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 you doing? The weather around here is fine fine fine these past few days. I’ll focus on that because the world has got me going and feeling all softs of ways right now and I can’t even. It is so much. But apples right? And sweaters. I pulled on a sweater for the first time in what felt like forever and it was just the best.

Another week. Started off with the usual camp, hike, kayak, and soup. (It never gets old). We found ourselves crawling into the tent little earlier then usual because it’s getting darker earlier, and fell fast asleep because it is not stupid hot at night anymore! Then we woke up, drank coffee, walked around in the dark, and came back to town.

Back to the world and I had the same thought I have every time… “Why did we come back?” I really should live in a hut in the middle of the forest. Haha, but for reals. Anyway I spent most of the week down in my studio, doing my thing, staying away from people. Everyone is getting sick and I am not having any of that, no thank you. I did have lunch with Barb though cause its Barb and I also picked up farm share, went on many walks, glazed some stuff at the studio, and ate another entire watermelon all to myself. I am getting pretty good at that, if I do say so myself.

So yeah, not very eventful in my little bubble and I am a ok with that.

It’s back to Sunday and we are going camping and feeling fine for it. Going to try and not think to much about much of anything and just take the day as it is, away from people, the news, the things and the stuff, and be happy amongst the trees. And drink all the coffee. I can already tell its gonna be a extra few cups kind of day today!

Internet from the week.

-Fuuuucck Texas and Fuuuuuuck the Supreme Court. The staggering implications of the Supreme Court’s Texas anti-abortion ruling

-I love this so much! Sprawling Paper-Pulp Mobiles by Yuko Nishikawa Suspend Whimsically Colored Pods in the Air

-This Road Trip Map Helps You Visit the 47 Iconic National Parks in the Shortest Time. Even if this country seems like a shit show right now, this is on the bucket list!

-I do it all the time. It Turns Out, You Can Store Tomatoes in the Fridge

-Just lovely. Dark, and Deep: An 1800s Victorian House in Nebraska, Restored Down to the Doorknobs

-If You Can’t Stand People Fidgeting, You May Have Misokinesia. Maaaaybe me?

-Dogs are so smart! Your Dog May Know If You've Done Something On Purpose, Or Just Screwed Up

-Oh to love or to hate the lady. I love her, I can’t help it. But believe everything, well not exactly. The Promises Martha Stewart Made—and Why We Wanted to Believe Them

-The Great British Pudding Mystery: What, Exactly, Is a Spotted Dick? And to think I thought it was just a spotted dick. HAHA!

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

Hey there friends! You doing alright? You good? Just checking in because I care.

My week was good, even if it did blow on by super fast. That’s the way it always goes for me. The closer to the end of the year, the faster time seems to fly. You too? Anyway. I am talking it all in, trying to stay sane and not get pulled into the crazy that can happened this time of year. Mostly just talking all the long walks I need and staying out of the way but still enjoying the ones around me. There is a balance you know. And I am not afraid to run away when I need to.

So besides the norm of life, Tuesday was the mr’s actual birthday so we celebrated. Just the two of us. After breakfast and heart shaped balloons, we went for an awesome drive to an awesome hike in the national forest. Yes it was a little rainy and the ground was so icy and I fell and jammed by arm, but it was still so so so nice. The waterfalls we saw we raging and there was not another human soul around. It was superb. Then we got lunch (he got lunch, I packed my own) and we ate our food near a much smaller waterfall. After that, coffee and then home where we watched a movie and finished making Christmas cards. Lasagna for dinner (for him, I ate chili) and a little heart shaped ice cream cake I made him (I am the best), gave him his pencil painting, and then we just hung out, I fell asleep, and that was that. Delightful, calm, and just really nice to spend the day together.

Rest of the week went on. Me, I was trying to get a few projects done. Worked at the studio, watched all the lovely snow completely melt. The mr has been working away at this and that and is keeping itself more then.

Yesterday was the 2nd annual sugar cookie house decorating extravaganza. And what a blast we had. A bunch of littles, a bunch of cookies and a bunch of candy. Amazingly enough, everyone ate all there lunches and refrained from eating all the candy. The restraint and force I saw in these littles eyes…Gave me hope for the future. HA. But seriously, they were so into it and everyones turned out so great. Even the mr got into it and made a house topped with marshmallows and cauliflower. And after the houses were built, everyone left and I turned up the Christmas jams, grabbed the vacuum and all the cleaning rags, and set to work. Turns out tootsie rolls smashed into the floor is not easily removed.

Today is a day of catch up and errands. The mr is trying to finish up a project he needs to send off to the world, I need to get on finishing off some more rainbows. And maybe we should do some grocery shopping. And maybe I’ll take a trip to the library. Stuff to do yes, but hopefully still a semi relaxing day. Maybe it will even get cold enough and start to snow. I need a walk in the snow.

Interesting internet from the week.

-I am kind of shocked the the number is so low. Come on people, cooking is awesome and makes you awesome. The Grocery Industry Confronts a New Problem: Only 10% of Americans Love Cooking

-Winter camping is a great way to see more nature and fewer people. I am going to start working the mr to get him to agree to go soon.

- Is it crazy that I miss landlines? OR more so, I think I miss that says of no cell phones. And now with cell phones, you can’t eavesdrop on other people conversations , or like legally and easily anymore. How the Loss of the Landline Is Changing Family Life

-These 3 supertrees can protect us from climate collapse. But can we protect them? Trees are everything so of course trees are part of the answer to helping the planet. Hopefully humans don’t fuck them up too.

-Did you get into the “finding joy” of all your shit? How did that go? Did Marie Kondo fans keep their houses tidy all year?

-Shopping Sucks Now. I have always though shopping sucks, but I agree, it sucks even more. There is just to much!

-Drink Up, Calm Down. Fancy expensive drinks for wellness…. I don’t know, I totally believe that food is medicine but some of the shit out there…. I guess just beware and don’t fall for fancy pants weird language saying miracle and shit.

-imoprtant. How To Reduce Food Waste

-Do I Really Have to Clean My Sheets Every Week? And 9 Other Things We Were Told Are Mandatory. Yes YES YES to the sheets!

-Lovely. ‘The Bird & the Whale’ Tells a Short and Sweet Tale Using Paint-on-Glass Animation

And pictures from the week.

-C

Sunday Happy

I am so happy for spring. It is my favorite season for sure. All the new, green things popping form the ground.. Warmer but not hot days, rain and sun then rain and more sun. No more winter jackets but sweaters are still good. People are in good moods. Flowers are coming out of the ground. The world is just a delight.

The week started off with a bang. I turned all of the garden beds over and did a great big yard rake and cleaning so things are looking pretty good back there right now. I repotted my tomatoes and peppers and started a bunch of greens and peas which makes me feel awesome. I think this might be the first year that I am actually on top of the planting season like I want to be. Yeh me. I also busted out the bike and went for the first ride of the year. Sure it was only a few blocks, but it was still fantastic. Now what I really need to do is give the old gal a tune up cause the chain was grinding and the tires need air and maybe new brakes? Not sure but I need to get to it, like asap because I plan on making the bike my means of transportation for the summer.

aside from all the that stuff, we also did some work, the mr did even more work (he is always working). I finished up a couple clay projects that have been lingering for a while. We went for lots of walks without jackets and I wore sandals all week. We managed a good stop by to see the littles and bring them carrot cookies. They ate all the cookies (2 dozen), beat the shit out of the mr, and managed to clean while they were doing it. We were impressed to say the least. The mr was sore from getting wacked a bunch.

Then Wednesday was Seans birthday. Would have been 30 years old…Whoa. The family, friends, all of Seans friends went to the basketball court for a little pick up basketball game to celebrate and be together. It was fun, and sad, and good to see all the boys, but sad, but good. Never going get used to it. You know what I mean? Life.

Rest of the week came and went with the usual plus lots of rain and gray, but again, I was all about it because it is spring. worked at the studio on Friday where I moved all the clay in the world, got stabbed so hard by a stray pointy tool that was in slop bucket and got blood everywhere. I also managed to get so much clay in my hair and was overly praised for my height by all the studio ladies. They really appreciate my abilities at grabbing things on high shelves.

And the weekend. Yesterday we woke and basically ran out of the house to moms to borrow her truck (still haven’t found a car to buy). We then drove the truck up to the greater north of Vermont and picked up all the cedar wood we need for the porch. Loaded up, drove back to the porch and unloaded all the wood. I came home for a few hours of power cleaning while the mr ran around all over some more and then back to moms for dinner. (Mom made ham, I brought my own dinner) We ate, Mom brushed my hair and then Barb breaded it which I love love and will never be able to do myself. I raided moms books (found nothing I haven’t read already), searched for a missing bowl, made fun of the boys. Then I came home just in time to passed out.

Today, well today is Easter so after the gym and a few Sunday errands I need to do this morning, we are going to be doing a little easter lunch thing and an egg hunt for the littles at moms with the fam. After that I am coming home and continuing my quest for perfection in the yard, maybe tinker with the bike a bit, take a nap, read, drink all the coffee.. Looking at some sunshine and 70 degrees for the afternoon.. It’s going to be a fine fine day.

And I still have not washed my hair so I need to do that. Most of the clay dried and fell out, but there still is some left….SO yeah, I need to do that today. I really hate washing my hair.

Internet links to check out.

-Fireflies Will Soon Light Up the Skies In Mesmerizing Harmony — Here's How to See Them. I love me some fireflies, how cool would it be to see this.

- The Single Most Useful Snacking Rule I Give My Kid. I don’t have my own kids, but when I have other peoples, I go by a rule like this too except my rule is you can eat veggies any time all the time.

-Want to grow your own avocado tree, here is how. Good luck.

-THE VINTAGE ROMANTIC BATH.. All the clawfoot tubs. Can’t go wrong

-I am so ready. The first official “Stranger Things” Season 3 trailer

-4 Natural Ways To Fertilize Houseplants. Now is a good time to fertilize!

-Hate the dentist? Read this and you will only hate it that much more. The Truth About Dentistry

-If ever I was to live on a house boat, this boat would be the one. And the floors in this place… swoon!

-How One Woman's 'Magically Delicious' Pot Brownies Changed History. Brownie Mary, what a lady.

-What the freaking f@ck? I am pretty sure I don’t like where this could go. Neuroscientists just brought pig brain cells back to life.

Some pictures from the week