Monday, October 19, 2015

Journal of a Mom: October 19, 2015

THE CLOCK READS...
9:08am

WEATHER IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS
A sunny 43 degrees F (or 6 degrees C) is forecasted for a high today. Time to pull out the winter jackets, hats, mittens, and scarves, and turn on the furnace.

IN THE GARDEN
Leaves! With the foliage colors past peak and a blustery weekend, the leaves and pine needles have been swirling around us like snowflakes. The lawn is covered in a blanket of red and yellow crunchy leaves.


LOOKING AROUND THE HOUSE
It's clear we have a little cleaning to catch up from the weekend. There's laundry on the clothesline. There's laundry in the dryer. There's laundry in the hamper. Laundry Day!

TO DO LIST
☐ Clean the Leaves Out of the Rain Gutters
☐ Cover the Kayaks for the Winter
☐ Repair the Flock Run and Cover With Greenhouse Plastic

TONIGHT'S DINNER MENU
Chicken Pot Pie

WHAT'S ON TV
I'll be catching up with the latest episode of "The Amazing Race" tonight. We don't have cable, so I watch shows on CBS.com or Hulu.com.

CREATING FROM THE CRAFT BASKET
I finished Cate's Red Heart with Love purple and teal scoodie just in time for a cold snap to hit us on Sunday. Some places in Maine got their first snow fall! :: shudder :: Anyway, she's happy with the result, and it's sure to keep her warm through the winter season.  The pattern is free from Posh Pooch Designs HERE. I added a scalloped edge around the opening of the hood as well as made the scarf longer than the pattern called for (because my daughter wanted it that way).


I'm sharing my crocheting creations over at Lucy Blossom Crafts (Mondays)Frontier Dreams (Tuesdays), The Philosopher's Wife (Tuesdays), Small Things (Wednesdays), Oombawka Design (Wednesdays)Lunamon Design (Wednesdays), and Natural Suburbia (Fridays).

I'M READING...
...nothing! I'm book-less! I need to make a trip to the library ASAP.

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY AND THANKFUL
Chocolate. And...chocolate.

I'M WONDERING...
...where do all our socks go? I have a basket full of socks missing their mates. Does the washer or dryer get hungry?

NO WORDS NEEDED
Photo Source

DEVOTIONAL
My new KJB bible arrived from Local Church Bible Publishers last Saturday, earlier than anticipated. I've already created 3 art journaling pages for it with an additional 2 from Cate. What a WONDERFUL creative way for me to study God's word!

My 3rd Page. Whimsical Owls for Proverbs. Drawn in Tracing
Paper. Colored With Colored Pencils. Tabs from Scrapbook
Paper. Stickers and Washi Tape.

HHM

 I'm linking up to The Simple Woman at The Simple Woman's Daybook and to the Diary of a Stay At Home Mother at Happy Homemaker on Mondays.

15 comments:

  1. We have had our furnace on for a while now, its been too chilly here. The coats/hats/gloves are coming out this week! That chicken/rooster photo is hilarious! I love, love, love that journaling Bible! I have to look into getting me one!! Have a great week!

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    1. You know, Jodi, every time I visit your blog and see your userpic I think Jodie Foster. You look a bit like her! Anyway, glad you stopped by. I've turned the furnace back off now. We've warmed up again. Heating oil is SUCH on expensive for our long winters! (I commented on your blog about my bible...)

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  2. Love the chickens in costumes!! Ha!
    It's chilly at night here, but most days are still warm. Going all the way to 82 this afternoon!
    Hope you have an awesome week :)

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    1. Summer! LOL I'd like some 60s and 70s again. We're supposed to hit 60 again today...But whatever weather thrown at us we'll get through!

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  3. Oh, the scoodie is great! I'm glad to see what it looks like completed. Laundry day, eh? Good thing you don't have to follow the procedures on the laundry day list my sister gave me years ago. The first thing to so on laundry day was to fetch wood to build the fire that heated the water for washing. :-D

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    1. Oh. I think my family would be wearing things for quite a number of days if I had to do that! We're spoiled nowadays!

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  4. those chickens! Oh my heavens, yes! Your photography is gorgeous and I have mad respect for people who do fiber arts!
    God Bless, my friend!

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    1. Thanks, Joanna! I taught myself to crochet with You Tube! You can lean most anything there! I still am progressing to more complicated projects.

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  5. Your hat/scarf looks lovely and cosy and I love the picture of the chickens!

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    1. Thanks, Lucy! My daughter chose the colors. I wasn't so sure about them, but she loves it!

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  6. My hubby broke down and turned on the heat this weekend. Sunday we actually had snow flurries! So not ready for SNOW!
    That chicken picture is awesome :D
    Love the bible journaling page as well.

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    1. Thanks for popping in, Any! Some places north of us had snow flurries....some even had even to cover the ground. I'll wait until January! LOL

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    2. Thanks for popping in, Any! Some places north of us had snow flurries....some even had even to cover the ground. I'll wait until January! LOL

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  7. Oh wow the chucks!! And I love your daughter's hood scarf, it looks very warm and snug and perfect against the snow that's coming!

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  8. The hood and scarf looks brilliant, I love her choice of colours, I'm all for adding the extra length, it's more for wrapping around to keep the wind and cold out on those pesky cold days. Love your photo's. :)

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