Randomness

We've gotten quite a bit of snow the past two days and it's been hard to want to do much of anything. Winters are difficult and I do struggle with a bit of depression due to lack of sunshine. However, I find things to keep me busy and I know it will be over in a couple of months. I've been puttering around the house and went to the church this morning and did get quite a bit done there. 

Twinkle lights left up to help get through the winter blues. Not sure it's working. 😉

I'm always doing something in the kitchen and I do find I want to cook and bake more when it's cold outside. Sunday after church I made two batches of chicken potpie and apple crisp. I delivered one to a friend and kept the other for our dinner. 

I had herbs growing on my front stoop during the summer and thought they would probably die over the winter. However, the thought occurred to me that there is a window in the garage and they are heartier herbs (thyme, oregano and sage). So I put them on a small table right next to the window and pour a cup of water in when I remember to do so. They are thriving and it's been good to have fresh herbs to brighten things up.

And of course, I've been sewing when I can. January is always very slow with sales so it gives me time to try and restock some things. 

 

I have a bunch of zoom meetings this week and I do have to say I'm getting very tired of online meetings, but it is the way of the world right now. I'm thankful for ways to stay connected but staring at a screen gets old very quickly. 

I'm building a website for one of our district churches and I always enjoy doing that. It has been an unexpected gift to get hired to do what I love to do.

I don't have a picture for this but wanted to share a trick I found that worked wonders on fruit flies. I noticed back in October about the time that I brought a few plants indoors that all of the sudden I had an influx of fruit flies. 

I found that pouring about 1/2 cup of vinegar in a jar and then adding a few drops of dish soap did the trick. I left it on my kitchen counter and each day there would be about 5-15 dead flies in the jar. After a couple of days I'd pour the liquid down the drain and then repeat the process. It took a few weeks but we no longer have the issue.

Anyway, that's a bit of randomness from my weekend.