Sunday update

Just a quick update of our Sunday.  

It was great to begin a day with friends visiting. As always, it goes by quickly. 

After lunch, I made my way toward Boulder to deliver and share in what we grow … Chickens and eggs today. 

I had to move this bad boy (turkey) out of the way to get to our chickens. 

Bingo.... even frozen they look beautiful. 

The day was gorgeous, despite being very windy.   The temperature was in the 60s.  Yes, those are snow clouds making their way across the Rockies. 

Here is what I was listening to to help the hours pass. I had forgotten what a wonderful book it is. 

And on I went...

I made it home in time to sit and enjoy the Super Bowl.  We are having a fairly healthy meal of chicken and roasted veggies. 

Made a second batch of veggies to take to work tomorrow. 

We went for a quick walk before settling in .  The wind was harsh. 

I had to laugh. I put my hands in my pocket to help ward off the wind and found an egg. 

These two came bouncing along to greet us. 

The rest of the afternoon and night will be the GAME, reading and meditating. 

peace 

Seventh Day - Honoring Family and a Quick Crochet

Here it is … the Seventh Day, Sabbath, and today... Ground Hog's Day, Presentation of Our Lord, Candlemas and Feast of St Blaise.  Also a day of Family.  It was a fun day and a difficult day. 

You've seen the scenario before... an elderly person, selling their home and moving into a senior apartment or somewhere smaller.  We lived this today. Life is constantly challenging us and asking that we step up in life.  My  86year old mom took the brave step to take a leap in her journey to go to an apartment. She has never lived in an apartment.  Her house is becoming more and more empty.  We went today to get a few things for her new place and it here... a house she created into a home for 42 years, she realized,  will no longer be hers.  The burden was a bit much. I was scrambling to pack things quickly before we went to her Great Grandson's birthday.  I was in my own head when I realize I did not know where she was... I found her... alone... crying in my old bedroom where spent my senior year of high school.  It was too much for her.  

I know we will all get there.  We need to acknowledge and pay respect to those who raise us, who stumble at times but do their best to raise good and descent people. 

We took time to acknowledge the loss and then, once again, she rose and showed up.  We made to the birthday party. She didn't sit in a corner, feel sorry for herself or tell everyone her woes.  Nope. She danced, laughed and carried on.  Life does go on and we need to make the best of it. 

She grew up in a town not far from where she was leaving.  She is on the left in the picture below with her grandmother looking on at the door in the background.

Birthday time!  It was also a day to celebrate my grandson's birthday. 

She wouldn't think of missing it. 

He hasn't see this yet but I was able to crochet a crown for him today.  The pattern is over on the Crochet Crowd's page. Very fun, fast and easy. 

peace

February! - A Valentine Craft , What I am reading and Feather Friend

February and March are usually our coldest and snowiest months. Today we had a warm and sunny day, prefect for St Brigid Day.  The dog was itching to go walk and run the field. 

Today is First Friday. We began the day with a meditative and prayer walk. It was a chilly start!  The walk went more quickly than I wanted... it looked beautiful with the sun but I was not expecting the 33* to actually feel like it today. It did get up to a much warmer 55*. 
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The long cold nights of winter are great for sitting in front of the fireplace and long hot baths, both perfect for reading. What I am reading.

We are inching our way toward Valentines Day... We'll see what I can come up with for the celebration.  Today I came up with Love Trees - I found these free printables over at Dating Divas.  I used them differently than they did and as I made this , I thought of many more things I could use these printables for.  Here is what I made today...

Free Printable...

Free Printable …..

…. and what I made. Simply cut out and glued the tree to the song verse paper.  Then punched out a bunch of paper hearts, glued them in place and put in a frame from the Dollar Store. 

No matter how many times we see them we still get excited.  This one came to visit early this morning. 

peace