Friday, May 6, 2022

My Week



Just waking up


Caught Memaw taking pictures


The new marigolds the grands picked out one of each kind


My Orchids from last mother's day



My grands know me so well they picked these out for me


Our little spice garden rosemary, oregano, stevia, chocolate mint, and lavender.


Beef steak tomatoes just for my hard working husband. 


Snow peas and our home grown Florida avocado 


Forgot the name but was so pretty


More orchids from last years mother's day that are blooming




Pumpkin doesn't care the size of vehicle as long as he can lay on it 


He found a cool quiet place away from the kids, he thought. That is their mess, LOL.


Just a peek into my crazy blessed life





Monday, May 2, 2022

The Simple Woman's Daybook

     

 

   For Today May 2, 2022

 

Looking out my window... Been outside already so beautiful can feel the warmth of the sun building. Everything is so green and alive, this is my favorite time of year.

I am thinking...about my children with changes coming up, emptier nest coming very soon (not totally empty just closer). Fourth grandbaby due in just ta month. Haven't bought anything since we don't know the sex. Memaw and Papa will spoil like we do with the other three.

I am thankful...for my health and my husbands, he is beginning to feel better then he has in years. 

One of my favorite things...my sewing machines, love creating, miss my sewing room. Have everything to make JEEP HOLIDAY dish towels. need to have machine set up.

I am creating... Sunflower quilt for my granddaughter. I have the squares cut out need to sew into the 9 patch then will cut a plus through the middle to become a disappearing nine patch. Haven't made one in years. but learned alot from that one. I want a border so have white squares in the nine patch to form the edges.

I am wearing.. Grey shorts and black tank top, I am ready to do some painting today.

I am watching.. should say trying to watch the new Outlander. Also have been watching the Love Comes Softly with my grandkids, they like it. Might have them watch Pride and Prejudice and Little Woman. They love all the older ones like Sound of Music.

I am learning... to relax over smaller things, enjoy the moment more. Thought I already learned this but I slipped back into wanting things a certain way again. Took me getting all stressed and sick where I had to shut down. Everyone kept asking if I was ok, just needed to recharge and adjust myself.

In my garden...My little garden keeps slowly expanding. Was waiting for my husband to complain about location. I have herb garden, Lavender, thyme, chocolate mint, stevia, oregano and rosemary. Then a huge beef steak tomato, just added a bell pepper. Avocado tree, with three more started in the house. Marigolds and another flower but can't remember the name. I am really wanting to build a raised bed or get a rotor tiller and have more. I have this corner of the house that the plants love, it is not the ideal spot for a garden.

In my kitchen... seems tacos is the main food around this house. One cooks tacos and all want. Each couple has had to cook tacos, think tonight will be the third night. We all cook and shop for own food. We found it works best for us: first the cost for feeding 12, next to many different opinions, Lastly, just easier, and each one cleans up after themselves. Attitudes have definitely calmed down. 

Post Script.... I would like to share a website that I have ordered from before and plan to again when my sewing room is up and running again. She has lots of things I want, edge to edge quilting, in the hoop designs. check her out for your embroidery needs.


A moment from my day.... I am so bad at remember to take pictures. I did get this one. My son and girlfriends dog Maggie enjoying my brand new hammock even before me. Love Maggie, I spoil her just like the grandkids. 

To enjoy more daybooks here is a link to The Simple Woman’s Daybooks. Thank Peggy for hosting. Anyone can join anytime, I find it nice to reflect and appreciate all we have.


Enjoy your Day,
Tara

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Homemade Laundry Soap

I use to make my laundry soap all the time. I am finally returning back to normal having roots and enjoying making things once again. This time I changed the recipe and liking it alot more. Especially on days I hang my laundry out on the line. Another thing I am glad to be doing again. I have a backyard that is private full of trees and shade and breezes. Nice to get outside with the sun and fresh air.


I have read so much back and forth over borax. Plus I know Borax can be used on carpet to kills fleas. So I decided to skip it, glad I did. Second time I changed up even more, another happy out come!


Here is the recipe I am happy with. I shred two bars of homemade lavender soap. Now you can use castile bar soap any scent or any brand laundry bar soap.
Once shredded I mix with Washing Soda, baking soda and Epsom salt also lavender scent for mine. you can use unscented or any other scent. Then lastly Oxi clean I choose the odor blaster, helps with the hardworking man.
Lastly I mix in Lavender essential oil


just divided between my saved oxi containers. Use a wooden scoop that was a free gift from Buff City.



Still working on drying. Using the wool balls with essential oil but having some static. 

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Easter Fun


Easter 2022 we watched Easter movies and learned about Jesus and the tomb. Take the week to several activities. School work also was included by their mom. She had some fun math and writing sheets they colored. As memaw it is fun for me to see their excitement with new things.


Coloring and experimenting.


Our Beautifully dyed hands 


Our eggs came out. experiment Success!


Even though Easter Bunny is untrappable, we are going to try. Easter did come ate the jelly beans, set our trap off but sadly was not inside. He did leave a note and a mess in the yard.


We are cleaning up the yard from Easter bunny, some of it was hard for us to find.


Baby sister helping her first egg hunt


seeing what is in inside the eggs


Woke up Easter morning to our very first lost tooth. 


Candy queen was so happy to find she had her own candy

Friday, April 15, 2022

FINISHED QUILT


Finally finished my first ever QAYG. This all of The Pioneer Woman's fabrics since I couldn't decide on one set.

After I cut all the circles and sewing them together in sandwich of two fabric circles and one batting I turned right side out. Pressed the edges. Took a square template and drew lines to sew the circles together on. (was not thinking of the edges, used a permeant marker. After washing quilt doesn't show as much. Considering embellishments like ribbon or lace as a trim to cover the black lines.)
I sewed 6 circles together and then sewed the edges down to form the window. Next sewed two 6 rows together. Sewed the center edges down. Made less bulk to deal with at the end.

This is the back side which I planned for all the patterns to be seen

The centers of front are the accents colors to The Pioneer Woman's pattern's

in process pic


two done front and below back

Love seeing all her patterns together

Finally Finished 8x10 perfect lap quilt to sit with next to fire place this fall.



My grandbaby decided she loved it as a play blanket.

I followed Jera Bandvig tutorial I am looking forward to using more of her patterns. 

This the original pattern I saw when I began following Jera Bandvig. 


Love comments let me know you were here
Tara




Monday, April 11, 2022

Simple Woman's Daybook

For Today April 11, 2022

Outside my Window. it is cool, quiet no birds singing, no squirrels playing

I am thinking.about money, bills how I was charged money I for something I did not order 

I am thankful healing, my burns are improving, one small spot right on incision is still hurting but is healing. Soreness is improving, swelling has decreased greatly

In the kitchen. planning spaghetti making with my sons girlfriend when they get back from school today. 

 I am wearing... still in sweat top and shorts from sleeping. Well clean up and dress for day soon.

I am creating… cross stitch stocking for my third grandchild

I am going… to try and relax and enjoy today and the beautiful weather

I am wondering…… about many things, how I want to update the kitchen, what colors for outside the house that will look good with the brick. 

I am reading……not reading but have been doing crosswords 

I am hoping and praying my son gets his home he is trying to purchase. His family can have their own place to call home. Set roots for themselves and their four children.

I am looking forward to…. getting started on my house, making it a home for us.

I am hearing…. grandbaby awake and playing, the other two watching tv before they start school. Otherwise it is very quiet morning so far

Around the house.had a nice weekend, spent outside the whole time. had everyone around, my four children all together at once. Wish I had taken a picture. 

I am ponderingold age questions my sons approached me about them thinking of not just dad and I but their future.

One of my favorite things….having all my children together at one time.  

A few plans for the rest of the weeknot going out anywhere if I don't have to after leaving daily by 9am for over a month 

Here is a picture I am sharing….





To enjoy more daybook here is a link to The Simple Woman’s Daybooks. Thank Peggy for hosting.