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Good morning everyone!! Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Its been one week of me being on the farm now. One of the things I learned is that Sandy and I have the same birthday. I was so happy to find this out because most of my closest people in my life have had my birthday. Sundays are for rest, relaxation, and spiritual growth. Most days go by so fast because of how busy it is here. There is always something to do. To you guys that don’t know me, I am a Christian that believes that God has a plan for me in each step I make. I don’t believe in coincidences I think everything happens for a reason. I think God has placed me here to learn from Sandy and Alisa. So far, I can tell you that I know that both of them live a Christian life. Being selfless and letting someone come stay with them is an amazing way of showing me that God will provide for me even in my darkest times. The devil will not win. I also crochet a lot. I have been behind on my work because of trying to get into the swing of things and need to learn how to balance things out. I love crocheting and would do it all the time if allowed. Learning how to balance my days is a good thing for me. I am also a mother of two. My son is almost 17 and lives with my sister for right now. He is going to be getting his drivers license real soon. He has grown up so fast and is adjusting very well. My daughter is 12 and she has been living with her father, so she hasn’t had to deal with the change at all. Other than on the weekends she comes and so far, she loves it here too. The farm has been so wonderful to me. It is a place of peace and calmness, a place to heal, not only with my injured arm but mind as well. Alisa makes the most wonderful meals ever and I hope to help her in the kitchen one day. Just not knowing how to cook it will take a lot for me to learn. The spices all around and the oils to learn how they work is also something that will take me some time. The one thing that is great to me too is the green house. This time of year, it is empty and it will take some time to get it ready then in the spring it will come alive. I think it is something I am going to love. The chickens still make me laugh all the time. A rooster crows then the others try to beat him in being louder and there is one that will use his whole body and see him stretch his legs and whole body. It’s like I can be just as big as the others and I can do better. He shakes his feathers afterward and looks like he has done it. Then another will crow, and it goes in a circle of them trying to beat each other. It’s a great sound to me. I love watching and hearing them all around. This week I will be at my mom’s house most of the time. So, I will be back here soon. Till next time.
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Hi everybody, hope you are having a wonderful day today!
So, on Facebook you see these posts saying “live here rent free for a year but no smartphone. No internet. Can you do it?” I was one saying yes l can. Well, being here I have learned one thing. NO, I CAN’T! Learning how to not have my phone is not easy. I have my phone, but you must do a dance, sing a song, lift one foot up, hold your tongue right and maybe find service. Not everyone has this problem. Its my service. I love my service but might have to investigate somewhere else. You don’t know how much you miss something till its gone. I am so using to playing games at bedtime. Now I just go to sleep. The only time I am really missing it is with my crocheting. I look up new things to do and my patterns are not as easy to get to. Good thing most are in my head and I can do without a pattern now. So, if you think you could do it. I say go a day without it. It is a lot harder than it sounds. The good part is my two cats, Snickers and Patches, are getting use to the place. First, they were running away from everything and freaking out. Now they are starting to play a little. They like it here too. Sandy isn’t a cat person (loves all animals but just not his number one), but Patches has been able to get some love from him too. So, I said I want to learn more each day. So today is Lavender. It’s my favorite color. All purples are really. Just I noticed that it is in the cream and oil I use for my shoulder (Big Guns and Moontime back and belly). I love my cream and oil because I can move my arm most of the day without pain, also it smells wonderful. So yesterday someone said they needed lavender to cook with. What? Really? No way I heard that right. Yes!! Very little goes a long way, but it is used in some recipes. I was shocked to learn this. Like I said I make things from a box kit. I can bake some and I can cook very little. Nothing like what Alisa does here. Let me tell you, if you live close by and have not ordered from here you are so missing out on things. Back to Lavender. Did you know it can be used on bug bites and stings too? I never knew this. Burn yourself, use lavender. This summer maybe after I get sunburned, I will see how good it will be. Its and antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. It can even be used to keep bugs away. Helps you relax and calm down. How can something do so much but only time I ever hear of it is with relaxing. It has been used all the way back to Roman times. So, if you were alive back then and went to the medicine man you were probably going to get something with lavender in it. It amazes me how much I must learn here. It will be an adventure. |
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February 2019
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