No picture with this post. Just exciting news. Jessica is pregnant!!!!!!! Isn’t the God we serve amazing. Her estimated due date is early June. They are both extremely happy and of course MawMaw is too. More on that little tidbit later. About my selling day at the Fair. Not too good. I paid $30.00 for the spot and made $32.00. A big $2.00 profit, but at least I made that much. It was however a fun day. I met lots of different people and enjoyed lots of sunshine. And of course spent some time with Daniel. How much better could a day be. I’ve been shopping today so we are behind with school and other chores. I better get busy. God Bless.
New Cabinets!!!!
Here’s a picture of our new cabinets. Hubby designed and made them. I love them! The side pantry and the bottom cabinet has been made for a while. The top one we just put in today. I can’t wait to fill them up. Old Farmhouses never have enough cabinets or closets. The counter space will be used for a coffee area.
The Blue Willow Sugar Bowl belonged to my grandmother. I just love old things. They have so much character. I think I need to grind some coffee and enjoy a cup. God Bless.
Corn Cutting Time
Corn cutting time is a very busy time here on the farm. A tremendous amount of corn is planted here. In October, they begin cutting it up into silage (hope I spelled that correct). The silage is then stored and fed to the cattle during winter. When we first moved here I was amazed with the corn cutting process so I thought you all might enjoy seeing it. Well it’s time for school and I want to get a quilt finished today. God Bless.
New Material
Here’s some new material I bought today. I am going to make Christmas aprons with it. 3 of them will have red binding and a red pocket. The other one will have a pocket made from the same material as the apron and white binding. I think they will look very cheerful and festive. Today was spend shopping, piano lessons, and getting groceries. Hopefully I can get some sewing done before bedtime. I finished a scarf today crocheted in Floyd School colors, black and gold. It looks really good and it’s already sold. I really like that. Temperatures are cool here today. Mid 60’s with strong wind. We read the other day in Psalms that wind comes from God’s personal storehouse. So now when I feel the wind (we get a lot of wind here) I just remember where it comes from. Personal touch from God. How good is that. God Bless.
Afghan
Here’s a picture of the afghan I hope to sell. The pattern is called an Indian Paintbrush. I think the colors are very pretty together. The measurements are 41 x 60. I’m asking $60.00 for it. What do you all think?
Is this a good price? Today is a school day and I have lots of things to make. God Bless.
New Sewing Machine
Saturday was spent at a local craft sale. I did pretty good selling my dishcloths and aprons. I have needed a new sewing machine for a long time. My old one is about 25 years old and has been giving me lots of trouble lately. Hubby has repaired it many times. Saturday I was blessed to sell enough to purchase this new one. I pray I get as much service from it as I did from the old one. Now I think I need to go sew something. God Bless.
Corn Meal
Field corn, dried and ready for grinding.
Grain Master Whisper Mill. I use this for grinding corn and wheat.
Fresh ground corn meal. To make this self rising, I follow this recipe. 4 cups fresh ground corn meal (or wheat flour), 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp baking powder. Sift together.
Finished product, ready to enjoy. What do you think we’ll be having for dinner? God Bless.
Closest Neighbor
This is a picture of the closest neighbor that we can see from our house. The picture is zoomed in pretty close. It actually is farther away than it appears. I also wanted to show you the corn that is raised here on the farm. Lots and lots of corn. They cut it up for feed. We can’t see the road from our house because of all the corn. It will soon be corn cutting time. I hope to get pictures of that to post. Today was spent on the road running errands. Piano practice in the afternoon. The highlight of the day was a stop at Lifeway Christian Store. They have so many good books and studies there. I could spend hours looking at them. We do a Ladies Bible Study at my house and we are starting I & II Peter this week. I think it will be an interesting study. I always get excited when we start a new study or we get new school books. The girls don’t always share my excitement. George is working on another chair, so I think I’ll go help him. God Bless.
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to my little Daniel. May God bless you throughout your life. May you always enjoy the flowers. MawMaw loves you.
Toy Chest
Remember last week I said we were working on a wood project. Well here it is. I couldn’t post about it then because we wanted it to be a surprise. Daniels birthday is coming up so we made him a much needed toy chest. The train on the front was my first time painting a design on a project. It was fun, however I was concerned I would mess it up. It turned out okay though. Daniel seemed to like it and Mom really liked it. Now she has a place for some of his toys. He loves trains and tractors. I looked for a stencil but couldn’t find one so we just made our own. George got the picture from the internet. I cut it out and traced it on the wood, then painted it in. I told him he should make some more perhaps to sell. We’ll see. Gotta go gather beets. God Bless.
Merry Heart Crafts 