Sunday Happy

Every part of my body hurts today. Over the past few days the mr and I have hauled more then a ton of construction trash out of the back yard and drove it to the dump (finally), cleaned the crap out of the yard , picked up the large load of cedar for the siding of the addition and cleared out the basement. Nonstop tossing and picking shit up is catching up with me, but man does it feel good to get all things done, outside no less. And in a t shirt. It's a gratifying pain.

On top of all that we have been plugging away at the front porch, the mr has been scrapping and prepping one of the apartment building for a new coat of paint (not exactly excited to have to paint 2 very large buildings in the next 2 months) and I accomplished finishing the taxes. All we need to do now is send them all of out money and a few vital organs. Worst case scenario is we air bnb out the house far a little while in live in the teepee the kids built in the back yard.  I mean the thing even has lights so it would be kind nice. Glamping but without all the glam. I think it would be great.

It's Sunday and Easter so that means family. Everyone is coming over hear for lunch, bubbles, sidewalk chalk and hula hooping. There will of course be an egg hunt which is always fun to watch. Nine or so littles running around trying to find candy filled plastic eggs without getting into a fist fight. Its ruthless and pretty freaking comical. (especially when you hide all the eggs high in the trees and hide them empty while the adults sit back and eat candy ) I figured since we cleaned the yard of all the nails and rusty metal and it's so freaking nice out that everyone needs to enjoy it and stay out of my clean house. Haha (but really)

Hope you all are finding your day full of happy spring things too!

The week of interneting

-People are just eating that much better, hippies or not. The Hippies Have Won. But FYI, just because it's granola doesn't make it healthy.

-The Original Natural Remedy for Burnout: Nature. For real. The woods makes everything better for me.

-Back at looking at tiles for the downstairs bathroom. Loving these CEMENT TILES FROM POPHAM DESIGN

-The Hippie Toothbrush Experiment. I have been using the Radius for years. It's like hairbrush for your mouth.

-Love these DIY plywood picture frames. I have a shit ton of scrap wood so it's on my list to do.

-Really like these  Storybook Illustrations of People Communing with Nature by Jin Xingye

-There Are More Than 60,000 Tree Species Worldwide. Lets try to keep them around.

-What do you think of wallpaper on ceilings? I have never tried wallpaper but I have painted a few of our ceilings (a good shiny gold ceiling always makes me happy)

-Why Is Time In A Hurry?

-This is what you are suppose to do with all the peeps in your Easter basket.

Pictures from the week.

Happy Day!!

-C

Sunday Happy

I am so very excited and have been waiting all week for today. It is suppose to be sunny and warm and all springlike. Exactly what I need, like really really need. 

The week past by fast. Mostly because I just wanted to get through it, get over the chilly rainy days and also the slight ick that I have had. It stared strong with dinner with Shannon who has found a new hobby basting chicken in butter.(she loves a good basting) Then we threw Megan's birthday in for good measure. We did accomplish a good bit of work, did some toilet and tile shopping, scouted out the work to be done for a few of the apartments (we are going to be busy to say the least) and went to a cedar mill to check out the product. Getting ready to burn some cedar siding here really soon,  Taxes are just about done and ready to be sent to man. Got rid of a bunch of shit from the basement and I finally spent some time cleaning out the loft. I think it's the spring cleaning bug, but I just want to take everything and throw it out.( When I say throw out, I mean donate, give away, and or recycle) I am so sick of stuff!

Today is outside all day long day. The backyard is in some serious need of attention (more then I can give it in one day),  the car could use a cleaning, and my bike. I can't wait to get my bike out of the basement. I think I need a new tire if I am remembering correctly, but maybe I'll change that out today too. OR maybe I will put on my favorite comfy sweater, grab a nice big blanket, fill a jug with coffee and spend the afternoon laying out in the grass reading, drawing, and or napping.  Yay Spring!!!!

Things from the world wide web.

-Life Is The Network, Not The Self. Just look at the trees.

-I keep hearing stories about this. Definitely not a bad idea. I have seen and heard some stupid shit caused by not only the news, but fights over which channels to watch. A New York Gym Chain Is Turning Off TV News Because It’s Stressing People Out

-Did you know that Vermont was so into cartoonist? For A Small State, Vermont Sure Has A Lot Of Speech Bubbles

-HERE'S WHY YOU KEEP GETTING ALL THOSE GROSS BOOGERS. We all get boogers.

-Standing on Escalators Might Be More Efficient, But It Still Makes You a Monster. Yup.

-Paperwork can be scary. Very very scary. The Dread of Taxes That Even Beyoncé Can’t Fix

- Amazing Terrarium and Flower Cakes. These are indeed amazing.

- These made me think of my grandmother.  THESE GORGEOUS COOKIES TELL A NATION'S HISTORY WITH A PIPING BAG

-Cannibalism Study Finds People Are Not That Nutritious. So don't eat your friends.

-Adhesives & When to Use Them. I have a lot of glue.

A few pictures from the week.

Have a great day.

-C

Sunday Happy

I might not have been excited at first about the near 6 inches of snow that we got yesterday but it was actually really fun and nice, like a last hurrah of winter.. It was gorgeous, the mr and I got to play in it with a couple of littles (we built snow towers), we didn't really have to shovel anything, and it's already melting at a rapid pace. And now it can be spring and all will be good.

This week was a up and down week. A year since Sean passed making for some hard times, but there was also some good. It was my moms birthday so we had pretty much the entire family packed into our house for a birthday dinner. I have come to the realization that I might need to get more plates and that the contents of my fridge might not be what most people would call normal (Yes there are 20 heads of cabbage in there and a drawer full of celery roots. No I do not have ranch dressing or any dressing for that matter. Sorry) We did a bit of running around, trying to get some work done but again, the weather wasn't exactly cooperating and a lot of what we need to do is outside so we didn't get as much done as we wanted. Oh well. And then the mr got sick. In bed with a bug. Me, I am being the best girlfriend, fetching tea and ginger ale, warm wash clothes, blankets, and just being sweet. I figure that I might as well. I do like the guy and plus, it could be me in that bed sometime soon. (I better not get sick)

Today I am going to continue downing charcoal pills chased with apple cider vinegar to avoid getting any of this stomach bug thing and do a massive disinfection of everything that was touch, so basically a house clean day. Maybe I can even open some windows because it's suppose to be warm.  And maybe I'll drag the mr out for a walk. Chirping birds and fresh air. Hello there Spring!!!!

Some of the internet from my week.

-Spinach Leaf Transformed Into Beating Human Heart Tissue. Science and spinach are pretty awesome.

-Psychologists Explain The Benefits Of Baking For Other People.  Everyone gets cake!!!

-I really like my personal space, like pretty much just stay away from me. (haha, but seriously, don't get to close) Here’s How the Rest of the World Defines Personal Space

-Watch How to Make Your Own Sprinkles. Going to try this but with aquafaba instead of eggs. Ill let you know if it works.

-All the beds. But this collection linens.. I want them all.

-11 Top April Fools’ Day Food Moments. I trust nothing April 1st.

-I read this article just in time for someone to start in on something I have to watch. Please Stop Forcing Your Favorite TV Show On Me

-We officially know which color Crayola is retiring. Not what I thought it was going to be.

-I watched the shit out of this show. I might have even skipped a day of school to watch a Trading Spaces Marathon. Trading Spaces is Coming Back

-And then there is this. Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman Are Hosting a Crafting Competition Show

A few pictures

Have a great day.

-C

Spinach Asparagus Springtime Salad

As I was sitting at the table making this simple little ode to spring salad, it started to snow outside. "Look away", I told myself. "Pretend you didn't see it." Well, I saw it then, saw it before bed, and when I woke up this morning , there was (and still is)  a few inches of fresh white covering up my hopes of a warm spring day. I have to admit that it is really very pretty, but what the hell.

This salad is all spring. Fresh spinach from the farm, asparagus in abundance every store I go to. Simple, crisp, refreshing. A nice change from a winter heavy with roasted roots and thick stews. I don't know about you, but this is the time of year that all I want to eat are fist fulls of fresh green stuff. (I could insert a picture here of me sitting on the couch munching away from a bag of baby kale, but I won't. You don't need to see that)

Now if it would just stop snowing and be spring for real, that would be great.

The stuff. Fresh spinach. tender asparagus, a lemon, and salt and pepper..

Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus then dice up the rest.

Toss the chopped up asparagus in a bowl with spinach. Squeeze the juice of the lemon all up in that and sprinkle with salt and pepper. That is it.

Fresh, green, springtime goodness in a bowl.

-C

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Spinach Asparagus Springtime Salad

• 2 large handfuls of fresh spinach
• 10 ish spears of fresh asparagus
• 1 lemon
• salt and pepper

Wash and dry spinach ans place in bowl. Snap off woody end of asparagus (I save this bits for soup) and chop up the rest into mouth sized pieces. Toss the chopped asparagus into bowl with spinach. Squeeze on the juice of the lemon and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Eat.