Relaxing for the weekend... a bit of crafting

Lucky day of bird watching. 

Around 430pm the geese came in for a landing.

The guineas felt the ground was just too cold today. 

After sewing with friends and going to work for a bit we were lucky to get to hang out with one of our grandsons.

We played Jenga.

An uncle came to read a bedtime story... Adventures of Frog and Toad.

And make candy skeletons. 

We played Pop the Pig and Candy Land. 

Another uncle came over to read with the kiddo too.

We adore the children in our life and hopes are high for the future. 

Sunday was a day of relaxing. There was a lot of running around during the week. We HAD to slow down.  

So we crafted...my sister and I . 

Take old boxes and tins...

Outside we went and spray painted them. 

We looked for bits and bobs to decorate them with. 

We will fill them with nuts or teas... Anything good for you for Valentines.

Now it is time to relax , read and embroider.

peace 

Using our pantry and other Thursday happenings

It was a gorgeous morning so after chores I went out to work on the compost piles and container. Then over to fill the feeder. 

See , even with snow in the background it is dry here!

Cool part about guineas is they eat bugs like grasshoppers without digging up the ground like chickens...like it matters here - smile.

Dinner was made too.  Roasted potatoes, 

Oven 375*

Cut up and wash 4 potatoes. 

Drizzle with olive oil. 

Add salt (I used pink Himalaya salt), pepper, dried rosemary and parsley from the garden, and garlic powder. Toss.

Bake for 30 minutes and turn the potatoes and bake for another 15 minutes. 

Then from the pantry our sauerkraut.(we make sauerkraut twice a year ...when cabbage goes on sale during St Patrick Day week and when they are ready to pick from the garden)  I added smoked fish to my dinner. Dude added leftover roast beef.  Good dinner.

Remember these I am rooting?  I need trees! 

I found some containers in the greenhouse to plant them in tomorrow. 

I did get this quilt pinned and ready to quilt.

This one is traced and ready to start.  So, excited. 

Time to head to work. 

peace

A stow-a-way, the greenhouse and jelly making

No fire in the stove this morning.  I heard a tapping on the front glass and found a starling trapped in it. I love birds and actually was glad there were no embers burning.  

It quickly flew to the window when I opened the stove. 

Someone from the outside was trying to help when he said it at the window. 

I did get the chores done this morning while Dude made breakfast. No camera since I am on my own and I kept dropping it yesterday in manure!  I rearranged the feeding bins to fit my needs.  The goats and ram usually try to barrel me over while I try to feed the horses.  Horses are huge so they get fed first but the others will still try to steal food from me causing a ruckus.  Today I put the boys out, closed the gate and put their tubs on the other side of the fence so  I can just dump their feed over the fence and not get bowled over. 

The geese were next plus everything needed water today.  I went to clean out the geese's pool and tried to do it quickly, dumping their water.  That caused a wave the dirty poopy water came back and hit me smackdab in the face!  Note to self ....close your mouth when outside. 

Also I need to remember to wear a hat... wind causes it to blow in my face and I can't see what I am doing or it gets caught in things. ... like spider webs.

Next up ... a bath(remember, I got goose slop all in my face!) and a nap. I can tell when my body is stressing out , everything gets stiff and doesn't want to move.  Time to rest. 

Later the greenhouse was watered -Dude did that.  Salad for dinner along with our cheeseburger impossible pie. 

 I see green tomato salsa in my future! 

Strawberry pepper jelly was made. I decided the pepper jelly I made yesterday wasn't hot enough, so today I left the seeds in this jelly.  OHman, it's hot now but very good!.

4 cups of crushed strawberry, a cup of crushed jalapeños with seeds left in, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 7cups of sugar.  I used package of powdered pectin today but the same procedure as yesterday's recipe. 

Cooked to a rolling boil.

Water bath for 12 minutes.

It is very good but very hot. 

Time for another nap...what, they are only 15 minutes...smile, then out for a walk.  Later finish my Halloween cards to mail tomorrow. 

peace