It's the last day of October, my word, how did we get here so fast?
The morning started cold and wet and stayed that way all day long. It was just the most perfect Autumn Day, yet.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
{ Crochet, a little sewing and finally Fall - Blogtober 2018 }
The past two days have been all about crafting, in one way or another. I've pulled out my Ubuntu CAL and made sure to work diligently on it, until I was completely caught up. Which I'm proud to say, I am!!!
It is all ready for tomorrow's Part 8 to come out. It is definitely a labor …
Monday, October 29, 2018
{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/29/2018 }
Good morning friends, and a very happy Monday to you all :)
I hope you had a fantastic weekend and I wanted to quickly wish you all a wonderful, blessed week ahead.
Let's get right into our HHM, seeing as I'm a little late putting it up this week.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
{ Unusually warm day - Blogtober 2018 }
It's been a bit of a scorcher today. 82 degrees.
After two weeks of cooler temperatures, I was a bit surprised with today's warmth and as much as I've complained about wanting cooler temperatures, I will tell you that I used today's heat to my full advantage.
There's nothing b…
Friday, October 26, 2018
{ Finishing off crochet projects - Blogtober 2018 }
I went to let Marley out last night and was in awe of the moon. It was not quite yet full but it was so big, and bright, a yellow glow to it, that I had to run back in and grab the camera.
No matter how many moon photos I have taken over the years, I never get enough, there is something so fascin…
Thursday, October 25, 2018
{ Winter Tea Syrup - Blogtober 2018 }
Hey everyone, come on in and let me show you real quick, how to make a wonderful Winter Tea Syrup, that will surely help when the colds and flus start coming around this season.
The first time I shared this with you all, was back in 2012, and I've been making it every year since, matter of fac…
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
{ One of those days - Blogtober 2018 }
I hobbled on out of bed and dragged myself into the kitchen this morning. It was dark, it was raining, it was cold and I did not feel like being up doing anything. Some mornings, I feel like I can't quite gather my thoughts, like my mind is still fast asleep while I'm having to make coff…
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
{ Fall days - Blogtober 2018 }
The leaves have yet to turn color. I spend a lot of time looking out the window, from all areas of the house, just trying to catch that first glimpse that makes the bold statement that Fall is definitely here.
The calendar states it's fall, the earlier setting sun and the dark cool mornings a…
{ The Girl Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos - TLC Book Tour and GIVEAWAY }
Hardcover: 368 Pages Publisher: Atria Books (October 9, 2018) A sweeping family saga and love story that offers a vivid and unique portrayal of life in war-torn 1941 Bucharest and life behind the Iron Curtain during the Soviet Union occupation—perfect for fans of Lilac Girls and Sarah’s Key .
On a f…
Monday, October 22, 2018
{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/22/2018 }
Good morning everyone :)
It has just gone 8:15am here and I finally dragged myself out of my warm comfy bed. No, I wasn't sleeping, I was up at 6am as usual to get hubby off to work and then I climbed back in bed (it is colllddddd), and watched some Youtube. Took everything to convince mysel…
Sunday, October 21, 2018
{ Making a Murderer Part 2....oh my!!! - Blogtober 2018 }
We've been waking up to frost on the grass, and that's usually how I know....like REALLY know that the cool temperatures are here to stay.
There's something about the cool fall mornings that is magical, I think it's the light and the way the sun shines so golden on everything aroun…
Friday, October 19, 2018
{ Bookshelf organizing and even more rain - Blogtober 2018 }
The past two days have been nothing but rain. The raindrops non stop pitter pattering on the roof, the sun constantly hidden behind the clouds and the temperatures remaining quite low.
It may sound dreary, but you all know how much I enjoy this kind of weather and since we are in Fall anyway, I t…
Thursday, October 18, 2018
{ Lifesaving for Beginners by Anne Edelstein - TLC Book Tour }
Paperback: 225 pages Publisher: Red Hen Press (November 7, 2017)
When Anne Edelstein was forty-two, her mother, a capable swimmer in
good health, drowned while snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef. Caring
for two small children of her own, Anne suddenly found herself grieving
not only for her emo…
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
{ She's Lactose Intolerant - Blogtober 2018 }
Hi everyone :)
Feels like a few days since I did an actual proper chatty post, of course I've had the Happy Homemaker Monday, book reviews etc., but haven't really talked to you.
Folks, the weather had changed here, the temperatures have dropped dramatically and we have had to turn on our …
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
{ Winner of Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners, book }
Thank you all who entered the giveaway for a copy of Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners :)
I used Random.org to pick a winner and here is the result:
Comment #4 is from Erin
Congratulations Erin, I'll be contacting you shortly.
{ Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan - TLC Book Tour }
Hardcover: 432 Pages Publisher: Thomas Nelson (October 2, 2018) In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found her voice.
From New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan comes an exquisite novel of Joy Davidman, the woman C. S. Lewis called “my…
Monday, October 15, 2018
{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/15/2018 }
Good morning friends, welcome to another Happy Homemaker Monday :)
I would give you three guesses as to how I'm feeling, but I'm pretty sure you can all guess in ONE try. Tired!!!!
You are a winner, and you, and you in the back there. Hahah
As usual I didn't get very good sleep last n…
Sunday, October 14, 2018
{ Trip to the bookstore - Blogtober 2018 }
Ever feel like a sermon was made for you specifically? Like when the Pastor was getting ready to work on his message, God popped into his mind and said "this one is for Sandra, she NEEDS to hear this week".
I swear there are days that I feel just like that.
As I always do, every Sunday …
Saturday, October 13, 2018
{ Another rainy day - Blogtober 2018 }
Well, another super dark and rainy day. Both hubby and I were surprised at just how cold it felt this morning, we both had on sweat pants and long sleeves and sweaters. It was that much of a temperature change from the usual hot weather around here.
Friday, October 12, 2018
{ Reminded me of living on base - Blogtober 2018 }
40 degrees, rainy, dark, cloudy and gloomy and everything that makes me happy. Kinda weird saying that isn't it, like how many people admit they like gloomy days?
Usually people will say "it's a beautiful day", when referring to blue skies and hot weather.
I'm the opposite…
{ A Tall Dark Cowboy Christmas by Maisey Yates - TLC Book Tour }
Mass Market Paperback: 496 Pages Publisher: HQN; Original edition (October 1, 2018) It’s Christmas in Gold Valley, and this wounded widower is about to get another shot at love…
Grant Dodge didn’t expect to find a woman sleeping in an abandoned cabin on his family ranch. Or to find her so intriguing…
Thursday, October 11, 2018
{ I forgot how much I loved knitting - Blogtober 2018 }
I always tell myself that this day and that day, I'm going to do nothing, just relax and not get off the couch.
And then that day comes around, and no matter how awful I'm feeling, I get up and get moving, because that's just how I am. Or maybe that's how us women are? I mean, I …
{ Lady of a Thousand Tresures by Sandra Byrd - TLC Book Tour }
Hardcover: 464 Pages Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (October 9, 2018)
Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to know the difference between a genuine artifact and a fraud. But with her father’s passing and her uncle’s decline into dementia, the family bu…
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
{ I didn't even take a picture - Blogtober 2018 }
It was one of those days where I was so busy with house cleaning and cooking, that I didn't even get a single photo taken, of anything, other than the chicken I was making......and well, that's not exactly what I wanted to show on today's post.
But I guess there will be days like these…
{ Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners - TLC Book Tour - GIVEAWAY }
Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Park Row; Original edition (October 16, 2018) A formidable matriarch learns the hard way that no family is perfect in this witty, sparkling debut novel Dearest loved ones, far and near—evergreen tidings from the Baumgartners!
Violet Baumgartner has opened her annual hol…
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
{ Life moves on, whether we're ready to or not - Blogtober 2018 }
One minute you are living life as it is, comfortable, normal, familiar, then in just a split second, it changes.
I was thinking about this very thing, the fact that something heartbreaking happens, something that hurts so deeply that you feel like there is no way you can get past it. You question…
Monday, October 08, 2018
{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/08/2018 }
Good morning friends.
It is a cloudy and cold, rainy day here in North Texas. The house is still fast asleep, my husband is off work today so he is getting some much needed extra sleep. He is very much struggling with the loss of Bella, obviously more deeply than the rest of us are and that is u…
{ The Impossible Girl - Book Winner }
Thank you to all who entered the giveaway for a chance at winning a copy of Lydia Kang's Impossible Girl :)
I used Random.org to pick the winner, and the result was: Comment #5 - Danielle
Congratulations Danielle, I've contacted you through email, please respond within 48 hours :)
Sunday, October 07, 2018
{ We lost Bella - Blogtober 2018 }
I wish I had the words right now to say how much my heart is hurting. But I don't, and I don't want to even try to express it here because I believe that, when you love a pet as much as we love ours, you understand all too well the pain of losing them.
Twelve hours we watched her slowly f…
Saturday, October 06, 2018
{ When things start falling apart but you push through - Blogtober 2018 }
Oh friends, my heart is so sore.
Our dear Bella is not doing well, and we are watching her fade away right before our eyes. I find myself going between wanting it all to just end so that she can be pain free and at peace, or wanting her to stay with us longer.
It's excruciatingly heartbreakin…
Friday, October 05, 2018
{ Prayers needed - Blogtober 2018 }
Bit of a hard day with a few things going on.
First and foremost I would like to ask you all for prayers for my mother in law Pat, she has been fighting breast cancer for so long, and is faced with yet another hurdle.
Secondly, our Bella hasn't been doing well and we fear she may not make it t…
Thursday, October 04, 2018
{ Typical day and a mug cake - Blogtober 2018 }
I thought I would start my post a little differently than usual today, by actually showing you a little clip of the view out my kitchen window.
When I sit and do dishes, I almost always have my window wide open, so that I cansit and listen to the birds and look out at the trees and the alpacas acr…
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
{ New cookbooks and the usual pottering around - Blogtober 2018 }
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My mornings tend to start in the same fashion, well at least the past few months. I get up at 6am, make Curt's coffee and lunch, and then see him off to work.
Marley and I will then head back to the bedroom and climb back into bed. I don't sleep, I just pop on the telly and catch up on …
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
{ October 2nd - Blogtober 2018 }
Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog :)
First I want to congratulate myself for actually sticking to and blogging, for the whole month of September. I didn't think that I would be able to do it, if I'm to be honest with you. I've tried before to get back into blogging and it didn'…
Monday, October 01, 2018
{ The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang - TLC Book Tour and GIVEAWAY }
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (September 18, 2018) Publication Date: September 18, 2018 Two hearts. Twice as vulnerable.
Manhattan, 1850. Born out of wedlock to a wealthy socialite and a nameless immigrant, Cora Lee can mingle with the rich just as easily as she can slip unnoticed into the slums…
{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 10/01/2018 }
Good morning everyone, and Happy October!!!
Yes, October, can you believe it?
I'm switching up the Happy Homemaker Monday button to a more Fall like one, feel free to use in your own posts this month.
I woke up with a headache after a night of no sleep....again. But, what can you do, it seems …
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