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Sunday Happy

May 16, 2021 Colleen Stem
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I am sure no one wants to hear it but jeez, did we have to skip over to summer so soon? It seems like all of a sudden everything is grown and the temperatures flew up. I have ditched the sweaters, can’t even stand a blanket at night, and a few hours outside leave me hot and sunbaked. It’s not that I hate it (yet), it’s just, well I love spring and wanted to dwell in the not so hot far just a little longer but oh well, nothing I can do about it.

How you feeling, how you doing? Are you adjusting to this new life we are embarking on with seeing more human faces and maybe returning to a more normal state of living? Me, well I am not one for lots of people in general but driving into town the other day gave me a shock. So many people out and about and lots of naked faces. It shook me which then shook me. Lets’s just say that I am happy to stay in my little bubble for the time being and maybe forever and ever. HA!

The week. Did it and now it’s done. Taxes are in just in time for tax day. I got a bunch of pots out of the glaze kiln that I didn't hate, worked an this and that, and went on a couple little hikes with the mr. I have been enjoyed the smell of fresh cut grass and seeing all the flowers and trees immensely. We hung out with the boy littles for a little bit, fed barb food, and I planted and played in the garden. Same old same old.

Today the mr and I are running far away into the woods where there (hopefully) won’t be a ton of people. We’ll find a river, he will fish, I will read. A nice quiet afternoon of nature and nobody. And coffee. And shorts… I just need to dig them out of the back of the closet!

Things to look at on the internet.

- Kitchen waste is a such a big anxiety trigger for me. I can’t even when I see people tossing things or letting things go to waste. It kills me inside. 15 Very Doable Tweaks to Reduce Kitchen Waste.

-People hate on iceberg but I freaking love it. How Iceberg Lettuce Wedged Its Way Into American Culture

-What is Hibiscus? For Starters, It’s Not Exactly a Flower. Huh.

-Why are all cracks not fixed like this? Ceramic Mosaics Mend Cracked Sidewalks, Potholes, and Buildings in Vibrant Interventions by Ememem

-No one had offered me anything for free for getting the jab but I here over in Idaho the are giving away a million bucks. Americans Love Free Stuff, But Will They Get Vaccinated for It?

-Experts Say That Many of Us Are Experiencing Languishing — Here's How to Cope. Yeah, I see that

-I will not lie. I will tell you straight up, number 21 is always the reason. 21 Believable Excuses For When You Need To Flake On Plans

-How much to worry — and not worry — about inflation. I don’t buy things but man have prices on food gone up.

-Cats love sitting in boxes so much they’ll even sit in fake ones. Cause cats are weird.

Pictures from the week.

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Sunday Happy

May 9, 2021 Colleen Stem
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Has this week felt weird to you? I don’t know exactly why but it has just felt really strange to me. Maybe it is a seasonal thing or maybe it is that I am seeing more and more “normal” activities from people and it is freaking me out. Or maybe I am just really tired and have a case of some serious brain fog, which I in fact do.

Other then being strange the week was typical. Went for a hike with Megan, Barb, and the mr. and had an outside lunch at my moms. Played in the garden a bunch and read a lot. Worked on pots and trashed my studio. I also finished tax stuff so all I need to do now is get it out there so I have them done and done. And now to start thinking all about next years taxes! AGHHH!

And I did some other stuff and that is about it I think. Again, weird week and weird brain so I could very well be forgetting some of life. Happens right?

Anyway, today is Mothers Day and the mr, Barb, and I are going over to visit with Mom for a little while. I’ll bring some flowers because I am nice like that. Then I’ll probably spend the rest of the day reading because it seems that is all I am wanting to do these days. That and drink coffee but what else is new?

Internet from the week.

-If Your Brain Feels Foggy And You're Tired All The Time, You're Not Alone. Why yes it does and if it weren't so foggy, I might care. HA.

-How Can I Make Peace With the Life I Have? Life has it’s ebbs and flows. Sometimes you just have to except that. And that you are a human and everything isn’t always perfect.

-I spend more time then I should plotting my escape. I have to do the long trail first. 8 Once-in-a-Lifetime Backpacking Trips in the U.S.

-A COVID Vaccine Pro-Tip: Stay Hydrated Before & After. And basically all the time too.

-Everyone is all about wild forging these days. When Foraging For Wild Edibles, Always Identify Before You Try. Also don’t be an asshole and take sparingly!

-Far From The Internet, These Big, Benevolent Trolls Lure Humans To Nature. A places of my dreams.

-I don’t know how many times I have yelled at people for putting their wooden kitchen shit in the dishwasher. Just don’t do it! Before & After: This Is What Happens to Wooden Tools When You Put Them in the Dishwasher

-Can We Finally Agree That Biscuits and Scones Are Basically the Same Thing? I don’t know, can we?

-We Feel ‘Alonely’ When We Don’t Get Enough Time By Ourselves. This be me. A lot.

Pictures from the week.

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In sunday happy, internet links Tags Sunday happy, internet links, pictures from the week
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Sunday Happy

April 25, 2021 Colleen Stem
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Ah, another week down. And how was it for you? Was is warm and spring all week or did you get a late April snow storm? We got a few inches in the middle of the week. And honestly I might have grumbled a bit, but mostly because I couldn't bike for a couple days. Other then that, I freaking loved it. Soft fluffy snow one day, 60 degrees the next. And this is why I love VT!

Beside a weird summer, winter weather swing, the week was not to different fro the last. Both the mr and I have been doing our things. Him off redoing a kitchen, me trying to get a big batch of mugs done. I was (and still am) trying to finish up the taxes and all that jazz. We also (and more the mr then me) finished putting up the garden fence and I am in LOVE with it. It is so cute but also so needed! Sure the squirrels can still get it ( they jump in from the trees but I am not to worried about them) but it will keep the bunnies and cats and woodchucks out. Hopefully. Last years garden fiasco really hurt my soul so those little fuckers better not this year. HA!

Did a few other fun things. I went to the dentist! That was super exciting given the fact that they we closed for 1/2 a year and this was the earliest appointment I could get. Nothing like a good teeth cleaning, am I right? And I went for a nice spring hike with Meg, Barb, and the kiddos. So found a big river rock at the beginning of the hike and made Megan carry it for an hour and a half because she was convinced she found a dinosaur egg. I was convinced too. But now that I think of it, no one had informed me of a hatched dinosaur so I think it was probably just a rock. We also had the littles over. I fed them all the food. Judah and I made cupcakes. Barb got frosting all over her clothes. Coco ran around like a like mad man, and Miley, well she was 13. Enough said.

Yesterday was one of those super gratifying days. I woke up to late spring again. Went for a bike ride and a run then came home to the mr doing a few things for me and off he went to work. I then spent the rest of the day in and out of the house doing yard work, playing in the garden, and cleaning the house. It was so nice, if not slightly frustrating because I wanted to do everything at once and didn't get more done. But none the less, at least I got some seeds in the ground. And my house is nice and clean!

Today is suppose to rain all day and I am glad about it. I think the mr and I are going to have a little chore date this afternoon and then after chores I hope to spend some of the rainy afternoon sitting on the porch with coffee and a blanket and my pile of books. I am currently in the throws of reading 4 books at the moment. Not exactly sure how that happened but I know 2 of them are new releases so I can’t renew them which means I gots to read them before they are due. Library problem right?

Interesting internet from the week.

-Taking On Climate Change At Home: How You Can Cut Carbon Emissions. Every little bit counts.

-I think this is very good advice. Don’t Wish for Happiness. Work for It.

-We knew about the shortage, so heres what to do about it. How to Cope With the Garden Gnome Shortage

-WTF Is Absinthe Anyway?. I have never had it but always thought of it as tripping on the green fairy cause it makes you hallucinate? But I bet I would love it (maybe too much)

-The “Whitest Paint On Record” Was Just Created, and It Could Lessen the Need for AC. Huh.

-If you are a juggler, this house is for you. A Double-Dome Home Built by a Juggler

-The Swedish Law of Wanderlust. Unrestricted camping and outdoor adventure.When it is safe, this is where I want to go!

--Sorry to crush your goals but You (Probably) Can’t Everest Mount Everest.

-The Sneaky Way Your Dirt Is Sabotaging Your Houseplants (and How to Fix It). The dirt your plant live in is very much important.

-ON TREND: LESS STYLED, MORE YOU. All so pretty.

Pictures from the week.

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In sunday happy, internet links Tags Sunday Happy, everyday life, pictures, internet links, family, spring, winter, littles, Vermont
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Sunday Happy

October 18, 2020 Colleen Stem

Just the other night the mr and I were having the conversations about doing the heater checks in all the apartments, what the plans are going to be for the holidays, and all the end of the year things that need to be done before, well the end of the year. It was a weird conversation because were did the year even go? 2020 flying on by through a shit storm and we are not slowing down.

Another great week that began with more fantastic hiking and camping. We were at one of my favorite places, Groton Forest, ans lucky not a whole heck of a lot of people were there. Our hikes were beyond gorgeous,the air was cool, it was quiet and calm, and the sky was clear. Just a solid A+ camp.

Then we slept, woke up, broke down camp and came home. Every week we come home is hard. The mr and I could live in the woods forever! Life goals.

The rest of the week went as usual. The mr off doing all the work he always is doing plus talking to plumbers, plaining wood with Judah, selling (and sold) Barbs car, and was getting in as much fall scootering as he could before the thing needs to be stored away for winter. Me, same same. Studio stuff. Did some glazing, made more things, trying to get super ready for the holiday season and have a good stock of stuff to sell.

Not much really in the way fo eventfulness maybe besides me and Miley made a cake for shits and giggles then had dinner with Barb. Or that the mr and I filled out our ballets and I went and dropped them off at city hall. We also took the boys for a bike/walk. I picked up my second to last farm share for the summer (winter share starts in November) Oh, and I broke my freaking favorite eating fork. I have been eaten almost all my meals with this fork for like 10 years and it was truly a fantastic fork, perfect weight, perfect angle, perfect sharp tines. So that shook me. But I’ll be ok.

Today the mr and I are heading out for our second to last camp. Already sad about it but I am trying to not think about it too much. I want to just enjoy all the trees ans colors and go for a good hike and sit by a nice fire and go to sleep on the ground. All the good things.

Internet to read if you are so inclined.

-The mr and I had this conversation a few months back. It is pretty interesting to heat and see what others think too We Asked Americans How They Feel About The U.S. Flag. It Got Interesting.

-This Kitchen.. 2 different stoves and a wood fireplace!

-I am going to be one with the cracked teeth, I have jaw problems as it is ans I don’t remember the last time I have’t clenched my jaw. Oh wait, I think it was sometime in 2016. Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll

-Why social media makes you feel so old. So so old.

-I never put my vintage pyrex into the oven because I am always afraid of it exploding (it has happened before and has stayed with me) What You Really Need to Know About Exploding Glass Bakeware

-How to Survive 5 Extreme Weather Scenarios. We have been caught in some pretty extreme weather. I guess we are lucky to be alive. HA!

-Ad ode to the fork. The Rise of the Fork

-What’s the Weirdest Place You’ve Taken a Call Lately?. If you haven’t talked on the phone while you are on the toilet, well then, where are yo talking from?

-Chairs. PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.

-Kill Your Gas Stove. I have come to terms with the fact that that next time I need a new stove or am building a new kitchen, no more gas. Induction it will be.

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In internet links, sunday happy Tags Sunday Happy, everyday life, internet links, Vermont, 2020, family, fall, life in pictures, pictures, photography, camping, Vt state parks, nature, great outdoors
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Sunday Happy

September 13, 2020 Colleen Stem

The week started off with the normal. Hiking up a mountain in our old college stomping grounds, kayaking, the mr fished while I read, then we camped for the night. A packed day of outdoor recreation that was very much needed and appreciated. Then the next day we went home and the mr dyed Judahs hair or half of it at least, bright ass pink. The kid started fifth grade the following day so we figured what the hell, might as well make it awesome. I wish I had pink hair in fifth grade.

After that, nothing to outlandish. I stopped to say hi to the bean and see her new glasses. Went for a hike with Megan and worked at the studio. I went for a bike ride picnic with the mr, we finally fixed the fridge for sure, and had dinner at moms to celebrate Marks zoom college celebration graduation thing (even though her graduated months ago). A recurring theme of the week has been me lossing/leaving my phone in unknown places. It has happened more times then I can count. My memory and mind are on the fritz right now. But the weather… The weather here in Vermont has been just the best! There was a frost warning, I have warn a sweater or two, and have been eating pumpkin everyday. This is exactly why I love living in Vermont.

I am more excited about camping tonight then ever. Emerald Lake State Park. It is going to be chilly, it’s getting dark out earlier, and there is always way less people around after Labor Day so hopefully we won’t have to see(or hear) anyone. We got a good hike maped out, a lake to kayak in, and a pumpkin to eat for dinner. We sure know how to live. HAHA!

The stuff from the internet this week.

-How We Got Conned Into Drinking Bottled Water — And How We Can Stop. And it is not how we can stop, it is WE HAVE TO STOP!

--This week is just been the shit in terms of our environment. It breaks my heart. California’s recurring wildfire problem, explained

-The benefits of note-taking by hand. Notes by hand are always the way to go.

-Need a fridge? Got one here for you. The ad says it all.

-Do You Really Need Both Dish Soap and Hand Soap in the Kitchen? I am all about one and done so this is good.

-She knows. Martha Stewart Now Has Her Own CBD Line in Appropriately Fancy Flavors

-Love this kitchen and this ceiling

-. The World Lost Two-Thirds Of Its Wildlife In 50 Years. We Are to Blame.We suck

-Is this going be a thing? Top it Cake Shield

-What is a people carrier?

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