Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Sunday is my favorite day of the week for many reasons. First and foremost it is the Sabbath, which brings a sense of calmness for me.  I try to do as little work as I can get away with here on the farm but unfortunately the animals do not know what day it is. Once they are taken care of... I will enjoy the slowness of the day. I worked a little on the lap quilt up on the wall. Have the blocks together but now it's deciding on the border.  While sewing I listen to Ulysses, I'm on Chapter 2 only 7% of the book. No way I'll have it completed on Tuesday. Then I've been appliqueing my "Words of Wisdom" blocks using the bottom hole stitch. I just finished this block And have started on this one   Last year while at my daughter's she turned me on to Passion Ice Tea ... well this year she upped it a notch by introducing me to her version of Starbucks Passion Lemonade. I have a new love now. So refreshing and easy

Have you read Ulysses by James Joyce? I never had and have wanted to for some time now and this year I am going to finally do it.  If you follow me you know that I listen more often than read a book... Guess what  I'll be listening. I have wanted to read this book and now I will so I can finally understand whats Bloomsday is all about. Heard on NPR about Bloomsday  coming up ... June 16.... this Tuesday. I have 3 day to listen to this book which is 30hrs. Seriously I do not see myself able to complete it by Tuesday but I'm going to give it a good try. I can listen while sewing and gardening. Wish me luck For those like me who haven't read it - here is a description Publisher's Summary Joyce’s experimental masterpiece set a new standard for modernist fiction, pushing the English language past all previous thresholds in its quest to capture a day in the life of an Everyman in turn-of-the-century Dublin. Obliquely borrowing characters and situa

I had a Eye doctor appointment this morning so I was unable to work out in the vegetable garden at all today.  Oh bummer - I sure miss that heat and humidity. By the time I got home it was already afternoon and so I decided that I was just going to work and some sewing with some of my household chores. It worked out really well... I had another good day. I finished the piece blocks that I needed to do for that lap quilt that I have on my wall.  Now I need to cut out the filling blocks and start assembling  Hooray!!!  I finished my appliqué my block. Thanks for the encouragement Chooky Also Mama asked me how I made my sauerkraut, well here is the link to the post I wrote a couple years back on how I make my sauerkraut.  I hope this helps anyone who might be interested

Yesterday morning I was bound and determined to get some sewing in this afternoon. What I did is I made a list of things I wanted to accomplish today and then I inserted sewing in between my afternoon tasks . I am a "to do list" person …. I have to have a to do list otherwise I feel I am lost and do not get anything accomplished. Seeing how it was supposed to be stinking hot and humid I gave myself just a couple hours in the morning to work outside. I watered the seeds I planted,  tended to the chickens and was going to work on cleaning up my back porch. Well I was sitting there trimming Boston ferns and sweating like crazy, I decided my time was up and this was shortly before 9:00. Then I came in and cleaned up and tended to the things on my list. And I'm happy to say I was able to get some sewing in. I was able to finish one block and halfway complete another block.  In addition I was also able to make some sauerkraut from the ca

I should call it books along cause that's pretty much about all I have to share of what I have accomplished these past two weeks. I did finish one Spa Washcloth and did a few more Make-Up Remover Pads but I mainly listen to a good many books on my drive from Northern California to Northeast Oklahoma... a 1900 mile drive. Since I was by myself it takes a little longer, 3 days. So in 3 days I was able to finish "The Girl On The Train" Then finish "The Blue Zone Solution" Started and finished "Crying Blood" And I'm 3/4 of the way done with "Healthy Brain, Happy Life" I would like to give my opinion of these books and a description by the publisher.  The Girl on the Train I enjoyed this book but I love mystery's. It kept me wondering who is involved and what was going on. It was a great book to listen to. The Blue Zone Solution I have a thing for nutrition so I read and study a lot on this subject. I have

My day did not go as I had planned this morning. I figured I would work outside for a couple hours and come inside to clean up, then spend time in the sewing room all afternoon. It look good on paper but not in reality... I did spend the morning outside but longer than I thought I would. First on all the humidity was lower than it has been so I was able to last longer working.  I was out there from 7 to 11am...was able to plant seeds for zucchini and butternut squash, weed some more (which I bet will take me all this month to get it cleaned up). Was working in the bed with the onions and like the peppers... there are some in there There they are The front porch finally was cleaned up of all the fallen bird seed and fall decorations. Pretty sad that I had not gotten to that before now but seeing how I live in the boonies and do not have company very often it was easy to put it off. Well by the time I came in and shower, it was lunch time. And like my gran

The same blocks have been up on my wall since I left last month. Friday evening I arrived back home and have been so busy getting caught up with cleaning and working in the garden that I haven't even thought about sewing. Seeing how I ran around town taking care of errands this afternoon ... I should have the next few days to work on projects in the afternoon.  The mornings are devoted to working out in the garden. In California the weather was perfect, they can use some rain tho. Not like here in Oklahoma... while I was gone it rained pretty much the whole time, along with unusual cool temps.  So certain plants did not grow very much or like the strawberries which had too much moisture - rotted. The weeds flourished. There are bell peppers planted in this bed, so after an hour of weeding you can now see them. Like I said the peppers did not care for the weather this past month. I can not say I like the weather we are having now...Yuck HUMIDITY   T