The Breakfast Survey

Avi-Leftover cold, Pizza Clem-Hashbrowns Ephrem-Pancakes Zachery-Oatmeal Esther-Hamburger's Abel-Anything as long as it is delicious! Aren't we an easy family to cook for? We have also had Broccoli soup which is a favorite, Chicken and Dumpling's,and today Mom is making an egg omelette for brunch. There is no end of creativity in the kitchen nowadays. We are often referring the kitchen as, Napoleon Robarge Buffet, which is after our great,great,great Grandfather on our Dad's side. And whenever The meal is brought to the table, Eph will say, "Napoleon serve's the Best Food!" We're quite a family.

My Latest Reads

The True Confession's of Charlotte Doyle By Avi Blue Willow By Doris Gates A Morgan for Metilda By Doris Gates Mistress Pat By L.M. Montgomery Urchin of The Riding Stars by M.I. McAllister Meet the Austins By Madeleine L'Engle Jenny Linsky and The Cat Club By Esther Averill The Mandie Mysteries

The Permissions of Ann Sayre Wiseman

Probably my favorite craft book is The Best of Making Things By Ann Sayre Wiseman. The best 125 projects in the universe.All I really want to do is copy down her Permissions that you must use while looking at this book. I think they are awesome, fun, and full of wisdom that is mostly seen in a child. It's OK to try something New. It's OK to make mistakes. You will learn a lot from them. It's OK to take risks. It's OK to take your time. It's OK to find your own pace. It's OK to try it your way(first, and then other ways). It's OK to fail. You can try again free of fear. It's Ok to look foolish. It's OK to be different. It's OK to wait until you feel ready. It's OK to experiment in safety. It's OK to question the "shoulds". It's special to be you. It is necessary to make a mess which you are willing to clean up. The act of creation is often messy. I love that word, The Act Of Creation. God used the Act of Creation to create the world. We use the Act of Creation while cooking, or drawing, at work, or at play. NO matter how often you watch TV, or look bored, creation is always around you.

Dyeing is also mentioned in book. When you dye clothes, make tie-dye shirts at school, you are creating something. It is an ancient art, probaly found out by the nomads as they picked berries and found their hands a purple berry color. Natural dyes may come from your own backyard. Berries. Fruits. Flowers. Leaves. Stems. Weeds. Pods. Skins. Nuts. Roots. Animals. Fish. Insects. Stone Powders. Madder Root makes a turkey red Ripe Walnut Shells make brown(Soak for 2 days)Dahlias make warm browns. Nettles, a Yellowish-green. But I suppose you will have to see how many colors you have on hand. Crush berries and soak roots. We are all still learning!

For All Who See And Read This Post

Happy 5th Anniversary!

Can you believe it? I would like to thank all my followers, especially Grandpa W. for his outstanding loyalty. And I also wish to thank my brothers and sisters who helped a lot with many of the memorable posts. It is an awesome privilege to be a sister to you all. Also to Mom and Dad who helped with the proofreading and my bringing up. I love you all!

Language Lesson For Today:)

Noun is a: Person: girl, teacher, doctor Place: Miami, city, countryside Thing: tree, bike, ice cream Idea: democracy, true, illusion, fantasy Quality: beauty, etc

Last-Minute Birthdays

Its my best friend's birthday tomorrow! Its too late to go to the store...what will I do! These might be some questions that race thru your mind when you look at the calendar proclaiming the events you didn't know about.(This is an example) Its September, its really busy, School takes up your time, what will you do? Grab a pack of rubber bands. Colored ones are encouraged but plain brown ones look really neat when woven together. Get a simple crochet hook, and if you don't have C or S clips use a paper clip. Weaving rubber band bracelets together is an easy and resourceful craft that is altogether a meaningful gift if you have made it yourself, despite any mistakes.

IN this bracelet I wove to rubber bands together at the same time, making it harder, and square which looks really good if you mix and match the colors. Do you see how to do it? It may look hard but it is so easy and fun you can whip a gift in minutes. You can also try a ring, a flower, brooches, just go rubber 'bandz'! By the way, my 5th anniversary is this month... five years of updating this blog! (Amazing) The 29th is the Aniv. Thanks for being the awesome mutual friends I love!

Sept. 2nd

Here are the results of farm life and harvest. You can't get these specimens at the grocery store.

The picking was awesome today! We are almost finished with the plums, and the grapes, though on the tart-ish side are flourishing excellently. The pears also are softening. The orchard is overgrown but is a perfect place for retreat. There are at least seven apple trees, two pear, and three grape vines which are twined around the wire fence in a beautiful 'bowery' array.

We are in the farmer mode of mind and really are quite proud of our thistle-bombarded fields, over-grown orchards, and the hilly ground. God's creation is wonderful, isn't it? I submitted my poem, "Life Treasured"(which is posted on this blog somewhere)to the Oregon State Fair poetry contest, and after waiting to see the dreaded form, "Thank-you for participating in the Oregon State Fair..."Grandma texted us with a picture of my poem with the red ribbon! Second Place In State! I still can't believe it. I can't wait to see it on the wall of my room. I think I am going to songify the poem, it deserves something for catching the judge's eye. Don't you think?