Thursday, February 02, 2012

Because you asked...


Well, bread is rising and laundry is drying and dishes are soaking... so it is a good time to post some more pictures.  Today I want to answer some of your comments and questions.

The Calendar...

Here are more pictures from other months.  I love how Stephanie put it all together, the pictures were all taken when we were at Colonial Williamsburg except for December... which you may recognize as the tea room we girls visited.  This is the nicest of gifts!

Today is Elisabeth's actual birthday!

David my Hobbit

Matthew the adorable

Anna who is just like her mom at that age!

Faith aka Tigger

Tea time!

Other Questions

I find Mrs. Meyers products at the Wal Mart in town.  This was the first time I saw their Seasonal scent offered there (Pine for Christmas).   I also can purchase 7th Generation there and I often use their Lavender scented dish soap.  Since I do a lot of dishes by hand, this is one place I budget the money for pure products!


Yes, there is a George MacDonald book on my current reading list (on the sidebar).  A sweet friend sent me The Gentlewoman's Choice long ago!  I pulled it off the shelf to make certain it was placed in my current reading stack.  I'll start reading it in a few days.


I do still love Downton Abby.  There are a couple scenes in the first one or two episodes of the first season that one must overlook.  So far the only scenes perhaps not suitable to watch around children in the second season are war scenes (which, from what I have read about WWI, are actually quite tame).

Stephanie reminded me that part of the continuance of the first season into the second is that they all are paying for their bad decisions... very true!  Another thing... I thought the daughters quite unlikeable in the first season and I love how they are changing for the better (so far), especially as the war affects their lives.



I do still enjoy my Keurig machine very much, it is hard to believe I've had it over a year now (it was a Christmas gift).   However, we do not use it as our primary coffee pot even though it makes delicious coffee.  We still use regular ground coffee in the drip coffee maker for our morning coffee (I make enough that we each have two cups).

Keurig K-cups are rather expensive when not purchased on sale.  I look for sales and then use the Keurig when we want one cup of coffee in the afternoon as well as for unique items like seasonal coffees and the Cider cups.  Yum...   I also received K-cups as birthday and Christmas gifts... another yum.


Haven't read Gaudy Night but it is on my Amazon Wish List for future credit.  Will look up the Julie Klassen books!  I also love the Inspector Lewis shows on Masterpiece Mystery, which take place at Oxford.   Although it would make one think Oxford is the murder capitol of the world.  ;)


I have always had sinus "issues".  It comes with living in my part of the Midwest.  That's when a tropical island with low humidity... and temperatures which hover around 72 each day... and a beach... and yummy non-alcoholic drinks with little umbrellas... and gentle sunshine... all begin to sound really good.

For a long time I had a cartoon on my kitchen bulletin board of a woman at the beach stretched out in a lounge chair with an umbrella over her... and a bookshelf beside her on the sand.  Hubby told me, "That is SO you".  ;)

12 comments:

MelMel said...

The calender is such a super idea!
lovely!

Melx

Anonymous said...

Hi, Brenda - just a quick note to let you know that Mrs. Meyers has a website:

mrsmeyers.com

and one can purchase her products that way, though I haven't compared that to in-store prices.

Your calendar is wonderful. That was such a sweet idea for your daughter to act on! Loved ones on your very own calendar, in settings guaranteed to bring back memories of loads of fun and love.

Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Blog said...

I love your calendar! Perfect!

I am able to find Mrs. Meyers in many places here - Target, Wal-Mart, a local grocery store...right now I am liking 7th Generations Lavendar hand soap as it is less expensive than Mrs. Meyers.

Deanna

Vee said...

Oh that cartoon does sound as you've described yourself. Ahhh, for a perfect world where the weather is perfect and there are no illnesses.

That calendar does make a great gift...must keep that sort of thing in mind.

I've not seen Mrs. Meyers in my Wal*Mart, but I'll look more closely. We just get used to a product there and it's gone so I am doing a lot of shopping in my own hometown. It's lovely to shop a smaller store, though the prices are certainly higher. I just have to be sure to shop the sales.

Sunshine said...

LOVE the calendar. What a neat idea! I bet you look forward to each new month :). Sunshine

Manuela@A Cultivated Nest said...

The calendar is just wonderful!

Manuela

Front Porch Grace said...

Hi Brenda!

The calendar is perfect. I imagine you smile each time you glance at it.

So, I am trying not to be envious. A red Keurig *and* a red Kitchen Aid. I love my Kitchen Aid mixer, my favorite kitchen helper (a la Laine style), well I also love my bread machine for mixing dough, and my Bunn coffee maker, for fast coffee, oh and my grinder, oh and....LOL, I am just trying to distract myself from falling into the sin of covetousness by being thankful for what it here. Even if they are not red...well, my grinder is! *.-

I noticed Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola on your reading list. Oh, I just loved that book. So refreshing. As a homeschool mom, it was very inspiring as well.

Have a wonderful week!
In His Grace,
Michelle
ps I may have sent this twice. I have a hard time signing into Google sometimes. Also, I love the cartoon you mention!

Anonymous said...

I have heard Amazon has good prices for the coffee. You could use your credits? I am often surprised by the grocery items on Amazon!BEAUTIFUL cups you found!! Dee

Anonymous said...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005K4Q1YA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pocyoudol-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005K4Q1YA
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005K4Q1W2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pocyoudol-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005K4Q1W2
Here are a couple links - one for coffee and one for cider. I don't have a machine - are these good prices? Dee

Anita said...

I love the calendar. My daughter makes one for me every year of our grandchildren. I love them and so do my grandchildren!

La Tea Dah said...

What a beautiful calendar! So many memories --- smiles for every day!

Lynn said...

We have a plastic k-cup that we purchased so we can use any coffee in the Keurig. We love Tim Horton's and Dunkin. It is so much less expensive to use your own coffee. Still tastes wonderful -- just like at the coffee shop. I have seen the K-cup at Walmart, Target and Bon-Ton. I believe I paid $10 for it on sale.