tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post2006692362432043877..comments2024-03-26T00:26:19.756-07:00Comments on The Bluebirds are Nesting...: Feather your Nest Friday, 5th July, 2019.Annabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-46254874444633833942019-07-11T03:22:22.879-07:002019-07-11T03:22:22.879-07:00Dear Mary, I am sorry I took so long to reply! A ...Dear Mary, I am sorry I took so long to reply! A very busy week and it went fast!<br />I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July. I simply love the USA because I have so many beautiful friends from there. With love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-49863391228631948422019-07-11T02:33:11.385-07:002019-07-11T02:33:11.385-07:00Dear Lorna, I am sorry I am so slow replying this...Dear Lorna, I am sorry I am so slow replying this week. The week has gone so fast and been so busy. But I did wean the calf and two more lambs. And they are doing fine and eating so well.<br />You had great savings. I love to freeze capsicums and add them to things so they were a great buy.<br />You have made more progress with the garden set up. Shade cloth will be so good for summer. We need to do the same. We had the first summer to learn and we really need shade cloth up in Spring. I have worked out most of this but there are several particular plants that I need to figure out something for. <br />I hope this week has been good for you ! I have a heap to report and we have had rain and watching it gush into the tanks is fantastic! With much love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-25194167540832572732019-07-11T01:56:44.869-07:002019-07-11T01:56:44.869-07:00Dear Bridge, Thank you! Well Scout is going very ...Dear Bridge, Thank you! Well Scout is going very well. She tries hard to please! So she is learning. I am enjoying being surrounded by green. I cant wait to see your rag rug! if you keep some disposable hankies for real sickness you will be glad you did. I did hem some for the girls so their little noses have super soft hankies. <br />A trellis will add so much growing space. it is amazing.. you kind of end up with a living fence. This also looks lovely. Your garden is really coming along. it is just a matter of doing the next thing and this all adds up. Sorry for the slow reply! It has been a week that had gone super fast! With much love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-41524299671027389262019-07-11T01:52:52.886-07:002019-07-11T01:52:52.886-07:00Dear Nanna Chel, I have been going through your so...Dear Nanna Chel, I have been going through your soap recipes deciding what to make! Thank you... I do fall in a heap from time to time. This week I had a few moments like that! We had a big storm and a lot of rain too. The rain water tanks are filling! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-49187785552185319452019-07-11T01:51:18.486-07:002019-07-11T01:51:18.486-07:00Dear Earthmotherwithin,
Rainy days are wonderful f...Dear Earthmotherwithin,<br />Rainy days are wonderful for sewing. We have had a cheap of rain yesterday and bit more today but it came with a big storm so many branches down. But still the sight of rain pouring into the water tanks is good! I hope this week has been going well... it has sped past here and is almost Friday again! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-53872142878454413362019-07-11T01:49:21.498-07:002019-07-11T01:49:21.498-07:00Dear Terri, I saw the beautiful chairs you got fro...Dear Terri, I saw the beautiful chairs you got from the side of the road!! They would be worth such a lot here! At least a few hundred each and they were beautiful!! And I love your choice of paint colour. They will be divine. With cushions these will be just beautiful. What a find! Well done! Love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-2287482386729517192019-07-09T01:57:27.488-07:002019-07-09T01:57:27.488-07:00Dear Elaine,
I am sorry for the loss of your Uncl...Dear Elaine, <br />I am sorry for the loss of your Uncle but glad it was a special and meaningful get together for your family. The trip would have been a good photo opportunity so maybe some of these will be potential lovely gifts.<br />I hope your new week is off to a good start! With much love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-35499946000116345892019-07-09T01:52:47.741-07:002019-07-09T01:52:47.741-07:00Dear Glenda,
Yes big dogs would eat such a lot! A...Dear Glenda,<br />Yes big dogs would eat such a lot! Also we are on a farm so we just have access to raw meat and bones. But I have heard terrible things about bought food including them containing euthanised dogs! Aplenty this really happened. Hard to fathom.<br />I find if I have gf scones or something similar I do well as I am not so tempted by worse things lol!<br />I owe you a big letter. It is coming! I know you have been busy and stressed with family matters.<br />Sales are not great I know that and it is true here. And with the very bad growing season and poor corn crops this is going to hit a lot of areas so hard. You are wise to stay well ahead. I hope this week is off to a good start for you! With much love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-23869247522105867332019-07-09T01:47:36.909-07:002019-07-09T01:47:36.909-07:00Dear Becky, Well done the is a lot of good canning...Dear Becky, Well done the is a lot of good canning! You will be glad of it. Yes I have been talking to Laine. She could do with some prayer right now. Also Abbie is due with a third baby. With much love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-45228437313540311052019-07-08T09:56:50.422-07:002019-07-08T09:56:50.422-07:00Glad you are feeling better! I got 6 jars of beets...Glad you are feeling better! I got 6 jars of beets canned and going to work on the 2nd batch this week-and got 6 pints of carrots canned also!! Have you heard from Laine at all? so Looking forward to hearing from her! Thanks<br />Beckybeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779906229261926165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-1185083979489256352019-07-07T13:49:29.500-07:002019-07-07T13:49:29.500-07:00Dear Annabel,
I am so sorry that you had a cold...Dear Annabel,<br /> I am so sorry that you had a cold and cough. I pray that you are much better now.<br /> You always accomplish a lot, regardless. The sewing you did is so pretty and useful.<br /> I am afraid if I had a puppy as cute as Scout I would be holding it all the time. She is so adorable. If I had it to do over again, I would make all of Lody and Gracee's food. John and I discussed it, but goodness those two big dogs ate a lot. Now that my precious Lody is gone, Gracee is eating a lot more chicken, so her consumption of her grain free dog food isn't as much. Lody was a very good eater. He was a very large Golden Retriever.<br /> The GF Pumpkin Scones look delicious. I need to do more baking, but family matters have kept me distracted recently. Hopefully, things will calm down and I can get back to routine.<br /> We are still adding to the food storage pantry. I have been working on figuring out what we actually eat now and what we won't buy any longer. Our food choices have changed so much in the past five years that what we had in storage and the lists I had before no longer work.<br /> Sales are not great, this summer it seems, in the grocery stores here. We keep a close eye on the Vitacost website and when they have the organic shelf stable items we normally use on sale and a 20% off coupon, on top of the sale, we usually stock up.<br /> Have a wonderful and blessed week.<br />Love and hugs,<br />GlendaGlendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-84298428546861742872019-07-06T16:26:49.110-07:002019-07-06T16:26:49.110-07:00Dear Annabel, I'm glad you are feeling better ...Dear Annabel, I'm glad you are feeling better and amazed at how much you achieved while not feeling well! Scout and the babies you rescued are all so cute. I'm glad they are thriving.<br />We were away from Friday through Wednesday of last week. The trip was for a memorial for my mom's last brother. We had an amazing time! So much love, good times and building memories! It has been at least 8 years since I had seen any of the cousins and much longer for many, plus quite a few I had never met because they were children of my cousins or had moved away from Michigan where it was held. They had graciously saved out money from the estate to pay for hotel rooms and provide most of the meals. We were able to pay for the airfare home with points we had earned. As my husband said, even though it was still fairly costly, it was a priceless experience.<br />Now that we're home, it's back to eating from the pantry and freezer while shopping the sales and clearance to keep adding to the pantry. I've found a couple good codes to get free or inexpensive photos made from the trip, brought home some of the extra coffee and toiletries, have stew going in the crockpot with mostly items on hand, making banana muffins using frozen bananas and cut up a watermelon purchased at 10 cents a pound to have ready to eat.<br />Love from AZ,<br />Elaine<br />Mrs. Gillamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291243154053490970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-14463087447972469942019-07-06T10:13:37.227-07:002019-07-06T10:13:37.227-07:00I am glad that you had a quick recovery from the c...I am glad that you had a quick recovery from the cold. My week at home was also a slower week but I've puttered about getting things done from my July goals list. Of course, I've added a couple of painting jobs since, with my new planter and the roadside rescue wicker chair. I've chosen an Annabel sort of soft pink for the chair's new coat of paint. The black paint used is literally just washing off. I got the plasticized spray paint that will adhere to vinyl and plastic. I'll need to buy a pretty seat cushion for the chair as well and I'm thinking roses. Have a great new week!terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-33963781867854479512019-07-06T05:44:17.537-07:002019-07-06T05:44:17.537-07:00Dear Jane, The balm sounds excellent. And effectiv...Dear Jane, The balm sounds excellent. And effective. This would be a good one for us all to make!<br />I am so excited for you over the spinning wheel! You are doing well with it and your own wheel would be amazing. I also cannot use supermarket deodorant. I come out like I have been scalded. It is not that handy but I think... maybe a good thing in one way. Who wants to put toxic chemicals under your arms.... next to breasts and lymph glands? It is madness if you think about it. We absorb it all. So I am glad to not do that. You have come up with a good solution! <br />Wind is very drying. We are hoping for rain tomorrow and much of the new week. I need to garden too, in my case due to so many weeds coming up from the sheep manure we put in the garden. <br />I just saw tonight that your good week continued with the meat! Amazing!<br />Have a lovely weekend! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-4415468530684675362019-07-05T19:19:14.828-07:002019-07-05T19:19:14.828-07:00Dear Jenn, Ready meals are just like an insurance...Dear Jenn, Ready meals are just like an insurance policy! I was able to add a new meal this week after using up a couple. I try and keep a list on the freezer of meals I can just take out and thaw. I do need to have a freezer re organise though!<br />Enjoy the last of the school holidays. When the kids went back to school I used to have a couple of days doing the biggest clean up! With much love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-44488821039836775132019-07-05T19:16:52.859-07:002019-07-05T19:16:52.859-07:00Dear Patsi, I saw this regarding the corn. It wil...Dear Patsi, I saw this regarding the corn. It will be interesting to see how far this filters down since dairy, meat, etc depend on corn. I am not sure about chicken and eggs.. but very possibly. I know you will be watching closely.<br />I know you are one step ahead. Many people will be scratching their heads wondering why meat went up. I agree, a well stocked pantry is so valuable! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-79208422789762816022019-07-05T18:48:11.515-07:002019-07-05T18:48:11.515-07:00Dear Cath,
Now you have mentioned meat loaf I real...Dear Cath,<br />Now you have mentioned meat loaf I really need to make some! I love meat loaf. I do individual ones in a muffin tray as well. Yum!<br />It is wonderful how you make the cards for the nursing home. They are a really good fund raiser. This is a great donation. <br />Very good on the note book! Tom has it worked out lol!<br />It would be a lot to get back to normal and normal routines. I don't have to be out of the home much for things to slip fast. It takes ages to catch up. But go along slowly and as you are packing and sorting too it will come together. It is exciting to be packing. Each is a step to your dream coming true! I am praying on that! With much love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-18660808517544343002019-07-05T18:43:32.413-07:002019-07-05T18:43:32.413-07:00Dear Lana,
I think the denim for heat packs would ...Dear Lana,<br />I think the denim for heat packs would be sturdy and good. I think I could use this for me too. I also swear by plague defence. I think I had worse than a cold as it was bit more like chest infection but I used the oils and I am so much better now. I saw USA had wonderful celebrations and wish I could have seen it all on TV and saw huge crowds turn up in Washington. I love the USA as so many of my good friends are from there! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-58413842333045904672019-07-05T18:35:03.128-07:002019-07-05T18:35:03.128-07:00Dear Vicky, Each past year that I have known you ...Dear Vicky, Each past year that I have known you your veggie garden has been amazing. I hope this year you will still get something. This proves this year is a very hard one. <br />It is a great idea to make stuffing. I save things for either crumble toppings (if it is sweet) or stuffing or croutons if it is savoury. So good! <br />I am glad that even in a difficult season you are still finding ways to save. You are very savvy with finding new ways! Very good you had a gift for your little Granddaughter in the gift box too! Have a good weekend! Love Annabel.xxx<br />Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-49661801997746057342019-07-05T15:56:04.619-07:002019-07-05T15:56:04.619-07:00Cheryl, I love Pollyanna it is amazing as it is a ...Cheryl, I love Pollyanna it is amazing as it is a spiritual lesson and applicable to any age. Its amazing. And What Katie did is a good series too. Long time since I read those though! And i LOVE Anne of Green Gables. So beautiful.<br />I have the recipe for the gluten free fruit loaf? It will never rise as much as regular but it tastes and slices pretty well. Best toasted. Just let me know if this is the one you want...<br />Even having weaned two lambs is saving me so much time. Next week will be revolutionary weaning the calf and another lamb!<br />They are all fat and healthy even the two just weaned are so plump so I think I must have got them along far enough to do well.<br />Have a lovely weekend to you too! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-45333124543564869402019-07-05T13:59:22.128-07:002019-07-05T13:59:22.128-07:00Annabel,
I hope your feeling better. And wow is Sc...Annabel,<br />I hope your feeling better. And wow is Scout a cutie! It's good your making her food it is so much better for them. Mine is having chicken and sweet potatoes today. And the bearded dragon is getting prunes and berries. <br />I love your heat packs they are so pretty. <br />We replanted peppers in the garden due to all of the rain. We planted some seeds, but they washed out so we will have to replant those too. Not our best garden, but we will keep at it. I am adding to the pantry though as I find bargains. Come winter I want to be all tucked in and cozy with a full pantry. <br />I picked a few berries, got some freebies in the mail, I made noodles using our eggs, we sold eggs, we did alot of work at my mom's boxing things up and getting rid of things so we can put it on the market. Our garage fridge went out so brought over mom's, but sigh it doesn't work. In the scrap pile it is. When we get a truckload we will take it all to the scrapyard. Every bit adds up. I made the dogs food and canned some good bone broth for us. I've bartered for more blackberry bushes, but haven't been able to plant them yet. I also was able to gift my granddaughter for her birthday with gifts from the gift trunk. Rick got a great deal on bread at the breadstore and I pinched 4 loaves to dry. I like to have it ready for stuffing. I added up our savings and we are still doing very well each month and keeping track we are finding new ways to save. I hope everyone has a great weekend.<br />XOXO<br />VickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-60775582930904645432019-07-05T02:22:57.720-07:002019-07-05T02:22:57.720-07:00Sorry to hear you have been unwell, the dreaded lu...Sorry to hear you have been unwell, the dreaded lurgy seems to get us all eventually, but you are so right about being ahead for times such as this. A freezer full of meals is such a blessing in times of illness.<br /><br />Such great finds at the op shop. I found some old books at one of our op shops. Ive always loved Anne of Green Gables, and I own the complete series, but I’ve never read any other LM Montgomery books, I picked up 6 for $4! And I’ve never read What Katie Did series or Pollyanna, and I picked those up for cheap too, so I have lots of reading to get through 😊<br /><br />Do you have the recipe for your fruit loaf on your blog? I’ve been searching for a good one, the ones I’ve trued just haven’t been quite right.<br /><br />It will be good to wean most of your animals, you will have a lot more time to tackle that craft stash! 😊<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend. I look forward to next weeks post already!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900993246451486017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-19215940563801321562019-07-04T22:01:23.808-07:002019-07-04T22:01:23.808-07:00Scout is so cute! He makes me happy just looking a...Scout is so cute! He makes me happy just looking at him.<br />I am glad you are on the improve...but after the busy weeks you have had, you deserved a couple of slower days anyway! <br />I have been getting some plants and seeds in the ground on the drier days, but we have had some lovely rain too. Which reminds me: it is a great day today for sewing. I should make more quilting blocks!earthmotherwithinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506831989357088817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-20015396080661010262019-07-04T21:49:28.546-07:002019-07-04T21:49:28.546-07:00You are amazing, Annabel. It is incredible to thin...You are amazing, Annabel. It is incredible to think what you have achieved in a week of being sick! I am amazed and inspired. Scout is so cute! I bet Scout is loving living on your farm too. I bet the Winter days are so pretty on the farm. I really like that you got together with your friend and had a swap at the same time. I love the idea of your shelves and then filling them! I have felt tired this week! I am loving having my son home on kindy holidays. It is the best! I miss him dreadfully when he goes. I have kept up with the garden. now bok choy has sprouted. I definitely need to make more use of the slow cooker and cook more in the mornings when I am fresher/have more energy. I love that you give your girls meals too. What big help! I am cutting up a big flannelette sheet as we speak. I love your idea of the hankies. I also am hoping to make a rag rug. I'll give it a good try! Our next step is to put a trellis along our new back fence for passionfruit and climbing spinach etc. So exciting! Lots of love, BridgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-51239456558100880032019-07-04T20:36:08.780-07:002019-07-04T20:36:08.780-07:00Annabel you amaze me with what you achieve when fe...Annabel you amaze me with what you achieve when feeling unwell. You are a real energiser bunny. I hope you feel 100% soon. There is a lot of flu here in Queensland and it is probably the same in SA so I hope you avoid it. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.com