Grandson comes to visit, crafting and dinner on the homestead

I got a new book from the library.  My book for book club is not in yet.  We are to read Age of Innocence but since it is stalled in the machine of transfer from another library , I begin this book. 

My son and grandson were coming over so I decided to prep a craft.  July 20th is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. We are making rockets today. 

 I had been saving flavored creamer bottles. 

I needed a top for the rocket so I traced a small bowl. 

Cut it out and took a chunk out of it. 

Brought it together and hot glued. 

Then hot glued to the top of the bottle. 

Time to paint!

I like the way this cooper color came out. 

They arrived!  We went out to see the animals. I had to explain why there were no chickens or turkey due to a coyote attack. We only have one grown hen and one guinea left. We do have five chicks.

Besides a little lamb wanted some love. 

Finally someone was here to help wear out Norman, the dog.

Time to craft and decorate our rockets! We got out stickers, stars, bling...whatever we could find to decorate our rockets.

Snack for moon rockets!

Then it was time to just play... toad hunting...

Plant watering...

Just sitting an enjoying the day...

Rock throwing...

Watering some more...

Quiet time... 

"Grandma that is such a sad book"... perhaps, but giving is good.

Then I shared a secret.  Before he was born I made a list of things I hoped we could do after he was born.  The cool thing? He got so excited he added four more! I hope we add way more in the future.

Then off you go! Thanks for visiting.

Dinner was Shepherd Pie from America Test Kitchen recipe. 

I chopped carrots and garlic I had picked the other day, and got thyme and onions from the garden. 

Time to sew... not perfect but working on it...

Good night.

peace 

Wednesday update... final stages of remodel , books, what's going on in the greenhouse and a quick recipe

Woke up to snow and fog this morning. 

Since it was frigid cold outside we made it cozy inside with Greek Tacos. 

Kalamata olives

Sundried tomatoes in oil 

Artichokes 

Are all sautéed together. 

Heated corn tortillas lined with smoked gouda cheese.  (don't tell Dude but this was vegan)

Scramble a layer of eggs, kind of like you would an omelets and then build your taco from there. 

Corn tortilla

Cheese

Egg 

Filling

Eat

Dude was busy in the greenhouse yesterday.  February is onion seed planting. That was completed the beginning of the week. It is too expensive to use heaters in the greenhouse.  Hearing the weather was going to plummet , he went in, put a warm blanket of straw and tucked the new onion seeds in for the night. 

Garlic is tucked in … babies are all snug.

We are at the final stages of remodeling the house. 

We went from ...

To

to....

Now all that is left is the final paint and carpet.  We began boxing up books so we can move out the furniture to do the floors.  We have lots....and lots...and lots of books. This didn't put a dent in our books.

Some of my favorites..

To be read and finished reading... Just Mercy is a book club book and Akata Warrior I just got in the mail today! 

One of the cats stayed warm behind the wood stove most of the day. 

It was recoup day and what better way than with a snow day.

 Closest I got do doing a craft...

A while back I took a reverse bobbin class and made this.... into a frame it went today.

peace