A Little Garden Work

Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are all having a great day. It is a really nice day here. Our temperature is about 60°.  We do still have some ice and snow in the shady areas but almost all of it is gone. I did a little garden work this morning.  I cleaned out the carrot bed and as you can see I have helpers. Cows are such curious creatures.

Next I worked on the bed where I plant early peas. I need to remove that big clump of weed but I didn’t have my digger thing with me so I will have to do that later.

Next I worked on the asparagus bed. It is always a challenge!

It looks so much better!! I can almost taste that fresh asparagus. We love asparagus, especially on the Blackstone grill Dave and Jess got us. If any of you ever get the opportunity to get yourself a Blackstone grill, I highly recommend it!

This is the brush pile. All this came from the asparagus bed. Amazing!

I also think it might be time for me to invest in some new garden gloves😀

God bless!

Sam’s Poncho and a Biscuit Recipe

Good morning everyone! So I finished Sam’s poncho. He loves it! I also had enough yarn to make him a hat to match but I don’t have a picture of it. Daniel has decided he wants one too!❤  We will be going to Joann’s soon to pick out his yarn. I love it when family members request for me to make them something.

https://aflavorjournal.com/small-batch-homemade-biscuits/  I made this biscuit recipe this morning.  It was really good. Makes 5 small biscuits which is perfect for us.

Grace had her first day of classes for this semester Wednesday.  All went well. After class we went to Michael’s and got the art supplies that she needed. She is taking painting, biology and psychology. 

I guess that’s all for now. God bless!❤

Grace’s Apron

Hello everyone!

I spent some time yesterday making this apron for Grace to use in her upcoming painting class. She ask if I would make her one to protect her clothes from paint.

https://cosmopolitancornbread.com/farmhouse-apron/

This is my favorite apron pattern. It is so easy to make and the lady’s instructions on how to make it are excellent.  She also has a video on how to make it as well.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbnqfVF0E5Y&t=1603s&pp=ygUWY29zbW9wb2xpdGFuIGNvcm5icmVhZA%3D%3D

Grace really likes it and I think it looks good on her.

God bless!

Electric Canner Update

Hello everyone! I hope all is well with all of you. We are good here. Still cold though. Last nights feels like temperature was -3 when I got up but it is supposed to warm up this coming weekend.

I wanted to give an update on the electric canner. I purchased this canner in July 2023(approximately). I absolutely LOVE it. It makes canning (for me) so much easier. I no longer need to can massive amounts so this canner is perfect for us. It holds 5 qts and 8 pints. It is extremely easy to operate.  I don’t have to babysit it like I would stove top canners. It was expensive but in my opinion definitely worth it. I have 4 pints jars of stock canning now as I make this post.

I wanted to share this trellis I saw on a show the other day. I really like this and am thinking about maybe making one or more for the garden.  We’ll see how time goes.

I guess that is all for now. God bless!

Snow

Good morning everyone! I hope you have all been having a good week. It has been really cold here this week. We first got snow, then ice and now snow again. I love the snow, not so much the ice.  Our water has froze off and on all week but, as of now, it is all thawed. We are staying warm though as we have lots of wood.
Juicy absolutely loves it when Grace lays down in the floor with him!
https://merryheartcrafts.com/2013/08/04/pizza-crust/ I am making homemade pizza today.  This is my absolute favorite pizza crust recipe. Good friends of ours, the Horns, gave us some deer burger. I fried one package up and added this seasoning mix. I use this Italian sausage seasoning mix a lot. I add it to any type of ground meat. I really like it.
I wanted to share Grace’s latest drawing. I absolutely love it! I have been working on Sam’s poncho this week. It is turning out really nice. I will show a picture of it when I get it finished.
Sunrise picture from the other morning!

God bless!

Basic Fruit Quick Bread

Good morning everyone! I hope all is well with you. It has been cold here. Our wind chill is -2. Our hot water is frozen in the bathroom.  Not exactly sure why as we did leave the water dripping in the bathroom and in the kitchen. Hopefully it will thaw out soon🙏

Yesterday I was getting frozen peppers from the big freezer and came across some packages of frozen blueberries from our garden. I am making this blueberry bread for breakfast this morning and realized I did not have this recipe on my blog. I wish I could share where I got the recipe from but I do not remember. *recipe may need more than 1/2 cup.

Our driveway is still solid ice from the storm. We have not tried to get out yet. Another storm is predicted to come through Friday. We usually take Sam for his allergy shots on Thursday.  I’m hoping we will be able to get out tomorrow to do that.

I guess that’s it. God bless!

Snow and Ice

Good morning everyone! I hope you are all having a good morning.  Things are good here. We enjoyed a beautiful day of snow yesterday.  Not a lot but it sure was pretty coming down. We got a layer of ice on top of the snow last night so made everything extremely slippery this morning. It is to be expected though as it is January. 
My crochet project at this time. Sam requested a poncho. He picked out the colors. Gray and burgundy.  I think it will be really nice when I get it finished.
We have been enjoying some really beautiful sunrise and sunsets. I love them!❤
Time to snuggle in. Candles are lit, fire is going good. Time to crochet, look at seed books and drink some tea!

I hope you have a blessed day!

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