Saturday, March 15, 2014
Mid-March Fun
Yesterday Wayne and I drove out to Bath, NY to see Matthew in a musical production of Les Miserables. Matt was cast as the innkeeper and he did a great job of acting sleazy. The production is amazing--as are all the productions at the Family Life Ministries Center. Experiencing such wonderful acting/singing in south central upstate NY is not what you'd expect. (Check out www.fln.org for further info on all they do.) It was such a great show that I'm planning on driving out again in the morning with the '3 middles' to see the matinee tomorrow afternoon.
We also had the wonderful blessing of meeting Matthew's girlfriend Hannah. We look forward to spending lots more time with these two.
The four of us went to the Corning Glass Museum Friday afternoon. The displays were really interesting and the galleries were filled with beautiful glass artwork. We watched demonstrations on glass blowing and forming as well as glass breaking. (I now know why my Pyrex bake ware shattered the way it did when it hit the floor a few weeks back. It was 'tempered' so if it did break, it would shatter into little cubes instead of sharp shards).
The red-winged blackbirds have been sighted in our yard and a woodchuck ran across the road in front of us on our way home today...Spring is close!!!
We also had the wonderful blessing of meeting Matthew's girlfriend Hannah. We look forward to spending lots more time with these two.The four of us went to the Corning Glass Museum Friday afternoon. The displays were really interesting and the galleries were filled with beautiful glass artwork. We watched demonstrations on glass blowing and forming as well as glass breaking. (I now know why my Pyrex bake ware shattered the way it did when it hit the floor a few weeks back. It was 'tempered' so if it did break, it would shatter into little cubes instead of sharp shards).
The red-winged blackbirds have been sighted in our yard and a woodchuck ran across the road in front of us on our way home today...Spring is close!!!
Monday, March 10, 2014
March 2014...Really?!
I can't make any excuses for not updating the blog...life has kept us busy and I've neglected the posts! I hope to be more consistent in updates and to do a total overhaul on our website in 2014.
The biggest news is that I plan on resigning my position at the Town Hall by the end of April, which will free a bit of time to focus on our home business. I'm really excited about being home 'full-time' again and look forward to developing new avenues and projects for Abundant Blessings Farm.
My current project is developing classes for teaching children and parents traditional handcrafts. I'm also working on a presentation of the process of turning wool/plant fibers into fabrics using the traditional crafts of our ancestors. In our modern culture we take for granted the ability to go to a store and buy an item of clothing, but our ancestors invested much time and effort in producing the necessities of life. I hope to develop an interesting program to help this generation realize how blessed we are and to see how much we take for granted while at the same time, giving them an appreciation for the traditional handcrafts.
We're expanding our garden with the intent of selling produce at the local farmers' market this year. I'm starting seeds this week for the long-season plants. Herb seedlings are going to be added to the sales potential, too.
Add the adventures of supplying inventory to the Unadilla Artisan Guild, homeschooling the remaining 4 school-age children (with one due to graduate in June), 2 goats due to deliver at the end of March, normal household activities, doctor appointments, and music lessons, and you can imagine the activity level around here.
2014 looks to be a busy and exciting year!
The biggest news is that I plan on resigning my position at the Town Hall by the end of April, which will free a bit of time to focus on our home business. I'm really excited about being home 'full-time' again and look forward to developing new avenues and projects for Abundant Blessings Farm.
My current project is developing classes for teaching children and parents traditional handcrafts. I'm also working on a presentation of the process of turning wool/plant fibers into fabrics using the traditional crafts of our ancestors. In our modern culture we take for granted the ability to go to a store and buy an item of clothing, but our ancestors invested much time and effort in producing the necessities of life. I hope to develop an interesting program to help this generation realize how blessed we are and to see how much we take for granted while at the same time, giving them an appreciation for the traditional handcrafts.
We're expanding our garden with the intent of selling produce at the local farmers' market this year. I'm starting seeds this week for the long-season plants. Herb seedlings are going to be added to the sales potential, too.
Add the adventures of supplying inventory to the Unadilla Artisan Guild, homeschooling the remaining 4 school-age children (with one due to graduate in June), 2 goats due to deliver at the end of March, normal household activities, doctor appointments, and music lessons, and you can imagine the activity level around here.
2014 looks to be a busy and exciting year!
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