Sunday Happy

How excited are you about Valentines Day tomorrow? I know some people think it is a stupid holiday, and I get that if you think of it as purely a day of having to prove shit to someone and buy stupid crap, then yes, I agree. But if you think of it as a day to be happy and loving to everyone and decorate with all the pink and glittery hearts and keep it simple with no expectations other then to be nice and appreciate the ones you love, yourself included…How could you not like it? That later is our Valentines Day. The mr and always spend the day together, nothing fancy, no dinner out, no lavish gifts. Just quality time with no bickering aloud. HAHA! (for real) .

The week. It started off a happy kid at breakfast. Want to put a big ass smile on a littles face? Make them there very own sheet pan pancake (It was a half sheet). Yes I made Judah a giant ass baked pancake for breakfast on Sunday and he freaking loved. He even ate just about the entire things (he was trying for sure) and after putting him in a food coma we let hi hang out for a while then dropped him off and went about the day. And lets be clear here, I am for sure the best aunt ever!

The rest of the week felt productive altought I don’t know if it really was. I spent a lot of time throwing pots, I made a few new stamps, tested some glaze, and made a big mess. Basically did what I usually do but I am getting really excited about a new collection of pots that I am working on. They are pretty voluptuous and lovely and I just love them. What else? I went to Megs and hung out with her and So and then had Barb come over to eat food and be awesome. I changed up my running route. (Instead of running in the woods I run to the woods but then have to turn around. The trails are so icy so I have to run the streets until the trails are safer.) And that is about it so as I write it out its doesn't seem as productive as I thought. Hum. Maybe the weather has something to do with it. The serious warm up, all the snow started melt, me walking around the house with no socks and only wearing sweater on walks. It does something to my mind. I personally didn't have a hand in the weather but that is probably why I feel like I was so productive. HAHA!

And update on the mr. He has been walking around the house without his cast on and can ever so slightly move his thumb so he is slowly but surely getting more, or maybe getting less? He is getting there or somewhere is what I am saying.

Sunday. Well today the mr and I are both going to do some work. He is getting ready to start a job next week and I am going to do all my chores that I usually do Mondays, like grocery shopping, all the laundry, clean my studio and wedge clay for the week. I can’t goto the post or the bank, but that’s fine by me. I am also going to pop into the studio for a little bit and maybe mix up a few new test batches of glaze. Really trying to pack it all in. We are spending today doing this so we can spend tomorrow, Valentines Day, together. We are planning on skipping town early and going for a nice hike and then spending the rest of the day on the couch doing nothing but chilling and drinking all the coffee. He will probably order takeout for dinner and I will eat soup. And no bickering allowed! I am excited.

Some internet for your pleasure.

-Toyota Tacoma Tacozilla Camper. Yes please.

I don’t know who came up with these other names but it is called a Greenbar. The 8 Best Regional Terms for the Strip Between the Road and Sidewalk, Ranked

-What science still can’t explain about love. I am a firm believer that Love is Chaos.

-These are the types of questions I ask myself all the time! Why Are Letters Shaped the Way They Are?

-The 5 Essential Types of Chocolate and What to Do with Them.

-Long read but very informative and interesting. The search for carbon-neutral protein

-My aunt is an organic grain farmer and she is super badass. Flour Trip. One woman’s journey into the heart of grain and how our flour is made.

-Canada so much better at health care. A new program in Canada gives doctors the option of prescribing national park visits

-Oh I like this kitchen very much. DEVOL’S SWAN COTTAGE KITCHEN.

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

I love me some February, it’s one of my favorite months. Right in the middle of the winter, not as cold as January but always more snow, and the main holiday on the horizon is Valentines day, which I love because in terms of decorations pink and glittery hearts are pretty much the best. You feel me right? Right!

The week and it has already come and gone and that was that. Kind of the same old stuff. Worked on things, cleaned things, hung out with the littles and had dinner, wrapped Coco up in a rug. Not much new. One thing is that I think we finally got all of the tax documents in so that is now going to be my new hell for the next month or so. But I decided not to get to into it until next week, I need to meaty prepare. And I am apologizing now for the excessive amount of bitching I will be doing durning that time.

Thursday into Friday we got a good old dump of snow, at least as foot and a few inches. It came hard and fast and was everything a good snow storm should be. Work was even canceled! So the past couple days all I have been really doing is so much shoveling (the mr can’t really shovel cause his hand…) and playing outside. Finally got enough snow to pull our snowshoes out. YAY!

And here we are again at another Sunday. It is suppose to be gorgeous again today so once Judah wakes up (him and the mr had a boys night) and we do a little house cleaning (there is popcorn and cheese doodle dust all over) I hope to get out on the snowshoes again. Maybe I will just spend the entire day walking around outside. I might just do it.

Internet from the week.

-Whoa dude, these are freaking amazing. These eye-popping, hand-painted trucks rule Pakistan's roads

-Sprawling, Color-Coded Arrangements Expose the Intricate Underbellies of Mushrooms. Mushrooms are so cool!

-This is right up the mr’s alley. He falls asleep to The Office. I know this because ever once in a while his earbuds will die and all of a sudden I will wake up to Micheal or Dwight screaming. Funny yes but I want to punch him when it happens. Meditation App Calm Has Released a Soundscape Inspired by “The Office”-

-Loving This California Cabin and this House in England

-Baking Soda & Baking Powder Are Absolutely Not the Same Ingredient. I just had this conversation with a little.

-So I want to buy this toaster. I won’t cause it is expensive but if anyone out there wants to bu it for me…Hay’s New Toaster Is My Most Countertop-Worthy Appliance

-8 Projects DIYers Should Always Leave to the Pros I agree with these but also we do them ourselves. HA!

-Awesome. Photographic Composites Document the Mesmerizing Flight Trails of Vultures, Crows, and Bats

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

How is it really the end of the month? Sure every January feels like a time warp but this one especially. I am still coming to terms that it is not 2020 anymore and now that it is 2022… my mind can’t handle it. So my solution is to completely give up on trying to track the date and year. Who cares anymore right?

The week. Well it wasn't the greatest. It started off fine. The mr and I went and took in some sculpted ice, we had dinner at my moms, and I spent some time at the studio playing with glazes. Then Wednesday morning I woke up with a sore neck and a few hours later it was the worst pain ever and I knew what was happening because this happens a couple times a year. Something moves wrong in my old lady body and I can barely move my neck for a few days. And those few days suuuuuuck. I can’t lay down without wanting to cut my head off, sitting hurts, standing hurts. And all I can do to make it feel a tiny bit better is ice and heat so that is pretty much what I have been doing for the past few days. I mean I did go to work and have Barb over and I did go for walks and to the library but that was me pushing myself so I didn't loss my mind. Jeeze I really am an old lady.

So whatever, the week wasn't a total bust and my neck is feeling a bit better ( I can turn my head a little and laying down isn’t the most painful thing anymore) and now it is Sunday so the mr and I are probably going to do something. What we do has yet to be determined (still super cold and the mr can’t handle it) but hopefully it involves getting out of town and drinking coffee. We should be able to make that happen.

Internet from the week.

-Can Medieval Sleeping Habits Fix America’s Insomnia?. I personally don’t wake up very often and not be able to fall right back to sleep but everyone else I know does, especially the mr. I’ll make him rad this, it might make him feel better.

-I got to find me some tofu skin! Tofu Skin Is a Textural Delight of Rich Soybean-y Flavor

-I mean, yes!????! Life Sized pillows.

-Your gas stove could be hurting everyone around you. And now I feeling like not only are we never doing gas anything again but I want to replace our gas range now…. AGH!

-Your New Cookbook Might Be at the Bottom of the Ocean. I bet these cookbooks are going to sell like gang busters when they get reprinted.

-I am always thirsty. Thirsty? Here's how your brain answers that question

-Do I Need to Store Grapes in the Fridge?. Or if you are like me they go right into the freezer cause frozen grapes are the best.

-I just like these house. If a House Were a Well-Worn Coat: A Design Couple’s Snug, Earthy, Reclaimed House in the UK. Also this A frame

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

How are you handling the winter so far? Are you freezing you ass off? Are you spending all of your time inside? Me, I freakin love it!!!! Sure -20 is a bit rough on the eyeballs and there is a need for an extra layer or two but I really truly feel that winter is season of my soul. I want to spend all of my time outside. The world is calm and quiet and no one else around. It just feels bigger and more full and I could live the season forever. But yeah, it has been damn cold this week. Multiple frozen face mornings for sure.

The week was nothing special. Well the snow we got was fantastic. I wasn’t feeling the greatest (not sick, just blah) but I also found out that someone I worked with last week had covid so I was a little edgy and basically went outside for runs and walks but stayed away from people until I went and got tested. Got the results back and no covid, yay!(Although when I got the email and it said negative the first thought was, Oh shit, negative means I have it! That thought lasted about a minute before I woke up. Ha!) So it was a low key week. I shoveled a lot, Barb come over for dinner, I picked up farm share, painted some mugs, threw a few big ass bowls, stuck my wheel on cinderblocks (FINALLY), and went outside I much as I could without getting frost bite. The mr has been home a lot so we are still doing our afternoon reading hour thing. He has gotten a little better at not talking. But he still does. And that’s about it.

Today, well it is going to feel down right balmy with temperatures in like the high teens so you bet I am dragging the mr out. I have a few hikes in mind but I haven’t decided on where we should go. I want to get out of town but don’t want to drive to far (car air dries me right out.) We might also go look at some ice sculptures, maybe pick up a cup of coffee, walk around like tourist. We will see how much outdoor activity I can pack in before the mr calls uncle.

Some internet from the week.

-Oscar Mayer comes out with bologna-inspired sheet masks. This just looks really freaking g.ross.

-I will never ever let someone else pick out my groceries and deliver them to me. I don’t care what anyone says. NEVER! I Haven’t Stepped Foot in a Grocery Store in 21 Months — Here’s What’s Changed and What I’ve Learned Since I Started Getting My Groceries Delivered

-The M&Ms are different now. Killing that sexy candy vibe.

-This pretty much sums it up. You’re Invited to the Wedding I Planned in Middle School.

-Is It Really That Important to Rotate My Pans While Baking?

-I love me a good meteor shower. Ten Dazzling Celestial Events to See in 2022.

-Grocery Store Shortages Are Back. Here’s Why.

-And here I thought a dingbat was a not very nice name for a somewhat looper person. Everything You Need to Know About Dingbats, the Retro Home Style That’s All Over LA

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Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

Happy New Year! How’s it going so far? Ours has already been a shit show so expectations for the next 364 more days are low at the moment but if they are low then all the highs will be good right?

The past week was and we did it. Usually the week between the holidays is a little more slow and gentle but this year it didn’t offer as much reprieve from the chaos of life as usual. Day after Christmas we went to Megans and hung out with Anthony cause it was his birthday (Happy Birthday Anthony!) while still trying to figure out what the hell happened on Christmas. HA! Then once the offices we back open we had a day of aggravating phone calls with doctors and insurance people and I probably don’t need to tell you that it was the most frustrating day of calls ever. Another day was spent at the doctors where we were told the exact same thing that the doctors at the ER told us, but the mr got a new cast and they scheduled his surgery so not completely pointless?. (The mr is losing his shit with the cast and fun with that has just barely begun!) By mid week we were burnt out so we have been going out everyday looking for woods close by to walk in and be less. Then the end of the week came and we hung with Judah on his birthday (Happy Birthday Judah!) The mr spent 2 days making a one handed pop up card for him and then took him, the girl, and his friend to the movies while Coco and I walked around the neighborhood looking for discarded curb Christmas trees. Then they came home, Judah got a bearded dragon, Barb twisted up Coco’s slinky, and everyone ate cake.

New Years Eve was whatever. A holiday that sounds fun but when it comes down to it, I am not one to spend a late night doing anything. The mr and I went for a little hike and basically laid low. I did a little new year window washing, read some, started to clean my studio, and then was in bed by 730.

Woke up to this new year with a note on the mr’s truck. Someone smashed into it while we were sleeping. At least they left a note! But what was really fucked up was the phone call from the police asking to be let into one our apartments (the loft) because they needed to retrieve one of the bullets that was shot off and hit the house that morning. That was at 6am. So the mr ran on over and dealt with that. And then had to fix a leaky faucet with one hand.

Smashed cars, gun shots, and leaks… Happy New Year indeed.

Back to Sunday. Not much planned other then spending a few hours at the studio, glazing some mugs, but mostly doing a couple hours of cleaning. After that I am coming home to finish cleaning my studio, do the laundry, make some soup. Hopefully I will have some time to sit around on my butt and read. I got a stack off books calling my name and I really need to get out of my head.

Internet from the week.

-What’s the most eco-friendly way to dispose of your Christmas tree? We usually just chop it up and compost it. There is a goat farm down the road that takes them and I think I might do that this year.

-How to Delete Your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. I am sure there are a lot of people that are thinking about this. Or if not thinking about it, should be.

-Misery loves company and that is the truth. The Cost of Engaging With the Miserable

-Take These 7 Fire Tower Hikes In Vermont For The Most Rewarding Views. We have been to half of these (I have climbed them, the mr refuses) Always amazing views.

-Remembering the smart, sharp, naughty Betty White. This lady, what a freaking badass. And to go out, at 99, on New Years eve no less. Thats the way to do it.

-I didn't know this was. thing, did you? Inside the Starbucks Collectors Cup Market, Where a Single Tumbler Can Sell for Nearly $2K

-Three ways to be more rational this year. But do I need to be more rational?

-I would most certainly live in this tree house.

-Trend Alert: Hand-Painted Details All Over. I am into this. Way cheaper then wall paper and easier to get on and off.

Pictures from the week.