Sunday Happy

Welp, we had a few days of winter. But all that nice pretty snow, well it’s basically all gone again due to all the freaking RAIN. Honestly, what the real fuck. I am starting to think that we won’t have any real winter this year and I am made as hell about it. And no I don’t want to hear it, that you like the warmer days and all that. It is winter, in Vermont, so it it suppose to be snowy and cold. GRRRRRRRRR. (Rant over)

The week came and went with the usual and such. The mr and I went snow shoeing one afternoon, built new shelves on the wall in the living room, and started talking about a time we need to talk about tax stuff. Blah. I also turned a year older, spent a good amount of time working on my pottery that will be up for sale soon (heart mugs are looking good!), picked up farm share, worked at the studio, and did this and that and what have you.

Then the past few days have been kind of crap with me having some sort of head thing. My head feels like an overinflated ballon that is full of jelly and is wrapped in rubber bands. Not exactly sick but not exactly not sick either. And me being me, and as the mr pointed out, when I feel under the weather I tend to feel guilty and push myself to do stuff which is the exact opposite of what I tell everyone else to do when they feel like crap. Not really the best approach to getting better. So I think I really need to work on being ok with feeling like shit and doing nothing and not trying to clean out the basement. HA

Today the mr and I have a good amount of chores to do so that is the plan for the day. I still, as of now, am feeling like real shit so I am going take it easy while running around. And at least with chores comes coffee and no matter how crappy I feel, I won’t complain about coffee.

Links into the world wide web.

-When I am tired for no reason it is most definitely stressed induced. What Kind of Tired Are You?

-I feraking love this. Use ‘Roadside Wildflowers at Full Speed’ to Identify Plants Without Leaving Your Car

Before You Buy a Persimmon, Remember This. I have yet to buy one this year. Maybe today I will seek one out

-THE SUBVERSIVE JOY OF COLD-WATER SWIMMING. I think if I swam, I would be really into this.

-A long read about worms and why they are not as great as people think they are. Cancel Earthworms.

-What Percentage of the Human Brain Is Used? I don’t know about your brain, but I am pretty sure I use a lot more then 10% If I had to guess, probably around 70%. 80% on a good day. Ha

-Super into this house. Look Inside: This Bright Red ‘70s Ski House Is on the Market  

-Winter actiivnites and all the places to camp this time of year. Vermont State Parks Winter Activities.

-Whwnever I hear about anything that ws said by anyone from “GOOP”, I instantly think “bullshit” especially when it comes to anything vagina related. 'The Goop Lab' Is Just 'Jackass' for Girls

-Secondhand screen time may be just as dangerous as secondhand smoking. No shit. I see it all the time.

Pictures from the week.

-C

Sunday Happy

The week started off a okay because camping and camping is camping and is always good. We went to Branbury State Park which is right in between Lake Dunmore and the Green Mountain National Forest. We didn’t bring kayaks because we wanted to spend most of the time hiking plus I can’t get wet and be outside in these temperatures…. I will freeze to death. After a nice drive of foliage peeping, we got to the park, picked our site, made tea, and as we were setting up, the mr somehow knocked over his cup and covered his socked foot in boiling hot water. Blisters, big nasty ones, formed right away, but he championed on. Even managed to hike around all afternoon which in hindsight was not the smartest because his sandals were digging into the burns. But he survived and we camped on. He fished, I read, we ate dinner, watched the fire, crawled into the tent, and listened as the rain began. Woke up at the usual time in a slight puddle (it rained hard) tossed the wet stuff into the car, and headed on home to tend to wounds and the business of life.

The rest of the week, well, not going to lie, has kind of sucked for reasons that I am not going to get into. But let’s just say that sometime people can really fucking suck. The shit show has been mostly affecting the mr but the stress is palpable. On top of dealing with our usual life stuff, he has been making so many phone calls, dealing with unhelpful people, driving back and forth long distances on a moments notice. I have been trying to make things easier on him by not being a pain in the ass, making him pumpkin bread and wearing strips on prints and all the bright colors. I think the outfit might have been lost on him, but it made me happy. And he liked the pumpkin bread so that was a win.

Anyway, even as things are kind of shitty, there was still some good things, like having dinner with my mom and Paul, farm share a plenty, and harvesting the scarlet runner beans (the prettiest bean ever!). I got into the studio to glaze my ceramic pumpkins and ghosts with Barb (I dropped a pumpkin and smashed it. That was after I cut my hand open an hour before. Good times) and I saved a kiln from being misfired which I patted myself on the back for. We also stopped over and hung with littles for a hot minute just because we missed them and then made the realization that we just need to get the hell out of here for a while. Fresh places, fresh faces, you know?

Back to Sunday. As of right now we are camping tonight. Suppose to go to Coolidge State Park in the heart of the peak of the foliage with lots and lots of hiking to be had. Hopefully there isn’t more shitty shit that will prevent us from taking off. I will probably lose it if we don’t go and end up running away into the woods anyways. Then maybe someone will find me in a week of two. Yeah, at least a week of staying away from the crazy cray cray. But it would be nice to take the mr with me. He needs the break more then I do.

Internet from the week

-Dressing up for Halloween? Here is some inspiration. 8 Sexy Outdoor-Themed Halloween Costumes. Sexy Matterhorn….Done.

-California's massive power outage is a wake-up call for the whole country. Is this going to be a new normal? Shit is getting real, for real.

-Noodle art is cool. Meet the Illustrator Who Turns Noodle Soup Into Art

-There is a whole lot of snow meatless meats these days and it can be confusing. Everything You've Ever Wondered About Meatless Meat, Explained

-It's so much more than cooking. I felt like I cold have wrote this article….. Soooo much more then cooking.

-Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore. Real life.

-Beans or soup. Soup or beans. Why not both? When You're Cooking Dried Beans, You're Already Halfway to Soup

-Water Bottles Have Long Been the Unexpected Status Symbols of High School. For real. I was part of the colored Nalgene wave…. Blue with a yellow top and covered in Phish stickers because that was how I rolled.

-Eat them all, except the ones that are not edible. The Ultimate Guide to Winter Squash (for Your Front Stoop & Your Stew!)

-The 4 Ingredients That Make Up the Perfect Reading Space. I agree but would add one more….quite!

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

A well placed porta-potty. Enough said. HAHAHA

Summer is really just coming along nicely. I have heard many a people complaining that it is not warm enough yet, but I would like to completely disagree. It is plenty warm and I am loving this not to hot start of summer. Even the rain. The only downside I see to it is the late start planting for farmers. But talking to a few farmers made me feel better about my rain loving self. The are alright and getting things in the ground. They will good. So I can go back to be happy about it again.

Besides the wonderful weather, the week had been pretty good. The mr got to go fishing a couple of different time, I have been biking all over the world (within the surrounding 20 mile radius). We had dinner with Barb which always makes me happy. Miley also came over for her own dinner night. We talked about dealing with mean girls (so hard to not go track each one down and flip the F out on them) and her summer bucket list. Then she ate a gallon of ice cream because why not. I worked the studio, the mr worked the work, and being fully functional adults we did all the doings that needed to be done. We are good like that.

Then there is this thing that I have noticed this week with my brain that is driving me crazy. I think that I might have summer brain fog. I’ll be thinking about something and all of a sudden I forget what I am thinking about. I don’t know if it because I have so much I want to think, and so many little things I want to do, but it keeps happening and is driving me nuts. There is a rabbit hole of reasons for why this is happening that I am trying not to go down. I am not a hypochondriac per say, but I am definitely staying off any web based medical sites that will tell me I have all and any brain diseases possible. I don’t need help visualizing my demise, thank you-very-much.

Today is a day for home stuff. After I bike into town to go to the gym and drop off a hundred library books, I am coming home, throwing on my overalls and spending a good amount of time weeding the garden, mowing the lawn, and lets be honest, sitting around drinking coffee and reading. The mr, I think he is going to finish making a picnic table for me to sit at. I am excited for that picnic table.

Oh, and call my dad cause it’s Fathers Day. #1 Daughter here!

The stuff on the internet that I looked at and am now sharing with you.

-Labels can be tricky and misleading.Good to know what they all mean. Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels

-I have been in Love with Keanu Reeves ever since I saw him jump off that bus. And knowing he is not an asshole, only makes me love him more. Keanu Reeves Is Too Good for This World

-The Invention of the “Beach Read”. Sometime a good, easy read is what we (I) need.

-I love the idea of the Prefab Treehouse, but it seems a little sketchy.. Who checks if the trees are safe? But still cool.

-Meet the Coolest Inflatable Pool Ever from Mylle. My kind of kiddie pool. I want one.

-What your grip says about your odds of surviving a health crisis. Now whenever I shake someones hand I am going to crush it. HA

-It is true. Behold, the Age of ‘Salad Frosting’ Is Upon Us. And I kind of think it is brilliant and also wrong.

-I used to hate arches but now, well I am kind of obsessed with them. THE ART OF THE ARCH.

-In love with these Found Leaves with Delicate Crochet Embellishments by Susanna Bauer

-Scientists Are Figuring Out How To Change Blood Types. The things that science and smart people can do is crazy and mazing and scary.

Pictures from the week.