TGIF

       So it's Friday again.  Already.  I have a few chores to do, some errands to run in town; then, it will be about time to set up the Shabbat table for lighting the candles, taking communion, preparing for a day's rest.

     Moshe fell on the back steps this morning when he went out to feed the chickens.  We are praying that he hasn't broken a rib.  I put ice on it immediately, had him take some aspirin, and he is trying to relax in his chair at his desk.  I might convince him later to let me tape it up - treat it as if it is a rib fracture.  That's about all they would do at the E.R.  

     I finished feeding the chickens;  will do that again this afternoon.  Gathering wood I'm not so great at, but, I'll do my best.  We'll be alright.  There must be a reason for this - just like there is a reason for every single thing that happens to us.  All of life is a learning process.  There are no coincidences. And, God is in control.

     The sun is just now beginning to come out, and the temperature is "all the way up to 33 degrees".  We could use a couple days of drying out after this past week!  

  

 TGIF :     Thank

                God

                 I'm

                 Forgiven

Sunny days will return...

SHALOM Y'ALL -

     TWYLA

Busy, but Blessed

One of my watercolors...

     Wow.  I can hardly believe it's Thursday already.  Where did the time go?
     Okay; Tuesday was my birthday, and I was gone almost all day.  Among other things, Moshe and I went out for a late lunch.  We went to a wonderful local restaurant.  Even though we live up in the mountains, "ten miles from nowhere", there is a REAL restaurant in our little town, with a REAL chef, and REAL food - everything made on location.  Wonderful. We savored every bite and every moment. We even brought home a doggie bag for Moxie and salad greens for the chickens.
     Wednesday was a trip to the Farmer's Market.  It's about a thirty-minute drive one way.  We purchased more apples, sorghum syrup, and Jerusalem artichokes.  On the way home we stopped at a roadside stand "to get an onion", and came home with a fifty pound bag of them.  I also have a big basket of local pears that a neighbor gave us over the weekend...
     Soooo... today is definitely a food prep/canning/drying/freezing kind of day. I'm going to plug in the portable CD player and sing along as I work.  Moshe has a big list of chores, too. Lots of projects for building more storage shelves, fixing a leaky toilet valve, finishing the shelves for our dehydrator.  Life is always busy and interesting around here.
     I have the best husband in the world. Are we perfect? No. Absolutley not. But, we are a great team. When we have a problem, we talk it out, work it out. We are committed to each other. As Moshe said yesterday, "We have our problems just like everyone else, but, I took my wedding vows seriously."
     Busy but blessed.  That's me.
                                                         Shalom y'all - Twyla

Moshe & Me... dressed up silly for a birthday party