Confessions of a lazy wannabe homesteader
Years ago my husband worked a job that had some really cool perks to make up for crappy pay, like getting lots of cool free stuff. Being the sweet man he is, he’d bring home things for me from time to time.
One day he brought home this set of stone hearts and silver chains to put them on – quartz, amethyst, jade, and more – and gave it to me. They’re probably not worth a whole lot, money-wise, but they mean a lot to me.
Things are looking merry and bright around our house now that Thanksgiving has come and gone. Thanksgiving itself was a stressful ordeal, as it always is when I host, so I’m thankful to have a whole long weekend to recuperate and settle in for the next holiday. For the most part we’ve stayed tucked in our home, knitting and putting together our winter puzzle and watching more TV than I care to admit!
Friday is almost always my “decorating” day – the day I dig out the tree and put everything up. It’s not perfect, and there are things I would like to change about it – mostly, the ornaments. There are a lot of ornaments I purchased 10+ years ago that I don’t love, purchased before I really figured out my tastes in decor and whatnot, but it seems wasteful to buy new when these work just fine and haven’t broken yet. Some years I’ll buy a few new ones to add to the tree, but that felt wasteful this year, too. Make do or do without, you know? Some days that mantra doesn’t work for me, but this weekend it certainly did.
After everything was up I had the Mr help me play with some photos. I wanted to achieve that big blurry circle look with the tree up, so he showed me what to adjust on the DSLR to get it. The snowflake and reindeer are our stocking holders, which we just used as something to photograph since I didn’t have other ideas. Then, of course, I had to play with pictures of the pup. She did not want to sit still for her photo! She, instead, thought that it was play time since I was on the floor on her level. Silly pup. I managed a few good ones, but not a lot!
Give your pets an extra squeeze and treat tonight for me. Last night we had to make an emergency trip to the vet last night. My dear, sweet baby girl was yelping in some serious pain and we didn’t know why.
I can’t begin to explain how grateful I am to the vet, who took us as a last minute emergency visit when we weren’t even a regular patient. I don’t know where to begin to thank them for their kindness, for not treating us rudely like other vets have, and for making us feel better about our sweet girl. I want to send them a card. And cookies. And hug them all. They’ve made THAT MUCH of an impression on me.
(Turns out, my baby girl has a prolapsed disc in her back. She received a shot, and is on pain pills twice a day for the next ten days, at which point we’ll go back and see how she’s doing and possibly schedule x-rays. She’s also on strict orders for no playing, no running, etc. Essentially she’s on puppy bedrest, however we’re supposed to do that!)
I’ve made multiple attempts this holiday season to make some handmade ornaments. And I’ve been unimpressed with every single attempt. I don’t know if it’s just my usual perfectionist side coming through, or if I’m just really making horrible ornaments.
This tiny tree, however, looks promising. Well, so long as it blocks out properly and holds its shape. It curled up like crazy as I knit and crocheted the edging, so we’ll see how it holds up post-blocking. And then we’ll see about adding a few tiny beads for ornaments.
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