Monday This N That; Thrifting Treasure

 Friday I had a jolly good time "yondering" by myself. I took a country road to a farm market/goodies store...

...and explored there for awhile, finding some chocolate-covered dried cherries, an iced cookie, and a cherry drink. It was a cute place, but not stuff I need/want.

So, on I went and came to a huge, overstocked antique store in which I saw this old Saturday Evening Post:

I had to send a picture of it to my daughter who, like me, sings right out in church and whose beautiful voice can be well-heard (as can mine, but not so beautifully). 😁

After wandering on down the small-town street and stopping into a few shops, including a soapmaking place, I drove over to a special art place where they offer workshops of various arts for FREE! When I got home, I signed up for one that involves glass-mosaic and resin art. I can't wait!

I also explored a thrift store and rescued this cross-stitched beauty:

I can't believe it was only $1.00!

I wish I could assure CLK that their hard work/play is being valued now.

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Now to report my goal successes and not-so-successes...

Last week's goals (biting off more than I could chew, as usual):

In the kitchen/home:

* Bake chocolate banana bread with the bananas that are showing their age - Done

* Make an egg casserole and freeze - Ignored

* Continue decluttering bedroom - Progress in that I moved a dresser in and put some stuff in it

On the homestead:

* Prune what can be pruned - Not yet

* Start seeds indoors - cabbage, kale, & tomatoes - Today's the day

* Build one more raised bed while I have a helper and now that snow's melting - Done except for             plastic lining which I can do by myself and filling with sand and topsoil for which I need Lovey

* Do as much yard clean-up as possible - Did some pick-up of branches, etc.

* Continue researching how to build frugal quail cages (Square County Homestead on Youtube) - Got         a plan

* Help Lovey with garage retrofit - Did a lot of lumber moving to make space for workshop area

In the craft corner:

* Finish quilting Canning Jar quilt; do binding if able - Nope 

* Work on Journal Quilt - Also nope

* Catch up on mending (ugh) - Triple nope

* Turn crocheted rectangles into poncho - On a roll nope

* Get caught up on Spring Stamps Cross-stitch - Made huge progress

I made a boo-boo on the frame, but if you didn't have the pattern right in front of you, you'd never know. I'm a little surpised by how much I'm enjoying getting back into cross-stiching. Thanks to Pinker n Punkin Quilting's Spring Stitchalong for getting me going again.

This week's goals: Hopefully being more moderate and realistic

In the home:

* Dig out keto green menus and revise/update as necessary and prep for use

* Make a big pot of turkey soup; can any leftovers

* Bake sourdough for the last time in a while

* Continue bedroom clean-out

* Shampoo undersides of new/used couch cushions

On the homestead:

* Start indoor seeds

* Continue to help Lovey with garage/critter corner

* Continue researching indoor growing area for winter

* After snow melts, try sowing seeds in mini-hoophouse

* After snow melts, prune as able

Serving others:

* Write to MH

* Write to Aunt P

* Mend (Maybe if I list it here, I'll be more likely to do it. heh)

Crafts:

* Spring Stamps Cross-stitch - Do Stamps 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Whew! Guess I'll need a good                 audiobook or Youtube homesteading videos as well as evening Hercule Poiroit)

* Hand-quilt labels onto Canning Jars quilt

* Put together 4-5 columns on Journal quilt

* Attend seminar at library on Using Nature to Tie-Dye - Wed evening

* Craft workshop 1:00-4:00 Thursday (Oh, boy!)

Reading:

* Inspiration - This Too Shall Last by K.J. Ramsey

                    - The Inner Voice of Love - Henri Nouwen

* Study - Donna Schenk books particularly on kefir

* Fun - Little Men by Louisa May Alcott

          - A Country Year by Sue Hubbell 

Still a very full- looking week, so I'll get off here now and go get at it. Hope your week goes well. 😊