Sunday Happy

How are you doing these days? Me, I am fine. Fine. Fine, fine fine. I am fine right?

This week was a doozy. It started off good with a family BBQ party for Anthony’s high school gradation. It was great. The weather was perfect, Megan was happy, Anthony was happy, and it was just nice to see family together at once again.

But then the week started to suck. A list of bullshit. It started with a cute little stupid asshole wood chuck. In the matter of 24 hour, the hairy little fucker ate my ENTIRE GARDEN!!!! Pretty much everything. All the greens, the beans, the zucchini plants, all the flowers, the radishes, I mean, EVERYHITNG. The only thing that it kind of spared were the tomatoes, although he did munch on them too. So I cried. and I yelled and cried some more. Then I replanted and fenced off my garden. Hopefully he won’t come back after the mr plugged the hole in the fence and had a stern talking-to with him…..

And then there was a lot of drama drama drama with a family member that I don’t want to get into but oh my fuck. Some people, I just can’t. I am gonna leave it at that.

And then the fridge decided to stop working again.

And I got stung by a yellow jacket and my arm blew up and itched for days.

And we are in a heat wave.

And I am getting ready to finally file taxes….

AAAAAAHHHHH!

So yeah. Not the finest week. But there was good stuff too, I am just to cranky right now (so freaking HOT!) to remember. HA! I really hate hot weather. I think I get a little summer seasonal affective disorder. For real.

Today the mr is working and I am spending the day doing chores. I have a desk that needs painting, a basement that is is dire need or cleaning, laundry up the wazoo, and a broken fridge that need fixing, again. I am also going to smack on my respirator and go to town on the clay dust in my studio. Then maybe I will allow myself some time to lay on the kitchen floor with my hot sticky body pressed against the cool wood floors, with a hot coffee in hand of course. Fuck I hate hot weather!

Sorry for the ranting. Have a fantastic day!

Internet links from the week.

-Bakers, and eaters for that matter, doing thing to make the world a better place. I think I will do a bake sale soon too! Bakers Against Racism Is Just the Beginning

-This is a question that I have asked a lot.When Is the Artist Assistant Just the Artist?

-Vermont ranked largest producer of maple syrup, brings in over 2.2 million gallons. Yeaya Vermont!

-Have you baked lately? Have you slowed down or stopped? I don’t know about you, but I always bake a little less in the hot ass summer months because I don’t want to turn stove off but I do know a lot of people are sick of the kitchen from all the quarantine time and have abandoned the kitchen. IT’s ok, you an always go back! The Great Pandemic Bake-Off May Be Over

-Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ice. Good information to know, especially now that it is summer.

-My dream WINDOWS!!!!

-BUILT-INS FOR THE WIN. I didn't think I was built in sitting kind of person but I love all of these.

-Live in Vermont? Know your shit. SINGLE-USE PRODUCTS LAW 

-Libraries Are Dealing With New Demand For Books And Services During The Pandemic. I know that my libraries (yes, I have 2) have had a huge demand. We are still doing online reservations and curbside pick up, but man, trying to reserve a book lately has been rough… always already out!

-When I was a little, I always wondered if everyone saw color differently and no one could prove that my blue was a different color then your blue because of how our brains work.. I still think that is possible. Hummingbirds can see colors we can’t even imagine. The humming birds know what I Am talking about.

Pictures from the week

-C

Sunday Happy

When a 18 month old stacks dinosaurs and animals better then you, you know he is destined for greatness... or just really good at stacking. Haha

What a week. Miley graduated 5th grade and holy shit I can't believe she is gonna be a middle schooler. Then  the next day Barb went and  graduated  from high school and double holy shit I can't believe she is going to be a college kid. Everyone is getting so old so fast, including me! Besides those two having graduations, all the rest of the littles are done school for the summer so things are all summer vibes up in here. To top it off, it suppose to be like 90 degrees and super humid today and tomorrow so I guess that’s one way to start summer. (Blah, I hate humidity, but what we gonna do? I think I shall find me a sprinkler) Other then spending a lot of time trying to sit still in school gyms on uncomfortable plastic chairs or wooden bleachers, the mr and I have been busy as usual. Nothing new. Hung with the Little’s, did this and that and ran all over town. The mr started building the tree house. I picked the first bunch of radishes and lots of greens from the garden.  And then yesterday, it happened.  I found it.... A coffee table! It was pretty much  exactly what I have been looking for.  And why I found it  was more or less a fluke. The mr and I were out doing chores and one of the places we were going to wasn’t open yet so we swing by the goodwill, just to kill time.  (good will was the mr's idea.. he wants credit)  And low and behold, my table was waiting right there for me. And it’s a beaut, vintage mid century piece that is is perfect condition and it was  cheap as hell.  Meant to be! So good, so good.  Not even summer yet and I have knocked one thing off my bucket  list. It feels so good to finally have coffee table. I feel like more of an adult already, like I have accomplished the un-accomplishable and now I  can take  on the world and do and find anything!  (These feelings are very much illogical but they are my  feelings non the less.) 

And now it's Sunday. Not going to lie, it’s been a trying morning. My computer has not been behaving and I actually thought it was broken for a while, but I got it to start to  kind of work. But I needed  an update which took like 2 hours, but now my computer seems to be fine. But I am still afraid  because I have dealt with computer sudden death and it’s a terrible so I am weary at the moment, but what can I do?  I am just going hope for all the best and back it all up today. (reminder to all... back up yo shit!)   Pat on the back for me though cause while I was waiting for the computer to update, I had time to check in with the dad because today is Father’s Day and I didn't forget! I am such a good daughter and deserve an plaque or some shit. 

As for the rest of the day, I got some projects that I am working on, some wood/clay things and such. And I'll probably read a lot because again, the humidity and I am shit when it gets like this.  I think if I don't melt away into a puddle, I'll be a success. But I might even go try and find that sprinkler that is out there waiting for me.

Internet stuff from the week. 

-I have talked about it before, I am #1 example of hangry. How Hunger Pangs Can Make Nice People 'Hangry'

-What turns bees into killer bees? It can make killer fruit flies too. Don't science them into anything other then gone. 

-To Rinse Or Not To Rinse: How Washing Some Foods Can Help You Avoid Illness Good to know and share.

-Why Every American Should Care About the Farm Bill. We ALL really should care, even if you are a hundred percent self suitable.. its about the lives of the people around you too. 

-Who doesn't love a good sunset/sunrise picture. 21 Gorgeous Sunrise and Sunset Photos

-6 Multi-use Flowers that Do Double Duty Never thought to set sunflower stalks n fire. Door idea

-Book recommendations are always welcomed. 9 New Books About Nature & Hiking That You Should Add To Your Summer Reading List

-Cyclo Knitter: A Bicycle-Based Machine That Knits a Scarf in Five Minutes I kind of want to make a bike like this for myself. It's pretty freaking sweet.

-So Your Garlic (and Onion) Grew a Sprout. Can You Still Use It? 

-My Mom Won’t Stop Giving Our Kid Sweets It's always my sisters with the nieces and nephews that are sweet pushers. Me, I push the carrots.

Pictures from the week 

Sunday Happy

My baby brothers graduated from high school this week, as well as two nephews from 8th grade. When the hell did these boys get so old?  It all just makes me feel like an old lady. I guess I finally realized that compared to them, I am old. ( but am way cooler)

Other then graduating kids, the week has been full and hefty with the things that we do. I picked up our very first farm share of the summer season (hooray!) and wasted no time in pretty much eating it all within a two days. Good thing that as the season goes on, the amount of food doubles or even triples.(I can eat a pound of greens for a meal) I also have been harvesting the rhubarb and eating way to much of it myself. I am on a very slippery path of become a vegetable myself. I should probably eat some peanut butter for balance. We also had to bring the pup and kitty to the vets which I always dread but then after the visit remember how weird our animals are. For some reason (probably the treats) they both like going to to the vets and are always super behaved. If only they acted like that all the time. But yeah, just another week here, getting into the summertime swing.

And it's Sunday once again. I hear that today is suppose to be a wet and cold day so, let all just embrace it and spend the day reading and making pie. (I have to make a rhubarb pie.. the mr has been patiently waiting for one)

Internet oh internet links.

-AAHHH! So many freaking mosquitoes bites. Repel Mosquitoes with These Plants

-THINK TWICE BEFORE MICROWAVING THAT 'MICROWAVE-SAFE' PLASTIC.. Use glass!

-Sad. Light Pollution Hides Milky Way From 80 Percent Of North Americans. Maybe we should turn some freaking lights off, hum?

-Soda is soda, diet or not,so yeah, tax that shit! Philadelphia Is About to Pass America’s First Tax on Diet Soda

-15 Novelty Pool Floats and I want them all (for what, I do not know)

-Floral Food Faces. Why buy regular flowers when you could buy edible ones?

-Picking out a toilet is serious business. A round up of affordable toilets

-Amazing street art.  Hyperrealistic Paintings of Children and Animals

-I have been thinking a lot about where to pots and pans are going to live in the new kitchen. Hanging Pots & Pans Solutions in Real Kitchens

-Pantless Ducks. So cute.

An a few pics.

Good day!

-C