Sunday Happy

And we are half way through the year. Can we even believe it? When I realized yesterday that is was in fact Memorial Day weekend I was a little shook. but at the same time not surprised. I think I am getting used to the time just slippin slippin slippin into the future. You fell me? Seal does.

The week was a little hairy to say the least. The begining was good. The mr and I worked but managed to make dinner with Mark and Paul and take a little time for a hike. Then I went for a bike ride with Barb, we had lunch, I made her dinner. I made the first rhubarb pie of the season! and started the great deep clean of my studio which is still in process. We also caught, but then released, a ground hog (it was a baby and I couldn't move it yet, And now the whole family is munching away on all my perennials and are scaling the garden fence looking for a way in.)

And then, then I got my second dose of the vax. And I was fine, no, great, for about a few hours. And then I got a little tried and sore so I went to bed. And didn’t get out of bed for 48 hours because I was dying. Not really, but I thought I was. It was bad, so bad I guess that when the mr tried to talk me into maybe eating something I yelled at him and told him I hated vegetables (I don’t remember that). But yeah, A killer migraine (not a bad headache, a fucking migraine. I haven’t had one in a few years but man, if you know, you know), a fever, body aches, bucket by the side of the bed, you know, the whole nine yards. Then the day after that was a little better, as in the migraine was gone, just a really bad headache and I was able to leave my bed and able to eat a little, but I still felt like a trash can. And today. well not sure yet. I didi’t wake up feeling great but not terrible so we will see how the day goes.

So today I hope to feel increasing well. because it is 2 days before the first which mean apartment turnoves. The mr is mad working. Everyone and their mom always needs something done in the span of these 2 days plus we are trying to get a few things in ourselves plus paint an entire apartment by the tomorrow night too so yeah, nothing fun happening here for a few days, although painting an entire 3 bedroom apartment back to white (there are dark walls) in 8 hours has potential for fun. Or murder, or both. Ha!

Stuff from the internet this week.

-Why You Should Wait Out the Wild Housing Market. No way in her are we going to buy anything at these crazy ass prices.

-This is pretty stinking cool. This map lets you fly along the path of a drop of water from any place in the U.S.

-Charlie Max Thinks We Should All Be Cooking NudeI am all for being naked but while cooking???? I already burn the shit out of myself. I can’t imagine how it would go naked, for me that is.

-America Loves Gas Station Snacks. Here Are Some of the Finest by Region. People and their gas station snacks. The only reason I get excited for a gas station is for the toilet.

-I want this cabin

-Domestic Science: How to Wash the Pillows. Yes, wash the pillows too.

-I freak out about it. A lot. Earth Is Barreling Toward 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming, Scientists Warn

-The Not-So-Dull History of In-Home Razor Blade Disposal Slots. What? Weird.

-Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

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.

Sunday Happy

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.

Sunday Happy

Did you look at the calendar and also, like me, realize that it is just about April? Like holy shit! I am really hoping now that there is a glimmer of normalcy heading into summer that time won’t be so fleeting. Or you know, it will be and it’s gonna be Christmas before we know it. What can you do?

We had ourselves a week over here. Not a crazy week, but a week. First off, a frog jumped out at me when I was running through the woods. It was giant and green and startled me because is it time for frogs already? I am officially wearing no shoes, only sandal until the next snowfall because now my feet know freedom they will not go back. On that note, I packed most of the winter hats and shit away, or more like threw it all into a big pile in the closet that I will get to when I get to it. And I have some seeds that I am going to throw into the dirt in the next couple days. Spring my friends. It’s hear!

I did accomplish some things needed accomplishing. I glazed a shit ton of stuff (the mr helped me with that ). I spent some time in the studio with the clay. I cleaned up and summer-ized the back porch for summer living and then I opened lots of paperwork that needed to be opened in order to do the taxes. We had the the littles over for dinner where we ran the streets even though it was raining. I went to Megan’s and taught Anthony how to use his new coffee maker and then Megan and I went for a walk. Barb is always with us so you know, I fed her and we did stuff. And yeah, this and that and yada yada yada.

All in all, decent week.

It’s Sunday already which means I need to GET OUT OF TOWN! I am not sure where but basically anywhere will do. It is suppose to pour this afternoon so a long hike is looking less likely, but I don’t mind a little rain, so I am going to find a place to walk amongst the trees. Then I have baking to do. Bread and a cake for the mom.. It’s her birthday this week and I am doing food for her tomorrow because that is what she wants. And because I am the best child of hers. (All of us kids know if…HAHAHA!)

Weekly internet findings.

-How often fo you sit at your dinning table (if you have one?) We only use outs when the littles or family is over. Otherwise we just sit in the kitchen or the tables on the porch. What is the dining table really for?

-Only the Internet. The Extremely Internet Saga of Shrimp in Some Dude’s Cinnamon Toast Crunch

-IKEA Is Selling a Pillow That’s Also a Coat and Sleeping Bag. Kinda want it.

-I am about go move some shit around in the back yard. How to Transplant Rhubarb Plants

-Pepsi is teaming up with Peeps to make a marshmallow soda. And that is gross and I bet people will love it.

-I have always wondered what the hell goes through those peoples heads when dangling against a building washing its windows. My guess was “not worth it!” You Got to Lean Back’: A New York Window Washer on Dangling Above the Street

-Drag is art for sure. Drag Queens Are Dazzling The Internet. These Photographers Are Helping Them Do It

-The Legendary Allure of Britain's AGA Stove. I have wanted one from the first time I saw one in real life. Life goals!

-So glad everyone likes the outdoors now (not really). How Public Lands Plan to Deal with Crowds This Summer

-Too Much Focusing Is Draining. Here's A Better Strategy. Unfocus.

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

The weeks started off with blue sky, extremely cold weather, and me, going for my morning run, not giving a fuck, and getting what I am self diagnosing but am pretty sure it is, frost bite on the tip of my nose. Yup, I went for an hour long run in what they said was a -10 morning and when I came home I had ice all over my eyelashes, my face cover, my hair, and my nose was numb. And the tip was fire red. I kind of freaked a little but then figured that the worst case scenario would be that I would have to cut the tip of my nose off and after I asked the mr if he would mind if I needed to cut if off (he was cool with it) I calmed down a bit and smacked a salve covered bandaid on the honker and just hoped it would figure it self out. Lucky my nose is still intact but there still is a big red blotch on the tip and I can feel it now, it just hurts a little when I touch it. SO, lesson learned. Go inside when ice forms on your face.

Besides my nose issues, the week has been good. Went for a long city walk with Barb, picked up a bunch of new books at the library, got a few packages of seed!!! and did a lot of glazing. I am really excited to see how the new designed mugs comes out of the kiln but also a little nervous. When things go right in ceramics, well it is the best feeling. When they go wrong, it really freaking sucks.

Also we got a good little snow storm that dumped close to a foot of snow. That made me smile a bunch, even when I was shoveling for the fifth time. (I actually really like shoveling.)

And that’s about it. I think. My brain is shit these days….

Back at Sunday. The mr and I are heading up into the mountains and into the woods today to go for a hike, drop of some mugs, and just get out of town. I am probably more excited then I would normally be but I am feeling a little stir crazy and can’t wait just to get out of town. And good news, it is suppose to be a warm 20 degrees where we are going so I don’t have to worry much about freezing my freaking face off. YAY!

The internet stuff.

-How to build an igloo that’s structurally sound and cozy because it is defiantly a skill, one that I hope to be putting into use. (Got to get the littles to help me of course.)

-How Fast Will Biden Need To Move On Climate? Really, Really Fast. This is truth and also some scary shit. Lets just hope that we can stop being fuckers stop killing our planet! At least we have a president now who give a shit!

-What do you even have to talk about anymore? The Pandemic Has Caused a Gossip Shortage

-Stunning Images of Starlings in Flight. Birds make me believe in bigger things.

-It is not morbid, it is a fact of life. We all gonna die! And now we can be compost! The First U.S. Funeral Home That Turns Bodies Into Compost Is Now Open

-We Asked People Who Lost Their Taste to COVID: What Do You Eat in a Day? I don’t know what I would do and I for sure hope to not have find out. Can you imagine not tasting or having your favorite food taste spoiled?

-Vegan Cheese Is Meltier & Creamier Than Ever. Here are 17 Kinds We Love. Think of all the pizzas and nachos you can eat!

-These brooms remind me of my uncle. He used to collect brooms form other countries. Woven Poetry: Thoughtful and Practical Brooms from Sunhouse Craft in Kentucky

-Ikea makes LEGOS

-Why don’t we have English cottages in the US? We all want one… This 500-Square-Foot English Stone Cottage Is Honestly the Cutest Home Ever

And a few pictures from the week.

-C