It’s Friday already and I am a bit much behind this week. We are already past the middle of the month and I have not achieved much on my list. And my house keeping skills are now in question. Maybe Sunday, I can visit the sewing studio again.
The hoop house is now watered and the Swiss Chard has been picked. Next week I’ll pick the parsley and the kale. Since the weather is staying mild, foods are still growing.
We did get 3 loads of laundry done and the floors are swept and mopped. The animals are fed. Sabbath has come and the rest will wait.
We are truly blessed that we even have a house to be concerned about when there are so many without. In addition, our children have blessed us with their extra caring and company throughout this past week. We realize once again how important our loved ones are. Hug yours often.
We had a wonderful time at the birthday party at Paneras. – Of course, I was having such a good time that I forgot to take photos. But the ladies all loved the bowl cozies and the zucchini relish that I tucked inside. And we had a good visit. We only get to see each other annually, so have a lot of catching up to do.
Shabbat Shalom to each of you.
This machine records echocardiograms. It is fascinating to watch the heart as it pumps. No problem with DH’s heart. And truthfully I’m not sure what we are going to do differently. He is back to normal now and the doctor said with exercise, the body will create new pathways to take the place of those that were blocked. That leaves me not knowing how to try to prevent this in the future or when to know if there is trouble.
Is this as much uncharted territory for you as it is for us? It was like we were in a foreign country speaking a foreign language. The doctor suggested that there have been good outcomes using this for Parkinsonian symptoms without the side effects of pharmaceuticals. I must admit we were out of our comfort zone. But DH will try it for a month and see if he gets better sleep and appetite as well as having better balance. Any one of those would be more than he can get from the medications now offered. If this is something you have had experience with, I’d truly appreciate it if you would share.
I have started making the bowl cozies. They will take a bit of time, but I’m liking them and they are reversible which is terrific. I put the website for making them on yesterday’s blog.
It’s time to think of gifts and here is another idea. Today I selected fabrics for the microwavable 
These are the two little pea pods made today. As you can see they are not perfectly the same size and that is because there is room for trimming if the edges didn’t exactly meet when folded. Ideas for use: paperclips, USB sticks, half dozen cookies (in plastic wrap), knitting markers, chapstick, small package of tissue. I’m sure you will come up with many more ideas. I will make 10-12 as I like to have them on hand because one never knows when a small gift will be needed. And Christmas is coming. If I have a small gift, this is the perfect wrap.
By the time I returned home, the rain was coming down. That seemed like a great time to start on my gift making. I pulled out the long zippers that I like to buy when a store is having a close out – the same zippers that I rarely have a use for but can’t resist a 50 cent sale. 
So 3 hours and 18 full wheelbarrow loads later, the stall is clean of hay and ready to start over. This photo was of the half way point. Tonight, I’m not sure if the sheep will help us go to the grave earlier or help us live longer. They certainly give me exercise. There was a lot of twisting involved in getting the pitchfork loaded and into the wheelbarrow and then I dumped the contents in mole town which gave me balance exercise. But I do love the sheep.