The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

 

FOR TODAY, July 21, 2020

Outside my window... 

Dry, sunny with clouds, but very cool.  The dry part is what I like most however, and the sunshine. Might be able to hang some bedding out today! 

 

I am thinking ... 

Had a busy day yesterday. First a friend from church dropped over with her dog. No mask. I was understandably paranoid and kept my distance. I really felt uncomfortable the whole time. Then the guy we thought was our landlord came over to fix something, again no mask. He was in and out most of the day. To be fair once he saw me wearing my mask, he did put his on. He says he is going to try to buy our house outright. For the  moment he owns 1/3 of it. Fingers crossed, he is able to.

I am thankful for ...

Dryer days and cooler temps. I know, but I just really suffer when its really hot and muggy.

In the kitchen ... 

 

 

 

Nothing new really because there was someone here all day yesterday, but I am sharing these Little Blueberry Puddings, because some things are so tasty, they are worth repeating!  

 

 

On my "To Cook" list ... 

 

  

 

The First Mess, Favourite Picnic Salad.  

 

 

Good to know ... 

 

 

 

 

I am creating ... 

 

  

 

Vendulka Maderska on Etsy.  Crochet tea pot coasters. Cute! 

 

 

  

 

Magic for Kids on Etsy.  Crochet Slippers pattern.  

 

 

  

 

Tippaya Crochet, Christmas Finger Puppets.  

 

 

 

 

Quilting Digest. How to quilt with decorative stitches and your walking foot. Video included. 

 

 

 

   

 

Patricia's Patchwork.  Sew and Quilt in one Placemats.  

 

 

I am reading ... 

 

 

 

The Things that Keep Us Here, by Carla Buckley

How far would you go to protect your family? Ann Brooks never thought she’d have to answer that question. Then she found her limits tested by a crisis no one could prevent. Now, as her neighborhood descends into panic, she must make tough choices to protect everyone she loves from a threat she cannot even see.

In this chillingly urgent novel, Carla Buckley confronts us with the terrifying decisions we are forced to make when ordinary life changes overnight. A year ago, Ann and Peter Brooks were just another unhappily married couple trying–and failing–to keep their relationship together while they raised two young daughters. Now the world around them is about to be shaken as Peter, a university researcher, comes to a startling realization: A virulent pandemic has made the terrible leap across the ocean to America’s heartland. And it is killing fifty out of every hundred people it touches.

As their town goes into lockdown, Peter is forced to return home–with his beautiful graduate assistant. But the Brookses’ safe suburban world is no longer the refuge it once was. Food grows scarce, and neighbor turns against neighbor in grocery stores and at gas pumps. And then a winter storm strikes, and the community is left huddling in the dark.

 Trapped inside the house she once called home, Ann Brooks must make life-or-death decisions in an environment where opening a door to a neighbor could threaten all the things she holds dear. Carla Buckley’s poignant debut raises important questions to which there are no easy answers, in an emotionally riveting tale of one family facing unimaginable stress.

Interestingly enough this book was written in 2010. 

Dreaming about ... 

 

 

(source)

 

Fancy door knobs  . . .  

 

 

 

 

(source)  

 

A beautiful home  . . . 

 

(source)  

 

 

Toasting marshmallows  . . . . 

 

(source)  

 

 

Pretty tea cups  . . . 

 

(source)  

 

 

Country roads  . . .  poppies, tall grass  . . .  beautiful skies as far as you can see . . .  

 

(source)  

 

 

Piano music  . . . . oh how I would love to be able to play  . . . 

Something to watch ... 

 

 

 

Indian Matchmaking on Netflix. Oddly compelling . . .  a fascinating look into another culture. 

 

Makes me smile ... 

 

 

 

No words needed  . . . 

 

 

Corners of my kingdom ... 

 

  

(source)

 

Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey, Wales.   Someday I will get to Anglesey. It looks like such a beautiful place and only an hour or so from where we live. 

 

A thought to carry with you  ... 

° * 。 • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •
•。★★ 。* 。
° 。 ° ˛˚˛ * _Π_____*。*˚
˚ ˛ •˛•˚ */______/~＼。˚ ˚ ˛
˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★
 *They say travel is the

only thing you buy that

makes you richer.•。★★ 。* 。

 

 Could this be so? It just might be . . .

 

  ⋱ ⋮ ⋰
⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆
  ⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆ 
 


✿¸.•*¨`*•..✿✿¸.•*¨`*•..✿ ✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿ ✿¸.•*¨`*•..¸✿ ✿¸.• ╬♥═╬╬═♥=╬╬═♥╬╬═♥╬╬═♥=╬╬♥═╬♥╬╬═♥╬╬═♥=╬╬♥
░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░  

Have a beautiful day! Be safe and don't forget!  

 

═══════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ ═══════════ ⊰✿░G░O░D⊰✿⊰L░O░V░E░S⊰✿⊰░Y░O░U░⊰✿
═══════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ ═══════════     


And I do too!