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WEEKEND RECAP
Good morning dear friends. I hope you all enjoyed your week! After being pretty much a homebody for 10 days we FINALLY really got out and about on Saturday. We started early and visited 3 different farmer’s markets in 3 surrounding towns and had a pizza at a favorite brewery, but the smokey fire air was getting to my eyes along with the heat and humidity so we came home mid afternoon and I binge watched a couple shows and then we watched a SYFY movie called MADAME WEB after dinner.
Sunday was more laid back, but I did accomplish getting the laundry caught up as well as some deep cleaning and organizing. I’ve been doing little projects where I can stay away from dust and bacteria. I ended up in the on-call ophthalmologist’s office last Tuesday with a slight infection starting so ended up on antibiotics š nipping the infection right away and at least I get my stitches out Wednesday! š I also pickled the beets I bought at the farmer’s market and grilled BBQ chicken for an early dinner.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
This week is supposed to be a lot of partly cloudy and still in the 90’s with A LOT of smoke, so not the prettiest of weeks. This will be definitely be a flip flop week with comfy Levi’s and tanks with lightweight blouses. I’m hoping Thursday is a really good weather day since most of it will be spent outside at the county fair. I will wear actual shoes that day š
ON MY MIND
For the past 2 years I have been trying really hard to stay up with blogging daily. So, 3 days a week I have set up to do WORDLESS WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY COFFEE and SILENT SUNDAY. These 3 days seem like all I do is post a meme or special picture, but a lot of thought goes into deciding these and they each mean something to me in a positive way I want to convey to others. My husband asked me if that was cheating? I don’t think so – it’s just my Type A personality staying focused and organized š I do post Happy Homemaker Monday in depth and 2-3 recipes, tutorials or trips on the other 3 days that require much more thought.
TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS
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THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
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DVR/TV TIME
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WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
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READING TIME
FUNNIES
MENU PLANS
BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt š
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8/5 MONDAY
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8/6 TUESDAY
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8/7 WEDNESDAY
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8/8 THURSDAY
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8/9 FRIDAY
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8/10 SATURDAY
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8/11 SUNDAY
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DINNER
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Ā OVEN FRIED CHICKEN with SPICY HONEY & SLAW
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LEMON PARMESAN CHICKEN with SUN-DRIED TOMATOES & HERBS
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stitch removal day so will eat out!
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Ā COUNTY FAIR DAY so it will be a CORN/YOYO day CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR OR YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN
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Ā PULL APART CHEESY PIGS in a BLANKET
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Ā HAWAIIAN CHICKEN SALAD
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BRUSCHETTA CHICKEN PASTA SALAD |
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DESSERT
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APPLE FRITTER CAKE
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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA
We took back roads a lot this weekend and I noticed that so many farms are starting to stockpile bales of hay for winter. And I LOVE barns, so getting a few pictures of some of my favorites was quite nice. I also LOVE finding these rocks and re-hiding them!
INSPIRATIONS
LIFE TIP
HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP
RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK
WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS
We took a day trip last Thursday to 
I grew up in California and unfortunately fires are a fact of life out there, especially in October with the Santa Ana winds.Ā I’ve also been mandatorily evacuated more times that I would like and even watched from a cruise ship one year while our tiny town of 500 was on CNN in one of the fastest moving fires in LA history, but there was usually a lot of brush and trees burned and even a few structures, but in ALL those years I cannot remember any combination of fires as horrific as what California is experiencing now, especially with loss of life. Please keep California in your prayers that containment comes soon and there is no more loss of property or life.
As horrible what California is going through, there is still so much destruction and rebuilding going on that is also impacting people ALL over the country and world!
Several months ago I told you about some roof leaks that we had that required major patching and when we went into the attic to investigate the source were confronted with 40 years worth of crap that my grandfather and cousin had accumulated back in a corner we “missed” originally because it was just that, in a hard to reach corner.Ā Unfortunately we had to bag it and move it in order to reach the area that was leaking.Ā We also discovered about 500 pounds of “good” (by my grandfather’s terms) boards that I’m sure he was saving for a project as well as a bunch of bricks – really bricks in an attic? I can’t even begin to figure out what those were for. So, we bagged it all up and moved to a pile in the center to be removed later.Ā Well, it’s now later!
I hope everyone had a wonderful week. Mine turned out quite busy in a weird, but also productive way. I can’t believe it’s October already, mainly because it’s so dang hot here still, but it also means Christmas is right around the corner and I’m not sure where we will be so it makes it seem sort of weird.
The post hurricane Harvey thunderstorms have been amazing and left us with some interesting skies. There are still debris everywhere and traffic beyond belief, but it looks like most things are getting back to normal.
