This Week at Ramsey Farms

For week ending June 20 ~

This week the painting in the great room continued...it looks to be about 80% complete now. The pale blue-green wall color is so much nicer than the dark, dark fake wood paneling brown. It's actually really pretty and bright in this big room without enough windows or lighting. I wish we had painted in here 14 years ago (yes, I know...My mom had been telling me for 14 years to paint this room!)

I made raspberry cobbler and a small batch of pectin-free raspberry jam this week. Apparently the raspberry seeds have enough natural pectin, so I am excited to see how it turns out and have a small test cup in the fridge to try.

Harvested the rest of the beets from row 1 and canned three  pints of pickled beets. We had a delicious stir-fry of homegrown veggie: carrots, onions, garlic, and herbs and lots of delicious homemade bread this week. I made a loaf of sweet potato bread that no one has a clue has sweet potatoes in it (they think it's "cinnamon bread" and it does contain a good deal of ground cinnamon and brown sugar).

My dear daughter baked dinner rolls one night this week and has been so helpful in housecleaning and chores and taking care of her little brother. She is also just noticing that her mom is hilariously funny (usually she thinks I am just "dumb" I bet) and even told me I should do stand-up. (I'm pretty sure she was not kidding.) I am blessed with fantastic kids.

This week has been a little bit of a whirlwind. Mainly on account of...oh yeah, that offer I got on the house!! Wooot! Yay! You did not want to be inside my brain at that point because it got jammed packed with lists and to-dos and ideas and fear and doubt quite fast. To make the long torturous week short and sweet for you my dear readers, I'm waiting on their counteroffer. And I squelched my doubts and fears by reminding myself of the dreams I've had for the past 20 years of living on my own farm. No doubt it's been a long journey and it's time, I'm ready.

The person you are destined to be doesn't live in fear, she is held back by nothing and no one, she is propelled by her dreams and ambitions, she is emboldened and empowered by her inner strength.