Pig Logs and 'tater berries: 20111028

Friday, October 28, 2011

Autumn... a time of changes

Sorry for the absence... wow I really say that a lot don't I? Okay I'll have to be honest with you here. My blog takes a backseat to everything else in my life a LOT. In fact a number of things have taken a backseat to... to what you ask. Unproductive busyness to a degree but mostly day to day living, You see we have a number of things going on in our lives right now that are not ready to be revealed and a few things which are personal. You know things like gathering information, research, accounting, and well, stuff. I know so eloquent! ha ha. And yes there are a few possible major changes in our lives. Here's just a few.... our eldest graduates from high school in May/June, we are about to finish up Dave Ramsey's FPU, the on-going battle with clutter (we are starting to win!), the prospect of writing for a new e-zine with the possibility of a regular column, the reworking of this blog (to include a name change!), and last but not least.... the possibility of opening an etsy shop.

Below is a comment I left on a blog recently and it describes my "home" loves because my family falls far above all of these things.

"OKay I have to admit I love to be in the kitchen... not just cooking but creating and recreating! Funny since I avoided the kitchen like the plague growing up. See I have champagne tastes on a shasta budget (super cheap soda)! So I love to recreate all the exotic jams, jellies, spice mixes, sauces, cookies, candies, beverages, and breads that I can. I love the sights and smells of freshly ground spices and fresh herbs. But that is not all... I love canning jars, bale jars, and wood... old terra cotta, glass bottles converted into drinking glasses, homemade pasta, crocheted washcloths, embroidered flour sack towels... basically a handmade home! So I guess if I were to ever even consider writing an ebook it would be about those very things I LOVE... you know this may even be an inspiration for a new blog makeover!"

After much discussion with my husband and much prayer, this is exactly what I am going to do!! I will be working hard to document OUR handmade home! passing on ideas and projects of the things I enjoy...