First up, thanks for the kind words yesterday, Tammy. I had some
challenges in my day (nothing earth-shattering) and your encouragement was a
balm for my heart when I found it at the end of the day. I appreciate you!
As I mentioned yesterday, the shift to September brings about
the feeling of a new season on the calendar. Decorations change, schedules change,
and the actual season outside the house changes. But for us, this month also
marks one year since we met our home and we have marveled over the beautiful
changes that have taken place inside and outside since we first drove up and
viewed it in person for the first time a year ago.
As we head into
this new month, I do have even more new dreams and goals, and here they are:
ONE. Put the house back in order from the refrigerator debacle
of 2023. If all goes as planned, our replacement refrigerator should arrive
tomorrow, and once it’s installed and cooled, we will be able to once again do
all our meal prep from one room. We’ve gone a month without having an
operational refrigerator in our kitchen, and while it hasn’t been the worst
thing in the world, it also hasn’t been the most convenient. I am looking
forward to getting everything moved back into the space where it belongs and
putting the spare refrigerator back in the garage. The “summer kitchen” was fun
for a month, but I’m ready to have that space back.
TWO. Close out the garden and change up the flowers. The garden
has slowed significantly in the last couple of weeks. The lettuce and peas are
done, the green beans have slowed significantly, and the tomatoes, basil, and
yellow squash are still going strong. Even so, I imagine they’ll be done this
month and we’ll need to uproot all the plants and call our first season of
gardening a success. I have loved my little garden experiment, and I’m
looking forward to eventually planning for next year! And as the garden is
winding down, so are some of my summer flowers. They’ve done so well, but they’re
beginning to look scraggly, and it’s time to look ahead to adding in some mums.
I don’t put nearly as many fall flowers out as I do summer blooms, but I want
to add a few just to keep it pretty for those who walk and ride by for the fall
scenery!
THREE. Enjoy some good celebrations. Ryan’s
dad retired yesterday, my mom is having a birthday, and my dear friend is getting
married this month. Lots of opportunities to celebrate milestones, and we are
looking forward to all of them!
FOUR. Become more proficient with the milling and breadmaking. We’re
still rookies, for sure. Looking forward to learning more about how the milling
works and honing our skills with the bread. Lots of kinds yet to try! This weekend,
we are going to try our hand at pizza crust and hamburger buns!
FIVE. Begin preparing for my next speaking dates. Currently,
I have two more speaking dates on the calendar this year, and both are in
churches. I have ideas for my topics, but I need to flesh out the specifics of
each talk. I always like to get them done early in case things get busy!
SIX. Plan the anniversary trip. We know
where we want to go, and I have a list of things we might want to do, but I
need to make the official plan and get everything lined up!
Anything on the
goal list for you this September?
3 comments:
I've been invited to the Washington DC to the Capitol. I have been invited to share my son's story. I will also need to prepare my questions. I have lots of questions not a lot of time so I need to make sure I ask the important ones
We live in the suburbs, about an hour from Washington DC. Please be extremely careful while in D.C. The crime has gotten so bad that we won't even travel the subway (metro) anymore which is the only way to easily get there. Be very vigilant about where you go and when you go out - the areas that used to be safe are not anymore. It's sad that the nation's capitol has gotten to this point.
ThreeRiversHomestead on Instagram has a highlight on milling grains (and so many other great highlights) that you might find helpful.
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