to Parent: Less Yelling, Less Praise. Really interesting read and I for one completely agree. Less yelling!

-$75 to hug cow…. that is steep! Here in Vt we hug our cows for free. The Comfort of Cow Cuddles

-Desperate Times Call for Elaborate Buttercream. Love loving at pretty cakes.

-Not all viruses are bad. Most viruses around us are benign; some are even lifesaving

-Eastern coyotes are increasingly common—here are 5 facts to know about them. We hear coyotes a fair amount when camping and it used to freak me out a bit but now I find it soothing. Is that weird?

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

Happy last day of February! Add a rapidly meting snow pack with 40 degree temaptures and we got ourselves a bonafide spring going on. Haha. I am not fooled. I have lived in this state my whole life. This is just a tease. I fully expect another snow storm and frigid temperatures to return again soon. But is sure is nice to have the windows open in the house for a little while!

Another week. More of the same stuff. Went for a little hike with the mr and then another with Megan, Barb, and So. I dived head on into 2020 paperwork for all of our favorite duty as Americans…Taxes. (😑), and Paul came over and sat on my back porch while I shaved his head. I worked, I read a book, I ran a lot. And that is about it.

Today the mr and I are going somewhere to walk the woods and have a car picnic lunch. After that I have a few house chores I need to get done. The littles (Miley, Judah, and Emerson) are going to be staying with us for the week while their mom has surgery so we are getting ready for that. I guess I probably should go grocery shopping as well. They eat a lot. Wish us luck!

The past week of interneting.

-Spring Weather Lore. I have heard a few of these. Vermonters talk about the weather a lot.

-I am not a marathoner but I run 4-5 miles everyday. It is crazy how spot on this is about runners, or what I think about a least. (I am not a badminton player so I wouldn’t know) What Marathoners (and Badminton Players) Think About

-5 Techniques for Mastering Your Spice Cabinet. Use all the spices!

-These pictures are so freaking sweet and amazing. Photographers Make Kids' Wildest Dreams Come To Life

-Will Regenerative Agriculture Change How We Grocery Shop?

-I did not know a yellow penguin even existed. I love it. A Rare Yellow Penguin Has Been Photographed for the First Time on a South Georgia Island

-I do all of these so I agree. 5 Cleaning Habits You Should Start Immediately

-We’re having trouble recognizing each other in masks, and it’s getting awkward. And even weirder is having met someone in the past year an not knowing what they actually look like.

-Is the Western way of raising kids weird? Hahaha, yeah but I didn't say it!

Pictures from the week

-C

Sunday Happy

All of a sudden I feel it. Spring is in the air. Not like spring is coming right now but there is a hint. The temperatures are rising a little (not -15 every morning) , the sunlight is stronger and the rising earlier. I am starting to get annoyed at my winter jacket. I want to clean every single nook and cranny of the house. Yeah, spring time. It is ah coming and I am not made about it!

Past another week and here we are. Not much different then other weeks for the past while. We went hiking on Valentines day and enjoyed just being together. Hung out with Barb, had a snow storm that didn't actually accumulate to much (although I did have to shovel a lot…stupid plow kept me busy) and spent a lot of time with the clay in both studios. Uneventful but eventful enough. I am starting to feel a bit antsy, like I need to run the streets screaming, and I am not sure if it is pandemic fatigue, a little touch of cabin fever, or if I am just losing my mind. It’s probably a bit of all three. So yeah, there is that. HA!

Today, circled right back to Sunday. What to do? The mr and I both have a bunch of stuff going on the next few days (weeks) so I don’t know how much time we will have to wonder off today but we really need to chill for a least a little while. Thinking maybe a smaller hike nearby or even just a nice long stroll along the lake. That actually sounds nice. And coffee. A lakeside coffee stroll.

And I think I might have just made a plan. Good on me!

Some internet from the week.

-Explaining this week’s deadly US cold snap. A shitty week down south for sure. And why it matters The Impact of Severe Winter Storms

-A Vegan Community Fridge at a Boxing Gym? Oh hell yeah! Boxers can be vegan too!

-A Bicycle. A Trip. Or Just Pants: The Things We Buy When Pining For Normal Times. Have you bought or planned anything in anticipation? I am planning, planning on doing then things that got screwed the past year.

-The trees know everything. Ancient Trees Show When The Earth's Magnetic Field Last Flipped Out

-I am not moving Mars. The Perseverance rover is now on Mars. What does it hope to find there?

-How To Keep Your Pantry Free of Creepy-Crawly Pests. My biggest problem is always fruit flies. Stupid flies.
-The BOOKS! Tokyo’s Kadokawa Culture Museum Houses an Arresting Kengo Kuma-Designed Bookshelf Theater

-There is something about this kitchen that I just really like. Calamine Pinks in a Converted Barn Kitchen by Plain English

-Thats a big drawing. Artist breaks world record for largest solo drawing

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

Happy Sunday! Another week gone by and we are just living it the best we can. I don’t know about you but I love me some mid February vibes. It’s not usually terribly cold (well, not usually. It was freaking -15 again for a few days..) but February winter is good winter. There is snow on the ground, days on and off of gloom and sun, and the light is getting just a bit longer and stonger every day. There is also the anticipation of spring to come soon (in like 2 months) and that is one of the best things about the seasons, that they change! Plus this is the time of the year that I start thinking about the garden and what to plant and getting all the things ready. So yeah, love me some February!

Again another week flew on by. I went for a couple hikes, one with the mr and one with Megans and So. Barb and I walked all the neighborhoods and I keep on feeding her face. I also did a lot of glazing, sold offf mugs, and over all did a bunch of studio work. We had the littles over for pizza night and to play with those spinning things that I can’t seem to remember the names of (busty blades?) I also busted the sewing machine out to sew a heart on a sweater and to make Barb a new neck warmer (pictured above). And I made soooo much bread, a cute ass cake with hearts, and manage to keep the tip of my nose from completely falling off even though the skin had been peeling off. Definitely got frost bite. Anyways, not much of the super exciting, just plugging away at life, drinking lots of water, organizing that papers, doing the stuff.

Back to Sunday and Happy Valentines Day to those who celebrate it! The mr and I always do but not with gifts or flowers and definitely not with fancy dinners and shit. No, we always just make sure that we get to spend the day together, not bickering, and do something fun. And yes, there are hearts involved but that is not just a Valentines day thing for us (we have hearts all over the house). So today being that is is Sunday AND Valentines Day, we are doing our usually and going for a good hike, getting coffee, and chilling out a bit but then we decided we will eat dinner at the table and not the kitchen island. That is romance right there. HAHA! And then maybe we will try to watch a movie together ( I say try because I will probably fall asleep on the couch by 8). Nothing fancy, just quality time with my love and that what Valentines Day is all about.

Stuff from the internet.

-It’s time to double up. CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against The Coronavirus.

-How much chocolate would you have to eat for it to kill you? I think you are safe to eat that box of Valentines chocolates.. or are you?

-I don’t understand how there are still people that don’t recycle. And I don’t understand why companies don’t make it dumb easy to recycle. I don’t understand why there has to be so much shit to recycle in the first place. I guess I don’t understand a lot of things. Companies are failing to do this one simple thing that could boost recycling

-Michelle Obama’s ‘Waffles + Mochi,’ a Culinary Kids Show, Will Premiere March 16 on Netflix. I am here for this. Don’t even care that it is a kids show.

-This is really cool. I wish I could see it for reals. More my speed then a ton of drunk people throwing shit at me. HA! 'Float houses' are popping up all over New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2021:

-A Stunning Shot of Sharks Cruising Under a French Polynesian Sunset Wins the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year. The duck feet too!

-I didn't know so I looked it up. How Do Rosaries Actually Work?

-WARMING UP MID-CENTURY MODERN. Very much my aesthetic

-The Popular Bookshelf Trend That’s Gone Too Far. I am not a curated bookshelf person but any books in a house is better then none, no matter how they are organized. (Ok, I kind of hate the color coded thing but who am I to judge?)

-C