New Ladies Study

This is the new Friday Ladies Study. I think it will be really good. We have done one by this lady before. The study of Ruth. It was a really good so hopefully this one will be also. I love starting new studies-so exciting.

We are getting some rain today with high winds. I hung the clothes on the line outside but we had to hurry out and get them when the rain started. They got about half way dry though before that happened. Temperature is extremely warm for us, 57 degrees. I love warmer temps. Everything is starting to get green already. We traveled to a little town close by Saturday, Rocky Mount. On the way we saw some forsynthias blooming and a few Easter Lillies. We also saw fields that were really green. Very exciting.

Lunchbreak is almost over and I haven’t even ate yet. I better get off this computer and get busy eating. Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 28, 2011 2

New Study

This is a picture of the book for our new study on Sunday night at church. We are working our way through the New Testament. They have all been good studies so far. We also will be starting a new study for the Friday Ladies Group. I will try to take a picture of that book tomorrow to show you all.

Today has been very windy here. We started out the morning with rain, then some sun, then rain again. After that it has been fairly sunny. Our wind has been about 30 mph with gusts of about 50 mph. I have towels on the line. The hardest part is keeping them on the line. They will be so soft when they dry with all that wind.

Tonights supper is pizza and bread sticks. This is a favorite of the girls. Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 25, 2011 3

An Old Lamp

As you all know, I love old things. My mother-in-law gave me this old lamp while we were down helping her move. It needed a new shade and a little cleaning. Grace cleaned it for me and we are on the lookout for a shade that will do it honor. I have it on top of my treadle sewing machine for now.

We are getting some much needed rain here today. I understand we are about 4 in. below normal on our water level. It seems very cozy, the rain on the tin roof, a warm fire. I think I need to light some candles to make it even cozier.

We are working on school today. Also cleaning house. The ladies will be coming tomorrow for bible study. Tomorrow will be our last lesson in this study, “Women who believed God”. It has been a good study. Tonight’s menu is sloppy joes, french fries, green beans and a peach pie with homemade whipped creme for dessert. YUM!

I hope you all have wonderful day and God bless.

P.S. In answer to the question about what sassafras tea tastes like, it resembles a root beer or birch beer taste. You can drink it hot or cold. We prefer hot but it is good cold.

February 24, 2011 4

What Should I Do With This?

I know. I’ll make tea. Yes, it is sassafras root. We found quite a lot of it up on the hill where we cut wood. They had pushed over a few sassafras trees so we got the roots, brought them down and made tea. First you wash the root. They usually are pretty dirty.

Then I broke them into smaller pieces. Put into a kettle with water. I used about 1 1/2 qts of water to this amount of roots. Bring water to a boil and let simmer for about 15 min. Then strain the water, add sweetener of your choice and you have a delicious cup of tea. We love it. It is probably Hubby’s favorite.

We went to visit Jessica over the weekend. They have much warmer temperatures than we do. They have some forsynthias that are already blooming. Her Easter lillies are almost ready to open up. We even saw some creeping phlox blooming. Then we came home, temperature was 34 degrees, very overcast. YUCK! We even had a slight dusting of snow this morning. I don’t want to complain though. I am working on enjoying the seasons without complaint. It is still cold but the sun has come out so that makes it all seem so much nicer.

Lunch break is over. Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 23, 2011 3

Moon

We had a beautiful moon last night. Grace and I attempted to get a picture that would do it justice. Obviously, there is something special one must do to get a good night picture. We tried lots of different settings on our camera. This is the best one we could get. This in no way shows how amazing it actually was.

Temperatures are warm here again today-lower 50’s. We have lots of wind though. I am going to try to hang clothes outside. I know they will dry (if I can keep them on the line.) We are doing bible study today at one of the other ladies house. My house is still in construction zone. Everything is scattered all over the house. Today, he hopes to finish the trim in the bathroom and cut a load of wood.

Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 18, 2011 5

New Wall Colors

This is the new color of the old laundry room. The trim is white and the door is antique white. Hubby has to finish the trim and then it will be all done. He is also working on painting the bathroom.

The inside wall of the old laundry room is the original outside of the house. Jess had this paint left over from her bedroom. I think it looks very good on this wall. I wish I could figure out a way to take a picture that would show how it looks all together but it is a work in progress. Hubby will paint the trim today. After that we plan on going over to a friends house for a visit and a haircut.

Temperatures here are very nice. It was 42 degrees when we got up this morning. We decided to let the fire go out today. YEAH! That always makes me feel a little “springy”. I have clothes to hang on the line (of course). Don’t we always have laundry?

I changed my supper menu last night to fried chicken, potato salad and green beans. It was so nice and warm. It reminded me of picnic days. Tonights menu will be chicken stir fry with egg rolls. I fried enough chicken last night to have left over for tonight. I like to do that. It makes the cooking a little easier and faster if I the meat is cooked in advance.

Time to hang my clothes outside and listen to a little praise music from our birds. They are starting to sing such beautiful spring songs. Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 17, 2011 3

A New Shelf

This is a picture of our new shelf Hubby and I made yesterday for the new laundry room. I’m sorry it is not a very good picture. I forgot to take the picture before we moved it into the room. After it was in the room, I couldn’t get enough room to show the whole shelf. The top shelf is 5 ft tall and it is 30 in. long with a depth of 9 in. I will be storing all my laundry and cleaning supplies on it. He will be building another shelf soon to store our bulk items.

Temperature here is very nice today-upper 40’s. Sunshine. I love it. The girls are working on school and I am getting ready to hang more clothes on the line outside. Hubby is busy painting the old laundry room. I am a blessed woman.

I am making homemade pizza for lunch. Supper menu will be fried chicken, gravy, corn and homemade biscuits. As I said earlier, I am a blessed woman. Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 16, 2011 3

Tuesday

Sorry that I haven’t posted anything for a while. We have been very busy. After coming back from Jessica’s last week, we left to go to Grundy. Hubby’s parents are in the process of building a new house and we went down to help move everything out of their old house. After we returned home, Hubby became working some more on our new room. This project is getting closer to completion. YEAH!

Temperatures here are a little chilly today but it is supposed to get a lot warmer as the week goes on. I have clothes on the line outside, hoping they will dry. It feels good to hang them outside again. I try to enjoy each season the Lord gives us but I think I am really ready for warmer temperatures. So I thought I would post a flower picture to brighten the day.

Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 15, 2011 3

A Cozy Bookcase

This is part of the book shelf that sits in our dining room. Hubby transformed it from an old quilt rack into a darling bookcase several years ago. I am so blessed to have a husband who is talented in the art of carpentry. We are back from Jessica’s. We got some of the painting done. We still have to finish painting the trim. We had a great visit. The only sad thing is that baby Sam got sick with strep throat while we were there. This is his first real sickness.

We haven’t done very much today. We ran a few errands and visited some with the Horn’s. It had been a long time since we visited with them. We just wished it could have been a little longer visit. We got a little snow over night but it is almost all gone now. Temperature, though, was very cold this morning about 15 degrees with wind chills down around zero. I think I would like some warm weather now.

I am going to watch a movie I ordered from netflix. It is called Sarah’s Choice. I think it will be very good. I saw the preview of it on the inspiration channel. Enjoy your day and God bless.

February 10, 2011 4

Just So You Know

I won’t be making any entries until the end of the week. We are going down to Jessica’s to do some painting and get me MawMaw time. God bless.

February 7, 2011 3