summer vacation.

I'm starting family vacation in less then 24 hours. Hopefully when I return I'll have a bit of Ishbel to show. Have a super week!

five senses friday number 10

looking: hydrangeas

-weeds growing in my garden

-the Ishbel

-kids in their swim suits on the slip and slide

-the zoo last weekend

-these lovely photos

hearing: The House FM

tasting: -macaroons with ganache

-fresh strawberries from the garden

-coffee

feeling: lots of laundry and the handle of the vacuum cleaner :)

smelling: baby chicks (the good and the bad)

*dreaming of - a full couple days of sewing and knitting. Time to make new pillow cases, tackle a dress from Heather Ross and Threads, knitting a shawl, no weeds in my garden...

procrastination...

Today continues the saga of packing for a long vacation, and since my tea and bread with ganache is finished, I think I will cut a bit of my yarrow.  I am hoping to save enough to try dying some wool  later this year. (It is really procrastination, I can only fold so much laundry and clean so much without a good break.)

*One and a half bathrooms cleaned, more packing completed, macaroons made, another bedroom cleaned, chicken house cleaned, piano practices and lessons went super, time with my Mom- it's been a pretty good day.

hydrangeas, jammies and chickies.

The hydrangeas, small as they may be, have turned a lovely blue, jammie shorts have been made for all children and the chicks arrived yesterday.







Before "Weekend Sewing" arrived, I had other projects in mind to try first. However, the need for summer jammies, a vacation next week, and the great photos from Heather Ross' book made them the first project(s). The girls would all like matching tops, but for the sake of time I picked up a few tank tops to coordinate until I have a bit more time and a few other projects completed. 

*The fabric for Alli's shorts is also Heather Ross. I found it at Sew, Mama Sew.

Picking strawberries.

Action found over at Pioneer Woman. I have been hoping to find one like this.

After a day at the K.C. Zoo with the family, Mat and I picked 1lb. of strawberries. From our own garden- I love gathering from my own plot of land. Everything that needs to be planted is now in the ground. Now for some intense watering the next week before we head off to vacation.

Our chicks arrive Tuesday. I think I am ready... :)

Monday, Monday.

Right now our strawberries are turning red, the roses are blooming and I have an over-abundance of fresh eggs. Not to forget some lettuce and a garden that will hopefully dry out enough in the next couple of days to fill it with seeds and already started plants. Next week our new chicks arrive so I am really hoping to have everything in the ground before they do.

Well, hopefully, this is our last official Monday of our school year. I better get busy.

five senses friday number 9

five senses friday







see: my youngest graduate from preschool

-flower buds everywhere

-garden plots around town

-sunburned faces

smell: my roses

-freshly cut grass

-rain

taste: german chocolate cake

-sugar cookies

-smoked meats

-watermelon

-strawberries and lettuce from my own backyard

feel: my new Vera Bradley straw hat (thanks my amazing friends)

-new fun summer silverware (thanks Dad and Mom)

-my knitting knitting needles and alpaca yarn

listening: "happy birthdays"

-congratulations to Liz

-singing and piano playing

-cheers from the soccer tournament

-tornado sirens (thankfully no tornado)