It rained a lot this week, and it was fantastic. I love summer rain. I love to play in rain, I love to watch the sky turn grey and big storm clouds roll through.. Add in a little thunder and lightning.. even better. I think the only issue with I have when it rains is when it floods the basement. That and wet dog.(Washer smells like something died when he is wet)
And as usual, this week we did, we went, we came back. We took in a little for a the weekend and had the greatest of times. Puddle splashing walks, waffles, carrots, and lot and lot of gardening. But now I am tired. So today, like every Sunday, I am going to try and take a little breather and catch up on my, “me time”. And maybe I’ll get a nap in since last night I got almost zero sleep because the little and the Mr. were all cuddled up and I ended on the edge of the bed receiving a pretty aggressive kick in the back every time I was about to nod off. (She is lucky I didn’t make her sleep in a laundry basket).
Anyway, here is some internet fun from the week.
-I think this is where I am meant to go to school. Hogwarts Hops The Pond: Rowling Reveals U.S. Version Of Wizards’ School
–This DIY HANGING PLANT LAMP is cool. I want to make it.
-These are cool. Modern Minimalist Bird Houses from Twig & Timber
– This guy is amazing.. Monzter: Artist Hides Monster Murals Inside Abandoned Buildings In Berlin
– ‘Chunky Knits’ by Anna Mo. I need….
-I love this headboard
-This house… And check out the tubs next to the beds. Weird, but who am I to say
-12 OF THE BEST IN COFFEE BREWING TECHNOLOGY. Coffee stuff makes me happy.
And some pictures from the past week.
And I am home. The mister and I woke up at 2:15 am Friday morning to drive to Easton PA and spend the weekend with family, going to the Crayola crayon factory, wondering a grave yard, and hearing some fantastic stories about my family from the mouth of my 95 year old grandmother. (I’ll show some pictures and tell you some stuff later this week) Than we drove back late last night… I don’t know how I am even awake right now…I am sooooo much tired! But that’s how I work I guess. The coffee is almost ready, calling my name, telling me its totally cool to drink it all.
I’ll leave you with a few little internet things I liked this week..
– I just love looking at other peoples homes. Treehouse in the city
– These puppies make me think of my little nephew., he is in love with bulldogs. 20+ Beautiful Bulldog Puppies That Will Melt Your Heart
-Holy Shit YES!!!! ‘Full House’ Reunion on Netflix Is Officially Happening
-How cool would to find one of these? New Urban Geodes on the Streets of L.A. by Paige Smith
-I don’t know if I would want to stick stuff on these shelves.These Wall Shelves are Dollhouses for Adults
– And if you need a push…On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow: A Guide To Speedy Vegetables
A few pictures from earlier in the week..
My forsythia bush in from of one of my houses… Always the first one to bloom. This is how washer sleeps in the warmer months.. All feet in the air. I ate it all and it was good. Two pretty ladiesVeggies Plants!!!!
So yeah, I am tired and happy and in need of a day to processing, lounge and drink tons of coffee.
Hope your weekend was fantastic and today brings all the whatever you want and more.
-C
What a week. It was my birthday, which if you know me, is not usually something I like to talk about. I’m not sure exactly why, but I am not really big on celebrating my own birthday. Or its more like I hide away from everyone around my birthday. ( I am not good with attention) But this year I tried. I had a couple little dinners with family, went on a few good hikes, gave the dog a bath (had to mention it because it was so needed and I was so happy to have a cleaner, less smelly dog..which lasted all of about 12 hours) and tried to relax and enjoy myself. The mister and I also did a bunch of little house repair projects that have been needed to be done (Birthday wish list). All and all, I had a good week. And now the birthday week is over and we can get back to normal, not bugging me, hectic, crazy, life. That makes me happy. Here are a few of my happy bits from the big week.
A birthday bouquet of veggies. My lover knows me oh so well.
I went to get myself a new skien if yarn and stumbled upon this wall display of sprinkles.. It took a lot to not buy a bunch.
Every year I buy myself some special food for my birthday week. This is the bulk section at the local coop. They got in a bunch of new local dried beans!!!! Local birthday week beans. ( yes, beans make me happy)
This hike was pretty treacherous, the whole trail was covered in this ice…. but look how cool it is.
Huggable mountains
Birthday hike with big trees and a happy dog.
Split peas with tons of purple cabbage and purple onions plus chunks or bright orange carrots.. So freaking pretty and so freaking tasty!
And last but not least..a throw back that made me smile…Moving day last summer. Our truck full of my house plants. I love my plants.
So now we go onto the last week of January! (holy crap, where has the time go?)
Have a great week!
-C
I spent a lot of time indoors this week, due to the fact that my eyelids would freeze shut when going out for more than a few minute..(for real, walking to the gym the other day, I had my head tightly wrapped and the condensation from my breath went up, into my eyes, and froze.) I mean, I love winter, I love the cold, but I am not a huge fan of -30 with wind chill… I get cold bones. After that morning, the mister insisted on diving me…Love. So we (me, Nick, and especially Washer) might have felt a little trapped this week, and when trapped inside, we get a little antsy, but we have been trying to make the most of it. Cooking, baking, cleaning, drawing, reading, knitting, drinking lots of coffee and tea, and overall trying to stay warm (and sane) Yup. trying to ward of the cabin fever, especially this year, living in a little tiny bit of a room with one window..has been a little difficult. And I know it’s going to be a bitch when it hits. But it’s all cool, We have plans in the making, places to look forward to, things to see. It always helps to have an adventure awaiting to keep the fever at bay.
Anyway, not a bad week, maybe a little stuffy, but nothing to complain to much about. Here are a few of highlights that made(make) me happy.
The kitchen, living room, dinning room, office…all over great room., covered in piles of clothes. Sometimes listening to music and folding laundry can be so, I don’t know, peaceful. I just felt happy at this moment. (might be the fact that I know have some clean clothes and dish cloths)
The trash dog and I went for a lovely little hike by ourselves…It was so nice to get out of the house. We both really really really needed it that day. And look how handsome he looks.. so red against the world.
Standing in line at the grocery store, saw this magazine and started to laugh. I love Oprah…but now…I really love Oprah. Best magazine cover ever!
Another picture of the pup. Letting his rino toy have the bed. A little pathetic…A lot cute
I am doing little recipe testing and this situation in this pot is so freaking good! Just trying to work out a few technical kinks.
I love to look up… don’t forget to look up.
I made a large quantity of banana dream (what I call banana ice cream). This stuff is like crack.. Once I start eating it, I can’t stop. I might overdose on bananas but I am ok with that.
I went to a granite and marble showroom this week. And like whoa, so freaking cool. Walking among huge pieces of gorgeous slabs of stone is kind of magical… and a little cold.
A basket of roots….More like a basket of rainbows.
I currently don’t have a pretty vase of zinnias on my table, (these beauts are from this past summer) but I really wish I did. Fresh flowers are one of my favorite things. This picture has inspired me, I am on the hunt for some pretty fresh.
That sums up the week…Stay warm!
-C
Look at that old man face…. how can anyone stay mad at him? (there was a recent incident involving bananas, you can read about it in the last post.)
Before we get started on the leash, I’ll give you a little background about Washer the trash dog. A little over 9 years ago, Nick brought home this 8 week old little ball of fur for us as a Christmas present. Oh man, he was so so so freaking cute, but that didn’t stop me from crying… Why you ask? Because I didn’t want a golden retriever, we never talked about getting a golden, we talked about getting a husky or a german shepherd. And so I cried.(I was so pissed) But it didn’t last long. A few hours after he was home, I fell in love and we have been a little family ever since. Mind you that the first two years of his life, he was a terrible beast of a dog. Nick and I were really young and neither of us had ever had a puppy before so we kind of let him do whatever he wanted…..not a great idea. He was a shit. He would eat everything and anything. Seriously anything; book shelves, linoleum floors, windowsills.. You name it, he ate it. He also started to act a little jerky, growling at little people and getting aggressive around food which ended with us having to hand feed him for about 8 months. But eventually he grew out of his eating parts of the house, now he just eats anything food or trash .He doesn’t mind little people so much anymore just as long as they don’t try to play with him, and he now sits in front of his food bowl leaving great big puddles of drool until he is told he is allowed to eat. Oh how he has grown
One question that people always ask us is,”Where did that name Washer come from?” Truth is, it was kind of joke. We had had him for a few days and hadn’t named him by the time we went to my Dads house on Christmas. Sitting around with my family, we came up with all sorts of stupid and inappropriate names. At one point appliances were named off and I guess the name Washer just kind of stuck out. We had planned on changing it right away, but as you can see, we still haven’t gotten around to that.
Anyway, Washer has had the same leash for about 7 years. (His first 2 years he ate a few) That’s a long time for a leash, especially if you think of all the times that it has been dragged through the mud, pulled into the lake, or my favorite, peed on. Yup, his current leash is ripe and it’s about time we made the old man a new one.(Ok, its more for us, but he seriously has been peeing on it a lot lately and I am not a fan of handling a pee soaked leash)
1 custom sized leash. Super simple and cheapy cheap.
What you will need is….
6-7 feet of 3/8 rope(or however long you want it)
two 3/8 inch rope clamps(1 package comes with 2)
carabiner
scissors
hammer
lighter
measuring tape if you want exact measurements(it’s not necessary)
Note: You can get the rope, clamps and the carabiner at any hardware store, but I think the big ones like Home Depot or Lowes sell rope by the foot so you don’t have to buy a 50 ft piece…unless you want it.
First thing.Trim the ends of the rope nice and clean. Take the lighter and melt the nylon around the end of the rope so it will stop it from fraying…BE CAREFUL….And do it over the sink or somewhere with water…It’s not hard to do, I just don’t want anyone to burn themselves or the burn their house down.(not that I think you are going to)
Once the nylon is melted and no longer hot…Make a small loop and place rope into rope clamp. Make sure to leave the loop big enough for the carabiner to fit. Now hammer the clamp around the rope, I mean, really smack that thing We used a scrap piece of wood to hammer on… and I suggest you do the same.
For the handle, make a large loop, whatever size that works for you, and do the same hammer clamp situation on the ends here.
Pretty freaking simple….Thats it, you are done and now you have an awesome customized and pee free leash.
New and old. Hopefully he won’t pee on this one for a while.
Have a great weekend and l would love to hear from anyone that makes themselves a sweet ass new leash!
Have a great weekend!
-C
Oh, it definitely was a long week. Did a lot of holiday stuff, watched a lot of littles( got peed on) got sick and lost my voice for a couple of days.(that was fun). All sorts of good stuff. But for real, I had a great week. Here are some bits. Persimmons.,,,,,,,,,,,. Do I need to say more?
This new tea… I wasn’t sure I was going to like it but oh do I. It’s so freaking good, I have been drinking it every day. I must stock up before its gone!
Everything about getting our Christmas tree makes me happy. Every year, the mister, the dog, and I drive down to the rangers station,, get our tree tag , and hike into the Green Mountain National Forest to hunt for and cut down our Christmas tree. The tree is the thing for me. I don’t want presents, no shopping, take the food, just the tree and I will be happy. Its our most fantastical tradition. We make is a whole day event. A nice drive, lunch, listening to Christmas music, lots of hot coffee, a long hike in the most beautiful place in the world. The perfect day. Look at how happy this guy is. Its hunting season and we forgot his bright colors so we improvised. Yellow trash bag ribbons. His new nickname is now Trash dog. It fits him.
Watching this little. She is an amazing human being and I love love love her.. I think she might be mine. She really likes soup..
My elf candle holders I got from CB2. I wanted them so bad for years and finally the last year they sold them I bought myself these guys. I heart them
Oh you like my new milk crate show bench? Its awesome,, one of the best uses of scrap wood and milk crate that I have ever done(Yes there has been other scape wood milk crate projects) Well you are in luck..I will show you how to made it.. watch for it next week!
I love old strainers. I kind of have a thing for them. This big guy is now in my collection. Bonus, green AND purple kale….
Hanging out with my sister. I haven’t seen her for what seems like the past 4 months(she is in nursing school). This was her last day of classes so we cleaned her house, folded laundry while listening to music and I made her dinner.We wrapped up the night by mass texting our other sisters inappropriate pictures of the elf on the shelf. It got pretty crazy. It was such a great night. I love my sisters.
Hope you found some bits of happy this week, if not, your not doing it right.
THE LOVELY CRAZY
September 19, 2015 by maximios • Blog
It rained a lot this week, and it was fantastic. I love summer rain. I love to play in rain, I love to watch the sky turn grey and big storm clouds roll through.. Add in a little thunder and lightning.. even better. I think the only issue with I have when it rains is when it floods the basement. That and wet dog.(Washer smells like something died when he is wet)
And as usual, this week we did, we went, we came back. We took in a little for a the weekend and had the greatest of times. Puddle splashing walks, waffles, carrots, and lot and lot of gardening. But now I am tired. So today, like every Sunday, I am going to try and take a little breather and catch up on my, “me time”. And maybe I’ll get a nap in since last night I got almost zero sleep because the little and the Mr. were all cuddled up and I ended on the edge of the bed receiving a pretty aggressive kick in the back every time I was about to nod off. (She is lucky I didn’t make her sleep in a laundry basket).
Anyway, here is some internet fun from the week.
-I think this is where I am meant to go to school. Hogwarts Hops The Pond: Rowling Reveals U.S. Version Of Wizards’ School
–This DIY HANGING PLANT LAMP is cool. I want to make it.
-These are cool. Modern Minimalist Bird Houses from Twig & Timber
– This guy is amazing.. Monzter: Artist Hides Monster Murals Inside Abandoned Buildings In Berlin
– ‘Chunky Knits’ by Anna Mo. I need….
-I love this headboard
-This house… And check out the tubs next to the beds. Weird, but who am I to say
-12 OF THE BEST IN COFFEE BREWING TECHNOLOGY. Coffee stuff makes me happy.
And some pictures from the past week.
I’ll leave you with a few little internet things I liked this week..
– I just love looking at other peoples homes. Treehouse in the city
– These puppies make me think of my little nephew., he is in love with bulldogs. 20+ Beautiful Bulldog Puppies That Will Melt Your Heart
-Holy Shit YES!!!! ‘Full House’ Reunion on Netflix Is Officially Happening
-How cool would to find one of these? New Urban Geodes on the Streets of L.A. by Paige Smith
-I don’t know if I would want to stick stuff on these shelves.These Wall Shelves are Dollhouses for Adults
– And if you need a push…On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow: A Guide To Speedy Vegetables
A few pictures from earlier in the week..
So yeah, I am tired and happy and in need of a day to processing, lounge and drink tons of coffee.
Hope your weekend was fantastic and today brings all the whatever you want and more.
-C
What a week. It was my birthday, which if you know me, is not usually something I like to talk about. I’m not sure exactly why, but I am not really big on celebrating my own birthday. Or its more like I hide away from everyone around my birthday. ( I am not good with attention) But this year I tried. I had a couple little dinners with family, went on a few good hikes, gave the dog a bath (had to mention it because it was so needed and I was so happy to have a cleaner, less smelly dog..which lasted all of about 12 hours) and tried to relax and enjoy myself. The mister and I also did a bunch of little house repair projects that have been needed to be done (Birthday wish list). All and all, I had a good week. And now the birthday week is over and we can get back to normal, not bugging me, hectic, crazy, life. That makes me happy. Here are a few of my happy bits from the big week.
I went to get myself a new skien if yarn and stumbled upon this wall display of sprinkles.. It took a lot to not buy a bunch.
Birthday hike with big trees and a happy dog.
So now we go onto the last week of January! (holy crap, where has the time go?)
Have a great week!
-C
I spent a lot of time indoors this week, due to the fact that my eyelids would freeze shut when going out for more than a few minute..(for real, walking to the gym the other day, I had my head tightly wrapped and the condensation from my breath went up, into my eyes, and froze.) I mean, I love winter, I love the cold, but I am not a huge fan of -30 with wind chill… I get cold bones. After that morning, the mister insisted on diving me…Love. So we (me, Nick, and especially Washer) might have felt a little trapped this week, and when trapped inside, we get a little antsy, but we have been trying to make the most of it. Cooking, baking, cleaning, drawing, reading, knitting, drinking lots of coffee and tea, and overall trying to stay warm (and sane) Yup. trying to ward of the cabin fever, especially this year, living in a little tiny bit of a room with one window..has been a little difficult. And I know it’s going to be a bitch when it hits. But it’s all cool, We have plans in the making, places to look forward to, things to see. It always helps to have an adventure awaiting to keep the fever at bay.
Anyway, not a bad week, maybe a little stuffy, but nothing to complain to much about. Here are a few of highlights that made(make) me happy.
The trash dog and I went for a lovely little hike by ourselves…It was so nice to get out of the house. We both really really really needed it that day. And look how handsome he looks.. so red against the world.
I love to look up… don’t forget to look up.
I made a large quantity of banana dream (what I call banana ice cream). This stuff is like crack.. Once I start eating it, I can’t stop. I might overdose on bananas but I am ok with that.
I went to a granite and marble showroom this week. And like whoa, so freaking cool. Walking among huge pieces of gorgeous slabs of stone is kind of magical… and a little cold.
A basket of roots….More like a basket of rainbows.
I currently don’t have a pretty vase of zinnias on my table, (these beauts are from this past summer) but I really wish I did. Fresh flowers are one of my favorite things. This picture has inspired me, I am on the hunt for some pretty fresh.
That sums up the week…Stay warm!
-C
Before we get started on the leash, I’ll give you a little background about Washer the trash dog. A little over 9 years ago, Nick brought home this 8 week old little ball of fur for us as a Christmas present. Oh man, he was so so so freaking cute, but that didn’t stop me from crying… Why you ask? Because I didn’t want a golden retriever, we never talked about getting a golden, we talked about getting a husky or a german shepherd. And so I cried.(I was so pissed) But it didn’t last long. A few hours after he was home, I fell in love and we have been a little family ever since. Mind you that the first two years of his life, he was a terrible beast of a dog. Nick and I were really young and neither of us had ever had a puppy before so we kind of let him do whatever he wanted…..not a great idea. He was a shit. He would eat everything and anything. Seriously anything; book shelves, linoleum floors, windowsills.. You name it, he ate it. He also started to act a little jerky, growling at little people and getting aggressive around food which ended with us having to hand feed him for about 8 months. But eventually he grew out of his eating parts of the house, now he just eats anything food or trash .He doesn’t mind little people so much anymore just as long as they don’t try to play with him, and he now sits in front of his food bowl leaving great big puddles of drool until he is told he is allowed to eat. Oh how he has grown
One question that people always ask us is,”Where did that name Washer come from?” Truth is, it was kind of joke. We had had him for a few days and hadn’t named him by the time we went to my Dads house on Christmas. Sitting around with my family, we came up with all sorts of stupid and inappropriate names. At one point appliances were named off and I guess the name Washer just kind of stuck out. We had planned on changing it right away, but as you can see, we still haven’t gotten around to that.
Anyway, Washer has had the same leash for about 7 years. (His first 2 years he ate a few) That’s a long time for a leash, especially if you think of all the times that it has been dragged through the mud, pulled into the lake, or my favorite, peed on. Yup, his current leash is ripe and it’s about time we made the old man a new one.(Ok, its more for us, but he seriously has been peeing on it a lot lately and I am not a fan of handling a pee soaked leash)
1 custom sized leash. Super simple and cheapy cheap.
What you will need is….
Note: You can get the rope, clamps and the carabiner at any hardware store, but I think the big ones like Home Depot or Lowes sell rope by the foot so you don’t have to buy a 50 ft piece…unless you want it.
First thing.Trim the ends of the rope nice and clean. Take the lighter and melt the nylon around the end of the rope so it will stop it from fraying…BE CAREFUL….And do it over the sink or somewhere with water…It’s not hard to do, I just don’t want anyone to burn themselves or the burn their house down.(not that I think you are going to)
Once the nylon is melted and no longer hot…Make a small loop and place rope into rope clamp. Make sure to leave the loop big enough for the carabiner to fit. Now hammer the clamp around the rope, I mean, really smack that thing We used a scrap piece of wood to hammer on… and I suggest you do the same.
Pretty freaking simple….Thats it, you are done and now you have an awesome customized and pee free leash.
Have a great weekend and l would love to hear from anyone that makes themselves a sweet ass new leash!
Have a great weekend!
-C
Oh, it definitely was a long week. Did a lot of holiday stuff, watched a lot of littles( got peed on) got sick and lost my voice for a couple of days.(that was fun). All sorts of good stuff. But for real, I had a great week. Here are some bits.
Persimmons.,,,,,,,,,,,. Do I need to say more?
Everything about getting our Christmas tree makes me happy. Every year, the mister, the dog, and I drive down to the rangers station,, get our tree tag , and hike into the Green Mountain National Forest to hunt for and cut down our Christmas tree. The tree is the thing for me. I don’t want presents, no shopping, take the food, just the tree and I will be happy. Its our most fantastical tradition. We make is a whole day event. A nice drive, lunch, listening to Christmas music, lots of hot coffee, a long hike in the most beautiful place in the world. The perfect day.
Look at how happy this guy is. Its hunting season and we forgot his bright colors so we improvised. Yellow trash bag ribbons. His new nickname is now Trash dog. It fits him.
Hope you found some bits of happy this week, if not, your not doing it right.
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!!