The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

FOR TODAY, December 5th, 2017

Outside my window ...

It is cold and dark.  Just what you would expect for December. 

I am thinking ... 

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.  Several people had contacted me with issues they were having with the Kindle version of the book. I know I am not reponsible for the formatting of it, but I felt like they deserved more than what they were getting.  So I got one of them to do some screen shots for me, and I sent them to my editor plus I copied and pasted their issues to him.  I have had an e-mail from him this morning saying they are pulling the Kindle version until they can address these issues and fix them and that anyone who has complained to me, once it is sorted, if I give him their details, they will send them a new free version of the book.  I am very pleased about that!

In the Kitchen ... 

 

Stone Soup.  A delicious soup made from next to nothing.  Its really a very tasty Tomato, Rice and Cabbage Soup, but shhh . . .  don't tell anyone.  Stone Soup sounds a whole lot more interesting!  

On my "To Cook" list ...

 

This Dublin Coddle from Wholefully looks really tasty.  With sausage, potatoes, onions, bacon and Guiness, it looks a real man-pleaser! A Crusty loaf on the side and maybe a salad, and what a lovely meal it would be!

Good to know ...

I am creating ...

 

Katia North Handbags.  Pattern from Tex Yarns.  Not free, but not expensive either. I really like this.

 

I love this simpe garter stitch sweater from Dany Edan on Ravelry. A free pdf download.

 

Entertainment Daily.  Last minute crochet Christmas Trees.  Simple and there is a video Monique!  

 

Crochet Flower Valance.  Another free pattern from The Whoot, and there is also a video for this as well! There are also a lot of other crochet flower medallions for many uses.

  

Sweet Cream Infinity Scarf. From Cute and Cosy Crochet.  Free pattern. 

 

The Fabric Mutt.  Constance Organizer Tutorial.  

I am reading ...

MARCH, by Geraldine Brooks

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Richard and Judy pick.
From the author of the acclaimed ‘Year of Wonders’ and ‘People of the Book’, a historical novel and love story set during a time of catastrophe on the front lines of the American Civil War.

Set during the American Civil War, ‘March’ tells the story of John March, known to us as the father away from his family of girls in ‘Little Women’, Louisa May Alcott’s classic American novel. In Brooks’s telling, March emerges as an abolitionist and idealistic chaplain on the front lines of a war that tests his faith in himself and in the Union cause when he learns that his side, too, is capable of barbarism and racism. As he recovers from a near-fatal illness in a Washington hospital, he must reassemble the shards of his shattered mind and body, and find a way to reconnect with a wife and daughters who have no idea of the ordeals he has been through.

As Alcott drew on her real-life sisters in shaping the characters of her little women, so Brooks turned to the journals and letters of Bronson Alcott, Louisa May’s father, an idealistic educator, animal rights exponent and abolitionist who was a friend and confidante of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. The story spans the vibrant intellectual world of Concord and the sensuous antebellum South, through to the first year of the Civil War as the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats.

Like her bestselling ‘Year of Wonders’, ‘March’ follows an unconventional love story. It explores the passions between a man and a woman, the tenderness of parent and child, and the life-changing power of an ardently held belief.

Brilliant!

I am looking forward to ...
Tonight's craft night with the ladies at church.  I have chosen to make a jar tealight holder and a willow wreath.  I'll show you the results tomorrow!

Dreaming about ...

 

Weekends in Paris  . . . 

  

Opalescent Bathroom tiles  . . . 

 

Minimalist cosy  . . .  

  

Alcove Cabinets  . . . 

 

Chest of Drawers Bathroom Sink  . . . 

Something to watch ...

  

Zumbo's Just Desserts on Netflix.  Very entertaining if you like to cook, and even if you don't.  The Dessert version of the Bakeoff on adrenaline.

A quote for the day ...

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You get in life what

     you have the courage to ask for ...

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Makes me smile ...

 

Bruce, Sara, Lucy & Baxter

A happy family

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Corners of my kingdom ...

  

Trafford Centre, Manchester.  One of England's largest indoor shopping malls.  Its amazing.  A nightmare to get in and out of though . . .

And that's my daybook for this week!


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BOOK OF MORMON CORNER - Today's Reading -2 Nephi 8:1-25 

Question - What have you learnt from the reading today? Why do you think so many people put their trust in the things of men instead of trying to get close to the Lord?  

 

My Thoughts - I love these phrases - my righteousness is near, lift up your eyes to the heavens, my salvation shall be forever, everlasting joy and holiness shall be upon their heads, I am He that comforters you, I have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, thou art my people, thy God pleadeth the cause of His people. And my favourite one for today, "the people in whose heart I have written my law". I know the Lord gives us opportunities every day to write his law in our hearts. The choices I make show the Lord where my heart lies and in whom I trust. 

 
In the last days, the Lord will fight the battles of those who belong to Zion. Zion is the pure in heart. If I want to be part of that, I can not trust in the arm of flesh. Not my own, or anyone else's. I can only rely on the Lord to guide and protect. "The isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust." I want to be numbered among these . . . "the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy and holiness shall be upon their heads; and they shall obtain gladness and joy;" joy, gladness, holiness, redeemed. Am I doing all I can now??? Am I becoming "pure in heart"??? Forsaking ALL that is ungodly???

 

If I am not, I should be and need to make the changes necessary.

 

Tomorrow's Reading (Day 47) -  2 Nephi 9:1-14 

Question - What have you learnt from the reading today? What is your favourite title for Jesus Christ and why? 

 

Have a beautiful Tuesday.  Don't forget along the way of your day!

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And I do too!