The Chookshed Challenge number for March is #4, which a lot of people, including me, chose to use for a panel-type quilt.
My plan/goal is to use this panel piece...
The Chookshed Challenge number for March is #4, which a lot of people, including me, chose to use for a panel-type quilt.
My plan/goal is to use this panel piece...
I'm also very thankful that this February had 29 days instead of 28 because I was too sick to get it finished yesterday and really needed this extra day to get it done.
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Tomorrow is a sewing day with my friend, so I hope to continue my progress on my Sew Scrappy Spools as well as a few simple projects that won't take much brain power. 😊 Sometimes those are handy for a little break.
Maybe I'll do the binding on this wall-hanging that I've finished hand-quilting.
I quilted around the poinsettias with black thread and they look interesting on the back.
And I hope to hem some large pieces of thick cloth with which I plan to cover/drape our swivel rockers to cover where the beloved but naughty kitty has scratched the upholstery.
So many options, so little time!
Hope your plans are fruitful. 😊
In an effort to feed our rabbits for less money and more nutritional diversity, I have followed the trend of growing barley fodder for them, but here's how I have mine set up in a tiny, unused extra shower:
I had found the metal wine racks at a thrift store quite a long time ago and began figuring out how to best use them for this. When it finally dawned on me to use the shower that we never used because it's just too small (and not needed now that there's only two of us), things got a lot better than when I'd had it set up on large Jimmy Johns bread trays on a table.
(For the curious, the tattoo is the Hebrew word hesed which means "steadfast love, loving-kindness, mercy" as in Psalm 136.) |
If you have not yet read Jennifer's post on being still, go there right now...I'll wait. Be sure to watch the video, too.
Now, aren't you glad you did that?!
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While I haven't been completely still lately (ok, rather busy lately), I did take it easy yesterday because I had the "fun" of having a tooth extraction in the morning and only felt like napping after I'd taken care of a few errands while the pain killers were keeping me happy. 😄 I was surprised by the relatively low pain even after the dentist's shots wore off. So, that's good!
After starting another batch this morning of supposedly Farmhouse Hard Cheddar Cheese (it comes out more like Parmesan cheese, which we like), I'm gonna sit, relax, and chatter on about projects and goals.
My cool pottery molds and rustic pressing method to extract the whey. |
So, what else has been happening besides enjoying my kitty friends?
This is the brooder into which the chicks will go when they come out of the incubator. We still have to hang the heat-lamps above it, but other than that it's good to go.
His faithfulness eclipses our clawing for control;
his forgiveness erases debilitating guilt and shame;
and his favor eradicates our need to look anywhere else for love than God himself.
- Ruth Chou Simons in When Strivings Cease
Well, being a little slow at catching up on some of the blogs I enjoy reading, I just now discovered that there is a White Rabbit Blog Hop going on. And, here I am out of it, though with a penchant for bunny decor. Sigh! So, I'll just post some pictures of my handsome and goofy live buck rabbit, Winston:
While I watch for the storm to come later this evening, I'm enjoying the less threatening snowfall throughout the day. Since I'm tucked into my cozily warm cottage and we have plenty of firewood, groceries, and even water stocked up, I feel quite privileged to follow my husband's injunction this morning to be more relaxed and enjoy the day.
Of course, I still have my housekeeping to do. (The kitchen needs some extra attention after having our daughter and son-in-law over for supper last night and spending the evening in a well-fought battle of Trivial Pursuit.) But most of the day is dedicated to catching up on blog-reading, cross-stitching, and hopefully sewing.
I've done more research into growing barley sprouts/fodder for the rabbits and am being more faithful at watering them twice a day instead of just once, so I think they're going to do better. We'll see. I also plan to feed them a few days earlier than before for maximum nutrition. If I can get the whole process to be more streamlined and efficient, I'll be able to grow some for the quails, too, when we get them.