ONE Day and Counting

~One of my darling's favourite sayings was 

'If winter comes- can spring be far behind?'~

Marjorie Bligh

ONE DAY CLOSER TO CALENDAR SPRING...BLAST OFF is about to take place.  Blink.  
Will be SPRING.  

Yesterday while driving the area, I saw purple flowers popped through the ground.  Big smile across my face.  This isn't like going into a Flower Shop seeing flowers nicely displayed in containers and flower pots.  When in nature's arena, the first signs of SPRING in the form of a flower make me smile knowing that they are a reminder of the changing of seasons and things to come.

Crocus

Drove into Manhattan to have LUNCH with Hubby 

and shop a little.  Craving pancakes.  Had Bananas Foster.

Pecans with bananas on pancakes.  Sipped water and ate only a portion of the cakes.   Sweet Waitress asked me if I'd like a box for the leftover pancakes.  No.  I left a large amount of uneaten pancakes.  Enjoyed the sweetness of the Foster.  

Mail drop before HobLob.

The day was beautiful in which I soaked up some sun rays.  

Off to shop.

Hobby Lobby had a 40% discount on Easter items.  Purchasing a few items plus plastic Easter eggs to hang in the trees this SPRING.  I'll figure out how to attach strings on these lil treasures.  I figured Dollar TREE would have all eggs for a dollar.  Stores beside each other.  I purchased softly colored plastic eggs.  18 in a bag right at a buck.  

After shopping DOLLAR  TREE I sat in the car with the window down thumbing through a book that caught my eye.  The sun was shinning and blue skies prevailed.  I packed in the trunk of the car and front seat bags of things I bought.

I bought a book by Danielle Wood, Housewife Superstar!  I hadn't heard of Australian Housewife Diva Marjorie Bligh who lived to be 96.  Married three times, children, step-children issues, a pet and life goes on.  Extremely active woman throughout her life.  STILL very human.

This book is full of personal stories, pictures, poetry, household tidbits, craft ideas, etc.  Easy reading and down my alley.  I think I found a kindred spirit.  Not saying I'm a DOMESTIC GODDESS, but the way she writes and shares tidbits makes her a person of interest to me.

Convinced to take a drive and sit in the car a bit while reading this book at the City Park.

Time for Supper.  Relaxed at HOME watching GREEN BOOK.  Enjoyed.  Will watch again at a later date.  The time era of 1962 is my childhood zone.  Seems to be calling me. 

Today will be time for more fresh air and coffee.  Going to operate in slow-mo as yesterday was a busy one.  Tend to do this...one very active day... the next way slower pace.  Have to do this to be able to live life.  Getting energized takes some time.

Yesterday I was up at 5 am and shut down around midnight thirty.  Long day.  Today is a slower pace start with putting some bathroom supplies away, dishes away, filling the pepper shaker, carrying laundry downstairs, making the guest bed up with a THRIFT FIND ecru colored cotton bedspread.  Checking email and blogging while icing my knee.  

The THRIFT bedspread looks lovely on the Victorian bed.  Changes the whole effect of the Guest room.  The red is gone for a while.  SPRING is here and the room looks refreshed.

ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO.   I will switch out the bedding in the Master bedroom this way as the grey isn't what I want for Spring.  Will switch out the curtains with lace panels that are over at the Cottage waiting to be hung.  Perhaps I should collect the lace panels and bring to the PRAIRIE HOUSE on Wednesday.  I love the airy lace look on the windows.   

THIS WEEK I am aiming for dusting the Dining room floor and scouring top to bottom the upstairs bathroom.  Needs a deep cleaning.  I'm having some issues bending due to bum knee.  Has slowed me way down.  My knee is feeling better compared to last week.  The icing is helping and now I have placed a knee support band on it after icing it.  Instant relief.  Thankful.  Shall see how it goes the rest of the day.

SPRING is only a moment away.
TIME FOR SALADS and diving into healthier lifestyle.  
SPRING HAS SPRUNG.

We are one day closer to Spring.  

One day,

d

TWO DAYS and Counting

Today is a day to be encouraged.  Two days until calendar SPRING!!!  Praise God.  I am so ready.  The week-end weather was lovely.

TODAY, I am going to be in full character as the Mrs.  

I will deliberately be Mrs. ___________.

Not Ms. Whatchamacallit

but Mrs. ___________.

It is with great pleasure to be called the Mrs. and to be her.

So here I will be.

I didn't get pinched yesterday and I wasn't wearing any GREEN.  grins.  
Elevated my leg almost all day with ice on the knee.  Aleve.  
Feeling somewhat better.  Shall see how it goes as I walk about.

Springing into ACTION.  The weather is beautiful today so I shall take a drive and grab a bite to eat.
Taking a deep breath and will get some sunshine this afternoon.
Running a few errands and taking in some fresh air.
Might do a load or two of laundry.

Planning out my week.
Up early this morning around 5 am.  Took a shower, washed my hair, dried off and gave my feet some attention.  Allowed my hair to air dry while icing my knee.

OFF to get started on my day.

Bless you and may you have a wonderful life,

d

Bing Crosby When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along

THREE DAYS AND COUNTING

Spring is just around the corner as robins are invading my lawn pecking at the ground.  After they saw me walking to my car they hopped then took flight.  There were four robins that fluttered to the top ridge of the wood fence. 

When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin along along....wake up wake up you sleepy head, get out get out get out of bed.....remember that song?

Three days and counting till SPRING.  Tis getting close as the anticipation mounts.

SPRING!!!  
  Live, Love, Laughin'...be happy.
I'm just a kid again doin what I did again....singing a song!
Enjoying LIFE and waiting for SPRING to wake up refreshing the Season.

Blessings to you,
d

Four Days and Counting

BEAUTIFUL DAY

today as I have the french doors open in 60 degree weather

letting fresh air inside!!!

I have sat most of the day with my legs elevated

as my knee is still bothering me.

I can see outside into a blue clear sky and the wind isn't blowing.

BEAUTIFUL DAY.

Daughter stopped by early this morning 

to pick Lil Miss up and have some breakfast with us.  

Twas nice as Hubby fixed the meal.  I am not up to snuff with my knee.  I can stand for a short time then I must sit.

Pastel jelly beans in my mouth as yesterday 

I went to SUGAR CREEK and bought some

along with dried green beans, beet chips and dried sweet peas.

Haven't a clue how they will taste.

CRUNCHY GOOD?

Shall find out.

I braved it and had a Vegetable Sandwich 

with OVEN BAKED CHIPS for lunch.

Delicious sandwich with 3 different kinds of cheese slices on it, 

spinach leaf, tomato slices and shredded lettuce on grilled wheat berry bread.

Enjoyed every bite.

Stopped by Florence Adams where they were having a 40% off Store wide sale.

Confess, I purchased a few discounted items.

OFF to God's Storehouse where I looked and looked.  

Had a cookie and a cup of coffee.

On HOME.

SAINT PATRICK's DAY IS TOMORROW.

Will I wear green?

Not sure, but on the eve of St. Pat's Day

I will remember

that GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON...

Only 4 more days until the calendar SPRING shows up!

Four days and counting.

Salads here I come.

BLESSINGS,

d

Five Days and Counting

BLESS MY SOUL!

Five days to SPRING and counting.  

Won't that be glorious.

Glorious.

TODAY I hope to venture out with Lil Miss as she is on SPRING BREAK.  Shall see how the weather goes.

Yesterday was a stay at HOME day where we made semi-HOMEmade donuts from biscuit dough from a tube.  Actually they turned out pretty well.  Didn't frost or glaze them.  Went with a sugar dunk.  Wore aprons.

We watched SAVING MR. BANKS.  We have watched it before, but thought it would be a good movie for the FAMILY.  Ate supper and then played a long game of MONOPOLY.  I was the first to go broke and bow out.  As the rest played, I gathered dishes and cleaned the Powder Room Bathroom.  LAUGHTER FILLED OUR HOME.  All good sports.  A great way to help Lil Miss with MATH when dealing with monopoly $$$$$ as she was the BANKER.  There was a lot of wheelin' and dealin' going on.

My KNEE still has an attitude.  A bum one.  Praying and icing it.  IBUPROFEN.  Elevating it.  Will be getting a knee rap when I am out and about to where I can get one.  Maybe the wind will blow one in.  I know that isn't going to happen. 

RICE THERAPY on the knee.
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevate.

 God BLESS and may you have a delightful day.

HOME LIFE IS FOR ME,

d

SIX DAYS AND COUNTING

The last few days the wind has blown wildly.

Waiting for Spring to come forth in six days.

Blowin' in like a lion making it hopeful that the month of March will go out gentle as a lamb.

Staying inside today

making plans to get out tomorrow.

God bless,

d

SEVEN DAYS And Counting

SimplyNature All Natural Food Organic Medium Roast Extra Bold Fair Trade Certified 100% Arabica Coffee Single Serve Cup COFFEE in the afternoon will be sipped as I listen to this WEDNESDAY WIND outside my HOME.  This Coffee is from ALDI as I wanted to try this EXTRA BOLD.  ORGANIC coffee is the next tweaking I'm doing preparing for SPRING.

Sipping right now.  Tis plenty good.  Okay it passes the PRAIRIE SNOBBERY taste test.   

The sky is bright blue with clouds.  Not raining.  Just very loud blast of wintery winds from the south at 29 miles per hour.  63 degrees.  No heavy jackets today.  HIGH WIND ADVISORY today.

This morning I was resting as I am over tired with a bumm knee.  Icing knee throughout the day.  Tis giving me some challenges that I pray do NOT become the new norm.  Watching it.  Paying attention and praying.  Lord heal me.

Plans for today as I prep for SPRING.  Seven days to Calendar SPRING!!!  It's been a really long WINTER.  The week will fly if I stay busy cleaning and catching up on laundry.  Living room is returning to normal as the ceiling is completed.  The shutters will be dusted, the wood floor swept and furniture with accessories placed back into their places.  COUNT DOWN.

LIBERTY FALLS VIA INTERNET

A week ago I treated myself to a purchase of LIBERTY FALLS miniature buildings and houses from GOODWILL.  Later I would come across some more at God's Storehouse.  Lil Miss is sitting them up on the edge of one of my beds as I will take pictures and inventory which ones I have.

 THOUGH LIBERTY FALLS has been around for years I am just now discovering these miniatures.  Call me slow.  I did not know they existed.  hum.  Okay.

Better run....or should I say hobble.
I've got some cleaning to do.

Bless you.
d   

EIGHT DAYS

One day closer to SPRING.  

Blast off.  

Eight days and counting.  Sun was shining today when we started out, but would turn off rainy by late evening.  Expecting blast of windy weather on Wednesday.  Back to chilling.

Ceiling was being painted by a worker as I snipped the tags off my THRIFT BLOUSES and sorted laundry.  Tomorrow if the ceiling is finished, the Living room will slowly return to NORMAL.  Paint cloths will disappear, floors will be dusted and furniture will return to their places.  This will be what takes place for SPRING CLEANING on Wednesday.  Will be wonderful.  

Busy day for me as I entertained Lil Miss.  Visiting the OZ MUSEUM was fun.  Drove about a little, then went to Supper in Maple Hill.  Ate in a relaxing restaurant.  Afterwards went to Laundromat and HOME.  Relaxing in my chair.

Tired.  SPRING is about a week away.  READY.
Blessings,
d

NINE Days and Counting

Wonderful SPRING.  Beautiful SPRING.  Blue Skies SPRING.  Refreshing SPRING.  Day NINE and counting.  Nine more days with sunshine on the calendar.....MARCH 20th.  Pastel colors in the wardrobe are coming to mind.

Today's getting prepared for SPRING 2019 will be outside taking in some fresh air and seeing the countryside on the way to the store for veggies.   

SUPPER TONIGHT:  STEW.  I will make a stew by adding lots of stewed tomatoes, corn, green beans into crockpot to last night's pot roast with potatoes, onion and carrots.

Fixing STEW.  Will go to ALDI's to purchase a few canned veggies for stew.  With the sun shining today it seemed warmer than usual.  Still wore a leather jacket and a long sleeved blouse to stay warm.  Beautiful day as I fueled the car at the local station and drove to LUNCH at Panera Bread.

Warm Broccoli and Cheese Soup in a Bread Bowl.  Apple on the side with water to drink.  Went to a new Panera Bread Restaurant.  Liked this location so much better as it is a smaller less crowded place.  Soothing atmosphere.  From Lunch to ALDI's.  You know what is said about NOT SHOPPING on an empty stomach?  Don't shop when you're HUNGRY.  You might become HANGRY.  Took this to heart and shopped after LUNCH.

Gathered the veggies, picked up some crackers and a deep fryer for donut making.  AMBIANO MINI DEEP FRYER.  
My last fryer was ancient.  No longer with us.  Here's a great replacement.

   

So we had LUNCH, a shopping trip to ALDI and went to DOLLAR GENERAL.  Went HOME to add veggies to stew.  Took some ALEVE and iced my knee.  

Feet up and took a rest.

Preparations for SPRING....DAY NINE 

was well spent outside, 

on a drive getting fresh air, purchasing a deep fryer 

for donuts and a rest.

Ceiling repairs taking place.

Went SPRING CLOTHING SHOPPING over the week-end.

Will be taking tags off the articles.

So SPRING is fast approaching and my wardrobe

is getting into shape.

I'm not, but the wardrobe has one up on me.

Finally.

Yum.

Looking for donut recipes to use for the deep fryer.

God bless and may you have a delightful LIFE,

d

10 Days And Counting

With a HAPPY HEART I speak this!  10 days til SPRING!!!  boink boink boink

TEN DAYS TILL SPRING BEGINS.  Just about this time every year I get a bit cabin crazy and need out of the house.  Truthfully I am craving sunshine and powdered blue skies with flowers popping through the grown, splashes of green hue appearing in the trees and bushes.

Alright with still wearing sweaters and sipping hot chocolate.  Going barefooted in the house is an all year round activity.

TODAY, I woke knowing that the clock had been adjusted to spring forward.  Wish that Daylight Savings Time wasn't.  My knee is not better.  Iced it after I took my morning meds.  Thankful for the recliner with foot rest.  Hubby shuffled some boxes in my office to make room for two arm chairs to sit.  We're prepping for ceiling workers to come Monday to do repairs so I shuffled about making preparations.  Lil Miss was here.  She helped me shuffle.  The Dining room table shimmied against the walnut chest.  Extra dining room chairs moved up against the window.  Other chairs on top of the table.  The Living room wing chairs moved to the Dining room along with ottoman.  Here comes the recliners.

The House is once again ever so messy and topsy turvy.  This time next week-end so hoping that the Living room, Dining room and Kitchen will be back to order.  By the end of the month, may the OFFICE be neater than it is with the old fashioned treadle sewing machine in there so I can sew old fashion quilts.  Hopefully at the start of SPRING.....bedrooms will be dusted and vacuumed.  THEN SPRING TIME with rain storms and fresh air.  Birds chirping and flowers blooming.        

I had gone to the Laundromat last night where the clothes dryers were not putting out enough HEAT to completely dry my towels so I left them in the car overnight in baskets knowing that I could go to the cottage the next day to dry them.  Did so.

Made some SLIME with Lil Miss.  I picked up Elmer's Glue from Goodwill along with the Magical Liquid for a song.  Lil Miss showed me how to fix it.  Twas fun and easy enough.  When I priced the Elmer's Glue on the internet, my eyes bugged out at how much I saved buying this glue from Goodwill.  SLIME AWAY at these prices.  That was a prosperous shopping trip the day we went to the THRIFT STORE.

Lil Miss made some Glow in the dark Slime like this.  

Turned out great.

Sometimes the outcome from the thrift shop isn't so great, but this go round it was.  Cha-ching.

On this day number TEN, I made pot roast for supper.  
Shuffled furniture for preparations to paint ceiling.  
Made Slime for entertainment.  Lil Miss helped.  
Dried three loads of towels, folded.  Lil Miss helped.
Vacuumed the floorboard of the car.  Lil Miss helped.
Iced my bum knee.  Still hurting.
The count down continues.  Things to usher SPRING in will be different each day.

DAY NINE....shall see what it brings.
God Bless,
d  

JEREMIAH 17:14

Jeremiah 17:14 King James Version (KJV)

 Heal me, 

O Lord, 

and 

I shall be healed; 

save me, 

and 

I shall be saved: 

for thou art my praise.

Attention SPRING!

SPRING....
You cannot get here FAST enough.
Your presence is requested NOW.
With the ice cold weather I have been staying inside as best I can.  Hibernation. 

On her way.  Thankful.

Benjamin Moore Mocha Cream

This week-end we'll be making preparations for the workers to return to do repairs on the new ceiling as we have put off their return due to the HOLIDAYS and Birthdays.  They will return to repair some hairline cracks, patch, sand and paint the ceiling.  EVERYTHING in the Living room will have to be covered.  After this go round....we'll finish painting the stairwell area and onto the Dining room.

Benjamin Moore Baja Dunes

Have debated on the Dining room colour and think we'll stay in the same family of color for the walls in there as we used for Living room Mocha Cream.  Benjamin Moore Baja Dunes for Dining.  

Was thinking about grey, but think this has morphed into a taupe instead.  Figure by SPRING/SUMMER the Dining room will be treated to a fresh coat of paint, wood work and all.  Ceiling as well.  All Benjamin Moore PAINT this time.

I used a cheaper paint in Texas and swore I would never use MARTHA STEWART PAINT AGAIN.  After it dried on the trim it turned rubbery.  Too much latex in it.  Of course this was nearly 30 years ago.  I never want to use her "IT's A Good THING" Paint again.

Before we cover the Living room blinds/shutters...I will dust them.  They haven't been dusted since they were installed last November.  I figure if I dust them seasonally that this will be what I should aim for.  This way I will have a fresh Living room and Dining room by the end of SPRING and my SPRING CLEANING will be started.  

The colours we have selected are very peaceful and I like this.  Keeping it light and airy. 

For now, I will keep my upstairs office the darker blue that it is.  The other rooms will stay the colours they are.  The Entry way and the breeze way between Living room and Dining will be painted later.  Not sure when.  I think I may wallpaper the Entryway with 
wallpaper for texture and beauty.  Shall see.

Truly, I have more deep cleaning throughout the house to do.  Winter weather is ideal for this as I stay inside staying out of the cold.  

Preparing for a COFFEE DATE late this afternoon.  Then onto good 'ole laundry.  drat.  When it's finished I'll like having the linen closet full of clean towels so it's not so bad after all.  Can you imagine washing clothing outside in this chill?  Not what I want to do.  

I have been thinking a great deal about sewing a simple quilt.  After I get my office tidied the sewing can begin.  I'd like to do an AMISH looking one full of bright colours and charm.  I can do this thing.  I can.  I can.  I can.

Please don't pay attention to the statement that says Hit Share To Save on the recipe......this was a error.
Salad still delicious.

Blessings to you as you fill your day with LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS.  
Turning back the clocks this week-end and we will be one day closer to SPRING!
d