who made a special trip to see me...
and a perfect day...
Sunday, April 13, 2014
May I Share
My special grandson
who made a special trip to see me...
and my youngest granddaughter
and just one more
and another
all for now
and a perfect day...
who made a special trip to see me...
and a perfect day...
Friday, April 11, 2014
Beauty From Surrounding Fields
These beauties
have the most wonderful scent.
A gift from nature
to this one,
just growing wild in the field.
and put all over this cottage..
and I say
"thank you."
have the most wonderful scent.
A gift from nature
to this one,
just growing wild in the field.
and put all over this cottage..
and I say
"thank you."
Thursday, April 10, 2014
My Heart Is Traveling With You
Yes
at this very moment
so aware of where you are,
far over the ocean...
Safe travel wishes from mom.
You have chose to live so far away,
A wonderful life and one I could see myself
following years ago. Guess I learned of it
too late in my life - but then with the mindset
I have always had
maybe it is not to late
to reinvent myself..
I have learned so much about another culture
from you
that is a constant inspiration to me.
I miss you
and thank you always
for emailing and calling almost every week.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
View From My Kitchen Window and Ramps or Wild Leeks
Early yesterday morning,
looking out the kitchen window
I noticed a lot going on at the Bluebird house.
Quickly new batteries were put in my camera
and I enjoyed a lot going on in their world.
Mama bird flew in and out of the bird house
and dad kept watch. He was so protective
and I was so impressed as I watched him continually
chasing off another bird trying to get near their home.
They were really busy
and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them.
Would love to peek inside
the birdhouse
but I will not :)
A comment on my last entry from Nancy at "Good Food Matters"
asked if I had Ramps or Wild Leeks in my woods.
I had never heard of them.
So now a new search will begin...
something interesting going on
when living at the edge of the woods.
Aware there is probably much that could be added to my diet that is growing in the woods
but still not sure
if I can add these to my diet at this time of life....
A habit I am trying to change
of getting up in the middle of the night for a snack
and then turning on computer.
Well aware it is because I go to bed early and will be up again by 5:00 with a
busy day ahead.
But then
I love getting up before daybreak, watching the sunrise and the day begin.
A life long habit....
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Delightful Spring Has Arrived
The weather is delightful.
A new surprise daily in the garden as plants emerge.
Several plants I have forgotten
what they are :) Some plants spreading wildly and I will dig up sections
and put in the woods.
Paths surrounding this cottage have been kept clear for 5 years
but not this winter and am amazed at all of the branches
that fell from the old trees this winter.
Spent time picking up many and could hardly find my old paths
because of leaves and limbs.
Busyness continues as porches, decks, outside furniture are all
cleaned and several pieces repainted. Umbrella put on table
and outside rugs in place.
Inside plants taken outside and several so big I struggled
bringing them down from the loft - but succeeded by sitting down
and going down one step at a time (next year I will not do this.)
Extra beds have clean sheets on them, an air mattress purchased for extra sleeping,
quilts aired along with winter
clothes that have been put away.
Boards have been taken away that surrounded the small veggie garden,
have decided to just garden in pots with herbs, vegetables and
make trips weekly to the local Farmers Market for some of what I have grown in the past.
(I need to simplify a lot that I have always done)
Lettuce and green onions a good size at the moment.
I lost my huge Rosemary plant which was 5 years old and need to buy a new plant.
I have spread many bags of mulch and this is something I need to stop doing....
The birds fill the feeders and are so welcome but have not spotted the Hummers as of yet.
Bluebirds are spotted coming and going from the birdhouses but usually camera not handy for an
image of them.
So a lot going on here in the woods home and have to have help nailing the heavy
Woodhaven sign up as it came loose during a storm.
Grass will be cut for the first time the end of the week and always like
looking at new plowed soil which will be done in another week for corn to be planted.
Friday will be a busy day with some baking, table set and probably a last run
to the market and want to pick up Kites for my two youngest grandchildren. The local nursery opens and want to purchase several large ferns.
Can hardly wait for my children and grandchildren to arrive and fill this cottage.
Always so quiet with just sounds of nature but
the walls will echo their voices after they have all left and once again
it will be just me, Miss Callie and my son for a few weeks.
Must add
looking foreword to wild flowers emerging in the woods...
Oh, I think the Morel Mushroom hunters will be arriving soon.
Would love to cook some of their treasures
but still very hesitant to eat their findings from my woods.
On a sad note
over the last month, friends with strokes, broken bones and a visit
to the funeral home yesterday.
But life is good for this one and I have so much to be thankful for.
Might add, I am hooked on this morning juicing that I started about 3 weeks ago.
It is so tasty and now sure I am getting my daily vegetables :)
Enough shared...
A new surprise daily in the garden as plants emerge.
Several plants I have forgotten
what they are :) Some plants spreading wildly and I will dig up sections
and put in the woods.
Paths surrounding this cottage have been kept clear for 5 years
but not this winter and am amazed at all of the branches
that fell from the old trees this winter.
Spent time picking up many and could hardly find my old paths
because of leaves and limbs.
Busyness continues as porches, decks, outside furniture are all
cleaned and several pieces repainted. Umbrella put on table
and outside rugs in place.
Inside plants taken outside and several so big I struggled
bringing them down from the loft - but succeeded by sitting down
and going down one step at a time (next year I will not do this.)
Extra beds have clean sheets on them, an air mattress purchased for extra sleeping,
quilts aired along with winter
clothes that have been put away.
Boards have been taken away that surrounded the small veggie garden,
have decided to just garden in pots with herbs, vegetables and
make trips weekly to the local Farmers Market for some of what I have grown in the past.
(I need to simplify a lot that I have always done)
Lettuce and green onions a good size at the moment.
I lost my huge Rosemary plant which was 5 years old and need to buy a new plant.
I have spread many bags of mulch and this is something I need to stop doing....
The birds fill the feeders and are so welcome but have not spotted the Hummers as of yet.
Bluebirds are spotted coming and going from the birdhouses but usually camera not handy for an
image of them.
So a lot going on here in the woods home and have to have help nailing the heavy
Woodhaven sign up as it came loose during a storm.
Grass will be cut for the first time the end of the week and always like
looking at new plowed soil which will be done in another week for corn to be planted.
Friday will be a busy day with some baking, table set and probably a last run
to the market and want to pick up Kites for my two youngest grandchildren. The local nursery opens and want to purchase several large ferns.
Can hardly wait for my children and grandchildren to arrive and fill this cottage.
Always so quiet with just sounds of nature but
the walls will echo their voices after they have all left and once again
it will be just me, Miss Callie and my son for a few weeks.
Must add
looking foreword to wild flowers emerging in the woods...
Oh, I think the Morel Mushroom hunters will be arriving soon.
Would love to cook some of their treasures
but still very hesitant to eat their findings from my woods.
On a sad note
over the last month, friends with strokes, broken bones and a visit
to the funeral home yesterday.
But life is good for this one and I have so much to be thankful for.
Might add, I am hooked on this morning juicing that I started about 3 weeks ago.
It is so tasty and now sure I am getting my daily vegetables :)
Enough shared...
Saturday, April 5, 2014
One Woman's Journey is One Year Old Today - 2009
How could I have missed this date?
Reading old entries
and it seems I have been sharing for 5 years.
Oh my
that is a lot of words and so many wonderful people I have met along the way.
Met you online and not in person - but then the thought surfaces
that when we write
it comes from the heart and we are more open.
All who are still with me and new friends
thank you from the bottom of my heart
for your online friendship......
Written when I was 1 year old...
One year ago I started a blog but I like to call it a journal. At the time I thought "will I have anything to write about." Looking at the number of entries in one year I guess this One Woman had plenty to say. I have written for my enjoyment and from my heart. I think I will take the copies of this one year of rambling and have them bound. Maybe some grandchild or great grandchild might find it interesting to read.
The thoughts have surfaced maybe just write for a year and then just stop. Then as my thoughts continue I think I will continue but will probably be writing about the creating of my new cottage at the edge of the woods. Will write my thoughts on relocating to my home place, new garden adventures and images of all I anticipate seeing in the woods. I will enjoy the wide variety of birds at my feeders and any wildlife that might venture close to my home. That is hopefully they arrive.I have always had several dogs and have missed my Sadie since she passed away last September. Looking forward to making a home for several shelter dogs. I know my little granddaughters will enjoy the area around this home.
Hopefully I will not write about poison ivy. For years when I lived on this land I would get poison ivy several times a year. Always a shot and pills were needed to cure it. Maybe I have become immune - sure hope so.
So all of my dear online friends that have commented over the last year - Thank You from the bottom of my heart. Your friendship has been more meaningful to me then I can express in words. Writing, sharing and your comments opened up a new world for me. Many times over the past year the thought surfaced - how amazing that people world wide found something interesting in my sharing and took the time to respond to me. You will never know the times I have needed a special encouraging word and it seemed when I checked my journal - there it was and it put a smile on my face.
Again thank you and wish I could meet you in person and give you a hug. But feel the hug and sense my smile coming to you at this very moment.
Understanding heavy things can't fly, she let go of what was weighing on her heart, the things she could no longer control or carry. and she gave herself a chance. A chance to reach into the unassuming blue, to embrace the possibility of an open sky, with an open heart. She gave herself a chance to soar.
Jodi Hill - An Imperfect Life
---I read these words from Jodi on this early morning
5 years later - and realize I needed to once again read them, how very true they are
and need to give myself a chance to once again soar
through these remaining years on earth....
An entry this early morning from One Woman - who has a thankful heart for her writing experience this past year and now a thankful heart years later....
Reading old entries
and it seems I have been sharing for 5 years.
Oh my
that is a lot of words and so many wonderful people I have met along the way.
Met you online and not in person - but then the thought surfaces
that when we write
it comes from the heart and we are more open.
All who are still with me and new friends
thank you from the bottom of my heart
for your online friendship......
Written when I was 1 year old...
One year ago I started a blog but I like to call it a journal. At the time I thought "will I have anything to write about." Looking at the number of entries in one year I guess this One Woman had plenty to say. I have written for my enjoyment and from my heart. I think I will take the copies of this one year of rambling and have them bound. Maybe some grandchild or great grandchild might find it interesting to read.
The thoughts have surfaced maybe just write for a year and then just stop. Then as my thoughts continue I think I will continue but will probably be writing about the creating of my new cottage at the edge of the woods. Will write my thoughts on relocating to my home place, new garden adventures and images of all I anticipate seeing in the woods. I will enjoy the wide variety of birds at my feeders and any wildlife that might venture close to my home. That is hopefully they arrive.I have always had several dogs and have missed my Sadie since she passed away last September. Looking forward to making a home for several shelter dogs. I know my little granddaughters will enjoy the area around this home.
Hopefully I will not write about poison ivy. For years when I lived on this land I would get poison ivy several times a year. Always a shot and pills were needed to cure it. Maybe I have become immune - sure hope so.
So all of my dear online friends that have commented over the last year - Thank You from the bottom of my heart. Your friendship has been more meaningful to me then I can express in words. Writing, sharing and your comments opened up a new world for me. Many times over the past year the thought surfaced - how amazing that people world wide found something interesting in my sharing and took the time to respond to me. You will never know the times I have needed a special encouraging word and it seemed when I checked my journal - there it was and it put a smile on my face.
Again thank you and wish I could meet you in person and give you a hug. But feel the hug and sense my smile coming to you at this very moment.
Understanding heavy things can't fly, she let go of what was weighing on her heart, the things she could no longer control or carry. and she gave herself a chance. A chance to reach into the unassuming blue, to embrace the possibility of an open sky, with an open heart. She gave herself a chance to soar.
Jodi Hill - An Imperfect Life
---I read these words from Jodi on this early morning
5 years later - and realize I needed to once again read them, how very true they are
and need to give myself a chance to once again soar
through these remaining years on earth....
An entry this early morning from One Woman - who has a thankful heart for her writing experience this past year and now a thankful heart years later....
Thursday, April 3, 2014
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
This chair sits by a special window in this cottage....
Can hardly wait
to see you
and your sisters
and my grandchildren
pulling down
the long gravel drive...
Arriving from Nashville, New York, Florida, Washington and Thailand :)
A special time
for me.....
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