You might remember a couple of months ago I claimed to be the Best Mom Ever. Haha! I started the top because I wanted something quick and easy, and I wanted to make something for my kid who was feeling a bit ignored. I was making pretty good progress, too, until I was nearly done [...]
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I Won’t Be Able to Move Tomorrow
In case you wanted to know what 100 bags of mulch looks like, it looks like this: We had it delivered. Last year I had five cubic yards of mulch dropped in my driveway, but that involved a lot of shoveling and wheelbarrow maneuvering. This year I opted for bags, even though it was more [...]
Front Yard Growth
I just realized I haven’t written any gardening posts for a month, and so much has changed already! Now that the temperatures have stabilized (mostly... where did this cold front come from??), we know what has survived and what didn’t. We pulled some things out, and added a lot of new things, and moved some [...]
2021 Temperature Blanket – March is Done!
March was busy with gardening and more gardening! It is definitely bluebonnet season now. For a while I thought my yard was going to be the only place in the area with the state flower, but I’m starting to see more and more of them in yards and fields. I’m not sure why mine were [...]
Take and Eat, Part Two
I finally took a deep breath and started painting “Take and Eat.” Then I remembered I wanted to also do the cup verses, and it really would be better if I did them at the same time so the skin tones matched. It would also give each side a chance to dry while I worked [...]
The Peaceful Colt
At our Fellowship supper last week, I told one of our new members at church that Lent was my favorite time of year. The lessons really drive home what it all means, and it's just so powerful. I probably think every year is the best, but I've especially enjoyed this year's sermon series by our [...]
It’s Planting Time!
The nights are still a little cool, but the days have been so warm. My bluebonnets are just thriving! Bluebonnets! The rest of the front garden is slowly coming back to life. I have yet to see any signs from my bougainvillea, but I haven’t lost hope yet. However, the last few days I spent [...]
Take and Eat
Back when I was doing my hand study paintings, I bought and downloaded a bunch of inspiration photos to use. One of them was this great image of hands holding out bread that perfectly illustrated the “take and eat” verses. But I’ve been staring at it for over a year because I’ve been intimidated by [...]
A Crisis of Yarn Choices
I finally caught my 2021 temperature blanket up to February 14, the arrival of Winter Storm Uri. And then I realized I had a problem: the low temperatures under 20 didn’t really stand out the way I hoped. Left: Feb 12, high 33 (mist), low 30 (mist). Right: Feb 14, high 31 (mist), low 14 [...]
Recovery
The storm has passed, and we are sailing into the harbor of Spring. The cold passed by so quickly, it was almost like it didn’t happen. We had a week of 30F temperatures, and then poof, we were back to normal and in the 70s agains. This week we are in the 80s. Craziness. The [...]
Don't Be Latte! 