A new year and a new look

As I have said several times this year already, there is a lot of ‘moving forward’ going on for me in 2012. And, this blog is no exception with a new look!

It was actually quite by accident. I was updating programs (they get updated regularly mostly for security purposes) and when I got to the current theme I was using, I hit the update button, and voila, my blog was so very screwed up! I had no choice but to change the theme, create new headers, change some formatting, yada, yada. I hope you like it.

Since my last writing, I have finished another . I think it my best ever!

We had our first of the season the other night. It was wicked cold! I wore long johns under my sweat pants, and made in an effort to keep us warm and cozy. Even Sam Dog got his ears covered!

 And, I had to cover the , too! Now, most are done producing in these parts near the end of November, but mine was super slow to start. I don’t know if I needed more fertilizer or what, but, when most people were pulling out their garden remnants, I was watching my finally forming heads.

With my first head of cabbage, I made .

 

 

After all this time and even after the hard freeze the other night, my cauliflower and red cabbages are finally forming some nice heads.

 

By the time my fall garden is done, it will be time for spring planting, once again!

So, what have you been up to, lately?

 

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Keep moving forward

I guess I have to say that I do have a ’s Resolution for 2012 after all.

Keep Moving Forward.

Everyday. No matter how large or small the steps.

That’s it.

I think it came to me because of my current employment situation. If you don’t know, the company I worked for closed on June 30, 2011.  So, I am unemployed. In the past six months, I’ve had two potential positions that, in the end, didn’t work out for me. Funny thing is, I’m pretty cool with that. At this stage of my life, I really don’t want to find another job working for someone else. I’d much rather spend my time and effort working for myself. So, for the first few months of bliss, I tried to come up with an action plan that would lead to self-employment, while looking for potential outside employment. I stumbled, floundered, pretended to be working on a plan, vegetated, worked on a few house projects, played on the computer, read, planted a fall vegetable garden and found myself not moving forward in any productive way.

It was getting to me. I knew I should be more productive, but just couldn’t find my way. So, after a lethargic few months the heavens of finally parted and I find myself with so very much to do!

One, is my . (I grew several hundred on our back forty a few years ago and have kept them for some future projects.) The next step is to add a page to Cindy’s Country Corner and offer them for sale! I need to set up a ‘shopping cart’ and my paypal account on my website to make it easy for lovers to buy them. That will happen in the next couple of days. In the meantime, if you are interested in having a of your very own (they will go fast and make great gifts, btw), comment on this post and I’ll reserve the one you want! Prices range from $10 to $25, plus shipping.

Here are some photos.

These are the solids. Cleaned, primed, two coats of paint and two coats of varnish, they sell for $10 each.
(L to R) hand painted folk art ($25), decoupage sunflowers ($20), striped ($20 sold), leaf imprint ($15).
Ladybugs ($20)
Flower Power ($25)

 

Obviously, I can’t make a living at this. I’m no artist extraordinaire. But, I really like flexing my creative muscles! What do you think?

 

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Hello 2012

Another year behind us and a new one starting.

As for me, I don’t make ’s . But, I do look forward to each new year full of hope and optimism that I will live my life better than the year before. In all honesty, I must admit that I am never nearly quite as successful at this endeavor as I want to be. But, who knows? The new year is fast approaching and I have yet another opportunity to get it right.

Here are my five favorite New Year’s quotes:

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.   - Oprah Winfrey

New Year’s Day:  Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.  Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.   - Mark Twain

We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.   - Edith Lovejoy Pierce

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this:  To rise above the little things.   - John Burroughs

And, my absolute favorite:

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.   - Benjamin Franklin

I’ve been seeing a lot of articles in the past several days about New Year’s Resolutions. Even the US government on its site USA.gov lists the top resolutions with links to sites to help you achieve your goals!  Are you making any New Year’s Resolutions for 2012?

 

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