May & June 2013

 Have been really busy the past couple months.

We had grass to start mowing and a garden to till and plant.

And trying to get it done between rains,

 On our 2 days off from work didn't always work out very well. 

Plus I was a little down in May missing my Mom & grandmother.

So I told them Happy Birthday in Heaven on their B-Day and then on mine.

I love being born in their birth month. 

Our garden isn't doing so good this year with all the rain.

And we have a critter having snacks on few things,

 my lime a beans, onions and corn.

Not shore if it is the crows, rabbits or deer or maybe even a few chipmunks.

I have been replanting a few things that have been ate down to the ground.

It is hard growing a garden when you work and have only a hour each morning to care for it and then 1/2 days on your day off. 

I try to do the house work at night to keep up with it, but some times there just don't seem to be enough hours in a day to get it done.

Thought I'd post some of the photos I've took to share with you my friends.

Enjoy.

Our pond after a few days rain

Our barn and chicken coop reflection in the pond water

Shenandoah river flooded

Second week of rain, no  drypond for now. lol

Mothers day gift for T's Mom, we did up her front porch.

Start of the garden

Trying a few thing in pots this year

First bell pepper of the year

My Roo, Dum Dum

Herbs

The garden so far

A blanket I did.

Birthday gift

Another B-day  gift, a Chinese Dogwood

 Also got a nice bottle of wine & a Galaxy Tab 2 for my B-day.

So there has been lots to keep busy with.

Easter 2013

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter. 

  

Valentine's Day

                   I like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day

 This year we decided to give gifts to each other that would last and not be gone in a few days.  This is what we got each other. He wanted  books & I wanted to try some crochet hooks to try. They all came yesterday.  We both spent under 15.00 to get our gifts for each other threw Amazon.

These are gifts we can and will be using over and over. 

2/15/2013
A little update here on the new crochet hooks I got.
I am so loving the 2 I got and hope to get the whole set for my Birthday in May.

My afghans done

5 ft x 5 ft

Not bad for first time I ever made 1 like this

Relaxing for me this winter

I've been busy working on crocheting and learning some new stitches this year. After knowing only the 1 stitch for so long in doing my granny squares. 

I learn to do the Traditional granny square and the double stitch. 

I still am trying to find out what the stitch is I already know. 

So far I'm know it is a single and 2 double together in each stitch I do. 

So far I'm finding it harder to keep enough yarn on hand.

I am loving the Red Heart Super saver yarns I'm getting. 

I would have loved winning some of the contest I've been seeing for yarn,

 but they have all been for wool yarns.

I can't do wool yarns because they brake me out so bad.

Here is one of my done crocheting and a couple of things I've started. 

 

 

Wasn't shore about this when I started it.

This is it right after it was done.

It made a wonderful table cloth for my Mom's old table.

I fell in love with this yarns colors.

This is what I'm using it in a double stitch afghan.

This is the traditional granny square I started  yesterday at work.

Happy Crocheting to you !!

Wordless Wensday

Lifes Ups Downs

Thought it was time I did a update.

So much has happen sense my last post.

I haven't been up to posting or getting on to Facebook much lately.

T's son & his wife just gave us a new grand-daughter on Sept. 26 and her name is Raven.

So that makes 4 grand- sons and 5 grand- daughters for us now.

 The son that just had the baby has been in and out the hospital with pneumonia. He said he seems to be doing better now.

Then my son lost his real dad on Oct 13 and has had a hard time with it. 

His dad didn't leave a Will that they could find or know of.

 So he is trying to take care of everything now for his 1/2 sisters and himself. 

Things are ok on the farm but our regaler work hasn't been doing very well.

So I haven't been able to decide if I'm up or down most days.

I've also had to start sending some of my chickens to freezer camp. 

 I can't afford to feed them all now that money is so tight for us, and prices for feed have got up so much more.

I really hate butchering day, I end up with a very down afterwards.

But know it has to be done, and that later they will be a few meals to feed us.

Right now I'm doing the roosters and 5 very mean hens who are just crazy.

 I have 2 hens that will be here until they are gone from old age. 

Lucky & Sunny are good brood hens and once they go broody for a week or 2,

 I can put new chicks under them come spring time and they will raise them.

They are so sweet and my special girls.

 Well I guess this is it for my update. 

Thank you for stopping in for a little visit with us.