October in North Fork

October Inspiration Challenge @ The Lilypad

credits:
Sahin Designs | Fall is For
Pink Reptile Designs | Photographic | frames
Rebecca | Fall Spice | Pastiche
Rachel Jeffries | Trust The Journey | Be Patient
Alexis Designs | Crisp Air | ribbon
Marisa Lerin | Notebook
October calendar | Hannah Hathaway
flying birds | my personal stash

Country Roads

 

October ScrapLift Challenge @ The Lilypad

credits:
Lynn Grieveson's Wander
Rebecca's Fall Spice
Sara Gleason's Daily Story-stamp days
Alexis Designs's Crisp Air - word strip & bead scatter

for today

for today

outside my window... 38F/clear with periodic clouds @ 6:15am

i am thinking... it's good to be back online ♥

(while backing up my files... my desktop crashed)

i am thankful for... a brand new HP laptop

i am wearing... blue jeans, thermal shirt & hoodie, BearPaw ankle boots

i am going... to stack firewood

i am currently reading... 

"Modern Comfort Food,"  by Ina Garten

i am hoping... to catch up!

on my mind... gas @ $2.49/gallon, milk @ $1.!99/half gallon, butter @ $2.49/lb

pondering these words...

"October's the month

when the smallest breeze

gives us a shower of autumn leaves.

Bonfires and pumpkins,

leaves sailing down -

October is red and golden and brown."

~ Can Teach Songs ~

from the kitchen... 

 risotto with butternut squash

italian sausages

Ivan's Spiced Wafers

around the house...  chinese lanterns

one of my favorite things...  falling leaves

i'm creating... the October Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... filling a dumpster with 25 years of accumulated junk...

  ... from the house and the barn

chimney cleaning

install the porch windows

and, it's time to make the elderberry jelly!

from my lens:

* a daily visit to the birdfeeder *

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.

plant a tree

July Inspiration Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Paula Kesserling: in the pines paper14
Little Butterfly Wings: hopesNdreams, leather cord
Amy Wolff: through the storm, tape
SI MirrorMirror: chevron paint

reflection

July Photography Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Rachel Jeffries: pastures green
Sabrina's Creations: summer picnic, solid paper02
Soco: iNSD2020 template
Katie Pertiet: spill frame
ldavi: hoppin'lilypad elements

for today

for today...

outside my window... 89F/sunny @ 6:30pm

i am thinking... the coronavirus outbreaks are overwhelming

Wear A Mask!

i am thankful for... the doe and her fawns that visit me daily

i am wearing... black pedal pushers, white T, Birkenstock sandals

i am going... to town for groceries & birdseed

i am currently reading... 

"Friends and Strangers,"  by Courtney Sullivan

i am hoping... to stay as cool as possible during a weekend of 90F/humid weather

on my mind... gas @ $2.45/gallon, milk @ $1.99/half gallon, butter @ $2.99/lb

pondering these words...

"The serene philosophy of the pink rose is steadying.

It's fragrant, delicate petals open fully and are ready to fall,

without regret or disillusion, after only a day in the sun.

It is so every summer.

One can almost hear their pink, fragrant murmur

as they settle down upon the grass:

"Summer, summer, it will always be summer.'"

~ Rachel Peden ~

from the kitchen... 

4th of July menu:

shrimp pasta salad

Snappy Grillers

BBQ ribs

baked beans

lemon custard/fruit salad

around the house...  roses & daisies

one of my favorite things...  Seven Sisters Roses

i'm creating... the July Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... laundry on the clothesline, weeding the flowerbeds

from my lens:

* fawns in the pasture, "Where's Mom?" *

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.

handmade ♥ masks

BYOC Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Allison Pennington | Chronicle
Little Butterfly Wings | Hopes & Dreams
Paula Kesserling | Sweet Life
Rachel Jeffries | Blue Skies Ahead
Sabrina's Creations | Happy at Home | frame. recolored
Lynn Grieveson | Kind of Hush | paper, for mask

dwell in your pleasant places

June Style Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Rebecca McMeen: Woodland Paths: Brown Earth & Field Notes

♥ Home Sweet Home ♥

peaches & cream

June ScrapLift Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
peachy keen, by Sahin Designs
sprung: twine bow, cThru paper05, moments like this: felt flower,
by Pink Reptile Design
chronicle staple, by Allison Pennington

scraplifted this lovely page, Upcycling, by KarenB 

a sight to behold

June Inspiration Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Pink Reptile Designs: Farm Fresh butterfly
Rachel Jeffries: 3feb19 mmartistry flower05
Sabrina's Creations: Happy at Home solid paper
Soco: Love Triangles templates08 02 & Remember wordart
mosaic tiles, courtesy www

gotcha!

June Template Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
nbk designs: June Challenge 2020 template
lynn grieveson: marina del ray papers 3 & 25
lynne marie: wildflower rubon02
taylorMade: clearly stuck tape
katie pertiet: 1-27-18 inspiration paper
chickadee, my personal stash

afternoon stroll

June Photography Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
bloom&grow template, by Valorie Wibbons
welcome every moment flower, by Rachel Jeffries
pause paper, by Sabrina's Creations
BK paper, by Natalie Designs

for today

for today...

outside my window... 57F/cloudy @ 5am (thunderstorms forecasted)

i am thinking... staying home & healthy, however, the coronavirus quarantine is growing weary;

a nation in crisis, reminding me of the Vietnam War era :(

i am thankful for... warm summer days, and cool summer nights

i am wearing... black jeans, cream T, cotton hoodie, Birkenstocks

i am going... to town for groceries & birdseed

i am currently reading... 

"Where The Crawdads Sing,"  by Deliah Owens

i am hoping... tomato & herb seedlings are available

on my mind... gas @ $2.23/gallon, milk @ $1.99/half gallon, butter @ $2.49/lb

pondering these words...

"It is the month of June,

the Month of leaves and roses,

When pleasant sights salute the eyes,

And pleasant scents the noses."

~ Nathaniel Parker Willis, The Month of June ~

from the kitchen... 

hint of lime tacos

white pizza with fresh spinach and beefsteak tomatoes

muddy buddies

around the house...  lilacs & purple phlox in vases

one of my favorite things...  the Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel

i'm creating... the June Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... laundry, gardening

from my lens:

a heron out for an afternoon stroll,

although I usually see you flying over the creek

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.

whipped coffee

May Template Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Hello There template, by Rachel Jeffries
pocket art sigkit5: ribbon, scatter & flowers 02&03
nbk designs: AC27 ABP veneer foliage06
BellaGypsy: You're The One- whimsy ephemera

recipe: 2 T instant coffee, 2 T sugar, 2 T HOT water
whisk until fluffy & creamy, pour over ICED milk
(I did use 2T instant espresso coffee)
enjoy!

it's Apple Blossom time

iNSD 2020 Template Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Soco: TLP2020 iNSD template
Pink Reptile Designs: Flaws and All paper, birds transfer; Like Mother curly string
Mommyish: May BYOC styles (watercolor wash & vellum edged sticker)
Bella Gypsy: You're The One whimsy paint
GS Designs: apple blossoms & branch

for today...

outside my window... 52F/cloudy/slight chance of a shower this PM @ 11:00 am

i am thinking... IM is essential to check in with friends & loved ones

i am thankful for... my friend, Kathy, who has been lovingly sewing face masks;

and I continue to pray for everyone risking their lives to keep us safe & fed during this pandemic

i am wearing... tan jeans, white T, denim shirt, Birkenstocks

i am going... no where, will be @ my desk... it's National Scrapbooking Day/weekend

i am currently reading... 

What It's Like To Be A Bird: David Allen Sibley

i am hoping... for more warm, sunny days

on my mind... gas @ $1.96/gallon, milk @ $1.85/half gallon, butter @ $3.99/lb

pondering these words...

"Now every field is clothed with grass,

and every tree with leaves;

now the woods put forth their blossoms,

and the year assumes its gay attire."

~ Virgil ~

from the kitchen... 

ingredients for a focaccia

fresh strawberries, dessert cups & whipped cream

around the house...  a new hummingbird feeder

one of my favorite things...  it's apple blossom time!

i'm creating... the May Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... laundry, yardwork

from my lens:

so happy to see buds on the lilac bushes,

as they were covered with 3" of snow last week;

and a brief moment of blue skies,

after several days of non-stop rain

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.

farm fresh eggs

April Template Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Lynn Grieveson: Challenge Template April 2020
Pink Reptile Designs: Farm Fresh (chalkboard, price sticker, grass) - Reflections (paper & staple)
Twelve On Main: egg print
chicken, my personal stash

special delivery

April BYOC Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
BellaGypsy: HumanKind, foliage6
Pink Reptile Designs: Captivated flower_grape
Rachel Jeffries: Let it Go papers
Amy Wolff: HomeBound wordart10
LynnGrieveson/NiftyPixel: Artful Starter3 photocluster
pussywillow, my personal stash

for today

for today...

outside my window... 36F/cloudy/snow showers @ 6:30pm

Low 29F. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 60%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.

Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

i am thinking... you can't fool Mother Nature

i am thankful for... my health

and pray for everyone risking their lives to keep us safe & fed during this pandemic

i am wearing... blue jeans, thermal shirt, hoodie & ankle boots

i am going... no where, am staying @ home

i am currently reading... 

Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates in His Own Words

i am hoping... that I can keep my rescheduled radiology appointments

on my mind... gas @ $2.14/gallon, milk @ $3.85/gallon, butter @ $3.99/lb

pondering these words...

"The sun was warm but the wind was chill.

You know how it is with an April day."

~ Robert Frost ~

from the kitchen... 

ham, kielbasa, seeded rye bread

shrimp pasta salad, asparagus

risotto with portobella mushrooms

easter candy

around the house...  hyacinths

one of my favorite things...  awaiting the spring bulbs to bloom

i'm creating... the April Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... laundry, yardwork

from my lens:

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.