Finding Joy

What brings you joy? I mean true joy, the kind that is deep and full and fills your heart with unbelievable gratitude.
Looking for it in the smallest of things today.

friday favorites {a day early}

1. vivid old, 2. An old window with snowdrops, 3. Asolo Shutters For Looks, 4. Untitled, 5. happy furry friday, 6. OOAK RECONSTRUCTED Linen and Lace Skirt, 7. pretty blue cottage, Gargilesse. France, 8. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 9. Untitled, 10. wooly-bully, 11. Messy...Beautiful, 12. the store of my dreams, 13. knitted dress, 14. anthropologie craft room window display 1, 15. too long between dances, 16. white_bouquet3

I will be taking some time away from the computer, working on new projects, new ideas. Thought I would leave you with a little inspiration from Flickr, have a great weekend...I'm taking mine early.

No Kidding

This has been one o those {of those} weekends. Maybe it's hormonal, maybe it's the moon, the alignment o the {of the} stars but I eel stuck {feel}, just like my F Key!!!
I can't seem to move orward {forward}, onto those new projects that have been on my wish list for quite some time. Sometimes I feel like mama here, who just endures.

However, on the way to the grocery store {2 minutes from the house} last night Brian and I saw this lady walking her two donkeys {we live in the country, remember?}, so since both of us have wanted a miniature Jerusalem donkey for quite awhile we stopped and talked with the owner.
We stood chit chatting about donkies of course and she answered all the little questions we had, while her two companions waited pretty as you please, each on a leash while we scratched their heads.

As it turns out she's also a soapmaker who has dairy goats! Alrighty then, now you know my interestes were peaked, especailly since I am looking to invest in two dairy goats myself and I haven't got the darndest idea what I'm doing!! She gladly offered her help and advice, which I will be taking her up on very soon, I will keep you updated.


{last year's crop}
On another note I'm on the ball this year and have already started our lettuce seeds. Here's how to tell if your left over seeds from last year are still good, before planting them into the dirt:
I had photos of this, but it was on the other computer which is going through defrag right now, sorry.

1. Find a small container to place the seeds in, I used a disposable casserole container.
   
2. Dampen two sheets of paper toweling or toilet paper and place the seeds on top, cover with another layer of paper towel and lightly spray warm water on the toweling.
3. Cover the whole thing with saran wrap and place on top of the refrigerator.
   
4. Make sure you check the moisture level every day, you just want it damp. No artificial lights are needed at this point. After a few days you should see something, it took the swiss chard a bit longer than the lettuce.

That simple. Happy seeding!!!

what do you..........

I believe that God sends us the most beautiful angels to deliver His messages when we need them the most.
This banner was made for me by one of my most beautiful friends, Madai from Wren Cottage.
She also has a dreamy little blog and shop, so be sure to stop by and say hello!


The packaging was of course just as beautiful as the actual gift inside! Don't you just love the little tag? I was so hesitant to unwrap the gift, so I went very slowly taking pictures as I went.
She included loose leaf tea that smelled so great, I just can't stop sniffing it long enough to drink it. Thank you Madai!
Spot and I are adorning the dusting of glitter today that spilled out the box like magic and we love it!

Contest Winner!

Thank you all for playing my game, as it turns out no one guessed Big Mama's due date however Big Mama and I wanted someone to win that soap!
So, this morning I placed everyone's name in a bag who participated in the game and Spot and I drew a name........
and the winner is Kathy & Alistair from Kingfisher Crafts!!! Congratulations!!
Be sure to check out their other shop The Fairy Frontier as well, incredible talent!!