Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Smell Of Basil In The Homestead Kitchen


So far this week I have cleaned sweet basil & put it in to dry. The smell of basil in the homestead kitchen smells so good.

I have found it will take alot to fill this jar full. I will have to pick some up at the farms market again this weekend when I take Lucas to work.

I canned 20 more pints of green beans & we have eaten alot of them.

It was just Sam & I for the evening meal tonight. Lucas & Laken went out with friends. Since school has started I sure do miss having Sam home with me.

I set and ponder the things that have happened this week as I look at the view from the window. I wish life were as peaceful as the view is.


My husband was able to secure another loan to keep from going under for now it seems. What I did not know until this week was I would be required by the bank to sign a paper stating I am aware that if my husband dies before he pays the loan off I have no right to the homestead & grounds & will have to leave in that case as the bank will sell it. If the pre nump was not bad enough. What another slap in the face. I have to wonder if this is why my husband has been nicer to me lately. He needs something from me again. I can not understand why a man would not want to look out for his family & there well being if he would die. He is much older than I & chances are he could die before me. This leaves me thinking more that I am right to look out for my future & the kids future. I see if I dont then no one will. I have questions I want answered before he gets my signature. I feel I have the right to know that my gazebo & other yard & or animal cages will not be sold with his property. So much for my dream of a potting shed & more gardens. He assures me they would not be included. I feel I should have first chance at buying the property at the loan pay off price before being put out by the bank. If by some chance he is able to pay down the loan & not owe the full amount I feel I could pay off the loan with the sell of my property Gram & Pap gave me. Why should I have to pay more & the bank make money off of me? My husband wants me to just sell my property & buy the homestead & grounds for what he will owe after his new loan & then he could be out from under the debt & could start over in town close to his job in an apartment & rent a storage unit to store his mustang in & just walk to work. He can just forget it. My property would never bring the kind of money he owes. No man should ask his wife to buy the house he was to provide for his family is how I feel. I was able to find out the owner of the log home I like from the county court house this week. I got their phone number from google & I am working on the courage to call them. I can just imagine what they will think (crazy lady the house has no real estate sign in front of it). My husband knows I have been inquiring of others who the owner is. He told meI should be worring about buying a bigger vehicle to fit us all in & not the log house. He also told me he would not live in the log house because there is no view. I asked him who said he was going to live there if I could buy it? If I have to provide a home for the kids & myself I will not need him. Over the past weeks I have found there is not much help in programs available to me because I own other property that is not lived on. I am still praying for Gods help. He said he would never leave me or forsake me. I will stand on that.

Blessings Til Next Time!
Lara

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Green Beans & Dream Homestead


My green beans did well for just planting among my flowers & shrubs. I froze what I grew but I wanted more to can. I purchased these green beans at an Amish farm market this week.

Tonight I cleaned the green beans snapped them & canned them. I got six pints & one quart. we will be eating the quart jar next meal.

I found this property while driving to a property listed with a real estate agency. It is not for sale but I really like it. It is much like my dream house in my side bar. I have not been able to find out who the owner is yet. From what I have been told the owner lives in another state. The kids & I can stay at the homestead for now or at the most five years if lucky. I know I am going to have to find a place within five years or sooner. I have hopes that if the owner would like to sale it at some point I could sale the 5 acre property my Pap & Gram gave me to finance it. For now it is a dream homestead for me. I guess I will see what God has in store for the kids & I while I dream & hope these days.

Blessings Til Next Time!
Lara

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Emails Undelivered

I am finding all my emails to two bloggers have been returned to me undelivered in my spam box. If by chance you have found I have not replied I am sorry. I am hoping my ISP will be able to get this fixed fast.

Blessings Til Next Time!
Lara

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Sharing The Kittens


Timmy & Benny!

Blessings Til Next Time!
Lara

Monday, August 8, 2011

Bowl Full Of Pumpkins


Today I finished my first bowl full of primitive white pumpkins. Some ready for the shop keeper & some for others. I have cats drying from the staining process today as well. More pumpkins to cut out & other items for the shop keeper. Lucas has been working six work days a week. Time is slipping by & some school shopping must be done very soon. Lucas & Sam will be heading back to school in a short time. Birthday cake & gift soon for Lucas. He grew up so fast before my eyes. They all did. Laken got called for a job interview. Prayers & fingers are crossed for her. Wishing you all a wonderful evening as I close this post.

Blessings Til Next Time!
Lara

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

My Primitive Pumpkin

Using scraps from my sewing basket this is the primitive pumpkin I have come up with. The shop keeper wants pumpkins by the end of the month. I have never made a pumpkin before but it seems to be ok. After I was done with it I asked Sam to look at it & tell me what he thought it was. Well he said a pumpkin pincushion. That was close enough for me.







Blessings Til Next Time!
Lara