Sunday Happy

I am hot and it is only the middle of May. I shouldn’t be this freakin hot. I hope this weather is not a preview of things to come this summer cause if it is then I am in trouble. And probably anyone that comes near me.

The week. It was meh, whatever. I feel like I am falling behind on everything in life so I have been little cranky and annoyed. I can blame some of it on the sudden summer weather but also I think I always feel this way around this time of year. June is a super busy month for us (apartment turn overs and the such) so getting as much shit done now helps the transitions go smoothly and we can never get enough done fast enough. This year nit exception, more so it has been kind of rough start already. The mr smashed out the back windshield of his truck with a 2x4 basically right after he blew out one of his tires. He also had stupid work stuff happen and so he has been stressed and a crank ass all week too. Oh and I got stung on my ass by a yellow jacket because why not?

It wasn't all a wash though. The littles and Barb came over for food and park play. I worked on pots (in my cool basement) and picked up my last winter farm share of the year. (3-4 weeks until summer share starts and I am already rationing out what I have left which is basically beets and onions.) And I went for a small bike ride, worked in the garden some, picked some lilacs. Little good things you know.

It’s Sunday and today the mr and I have plans for a good hike. The temperature should not be stupid and it might even rain so it will be great. And I need it. I need to get out of town (although not to far… gas is DUMB expensive) and hide away in the newly greened up trees. I might hate the heat but I am loving the colors and smell of fresh life. And with what ever time I have left this afternoon I am going to spend it in the garden. I already have a few of the beds planted and am ready to just stick everything in the ground. My tomato plants have been living outside for the past week and are thriving so if they are good, well it is time.

Internet from the week.

-Happening tonight! Here's how to watch the total lunar eclipse on May 15

-Another giant Jesus. A New Statue of Jesus Is the World’s Tallest—for Now

-Beyond the Ivy: What Makes a Celebrity Hot Spot. Now you can stalk all your favorites.

-I remember about 15 years ago the mr almost getting his hand bit off by a snapping turtle he moved from the middle of the road. It was a big one. What to do if you find a turtle in the road

-Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon

-Is it weird that I want this broom? Fellow Neat Freaks: This Broom Will Change the Way You Clean Your Kitchen

-Houses inside of greenhouses. So cool. How Sweden Became the Surprising Center of the Greenhouse Home Movement

-We're Rethinking Our Lawn Design (& You Should, Too). Why do people like perectly manuicured lawns so much? Give me all the dafilins and violets and clover!

-Cool art. Memory Functions Welcomes New Starts + Old Memories

Some pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

The world. I could talk about it but I don’t even know what to say. There are all sorts of feelings that come and go but what I feel most is sad for all the people. It is all very overwhelming and yeah. I don’t know, the world is a fucked up place and there are some seriously fucked up people in it. That is where I am at.

Other then the week having a shadow of doom and gloom, it had some good stuff. The mr and I went for an icy walk with So and Megan. It was actually more like a ice skate due to the trails being completely covered in ice which was fine by us cause we just bush whacked our way around. Then it go hot, like close to 60 degrees and all the snow melted (not all the ice though). It was crazy because you get so used to the cold and that first day of warm weather feels so luscious. Don’t get me wrong, I love me all the snow and cold, but it was super nice to have the front door open for the morning and to go for a run without having to cover my face and hands. But then it snowed again, a nice hefty snow and we went right back to winter. The upland downs of Vermont weather. Got to love it. Besides all that I also spent some time with clay, went through paperwork, did some other not fun stuff, and made bagels. Then we had Megan, So, Judah and Coco come over for said bagels and an afternoon of sledding and outdoor shenanigans . It was all sorts of fantastic

Sunday again. (It never ceases to amaze me how fast week can fly by). Today the mr and I have snowshoe in the woods plans for a few hours this morning then after tuckering myself out I have library plans followed by sitting on my ass and reading plans while drinking many cups of hot coffee and or tea for the rest of the day. Just about a perfect day if I do say so myself.

Some of the lighter internet that I looked at from the week.

-Real estate and all the jazz about moving is all sorts of nuts right now. What happens when Americans stay in the same house forever?

-And then there is this. Americans are fleeing to places where political views match their own. AReyou seeing this happening where you live? Living in VT this has been happening for quite a while.

-I have thought about how to fly with camping stuff a lot. An experienced backpacker’s guide for flying with camping gear

-Nordic by Design: 16 Ideas to Steal from Iceland (and Icelandic Turf Houses). I mean how freaking adorable are these!

-Give me all the dark black coffee but also sometimes a little spice too. You Should Add Spices to Your Coffee Grounds

-BEST OF: SPRINGTIME GREEN.Yes. And there a few couches in these pictures that I am obsessed with.

-In Praise of Crayons at Restaurants — for Adults. I don’t understand why people associate crayon with children. Crayons are for EVERYONE! If I went to resurnats (I haven’t eaten out Lin like 10 years) I would want crayons.

-Have you heard about the giant bear in California that is hanging out n Tahoe? Well they got the wrong guy. Hank the Tank Is Innocent!

-Growing up all I wanted to be was a cartoonist. Very Funny Ladies' sketches out the history of women cartoonists at 'The New Yorker'

Pictures form the week.

Sunday Happy

Thanksgiving week coming up on us here and yeah, what the? How? Every year this happens but I guess that what’s expected when it is a yearly holiday. 🤣

The past week was kind of busy. I’m trying to get a big batch of mugs done so I have been spending a lot of time with the clay. I also started, but had to stop, painting all the radiators because the paint store screwed up the paint (gave us the wrong finish) and it took a few days to get back to the store and get the right paint. So I decided to go ahead and paint the bathroom (pink) because why the heck not do that when I have a ton of other shit I could be doing. Besides that, a lot of the same. Walks and hikes, feeding people food, living life. Big news on the mr front though… He got a hair cut. And not from me, but a soon to be professional hair cutter person (It was Qui, our brother friend) He went into a shop, sat in a chair and let Qui perform his very first human haircut on his actual head. And you know, it looks pretty damn good. And bonus, I didn’t have to do it or deal with the hair getting in my toothbrush. (Every fucking time!)

And yesterday we had family Thanksgiving and whoa I am freaking tired. Spent the entire day chopping and peeling. Kneading and roasting, then everyone came over, ate the food, made the mess, and left. It was so nice nice nice to see everyone all together although being that there are a million if us it is hard to cook, talk, and clean all at once so I never feel like I get to talk to everyone as much as I want t. Good thing we have 10 million other family events coming up so I’ll ne able to catch up eventually and noe that I think of it I might as well just leave my house thrashed for the next few weeks and just wait to do a massive clean after all the holiday tomfoolery.

Now it is Sunday and yeah, not going to leave the house trashed. Can’t do it so I am basically going to spend the day cleaning food out of all the cracks of the floor, wash all the laundry that some how ended up dirty (we only use cloth napkins and towels so theres a lot of dirty things) , and reorganize the very precarious food container situation in the fridge. One wrong move and the whole contents could come crashing down. Wish me luck!

Internet from the week.

-Just in Time for Thanksgiving: How to Load a Dishwasher. This is very much important information that could resolve many arguments.

-I am in love with the tiled walls in tis bathroom.

-The winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards will brighten your day. These are good.

-I get dizzy just watching them. How Do Figure Skaters Not Get Dizzy During Those Impressive Spins? 

-Its a mood. Abstract Shapes Respond to a Relaxing Melody in a New Animated Music Video for Janek Murd

-The Personal Clutter No One is Talking About. I actually think I am dam good at getting rid of it all. Go me!

-Life goal is to have a personal library.Volume control: how creating my library brought order in a world of chaos.

-I am scared for many people (the mr especially) Netflix is finally going to reveal how much time people spend watching its shows and movies

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

What a week. We had sunshine and we had snow. I was hot at time and I was cold at time. My eyes Itch but I don’t care because the world is turning green again and there are flowers and tree buds and veggie starts and all the good things. This is why I love spring so much. It is crazy and unpredictable and more or less not to sunny and not to warm. (I like me a cool cloudy day!)

Stuff happened this week. We had a farewell dinner for Mark because he is now off in the Police Academy which is so freaking weird and now I have a guy on the inside to delete any and all parking and speeding tickets I plan on getting in the future. Ha!. The mr, Barb, and I went for a much needed drive out of town to a river. We had a picnic, watched that water flow, played with rocks. You know, river stuff. Oh and I got a new bike!!! Well not new new but new to me. Ever since I got my bike stolen last fall I have been on the look out for a new one and I got to tell you, things in the bike world are not great right now. New new bikes are a million dollars and even the reasonably priced ones are hard to find cause of lack of inventory (because covid). And used bikes, well finding something that works, not garbage, and fits, is a pain in the ass. But it finally happened and I am just a happy lady on her bike again!

And now my garden, it is being fenced! The mr has been bugging me for a few years now to fence it in and I finally caved. I don’t know why I have been so hesitant about it but I just never wanted a fence. But now that he is putting it up well I am so excited! And the mr being the mr, he is making is so freaking cute and pretty and I am just really really excited and can’t wait for it to be fully up so I can put some shit in the ground and not have it eaten by the massive woodchuck lurking in the neighborhood!

Other then all that good stuff, same old same old. Made plans with the littles for sleepover next week while they are on spring vacation. Worked on pots, sat with the piles of papers then decided I would rather clean the fridge. Picked up second to last farm share. Ate all the greens. Basic life stuff.

And it is Sunday, again so soon. The mr and I are planning on a little drive to a place. Not sure the place exactly but I am hoping for a river/woods situation. A little hike, he can do a little fishing. I can sit by the river and read. That is my hope for today. That and to get all the laundry done. I have been ignoring it and now I have to deal with it. Stupid laundry.

Internet from the week.

-Your Biggest Climate Decision Isn't What You Cook—It's What You Don't. Food waste is one of my biggest anxiety triggers. Holidays and little kids… It can get pretty intense.

-The state of the plant-based food industry. And maybe stop eating so much meat.

-'Comfort Decorating' Is All About Making Your Home A Sanctuary. The key is to make is comfy and not ugly. HA!

-I never thought I would see the day. Gnome shortage: Lockdown and Suez canal blockage blamed

-Why Do We Compete? Sometime a little competition is a good thing.

-I am in love with this house and the property and can’t wait to see the renovations. LAKESHORE RENOVATION | PART 1

-I Got High to See if Weed Would Help Me Work Out. I don’t get high before I work out but when I use to go to the gym there was sa group of guys that came in that were always high as fuck. I always thought that if they were coming to the gym stones, well they were still coming to the gym so who care if they are stones.

-This is not a joke. Fancy Feast Released a Cookbook So Cat Owners Can Coordinate Meals with Their Pets. So how do you feel about this? I mean, well, why not?

-Watch out for those baked goods. Mystery tree beast turns out to be croissant

-I love a good scallop. Trend Alert: 21st Century Scalloping

And some 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.