Author: Arla

So much for writing every day. I did write every day. So it counts. Just not posted. So here you go, not really writing, just show and tell. I decorated Christmas today. Huh? What an interesting way to say it, as per the blue line suggestion. I mean I decorated for winter and Christmas today.… Continue reading December Decorating

The pies are lined up in my kitchen window sill, two pumpkin pies, a lemon sour cream and a peanut butter cream. Lisl says she will bring the apple pie. There are dinner rolls. Two batches of them. Gramma Skrivseth and my mom would be proud of these rolls. They're light and moist and nicely… Continue reading Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving time and I'm glad for it. The food and festivities are nicer than Christmas, maybe because they're first for the Holidays. But the reminder to be thankful is the best part. Because I need it, don't you? I know I say this a lot, but the beauty in everything: pretty food, newly arranged… Continue reading #writeeverydaychallenge

After a few days of solving the world's problems without breaks, only because I get to taking myself too seriously; I begin to plummet inside. I don't know if this is completely avoidable, but it's not fun. Frankly, it seems selfish and a whole lot of me-ism, which is mostly embarrassing as I get over… Continue reading Attitude

Lately, I have read that after all that's been said and done about multitasking... It actually isn't a thing. What am I doing then right now? I put seven jars of deer meat in jars this morning and got them canning. The process will take a couple hours while I do dishes, make a smoothie,… Continue reading Multi-tasking

No dramatics over here today, I promise. This week is the last week before the Holidays begin. I'm listening to Thanksgiving songs and hymns on Spotify. One of the best parts of the Holidays, to my mind, is the music. We sang a song from the Christian Hymnal yesterday that has been sung for two… Continue reading Monday Minding My Own Business

It has been one of those days when I get a feeling of 'ain't nobody gonna call this out'? Today we had a good discussion in Sunday School about how to learn to handle being annoyed as a loving Christian. We talked about forgiveness and to trust that God is growing us up through others.… Continue reading I’ll Tell The World

Just a couple words between the pictures will have to do for this day of Writeeverydaychallenge. I added different greenery and new batteries to the candles in the front door decor. We worked on firewood today again. The grandchildren from a couple houses up the street walked over to help us. Our grandkids are amazing.… Continue reading Saturday in November

#writeeverydaychallenge I have no idea what's in my pen this evening. Let's just see. I save pretty olive oil bottles for reasons unknown to me till the other day when I saw on Instagram that tapers fit right in there as if made for one another. Apparently you think it's really cool and pretty or… Continue reading Ramblings

The sun comes up far in the east and south position, low in the sky, afraid to climb up now. It lands high on the wall, coming in obliquely ... I can't sit in it. It seems weak, not warm and yellow. It reminds me of last summer when smoke covered the sun in an… Continue reading Sunshine #writeeverydaychallenge