Now July

I had to show you a picture of my sunflower. The fences are six foot fences and this sunflower is that much higher than the fence. It was a volunteer. We grow comfrey in our flowerbeds. Since Ron has been going to school to be a Master Herbalist. We have more herbs than we did flowers or vegetables. Last year, Ron had read how healing the leaves are of comfrey for your garden. He picked off all of the brown leaves and buried them in our garden bed. We never gave it much more thought. Then this sunflower started growing and growing. Now it looks like this. I grew these at my other house, they are my favorite but they never got over six feet or so. So I am thinking there might be something to the health of your garden. Our orange trees have struggled since we planted them and now he has each one surrounded by comfrey and they are all growing like crazy and are healthier. 
 

I mentioned that we were painting the rooms because we were going to be carpeting the bedrooms. Everything got painted and then I decided my bedroom funiture needed to be painted. I started painting it last Wednesday. It was like everything a much bigger job than I thought it would be. Yesterday, Ron helped me to get the bed frame and the night stands all finished. We have the dresser to still do but that is going to be a bigger job and we ran out of paint. I had to order some more. I am using Amy Howard Miracle paint and I am in love with it. What nice paint. If I am not careful I could turn into a monster. I really enjoyed it and I was not expecting to, but my bedroom set turned out nice. No pictures yet of course. 

I don't know how well you can see that. My daughter Emilie drew this out for me years ago. This is going to be my next project. Its been awhile since I have done a chicken rug and I love doing chickens.

I think it will be fun. Every time I sit down I have been binding my mule rug. I have the last edge to bind today and then a very big job of steaming. It took quite a while to steam it when I did that first steaming. Then I will have met my goal of finishing it in July. 

 

Just an aside. On the 4th we met a man who was a veteran. We were talking how we didn't enjoy the Fourth of July fireworks like we used to because of all of the bombs people shoot off now. He told us that he really has a hard time because its so out of control now, that he feels like he is back in the war. It gives him flashbacks. I thought about that all day. When the bombs were going off I kept thinking about him. Then last night, on the 5th when the bombs were going off I thought about him again. Sometimes talking to someone, can change my perspective when I listen to life from another persons story. I think why I keep thinking about him, is the brokenness I could sense. Those chance encounters always give me pause. 

I will be moving furniture and all of the things in closets this week. Trying to find room for four bedrooms of furniture in the living room and kitchen and dining room. Then I have to move it all back. That is the fun part. When we moved in five years ago, I just moved in. I didn't really fix or do things because there were so many changes coming at us. It being 2020 and the crazy that brought. In 2021 our son moved in and all of the things that happened with his life. Now here we are in 2025 and I feel like I am finally living here and making this house ours. Life is always so full of twists and turns. Always none of it that I ever planned on or expected. But its all good. Because I never knew I could do the things I have done.

 I am kind of all over the place. I hope your next week is all that you would like it to be. 

~Kim~

"I think the smell of horses is the most exciting smell in the world. ---The Changeling, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, 1970