Celtic Tote!

Supposed to be Felted Celtic Tote! However, I have to bring this down to my Mom's with me, because you see, last year we bought a new washer! It is lovely, economic, uses less detergent, energy, and can wring out clothes like you would not believe! But it is a side loading machine, and you cannot just stop it in the middle of a cycle to check on the amount of felting that is going on! You cannot stop it from spinning out and distorting your project! So, when I visit my Mom I will finally be able to finish this project! (Good thing I am going down this weekend!)



Same bag, side view, flash made the color a little funky! The first picture is more true the actual color!


"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."
~Khalil Gibran

The Curious Mind of Kylie L.

Little mad scientist at work! Looking at our well water, wondering why things are moving in it, and journaling her findings! Totally her own project too!











"Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness."
~Khalil Gibran

Coolin' Off!!!

Finally a day with a breeze! Blessed are we! The dogs finally had energy to play, and Kylie bobbed up and down for about two hours! :) I finally caught up on a little reading, and created these little posts.
I hope the day found you all well, and as contented as we were!!!
Love and blessings to all!!!






"Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness."
~Khalil Gibran

Kylie's fall sweater!

Here is the back of the sweater that I am making Kylie for school this year. The close up is more true to the colors of the yarn. I was surprised that she liked such a color, green is more of what I would pick, but the blue, pinkish red, and purple must be the selling points for her! I'll show you more as I move forward with this project...lately is has been too hot to knit!


















"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."
~Khalil Gibran

Shawn the Builder!

Here is Shawn's I cannot sit and do nothing creation. I guess we are going to have flower beds in the front of the house too! (The big one on the side is not even properly weeded yet, and where I did clear, new ones are thriving!) Well, I am not going to be able to get it all done in just a couple of weeks, but I am hoping that by this fall, our lawn will be some what under control!


This is the composting frame that Shawn built for me! I finished it with chicken wire for the sides and made the removable slats pretty, at least for the summer!


"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."
~Khalil Gibran

Okay I hear ya!!!

I guess that when I put yummy things in the blog, there is also an unwritten rule that I post said recipe...sorry my bad!!!

I not think that so many were following this blog, but minutes after postings I had multiple requests for the Blueberry Orange Muffins!

So, here you go! (I will figure out how to post recipes in there own section later on, too much for me to handle this morning though.)

Blueberry Orange Muffins

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup of sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup of skim mild
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup butter, melted and slightly cooled
3 tbs OJ Concentrate thawed
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (I put in more!)

Pre heat oven 400 degrees F. Grease muffin pan or line with paper cups.

Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. (I do so by sifting.)

Wet ingredients in a different bowl, beat until combined.

Mix both together until dry ingredients are barley moistened (batter will be lumpy.)

Add berries (ohhh, I am going to use strawberries next time!) and gently stir until they are distributed evenly.

Fill cups 3/4 full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes (not likely) in pan.

Makes 12 muffins.

Note: If baker would like to have any of the muffins for themselves, double the recipe!!!


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Mystic Merlin!

This is a plant that I purchased the second year we were living at our current home. Shawn liked the name, I loved the color, and Kylie was amazed that she could be covered in flowers, for it grew well over her hight at the time, and she could sit in the plant and be surrounded by blooms like a fairy! :) It reseeded itself for several years, and then nothing. The local greenhouse said that they remembered carrying at one point, but have not ever had it in stock again. Some how a dormant seed decided to grow right next to the landing of our stairs going into the house, it even has two shades of purple in it (I think I actually did by two different colors now that I think about it.) What a blessing!



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Blueberry Orange Muffins

Oh yes, they smelled as good as they looked! They also tasted as good as you could imagine! I know cause I got to eat ONE! Three were gone before I got to take the picture! Guess I will keep that recipe!






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??? What is going on?!

I asked Kylie to plant the lettuce seeds in the ground, just a few up an eight foot row, that way we will have several plantings. When she was done she gave me the packet back, and I put it away for later. Checked the garden at the beginning of this week, and oh boy...I checked the packet to what was left...empty! :0 The rabbits are going to enjoy some lettuce with us this year! And Kylie will learn about thinning and transplanting! Oh yeah, carrots were planted using the the same Kylie method...oh my...


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Zucchini!!!

It's tiny! However, this is the first year in several, that the zucchini's have produced anything for me! Usually just a lot of false blossoms!

Pickling cucumbers are plentiful all ready, I took a pic thinking it was going to be the first one of them as well, but then I stopped counting after 25. I guess I will have to live up to my promise an make pickles for the first time. What kind??? How to make them??? Help!!! I got some learning to do here!


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The Honey Do List Gets Shortened!!!

(And now I will not feel to guilty when I add to it!)

Shawn was a busy man last weekend, but he also got to build things (I think it is somewhat like legos for big boys!) He created the structure for the new compost, a trash bin out of recycled parts of an old shed that blew apart in a winter storm, put on a new screen door (Beanie has not left this post since! First time he is able to see outside from inside!) And created a structure for the air conditioner to set on (where Legend does not leave on hot, humid days, our old boy is not loving the heat this summer.)

I did finally add the chicken wire to the compost for its' walls, and stained the front boards to make it look pretty, but that is like frosting the cake after someone else bakes it!

My hubby worked hard, and I am so thankful!









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Lucy Goosey gets a pool!

Lucy has looked at this pool for weeks, has drank from it, and even saved a toy from standing at the outside edge. Legend has shown her what the pool is for by getting in and out, and still nothing! Well, it must have been hot enough this past weekend, cause in she went!!! She played and splashed for about an hour, and then...OMG she actually took a nap (just a couple of minutes, but ya know!) We also threw in her toys, and she will rescued them all, and even put them back in herself when we were not paying attention and because she still wanted to play!


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No honey, I did not buy more yarn...why do you think I would do that???

Okay, so I did buy more yarn! But it was not all at once! My family is expecting a new baby girl, so something has to happen with those pink and orange colors on the bottom. Cotton, very soft for something labeled rope, I was thinking wash clothes for tender skin, booties, or a hat...decisions!

The green tweed is for Kylie's back to school sweater! It looks totally different when it is knit up! More pics to follow on that one!

And the blue...something for me in lace...just waiting for the right gorgeous pattern, and for me to get better at reading charts. I do not usually select blue for myself, but when it said "Me, me, pick me" how could I say no?








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Grammie's Blooms

A closer look at Kylie's Grammie's flowers! The Peony opened up beautifully, but my favorite is the foxglove, the color is starting to grow on me!





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Kylie is drawn' on the windows!

Kylie has had window markers in her possession for a while now, and this was her first try...Lois the Ladybug! I wonder if it is teasing to see the out-of-doors, and not be able to get to it? I am sure there will more additions to this one little ladybug soon! (Also, I am starting to wonder how well that stuff comes off?)


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Lazy Day...

The morning rain has yielded to afternoon sun, the humidity has lifted and a gentle breeze is coming through the windows.  Ahhhh...

Some days are just for being lazy!
Today is for letting our bodies rejuvenate from the week that has passed! I believe we all slept in and will also have a great nap before dinner!

Do not forget to recharge your own batteries!!! Love to you all!

Kylie gets a little more spoiled!!!

Flowers and jam from Grammie, gnomes and stickers from Mumma, a pound of free jellybeans from Shirley's Yarns, Crafts, and Gifts, and a quart zip bag jammed full of cookies from the lady who was getting her phone fixed by Dadda when he heard the news...is what you can expect to get when you get our first cast!


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Picking Strawberries Was a Bust!!!

The story must be told one last time...
Parked on the lawn at the farm (yes we were supposed to.) I parked on the end next to a culvert, filled with wild flowers and long grass. It did not look that deep! I got out and it appeared to go down a couple of inches, no biggie! There were a few strawberries in a weed field. So, after two quarts, and needing to drop Kylie off at camp we called it quits. Kylie ran to the car to get my wallet, and fell into a two-to-three foot culvert!!! She caught herself with her left hand, and was rewarded with a fractured wrist! Asked Kylie what we should do next year, she said grow our own berries!




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Ky's hands, Auntie Dawn's Feet! (It was a group effort!)

Kylie learning about spinning yarn with Auntie Dawn!



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Natural Blooms

I do not have to so all the work that makes things beautiful, and the bees happy around here! We are blessed with many gifts from nature!!!





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The Cat Who Went Walk-About!!!

Logan decided to "high-tail" it outta here when the words vet, and fixed were used in the same sentence!

Two weeks later he returns, a little sore, a lot tired! Logan slept (in Kylie's arms) for two days!!!


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School's Out!

Kylie after receiving her award for straight A's all year!

"Oh Mumma, stop!"

But I am so proud, and it's going on the blog!


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Blooms and Blossoms

Shawn's flowering crab apple made it through its first winter on the hill. A rainy spring made for maximum blossoms!

A geranium from a cutting my mother-in-law gave me last year as well!

Both of these things motivated me to get the garden going!




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A quiet moment.

Coffee or tea?

There is a space in time, in the morning when it is just me.
Sometimes it lasts an hour, some times less.
I would like to say how wisely the time is used, but today I would like everyone to be up with me and fluttering about.
Lucy seems to be the only one in agreement with me, but even she was pacified with a shhh, and laid back down in her kennel.
I am ready to go get my fingers back in the dirt, throw repeated balls to the dogs until they drop, get our lawn under control (I am asking for a lot there, rain is making grass grow faster than I can cut it, renting a bush hog may not be just a joke,) and get our living space set up for BBQing outside.

But right now my husband is tired from long hours of work, my daughter is worn out from her first real time weeding a flower bed yesterday, and I have to be patient.

That's okay, because I still cannot decide, coffee or tea?!



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First Ice Cream of the Year!

And this is who Kylie had to wait behind in line!


This little red squirrel created quite a stir, and I found out just how many Moms make sure a camera is in their reach at all times! I was not the only one snapping a quick pic!

We also waited for this little guy to cross our path before even leaving the house...


Animals everywhere!

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It all started with...

this one little plant!



Yesterday, Ky picked it up at the local greenhouse while picking out geraniums for her Grammie! Lovely little lemon balm, she sniffed it all the way home, and continues to touch and smell every time she passes it.

This morning:
8:00 am this morning Ky's Grammie calls to let us know that the Ruggle's House is having their annual plant sale (support a local historical house, why yes indeed!)

9:00 am Ky purchased many finds, Mommy starts to worry about where to put all of these things, and she better get a move on in the flower beds.

9:30 am Ky proud owner of lemon scented geraniums, pussy willows, pansies, basil, parsley, sage, astilbe, and some nice leafy plant with pink flowers (I confess I know what it is, but I cannot spell it!)
Off to show off purchases to Grammie!

10:00 am to Lynn's Greenhouse! Need veggie plants, did not start my own this year, new kittens and puppy in the house...need any further explanation? Kylie also found many an annual she just could not part with!



So, if you need us...we'll be in the garden!

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Some pictures that I have meant to share!!!

Animals are a big part of our lives, and I thought that I would share some of the changes that have taken place over the last year...


These are the two kittens that joined our family last fall. There names are Logan and Max. Imagine everyone's surprise when they adopted Shawn! There morning ritual was to curl up into Shawn's lap and take a nap after a long night of play! Logan still favor's Shawn, however Max has learned I give off heat like a furnace, and think that it is cute that he still nurses on himself (or his brother when he lets him get away with it!)



Here is one of Riley's last romps in the snow! Riley passed this winter, and he is now one of Kylie's Angels. Legend did not do well not having someone to took out for (Legend is a working dog and the one he protected left, vet said get a new dog!!)

Legend's prescription...


Lucy!!! She was Shawn's (early) Valentine's Day present!



Lucy you have a lotta trainin' to do!!!

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Hello Again!

I think that I have successfully added people's email addresses to the blog.  I do not know if or how it works...your feed back would be appreciated!
Thank you! :)

Hello there!

Take three!!! (It has been so long since I have done this I cannot remember the password to the last blog, and since it was will a previous email address now defunct, I'm starting over!)

I will soon be done with work, and Kylie and I will have much time on our hands to share the goings on of what our family is up to! 

Shawn as always will be working on various projects on our little farm house!  Kylie?  There is no end of what she likes to get into.  Me, I will be putting a garden back in this year (and a couple of years worth of yard work,) knitting up a storm, spending all the time I can getting "back to nature," cooking everything from scratch (yup, processed food has already said goodbye to the Lamoureux household!) and whatever else I fancy at the time.

I hope that you will join us!

I am trying to figure out how to give notice when I post, but until then...

Love and Blessings to all!!!