Hope everyone is having a nice Easter.
Here is a little video something from us which will hopefully make you smile.
Enjoy! We sure had fun making it.
You have to click on the 'Happy Easter everyone' below to watch it.
Happy Easter everyone
I like making things!
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Still OK here in the boonies
We are still doing OK. Last night we made a dash to the gas station to fill up the vehicle with gas and get gas for the mowers. We were very careful, we wore some old surgical masks we have for my husband, just the flimsy sort, and some disposable gloves.
We filled up the vehicle and the gas cans then disposed of the gloves in their trash can. The gas station is on a busy highway that goes across the state so one never knows where the person who filled up before you has driven from.
Our nearest store is still taking grocery orders over the phone and City Hall delivers them. They even had salt for the water softener. I just asked out of desperation because when I looked at Amazon the cost was astronomical for a bag of it. We usually pay about $7 to $8 a bag for it at Walmart and the cheapest I could find on Amazon was $24. So much for free shipping!
Our land is coming alive with trees and bushes flowering and the bulbs in flower. The grass is also growing but the ground is still to wet to mow with all the rain we have had.
I picked up my knitting needles again and decided to start and knit the second shepherd for the nativity scene I worked on last year. Also I cut out a cover for a dog crate we had stored away. Our sweet Maggie is terrified in storms so I thought it might be a nice place for her to hide away when the storms come. I have to get on and sew it all together now.
I took the old bread maker out of retirement. It is a cranky old thing but it still works. I have to set an upturned dish on top of the basket as it jumps off the thing that turns the paddle when it is kneading the mixture. The dish rests against the top but today the glass cracked on it, probably because the dish bashed against it, in the middle of making a loaf. I stuck a bit of painters tape over the crack. It is still in progress so will know in an hour or so if it still cooks properly.
I have sent off an SOS to my good friend and neighbour for idiot proof instructions on how to make a basic white loaf by hand. She bakes all her own bread and always has. She couldn't believe that I have never baked any from scratch before.
So that's about it for now here in the middle of nowhere. Stay safe and well everyone. XXXXX
We filled up the vehicle and the gas cans then disposed of the gloves in their trash can. The gas station is on a busy highway that goes across the state so one never knows where the person who filled up before you has driven from.
Our nearest store is still taking grocery orders over the phone and City Hall delivers them. They even had salt for the water softener. I just asked out of desperation because when I looked at Amazon the cost was astronomical for a bag of it. We usually pay about $7 to $8 a bag for it at Walmart and the cheapest I could find on Amazon was $24. So much for free shipping!
Our land is coming alive with trees and bushes flowering and the bulbs in flower. The grass is also growing but the ground is still to wet to mow with all the rain we have had.
I picked up my knitting needles again and decided to start and knit the second shepherd for the nativity scene I worked on last year. Also I cut out a cover for a dog crate we had stored away. Our sweet Maggie is terrified in storms so I thought it might be a nice place for her to hide away when the storms come. I have to get on and sew it all together now.
I took the old bread maker out of retirement. It is a cranky old thing but it still works. I have to set an upturned dish on top of the basket as it jumps off the thing that turns the paddle when it is kneading the mixture. The dish rests against the top but today the glass cracked on it, probably because the dish bashed against it, in the middle of making a loaf. I stuck a bit of painters tape over the crack. It is still in progress so will know in an hour or so if it still cooks properly.
I have sent off an SOS to my good friend and neighbour for idiot proof instructions on how to make a basic white loaf by hand. She bakes all her own bread and always has. She couldn't believe that I have never baked any from scratch before.
So that's about it for now here in the middle of nowhere. Stay safe and well everyone. XXXXX
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