The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

FOR TODAY, June 19th, 2018

Outside my window ...
The sky is a mix of brilliant blue and very dark whispy cloud. All is quiet except for the birds. Wondering what the day will bring. Its cool, but not at all unpleasant. We will have to pick strawberries today (yay!) as the plants are loaded with beautiful ripe berries. I feel a strawberry shortcake coming on!

I am thinking ...
I haven't seen as many bees this summer as we usually do. This is a bit worriesome. The honeysuckle and lavender are usually buzzing with them.  Not this year, although I see plenty on the palm.

In the kitchen ...

 

Yesterday I made some Lemon, Lime & Ginger Curd. I had limes and lemons that needed using up and decided to liven it up with a bit of fresh ginger root.  Wowsa! Sweet, tangy and a tiny bit firey. This stuff is amazing! I have discovered a new weakness! 

On my "To Cook" list ... 

I have always wanted to try a Manchester Tart, and this one I found on the BBC Good Food page by James Martin (a dish himself) looks fab!  He is the King of Dessert Makers.

Good to Know ...

  
I am creating ... 

  

Picot Pals  free pattern for an Icelandic Poppy. Very pretty. 

 

The Painted Hinge.  Fall Maple Leaves.  

 

Love this cable cardigan. Vera Sanon on Ravelry.  Free pattern.

 

Astor by Nora Gaugn on Ravelry. LOVE this! Free pattern. 

 

Plus I finished Todd's Blanket, which was based on the Ora Keily Blanket from Eight by Six. This is such an easy make.  I want to do another one.  Sigh  . . .  I love them.

I am reading ...

 

The Pattern Artist, by Nancy Moser 

 Born into a life of hard work, English housemaid Annie Wood arrives in New York City in 1911 with her wealthy mistress. Wide-eyed with the possibilities America has to offer, Annie wonders if there’s more for her than a life of service. Annie chooses to risk everything, taps into courage she never knew she had, and goes off on her own, finding employment in the sewing department at Macy’s. While at Macy’s Annie catches the eye of a salesman at the Butterick Pattern Company. Through determination, hard work, and God’s leading, Annie discovers a hidden gift: she is a talented fashion designer—a pattern artist of the highest degree. As she runs from ghosts of the past and focuses on the future, Annie enters a creative world that takes her to the fashion houses of Paris and into a life of adventure, purpose, and love.  

Set in 20th-century New York, Nancy Moser’s novel explores the nature of courage, obsession, revenge, religion love, loss and more as she introduces us to THE PATTERN ARTIST, a tale sure to be embraced by fans of inspirational romance, historical novels and Christian lit.
Born to parents whose jaded view of a world where elites rule does little to dissuade Annie Woods in her belief that there is something better in her future. At the age of fourteen she leaves home and accepts employment with the wealthy Kidd family, where she is allowed to ply her talent for sewing and design (but receives no personal recognition for her efforts). A sea voyage to the United States with the family and their domestic entourage brings Annie into a world she had never imagined, some of it positive and some negative.

LOVE this. 

I am looking forward to ...

Feeding the next set of Missionaries later today and having Tina and Tony over for lunch on Friday! 

Dreaming about ...  

   

Pillow shaped like bows . . .  

  

French Floral covered boxes  . . .  

   

Geese in the garden  . . .  

  

Romantic Trellis  . . .  

   

Such a tiny waistline   . . .  

Something to watch ...

  

The Edge of Seventeen on Netflix.  

A goal for the week ...

No sugar. At all.  

A quote for the day ... 

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Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate

what they already have.  ~Buddah

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Makes me smile ... 

  

This daisy tea set  . . .  

Corners of my Kingdom ... 

 
 

 

 St Nectan’s Glen & St Nectan's Kieve, Cornwall. It is believed locally that the 6th century Saint Nectan had a hermitage above the waterfall, and rang a silver bell to warn ships of the dangers of offshore rocks at the mouth of the Rocky Valley during storms.


 And that's my daybook for this week!



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



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Have a beautiful day!  Don't forget!  

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And I do too!