tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51267792422559621222024-03-16T07:09:41.143-05:00Dicky Bird's Nest Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1740125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-91135873656547752422024-03-15T10:26:00.001-05:002024-03-15T10:26:37.967-05:00Farmhouse Friday Week 11 - Signs of Spring<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Friday Morning!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Well, we sure have had spring like weather this past week! I was coming out of the barn the other morning and heard a Robin. I've seen a few already. The "cheep/chirp" of a Robin just makes me smile. My bird feeder has welcomed many returning favorites this past week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">When you think mountain, you may not think central Wisconsin. However, we do have a "mountain" one that qualifies at least. Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County in Wausau. I've spent my whole life in Marathon County, looking at Rib Mountain. For our state, Rib Mountain is a destination for skiers. I took a ride up the mountain the other day, while is was still FREE...it's a state park. There were people skiing. It was over 60 degrees. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fa5s6JziVo4TQjxuyDnF58MMzCCS6QALoRmJp58YHp0VREMJt0oBHA_WO5TALvLIWa5Wm-KgENpzn6FHimi0sEXSlI5S0XbRV9ELJahmlAUYseODXoBU4kTsFTAJYgNo-ah_Ma1-fhRMgd8tdBf67-XuSADYyJKXpsEASMjBiU_VHlZyQDreu0GOFgE/s4032/IMG_2715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fa5s6JziVo4TQjxuyDnF58MMzCCS6QALoRmJp58YHp0VREMJt0oBHA_WO5TALvLIWa5Wm-KgENpzn6FHimi0sEXSlI5S0XbRV9ELJahmlAUYseODXoBU4kTsFTAJYgNo-ah_Ma1-fhRMgd8tdBf67-XuSADYyJKXpsEASMjBiU_VHlZyQDreu0GOFgE/w480-h640/IMG_2715.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtEtzbi4sTEfp-ZBt1Rk0Mhap_8EaAfeBiUasbaOCV7-yK_9-OTuPZaQNVd7anTdS8mhkrWtA38Lx2Fv8OkLBEJ39zbhgCwEKICt6KrTQPPdeTAEiQmioWd4EyxbgBool5I9VKDRi3p1kOn1Me4kKaQixC9F7TXjS7EoueEqPOWGlrU0s4-kL5G-Nzc4/s4032/IMG_2717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtEtzbi4sTEfp-ZBt1Rk0Mhap_8EaAfeBiUasbaOCV7-yK_9-OTuPZaQNVd7anTdS8mhkrWtA38Lx2Fv8OkLBEJ39zbhgCwEKICt6KrTQPPdeTAEiQmioWd4EyxbgBool5I9VKDRi3p1kOn1Me4kKaQixC9F7TXjS7EoueEqPOWGlrU0s4-kL5G-Nzc4/w640-h480/IMG_2717.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dq5a5ia0jIvJDfzCYT-Flg53a7vtp5rAJRHIoIDEuPs2FQWplXY5Wq6vZnumJ6S9aryAXCuW8j-BpIW9DghBqnc_5nIZxDfUXmnHQ6ufyyNLIXqcPIjLLHV9_7PfrSC_ECaTrys_Tz3Hu9n-kRPloM_JX8JX_oGiSktyAVawfBZTmodHg8RxWEdFKLo/s4032/IMG_2718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dq5a5ia0jIvJDfzCYT-Flg53a7vtp5rAJRHIoIDEuPs2FQWplXY5Wq6vZnumJ6S9aryAXCuW8j-BpIW9DghBqnc_5nIZxDfUXmnHQ6ufyyNLIXqcPIjLLHV9_7PfrSC_ECaTrys_Tz3Hu9n-kRPloM_JX8JX_oGiSktyAVawfBZTmodHg8RxWEdFKLo/w640-h480/IMG_2718.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've never went downhill skiing. Growing up in a large family, activities were limited to what we could afford. Skiing at Rib Mountain, nope. I remember one time I tried to ski our wood pile, yes, stupid kid mistake. My pole got stuck between two logs. When I fell, my neck landed on the stuck pole and left a huge bruise. I was in like 5th grade. My elementary school secretary, thought I had a hickey and was called to the office. Oh, how times have changed.... This same secretary, called my friend Michelle to the office and accused her of wearing blush/makeup. Michelle just had rosie cheeks....oh the memories. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There was a snowboarder resting at the top. I asked him if it was a lot of fun. He said "yes, you should try it." I said, "I can hardly walk much less do that, my skiing days are over." </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnBocsiA73wfu_GJI5TSOq4SduJjaV9LOZBAc45Hm5qYSpz-wr1TRcDmPLtqUZ-HbSw1dfDJ2SEA0pqIpVkVoLplklRC_rrlnblX0azQl_AHj3RSI39Cr-e6gNxG59cZUdN5hfPGEznmjW5f3wAKA5gF5-GCip3qNEbEqnFI7dImMmTuaQwnWxkp7Kpk/s4032/IMG_2721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnBocsiA73wfu_GJI5TSOq4SduJjaV9LOZBAc45Hm5qYSpz-wr1TRcDmPLtqUZ-HbSw1dfDJ2SEA0pqIpVkVoLplklRC_rrlnblX0azQl_AHj3RSI39Cr-e6gNxG59cZUdN5hfPGEznmjW5f3wAKA5gF5-GCip3qNEbEqnFI7dImMmTuaQwnWxkp7Kpk/w640-h480/IMG_2721.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rCTO8pPOzUFd3FTmvVq3cYlJCYYNrcHazd-pD6XP5_g9zRX207mE584fPaPvLDrA-tf00qpepn4tXc7N4VMDjwh0_18e-qvVI0qvUc7jcEXaY2D4gkGXrlG8Yfk3jF9x3wT8z35JnmiLIQ-m2gyDbOSVhCFqJIuedHR1EQUzc3BAZcJCXnqawHn5Z6A/s4032/IMG_2722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rCTO8pPOzUFd3FTmvVq3cYlJCYYNrcHazd-pD6XP5_g9zRX207mE584fPaPvLDrA-tf00qpepn4tXc7N4VMDjwh0_18e-qvVI0qvUc7jcEXaY2D4gkGXrlG8Yfk3jF9x3wT8z35JnmiLIQ-m2gyDbOSVhCFqJIuedHR1EQUzc3BAZcJCXnqawHn5Z6A/w640-h480/IMG_2722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOBIDbZBNBA1MouTeWpP3-p_JCTinEu5wIyO6c1dZ16VOk_jjE1FChHIOvZnQa4HPZ16AQpuB6JMRpoz298AmVMRut_5XlQkByEzP1ujiqFhxJeCg663qoJyD2vC_G02_fj1uYy-uDAubx1qWAa22XfQDLDTmX9LKOGSSMVIAGXnsVmYFTB5be64RUPs/s3024/IMG_2724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="3024" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOBIDbZBNBA1MouTeWpP3-p_JCTinEu5wIyO6c1dZ16VOk_jjE1FChHIOvZnQa4HPZ16AQpuB6JMRpoz298AmVMRut_5XlQkByEzP1ujiqFhxJeCg663qoJyD2vC_G02_fj1uYy-uDAubx1qWAa22XfQDLDTmX9LKOGSSMVIAGXnsVmYFTB5be64RUPs/w640-h560/IMG_2724.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The view of Wausau and surrounding areas. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtIkOcvDO7BmO_XhbxqYaJ2fjAQTgPO-4iO6EqGcDQiPIPTd91teZJta-Gyodk2P3YwRZbLHg2mO0abPpZZ4DksCsLnUxPNlQIOQEuPHSEDNx9ESbv88TYRdZBGTtcYQxjbRq8DxnOz2YhCsba52UhZufdGYjeXKJRDSgDWbOrt1JcnKVqA3xgelZ3No/s4032/IMG_2723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtIkOcvDO7BmO_XhbxqYaJ2fjAQTgPO-4iO6EqGcDQiPIPTd91teZJta-Gyodk2P3YwRZbLHg2mO0abPpZZ4DksCsLnUxPNlQIOQEuPHSEDNx9ESbv88TYRdZBGTtcYQxjbRq8DxnOz2YhCsba52UhZufdGYjeXKJRDSgDWbOrt1JcnKVqA3xgelZ3No/w640-h480/IMG_2723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjLCX4S5qw70El4R1r8BjfSv7DwjPeaAISEqHcBBYtvYjrf8HXdNDT2ct4JtRXuRmIonEHhfSkx6NsK2I_ty55XYSqhs192jb85RHeVuKHgjc2ZGGRfHcO6kx6tiRjXu_n6fTq2kpkeWf3hzRFCc7j1McqrLqVlFXCPLqMoLKJFVKM2tV7a7hZtMsgGA/s4032/IMG_2720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">I was only up there because I had an hour to wait for Lauren's school to finish. I was the guest art teacher that afternoon. My "take away" (from my previous post) was, to remind myself to enjoy doing something spontaneous once in awhile.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Students from the art class - needle felting of course! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GrGbHuHKBU-70SnQEjFivS_Y5tpQPlqxGzPTD77jFX0qs1P_OTtjDsN1uipBY7TcuYMqqOfuURqosQarDCRPP4FwFVsZcQF6qan52T3W1Y6Cx84tdy1orDoAZmUR1CbCdxB-OY0rKcsIZT2pBpYMz6H2H4jf0MynVmgjpeacepQmdE4V62EP0Ow2n_w/s4032/IMG_2710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GrGbHuHKBU-70SnQEjFivS_Y5tpQPlqxGzPTD77jFX0qs1P_OTtjDsN1uipBY7TcuYMqqOfuURqosQarDCRPP4FwFVsZcQF6qan52T3W1Y6Cx84tdy1orDoAZmUR1CbCdxB-OY0rKcsIZT2pBpYMz6H2H4jf0MynVmgjpeacepQmdE4V62EP0Ow2n_w/w640-h480/IMG_2710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The spring flowers are coming up.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKppTa0qCB-8CHkaWxkbvQD_eDN_UMsJzTAd5MDHhn-33g0gosJjiSLxmSl9IOqlP6rBYL-_L1-s3IU0EdzTUwq-2de7c_s1aHyTOHJFoNBXXjMCmgT49IAldRLxFL8QT1svCEo_J59EVYyKlPw84Bjc0RbFmQJ49_HFan5vugthGrchOSvthBm3oP9g/s4032/IMG_2702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKppTa0qCB-8CHkaWxkbvQD_eDN_UMsJzTAd5MDHhn-33g0gosJjiSLxmSl9IOqlP6rBYL-_L1-s3IU0EdzTUwq-2de7c_s1aHyTOHJFoNBXXjMCmgT49IAldRLxFL8QT1svCEo_J59EVYyKlPw84Bjc0RbFmQJ49_HFan5vugthGrchOSvthBm3oP9g/w480-h640/IMG_2702.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I forgot to show you my window swag for St. Patrick's Day.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5FYS7bP9yEaqI23ggelR0xQVIn_1Z42_nNS-5RXoDxejto_xQrcsm_RBJ89u8EGZAnS7ycV49KHA8YazBVqY1Zej2ci_nXpw3U2XVvtAVxcpuBDMSslCV04hA04FpfHuUplROElrwQlwud3FxNs7QOBzBTNTkKIONN-Nv8WbanYJGHcEnbrsK_2xFUM/s3676/IMG_2736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="3676" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5FYS7bP9yEaqI23ggelR0xQVIn_1Z42_nNS-5RXoDxejto_xQrcsm_RBJ89u8EGZAnS7ycV49KHA8YazBVqY1Zej2ci_nXpw3U2XVvtAVxcpuBDMSslCV04hA04FpfHuUplROElrwQlwud3FxNs7QOBzBTNTkKIONN-Nv8WbanYJGHcEnbrsK_2xFUM/w640-h328/IMG_2736.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNg5m8zapmrwCwwcs-19BYyw-fO93X0iw-eseGaOGbDUZNFOKaxsjbOg0bYRKVwyR-Ql0A2oPSRy-UVEPTIj-R59KS4B4Pw602atBpEEGQ4NsLK1bFzlLTQWotJzJVhX_5LJNp35TigwzU7RRwaY1o5rRUwNuwfmLIwlDW5A3BpIY3unvQp_dmHBl2Vk/s4032/IMG_2737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNg5m8zapmrwCwwcs-19BYyw-fO93X0iw-eseGaOGbDUZNFOKaxsjbOg0bYRKVwyR-Ql0A2oPSRy-UVEPTIj-R59KS4B4Pw602atBpEEGQ4NsLK1bFzlLTQWotJzJVhX_5LJNp35TigwzU7RRwaY1o5rRUwNuwfmLIwlDW5A3BpIY3unvQp_dmHBl2Vk/w640-h480/IMG_2737.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBh6pH7AZZKuwhWBYArip_G_b4ddOGxv_9wMxSDU9V8t5g4nSiBKy0Z01QDDhfI0Rte8wn-Xujl3W84vPk5dNgZfKz9bU2pELkC7uHaF8GwZFtVa2X8_fdMwIzVWbr-MHXTX4bCoteoxcpP9tvu1avInkBCze6MpnHA9OQeeRFZB7rsWiU90-FX5JEjE/s4032/IMG_2739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBh6pH7AZZKuwhWBYArip_G_b4ddOGxv_9wMxSDU9V8t5g4nSiBKy0Z01QDDhfI0Rte8wn-Xujl3W84vPk5dNgZfKz9bU2pELkC7uHaF8GwZFtVa2X8_fdMwIzVWbr-MHXTX4bCoteoxcpP9tvu1avInkBCze6MpnHA9OQeeRFZB7rsWiU90-FX5JEjE/w480-h640/IMG_2739.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am having fun making seasonal themed things for the branch. I hope to keep it up until next Christmas, when I will replace with a fresh one. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYt6rLhjMpIui4ezsj105t4p1TMDjzZ14QVnGTbn2iXI3f-UzXI8rtY7pRiglrXMeEwkwr9Ll0piAjtzzQKVxEnNWQiBBEmdF4oxniqPfpXj3xeee8ewgXOZ0y2wwb0rJmWF3hfWA52Pr57bTDNIRxbTCxIPFxJCa3J-8h-Q4_ApOsMTIrEOx4LtVflk/s4032/IMG_2739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYt6rLhjMpIui4ezsj105t4p1TMDjzZ14QVnGTbn2iXI3f-UzXI8rtY7pRiglrXMeEwkwr9Ll0piAjtzzQKVxEnNWQiBBEmdF4oxniqPfpXj3xeee8ewgXOZ0y2wwb0rJmWF3hfWA52Pr57bTDNIRxbTCxIPFxJCa3J-8h-Q4_ApOsMTIrEOx4LtVflk/w480-h640/IMG_2739.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEnS-5h_h17geTG3ugAz2XGLn5pBGq1xwqjsFHHuqPjoRXI5vuPW4FUH12BX1aD3GdV1tfO8QZN6yN4mHDbhuPCA3wJmneCVcqngAPQzoIa6_RYpsG6SyArg72E2IjRHjkuKg1J8dvpEyOG6v89gdjdMjdBthi4Bj3AkO5cj-aETRxdBynQG33axO7Hc/s4032/IMG_2741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEnS-5h_h17geTG3ugAz2XGLn5pBGq1xwqjsFHHuqPjoRXI5vuPW4FUH12BX1aD3GdV1tfO8QZN6yN4mHDbhuPCA3wJmneCVcqngAPQzoIa6_RYpsG6SyArg72E2IjRHjkuKg1J8dvpEyOG6v89gdjdMjdBthi4Bj3AkO5cj-aETRxdBynQG33axO7Hc/w480-h640/IMG_2741.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dFcyjJ4haX8BUu76IBSOdO3UumeGhvvr8mBrHCmw5GjlZBu255pc91HkStTSUe0QS45sLrmS4D6EXDb19iwftkKZVzodIZ3jaC26s_OGoSeKH4fo7FSEX6GwJhGWxR2oqpCjZmn6xCyW8a8jvJJfOP2K3G3o5VP2TLRWJ_gcccSnz0V6b0p6pqL_l6c/s4032/IMG_2740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dFcyjJ4haX8BUu76IBSOdO3UumeGhvvr8mBrHCmw5GjlZBu255pc91HkStTSUe0QS45sLrmS4D6EXDb19iwftkKZVzodIZ3jaC26s_OGoSeKH4fo7FSEX6GwJhGWxR2oqpCjZmn6xCyW8a8jvJJfOP2K3G3o5VP2TLRWJ_gcccSnz0V6b0p6pqL_l6c/w480-h640/IMG_2740.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70KW2oaBJW0-9KCsFo84riJsmqeC8FWxMxbir4YtZJTazvj1dbBHpRi02ODjqynm3y8BUAyVH6TtTYqtcvhEUCXezyRvLp_oOZBFxEJtVYVnpKEQdq3SwC-jDAqrQtjjJXRuozwtqqt-8LNWLPcH9u6YR2UKbTkVYaV2wz2SjVxncO9hfgsqNCwT13I8/s4032/IMG_2742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70KW2oaBJW0-9KCsFo84riJsmqeC8FWxMxbir4YtZJTazvj1dbBHpRi02ODjqynm3y8BUAyVH6TtTYqtcvhEUCXezyRvLp_oOZBFxEJtVYVnpKEQdq3SwC-jDAqrQtjjJXRuozwtqqt-8LNWLPcH9u6YR2UKbTkVYaV2wz2SjVxncO9hfgsqNCwT13I8/w480-h640/IMG_2742.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Justine, Josh and Lauren are coming for a load of hay later today, I plan to make a treat for Lauren that is St. Patty day themed. After Sunday, I will take this down and make it Easter.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Are you doing anything for St. Patty's Day?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-38583892093274832942024-03-13T08:12:00.002-05:002024-03-13T08:13:11.470-05:003 - 2 - 1 Daily Takeaway<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Morning. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have been thinking about something I read. It's 3-2-1 daily takeaway. Each day, identify 3 takeaways, 2 successes and 1 thing to focus on for the next day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sometimes, as I plop myself into my bed at night, I think - what did I even do today? I know the day is over, but...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This article came at a good time for me, as I had to do some self reflection after our Town of Ringle meeting Monday night. Somethings aren't worth the anxiety attack! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tuesday, I was physically, emotionally and spiritually drained. After a LONG day of pushing myself, I came home from an evening meeting and told Al "I think Monday night had a deeper affect on me than I thought." He agreed and said "was it worth it?" Good question.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, I started my 3-2-1 right then and there! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I challenge you to give it a try. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-26292864946203152462024-03-09T06:27:00.001-06:002024-03-09T06:27:18.732-06:00Farmhouse Friday Week 10 - Postivity Vision Board<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good (Saturday) Friday morning. Happy Farmhouse Friday. These weekly posts are just my sharing with you all my week at a glance type thing. Helps me remember as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This week, I spent some time reflecting on the first 2 months of the year and my progress toward my personal goals. I started the week off feeling rather "stuck" in many ways. So, I decided to get my thinking cap on and write down some positive things about myself to rid my feeling that way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I bought this frame from a thrift shop, that someone made it into a message board. I decided to hang it up next to my "Better Than Yesterday" daily challenge card for 2024. (I'm loving the daily challenges!) </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_AQ5bpfJQ-JHBViavNFyozD2vpg7VKTbK4r6EnNp2hs5q24-PCW-M_IuzJ0RE4h0y0d73W2U17WdchZrXdGJo2S1Y40VmM_u10NcKG2i70Q_ZU4b6-MxPqK1K6BwraTFtaeYEuWQf85px1s-qx7qMx89bV2YBHeQkqiRttu9d7rWnnNSYUcLxjrqDRk/s972/IMG_2432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_AQ5bpfJQ-JHBViavNFyozD2vpg7VKTbK4r6EnNp2hs5q24-PCW-M_IuzJ0RE4h0y0d73W2U17WdchZrXdGJo2S1Y40VmM_u10NcKG2i70Q_ZU4b6-MxPqK1K6BwraTFtaeYEuWQf85px1s-qx7qMx89bV2YBHeQkqiRttu9d7rWnnNSYUcLxjrqDRk/w546-h640/IMG_2432.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Art compliments of 2 of my 4H girls. It makes me happy.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, in my reflections, I come to realize, I'm not as "stuck" as I was feeling. I have made some progress forward, even created a few new habits. Ones that serve me instead of hindering me. One main one I had to break, was not looking at my phone during the night. I have spent many a day tired due to the fact that I woke to go pee and made the mistake of looking at my phone. Hour or 2 later, I'm deep in a youtube hole of someone baking bread, cleaning out an old house, Swedish landscapes....it was a bad habit - not serving me toward reaching my goals. I do miss my little youtube friends, but I need to limit my screen time to daytime hours. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Breaking or creating habits are hard. Not something I've EVER been good at. In my reflections....I was thinking....DickyBird, you are 57 now...more years behind than ahead of you...fun and games are over...it's a now or never situation...only YOU can do it for YOU...don't just think, talk or draw about it - just do it. These, things....those words...harsh as some sound, are truth. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I had another "break through" as I would call it. Not a total healing, but a definite improvement in my overall health. My sister and I figured out, back in early February that MANY of my health issues were side effects of a "statin" drug I was taking. Yes, I had a pinched nerve and weakness in my leg due to a dog bite and several bad falls, that caused my injury. However, the progression of muscle loss, mobility, incontinence were debilitating me! It was my cholesterol pill. I quit taking it. I even went to an urologist and they told me nothing was wrong. It was the stinking pill - frequent urination. No one, in all of the "ists" I saw last year, connected the dots to the side effects. Now, it's not all that, I have an actual injury, but in all honesty, every day, I feel I'm getting better. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I wasn't going to go into all of that, but it is an answer to prayers. I am just going to trust that the Lord will work the rest out according to His will for my life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, as I move on this next week, I feel a more positive about breaking or creating another habit that moves me in the right direction to a better Dicky Bird. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-2842018818368784262024-03-03T05:58:00.000-06:002024-03-03T05:58:15.633-06:00Farmhouse Friday Week 9 - March, In Like A <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">March in like a .... we had a lamb all winter. However, this past week we had almost every season...60's, freezing rain, snow...what can I say, it's Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I know it's Sunday morning, but that is just about how my week went. Between family time, physical therapy, lot drops, pick ups, baking, cooking, cleaning for more family time....it went by fast. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I did enjoy EVERY minute of it! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">All the maple syrup "people" are working so hard to keep up with this crazy weather. My son-in-law works hard to get the sap from their trees and his dad cooks it down. This picture says "Wisconsin" to me.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBbcrlUikbYh3SyWkDeXbarah5cNbKI2nLakFx5D0-OXihcM6xJqg2iIYA7v0vfCj5KvwKTm5Lnl1Er9t7WlNQmnUuG4nxz_R1oE_U6K_KiF1312seUGV1IuBE52hCgxnTPvmW0yr4C0OU8wbiKJmY9aaPavHyKXR9Zu8T2T4UOvDnXd_bGqORgcb86A/s4032/IMG_1867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBbcrlUikbYh3SyWkDeXbarah5cNbKI2nLakFx5D0-OXihcM6xJqg2iIYA7v0vfCj5KvwKTm5Lnl1Er9t7WlNQmnUuG4nxz_R1oE_U6K_KiF1312seUGV1IuBE52hCgxnTPvmW0yr4C0OU8wbiKJmY9aaPavHyKXR9Zu8T2T4UOvDnXd_bGqORgcb86A/w480-h640/IMG_1867.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I was busy making memories and not taking pictures. However here are a few from my week. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC_r_hqL3iQwYqJn9RxOa63LUfOrCT6rJ3yUdPlvoTVvvYWj52g3ziUXY_QVfp7xXGHk4DWjOV5v82vztOW4aHYAM-eRKYxolH85LF6iA1hqOOUAuTkFo-1C1dyT2ZApZN28Vy_HQdBAP0pMD9ZluEsS1NuLOphfxiPX2xhSGiaOFeuKhDt7kin5KVtc/s4032/IMG_1861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC_r_hqL3iQwYqJn9RxOa63LUfOrCT6rJ3yUdPlvoTVvvYWj52g3ziUXY_QVfp7xXGHk4DWjOV5v82vztOW4aHYAM-eRKYxolH85LF6iA1hqOOUAuTkFo-1C1dyT2ZApZN28Vy_HQdBAP0pMD9ZluEsS1NuLOphfxiPX2xhSGiaOFeuKhDt7kin5KVtc/w480-h640/IMG_1861.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ1jKyGLtCmbqKgdwvFr__BCoWeUYCfhmyQiba2o8nenStin_gDJYSPIsCaj7uyyn_MMByFySGRhro8iL2hiCXBwpmhKrncABvtcjd_CS-GFL37Ef_9g-7ARJ81ONCJJxzgEVm5_mDKJLPFjU1SlTXMyAoFNgEjMkvv0KZ1w6CL9L1UZHrpdmVAwGGWA/s4032/IMG_1862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ1jKyGLtCmbqKgdwvFr__BCoWeUYCfhmyQiba2o8nenStin_gDJYSPIsCaj7uyyn_MMByFySGRhro8iL2hiCXBwpmhKrncABvtcjd_CS-GFL37Ef_9g-7ARJ81ONCJJxzgEVm5_mDKJLPFjU1SlTXMyAoFNgEjMkvv0KZ1w6CL9L1UZHrpdmVAwGGWA/w640-h480/IMG_1862.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2DQbxtBLHQBuiOfVpSQdOhumqSdkvNn891NuMQ0G4MEafMEyRwf4GwuKQsdtGG6xYiQoBcn0wCeEULDFodH-lP5x8FN75K7CbtLiJtGhaEznYEvD1KjmD6VAYCibM9Gvf0ONzDmPfwd3FJKhTZn9dT3sX05X6kY3-1vLOyeLR2B0TqzDtCdbeRFrfWQ/s1936/IMG_1860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2DQbxtBLHQBuiOfVpSQdOhumqSdkvNn891NuMQ0G4MEafMEyRwf4GwuKQsdtGG6xYiQoBcn0wCeEULDFodH-lP5x8FN75K7CbtLiJtGhaEznYEvD1KjmD6VAYCibM9Gvf0ONzDmPfwd3FJKhTZn9dT3sX05X6kY3-1vLOyeLR2B0TqzDtCdbeRFrfWQ/w640-h640/IMG_1860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVt1XeN18D0ZTHXyxEuLRj2KY0yg5h3aHICfvMVCB2lQuPdJgNlYfv2Dmk0vOvX8kADmTjw7ss6YSlosbR1q15Pm9dnyNKv9k401uqaqkxF2gDE9j2Uo0tdmU30VbT77IIJk1epL-VVPMHjqntuPZiKRfMzqgJfAiDiRyAEG0n1qGHj_3azD2x3rpknCY/s4032/IMG_1864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVt1XeN18D0ZTHXyxEuLRj2KY0yg5h3aHICfvMVCB2lQuPdJgNlYfv2Dmk0vOvX8kADmTjw7ss6YSlosbR1q15Pm9dnyNKv9k401uqaqkxF2gDE9j2Uo0tdmU30VbT77IIJk1epL-VVPMHjqntuPZiKRfMzqgJfAiDiRyAEG0n1qGHj_3azD2x3rpknCY/w480-h640/IMG_1864.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsZn28DDRN26rL3Wolk6KgiaiRQedwzqkr2FmywSKvOhKjgDG_rLBN5wZ84RxfP_v1mlJQO_utfK_h1QerihjRahPEidTJh4q8XZ5Y6JaTw4Zed9y85JPf0vQ9fDGkRo8pSjK5vNRIbguTXCZ03wk8rMViDZTaJotf-1_SUFbaKNutAA5Jqfoisb9SIc/s1073/IMG_2164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsZn28DDRN26rL3Wolk6KgiaiRQedwzqkr2FmywSKvOhKjgDG_rLBN5wZ84RxfP_v1mlJQO_utfK_h1QerihjRahPEidTJh4q8XZ5Y6JaTw4Zed9y85JPf0vQ9fDGkRo8pSjK5vNRIbguTXCZ03wk8rMViDZTaJotf-1_SUFbaKNutAA5Jqfoisb9SIc/w494-h640/IMG_2164.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra figured out how to drive his tractor. Did I mention he isn't even 2 yet! He is so smart. He tried calling me the other day and I was in physical therapy. When I got out to my car and looked at my messages, there was one of him crying saying "call gramma, call gramma!" When I called him back he said "I crying" and when I saw him on Thursday, the first thing he says is "call gramma, I crying." So yesterday, I called right away in the morning and said "call Ezra, call Ezra...." His little face lights up....I'm so thankful for video messaging. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6c6AGods7sYDUWufg_Gfdr5hX8g-NjHsRmkcNcXTOhczh3RHr-K95pK97HAxUlsXDcSqL7wmRUuqmdpJil_nh1NpRHtUb68lkZsH4zNNYhFVTfgEmZuKw9uSBNP7FBVqgwJqGVFZNrNSaQCqbutKqh1xVAVokXrL4DQjV7ViTrBfbt2I49EpBuVQQQY/s948/IMG_2157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6c6AGods7sYDUWufg_Gfdr5hX8g-NjHsRmkcNcXTOhczh3RHr-K95pK97HAxUlsXDcSqL7wmRUuqmdpJil_nh1NpRHtUb68lkZsH4zNNYhFVTfgEmZuKw9uSBNP7FBVqgwJqGVFZNrNSaQCqbutKqh1xVAVokXrL4DQjV7ViTrBfbt2I49EpBuVQQQY/w368-h640/IMG_2157.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We did 2 nights of "lot drops" - this is what my business selling group looks like. We sold ALOT and the family was happy with prices. I did have someone contact about a "buy out" of what is left. We will see if it works out. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">O.k. that was pretty much it. This week I plan to order my seeds. If winter ever decides to come, it will be after I order and start my seeds....ahaha. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-1210441304994815982024-02-23T10:29:00.005-06:002024-02-23T10:33:45.984-06:00Farmhouse Friday Week 8 - Ever So Humble Home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NslBy6zaa2ClFppkK9C03Y0laB3btlNaKXOlxXdTyc0LxkHO6O-CoDAoUcImxpU7NczWfmj_eajmnTAOWRdOryp5RD7H3pZC1OyoTm3IOycJZ51p0O_Bx4cnxT2GhOgvbyGNuKorYOalsWLKK9wuoUy6xP8RFmKFMm2jBey4_gx0YWUhU5qi2wpEexY/s828/IMG_1265.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="828" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NslBy6zaa2ClFppkK9C03Y0laB3btlNaKXOlxXdTyc0LxkHO6O-CoDAoUcImxpU7NczWfmj_eajmnTAOWRdOryp5RD7H3pZC1OyoTm3IOycJZ51p0O_Bx4cnxT2GhOgvbyGNuKorYOalsWLKK9wuoUy6xP8RFmKFMm2jBey4_gx0YWUhU5qi2wpEexY/w640-h364/IMG_1265.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Friday Morning. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">How was your week?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This is my mom's parents, Grandma and Grandpa Kincaid. They lived in a very humble, part log, part roofing (asphalt/tar paper type) for siding, little house. I've heard some call it a shack. I would never call it that. For me, it was the best place - right there along that old chrome kitchen table. I have memories of coming through the door at their house and running right to that table. When we would come up to visit, grandma always had trays of cookies all on the table and covered with a dishcloth. If you look the the far left side there is someone with long hair....that might be me? Right there, as you entered that little back porch, I can still see my grandpa using a mixer to blend the 10 pounds of mashed potatoes. Oh, we couldn't wait to come home from Sunday school and dig into the good ol' "lake o butter" in the middle of all the potatoes. Not to mention the plates of fried chickens...yes chickens...s added. Grandma used to feed it seemed like all us and half the church. I now know they didn't have much money, how did they always feed everyone? Then after our bellies were full, grandpa would get out his fiddle, banjo or harmonica and start in with old time gospel music. My cousin or brother would join in with guitars and my aunt would sing. They fed us both - bellies and soul. Then grandma would say "well, Jess, lets load up some plates of food and deliver to (lots of people) and go visit the "old people" at the nursing home." We did that EVERY Sunday I was up and I'm sure they did it on a regular basis. They were old people themselves! Wonderful, wonderful memories I wouldn't trade of the best house or biggest inheritance EVER!!! My inheritance they invest back into me and I'm the richest for it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">O.k. I guess I was feeling a bit nostalgic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our estate sale went about as good as I expected. This week we are staging and posting what is left for a lot drop on our selling group.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I worked on my "window swag" - if you remember, the branch I hung above my kitchen window. I plan to decorate it seasonally until I get sick of it. ahaha</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslEgjqUYF93BsJpKQDzeqIv_sp5rNB53pCa5tqf3c00n08R0NWc8nEOT2sAiDXaLXKQoflD0bnqU7dSAa9hbOoQCsP1XaX-2rEk3bMovx9YgbgLcF-LeiTHmeZzKcNmvlVb_6X7f9rS-VTeMt_Fmf_q2oX3zjUGmisIrSwbHDDsc_sG3gtUC60Ag-u-A/s1353/IMG_1066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslEgjqUYF93BsJpKQDzeqIv_sp5rNB53pCa5tqf3c00n08R0NWc8nEOT2sAiDXaLXKQoflD0bnqU7dSAa9hbOoQCsP1XaX-2rEk3bMovx9YgbgLcF-LeiTHmeZzKcNmvlVb_6X7f9rS-VTeMt_Fmf_q2oX3zjUGmisIrSwbHDDsc_sG3gtUC60Ag-u-A/w392-h640/IMG_1066.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha71XacRV2pS39RQyhav8YgXYAh5iKVC-gM2mCF6OKV0zIo_BRKbzO1p4uUvyNbpLMnpd7WEst4lcrQg2heZ8RSDVwArI9gJc-69lGZMl4s_AoPJL7-aIlJ0getSNdtc640Dcc-nxquy4iuoUFgsSrZa5_oSALatEhoIUtFJy4NJVfJMKU-aSuYx7mf4/s1336/IMG_1234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha71XacRV2pS39RQyhav8YgXYAh5iKVC-gM2mCF6OKV0zIo_BRKbzO1p4uUvyNbpLMnpd7WEst4lcrQg2heZ8RSDVwArI9gJc-69lGZMl4s_AoPJL7-aIlJ0getSNdtc640Dcc-nxquy4iuoUFgsSrZa5_oSALatEhoIUtFJy4NJVfJMKU-aSuYx7mf4/w396-h640/IMG_1234.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mHEEB_noppXqKWFmHufjMPFbPoGXd6gLs7BkZd2ZCqauaOjL_fVHY0jLmYMkqEoVPFdsv-ZDFLgRxVE1XDHk-H8xHzlXf4QGdRL1rNwagVYJ_M9JQ3pZ08qw_wwG5iJFo4PBzCs_0u1dy52MwLcs8KkXL5cPsu7mYojfBWsi0izCzDs0iXvPzodxRIo/s4032/IMG_1233%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mHEEB_noppXqKWFmHufjMPFbPoGXd6gLs7BkZd2ZCqauaOjL_fVHY0jLmYMkqEoVPFdsv-ZDFLgRxVE1XDHk-H8xHzlXf4QGdRL1rNwagVYJ_M9JQ3pZ08qw_wwG5iJFo4PBzCs_0u1dy52MwLcs8KkXL5cPsu7mYojfBWsi0izCzDs0iXvPzodxRIo/w480-h640/IMG_1233%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'll share it next week when I have it all done. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I did teach the second needle felting class to the group of home schooled girls. Wow, I was so impressed with their creations!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I also was thinking about my Easter and spring decorations and started to "force" some bulbs. They seem to like the sunny spot in my laundry room.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMrPIYAl7esTGcQZZaNyoabS1Duyj0dG8cpybxPyLnMrtbvCcV0DlSVDVq_YtJHJyYdThZbrlU9ngTSD6GTvpWYN9XlgcFWB-HtRf3D0E7h9zbDUntcuoCnSoPBJx4ah8PAfs1KznRZpS8gj0FFZPoBL5JI_qfno21E4pUDGvScvwFm3I9RAycyQ2ILM/s4032/IMG_1050%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMrPIYAl7esTGcQZZaNyoabS1Duyj0dG8cpybxPyLnMrtbvCcV0DlSVDVq_YtJHJyYdThZbrlU9ngTSD6GTvpWYN9XlgcFWB-HtRf3D0E7h9zbDUntcuoCnSoPBJx4ah8PAfs1KznRZpS8gj0FFZPoBL5JI_qfno21E4pUDGvScvwFm3I9RAycyQ2ILM/w480-h640/IMG_1050%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /> I had more physical therapy this week. I did confess to my therapist that I almost didn't come back. She asked "why?" I said, "I'm a repeat offender....I'm sure you see people like me that don't keep up with their heath and need to come back again and again." She said, "well, we do...." I guess the first step in recovery is admission. So, "hey, it's me, I'm my own problem..."</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now, on to step 2 - "I can't do this by myself"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Step 3 - "Lord help me, help myself. If you do, I will do my best to keep up this time." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Step 4 - "I know my limits and lack there of of them."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm still working on the others....I'm looking at this like a 12 step program. Because for me, it is! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Are you doing anything fun this weekend? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-73360911932617882182024-02-20T08:28:00.002-06:002024-02-20T08:28:22.984-06:00The Trouble with Being an Optimist <p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hello friends:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you are new to my blog, welcome. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Question: What do you see? A weed or wish?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJaGHtKLPzIHAO7B_R-V4k7DqxKDpwGnMy8NwtdqjDZdvpTjigpW-U7lZYVh1VxPwgJQWdoZ5XAhT3_eTBTORVAk7do-qHa3lrv_caCqYKnKZ6toU1jyPKqqs4a7OLFV6_oJa93lgXnEwaCwMW5mIHOEiTACsEnZ1Xw7-W4C6SY6FrLUABkhNvRj4iM/s4032/IMG_0955%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueJaGHtKLPzIHAO7B_R-V4k7DqxKDpwGnMy8NwtdqjDZdvpTjigpW-U7lZYVh1VxPwgJQWdoZ5XAhT3_eTBTORVAk7do-qHa3lrv_caCqYKnKZ6toU1jyPKqqs4a7OLFV6_oJa93lgXnEwaCwMW5mIHOEiTACsEnZ1Xw7-W4C6SY6FrLUABkhNvRj4iM/s320/IMG_0955%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm sure those who know me, even it you only do through reading my posts, can guess I am an optimist. As long as I can remember; even being called "Little Miss Sunshine" from the neighbor lady and several grade school teachers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have to say, I do have a "knack" for finding the "silver lining."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The problem with that, I have come to realize the older I get, is that optimists are often misunderstood. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"Oh Jacky, my dog died" - "I'm sorry, but you gave it a good life."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"My mother had a stroke" - "Mine did too, enjoy her while she is still here." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"I am tired of walking" - "I'm am too, but we are almost there."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Do you see it? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My coping and dealing with trials lets call them, is finding the good in whatever it is. I mean, I can't help myself at times, because I don't want to go down a path of sadness, it leads no where. I've been surrounded by family, even faced it myself, that suffer from depression. I watched, witnessed and wondered why they felt such deep sadness. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Don't get me wrong here, I've had trials that have knocked me on my knees (in prayer). I've been down too. I just seem to find a way out - that "silver lining." Because of this, optimists like myself, can come across as "unsympathetic." It's not that I don't recognize other's trauma or trials, I do. I feel for them. I guess, I just jump to something positive to try to help them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Recently, I read an article about my personality type (enneagram 7) and it shared things that we 7's do that we could improve on. One was, before we turn on the "bright side," we take time to acknowledge the pain or dismay with what our friend is telling us. We, 7's, want to help....sometimes, helping is just listening and giving advice later.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've tried to do this more, since becoming aware of it in myself. I believe each feeling, emotion deserves a bit of reflection. If someone tells me their "bad news" now, I try to listen, acknowledge and be sympathetic. But, mark my words if after a awhile, one is still down in the dumps, "Little Miss Sunshine" will be on her way sharing unwanted advice.....ahahaha. I only do this out of love. Truly! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you happen to be an optimist too, or know one, please keep this post in your thoughts. Don't judge the optimists too harshly, they are just coping with what you told them, the best they know how. We don't want your thinking we belittle the situation, we are just trying to help you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-73735553144212924542024-02-16T06:34:00.000-06:002024-02-16T06:34:08.249-06:00Farmhouse Friday Week 7 - Family Fun<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Friday Morning</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This past weekend, we went to Wisconsin Dells with our children. In case you don't know, this area is known for all the water parks - outside and in. Where we stayed, it was all families and not as busy as I thought it would be (super bowl weekend). We all had so much fun! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr8yhZ4E9Gu5V20FF6-XtwEXwhPesJKOpdJOJTQuH1pEw_vSjCaK9DjmVRKEg2x8S3p10QJ3TntzoHNbhU2VwBgDmOJUxSTvfOoIurpUXqiv6z0MFkvj8dJgFhUdiWl1pZweqVgLcGLeBB3EiFwsnK956i85BrwP3Nw8vFvXP96-JL-bfswxMq0rk1MI/s914/IMG_0858%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="827" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr8yhZ4E9Gu5V20FF6-XtwEXwhPesJKOpdJOJTQuH1pEw_vSjCaK9DjmVRKEg2x8S3p10QJ3TntzoHNbhU2VwBgDmOJUxSTvfOoIurpUXqiv6z0MFkvj8dJgFhUdiWl1pZweqVgLcGLeBB3EiFwsnK956i85BrwP3Nw8vFvXP96-JL-bfswxMq0rk1MI/w580-h640/IMG_0858%20(1).jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm thankful for the time we were able to share.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I started physical therapy this week. The therapist showed me a stretch, (I need Al to help at home) where she pushed down on the top of my feet/ankle while my knees to my chest. Wow did that open up that area in my lower back - great stretch. I also showed her all the stuff we do at Strong Bodies. Which she said were excellent exercises for me too. I told her my difficulty with 2 of them and she gave me some tips, I have no idea why I didn't think to do it that way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lisa and I worked all week on setting up the estate sale, it's today and tomorrow. I have no idea how it will go, as it's mostly glass and dishes. However, I think that some of that is making a come back. Let's hope. We try to keep reasonable prices so that items sell. We did look almost everything up, she has some super nice things and I guess we have to start somewhere. Anyway, we split our commission and after guesstimating what we might sell....let's just say, I may be on board with the crazy California Senate candidate asking for a $50 minimum wage...ahaha! I'm not complaining, as I do like what I do, but sometimes .... the numbers and time don't make "book sense." I do like that I get to "pick first" so for me that is worth something too. Here is a link to the sale (if you have facebook) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1914536328603700/">Town Hall Trinkets Online Estate Sales</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I guess that was pretty much my week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Have you ever worked at something that you loved, but at times doesn't make "book sense?" </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-53614393447437652022024-02-14T08:11:00.001-06:002024-02-14T08:11:11.800-06:00Happy Vintage Valentine's Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></div>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-87054915697061195272024-02-09T08:05:00.003-06:002024-02-09T08:13:33.810-06:00Farmhouse Friday Week 6 - Needle Felting<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AnwykM5wDYAkqmI-EBD5sMMcWH8mb1cRhAVyrKU8hgX02lctjpNDikhhrGORt-ylCh_OjlYFbQdxo3h_veyO7X8TqBADLClGriPwCQ7-J7TC-v_I_9D0ot7R9wdrIMdRnO_VJbk6zsus1TSvyikfdnA8pwMT0XTGd21bDvugdKv5rBAnKK69P_lDtCY/s4032/IMG_0813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AnwykM5wDYAkqmI-EBD5sMMcWH8mb1cRhAVyrKU8hgX02lctjpNDikhhrGORt-ylCh_OjlYFbQdxo3h_veyO7X8TqBADLClGriPwCQ7-J7TC-v_I_9D0ot7R9wdrIMdRnO_VJbk6zsus1TSvyikfdnA8pwMT0XTGd21bDvugdKv5rBAnKK69P_lDtCY/w480-h640/IMG_0813.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Friday Morning - February 9, 2024</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This past week, I spent some valuable time with youth in both Shawano and Marathon Counties, teaching them needle felting. I believe it was almost 60, that includes a few mamas. The above 2 hearts were my samples for the largest group. I will return in 2 weeks to share with that group again, only that time, they can pick what they want to make. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here are a few pictures. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lp-TB5IYDniNBvIEUFx2vWtKTAJKew8AW-vIeObi8MSeR0mBpA8hz4cIbAnRtBCXH4zqmzzh0goMKFL62Fg_A05KUB07DsTZbGRW6o0NmH4igwS2gKpSdSf_BOCdNpMI1wWIIkdOtAFqNjNrglXKl4ryrxhT5kwf189hyly9Q698EhuqWAcqqhptJzs/s4032/IMG_0761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lp-TB5IYDniNBvIEUFx2vWtKTAJKew8AW-vIeObi8MSeR0mBpA8hz4cIbAnRtBCXH4zqmzzh0goMKFL62Fg_A05KUB07DsTZbGRW6o0NmH4igwS2gKpSdSf_BOCdNpMI1wWIIkdOtAFqNjNrglXKl4ryrxhT5kwf189hyly9Q698EhuqWAcqqhptJzs/w480-h640/IMG_0761.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm37M6ltx0Hh5VRXoLpQ_toQm_9TQUs1_CPT1yUKWnhxRvbF7W0-N5vNpHlXgY1ddV7b_oBHl6ApOlT-nCQ8CCQku0puKxB1WM6IdFmgxRjykuV0fqpl4My5Mhc3D_C-sH-aKKJ3qfVEBOZTTL_eO9d7N8rFomhmD9QBfwyHc_0E68y8CdrobTxd9pXc/s4032/IMG_0762.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm37M6ltx0Hh5VRXoLpQ_toQm_9TQUs1_CPT1yUKWnhxRvbF7W0-N5vNpHlXgY1ddV7b_oBHl6ApOlT-nCQ8CCQku0puKxB1WM6IdFmgxRjykuV0fqpl4My5Mhc3D_C-sH-aKKJ3qfVEBOZTTL_eO9d7N8rFomhmD9QBfwyHc_0E68y8CdrobTxd9pXc/w480-h640/IMG_0762.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5oJQ29mM0OdJGcHgmR2To-arJIGDkyM_smuYUijjB0eD4kza04LYF3_fSEbEH-mu3t8ha9p7iBUzbBlD5Anyx_ho6IDs8o_1UcynkUgKNPraG4fCd1BvEsb_5O7ZqrxsVN_GPyxO7D9Gv0WaO1gZ0MYHCnfpBOy1ghvdGBhoTB22RMLr335QKKKCqio/s4032/IMG_0763.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5oJQ29mM0OdJGcHgmR2To-arJIGDkyM_smuYUijjB0eD4kza04LYF3_fSEbEH-mu3t8ha9p7iBUzbBlD5Anyx_ho6IDs8o_1UcynkUgKNPraG4fCd1BvEsb_5O7ZqrxsVN_GPyxO7D9Gv0WaO1gZ0MYHCnfpBOy1ghvdGBhoTB22RMLr335QKKKCqio/w640-h480/IMG_0763.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG_kniPW9dHcn3eRHUZlHqJnxvcKFkxDLMwdOhaPmIfN72oNZnJBwCKspfpt4p1MPwJ2J_Vil__yKO5PaiYMltVILWn75a2kUnxNy8ns5XGq-jDtbex8gRoUYJd49YUcuavPTLCxCZ62UPU7uxWiet4jHWawMfdkOLpioYv7uDKeh7PxJXpJCn15EC_o/s1329/IMG_0688.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG_kniPW9dHcn3eRHUZlHqJnxvcKFkxDLMwdOhaPmIfN72oNZnJBwCKspfpt4p1MPwJ2J_Vil__yKO5PaiYMltVILWn75a2kUnxNy8ns5XGq-jDtbex8gRoUYJd49YUcuavPTLCxCZ62UPU7uxWiet4jHWawMfdkOLpioYv7uDKeh7PxJXpJCn15EC_o/w398-h640/IMG_0688.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Look at all the educational classes offered by Shawano County 4H. The projects were amazing! The kids all seemed to have so much fun! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The largest group was for home school education. It was all girls. I did overhear several of them (middle age) talking about boys. I had to chuckle when one says "ya, and boys, they kill rabbits just for fun!" I had to hold my laughter, but I knew boys like that too at that age....ahahah! One of my 4H moms referred me. When I was setting up, she mentioned that her daughter saw my bread on instagram and wanted to learn that...then the one mom says "yes please, you can teach it here" - sometimes, my bread doesn't turn out...so, I'll have to think on it...ahaha. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigd_kYR2ZzkitfC7lTQjAWkXwcCNrBwslG3Apa-fkO5gYgpZiA3FdVQjmCLNacyDJ_m8m5MRjF9a7MugE8vGdqnYImDept1cpfK48sa_EDOxH34pAq0M5I4Tk1hxo3-Qh2pFUzmgyPMwjhxP7FH_eieLVadPb2hPF_NvgNg3mLH_YmVd8C1ML_4m1FMKU/s4032/IMG_0817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigd_kYR2ZzkitfC7lTQjAWkXwcCNrBwslG3Apa-fkO5gYgpZiA3FdVQjmCLNacyDJ_m8m5MRjF9a7MugE8vGdqnYImDept1cpfK48sa_EDOxH34pAq0M5I4Tk1hxo3-Qh2pFUzmgyPMwjhxP7FH_eieLVadPb2hPF_NvgNg3mLH_YmVd8C1ML_4m1FMKU/w480-h640/IMG_0817.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">That last one is so happy, it just makes me smile!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Other than, all the tests on my weakness that I mentioned in previous post, we worked on our next estate sale. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWctRlj7kFXils7Aqsvy1sEqEMrhgdnL0nyDL2-_V-bqlzIoi-oPSLz3M5STMxxapgYC7bgviZB90FXH_2-enJ5DpM7U4ssMK84MZMuEPMhLk_tbK7XrB8Kswid8cF3vN8GiQaYJ7sUraolSIjYi-YrufzFccbFwhqd2J1r65LKVhcmjnZqGeJxEBmupE/s4032/IMG_0833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWctRlj7kFXils7Aqsvy1sEqEMrhgdnL0nyDL2-_V-bqlzIoi-oPSLz3M5STMxxapgYC7bgviZB90FXH_2-enJ5DpM7U4ssMK84MZMuEPMhLk_tbK7XrB8Kswid8cF3vN8GiQaYJ7sUraolSIjYi-YrufzFccbFwhqd2J1r65LKVhcmjnZqGeJxEBmupE/w640-h480/IMG_0833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHkpe9iyziExjT3D29ssI5JY4joEgbWZNuxeyjQ_7YqVmBeiPjqQBIM2SxhuakuNaqU0zxSZIECGFnJyyC2w_3tcMgG5CACXsT-4TkLXDsAOq0VLAgq6lzQK-c4ge1QbE_ruvME7gKJJszyFOJL7xpz9U7vAHaSqPmUVlou_1MMtZ-AORZ9NgMlOjuNU/w480-h640/IMG_0831.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">That will be next Friday and Saturday. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The estate sale is for my friend, Jan. She grew up in the same neighborhood I did, she was my brother's age. I really got to know her when Al and I bought our first home, across the alley from her childhood home (she lived in too). </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The family, boxed up all the items they wanted us to sell. Lisa and I have no idea what the items in the boxes look like. It's like Christmas! Lisa did squeal, I did too, a few times because something was really cute. We are telling ourselves "you don't need it, you don't need it!" We both might weaken on this little bag of cardboard farm animals (we can split it). </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Did you hear, Wisconsin for the first time ever, had a tornado yesterday? Not up here by me, but in southern Wisconsin. Crazy weather! We have very little snow. We may get a dusting to 2" next week, but other than that - not a Winter Wonderland. In fact, many northern businesses, aren't even open due to lack ice fishing and snowmobiling crowds. Sad for those who depend on tourism. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What is the weather like, by you? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-82814041537888220302024-02-07T10:03:00.004-06:002024-02-07T10:03:53.631-06:00Missing an Ingredient<p><span style="font-size: large;">Last night, I had some sourdough looking at me - it was ready to be fed. So, I looked up "sourdough discard recipes" yet again. I wanted to try a sandwich bread. I am old school, so I wrote down the recipe on paper. I made a mistake and missed an ingredient...but, it turned out anyway. Not everything turns out when you miss an ingredient. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I may have to circle back to that concept for a ladies Bible study. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I started late - as in 6 pm. Sometimes, I am ready for, even at times, in bed at 8 pm. I yelled to Al in the living room "it's going to be a late night for me. I'm starting bread." I am also old school with the mix and kneading it by hand. I got a workout with this loaf, but it was worth it. I put the dough in a container with a lid and actually, I used my dishwasher. I usually open the door and let my dishes air dry instead of using the washer. Then it hit me...I'm going to put the dough in there for the first rise. It was perfectly warm. I cut the doubling by at least 30 minutes. Well, that worked so well, that I rolled the dough and put it in a loaf pan and put it back in the dishwasher. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPkO7TFMErmkgURgQAuELCL8A0GWAucCKxds0-md2ldL2jlt34ky6XfV3xVoJJF0hv8DQOOKxi733-aLIhueQjdu4d0dPyTA56jwq62jvOYPbYYuU2Dz1-rdC2sEkerIUquOK3HlAnoK4nzpoxFfCtqaLv2eBIUyfM_UP9F687Ng80ChJ_9HGdik5upo/s4032/IMG_0796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPkO7TFMErmkgURgQAuELCL8A0GWAucCKxds0-md2ldL2jlt34ky6XfV3xVoJJF0hv8DQOOKxi733-aLIhueQjdu4d0dPyTA56jwq62jvOYPbYYuU2Dz1-rdC2sEkerIUquOK3HlAnoK4nzpoxFfCtqaLv2eBIUyfM_UP9F687Ng80ChJ_9HGdik5upo/w480-h640/IMG_0796.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">That took half the time as well. Maybe it won't be a late night after all. I baked it, let it cool on the counter and went to bed. I fell asleep to the wonderful smell of fresh bread - it's the little things really (wink, wink).</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_87ftRWZQ3z4DFUia0Wlp1Xy04yPrGviJwHcu0ymK-M3kS5CUOXv5F80dZ-sMhgxsYNV8RPKctv7GusVo_mnNOzeplRR5-WBevDcCu4UuMVAHxMRj7eixxPgCJHC66BeD1b797Pe38VY-H_y97EdvekFjSMGneW_1WVARSpa294UGk7dV31R6EEr9kE/s4032/IMG_0798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_87ftRWZQ3z4DFUia0Wlp1Xy04yPrGviJwHcu0ymK-M3kS5CUOXv5F80dZ-sMhgxsYNV8RPKctv7GusVo_mnNOzeplRR5-WBevDcCu4UuMVAHxMRj7eixxPgCJHC66BeD1b797Pe38VY-H_y97EdvekFjSMGneW_1WVARSpa294UGk7dV31R6EEr9kE/w480-h640/IMG_0798.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPnzbgHdhsPUcMvEBqjuOsC2cq8ARX1zu2jUYX_Ku2viCngNEAO9s_O2wftMKEJswyzRaFeLZmAg6wcKC_YAKFbdm5I7ePmYZqjB1tqMjQuMMOfZpAYja5gKKw98xOUZyp-Qkvhlm6kmosrdsdJiqnI83qsN8vOF9ZLUCkBlQpvmav6u1_NupwuQyr2M/s4032/IMG_0800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPnzbgHdhsPUcMvEBqjuOsC2cq8ARX1zu2jUYX_Ku2viCngNEAO9s_O2wftMKEJswyzRaFeLZmAg6wcKC_YAKFbdm5I7ePmYZqjB1tqMjQuMMOfZpAYja5gKKw98xOUZyp-Qkvhlm6kmosrdsdJiqnI83qsN8vOF9ZLUCkBlQpvmav6u1_NupwuQyr2M/w640-h480/IMG_0800.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so pleased with how it turned out. I don't even miss the ingredient (butter) - well, I put enough on the finished product anyway. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5EhQvmGTX-QCsWlfwfuaPC7_qQ6ExqLrYT-f5bHJUnobVCbk5LCDGH0MJO2NNm3VO54ajA9B3T0zYQF1VuX96kLVfGHUMoIXI-gozwyU7xcMk3ikDCD-Yn0gvhhXq4o1mttDIxixJLTKB6YmBxh2sabMuMnjoXOrLDTbuoioxNnj4dlXHUgAt4hUE_U/s4032/IMG_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5EhQvmGTX-QCsWlfwfuaPC7_qQ6ExqLrYT-f5bHJUnobVCbk5LCDGH0MJO2NNm3VO54ajA9B3T0zYQF1VuX96kLVfGHUMoIXI-gozwyU7xcMk3ikDCD-Yn0gvhhXq4o1mttDIxixJLTKB6YmBxh2sabMuMnjoXOrLDTbuoioxNnj4dlXHUgAt4hUE_U/w480-h640/IMG_0801.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Toast with my spiced apple butter jelly. So good! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, what is the point of this post? Dicky Bird, we've seen enough of your bread now...move on. The point is, what I need to hear this Wednesday - hump day - just because you may be missing an "ingredient" doesn't mean the "product" is ruined. Just go with it, "bake" it anyway. It may end up being something better than what you expected. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dicky Bird, you are missing (xyz), but, be yourself, do what you can do, keep plugging along....all is not lost. You may feel like you need a rapid rise, in half the time....you can do it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. The testing ruled out all the "scary" stuff....so, now I need to get to the "rapid rise" stage - with missing ingredients - so I can be whole again. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-29929137585531026942024-02-02T15:29:00.002-06:002024-02-02T15:29:35.896-06:00Farmhouse Friday Week 5 - Finding Balance<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Friday Morning! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghboDIABKd_ohh1b4ve-9WIOqr_QHU50ANz_BjGIoTGwx4KF3Db5dNxN2I8ftJfTpERxzc4wqUlM_DPArfJkIBD7NC2f_HCe9UuN36sWUPNh0T5ud_30wp3rn5Kvbdmp6T9KNZELKXeEt1WxLG1tvdev1Iy3fnT-kvMvUnexuURzOyGNEJRrS-qo4fZBo/s4032/IMG_0751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghboDIABKd_ohh1b4ve-9WIOqr_QHU50ANz_BjGIoTGwx4KF3Db5dNxN2I8ftJfTpERxzc4wqUlM_DPArfJkIBD7NC2f_HCe9UuN36sWUPNh0T5ud_30wp3rn5Kvbdmp6T9KNZELKXeEt1WxLG1tvdev1Iy3fnT-kvMvUnexuURzOyGNEJRrS-qo4fZBo/w480-h640/IMG_0751.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have really enjoyed January! I basically took off 6 weeks from doing "estate work." I did do 2 "lot drops" on my business group and was available for sold lot pickups. However, I purposefully took this time off to regroup, recharge, rejuvenate what it is I do. I needed these weeks off to give me time to do some things I find pleasure in. Self employment and finding a balance between work and pleasure is difficult. Especially, since what I do for pleasure is also what I do for a job....ahaha. Anyway, Lisa and I are back to work on Monday. We have an estate sale mid February. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We have had unseasonably warm weather in Wisconsin. My brother actually saw 3 Robins this week. My friend is already collecting maple sap - by the milk truck loads. In almost 30 years of keeping chickens, I have never let my birds out to "scratch around" this many days in January! Now, this is still Wisconsin - winter is not done. Al did move my Christmas gift - rusty old VW Bug - in the wild flower field. We thought we better do it while ground still hard enough to do it. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPOwaZe8XsWwi1eV0s5jDxAvTG-BjmtilDi7yKH_E2h_nQWE1U1mB9RSqH-NHW0thI24K7H_DYLbPJHUytFfLZ5vjZ_A5GwxZceHEtxMTsKm5x3C_xRgSNVcuYqasfCXq20yz04fB14gyVVnKktuHDc-y3MVFpxFOKvoCV9afK1g73fQIha_GL0toff8/s4032/IMG_0659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPOwaZe8XsWwi1eV0s5jDxAvTG-BjmtilDi7yKH_E2h_nQWE1U1mB9RSqH-NHW0thI24K7H_DYLbPJHUytFfLZ5vjZ_A5GwxZceHEtxMTsKm5x3C_xRgSNVcuYqasfCXq20yz04fB14gyVVnKktuHDc-y3MVFpxFOKvoCV9afK1g73fQIha_GL0toff8/w640-h480/IMG_0659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5Ohz1DidyqyTQHLQkPJBRzMaaqJEaSHDfT9ZcOlZzjf0NaF3Eoj7JARKvf953UhrPLYgvYP0qLKof70gQIuQ1EcpJ7GF769TGbXN0jN1tQ0AP-IFEm1VTlHiOETajkt62IaThYd3gApV5Xo9kRRNXV-T8sBzjuvLT3TbFlIQqGhmboq6vwIPyonfwqA/s4032/IMG_0660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5Ohz1DidyqyTQHLQkPJBRzMaaqJEaSHDfT9ZcOlZzjf0NaF3Eoj7JARKvf953UhrPLYgvYP0qLKof70gQIuQ1EcpJ7GF769TGbXN0jN1tQ0AP-IFEm1VTlHiOETajkt62IaThYd3gApV5Xo9kRRNXV-T8sBzjuvLT3TbFlIQqGhmboq6vwIPyonfwqA/w640-h480/IMG_0660.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x7rk7R8rH9-QXPLm0Npf9VLo4jrlNgKg8QmRSU25etpG5q1SudfOJ3JpUwHeQPZD09iLcd7JR4Hv6JA0FHw_jCOtq4qV4nWN6pE-hS8MoeQdVlMMzqr6v1xgZVL5zQijkLeiDPiSngduVOtNjW4W5iBcdsjVU9kQTQhMW1DtyISYieB1LYNgF11bXeQ/s4032/IMG_0661.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x7rk7R8rH9-QXPLm0Npf9VLo4jrlNgKg8QmRSU25etpG5q1SudfOJ3JpUwHeQPZD09iLcd7JR4Hv6JA0FHw_jCOtq4qV4nWN6pE-hS8MoeQdVlMMzqr6v1xgZVL5zQijkLeiDPiSngduVOtNjW4W5iBcdsjVU9kQTQhMW1DtyISYieB1LYNgF11bXeQ/w640-h480/IMG_0661.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">He had quite the line up out there. Truck, flatbed trailer, VW and tractor. It worked! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Monday night after our Strong Bodies class, I took Nancy out for her birthday dinner. We ate at Chet & Emil's, a landmark in Birnamwood, Wisconsin. They are known for their broasted chicken. Al and I had our wedding reception there almost 36 years ago. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh7ijoT_3IQss16x1nDEV0lkT6GdLYRUVhN-zE3PJlD7nX5lZUjnl6MOIl-q1PZzVyDWEV9S88iKHzLhzGYtS7oQAA7JPILgq1OexADzpmUiVAMyUR-hg3LIrbiTRYZPkvjapWHRhcLGXx0r2F9aSbFXa74uJwxAEPcHiX8Ds9cU6siiqV9IRq1XicWI/s4032/IMG_0698.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh7ijoT_3IQss16x1nDEV0lkT6GdLYRUVhN-zE3PJlD7nX5lZUjnl6MOIl-q1PZzVyDWEV9S88iKHzLhzGYtS7oQAA7JPILgq1OexADzpmUiVAMyUR-hg3LIrbiTRYZPkvjapWHRhcLGXx0r2F9aSbFXa74uJwxAEPcHiX8Ds9cU6siiqV9IRq1XicWI/w300-h400/IMG_0698.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've been buying out estates for 35 years. I have some really nice cupboards that I have no intention of selling while I'm alive. Our daughter, Justine, sent me a message and asked "if you ever find a cupboard like this" - I said "I have one, please come get it." This piece, we bought from a house on Kent Street, in Wausau, Wisconsin before she was even born. It had been in our house for many years, but I moved it out to my studio/shop where I used it for storage. It has a roll top desk, with pigeon holes and the drawers are deep. I believe it is a one of kind and probably made by a skilled craftsman for personal use. It is very heavy, but comes in 2 pieces. It had some condition issues, which she didn't mind. I'm so happy she gave this wonderful piece a new life and home. Here it is in her's. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sT3bgBZlxAlhzGYp07U9s1M-_sA4hb-r4EWLyuJxWTjzA3clQTk4w1WH6pQsXgI_d-32Ycd0Ii9z5nbefbjGmdKs7pAryUjNx2TPIrhGBlPWwtoC6VDx6Q5wMN3-YfewDb7NbhqE-Ew6j19karXl4ob_X2jhIz28yzhG_qyr7j8poVLPpQenpFzE0FE/s804/IMG_0735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="705" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sT3bgBZlxAlhzGYp07U9s1M-_sA4hb-r4EWLyuJxWTjzA3clQTk4w1WH6pQsXgI_d-32Ycd0Ii9z5nbefbjGmdKs7pAryUjNx2TPIrhGBlPWwtoC6VDx6Q5wMN3-YfewDb7NbhqE-Ew6j19karXl4ob_X2jhIz28yzhG_qyr7j8poVLPpQenpFzE0FE/w562-h640/IMG_0735.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Today, I get to have Lauren over here for a few hours. I won't lie, I did make all of the treats for her. I made some cupcakes. I was planning on taking them to church last night too for our "kitchen table Bible study." I found the recipe on pinterest, deep, rich chocolate batter with a fluffy frosting. They were good!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI_HOm7ZXSJNrtfds-2SkmLFHyFf1zgDimSwlnmUOmn-PAJLH6nCW9N85zH6x9EEprW0W4HhSXTi34Lzwm2ieaNX5JEKFGeTQEdTUb3VUd4CHr9jOJmqyipRAS-CNqAdyxULOfyV_2oVFNgdVyzwYPu8a71NLeGEM9LCC3EFC0SPSlyOquWET8XM134M/s4032/IMG_0725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI_HOm7ZXSJNrtfds-2SkmLFHyFf1zgDimSwlnmUOmn-PAJLH6nCW9N85zH6x9EEprW0W4HhSXTi34Lzwm2ieaNX5JEKFGeTQEdTUb3VUd4CHr9jOJmqyipRAS-CNqAdyxULOfyV_2oVFNgdVyzwYPu8a71NLeGEM9LCC3EFC0SPSlyOquWET8XM134M/w480-h640/IMG_0725.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5RnWxMhu1UjRQhmw84Ajk-jHBm1YvI3dzDoMpTZKGPZkO-loZnq4-2Fj2D_pG-BqkhTVWguyJNSTwXChANmzdbQxK2h9V6tgDGAMII5SKXoo2pPF7s3GoLIaiHhTOnZTfbUbXL7klerwXksYmOC6tI1AOPAxiO4CjDI50VkUu2FWdzq1fxvM0bE51SY/s4032/IMG_0724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5RnWxMhu1UjRQhmw84Ajk-jHBm1YvI3dzDoMpTZKGPZkO-loZnq4-2Fj2D_pG-BqkhTVWguyJNSTwXChANmzdbQxK2h9V6tgDGAMII5SKXoo2pPF7s3GoLIaiHhTOnZTfbUbXL7klerwXksYmOC6tI1AOPAxiO4CjDI50VkUu2FWdzq1fxvM0bE51SY/w480-h640/IMG_0724.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GkuYHAED8IhZ8draxb2yLIAHiipZc9Gd9eMxFyqiGq_v7VjfeoZ3o1DLvvlw468CdwTMQQ62g68-Px_hewZhEs-V0bAjZA4Kd2bx8tLhmuuySmRCa3G_8R2APPZhfNokWwilKD0eqFqIkwod8Uk6twHIw025TgHQRSHgzJoa8I9YCPxAC12SuNPQsYA/s1036/IMG_0743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GkuYHAED8IhZ8draxb2yLIAHiipZc9Gd9eMxFyqiGq_v7VjfeoZ3o1DLvvlw468CdwTMQQ62g68-Px_hewZhEs-V0bAjZA4Kd2bx8tLhmuuySmRCa3G_8R2APPZhfNokWwilKD0eqFqIkwod8Uk6twHIw025TgHQRSHgzJoa8I9YCPxAC12SuNPQsYA/w512-h640/IMG_0743.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWbxmppfr-qMp37lYaId5NzroNlRRDFZypbvxUxZ3s-yR79mql6QlotB54rNiDwuObho4THqhXGnazUZ0gLYWT29thARe7evAh_haPWFY4CLoyHBLIeIOOWI3e5g5pDAI31tB8jZxzj9kiNBV8aEYZmo9x-mLzRYjn4xsIxKlXRswYF6JQ4MGXuR6U3k/s350/IMG_0742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="345" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWbxmppfr-qMp37lYaId5NzroNlRRDFZypbvxUxZ3s-yR79mql6QlotB54rNiDwuObho4THqhXGnazUZ0gLYWT29thARe7evAh_haPWFY4CLoyHBLIeIOOWI3e5g5pDAI31tB8jZxzj9kiNBV8aEYZmo9x-mLzRYjn4xsIxKlXRswYF6JQ4MGXuR6U3k/w630-h640/IMG_0742.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">That cute little face is my great-nephew, Arty. He seriously, has the funniest little faces! It's hard not to laugh when he is being a bit rascally. Anyway, he really liked the frosting! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I had a gift card to Hobby Lobby that I used part of for some Valentine craft and decorations. I saw these sprinkles and melting chocolates and thought about popcorn. I air popped the corn, spread it out on parchment and drizzled the chocolate over the top and used ALL the sprinkles. I wanted to put conversation heart candy in the bottom of the bags, but I couldn't find any at Hobby Lobby. So, I put in these little wooden hearts. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTVRGaWSgXZbkYNU3bPXKf0zkGwA5GsYOt4hLmQSkHOhmZX3FM7Dbp6rUVolqjwXzV0ZqUrWVHu3a9KqnX2zoTpbngjn47L4SmcSPrzMGDVLQ1mc7T9NYgjSCCB26Uarqc2835CVwnD9ANcD9FJYF-vlHHHH3bjKGB-blTOkefg49HP8vAILq2G4Z0mQ/s4032/IMG_0728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTVRGaWSgXZbkYNU3bPXKf0zkGwA5GsYOt4hLmQSkHOhmZX3FM7Dbp6rUVolqjwXzV0ZqUrWVHu3a9KqnX2zoTpbngjn47L4SmcSPrzMGDVLQ1mc7T9NYgjSCCB26Uarqc2835CVwnD9ANcD9FJYF-vlHHHH3bjKGB-blTOkefg49HP8vAILq2G4Z0mQ/w480-h640/IMG_0728.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj188dHSuCI1J6RyKGkl-5OCWWGMk2x5nCIwmGTKVKuWEGqJ0SOBWmekDGb2RW0lK6i8GyCafdrwrSrKHMyz8yX3pLcr7Ab_v0jfDTv8brfk-OKZg1uZRpT3qwCvvW8FyPJUD6gby_teGmcpwAB-gxBAuU0Q1MR00pBtfbMvL78sotpGiliJpY-rEzkL9o/s4032/IMG_0730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj188dHSuCI1J6RyKGkl-5OCWWGMk2x5nCIwmGTKVKuWEGqJ0SOBWmekDGb2RW0lK6i8GyCafdrwrSrKHMyz8yX3pLcr7Ab_v0jfDTv8brfk-OKZg1uZRpT3qwCvvW8FyPJUD6gby_teGmcpwAB-gxBAuU0Q1MR00pBtfbMvL78sotpGiliJpY-rEzkL9o/w480-h640/IMG_0730.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfn2Z6iRM9g-3jZgM-f3MrX4iSw0_X1TZ5_dZHFAAxh2gu8pTQPIyagBSr6xbBZvYIIhBqM0KAbXNIoOLXbvwVhpKnfSF67tyUpM5fngJGLOMOkanrux08f8qYdkfEOOeSpHjaUWv1z2WWyI2_zeU_jTOCpFhbJrJAEJbqrWaTx2yMTaRpfXx7v7aSrM/s4032/IMG_0731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfn2Z6iRM9g-3jZgM-f3MrX4iSw0_X1TZ5_dZHFAAxh2gu8pTQPIyagBSr6xbBZvYIIhBqM0KAbXNIoOLXbvwVhpKnfSF67tyUpM5fngJGLOMOkanrux08f8qYdkfEOOeSpHjaUWv1z2WWyI2_zeU_jTOCpFhbJrJAEJbqrWaTx2yMTaRpfXx7v7aSrM/w480-h640/IMG_0731.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I also tried focaccia bread from my sour dough discard. It was fantastic! So easy. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTwee8d5g4DOmHQKchS-YWenMK8Nur9bwIqRbqOgKoMRAfZZgjnqslUau5OVsD2BMJdHh5IABBz69x_ez5f_PEkac9PKLqvjCkaSj913-YOSU9SHkIn0DYka-oi4Jpu6ssdLgnTWB_HW41QaKA-3P5rWKztLAnkri5MM__XXwfzjcxqjK8jzwOhLAdaY/s4032/IMG_0734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTwee8d5g4DOmHQKchS-YWenMK8Nur9bwIqRbqOgKoMRAfZZgjnqslUau5OVsD2BMJdHh5IABBz69x_ez5f_PEkac9PKLqvjCkaSj913-YOSU9SHkIn0DYka-oi4Jpu6ssdLgnTWB_HW41QaKA-3P5rWKztLAnkri5MM__XXwfzjcxqjK8jzwOhLAdaY/w480-h640/IMG_0734.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWFKpWRLWRS_X3aMGlzYjzC6k-Prn-7chGxwmEHWQemflABYC3TNulR2f3SV5ASy7YeJrxWShyphenhyphenDd_5g3NEYQrX7G2I3jp6tasN7PHGZHj2ustYP9oeVWrQZaKOyQ96D7n9oHXww8Sd5lu6NN_tb7MXc9Mcd7Xtvbs47KzWLlFK81p01XlUGr3Ov1wLS8/s4032/IMG_0736%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWFKpWRLWRS_X3aMGlzYjzC6k-Prn-7chGxwmEHWQemflABYC3TNulR2f3SV5ASy7YeJrxWShyphenhyphenDd_5g3NEYQrX7G2I3jp6tasN7PHGZHj2ustYP9oeVWrQZaKOyQ96D7n9oHXww8Sd5lu6NN_tb7MXc9Mcd7Xtvbs47KzWLlFK81p01XlUGr3Ov1wLS8/w480-h640/IMG_0736%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You only have so many days to spend with children, so, for my grandchildren, I want each time I get them to be fun and magical. I had Lauren in mind for all I did today. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxAuIuhqHywAepjWLyS0i8m6ZcC1-yxYJPCJ7j7AxSv3WucGyjjsaavVsH8LM5Xq5ZBsJ4vNz0Ta169aqXgy1z7lW5-UG3toVapP3MgZA3UrzZbepf2fjIMu_GK91lVELftLJty98ad0i0iK_RoNpbE5Xcyu_G1P3PpSGtkPOyQVI0fHmZK3nRW3tC3c/s4032/IMG_0753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxAuIuhqHywAepjWLyS0i8m6ZcC1-yxYJPCJ7j7AxSv3WucGyjjsaavVsH8LM5Xq5ZBsJ4vNz0Ta169aqXgy1z7lW5-UG3toVapP3MgZA3UrzZbepf2fjIMu_GK91lVELftLJty98ad0i0iK_RoNpbE5Xcyu_G1P3PpSGtkPOyQVI0fHmZK3nRW3tC3c/w640-h480/IMG_0753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrboaOjWCsGlZ8KjdLzx5fuowd2JFjCUeEe6HD13HwkGan78bMv5arQgL0L1gm70C7wb7f1rOmBssyYJ1JvFzqfkAd0qYmvTpXGIOmNzlypHsx0piu-MklC-ngqHHiSN0K4-vqpbJpFrcZbL1vqJ1Na24byHUtdgjFwZgMmekrH9QgmZWmM24ORONw4Bw/s4032/IMG_0754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrboaOjWCsGlZ8KjdLzx5fuowd2JFjCUeEe6HD13HwkGan78bMv5arQgL0L1gm70C7wb7f1rOmBssyYJ1JvFzqfkAd0qYmvTpXGIOmNzlypHsx0piu-MklC-ngqHHiSN0K4-vqpbJpFrcZbL1vqJ1Na24byHUtdgjFwZgMmekrH9QgmZWmM24ORONw4Bw/w480-h640/IMG_0754.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrln3EzqVQkYdi-ddsaHDr6Wqv1OTC_IHOTdSlr2zzNX6cvVa-f1sgbdKWUzhDcGvkwyGdlb6rNGD_rYbinIb-SfNfXKsdLs6KDZ0HABEnNmUaOsFTldvvyd_9K0yjOrmjowIzUNsJdLP1ZWGMF4SD3e7PPf99zC60xPHV_nwE0O-gpmbtDOFN5qEyko/s4032/IMG_0750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrln3EzqVQkYdi-ddsaHDr6Wqv1OTC_IHOTdSlr2zzNX6cvVa-f1sgbdKWUzhDcGvkwyGdlb6rNGD_rYbinIb-SfNfXKsdLs6KDZ0HABEnNmUaOsFTldvvyd_9K0yjOrmjowIzUNsJdLP1ZWGMF4SD3e7PPf99zC60xPHV_nwE0O-gpmbtDOFN5qEyko/w480-h640/IMG_0750.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubn8tZRKRSIv7YzcHYgAe-_94JytJFma39KCbGz85XwcUik0HpjLxdzvRVZU-ZpK02P-Pg03jfRnXh2QZ6RAO-ovbFXXBezrLoB3MdMASClLquB7DGyYIYlasPMXH7zcgkClTI3kQNpTRwP9_6ZrkCEg0YW3kWeTEhRbxvwO_fHrPBJ0TBSjsBwQfQF4/s4032/IMG_0752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubn8tZRKRSIv7YzcHYgAe-_94JytJFma39KCbGz85XwcUik0HpjLxdzvRVZU-ZpK02P-Pg03jfRnXh2QZ6RAO-ovbFXXBezrLoB3MdMASClLquB7DGyYIYlasPMXH7zcgkClTI3kQNpTRwP9_6ZrkCEg0YW3kWeTEhRbxvwO_fHrPBJ0TBSjsBwQfQF4/w480-h640/IMG_0752.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">She asked me what my table will look like "next time" and I said, "it'll be a surprise." The popcorn was a big hit! So were the cupcakes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Do you have any tips in keeping balance between work and fun?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. <br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-13845804493562199892024-01-30T08:50:00.001-06:002024-01-30T08:51:37.720-06:00Where You Need to Be<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I recently read a quote that required some pondering. The quote was: "I'm exactly where I need to be." Reciting that to yourself, was that challenge. Well....not so sure....hence the pondering.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Right were I need to be? I'm exactly where? I don't feel like it. I've had some health issues, still working through and I don't feel like I'm where I need to be. I only wish it. More pondering....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, when that happens, I look to the only source of truth in my life, God's word. I was encouraged with Psalm 37:23-24</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand." </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB8o__y40aSWHEDVDz0AJKmv-He8_rMl2LzOG4s4sdV2AJVTXcfdzFIG6bjhxmJFZ8YjWy3ruPNPNz31OI657dhoIIKa7G6m13YWettozMdEuRSS4NrFz0jJhviclExRMFQLiMpgBvdY7Ft5GvSEuat7hr8JIaIVZUgSLK91ctrlYw3hqNZsHyT1K67k/s812/IMG_0709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB8o__y40aSWHEDVDz0AJKmv-He8_rMl2LzOG4s4sdV2AJVTXcfdzFIG6bjhxmJFZ8YjWy3ruPNPNz31OI657dhoIIKa7G6m13YWettozMdEuRSS4NrFz0jJhviclExRMFQLiMpgBvdY7Ft5GvSEuat7hr8JIaIVZUgSLK91ctrlYw3hqNZsHyT1K67k/w365-h400/IMG_0709.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've fallen, but didn't break. Not just spiritually, but physically as well. I've been thinking of a way to share this - a year's worth of doctoring and more to come. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have had some walking, stumbling, balance issues for several years. I've been to every "ist" imaginable last year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">To put it in construction terms; I've met with the "general contractor" (family doctor) to tackle my problems 1 at a time. I met with the "demo guy" (surgeon) to fix my hand. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I was sent to the "furnace man" (Cardiologist) by the "demo guy" and my "general contractor" to make sure all was good for surgery and for family history. I was given the "green" light to move on with the construction. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I worked with an "interior designer" (physical therapist) for</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> my hand work smoothly. Problem 1 done. Back to the "general contractor" for issue 2. I was sent to the "plumber" (urologist) to check on my "pipes" and all was in working order. I met with their "interior designer" for tips on how to keep my "pipes" for leaking. Problem 2 - working on. Moving on to problem 3 which I've been working on for 3 years. I was sent back to the "demo guy" who referred me to the "builder" (Spine and Neurosciences) who sent me back to the "draftsman" (radiologist) to review my blue print. After that report, the "builder" sent me on to the "electrician" (neurologist) who is still working on "it" and more tests from the "draftsman" next week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I use this kind of example because my "builder" used it and it all makes sense when you think of your body as a "house." Mine is under construction. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In church on Sunday, I actually came to the conclusion that, whatever the outcome of all of this "construction" I will be thankful in whatever state my "house" is in. I will count on the Lord giving me strength to do it, because I know he "holds me in His hands." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Do I recite "I'm exactly where I need to be?" I guess I can, because I am in His hands. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This post, that quote, could be applied to anyone and their current situations in life. I would challenge you to ponder on that for yourself. Find a place to appreciate where you are at, even it you don't understand why.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-73368502888016852122024-01-27T16:54:00.001-06:002024-01-27T16:54:11.591-06:00Week 45 - Dicky Bird's PB&J Blossoms<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I started this project - years ago....52 Weeks of Cookies. I think I left off at 45. Maybe I'll finish thru 52 this year....(wink, wink).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCq-0n4LJUAKAXwUTh5njppPN4ZkRUbY_0a-WYIWkJ4oUTASV9Ey_yXa-NwC7n5s8kNBPkDumm32IEzXM6TWypGZjGX9GnR-jNhhLKL_-m2DMBUNEN_9uVPChWEvzzgUohdivb-zrTaRglpwF7Efv6jsaIG0BG6IflKFHb9qDIdryBrAb27Lul-4_aBU/s4032/IMG_0665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCq-0n4LJUAKAXwUTh5njppPN4ZkRUbY_0a-WYIWkJ4oUTASV9Ey_yXa-NwC7n5s8kNBPkDumm32IEzXM6TWypGZjGX9GnR-jNhhLKL_-m2DMBUNEN_9uVPChWEvzzgUohdivb-zrTaRglpwF7Efv6jsaIG0BG6IflKFHb9qDIdryBrAb27Lul-4_aBU/w300-h400/IMG_0665.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLUurzvqYBpkOLL4I_b3eP76x6dCxkTRnbkmv5k8X-fBqzNHp7dQh4kf7f8mftH5SUpA5k4oNmlNsDIuAmHZkgM-UEH5r8El8tsU0D_a97iiadNZsWrmO87sAyUJ4ZalniabcpD87bu7qZs3oO6XOY9p30mGK6LQpqk0ifUVmmzZ6pgZqUKe-irQS4R8/s4032/IMG_0656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLUurzvqYBpkOLL4I_b3eP76x6dCxkTRnbkmv5k8X-fBqzNHp7dQh4kf7f8mftH5SUpA5k4oNmlNsDIuAmHZkgM-UEH5r8El8tsU0D_a97iiadNZsWrmO87sAyUJ4ZalniabcpD87bu7qZs3oO6XOY9p30mGK6LQpqk0ifUVmmzZ6pgZqUKe-irQS4R8/w480-h640/IMG_0656.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEXJYjQ0dBgHjvTFJh-H1aP9-EW_CHs6_v7zTpg7CV9byO8rhVvP0ILsDYWD1VAdL7Lc8cObeOq78__B8CF6v4ckBnpkhKMeS-0jB2OXD0xEa7SuRDUCHzCiegtrfzWpeoKZqqL3P29eIC8ma3qUhEaRCVM1TWndCWU5_b8bfYoiBjw2MAz7egpKy_r4/s4032/IMG_0657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEXJYjQ0dBgHjvTFJh-H1aP9-EW_CHs6_v7zTpg7CV9byO8rhVvP0ILsDYWD1VAdL7Lc8cObeOq78__B8CF6v4ckBnpkhKMeS-0jB2OXD0xEa7SuRDUCHzCiegtrfzWpeoKZqqL3P29eIC8ma3qUhEaRCVM1TWndCWU5_b8bfYoiBjw2MAz7egpKy_r4/w480-h640/IMG_0657.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Recipe for Dicky Bird's PB&J Blossoms</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/2 C peanut butter</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/2 C butter</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/2 C granulated sugar</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/2 C brown sugar</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cream together and add</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2 eggs</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t vanilla</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/2 t salt</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t baking powder</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t cinnamon</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blend add</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 1/2 C oats</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2 C flour</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Roll into balls. Then push a dent in each and filled with jam. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bake 350 for 18-20 minutes (depends on size of cookie). </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ghxfxiSe36xx7sZebSCztcM-e7D8nZ3xI43x-XUIDZbYGFWLAwz4rnsYcmfFpBz-_yhmO9NEl2ZJOinUI6Wjlc2Fwjqwb2j2YP_342S8AVIb7dGFUZKZA9AbDmpZnHjq_gTVTacI8NNZfZ737auI-aiD477LxfFnyL5hetXOJnaOMgBnI8gUbuawD9A/s4032/IMG_0664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ghxfxiSe36xx7sZebSCztcM-e7D8nZ3xI43x-XUIDZbYGFWLAwz4rnsYcmfFpBz-_yhmO9NEl2ZJOinUI6Wjlc2Fwjqwb2j2YP_342S8AVIb7dGFUZKZA9AbDmpZnHjq_gTVTacI8NNZfZ737auI-aiD477LxfFnyL5hetXOJnaOMgBnI8gUbuawD9A/w480-h640/IMG_0664.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCJbUUbL_VRlL9KNAD3iGghz4aQLNfIt3bM3jyFu9V9D75HapwPLwL84OK8I-WCX11YzXFQ41WWmlLDFDAjkUOfzbUKW-1v06W-rt7X3A87u9PY9RfmqUQiLyFAEPkUVn_tSWUlFGEhP4aq2oncfU1C0i-vbXG0gxNpJApREFN0-30Dnrni-7Yer7oLc/s4032/IMG_0663%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCJbUUbL_VRlL9KNAD3iGghz4aQLNfIt3bM3jyFu9V9D75HapwPLwL84OK8I-WCX11YzXFQ41WWmlLDFDAjkUOfzbUKW-1v06W-rt7X3A87u9PY9RfmqUQiLyFAEPkUVn_tSWUlFGEhP4aq2oncfU1C0i-vbXG0gxNpJApREFN0-30Dnrni-7Yer7oLc/w480-h640/IMG_0663%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-43252133350596197032024-01-27T16:20:00.001-06:002024-01-27T16:20:59.203-06:00Dicky Bird's Spiced Zucchini Bundt Cake<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyn85J4E2s3Y4OZWl51tkw2XB9dhyphenhyphenshGQySR-vMBh_lNAb_q1vZMXJzO1qSGQd8oKva5CAKWe9Er_Uq14I6F_sGc21XORbV4Kwn5LNlCfznGLq2KG5fLVR80olOeWOALy0bD1axKigOg/s4032/IMG_0668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyn85J4E2s3Y4OZWl51tkw2XB9dhyphenhyphenshGQySR-vMBh_lNAb_q1vZMXJzO1qSGQd8oKva5CAKWe9Er_Uq14I6F_sGc21XORbV4Kwn5LNlCfznGLq2KG5fLVR80olOeWOALy0bD1axKigOg/w480-h640/IMG_0668.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">More from cleaning out the freezer....zucchini....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you plant a garden and grow zucchini, you know you'll have more than you know what to do with. I also, can't stand to waste them (the chickens end up with the huge ones). Having grated zucchini in the freezer for winter baking is great! So this morning, I looked through recipes for a "formula" and came up with this one I made up. It is very good!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I did entertain myself by creating insta stories all day while doing it...ahahah.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4Ko_B9_kFvYFTJqpTa5R1Ol2IRTur8GBsvdwzapZ-6ckoLHP7e0qgGu02ycSKIj6TB8-wTZM2bGZYVD_K61aVKn4P9JzKycSL2IW6aSmu6lwgkolCPdGNk662JU0FDDn6AJtHS8IXEl8KaWnzPt2660uwpoNY9sD3YpF_BaSaPN67q_cBx2JqzXTaIM/s1344/IMG_0653%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4Ko_B9_kFvYFTJqpTa5R1Ol2IRTur8GBsvdwzapZ-6ckoLHP7e0qgGu02ycSKIj6TB8-wTZM2bGZYVD_K61aVKn4P9JzKycSL2IW6aSmu6lwgkolCPdGNk662JU0FDDn6AJtHS8IXEl8KaWnzPt2660uwpoNY9sD3YpF_BaSaPN67q_cBx2JqzXTaIM/w394-h640/IMG_0653%20(1).jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY535kZHmCHQVC5NETCC-8gl-DUzxF55jo7aF_XE7SpAFnsv470mEr6MJqEvFPjtqK5DGQe_wFleCk66GEALoIsNM6a_1hk4N3iMhtwgo7iDgGNn-7IG-KsCNm3I4349GATqOKi_FdH1ehA10_EVOPn4YAx6qSslLsEQ0cWPe8fYs3YtgYQqmwRLlw64/s1351/IMG_0671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY535kZHmCHQVC5NETCC-8gl-DUzxF55jo7aF_XE7SpAFnsv470mEr6MJqEvFPjtqK5DGQe_wFleCk66GEALoIsNM6a_1hk4N3iMhtwgo7iDgGNn-7IG-KsCNm3I4349GATqOKi_FdH1ehA10_EVOPn4YAx6qSslLsEQ0cWPe8fYs3YtgYQqmwRLlw64/w392-h640/IMG_0671.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Recipe:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2 C zucchini</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">3/4 C melted butter</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/4 C milk</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/4 C sour cream</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2 t. vanilla</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">3 eggs</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 T baking powder</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t baking soda</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t salt</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t cinnamon</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t allspice</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 t ginger</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 1/2 C sugar</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">3 C flour</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I mixed in the ingredients in that order. Bake 250 for 50-60 minutes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I mixed up another and made mini muffins and mini bundt cakes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-23897364191097098812024-01-26T11:25:00.002-06:002024-01-26T11:32:08.405-06:00Farmhouse Friday Week 4 - Class Time<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Friday Morning! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's a rather rainy, yes, rainy day here in Ringle, Wisconsin. When it freezes - it won't be nice! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">How was your week? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This week, I've been to a new doctor (more on this story soon), had my office open, had an art class for Lauren's school, took a soap making class, went to Strong Bodies class, went to supper with 2 friends, picked up 1/2 a beef and cleaned out the freezers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here is my week in review with photos....ahaha....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4GEyWblQ67pCgPZKACVfl3a5nZHCKqmDG5HGNyZudlpNDJAdss7pvg4-pAVFmHAu7blGF3asu1vrRy2taheUvofpE-gYp4Vh5qwGVzBoowSf0rZRHMkp0rwnNYBqJNWB01ASV2J1Ubkk7ZrZbWUoL6anFxm8S8IKAO87DHnwP2JoQ6J0svJJNqLsrbs/s4032/IMG_0592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4GEyWblQ67pCgPZKACVfl3a5nZHCKqmDG5HGNyZudlpNDJAdss7pvg4-pAVFmHAu7blGF3asu1vrRy2taheUvofpE-gYp4Vh5qwGVzBoowSf0rZRHMkp0rwnNYBqJNWB01ASV2J1Ubkk7ZrZbWUoL6anFxm8S8IKAO87DHnwP2JoQ6J0svJJNqLsrbs/w300-h400/IMG_0592.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Al's cousin's daughter, Brigette and granddaughter, Grace were in my soap class! I had no idea, neither did they, but we had fun. Thanks Abigail Schulz <a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyhealthymommys">Happy Healthy Mommy</a> for teaching us. Abigail is a friend of our daughters and I've watched her grow up from a girl to mother. The link is to her page and she also has a podcast. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jiB2xyW5VoAvEzSOa2gorFkPya86O_uCuvOhkPM_yw-4ieQL_bTdubyL4DNIXER3qTVwi67b-OFH5zucX8zLay3_klI7gHQVdw_-Ko-QNLyiUP_q390VrfAfJI0_M_HVAdB4jRdS-eKWXsXpo_KeE1DtDNH0pmg-sWPiTK4H0jXf-fx9J1-REa4WUnI/s4032/IMG_0586.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jiB2xyW5VoAvEzSOa2gorFkPya86O_uCuvOhkPM_yw-4ieQL_bTdubyL4DNIXER3qTVwi67b-OFH5zucX8zLay3_klI7gHQVdw_-Ko-QNLyiUP_q390VrfAfJI0_M_HVAdB4jRdS-eKWXsXpo_KeE1DtDNH0pmg-sWPiTK4H0jXf-fx9J1-REa4WUnI/w480-h640/IMG_0586.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdJlH2-wV4jFnJtISQbKqX7P36IbonDQCbLkJ_ijKOALFCxErD1zqluXDhrL2fIYl0O-kZf4ynguyeAkrlrYG3_J5YNWYcf_BFJkucG5HC2vw5Ua30zpPLD7uVni2_Bgq82_oZ8vdosNFvYogYjjXYBw_JZETsDmIQQKVFN94CBk7DXwm_tmy66u1jt0/s4032/IMG_0585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdJlH2-wV4jFnJtISQbKqX7P36IbonDQCbLkJ_ijKOALFCxErD1zqluXDhrL2fIYl0O-kZf4ynguyeAkrlrYG3_J5YNWYcf_BFJkucG5HC2vw5Ua30zpPLD7uVni2_Bgq82_oZ8vdosNFvYogYjjXYBw_JZETsDmIQQKVFN94CBk7DXwm_tmy66u1jt0/w640-h480/IMG_0585.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDLG01N3NKAYAecPTc8TnArlRm8UFDmNauEJPw9Rdl4e7VACTKi5qK8H6yJfVHGG_Iwx4YStCksTrDbJuTvL6yd03ww5GTcFVMoH7QLF-lsi8Qh_fViTOYKaPcRY6HSWssEuK8P6WW0hMKLTO-d50tDmCZmEm1yn1QQrL5lxlPxDjrvK-Et7qwn8Ba0g/s4032/IMG_0587.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDLG01N3NKAYAecPTc8TnArlRm8UFDmNauEJPw9Rdl4e7VACTKi5qK8H6yJfVHGG_Iwx4YStCksTrDbJuTvL6yd03ww5GTcFVMoH7QLF-lsi8Qh_fViTOYKaPcRY6HSWssEuK8P6WW0hMKLTO-d50tDmCZmEm1yn1QQrL5lxlPxDjrvK-Et7qwn8Ba0g/w640-h480/IMG_0587.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8zVcPEa9BC2RePFOckoMr32qwJ3cJgHPBm3i0nL2l9N9kYvZdyXtyOCXMRoXFeHmipkjafjlXjvrcoRKGJlnh3FtwGfHrnpJGiAPZR959ew-bGc5nvucXRxgIpSk9REkRIVZsNv31sP5mkrAFhYJUgmYEfoQxh40zvg37DpijmAhcPKHPxl5CHlvpWE/s4032/IMG_0589%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8zVcPEa9BC2RePFOckoMr32qwJ3cJgHPBm3i0nL2l9N9kYvZdyXtyOCXMRoXFeHmipkjafjlXjvrcoRKGJlnh3FtwGfHrnpJGiAPZR959ew-bGc5nvucXRxgIpSk9REkRIVZsNv31sP5mkrAFhYJUgmYEfoQxh40zvg37DpijmAhcPKHPxl5CHlvpWE/w480-h640/IMG_0589%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5SNa88vzrBnvp8ZUQY2Ix5U9MnlH-jK-JsJpguUm-J8R4gzhkoawy1h50MvCT4EvxvR36jKYa3PwMZICzPsmOy_ghmNbC-7dkRGXAWuAPRFyrgsSjWV0MiicGBwfPYxjIdai5iLI4r02FXiDJmeF6wXvz3GtkAlAMLFGFvRr2ZC_NnlfhmHRlFSEsG4/s4032/IMG_0588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5SNa88vzrBnvp8ZUQY2Ix5U9MnlH-jK-JsJpguUm-J8R4gzhkoawy1h50MvCT4EvxvR36jKYa3PwMZICzPsmOy_ghmNbC-7dkRGXAWuAPRFyrgsSjWV0MiicGBwfPYxjIdai5iLI4r02FXiDJmeF6wXvz3GtkAlAMLFGFvRr2ZC_NnlfhmHRlFSEsG4/w480-h640/IMG_0588.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bi94Nja8x7sLYG4Sv8DyVjKMc8hQ_RM2yTJ0_WEomywLRdBjr6-23Xn8pZbBx6NhCpNEH0POvabnIt5eGhJiZsQXjPeQa-fHF4JbqGQDWrvPvLiJW0SpvxjbDzEjNIRm6jkgMAbyyxL5no-oIdZ4xPY1pq6wWFg5Wt00pxggiZW9kNQujtaihdnlMow/s4032/IMG_0590.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bi94Nja8x7sLYG4Sv8DyVjKMc8hQ_RM2yTJ0_WEomywLRdBjr6-23Xn8pZbBx6NhCpNEH0POvabnIt5eGhJiZsQXjPeQa-fHF4JbqGQDWrvPvLiJW0SpvxjbDzEjNIRm6jkgMAbyyxL5no-oIdZ4xPY1pq6wWFg5Wt00pxggiZW9kNQujtaihdnlMow/w480-h640/IMG_0590.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Then I had a fun art class with Lauren's school at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/claycornerstudio/">Clay Corner Studio</a>. Marti, the owner, had a well organized class ready for the students to make their own project. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZuOtUrhIqsJex8IsLRVGAnqNq_GAHHPo5HBD5-zCDQ-CVV4MAQ99hQNRIJpF_Nu6UpsQ63MP9ygXKSj9QqmE_BHEokm9-GTiyupinhMkNsf_nwwoPB_Sqo1Or7wmQs4tkR1QrpvcEQptxGTUpkjGz2j6ryGVVLtLtaJhDYC5Z9Sg5_NIQgbq-Wk2KTc/s4032/IMG_0582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZuOtUrhIqsJex8IsLRVGAnqNq_GAHHPo5HBD5-zCDQ-CVV4MAQ99hQNRIJpF_Nu6UpsQ63MP9ygXKSj9QqmE_BHEokm9-GTiyupinhMkNsf_nwwoPB_Sqo1Or7wmQs4tkR1QrpvcEQptxGTUpkjGz2j6ryGVVLtLtaJhDYC5Z9Sg5_NIQgbq-Wk2KTc/w480-h640/IMG_0582.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTywyAcaSf5dbuIKdQQz0sGOHRhdx0sm_TRCKERysapB9tDQb1Pgjd-gndu8xk4Tur1ZLRUK0pbJnCi6FqRQ64rOfSBDye-7OrZKLoT-zIfn_sLTLiY40hCntin7cOp3I0U3Uk8_1z_w5Mh3sZClVlZwpzwpWqqHNBBlzoaWy9IHUBo_TH2RDMqDLp0c/s4032/IMG_0583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTywyAcaSf5dbuIKdQQz0sGOHRhdx0sm_TRCKERysapB9tDQb1Pgjd-gndu8xk4Tur1ZLRUK0pbJnCi6FqRQ64rOfSBDye-7OrZKLoT-zIfn_sLTLiY40hCntin7cOp3I0U3Uk8_1z_w5Mh3sZClVlZwpzwpWqqHNBBlzoaWy9IHUBo_TH2RDMqDLp0c/w480-h640/IMG_0583.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0inYlNRJrkMRsaXsyNpnOUjPgobtdR4USYFcm6khshrJa-sB4l7GSSPKqr361qWAFyFVm4wJrkYrvGJMOamK7aCSXz_szivQgDyGmdMjrIAQFA3wUAmCU6GV7-qBzHUd_BPy_TcK8dSGyD9Dk8B-zkxs5FJpyV0H7SYgwx-ml7g1IKxYlzqyOd-u0T-I/s4032/IMG_0584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0inYlNRJrkMRsaXsyNpnOUjPgobtdR4USYFcm6khshrJa-sB4l7GSSPKqr361qWAFyFVm4wJrkYrvGJMOamK7aCSXz_szivQgDyGmdMjrIAQFA3wUAmCU6GV7-qBzHUd_BPy_TcK8dSGyD9Dk8B-zkxs5FJpyV0H7SYgwx-ml7g1IKxYlzqyOd-u0T-I/w480-h640/IMG_0584.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I started attending a strengthening, using weights, class last Fall, called Strong Bodies. We meet in Birnamwood, every Monday and Thursday from 3-4 pm. I started because our friend, Nancy and my sister Lori did. We have a lot of fun and a good work out too. Barb is a great teacher. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UwP476Vqw6IcrDZn5vffNoE-ao5dpEQXwOzB7GDERN2SvqT_CPa_c2eVDGR5Z9fovzCvWujyyPkr-hUYiwzeWEm5sTRsxUk-luc_ZrOVdbc7VjRcGJwvirwRblunj-SsP8VEPv25D9KofSpWs04vUv7YPA-PkUuZ8oyGiseqEH_aZHlUTaNHxW7wWoo/s4032/IMG_0618%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UwP476Vqw6IcrDZn5vffNoE-ao5dpEQXwOzB7GDERN2SvqT_CPa_c2eVDGR5Z9fovzCvWujyyPkr-hUYiwzeWEm5sTRsxUk-luc_ZrOVdbc7VjRcGJwvirwRblunj-SsP8VEPv25D9KofSpWs04vUv7YPA-PkUuZ8oyGiseqEH_aZHlUTaNHxW7wWoo/w640-h480/IMG_0618%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPz5HxTfme4XwM3q6mnfEBnJeBdeWNU60TXM2pmLoUksSIP3epQpqNuMKz6PDzlahipFMgWenk3P5FpOsozaaXfOUYC1NPpwK11W7sh5u3anje4_eALFZOQrN2whcPHUfLhfJXYT9FrRo88wjZaGNu5kl9YgWuiDM9wfMKRAmXDVNgPtRqsQ_VHyorUU/s4032/IMG_0619%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPz5HxTfme4XwM3q6mnfEBnJeBdeWNU60TXM2pmLoUksSIP3epQpqNuMKz6PDzlahipFMgWenk3P5FpOsozaaXfOUYC1NPpwK11W7sh5u3anje4_eALFZOQrN2whcPHUfLhfJXYT9FrRo88wjZaGNu5kl9YgWuiDM9wfMKRAmXDVNgPtRqsQ_VHyorUU/w640-h480/IMG_0619%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgxeCqopMGmT3LQDUKS6U54nwhutHDVkwYlgZB3F58i9vXRAk5NtXyf3DA44EEa70lNrwI_kPYQ0bmG5Ki58iDLKX2QZuJD6LgPtbPZALnrptMI7nX4wsCs0MqZ9CwkNmt88ZXlVzqw1406G1ZwdkqAMpiSUqAX8miCiBCthTrQJtlyTotmzyh3_g9BA/s4032/IMG_0620%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgxeCqopMGmT3LQDUKS6U54nwhutHDVkwYlgZB3F58i9vXRAk5NtXyf3DA44EEa70lNrwI_kPYQ0bmG5Ki58iDLKX2QZuJD6LgPtbPZALnrptMI7nX4wsCs0MqZ9CwkNmt88ZXlVzqw1406G1ZwdkqAMpiSUqAX8miCiBCthTrQJtlyTotmzyh3_g9BA/w480-h640/IMG_0620%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nancy (left) and my sister, Lori (right).</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0saN8fdEgsxXYilHqT8UPah1NkwknFQfylsG6Igs9HmjNpq89S4n6iosp0OeSMBddqRn0S_TZibZDjVtimuUM-a4kkXGwLFitxZ1Pw5UAc8aWAITiZdBp9rA5YlcFPoAAlD-AHHWBkfhogTSb-erYvnJ9YdCeJv76U9V6UNgrda9Vw09Jtfb67mR3gUs/s4032/IMG_0623%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0saN8fdEgsxXYilHqT8UPah1NkwknFQfylsG6Igs9HmjNpq89S4n6iosp0OeSMBddqRn0S_TZibZDjVtimuUM-a4kkXGwLFitxZ1Pw5UAc8aWAITiZdBp9rA5YlcFPoAAlD-AHHWBkfhogTSb-erYvnJ9YdCeJv76U9V6UNgrda9Vw09Jtfb67mR3gUs/w480-h640/IMG_0623%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My plate from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tineandcellar/">Tine & Cellar</a>. I was happy to get together with my friends, Stacy and Renee. Life is so busy, especially during calving and lambing time, but, we managed to get together just the same. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Last month we ordered a whole hog from one of my 4H families and now this month we did a half of beef. My friend Renee has the BEST beef here is a link to the family business if you live in the area: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/SR-Angus-100079954702955/">S & R Angus</a>. Just look at these beautiful steaks!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIqEeQGNgLZ6pUCKberuCAu8huLQlIthrdAFiETdXM37ZthbroEVEfFXGssIi9D7IPC4Gr6BdhRGZWIDQjHnMFAyCx4oruO4m28IMQLKwUQX2822Md_kXhYBErEvInSI_VDDTY2HlVM5Euag0OfNoLe32BqLwV9o8Qte6IraoXtK3Rltb3AXfno9pZ_c/s4032/IMG_0634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIqEeQGNgLZ6pUCKberuCAu8huLQlIthrdAFiETdXM37ZthbroEVEfFXGssIi9D7IPC4Gr6BdhRGZWIDQjHnMFAyCx4oruO4m28IMQLKwUQX2822Md_kXhYBErEvInSI_VDDTY2HlVM5Euag0OfNoLe32BqLwV9o8Qte6IraoXtK3Rltb3AXfno9pZ_c/w480-h640/IMG_0634.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtlZkYSh7V9T9Ldr36CM0IQj3GldFxI0TLyLX9lXix8u3pI-nPnG7yNDcsd4tsfNluXofjiq0FkHe4EyxHwEgQEUltX-Pi_fPOc3bnEhabGx-0xKpKiLetjahN2jDS2AshFQ8D5R8U-bQVN3d8TusPjshU76oEZf5xxVrWgRKZQVzQi6cAjIpUbrTodU/s4032/IMG_0633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtlZkYSh7V9T9Ldr36CM0IQj3GldFxI0TLyLX9lXix8u3pI-nPnG7yNDcsd4tsfNluXofjiq0FkHe4EyxHwEgQEUltX-Pi_fPOc3bnEhabGx-0xKpKiLetjahN2jDS2AshFQ8D5R8U-bQVN3d8TusPjshU76oEZf5xxVrWgRKZQVzQi6cAjIpUbrTodU/w480-h640/IMG_0633.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, to make room for all that, we had to empty a freezer. I wasn't sure what some of the bags were at the bottom, so the chickens have had lots of treats the past few days. It is so nice to be prepared, eat locally raised meats and know you have something tasty to cook up. What a blessing, Thank You Jesus!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh727JwthFLtuf-kCiMd0fB7ZYdgCJ3n5pBu-rgzupEA8JIEepidXp2dM_chVVBoWpO1ttpzcSxUF79ubx_9ep6fxCoFRKl8in8ydmjUlQ7KprcRxb65JLE95W_4BB8cIQTq9n6DG8lwN4n54X5oPuqmDGHtZT4aCay60JirSqijFZzzPUSymQzk8Ij9vo/s4032/IMG_0632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh727JwthFLtuf-kCiMd0fB7ZYdgCJ3n5pBu-rgzupEA8JIEepidXp2dM_chVVBoWpO1ttpzcSxUF79ubx_9ep6fxCoFRKl8in8ydmjUlQ7KprcRxb65JLE95W_4BB8cIQTq9n6DG8lwN4n54X5oPuqmDGHtZT4aCay60JirSqijFZzzPUSymQzk8Ij9vo/w640-h480/IMG_0632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Freezer 1 - pork to eat first, blue berries and beef.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMvf-HsNTpzEsM-7By56JT9b-jgFCer4OWjOCAtNogaTPVJo4AknKhIlXGbYgtDzZtETIw9IUunbgKVm1bTF9us4a09OlroSAncFeA50crwOuG3rt7s8fJXVPQmZNtNJ4VJtN9hYe1dedEhE27qwPgD7p28T7TSLhZed5U7mGTg1EcwXvAV-BsoRxzj4/s4032/IMG_0631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMvf-HsNTpzEsM-7By56JT9b-jgFCer4OWjOCAtNogaTPVJo4AknKhIlXGbYgtDzZtETIw9IUunbgKVm1bTF9us4a09OlroSAncFeA50crwOuG3rt7s8fJXVPQmZNtNJ4VJtN9hYe1dedEhE27qwPgD7p28T7TSLhZed5U7mGTg1EcwXvAV-BsoRxzj4/w480-h640/IMG_0631.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Freezer above the garage refrigerator. Squash and some stew or soup (not sure, but we will eat it, there is no "we" that should say I'll eat it hahaha).</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-ozFcsfPsd5ImMALRcuqfJUT_9Fpg07Qyb5dWEAxtXnEv155_ZZY57WsROxf5bKIPUO9RdH9X_bM75qAarednsMRlyuNsNniidZsNr5s5eetfJvxYuO2PCWfR8oQZ_Y4_Esa0D2im0ukP2vOaQzg32d2PIlU-qsIX8AtmObOYuPtRSBMZHI09yM08X8/s4032/IMG_0626%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-ozFcsfPsd5ImMALRcuqfJUT_9Fpg07Qyb5dWEAxtXnEv155_ZZY57WsROxf5bKIPUO9RdH9X_bM75qAarednsMRlyuNsNniidZsNr5s5eetfJvxYuO2PCWfR8oQZ_Y4_Esa0D2im0ukP2vOaQzg32d2PIlU-qsIX8AtmObOYuPtRSBMZHI09yM08X8/w640-h480/IMG_0626%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiVGl5JiXRgW-GLuSjZtWjEfRVN7av9APyPi8u4Q8BLCyZY2boNRYmGC6gX_qnNWKl-R6l3k8QnqsELi6nQC84mgftMZLfVnxp4Ywfa-GgDJQbj1BMUlEmLDtEZduqOL8RLjv5Ve0vlOF4oXgONtN8LwdMvTOP88loA8mLoH3EdERBlxxiorZhppiV5g/s4032/IMG_0627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiVGl5JiXRgW-GLuSjZtWjEfRVN7av9APyPi8u4Q8BLCyZY2boNRYmGC6gX_qnNWKl-R6l3k8QnqsELi6nQC84mgftMZLfVnxp4Ywfa-GgDJQbj1BMUlEmLDtEZduqOL8RLjv5Ve0vlOF4oXgONtN8LwdMvTOP88loA8mLoH3EdERBlxxiorZhppiV5g/w480-h640/IMG_0627.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAdAcMRYIfnDM1Dok2K_vTnhWL862sARzPCcLCP08vpize8BgBAsw0hsZqjpyqpf-I79SdKvlSvVnSnI5dVKNjYVpR-0eGNn3Rm0RmGhvi4S7rb5S7FZV8knszmk_Z1qknX7oAu8zmVZ5SyiJcBbSOAg38AkWZv6HLfZrjGHfHDUjZyt0sBIDxBGK_hQ/s4032/IMG_0630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAdAcMRYIfnDM1Dok2K_vTnhWL862sARzPCcLCP08vpize8BgBAsw0hsZqjpyqpf-I79SdKvlSvVnSnI5dVKNjYVpR-0eGNn3Rm0RmGhvi4S7rb5S7FZV8knszmk_Z1qknX7oAu8zmVZ5SyiJcBbSOAg38AkWZv6HLfZrjGHfHDUjZyt0sBIDxBGK_hQ/w480-h640/IMG_0630.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIVBbQdTBvcUUmYrzwOBRq4TMUBdJuijSfg78x2hHC4MzXiNj0BFYKS_5vs-G6aaLt1ZRggpsEtvZQ6cxUlqSc9eW3mdV17vpNp8DQzPiNPk15KLoAOotZJf70TQCtR1t9Q_Nct_7T5dGT1BuuO3xmxnROiTcmR15-oADfGYKWPAdygyDEQnPm2_e_kY/s4032/IMG_0629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIVBbQdTBvcUUmYrzwOBRq4TMUBdJuijSfg78x2hHC4MzXiNj0BFYKS_5vs-G6aaLt1ZRggpsEtvZQ6cxUlqSc9eW3mdV17vpNp8DQzPiNPk15KLoAOotZJf70TQCtR1t9Q_Nct_7T5dGT1BuuO3xmxnROiTcmR15-oADfGYKWPAdygyDEQnPm2_e_kY/w480-h640/IMG_0629.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZHhrTNpdhD9XvGCZv0WxAMB3zAS8wMjwhYqAwxDQ1ry8yu-BQfuyms8204WZZ8y5nP7Ix-498TkyY26ApdXIcUPZ5NWqEJAxLjs0WbrY6hxWZORWFt14DIGR8rKUmOtB-Uo652KkTO1XRayaTC6ZXmkBY52oZbO_W5hb0XCX4P1xKqYMPFWKTDIzePE/s4032/IMG_0628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZHhrTNpdhD9XvGCZv0WxAMB3zAS8wMjwhYqAwxDQ1ry8yu-BQfuyms8204WZZ8y5nP7Ix-498TkyY26ApdXIcUPZ5NWqEJAxLjs0WbrY6hxWZORWFt14DIGR8rKUmOtB-Uo652KkTO1XRayaTC6ZXmkBY52oZbO_W5hb0XCX4P1xKqYMPFWKTDIzePE/w480-h640/IMG_0628.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Freezer 2, venison, chicken, this year's pork and any extras that we will use. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I took some items out of the freezer and left them on top of the freezer in the garage. It was only overnight, but it started to defrost. That's o.k. I was going to use, what I can identify...ahahaha...the next day anyway.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KMa4bXnKFpp3yrBCThOOIeQruuysTB764pmF0jUXrH4qMZaNjl1KWFtEx5kKmCw6bFjBWnUsFctx_Y7jXTvcHW1_TDkTpvoFlqJoaiw3za9ySjvEEIHFbEILk8-13aS8Nx7djaWApyN0K6d7TGAO9MGPC7sryoIuAieUHrccOAdHwlM25RD8SB2M9g4/s4032/IMG_0624%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KMa4bXnKFpp3yrBCThOOIeQruuysTB764pmF0jUXrH4qMZaNjl1KWFtEx5kKmCw6bFjBWnUsFctx_Y7jXTvcHW1_TDkTpvoFlqJoaiw3za9ySjvEEIHFbEILk8-13aS8Nx7djaWApyN0K6d7TGAO9MGPC7sryoIuAieUHrccOAdHwlM25RD8SB2M9g4/w640-h480/IMG_0624%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Sticky mess.... I ended up using 2 pots to cook down smaller one faster. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I also didn't have any pectin. However, if you cook anything long enough with lots of sugar it will jell....so, this is not "healthy" but since when did it become necessary for jam to be healthy....it's a treat. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism_NmQnPeJsSbX5Dy4WYfScSLtkl92PArCe2k_R68BWl66jDeYkOmeSebj7Lb2p9ywRyaDKArquF4ucWI4inRyGnsaKmlE-GcZbDI9YkibJucMfBosNe_LeCZiOvS_NbheMDHlTjd29ODDEbyJyxEf8BgI0mOZzWNkye7MCISFYwjMO8DUOzAWVSqIys/s4032/IMG_0645%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism_NmQnPeJsSbX5Dy4WYfScSLtkl92PArCe2k_R68BWl66jDeYkOmeSebj7Lb2p9ywRyaDKArquF4ucWI4inRyGnsaKmlE-GcZbDI9YkibJucMfBosNe_LeCZiOvS_NbheMDHlTjd29ODDEbyJyxEf8BgI0mOZzWNkye7MCISFYwjMO8DUOzAWVSqIys/w480-h640/IMG_0645%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSY2zrW-Wdv73zNzkIAwjW55aOFtUmyj1Y6zKJqdSd_J5UBzFs-YpqsHBAyHofDZ0eAiGb4wlNGpOQwPffjfsXW2yqSfE01JPD5QoxqMdbYHNggqk_5KQEdgAz92d3K8YnqqtrR8hPmU7nch4nQaTZ2uj6oGyKdI3vjOovoabXhL3wgynPmX49Xiy0GU/s4032/IMG_0646%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSY2zrW-Wdv73zNzkIAwjW55aOFtUmyj1Y6zKJqdSd_J5UBzFs-YpqsHBAyHofDZ0eAiGb4wlNGpOQwPffjfsXW2yqSfE01JPD5QoxqMdbYHNggqk_5KQEdgAz92d3K8YnqqtrR8hPmU7nch4nQaTZ2uj6oGyKdI3vjOovoabXhL3wgynPmX49Xiy0GU/w480-h640/IMG_0646%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I am already thinking of my February Birthday cake for church, this beautiful, deep red jam will be part of it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I guess that is why I chose the title for this week, as I was in a "class" of some kind almost every day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What is the last class you took? I'd love to know. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-75735515052331408322024-01-24T07:29:00.000-06:002024-01-24T07:29:06.438-06:00Enjoying my Christmas Gift<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XUhiKOBqsIlNUhyfEm0TT_GDnOEkmsbiSbyICDrmezdi5vysXDP30GCBRQAAZS7b7QPMSLaQG-0p9U0GyY8y37FpCKRAdmRm4ZWnr15tldClK6r8TEXKIED_I1ugxn1XgDgQVhDNSO4OtYPA5fjgxHnAcVa1RmuYL_VszYb7WcC6ahUiHOM6sQILgMk/s2585/IMG_0576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="1846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XUhiKOBqsIlNUhyfEm0TT_GDnOEkmsbiSbyICDrmezdi5vysXDP30GCBRQAAZS7b7QPMSLaQG-0p9U0GyY8y37FpCKRAdmRm4ZWnr15tldClK6r8TEXKIED_I1ugxn1XgDgQVhDNSO4OtYPA5fjgxHnAcVa1RmuYL_VszYb7WcC6ahUiHOM6sQILgMk/w458-h640/IMG_0576.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My great-niece, Aaliyah, gave me this "game" for Christmas. I don't think "game" is right word, but whatever the word would be, I love it! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Each day you pick a card, you could go in order or randomly choose one, then try to accomplish that challenge. Here are a few examples of what they are: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWyEACgQEQFTf2HmtOoIR_Fbcf1l2n2ZU4JN3ln-7ImQQZzILGPfeaggGN_M6N_x6UGDy-zbdHOKSTV8kMYPNP2U1Z3Zjwsz-C7NID1inDPp2HyWCVo_YLqpAcaCcA0Ae-7IwvlyCTpQJKk61q7Cb5-15OR_tEPqCg4pzdXH_GkeaQOV5VcUL4avln5A/s3485/IMG_0577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3485" data-original-width="2247" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWyEACgQEQFTf2HmtOoIR_Fbcf1l2n2ZU4JN3ln-7ImQQZzILGPfeaggGN_M6N_x6UGDy-zbdHOKSTV8kMYPNP2U1Z3Zjwsz-C7NID1inDPp2HyWCVo_YLqpAcaCcA0Ae-7IwvlyCTpQJKk61q7Cb5-15OR_tEPqCg4pzdXH_GkeaQOV5VcUL4avln5A/w412-h640/IMG_0577.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm just OCD enough (ahaha) to let "fate" pick my daily card. I have been writing down the daily challenge in my planner, giving a check if I was able to complete or circle if not. I was unable to do 1 so far (planking...). I do want to revisit the circled ones and work on them so I can eventually check them off. I have a hard time sticking to stuff....but this...this is fun. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now, if someone would make a "game" like this for food or diet (ahaha). If they made THAT fun, I'd stick to it! As an enneagram 7 - we need fun, exciting to motivate us. It is what it is. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Thank you Aaliyah! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessing from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-80569256604534885572024-01-22T07:40:00.002-06:002024-01-22T07:40:30.330-06:00I'd Rather Play - Keep Up -vs- Catch Up<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good Monday Morning! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've been thinking about this blog post over the past couple weeks. A few thoughts that came to me and how I am using them for my own discipline. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2SIGJvGTfYOJrc93qBB_vVelHndOBVHjHR-81kcgEZyla72lv1OfWDHQwefWpUPfFZmpgNHCwAMjOECgbBb32pMaAAwewM35i-RQ4SSWBbVKjnpb4_oz6BWhD8SkL1MT6JwGtp_aiVjCRiH3OJQc-wUti8ruWSt_oycgAAi3A5YffOaso0ZGU8a7ZPA/s642/ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2SIGJvGTfYOJrc93qBB_vVelHndOBVHjHR-81kcgEZyla72lv1OfWDHQwefWpUPfFZmpgNHCwAMjOECgbBb32pMaAAwewM35i-RQ4SSWBbVKjnpb4_oz6BWhD8SkL1MT6JwGtp_aiVjCRiH3OJQc-wUti8ruWSt_oycgAAi3A5YffOaso0ZGU8a7ZPA/w311-h400/ad.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You know, I like to crawl in my bed at night. However, I LOVE to crawl into a made bed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You know, I like to drink coffee at my kitchen table in the morning. However, I LOVE to drink my coffee looking at a clean kitchen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You know, I like the smell of fresh laundry. However, I LOVE the smell even more, when the laundry is put away in my drawers, not in baskets. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Can you see the theme here? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Making a bed daily, washing counters full of dishes or at very least loading the dishwasher and even putting laundry away are daily tasks. I don't always "enjoy" doing them. However, I have been more mindful and aware of how doing them makes me feel. Often times, I may be running a bit late, but I haven't made my bed. So, I'll just skip it. However, I've been stopping and telling myself....take time to do it now, you'll enjoy it so much better when you go to bed. It takes only minutes. Do it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Each of those tasks and dozens of others, if left undone, often times stays undone. O.k. maybe it's only me. So, that's when this title of the blog post came to me. I'd rather play keep up than catch up. Who wants to look at 5 baskets of laundry at the foot of the bed...apparently, I did. By the time I get to putting it away, I've "riffled" through it and now I have to refold. This process now is an hour. Just keep up, the catch up is too hard. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This idea of "keep up -vs- catch up"....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'd rather keep up with my Bible reading, than to catch up. You miss the meditation on the Word when you're now rushed to just crossing off boxes on the daily reading chart. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'd rather keep up with my barn chores than catch up. Granted in the winter here is Wisconsin it is challenging, but if you keep up with the frozen turd, it won't turn into a frozen pile of turds.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'd rather weed in the garden a row at at time daily, than catch up with an "all dayer" by the end of day, laying on the ground, crawling along pulling weeds. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let's not even get into paperwork.....I'm still catching up. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I think you get the message here. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I often times, make my life harder, by turning everything in to catch up, not keep up. I have been reminding myself multiple times a day, "do you want to keep up or catch up." Believe it or not, it's really helping me. I did a post <a href="https://dickybirdsnest.blogspot.com/2019/01/motivational-monday-its-myonday.html">My On Day (Monday)</a> you can read it by clicking on that link. Since that day, I have preached that not only to myself, but those who know me well, understand that Monday is "My On Day." I think this new Dicky Bird catch phrase, "Keep up -vs- Catch up" will be another one to not only motivate me, but discipline me to be mindful for my joy's sake. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Motivational Monday blog posts, once a regular thing, has been dormant - just like my motivation. As, I don't plan to do a weekly post anymore, I will share these little thoughts as they pop into my head. Hopefully, if they help me, they will help another reader. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What would you rather play "keep up -vs- catch up" with? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-63659343696933418052024-01-19T07:54:00.002-06:002024-01-19T07:54:52.062-06:00Farmhouse Friday 2024 - Week 3 <p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's Friday, how was your week?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here in Wisconsin and many other places, we have had snow storms and arctic temperatures. Many things were cancelled. So, what did I do instead .... baked! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have been on a sourdough kick. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLijsFLOQ4EzXXufRMCfnlv7uMmRqfQ-S3m_Ly6kUs6eCQhWfV86V0naHt0oWGtEKvdtFMkDvnULyc4ZDrJMRD0Y3pqoKYHqcZQhmX5fDsC92-5hZ4T5G3UCFs6FLd0mhPktpuJt7iMV536eahXSUZZrau_MnvoCaHiYneqONxiWEIygapF9hYxkD5ZEw/s4032/IMG_0345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLijsFLOQ4EzXXufRMCfnlv7uMmRqfQ-S3m_Ly6kUs6eCQhWfV86V0naHt0oWGtEKvdtFMkDvnULyc4ZDrJMRD0Y3pqoKYHqcZQhmX5fDsC92-5hZ4T5G3UCFs6FLd0mhPktpuJt7iMV536eahXSUZZrau_MnvoCaHiYneqONxiWEIygapF9hYxkD5ZEw/w480-h640/IMG_0345.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1e6QWt3_iTaHbNrnbjmrg8TB4JqFFWuHnhzHbmfalm8Z3olBzzchjiNU5S9i4MpHtVNYQLkJenJOWVI58uryyHTC-Q2vMFRDYp0loH_ShKCd21WUbHBFHBd9iyA5rJSbo6yIwbw9A3lEczQBxHQKEU0BP9FCQl-iD40bqzG5TuqN-97HBpYCY5H6Aaz8/s4032/IMG_0344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1e6QWt3_iTaHbNrnbjmrg8TB4JqFFWuHnhzHbmfalm8Z3olBzzchjiNU5S9i4MpHtVNYQLkJenJOWVI58uryyHTC-Q2vMFRDYp0loH_ShKCd21WUbHBFHBd9iyA5rJSbo6yIwbw9A3lEczQBxHQKEU0BP9FCQl-iD40bqzG5TuqN-97HBpYCY5H6Aaz8/w480-h640/IMG_0344.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bagels and pretzels. My friend, Becky H., shared the recipes.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBWHM336oVtO4K8dK3Y6VbYcj4pw-gRJl3shpipFAAeeXLuirE_9FxUCqJ2nPN7GSeSIthg4ytjjpZzLYTaj1_iIlWFGuiikEcmhXh5LsTMzcCscV3M9EqORoUNxvqcUBcYaGINC99jm4n_p9KKj3p-a4U__wG3MNGCbj38zjKmgsSpOTkDKcnHrt1po/s4032/IMG_9970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBWHM336oVtO4K8dK3Y6VbYcj4pw-gRJl3shpipFAAeeXLuirE_9FxUCqJ2nPN7GSeSIthg4ytjjpZzLYTaj1_iIlWFGuiikEcmhXh5LsTMzcCscV3M9EqORoUNxvqcUBcYaGINC99jm4n_p9KKj3p-a4U__wG3MNGCbj38zjKmgsSpOTkDKcnHrt1po/w480-h640/IMG_9970.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY34T2wV3WLTRpZetXRJtBFV-zo2-at5qxnWTE9FX-8fBXk_hCCSbAX4N5luXZoIr20HFivRvpu7nrEH1kWUn3j5cG2VFa3Qu6NGrfvdpF41Mu3IliOQ14ZuzRYBGar0NFu7bot7ndS0hPY64rzT36AIwZK2O6Wo96WamA9ZajU7AqrFWK4BPpLpOZ6U/s4032/IMG_9971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY34T2wV3WLTRpZetXRJtBFV-zo2-at5qxnWTE9FX-8fBXk_hCCSbAX4N5luXZoIr20HFivRvpu7nrEH1kWUn3j5cG2VFa3Qu6NGrfvdpF41Mu3IliOQ14ZuzRYBGar0NFu7bot7ndS0hPY64rzT36AIwZK2O6Wo96WamA9ZajU7AqrFWK4BPpLpOZ6U/w480-h640/IMG_9971.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Then I made donuts and shared the recipe with her.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SmCtx9qPUSgxaIAcmPA-cfRT2uWbAJgjO62sJxGkca5T0tWHuM8wDktzJsrEoa0JRVZaK1UStUWOZiQXjk0YMN_mattuQ5rJmQXJQbd0dDoh1Tr8RyxJr0MDCvbqWujKUGbXQhriU-1pAjQVJ0Bfm3MfS0hm3ClC8QEkrKBiKko2w3EFvqhU_ujyUZw/s4032/IMG_9980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SmCtx9qPUSgxaIAcmPA-cfRT2uWbAJgjO62sJxGkca5T0tWHuM8wDktzJsrEoa0JRVZaK1UStUWOZiQXjk0YMN_mattuQ5rJmQXJQbd0dDoh1Tr8RyxJr0MDCvbqWujKUGbXQhriU-1pAjQVJ0Bfm3MfS0hm3ClC8QEkrKBiKko2w3EFvqhU_ujyUZw/w480-h640/IMG_9980.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEuB72mhYoyfQQUIzpWU-Zlj_DcaSE99PVZB4O3MGnTfJytY7aF9jIOH2qj1GxoEeAIXsFDnQ-OgeoTiyANwisFKhAwJiqUhVUtUbYLEEmERaU9hJUPwsjFckj1f0R6V7KJOcg88ugNu7xErxOiRRFyLQZU2FTtmmP8pXaGsZ4CEw9h85jqw7jGuDPK8/s4032/IMG_9983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEuB72mhYoyfQQUIzpWU-Zlj_DcaSE99PVZB4O3MGnTfJytY7aF9jIOH2qj1GxoEeAIXsFDnQ-OgeoTiyANwisFKhAwJiqUhVUtUbYLEEmERaU9hJUPwsjFckj1f0R6V7KJOcg88ugNu7xErxOiRRFyLQZU2FTtmmP8pXaGsZ4CEw9h85jqw7jGuDPK8/w480-h640/IMG_9983.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As far as my "work" .... I was able to get a lot drop done on Saturday evening. However, I didn't open on Tuesday. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6VlK7Ai7kr19N2PJ45Z3v_Fh5ergvkjNnYXokTJE-W5i7q7pGm3YHlP9AoxjvX2A02MJX7ssXTXgg9E4IBgTOJkYs9t90tEOsVf2Hr-YyXz6qi2S-TTb2T7iVsbz_RCUBqifswjKli8WlPKpz0XR53S-Cxpt08TaoVTvia6HzCK74500TGtKgs_memk/s950/IMG_0343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6VlK7Ai7kr19N2PJ45Z3v_Fh5ergvkjNnYXokTJE-W5i7q7pGm3YHlP9AoxjvX2A02MJX7ssXTXgg9E4IBgTOJkYs9t90tEOsVf2Hr-YyXz6qi2S-TTb2T7iVsbz_RCUBqifswjKli8WlPKpz0XR53S-Cxpt08TaoVTvia6HzCK74500TGtKgs_memk/w558-h640/IMG_0343.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I took advantage of time at home to also do my business book work, pay out clients, work on sales taxes. It was nice to leave and not have that hanging over my head.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">On Wednesday I drove down by Anna. Their farm is "between the lakes" (Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan) and they had waaaaayyyyy more snow than we did. Some of the snow in the drifted areas, the snowbanks were just under the street signs. We went thrifting and and met Jon for pizza at a new place in Elkhart Lake (so good!!!). We had so much fun. We woke up, played and then off to Sheboygan thrifting. I was looking for a fancier dress for our nephew's wedding. I found 4 to choose from. Two were never worn. Between the 4 I spent.....$45! I think I will wear the light blue one as it is in the end of April. We'll see...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UaqW1SxTl6LPaaJpX5dydCt5yG18HWTyfPrWiPXJXrzfI78Vgf0KcYuL58HuQnlmVbfzyn5HWP7UWqkaSXZ35-k8lXBXys5LObRt-AM_Ts6a3zJdNLJPzddKId2ABK7_w2fYuNoTVkfO9XlQ4fq1if8A8fy9PTrO1J6jVyVWoegnIETqy3Mkxtlej-c/s1101/IMG_0365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UaqW1SxTl6LPaaJpX5dydCt5yG18HWTyfPrWiPXJXrzfI78Vgf0KcYuL58HuQnlmVbfzyn5HWP7UWqkaSXZ35-k8lXBXys5LObRt-AM_Ts6a3zJdNLJPzddKId2ABK7_w2fYuNoTVkfO9XlQ4fq1if8A8fy9PTrO1J6jVyVWoegnIETqy3Mkxtlej-c/w482-h640/IMG_0365.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ezra loves tractors! I've never seen anything like it! He even knows what they are, like "bom bine" (combine). He loves them! We didn't buy these, he just played with them while we shopped and then said "back" (I didn't put my stuff back - ahahaha). </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Today, Friday, January 19, Lisa and I are going to look at a partial estate. Al was nice enough to empty my van, when I was gone, just in case we buy. Then, I'm going to pick up a crystal chandelier from a friend who is salvaging a house. Even if it isn't a "good" one, the parts will still sell. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And, that's about it for this week. My chickens, rabbits and barn cat all got extra treats this week. Once we "make it" through Saturday overnights, looks like -temps are gone for awhile. Yay! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-37815253132616949252024-01-12T10:43:00.002-06:002024-01-12T10:43:56.616-06:00Farmhouse Friday 2024 - Week 2<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Week 2 - January 12</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I had a special lunch date with my favorite 6 year old (and 32 year old). I used my Scandinavian, rosemaling designed luncheon set. I made homemade tomato soup.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvEl60Fa0CwAAqHInL9PwbyAJucaueiRvelBCglvq4Dzk7gyMIXAUoJAejHsFzyn9FUdBpj4Roa4kLUesvtrjyHaAl3UzkFR0lN8oovSpLCICUo45AGPK7F_OtDRkg7jABrfMRRjh7bPRwZCG2Qg4p4m7Iin_91DCZ1G60FYjl93A7p1EnWjUXBxvrsI/s4032/IMG_9809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvEl60Fa0CwAAqHInL9PwbyAJucaueiRvelBCglvq4Dzk7gyMIXAUoJAejHsFzyn9FUdBpj4Roa4kLUesvtrjyHaAl3UzkFR0lN8oovSpLCICUo45AGPK7F_OtDRkg7jABrfMRRjh7bPRwZCG2Qg4p4m7Iin_91DCZ1G60FYjl93A7p1EnWjUXBxvrsI/w480-h640/IMG_9809.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lgeK0hDD8TmYJdt3f6a8Ij1Fu_P68QFo8pVKtGYIdJyiDJmW9x__YzV7DshQp7baxGRhZDJTv3LnyrwHwbtQFUzFievserWwnTNcjQmN40qEaw4lqxmcrh-XrHeI7xQRvuF-tdSKBNP9jwFcW8DQfRHz5V0zav6JjRS3VQj5VdJixhn0EPrkOn35uPY/s4032/IMG_9808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lgeK0hDD8TmYJdt3f6a8Ij1Fu_P68QFo8pVKtGYIdJyiDJmW9x__YzV7DshQp7baxGRhZDJTv3LnyrwHwbtQFUzFievserWwnTNcjQmN40qEaw4lqxmcrh-XrHeI7xQRvuF-tdSKBNP9jwFcW8DQfRHz5V0zav6JjRS3VQj5VdJixhn0EPrkOn35uPY/w480-h640/IMG_9808.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZeQmw_ftYlZxB_j8Sg_KeMhZhp5rCEFhWkxTtSE_7pm88kp7-xp34STMe-4vjusZxou1HaCQob-xexlM6bhxpPAVyWetJFxPAbX2tvfkpZ6WND1oKueSCZRQdyHyjsccTSj70O_kwevqw9hvZQaIAtAw-6U-JJLE3xB0ODSjotOFvKAiPUqAKteLAec/s4032/IMG_9810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZeQmw_ftYlZxB_j8Sg_KeMhZhp5rCEFhWkxTtSE_7pm88kp7-xp34STMe-4vjusZxou1HaCQob-xexlM6bhxpPAVyWetJFxPAbX2tvfkpZ6WND1oKueSCZRQdyHyjsccTSj70O_kwevqw9hvZQaIAtAw-6U-JJLE3xB0ODSjotOFvKAiPUqAKteLAec/w480-h640/IMG_9810.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJY3JtrJYuG7sVgWwVMTQCum7FGBWHe-6mZpOkDAvpcpP6sZbzHxRF75bQ3JMhU9yuArpesPhtsrSG6PLZb6CJj3rQNHGbqSiPH3oP_m8vh7Maic0_R0Ks2qtZ2vLC-99JcY-hd5rF0NeYxspP96U4vgZNdjlYn9ebzSaEKyEZiLXQbIlZoPR3lXSmrE/s4032/IMG_9811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJY3JtrJYuG7sVgWwVMTQCum7FGBWHe-6mZpOkDAvpcpP6sZbzHxRF75bQ3JMhU9yuArpesPhtsrSG6PLZb6CJj3rQNHGbqSiPH3oP_m8vh7Maic0_R0Ks2qtZ2vLC-99JcY-hd5rF0NeYxspP96U4vgZNdjlYn9ebzSaEKyEZiLXQbIlZoPR3lXSmrE/w480-h640/IMG_9811.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">She, Lauren, taught us how to make snowflakes. She learned this technique at school. She said I could have this one for my window. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPdPJKoHx7Ng7qTgj8Lf7PxcUa6cY_z5VcA52WGnbzh7ysMJ2WvxrxLwxV2v4cFpBTcfqz9dRHwvuGg7N_0zWa8slNJrzP6il_8XcuGytQNqmf-ihyphenhyphenvYGU6LWAt91Pdh0u3qRz-odoVzUItS9p72urKDaNjBaA21jgr6UFJtSaTZu6S6E58VLdf5jW4g/s4032/IMG_9812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPdPJKoHx7Ng7qTgj8Lf7PxcUa6cY_z5VcA52WGnbzh7ysMJ2WvxrxLwxV2v4cFpBTcfqz9dRHwvuGg7N_0zWa8slNJrzP6il_8XcuGytQNqmf-ihyphenhyphenvYGU6LWAt91Pdh0u3qRz-odoVzUItS9p72urKDaNjBaA21jgr6UFJtSaTZu6S6E58VLdf5jW4g/w480-h640/IMG_9812.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EmH5AKtDS4w8GrrmZa75UDPLly_2cNmJIOWBgb_-1XUZRElyqy6GhNNnDGiv4ra8kcnvva6e4unS57mEmxhe0UooF17_QeolytvUk9TNi6jpmAEbaK7_q-7yb2mxMhrMf8r9vFPQItuMaQOi1Jz4CcoOlPg3Wa2WGkeNYdUbpOK4INN8-PxXfHeTWu8/s4032/IMG_9816%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EmH5AKtDS4w8GrrmZa75UDPLly_2cNmJIOWBgb_-1XUZRElyqy6GhNNnDGiv4ra8kcnvva6e4unS57mEmxhe0UooF17_QeolytvUk9TNi6jpmAEbaK7_q-7yb2mxMhrMf8r9vFPQItuMaQOi1Jz4CcoOlPg3Wa2WGkeNYdUbpOK4INN8-PxXfHeTWu8/w480-h640/IMG_9816%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWq_wh4F6qJ0pgHJzSX10YtbrPK9fExabNtuodglQsZxtrXE48zyCfgE2oVi6ISek5l8RUKsLh6w18YN2Nk5kNx09aCCFJ8tlQpERbVcjCyvR1Q5XbNBAtB4gx2f-5xW4a3qryK3oTO7xiRupxXAwxahgXpAMf0c4zIuhFub-Oj1fnj651fzrhYxRFb8/s4032/IMG_9813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWq_wh4F6qJ0pgHJzSX10YtbrPK9fExabNtuodglQsZxtrXE48zyCfgE2oVi6ISek5l8RUKsLh6w18YN2Nk5kNx09aCCFJ8tlQpERbVcjCyvR1Q5XbNBAtB4gx2f-5xW4a3qryK3oTO7xiRupxXAwxahgXpAMf0c4zIuhFub-Oj1fnj651fzrhYxRFb8/w640-h480/IMG_9813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I also made some snowflakes out of coffee filters. Remember the Christmas window swag? I cut off the greens and now added these snowflakes. I like it! Also, the heat comes up in front of that window and the cinnamon ornaments smell so good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApCbSC6J1yk2tUMPruy8-1EB9SWKhNpD-zNaQnmOqcXIHCTPzEqWraHTXRgXp19Yi7QTd5b4Gy9Zb8PEYeuVeW2ivKiatHtqrSOKFo6zODRMfL3aRGOvvT2vHNPBjTFkzdqQaJCHrLa-shH_3pJiE1pF9ZUw72WH3ozwDHUsthpCRfSNds44y7eJ7ST0/s4032/IMG_9888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApCbSC6J1yk2tUMPruy8-1EB9SWKhNpD-zNaQnmOqcXIHCTPzEqWraHTXRgXp19Yi7QTd5b4Gy9Zb8PEYeuVeW2ivKiatHtqrSOKFo6zODRMfL3aRGOvvT2vHNPBjTFkzdqQaJCHrLa-shH_3pJiE1pF9ZUw72WH3ozwDHUsthpCRfSNds44y7eJ7ST0/w480-h640/IMG_9888.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltGpoRe8qL8Dg5ZS1LekX2OF8Db-A8JxE7z02QSy2tZAaYyR3WCwSyEQbH6tIHZNMlJSW1tw4cnlPU_ilFdqZ5oc4ByVMqmz5BelnS4pOKtvcxAwNF6xIn4AEMGjidRPTj-VSUSpt2bYaTsohW7ID24IcRnTC319QHUy98_ncxsXje5ymPtAauqN5P4o/s4032/IMG_9892%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltGpoRe8qL8Dg5ZS1LekX2OF8Db-A8JxE7z02QSy2tZAaYyR3WCwSyEQbH6tIHZNMlJSW1tw4cnlPU_ilFdqZ5oc4ByVMqmz5BelnS4pOKtvcxAwNF6xIn4AEMGjidRPTj-VSUSpt2bYaTsohW7ID24IcRnTC319QHUy98_ncxsXje5ymPtAauqN5P4o/w480-h640/IMG_9892%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkVGYFZpm7pJI2DqGicKJEXGtxyLa7g21B0-cX99dHapzc6RIxAtlwEEkekT2rPxzYd7UZrvN5rZ4tZ9SaqdngndA8B3UWe3Nj7E4s5gSWmTLcr6a4-O8zhO5lwxz2g44_nRWFpO5nbaNIdgbG5Sp9EembSjZ9bXHUTanvUsWDb4Zpxji9gCUNQD6800/s4032/IMG_9899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkVGYFZpm7pJI2DqGicKJEXGtxyLa7g21B0-cX99dHapzc6RIxAtlwEEkekT2rPxzYd7UZrvN5rZ4tZ9SaqdngndA8B3UWe3Nj7E4s5gSWmTLcr6a4-O8zhO5lwxz2g44_nRWFpO5nbaNIdgbG5Sp9EembSjZ9bXHUTanvUsWDb4Zpxji9gCUNQD6800/w480-h640/IMG_9899.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've been seeing sourdough experts use this little shaker type thing for the flour on top before they splice the dough for baking. Well, what do you know, I found one in my "stash" of utensils. I bought out an estate and this thing was too unusual to sell. I thought it was for putting spices in for tea or broth....I'm so glad I kept it! Also, there isn't much, that is more comforting, than warm bread with butter and jelly! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Al and I had a date night for pizza. Lisa and I worked on picking up the office and finding lots to list. I started back with my strong bodies class. I spoiled myself with a message. Went to our town meeting and 4H Leader's Federation (virtual) meeting. Picked up Christmas (yet to carry it all downstairs) it is nice to set it up, but even nicer to take it down...ahaha. Oh and just he normal house keeping and cooking things. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have been restraining myself from getting seed orders ready. I told myself, I need to do some cleaning first! Today, we are under a Winter Storm Warning - schools are closed. I plan to tackle my closet - start it anyway. I need to be realistic as to what I plan to ever wear again. I also have like 50-60-100 (eek) sweaters....I have a problem! I just love wool sweaters! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What have you been up to this week?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-82980817983174042682024-01-11T07:32:00.004-06:002024-01-11T09:16:47.022-06:00January Entry Vignette<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I purchased this primitive dry sink from one of our sales. Truthfully, when we looked at the sale, was one of the companies the family called, I couldn't stop thinking of this piece. When the family decided to go with us, I was so excited. Granted, the family had pricing ideas for some of the pieces they weren't sure they really wanted to sell - this was one of them. (sad face). So, we marked it, in the ballpark of what they wanted. We had their lowest price and would have sold it, but no one came close to it....except me....ahahah! I would have sold it, just so you know, if someone would have beat "my price." (wink, wink). So, here it is in my entry. I LOVE it! It also has historical meaning to me being from the neighboring farm community. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAm4lx7258v4jHak7uGwnz3G4mlvNfCaapEFtYhB8aBFuafUYCe1q5tmIIyyEAJshB8vS1yjxYR3rvEuWXs6RPYklB5NBkUh326WtOKCbbY-84QoETwu7vX1dIpKC1j7wIdZTtujTrgusGC2IrOF23HFBOg6DZ7GGRcTmZpz6i44OMZyN3HTHzpIlqgDc/s4032/IMG_9827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAm4lx7258v4jHak7uGwnz3G4mlvNfCaapEFtYhB8aBFuafUYCe1q5tmIIyyEAJshB8vS1yjxYR3rvEuWXs6RPYklB5NBkUh326WtOKCbbY-84QoETwu7vX1dIpKC1j7wIdZTtujTrgusGC2IrOF23HFBOg6DZ7GGRcTmZpz6i44OMZyN3HTHzpIlqgDc/w480-h640/IMG_9827.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizox3nxExuJBovPDpZXz0LnJr9xswGJz-DydVr-BK_aNXaWb7oTKFSHUfF5IRHNlqG7u8xbjq6EbGoF2QAn92MYNFDVBZaRDGR9Usw1E2Bpbv-vE8y5X4KhPAsMEX381eV3vAdeaNjggea1VyOjlR1UFKJIko_oAKcsdWK-AyN6BLhXE8-0_vOUErVYn0/s4032/IMG_9817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizox3nxExuJBovPDpZXz0LnJr9xswGJz-DydVr-BK_aNXaWb7oTKFSHUfF5IRHNlqG7u8xbjq6EbGoF2QAn92MYNFDVBZaRDGR9Usw1E2Bpbv-vE8y5X4KhPAsMEX381eV3vAdeaNjggea1VyOjlR1UFKJIko_oAKcsdWK-AyN6BLhXE8-0_vOUErVYn0/w480-h640/IMG_9817.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ul8bhFVhIkhqCIPL4zO9pQ9uIrf9dnz8WivmSJGGDfZEXwyuBonuvf91CSTocv2unQCdnJ-4Ckdr_CpRmpGSmZbf_aXOI7tLyIt3yzizz4N_8DPBJxxoOXJQX7ogEv_hSXL1MCqen82Tx0894fSCBIa1Zg7ctR4Nc-6xQqkzsa7ouM6OyhGUcyg8MYo/s4032/IMG_9818%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ul8bhFVhIkhqCIPL4zO9pQ9uIrf9dnz8WivmSJGGDfZEXwyuBonuvf91CSTocv2unQCdnJ-4Ckdr_CpRmpGSmZbf_aXOI7tLyIt3yzizz4N_8DPBJxxoOXJQX7ogEv_hSXL1MCqen82Tx0894fSCBIa1Zg7ctR4Nc-6xQqkzsa7ouM6OyhGUcyg8MYo/w480-h640/IMG_9818%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm00U7MrSnHe6I_cl5Ak-ZyYsy9Sl1GZ5WFBdhK1M0tt8KpUzDDYeL6Wjua0yjDp77TIUgIMj2Q4dG3UZYWeemCDqDhRFH-3_hVB7SYdQRLgKh6AlsIxnOkygriaJhrc_SuJbVNW9OtGz-VHbvlX1CYuLDFbrC_wpuc74T92dlfBEhiNriSyyRVRmPf2M/s4032/IMG_9820%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm00U7MrSnHe6I_cl5Ak-ZyYsy9Sl1GZ5WFBdhK1M0tt8KpUzDDYeL6Wjua0yjDp77TIUgIMj2Q4dG3UZYWeemCDqDhRFH-3_hVB7SYdQRLgKh6AlsIxnOkygriaJhrc_SuJbVNW9OtGz-VHbvlX1CYuLDFbrC_wpuc74T92dlfBEhiNriSyyRVRmPf2M/w640-h480/IMG_9820%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIPUeRWiKziCYNnwg7l8pp44OrAjvXwElsMo3Go1NdbLPk8GY6E5pE7fjETL2r-lmORe4dd_DDKJaB7fisL50i4H_9BctG_MX5h-Ij3JhpCVjsNrtixMIejS8qawRLmLmxHzgCh6i6oTqkqPjJESNJ2zP2CbX1_DJ6Ri84UnRkLy1aLAyiAdg43PETho/s4032/IMG_9824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIPUeRWiKziCYNnwg7l8pp44OrAjvXwElsMo3Go1NdbLPk8GY6E5pE7fjETL2r-lmORe4dd_DDKJaB7fisL50i4H_9BctG_MX5h-Ij3JhpCVjsNrtixMIejS8qawRLmLmxHzgCh6i6oTqkqPjJESNJ2zP2CbX1_DJ6Ri84UnRkLy1aLAyiAdg43PETho/w480-h640/IMG_9824.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We still need to stain the doors for the closet, which is to the right of the dry sink. That will have to wait till spring when it can be done outside. I have an older primitive chandelier to rewire and hang above the dry sink yet. I plan to hang another 1 or 2 pictures under the other, just can't decided which ones. All the pictures in this room are barns. I don't put curtains on this window, as it only looks out into the barn yard and I don't have any reason to have them. I love the sunlight! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As I do more "intentional -vs- cluttered" decorating, I will use this dry sink to "theme" out each month. I may not always have the ironstone there, but for January, February maybe even March as it is still winter here - it feels appropriate. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Also, I plan to have an "arrangement of the month." I started this last year when my flowers were in full bloom and I loved it. So, until that time, artificial ones will have to do. Here is my January arrangement.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV8EnKiGc51PlxultZ2Nkrr3hPmb1re0m_uGBs26sGqvkrrglf1RCT4ijqOsNFWxPREMuzxKiT_es6wbzzf_iI4oFKVKBhdYVq6njEMya_Iov0Nmd17Y9kCKuH3KIS3PmvW36ByzR-LKXNgJHOqMdV3UqTboQiY1eWe2SXKcCR391L5pkDs8hmnNjARM/s4032/IMG_9819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV8EnKiGc51PlxultZ2Nkrr3hPmb1re0m_uGBs26sGqvkrrglf1RCT4ijqOsNFWxPREMuzxKiT_es6wbzzf_iI4oFKVKBhdYVq6njEMya_Iov0Nmd17Y9kCKuH3KIS3PmvW36ByzR-LKXNgJHOqMdV3UqTboQiY1eWe2SXKcCR391L5pkDs8hmnNjARM/w480-h640/IMG_9819.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-63275831374793999102024-01-10T08:57:00.004-06:002024-01-11T07:03:09.948-06:00The Heart of a Hoarder - Why Bother<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It was the middle of November - really, it was. I was sitting in my living room, in my favorite chair, trying to watch something on t.v. from around the stacks of boxes that had been sitting there since January. It's shameful, I know. We packed up everything in our entry, laundry and bathroom at the end of last January, so we could start the remodel of moving our bathroom door and updating. Granted the remodel took longer to complete, some on our part, than we expected. Some due to trying to make sure we did it the way we wanted, because this will be the last time we do this. (more than likely). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, back to my trying to look around the stacks of boxes - I yelled out "I've lost interest in my house!" Al was sitting on the couch - "why do you think that is" he asked? Well, reader, this sums it up.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, back to my trying to see around the stacks of boxes. You know, that stack didn't really bother me, until that moment. As a hoarder and daughter of one, I've grown up with and used to stacks of things. Truly, I live with my "hoarding blinders" on. I started to type and remind you all that I did have hand surgery last summer which left me unable to lift - but then, that's also what hoarders do. Excuses, justify....I've heard them all...said many myself. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, back to my trying to see around the stacks of boxes. It hit me...I've lost interest in MY house. I used to find joy in staging and decorating, what happened? Granted, there is no one here but Al and I most of the time, "why bother!" "Why bother" has been a frequently said phrase over the past few years between Lisa and I. Is it any wonder a person would feel this way after scrolling, reading, hearing, you know all the things on fakebook and instasham. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now, what you also may not know, is that for 2 years in a row, 2 years, Lisa and I have helped 2 families clean, sort, stage, sell, list, find buy out dealers for their hoarder homes. Each one of those sales, were 6 months - 6 months! Physically, emotionally invested in helping "complete" these estate sales. This was in addition to all the other sales and online stuff we did. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgGTKm0lfJzRJNNxebdGGe1gZpk3mm-hotFqyX7dBG-6pjsHuan5rjWK9lhkYBUDWOo9_OPUiO5fdy6XVHQd9q7BpBZaidWWRQE_7ApmxdlItrhiZH_OKcA43FlXfKmxfMGU9AzPIIAT4dTpbAi8Q8XozUcEI234R93-6SI9d8iX5n-6WSiBWKnnunrM/s1086/IMG_4993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgGTKm0lfJzRJNNxebdGGe1gZpk3mm-hotFqyX7dBG-6pjsHuan5rjWK9lhkYBUDWOo9_OPUiO5fdy6XVHQd9q7BpBZaidWWRQE_7ApmxdlItrhiZH_OKcA43FlXfKmxfMGU9AzPIIAT4dTpbAi8Q8XozUcEI234R93-6SI9d8iX5n-6WSiBWKnnunrM/w488-h640/IMG_4993.jpg" width="488" /></a></div>Before at one of our sales<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDSPjDoZUWQE7JoIug5HAYSTIrLk29jzRNd6oF7Z-aH0nAaLSi5xMnQv-8iuT0gkYUlRoYnaXmhJVFsYRdnv-KV25PoimXHHyKaXTOeSjWJbbgJsDeJDeKxz4yPxWZimn2mUiFHRDATCXF_vfRARbUG18-yAZzcQtMlfZfx-kkHZBjjloF_IOSZVhqkA/s4032/IMG_4999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDSPjDoZUWQE7JoIug5HAYSTIrLk29jzRNd6oF7Z-aH0nAaLSi5xMnQv-8iuT0gkYUlRoYnaXmhJVFsYRdnv-KV25PoimXHHyKaXTOeSjWJbbgJsDeJDeKxz4yPxWZimn2mUiFHRDATCXF_vfRARbUG18-yAZzcQtMlfZfx-kkHZBjjloF_IOSZVhqkA/w480-h640/IMG_4999.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>After at the same house<br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We left their homes, tidy and clean. I then came home and didn't have it in me to do my own. "Why bother?" </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Why bother? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bother, because I want to find joy. Bother, because I want to have peaceful spaces (not cluttered ones). Bother, because I may not always be able to do this for myself (lessons from the hoarder homes) so, I better do them while I can. Bother, because I should want better for Al and I. Bother, because I would love to be more of a hostess in my home. Bother, because it is lazy not too. Bother, because ..... it isn't a bother ..... it's a blessing! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There, I believe this completes steps 1 - 5 on any addiction 12 step recovery program. 1. Admit 2. believing you can 3. desire to let go 4. conducting an emotional inventory and 5. declare wrong doings. Well, actually step 6 as well, seeking higher power for help. "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." I've walked around, up and down stairs, unloading, loading my own boxes, tossing things away - and quoting that scripture for the past 2 months. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I plan to share some of the progress with you all. Not as a fakebook or instasham thing or even a motivational thing. If I share, it will be because I find joy in it and what I did. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-53081546976771590472024-01-07T16:23:00.001-06:002024-01-07T16:23:31.173-06:00First Sunday - Church Birthday Cake - January<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I saw this old recipe called "depression cake" - it wasn't depressing (ahaha) at all! It was a recipe from the depression era. It has no eggs, butter or milk. I wasn't even sure if it would turn out. Our church celebrates everyone's birthday each month on the first Sunday. Like all January birthdays, etc....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-REqbm8ml8I007umobexqM6FArTpr-w7-SC7ueSoWF2ZYI3fVmpGiby7ffiWw0kfulul_nHRxbhpceVLb1gnqqNJxjL86AFvREA9a2a0qwbV09zsavFAh3bt8DanNl7MTsUTsADlu3iPuFbIeqTYqvpjAzZ_Lx9scDLPTX17FOHsQraGzbEpcIC5S-4/s4032/IMG_9842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-REqbm8ml8I007umobexqM6FArTpr-w7-SC7ueSoWF2ZYI3fVmpGiby7ffiWw0kfulul_nHRxbhpceVLb1gnqqNJxjL86AFvREA9a2a0qwbV09zsavFAh3bt8DanNl7MTsUTsADlu3iPuFbIeqTYqvpjAzZ_Lx9scDLPTX17FOHsQraGzbEpcIC5S-4/w480-h640/IMG_9842.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This recipe makes 1 single layer of the cake. I made 2 so I could layer it. I made a simple powdered sugar glaze and added raspberries. I dusted with powdered sugar. It looked so festive for January - like snow. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Vanilla Depression Cake</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 3/4 C flour</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2 1/2 tsp. baking powder</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp. salt</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 tsp. vanilla</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 C white granulated sugar</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">mix in a bowl with a wooden spoon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Add </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1/4 C vegetable oil</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 C water</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">mix well, by hand in 1 bowl so easy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bake 350 until tooth pick comes out clean (30 min or so).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fmNV58GRuGNfCO2ewRhyphenhyphen5rT2acDvUr7KeMikOw4CuMX0bBAxwws4K2g2hJv04kOHp5q7Exp9iaSjUO-EWYQGb1c11HDXk610ztNl9Vr9zqyRmGAL8albkWECGh5dd6TtNOBpvAc3R73rXopGtKLt0F_bMgQwuZZzW7dbC22gzSZtZo1hP24250SRnk8/s4032/IMG_9838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fmNV58GRuGNfCO2ewRhyphenhyphen5rT2acDvUr7KeMikOw4CuMX0bBAxwws4K2g2hJv04kOHp5q7Exp9iaSjUO-EWYQGb1c11HDXk610ztNl9Vr9zqyRmGAL8albkWECGh5dd6TtNOBpvAc3R73rXopGtKLt0F_bMgQwuZZzW7dbC22gzSZtZo1hP24250SRnk8/w480-h640/IMG_9838.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7foZvuw6jvyhjW0z0P5ktwJyx9CR9w_myKGlxPq8I_Y1zVt63jmOhvXnAmTF1WFSSMw4T_f_-wrbwp_3zX3pYvBRsC4LOhleLkHYDSdNVhxWDcqQMyziIaTDkRFNHDge6Zn9LKp2xK9OrBKr5e5BHt1hEdWo8gqiHoFU83s1f3gw8SRZZu-Y2PRn37k/s4032/IMG_9839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7foZvuw6jvyhjW0z0P5ktwJyx9CR9w_myKGlxPq8I_Y1zVt63jmOhvXnAmTF1WFSSMw4T_f_-wrbwp_3zX3pYvBRsC4LOhleLkHYDSdNVhxWDcqQMyziIaTDkRFNHDge6Zn9LKp2xK9OrBKr5e5BHt1hEdWo8gqiHoFU83s1f3gw8SRZZu-Y2PRn37k/w480-h640/IMG_9839.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Snowy white cake...very moist too. It does taste homemade (wink,wink).</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KWWA6RgdpHCvIhLlzBhwVih3EY4vs_nT_xMTtm_GmBdccceM2N00fyC2MNNg3_6uSgvIptavGaayGwp0L_Y05uZcs9svr-G_ieO9lzekRTcy5EI-ZTzao16mlWjKihGzRVk5Dm7rWiWXNvRX14HVu2Sfpt_5ZzRN1nRipOyjY9ldt4fx2PwOVwy9UtA/s4032/IMG_9840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KWWA6RgdpHCvIhLlzBhwVih3EY4vs_nT_xMTtm_GmBdccceM2N00fyC2MNNg3_6uSgvIptavGaayGwp0L_Y05uZcs9svr-G_ieO9lzekRTcy5EI-ZTzao16mlWjKihGzRVk5Dm7rWiWXNvRX14HVu2Sfpt_5ZzRN1nRipOyjY9ldt4fx2PwOVwy9UtA/w480-h640/IMG_9840.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I hope you give this one a try. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-77558163910445267262024-01-05T08:49:00.001-06:002024-01-05T08:49:47.196-06:002024 Week 1 - Farmhouse Friday<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2024 - Week 1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let's take a virtual tour of my December. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Started with my hosting a Vintage Rural Shop Hop with 10 others in our 35/40 mile radius. It was a HUGE success! We are planning another for spring. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8JzYTkEVrvR2V775h3e0Ijn3_rRpBvwXjsTb8NK6mYaEc_Dagw2L4p2rWdZ4-bRrhULkS9R_MpCA3jjrh7mi8PO118gQY4B7qo1TgIdCY088QbtX2yStevHhNfZR2slMxTN1iCEZKyh1dkNp6D1hfr0SC3OzvM6KZY48ccPR5YmWGQYOUnyvesoTbj8/s4032/IMG_8503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8JzYTkEVrvR2V775h3e0Ijn3_rRpBvwXjsTb8NK6mYaEc_Dagw2L4p2rWdZ4-bRrhULkS9R_MpCA3jjrh7mi8PO118gQY4B7qo1TgIdCY088QbtX2yStevHhNfZR2slMxTN1iCEZKyh1dkNp6D1hfr0SC3OzvM6KZY48ccPR5YmWGQYOUnyvesoTbj8/w640-h480/IMG_8503.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This was at my office space I rent for my business <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1914536328603700">Town Hall Trinkets Online Estate Sales</a> for drop off and pick ups of lots.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Then I decided to take some time off...still on a break until 1/16/24. When I go back to being open on Tuesdays.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoIKZA5V2s0ECwqINXsR_0nMzV0fzfiXliymT2G3X39C5uRnKj31ylrEbnWTVAGjQBoHCfHwvzehl2jvNhbpkiouL6laI9fLta-sDupl4lqzaa_Zqt8avrYzepVPhfQaBE63KUrm5m__peSgUt0NFLkoBtSI02WZ8HQ6pg0irIM34bfDvYfEG4i3pB8Y/s4032/IMG_8342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoIKZA5V2s0ECwqINXsR_0nMzV0fzfiXliymT2G3X39C5uRnKj31ylrEbnWTVAGjQBoHCfHwvzehl2jvNhbpkiouL6laI9fLta-sDupl4lqzaa_Zqt8avrYzepVPhfQaBE63KUrm5m__peSgUt0NFLkoBtSI02WZ8HQ6pg0irIM34bfDvYfEG4i3pB8Y/w480-h640/IMG_8342.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlHqp-hrAKmMLT8Knb0R00KRlxzv7STrHr3vr_bdD2As34TbJVcuE5Ltv-iCdp68VENNdhDmnRC7_4NMqYg3X3imEQuvA38biDwxXQ12Y1ra7k9JGSs31LoWCNYi5xdk2h1mDm_BxSM_vesqSjFYOf350Ed2vPezEhjXdQF1rkIAUr0jfCYELYkrOHPw/s4032/IMG_8375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlHqp-hrAKmMLT8Knb0R00KRlxzv7STrHr3vr_bdD2As34TbJVcuE5Ltv-iCdp68VENNdhDmnRC7_4NMqYg3X3imEQuvA38biDwxXQ12Y1ra7k9JGSs31LoWCNYi5xdk2h1mDm_BxSM_vesqSjFYOf350Ed2vPezEhjXdQF1rkIAUr0jfCYELYkrOHPw/w480-h640/IMG_8375.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I had a crafting night with my friend, Renee. We made these cool wool trees - I love it! </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_2ngabWlc8MqsZhN4_RS-pf_JVljr0oNEzrbon_fzR6wo62oOxjc2LbhBAMOjADFnQWMsRsCqxEBV77S48UGBPKx6maJO39hWDIW2FFvB3yPSwhW8AYJVg8GJQBSZReEQojPmfSP3-T4Qu2Rt6dVlAqC93bI1sN4DmUjrZhxsxgSZdpdJ8rgz-y_cvk/s4032/IMG_9484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_2ngabWlc8MqsZhN4_RS-pf_JVljr0oNEzrbon_fzR6wo62oOxjc2LbhBAMOjADFnQWMsRsCqxEBV77S48UGBPKx6maJO39hWDIW2FFvB3yPSwhW8AYJVg8GJQBSZReEQojPmfSP3-T4Qu2Rt6dVlAqC93bI1sN4DmUjrZhxsxgSZdpdJ8rgz-y_cvk/w480-h640/IMG_9484.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9Q6APpmMrsMdwyzk1ObVa9YivuJgEPhh08Tzf4fqdQppGgep1P3fBWDPhOQGxSLmDG2IL34v7pU3kuy1BioP53_xpRiFty0EJfSnhMVhRO3p-bsuGbng-OVdoMW0YEAl_QnzmKA1cYXi_6-k0M-ZkNdiuiW7wB0gkE0GTOIwuuOQH7TsUCvhmOhthcE/s4032/IMG_9485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9Q6APpmMrsMdwyzk1ObVa9YivuJgEPhh08Tzf4fqdQppGgep1P3fBWDPhOQGxSLmDG2IL34v7pU3kuy1BioP53_xpRiFty0EJfSnhMVhRO3p-bsuGbng-OVdoMW0YEAl_QnzmKA1cYXi_6-k0M-ZkNdiuiW7wB0gkE0GTOIwuuOQH7TsUCvhmOhthcE/w480-h640/IMG_9485.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">While Christmas shopping at Sam's Club, we bought 2 bouquets of flowers. I arranged them in a huge clear market jar, added some tree branches, ribbon - this...this arrangement lasted almost a month. I just threw all, but the rose buds, out yesterday. Looking at this next to my kitchen table every day, gave me great joy! It really is the little things.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzFLXQbx1aJRqgCIy-dIxqDVpN1cMqBDp6cxffD5ixahDa6BwX2WoRY-51hYxmxc0rcLJqtj3C6DiM7EFgU963PLFUpBQcK6eqEIcEz-v5JLxvccjReISbZ8kSAZyxiF18OdfKmRRzr8Ch7uxCtucJvlHZ47M_8wwGmB7bfQ38W3LiAIQPQIGn31RZ0A/s4032/IMG_8481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzFLXQbx1aJRqgCIy-dIxqDVpN1cMqBDp6cxffD5ixahDa6BwX2WoRY-51hYxmxc0rcLJqtj3C6DiM7EFgU963PLFUpBQcK6eqEIcEz-v5JLxvccjReISbZ8kSAZyxiF18OdfKmRRzr8Ch7uxCtucJvlHZ47M_8wwGmB7bfQ38W3LiAIQPQIGn31RZ0A/w480-h640/IMG_8481.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgcglFryGeJPqy89TrmrN6GFOwH7IKY3Lh118rgKJ7yfI7MH1vuCXry11nkh9E042CbWqMnMxIolTuIFMnF2Q-4_ePcj6qaWnLbh_WBAf7Q8i4Kt_FSIj3rzy4gQ0m-XXmA6tEpo1GLxFhFzHX5d-IlDEt1iptTDAzVWSJM0giYaBkQE54KosEz2rk88/s4032/IMG_8521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgcglFryGeJPqy89TrmrN6GFOwH7IKY3Lh118rgKJ7yfI7MH1vuCXry11nkh9E042CbWqMnMxIolTuIFMnF2Q-4_ePcj6qaWnLbh_WBAf7Q8i4Kt_FSIj3rzy4gQ0m-XXmA6tEpo1GLxFhFzHX5d-IlDEt1iptTDAzVWSJM0giYaBkQE54KosEz2rk88/w480-h640/IMG_8521.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0i5RMVOlXqAUjcUXoc8-p4SMmCwXS7oP6VeoMVGdgSfk4f6dOO4wGcuxVAKxTzltjEi4i6Uffi7KFO_xEgTZF1ZYtyZ55zr-_8BmX0ImQqQBQLvZjgbiDGuzG8SzTaodBmlBmFLI3CljDsfeaoPtYSxMO_qPgm0b59olJp7w69alkiJN7cCHZfrXXgY/s4032/IMG_8522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0i5RMVOlXqAUjcUXoc8-p4SMmCwXS7oP6VeoMVGdgSfk4f6dOO4wGcuxVAKxTzltjEi4i6Uffi7KFO_xEgTZF1ZYtyZ55zr-_8BmX0ImQqQBQLvZjgbiDGuzG8SzTaodBmlBmFLI3CljDsfeaoPtYSxMO_qPgm0b59olJp7w69alkiJN7cCHZfrXXgY/w480-h640/IMG_8522.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I wanted to create this swag over my window that faces the barn yard. I had a few thoughts on how I wanted it to look. So I made these little houses out of paper and the cinnamon and applesauce ornaments. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLCLuGBll88C23rA1CtPdZ9U6mQK0XY_TFQv_Trg7_nwpt7XmXLzN_3IYP4fHOrbKbQ8BozaXErDazKzeH9Boj_sWe3sEpazuw0Pz1vXavo-IMMxU_lv6PJLxGFcsNNdOaEMoSl9ELhr96BFuLRo3Z02VmdHUIvY4CXGRL9_Rp_lyym05_PYqr3TFo28/s4032/IMG_8302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLCLuGBll88C23rA1CtPdZ9U6mQK0XY_TFQv_Trg7_nwpt7XmXLzN_3IYP4fHOrbKbQ8BozaXErDazKzeH9Boj_sWe3sEpazuw0Pz1vXavo-IMMxU_lv6PJLxGFcsNNdOaEMoSl9ELhr96BFuLRo3Z02VmdHUIvY4CXGRL9_Rp_lyym05_PYqr3TFo28/w640-h480/IMG_8302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL3DqPdVZM62eZA4qJcjqxUlBSQjTztiK2-ZBWG1xDeU_t9fYM0fdr0vDiFbI_D3b4NfBnubdEsMPDXJqhyphenhyphencmnPgJv60269l2mtTK1n_lQQGogswwq64BtAr3b8uKbl9WhmpU8FXC9uPjsogmRTAqbDJ0gKdh4cl4bgycQMmeahw7EqyxAIG_Gss6cww/s4032/IMG_8336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL3DqPdVZM62eZA4qJcjqxUlBSQjTztiK2-ZBWG1xDeU_t9fYM0fdr0vDiFbI_D3b4NfBnubdEsMPDXJqhyphenhyphencmnPgJv60269l2mtTK1n_lQQGogswwq64BtAr3b8uKbl9WhmpU8FXC9uPjsogmRTAqbDJ0gKdh4cl4bgycQMmeahw7EqyxAIG_Gss6cww/w480-h640/IMG_8336.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCK7CGKHetC49F_iC-EILpBNTNXotWu9n1WdFl-Rzo6BANwXJVIU2etsMGHOQO06HAjG2R-rLaRgO14IP-2lbPSn3w-h7wOOtKzXK8TPSP1hjCuDKevuaAt-32TyKulxJvNor79hDVjeazU2-N_Iw2WxCy70fQz6QyxnjHS9vGK_gpaasTF68mZ5pbFg/s4032/IMG_8306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCK7CGKHetC49F_iC-EILpBNTNXotWu9n1WdFl-Rzo6BANwXJVIU2etsMGHOQO06HAjG2R-rLaRgO14IP-2lbPSn3w-h7wOOtKzXK8TPSP1hjCuDKevuaAt-32TyKulxJvNor79hDVjeazU2-N_Iw2WxCy70fQz6QyxnjHS9vGK_gpaasTF68mZ5pbFg/w480-h640/IMG_8306.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I wanted to add some dried oranges and create a garland. I also had a pot of that simmering all month. Smells like Christmas!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt7XqwngpDuNqBz16_0mD0cu7uxzsX0ZTl_Zz4yQas6Z3kTsJfHrZyhhqo-EFZs8YR5_IrtWJmwH6xirpJ9MqynLwkvqI7AXGsdmXFaxwXUs8KOzjN-wuck7WUXTUF9zx6-onoTQZ1aA6Mq_DxdEHOplnp1Bxgn7PwyFXz6iK_0CNDyHSYoa6qeoGh2I/s4032/IMG_9611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt7XqwngpDuNqBz16_0mD0cu7uxzsX0ZTl_Zz4yQas6Z3kTsJfHrZyhhqo-EFZs8YR5_IrtWJmwH6xirpJ9MqynLwkvqI7AXGsdmXFaxwXUs8KOzjN-wuck7WUXTUF9zx6-onoTQZ1aA6Mq_DxdEHOplnp1Bxgn7PwyFXz6iK_0CNDyHSYoa6qeoGh2I/w640-h480/IMG_9611.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwADJlgjOHoeOsia1wnFeD2LnPhFmo9gh22ZJkyoUeL-ZQrIhUntFeNodj06x97kYs5XXSlpCdzJ00NpUFVbLbZY2WOiZG3YWMwu55kT6tGAVBKa6OoKbco5jmrlkhyphenhyphenHA95dwCA55A5Jf5ao_IwTB57xfedo9mFWMkHejDvJiaXSfKImjI9pba4f4ceM/s4032/IMG_9612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwADJlgjOHoeOsia1wnFeD2LnPhFmo9gh22ZJkyoUeL-ZQrIhUntFeNodj06x97kYs5XXSlpCdzJ00NpUFVbLbZY2WOiZG3YWMwu55kT6tGAVBKa6OoKbco5jmrlkhyphenhyphenHA95dwCA55A5Jf5ao_IwTB57xfedo9mFWMkHejDvJiaXSfKImjI9pba4f4ceM/w480-h640/IMG_9612.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11TDpSSp_No5Bi66Q-iZe7r-eh5q4CyYIiw1rurVT-wJmUemUPIQTp-0Wcl0h2_zZpjaPR38ntauEFwHc4bNLa9zoxo4DQb1hbtMlLBi23lD1UQaLadd110zTlZOQ8ES4Vwk32UhANp95YrwcDUwt2-BKMwvb0DLX1LTKxh0-5holTwju2vwLOfd9xGE/s4032/IMG_9613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11TDpSSp_No5Bi66Q-iZe7r-eh5q4CyYIiw1rurVT-wJmUemUPIQTp-0Wcl0h2_zZpjaPR38ntauEFwHc4bNLa9zoxo4DQb1hbtMlLBi23lD1UQaLadd110zTlZOQ8ES4Vwk32UhANp95YrwcDUwt2-BKMwvb0DLX1LTKxh0-5holTwju2vwLOfd9xGE/w480-h640/IMG_9613.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Took a ride out to the woods, cut down a swoopy pine bough and there it is, almost what I wanted...ahaha. Beauty of this is, I cut the greens off yesterday, I plan to stage with rest with snowflakes and hearts for January and February. I like it alot!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now on to cooking.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXMSSNXmK5-C6DoKAgF61ltZVquqnXSdT9BgQF5qZEO0vOfmedSl3MvAYuhozhKvozXltSuuvFVjDXGOxJPMkN8RJQlWGyP3sa5Y_0vE31JKKUyyOtjPXvyb5kkcMtyHPOggVQ0C-IFipI2mDSGnGAr-nq0N-goXmvB9ku7TJ74Hd2iTtOVjEXt3JIMY/s3780/49307EC9-D476-4562-95CA-AA4FC7346785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXMSSNXmK5-C6DoKAgF61ltZVquqnXSdT9BgQF5qZEO0vOfmedSl3MvAYuhozhKvozXltSuuvFVjDXGOxJPMkN8RJQlWGyP3sa5Y_0vE31JKKUyyOtjPXvyb5kkcMtyHPOggVQ0C-IFipI2mDSGnGAr-nq0N-goXmvB9ku7TJ74Hd2iTtOVjEXt3JIMY/w512-h640/49307EC9-D476-4562-95CA-AA4FC7346785.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Some girls like diamonds, I like diamonds in the rough. This will be added to our wildflower field, once we replant it with WI hardy flowers.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrCza6wdeg2sdaLdJ4D5iio7me-kT31dbvydjOzzkfcINUiW-UtE-23eua_pZU6asJ_IWHTLU9gvQB8fHxxIR4CxzZ-aUGtTmaG3AicAVMpx8O0ckFNjJ8LgpSR2IgXRvpOfIsIfNw6QWsatzJV4YCO8CqL9fgYnLa_r5ey0kBIkjeLQ4FbWwPmCo8S8/s4032/IMG_9645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrCza6wdeg2sdaLdJ4D5iio7me-kT31dbvydjOzzkfcINUiW-UtE-23eua_pZU6asJ_IWHTLU9gvQB8fHxxIR4CxzZ-aUGtTmaG3AicAVMpx8O0ckFNjJ8LgpSR2IgXRvpOfIsIfNw6QWsatzJV4YCO8CqL9fgYnLa_r5ey0kBIkjeLQ4FbWwPmCo8S8/w480-h640/IMG_9645.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbjx96MIAYuQYuDke93Jio8G0nrEdzYUudTqcIs3i22DSeXydnaFoaOOL11zLS0NOi1mPMwuTe8cfUsVxZYv9EVMwY6-DDapOP_HKyJ7yYnjor7H6QonAOx9XO9L1NG7TNwyWaq_Ti4HaqcEt3JpWInikHLhoUFZiHC7oSNiLRKiN0gBddXCkxZX1kf4/s3138/IMG_9744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3138" data-original-width="2564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbjx96MIAYuQYuDke93Jio8G0nrEdzYUudTqcIs3i22DSeXydnaFoaOOL11zLS0NOi1mPMwuTe8cfUsVxZYv9EVMwY6-DDapOP_HKyJ7yYnjor7H6QonAOx9XO9L1NG7TNwyWaq_Ti4HaqcEt3JpWInikHLhoUFZiHC7oSNiLRKiN0gBddXCkxZX1kf4/w522-h640/IMG_9744.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here are my grands. I NEVER share their pictures, but I had to this one was so cute! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I taught a Collection Clinic for 4H youth K-7th grades.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUGuoqZi0ZVNqNsSpok-TBu51NgsYZCoYJ1T3yYkkWD4ABNsaEYBSeNgKl5Whh3xCaChIgCj8lIHdUBk2XV1V6cGV1o6FFPEjrLAOgSmr2TtxqfEH33uZ9BQ-vrWg9UkBcWFxcvKsxrmKZXOIXCtzY9MslwoqOAuGPl0nNu8JtgIindcnei3iyaVcjZQ/s4032/IMG_9667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUGuoqZi0ZVNqNsSpok-TBu51NgsYZCoYJ1T3yYkkWD4ABNsaEYBSeNgKl5Whh3xCaChIgCj8lIHdUBk2XV1V6cGV1o6FFPEjrLAOgSmr2TtxqfEH33uZ9BQ-vrWg9UkBcWFxcvKsxrmKZXOIXCtzY9MslwoqOAuGPl0nNu8JtgIindcnei3iyaVcjZQ/w480-h640/IMG_9667.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYudaLuFQ-t4bjd-grO3r-jmbXew7Y94kO6xQk5islWPImKDIvrOMcdwauZTOyx4ccT1uphnkbRnlZjemoITm2G0MABrdeYlRfHgHwxSjiygC4CZeVNH8uRISd_8UwBh4E6C-6OUeL2ukYrk9Tovv2FT_20fcg-Fczdl4JVGoI4Q3U1cz1r7hqLutIuvk/s4032/IMG_9666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYudaLuFQ-t4bjd-grO3r-jmbXew7Y94kO6xQk5islWPImKDIvrOMcdwauZTOyx4ccT1uphnkbRnlZjemoITm2G0MABrdeYlRfHgHwxSjiygC4CZeVNH8uRISd_8UwBh4E6C-6OUeL2ukYrk9Tovv2FT_20fcg-Fczdl4JVGoI4Q3U1cz1r7hqLutIuvk/w640-h480/IMG_9666.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkegfVYPsxiM0fQfmtXOhgthAsBWYD7nzIw4MQdwuBRGLloz7P-WIADLOgpzBFXm05cPG6t3rFUYoWFsvFs0zgFL8ZwV5zT_c6elKb1f40Vmspk1b4_U4virmtoStFxpDpBlPSdtbfibumjXindNoWscsP9TFNckbGIMAnA2espkiVbKB26zYwwwYs_E/s4032/IMG_9665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkegfVYPsxiM0fQfmtXOhgthAsBWYD7nzIw4MQdwuBRGLloz7P-WIADLOgpzBFXm05cPG6t3rFUYoWFsvFs0zgFL8ZwV5zT_c6elKb1f40Vmspk1b4_U4virmtoStFxpDpBlPSdtbfibumjXindNoWscsP9TFNckbGIMAnA2espkiVbKB26zYwwwYs_E/w480-h640/IMG_9665.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our nephew got engaged and their bridal shower was over the holiday week. Anna did my hair. You know, my hair is the longest it's been in decades. Almost to the back of my knees. I have donated 5'4" of hair in my lifetime. It's getting to the point I can't brush it or do anything with it. I plan to donate again.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bcq0TkW67SuqOj9RYovg9m_pb0F9n9COFgAfdu0w9bpG6LyP3Obvp5kbEkDESNgmOKqnrpWQfYJzPr5Zf-co1Ua7ctXGry4Ik5tEJJfpAfy_bCRGizLqVLOoVhQsYNzrgTVCvfSPbzvMjoV4g63x4CTJN5MWyABpHPED0xIamX3mnve2G7vP7-uy5Uc/s3994/IMG_9747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3994" data-original-width="1356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bcq0TkW67SuqOj9RYovg9m_pb0F9n9COFgAfdu0w9bpG6LyP3Obvp5kbEkDESNgmOKqnrpWQfYJzPr5Zf-co1Ua7ctXGry4Ik5tEJJfpAfy_bCRGizLqVLOoVhQsYNzrgTVCvfSPbzvMjoV4g63x4CTJN5MWyABpHPED0xIamX3mnve2G7vP7-uy5Uc/w218-h640/IMG_9747.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Whew...and on today, this Farmhouse Friday, I created a cozy corner in my hall to the kitchen. I repurposed the holly I ordered from WA, orange slices, rose buds, pine cones as they still all smelled so good. I plan to seasonally change this little space. I may not be able to do "it all, but I can do it small." I know I did a blog post about that before, but it's as true today as it was whenever that was.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjGd_cP15kihf-KxMgkHgbPHf2JKUNg-Ah3Vc2LSYfxS4FP2Cw1Fsbddhr3ntNmUZhkR4xGkkCg1eywC0oS6r59nU_tWJuHsCh427s_j1KdNmx-tXT4yM9LJwGI-QV2IrEuarXPr7B6Pa8UjMQuRDiBn4Fl0SccYQUNWv_PWPOogJPtSmo18bh6W2Yqg/s4032/IMG_9798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjGd_cP15kihf-KxMgkHgbPHf2JKUNg-Ah3Vc2LSYfxS4FP2Cw1Fsbddhr3ntNmUZhkR4xGkkCg1eywC0oS6r59nU_tWJuHsCh427s_j1KdNmx-tXT4yM9LJwGI-QV2IrEuarXPr7B6Pa8UjMQuRDiBn4Fl0SccYQUNWv_PWPOogJPtSmo18bh6W2Yqg/w480-h640/IMG_9798.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5aG_PG1eXZcKgL-JK0H-ebOGw40pYtwVSBSC5VWfNEl20SLuE2XDW-YYT-R21MI59fb0ZDN8iH-_cm6VyjdarxgD1SFwPMxSkKwpRxgA7LDw7eAIXG3vwAl1EoUOtjwTzQpHiqrm89IXRUvvcVSey4HBuwPrwP-xG2TRi3DljEaOjA4ctsY31_fMVaw/s4032/IMG_9799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5aG_PG1eXZcKgL-JK0H-ebOGw40pYtwVSBSC5VWfNEl20SLuE2XDW-YYT-R21MI59fb0ZDN8iH-_cm6VyjdarxgD1SFwPMxSkKwpRxgA7LDw7eAIXG3vwAl1EoUOtjwTzQpHiqrm89IXRUvvcVSey4HBuwPrwP-xG2TRi3DljEaOjA4ctsY31_fMVaw/w480-h640/IMG_9799.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Well, on to the next thing....more "intentional -vs- cluttered" around here. When you feel like organizing you better go with it....(wink, wink). Thanks for following along, I know blogging this way isn't the "it" thing anymore, but I still enjoy it! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-53435362517859162962024-01-04T10:08:00.001-06:002024-01-04T10:08:42.515-06:00Intentional -vs- Cluttered <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlXFPRe4wkotvad1JMU1DSB-SuRyB1p-LBm3-rqSozea4wWPLeSICUP9XhghVK1KcKJYcoeKgCnZwfCTvs0Glgd28NLXQIg6wnn3YrM248Cefd6FXLXxOcb3uB30jXuR_3Acc7mx8xlj1zQTWuyibbjl94fcc0DVFTRWLKce7cppTPj7fh09tTFQqN6Y/s4032/IMG_9568.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlXFPRe4wkotvad1JMU1DSB-SuRyB1p-LBm3-rqSozea4wWPLeSICUP9XhghVK1KcKJYcoeKgCnZwfCTvs0Glgd28NLXQIg6wnn3YrM248Cefd6FXLXxOcb3uB30jXuR_3Acc7mx8xlj1zQTWuyibbjl94fcc0DVFTRWLKce7cppTPj7fh09tTFQqN6Y/w480-h640/IMG_9568.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahOO-TXw2o24NkrbXbFufm7k-iQUSYTLOd-VyqfeB_mYZQgFCNrwX0wzXnb8Y3Kuz3ooBOPxadvGCuyVOvVe-1SljtvI8ax3e5XdN2UJaCjlOQkN55NvuMqAtB-LA8aQo6p_mcYl7qn3nob21AJKXm5KGp3qfR3lN7lgp1PPzhaVaMLhmanQadk198PM/s828/IMG_9566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="828" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahOO-TXw2o24NkrbXbFufm7k-iQUSYTLOd-VyqfeB_mYZQgFCNrwX0wzXnb8Y3Kuz3ooBOPxadvGCuyVOvVe-1SljtvI8ax3e5XdN2UJaCjlOQkN55NvuMqAtB-LA8aQo6p_mcYl7qn3nob21AJKXm5KGp3qfR3lN7lgp1PPzhaVaMLhmanQadk198PM/w640-h586/IMG_9566.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am finally getting around to putting my house back together. We started remodeling last February. As with almost everything with me, it has taken awhile to get used to it and excited about it. I mean, I just didn't want to tackle the "do I put a hole in the new wall and hang this?" Or, "I like all this stuff, but I can't put it all back." Not to justify it, but we did have some set backs that took the wind out of our sails. We still have some staining to do on some doors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I sent my daughter these pictures of before and after. She said "that looks intentional rather than cluttered." Wow, she may not have known it, but that was an excellent compliment for me. I didn't get rid of the other "99 things" that I didn't put back on the shelf. Rather I boxed them up to think about them before I sell them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pYtqPzZM259K7q_9xBEdnusxFRdBm6MTMWCvjBT_wr6RAS7Ap2KDaD5Muyj6EaiWl7M6R6Nh-Nt7tv07ZB5dEYIXMjCbip2Kdr9FyYQtSXWmOcefP71ulUTalCkrCQRo3ZPv1rRXrLxDE0l4XfeXHL_vHaTfoOVo9rezOzOinwS8kYD8CWBrXJIZuig/s4032/IMG_9567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pYtqPzZM259K7q_9xBEdnusxFRdBm6MTMWCvjBT_wr6RAS7Ap2KDaD5Muyj6EaiWl7M6R6Nh-Nt7tv07ZB5dEYIXMjCbip2Kdr9FyYQtSXWmOcefP71ulUTalCkrCQRo3ZPv1rRXrLxDE0l4XfeXHL_vHaTfoOVo9rezOzOinwS8kYD8CWBrXJIZuig/w480-h640/IMG_9567.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Now, I love it! I just walk in there to feel happy. So, my goal is to keep the momentum of "intentional -vs- cluttered" going. The dogs beds are under the counter behind the curtain. Ginger loves it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_boMIbLQDIYJcjRiIdBK_mRnwMJGzi23QiZBcRD2tMHgnmV9psZ05xaEh3ghX7_PbZ_l8Xp7UfSr2KpowbQM5KrblDTUn1h5hpf4MLapjYEprrAw7Fd_jrypA0XkyAcso9pHkrML8eZyVx6yNhTn3M5n_x6ow8MjFAIRM-tKduvmW6AYwWxVBBsTrPE/s4032/IMG_9575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_boMIbLQDIYJcjRiIdBK_mRnwMJGzi23QiZBcRD2tMHgnmV9psZ05xaEh3ghX7_PbZ_l8Xp7UfSr2KpowbQM5KrblDTUn1h5hpf4MLapjYEprrAw7Fd_jrypA0XkyAcso9pHkrML8eZyVx6yNhTn3M5n_x6ow8MjFAIRM-tKduvmW6AYwWxVBBsTrPE/w640-h480/IMG_9575.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4hcwGR9lqgCqAxmAc3y50SHRaT8OjntH70mUu7xCaPUQjroZswR5KZI4cAyeQTYrLUvB880LKJvYRbbyXUgpqi4b3-67zf2_ADt3NyRp7ayvweLyRyKFewzlbjQsGK9W_vXJBnvsgA1ieYGggTRpY_cOg4prv3-v8t47zL4VblwSegHltkZKJM-RVBA/s4032/IMG_9576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4hcwGR9lqgCqAxmAc3y50SHRaT8OjntH70mUu7xCaPUQjroZswR5KZI4cAyeQTYrLUvB880LKJvYRbbyXUgpqi4b3-67zf2_ADt3NyRp7ayvweLyRyKFewzlbjQsGK9W_vXJBnvsgA1ieYGggTRpY_cOg4prv3-v8t47zL4VblwSegHltkZKJM-RVBA/w640-h480/IMG_9576.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I've always wanted a counter in this room for folding. It's my favorite part of this room! The top shelf has a copper boiler that I had for sale at several events. No one ever bought it, boy am I happy for that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgW0vX-PXhqNXQautDx1AlVh4rBaDx3l1ueEPBK4k3qUw5eW_N1NEvLlbCSuiPtMe2yGqU1jCfly1v7T2Pi0rDPyAmd9yrM3X707JTsMBQiVo9HRnivAq9PVD9mo8GUlqSXOWorRuJ6LUhfUTui4E-dfAKHedqF4wzM8Jr8nnrcFfG553TEIkglU35iI/s4032/IMG_9569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgW0vX-PXhqNXQautDx1AlVh4rBaDx3l1ueEPBK4k3qUw5eW_N1NEvLlbCSuiPtMe2yGqU1jCfly1v7T2Pi0rDPyAmd9yrM3X707JTsMBQiVo9HRnivAq9PVD9mo8GUlqSXOWorRuJ6LUhfUTui4E-dfAKHedqF4wzM8Jr8nnrcFfG553TEIkglU35iI/w480-h640/IMG_9569.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdO5nW6snhoXwUWuwKWmRWKCMp4fiEGmI6HytWSnIeg0aujHQnhCbMuXsyxLF_IeN8x33bxIcmz_9qpozqpPtlyGEi6wjPTg4XPUucGwl3HeJUeCtjCkiGhPiumKa95tkwOAommZG73SLPLQd5oHRZvxaE-dKhI0CopEwKEUp36fb6JStCAS1_YnbW84/s4032/IMG_9607%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdO5nW6snhoXwUWuwKWmRWKCMp4fiEGmI6HytWSnIeg0aujHQnhCbMuXsyxLF_IeN8x33bxIcmz_9qpozqpPtlyGEi6wjPTg4XPUucGwl3HeJUeCtjCkiGhPiumKa95tkwOAommZG73SLPLQd5oHRZvxaE-dKhI0CopEwKEUp36fb6JStCAS1_YnbW84/w480-h640/IMG_9607%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This little girl figurine I bought for my mom at a neighbor's rummage sale when I was about 4/5? I thought it looked like my mom. After she passed on, I brought it back to my house. I like to think she is watching me while I work. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></div>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126779242255962122.post-69470857002829556332024-01-02T09:17:00.002-06:002024-01-02T09:17:47.649-06:00Your Heart's Plans<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have decided no resolutions, no word of the year, none of that for me this year. I was inspired, to pick a scripture of the year. Here it is: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZwV5VuGVfhcITJG4z1DgoarXddE29mAJQ6Q2dy_fEWjD41VKp2ENn6ar_Ln_XqP0d5cdvq8IFewRq_uxc_-Vn2vAyWQBRiEzQow-yGSlooiiAMTSccWeiW7sYQo-yulW101ZO2LAfKiHKVd1ITTEKXvgLMVP6uxIR0T2roanXCcUGT81Z2ujlRTGFfs/s4032/IMG_9763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZwV5VuGVfhcITJG4z1DgoarXddE29mAJQ6Q2dy_fEWjD41VKp2ENn6ar_Ln_XqP0d5cdvq8IFewRq_uxc_-Vn2vAyWQBRiEzQow-yGSlooiiAMTSccWeiW7sYQo-yulW101ZO2LAfKiHKVd1ITTEKXvgLMVP6uxIR0T2roanXCcUGT81Z2ujlRTGFfs/w480-h640/IMG_9763.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You all know I like to make plans. Sometimes I make a plan to "hold" myself accountable or hostage (it's been both) to a scheme, idea or event that I dream up. I'm using the plan, create an event or make a public announcement to make me do something. Nothing is more disappointing than someone is talking about a grand plan or idea and then fall flat in completing it. That's one type of plan, the ones I let you all know about. The other 99% I keep to myself and for the same reason. No one needs to know all the things I have plans on doing, so that when I don't get them done, I won't hear, "I knew that wasn't going to happen." Hey, it's like I've heard that a time or two in my life. These plans are my secret and if I do complete something, I usually share. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You know, if 2023 taught me anything, it was that my plans, how I would like things to go, sometimes are not fulfilling God's purpose in my life. This became more prevalent to me between the race to decorate for Christmas, right after Halloween. I really like to decorate and share my holiday collections. However, this year, I was just....I don't know....turned off by all the "home tours." I love watching the vlogs and virtual tours. It's just lately, all that, seems too "self fulfilling." What purpose did that have? I know some influencers are on to this .... because I have heard "now, if you could see behind the scenes" or "my house isn't perfect" these types of statements. I'm thinking I can't be only one who is getting burned out with all that....their views and clicks maybe showing it too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I read something on a post that that I've been thinking about. It is how, most people scroll, watch a reel or video and no longer even click like. Endless viewing and scrolling and not even a LIKE. What a waste of time and efforts of the creator. I don't share that way or for that purpose, but some do and it's their income. I've been very mindful of my screen time and plan to keep it in check even more. However, I do click LIKE on those exceptional posts. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, today, at the start of a new year, I want to pick my plans, not have my plans pick me. Give myself some time, slack even on pleasing others in their time frames. I want to work hard, but be mindful of my efforts. Sometimes the balance of all of this is NEVER in my favor. Ultimately, I want His purpose in my life to prevail. Even if that purpose ends up being hard, help me Lord to work it out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have a few posts to share about things I made in December that I plan to post this week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin. </span></p>Dicky Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536124018936958985noreply@blogger.com4