Farmhouse Friday - Week 36

 Farmhouse Friday - Week 36

It's been awhile...I don't know if anyone is still reading these.

Anyway, I've had better summers.  The last half of this summer was awful!  Actually, the whole summer was!  Too much rain, too hot, standing water on fields ALL summer, garden in 2 boxes, mother-in-love passed on, 2 icky estate sales, I caught "walking pneumonia" (I think it was the new covid - no tests given at walk in), 6 plus weeks of coughing .... o.k. it's September now....that is in the past.

I have a lot of pictures to share, not sure if you're interested....

We added on a 3 season type porch in front of house

This space has been a dream of mine for years!  Thanks to my husband for his help and to my nieces' husband and sons business:  Sons & Dads Services  

Then the same crew moved on to the back side of the house

We added another dream of mine....a sauna from:  The Sauna Guys

Now the rest of the deck 

Can't wait to use this....

We did do a little trip with the girls and grands to Laona Connor Country.  It is the only steam engine train of this year running in the world - so they said.  You take a train ride back to the logging camp.  I did this as a kid too.  My grandpa Ritchie met my grandma Ritchie while working for Connor Industries in early 1920's  

I took 2 basket weaving classes with Woven Blessings Basketry

My sister Bonnie to the left and friend Dawn to right

My sisters Lynn and Bonnie

Our Department 18 wrap up of fair judging.  

This is my mother-in-love....she passed on August 5.  We had her funeral on August 10.  She was 89 and will be so missed!  It is weird to go to her house and her not being there.  We have been getting ready for a sale.  We all had an opportunity to take whatever we wanted.  She even had our names on things.  I love that!  She even left messages and notes for us.  

I cut my hair and donated another 2 feet...yes, 2 feet...that now makes 7 feet 4 inches in my lifetime.  

Well, I guess that wraps up my summer in a small way.

Not sure how long till my next post.  I'm sure they will get back to more regular ones, now that the "ber" months are on us.  

Thanks and Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

Farmhouse Friday Week 27

 

A few pictures of my week.  Al is on vacation, we usually cut hay this week, but we are still too wet to even drive on the field.  We have had a record amount of rainfall.  He did buy another hay wagon.  

I set up at the Elkhorn Flea Market.  I slept in my van...even.  I did really good!  I am going back to the last one of the season in September.  

We went to the Antigo 4th of July Parade.  They gave out such fun things; lots of candy, rolls of toilet paper (septic company), chocolate milk, string cheese (family farm), coupons and bouncy balloons from Fleet Farm (Al liked the coupons), tshirts and can cozies from various politicians, decks of cards from a local builder and other things.  Just a fun parade!  

My friend, Renee, is at the National Junior Angus show for a few days.  It is in Wisconsin this year.   Al and I are doing their chores while they are gone.  I think this marks year 20 of our family being involved in that.  Her dog Doc is such a cutie!  

We signed a contract for a small estate sale in Antigo.  We already sold a retro patio set.  The house sold without even hitting the market, so we only have a few days to sell it all.  We will post the other furniture on our group this weekend.  We are also picking up another load from an on going estate we've been selling for since last October.  AFTER this....I'm taking a break to work on my own stuff....I know I've said it before, but I have to do it before the snow falls.  

I've been thinking about something.  My friend's mother passed this week.  She went around her mom's garden and shared a video of her flowers.  It had my thinking about what do we leave behind that will "last" after we pass.  I'm thinking more temporal not eternal things.  Like, I had another tribal member come up to me and tell me "I think of your dad every time I look at the apple tree he planted in honor of my dad."  These types of things.  Do you know of any thing your parents did or something you may have done or plan to do that will out live you?  I'm going to challenge myself to do more things like that.  

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

Farmhouse Friday Week 26

 Hello....it's been a bit since I checked in.

I read a few comments of people wanting to know how I was or if something was wrong.  So, I thought I would write something.  

I guess, I'm o.k.   The neurologist says I'm a "medical mystery" and we are just going to keep checking on me every 6 months.  I continue with my exercises, strength building and trying to lose weight.  My life's story....  I did get a handicap parking pass - so I guess I qualify - not sure if that is good or bad.  It is helpful, that's what it is.  

My spring and early summer have been filled with family events, 2 weddings, Ezra birthday, surprise 30th birthday party for Anna, 50th Anniversary Meet & Greet for Little House on the Prairie (Pepin, WI), teaching art class at Lauren's school, tribal elder trip to Milwaukee, tribal elder class on gardening, flea market in Elkhorn (another this weekend too), trying to garden (too wet), remodeling the front porch, doing 3 pop up sales, an estate sale (I ended up with allergy induced pnemonia), Wednesday babysitting, exercise class, 4H day camp, ladies Bible studies, town meetings fighting the landfill, butchering chickens (I watched Ezra), oh and I don't remember...just life.  That about sums up since the last post.

At our tribal elder trip, I was able to meet Jordan Love, Green Bay Packer quarterback

I'll end with that....

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.