Ordinary Moments - Week 10 of 2022

Another drawing and painting of Elizabeth's. 

I am going through the house donating our unsused items to goodwill. I needed the girls' help while going through our books and games. I had an empty container that Moose tried to fit his fat butt in. Obviously, he is bigger than he thinks he is because his body was hanging out of the basket big time.

One of my most favorite of simple pleasures: the smell of clothes that have dried on a line. 

I have said it before and will say it again - Whole Foods has the best flowers ever. They are very, very well priced and they last for around 2+ weeks. If you love flowers like me and have a Whole Foods nearby - I would encourage you to purchase some for yourself to see what I am talking about. 

Moose "helping" me go through all of the cubbies in our living room looking for items to donate. 

More proof that my cat is too large for this basket. 

Over a decade ago, when I quit my job and decided to make homemaking my full-time ministry, I decided to invest in some housewares that I had considered by-gone. One of those items was cloth napkins. These three sets were my first three. They aren't particularly useful because their material is/was  too slippery to actually absorb anything, but they were what I had and so I used them.  I have since collected a better collection of napkins and knew that I could let these guys go. I wanted to have a picture of them though because they remind me of my beginnings as a stay-at-home mom and an era of having a house full of little children. 

Sometimes I splurge and buy myself two bouquets of flowers - one for my dining room table and one for beside my sink. I spend so much time in my kitchen - cooking, baking, cleaning up - that I love having something beautiful like flowers to constantly smell and look at. 

Per the request of one of my children I baked chicken pot pie for dinner one night. Homemade crust and all. 

My backyard brings me such a sense of peace. It is not the backyard that I want forever, but it is a good backyard for right now and for that I am thankful. 

I have been walking almost daily on a good portion of a 9 mile (round trip) trail near our house. The trail also brings me a sense deep peace as it follows a decent sized brook and is almost entirely surrounded on both sides by woods. I saw this guy spying me, Bobby, and Maxi yesterday while we walked the trail and wanted to take a picture of it. 

 

Getting ready to begin our seeds indoors this weekend!