The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

FOR TODAY, August 2nd, 2022

Outside my window ...

Its looking a bit overcast. Not sure what the day is going to bring weather-wise to the table. I have noticed that it is getting light a bit later each morning now and getting dark a bit earlier in the evening.  The days are getting noticeably shorter.

I am thinking ...

About not a lot really.  Trying not to think about some thing, or to dwell on others.  I know and accept that into each life the rain will fall. Times and seasons.

I am thankful for ...

The lulls in between the storms. 

In the kitchen ...

Ten delicious ways to use up the leftovers from your Sunday Roast or Rotisserie Chicken.  All delicious. All easy.  All interesting and a bonus soup to make from the bones. The English Kitchen

On my "to Cook" list ...

 

Goodies by Anna.  Crisp Swedish Butter Cookies. Yummy! 

Good to know ... 

I am wanting to create ... 

Sewing Loft Blog  . . .  technique to reduce the bulk. 

In Sewing Times . . . Fabric Swing basket tutorial.  

Quilters Candy.  Bookmarks to make from scraps. 

Crafty for Home. Soup Bowl Cozies. 

Polka Dot Chair. Round Trinket Baskets. 

I am reading ...

EAST, by Edith Pattou

In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, was a North-born baby. It is said that North-born babies are wild, unpredictable, intelligent, and destined to break their mothers' hearts because they all leave hearth and home to travel to the far ends of the earth. To keep her close, Rose’s mother lied and told her she had been born of the obedient and pliable East. But destiny cannot be denied. One day, a great white bear comes to the mapmaker’s door to claim Rose’s birthright. Everything that comes after, as richly imagined by author Edith Pattou, is the basis for one of the most epic romantic fantasies ever told. East is a deftly woven tapestry that melds traditional fairy tale motifs of both Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, with the haunting icy lore of medieval northern lands. Told in a changing chorus of voices, including that of Rose, her hopeful brother Neddy, her regretful father, the charmed white bear, and the Troll Queen whose selfish wish is the catalyst that seals Rose’s fate, East will enchant any and all who venture within its pages. It is a tale for the Ages, and for all ages.

A retelling of one of my favorite childhood stories, East of the Sun, West of the Moon. 

I am looking forward to ... 

Going on a road trip with my sister today. Picking up a few bits in Cambridge and then heading out to New Minas and Michaels. Time spent with my sister is always something I look forward to.

Dreaming about ... 

 

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Pretty Teacups  . . . 

 

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A puffy chair to curl up in  . . . 

 

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Pretty egg cups  . . . 

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Flowers  . . . 

 

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Bread basket yumminess  . . . 

Something to watch ... 

 

Found on Netflix.  Compelling.

Makes Me Smile ...

Love this sweet family  . . . 

Corners of my kingdom ... 

He thinks he's a hummingbird  . . . 

A thought to carry with you ... 

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˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★

*A negative mind will

never give you a positive life.

•。★★ 。* 。•。★★ 。* 。 

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 and don't forget!  


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And I do too!