27 November 2012

Soon It Will Be December


How are things where you are? These gorgeous ornaments by otchipotchi arrived in the post recently. Heard a great old saying today, "penny wise but pound foolish". With the Christmas holidays fast approaching I have noticed a number of interesting holiday tutorials on various websites.  Felt ornaments for the tree would be fun to make. How could you not what to try your hand at some Star Wars paper snowflakes?! Enjoy the journey.

21 November 2012

Magical




Happy Thanksgiving to all our American family and friends.
There really is so much to be thankful for.
Enjoy the journey.

20 November 2012

Lavender Garden




Planted this morning and well watered. All that is left is to redistribute the rocks. Hope all is well in your corner of the planet. Enjoy the journey.

19 November 2012

Progress



The first image is of a new garden bed I have been working on. Finally removed all the large rocks and have been slowly amending the soil with home made compost from our bins, as well as purchased garden soil, organic turkey compost and cotton burr mulch (the later two will be added tomorrow).  The new bed is for three lavender plants that have out grown the raised bed we planted them in this spring.  I am hoping to transplant them tomorrow.  As you may have noticed in the image I managed to destroy the tip of the shovel with all the rock harvesting, howeverI did move that large rock (the shovel gives you an idea of size) all by myself.  I can be a tad stubborn at times.
The second image of of the carved pumpkin I did for Halloween this year, I forgot to post it earlier.  Great news, our dear friend made it safely to Okinawa and is slowly settling into her new surroundings. I am looking forward to hearing more about her adventures. Take care of each other and enjoy the journey.


12 November 2012

Drying




Just back from Fort Worth, Texas, north of here. An impromptu weekend getaway with my sweetie. The image above shows one of four hot pepper plants we have drying in the shed. Hope the weekend was relaxing and fun for everyone. Enjoy the journey.