Five Things Friday
Here it is Friday already and I haven’t written a blog post all week. It seems other projects have a way of creeping into my days and writing gets put on the back burner. Today is no exception, but just for fun I thought I’d join in the “Five Things Friday” theme and share a few random things that you might like to know about.
Firstly…
…just because I don’t have anything else to do, I’ve taken up a new hobby. I saw some beautiful string art greeting cards on display in a little shop we visited recently, and thought, “I could make those!” I actually think that about a lot of things I see. I can’t help it. I blame my mother for that. It’s just the way I was raised. But in this case, I actually tried it because I already had the supplies on hand. I’m still getting a feel for it. My needle holes were too big on the first design I tried. My thought is to try selling the cards, but it remains to be seen if I actually enjoy doing it enough to want to make them to sell… and if there’s even a market for them.
I have a special fondness for the look of string art because it’s a hobby Lyle enjoyed as a teen and we still have several pieces he made. I currently have them hanging in the front office of the print shop. It’s interesting to me that a lot of people comment on them.
Secondly…
…I came across this lovely journal at Costco the other night. I’m usually pretty resistant to impulse buys, but this time it came home with me. It’s such a pretty shade of blue and I love the verse stamped in foil on the front cover… but the inside is my favorite part.
See the lines? They are not actually blank lines, but the words of the Psalms in teeny-tiny print. My intention is to letter the entire book of Psalms into this journal, a few verses at a time, as part of my daily devotions.
Thirdly…
…some of you have told me you appreciate me sharing free Kindle books I find. The thing is, sometimes the freebies are only available for a limited time so rather than doing an occasional round-up of available titles, I’ve started posting them as I find them on my Facebook page. With Facebook’s weird algorithm I have no idea who sees my posts there, even if you subscribe to my page. So I added a sidebar widget here on the blog to show my most recent posts. You should be able to see the Kindle freebies there… plus, I think if you comment on my posts on my Facebook page future posts will be more likely to show up in your news-feed, but I wouldn’t necessarily depend on that either.
Fourthly…
…I’ve been urging spring on with imported fresh-cut flowers.
It’s been an unusually harsh winter in our area. We’re finally beginning to see a few hints of spring around the neighborhood. Not that I’ve noticed any buds or growing things much yet, but at least the temperatures have been in the 40s the last couple of weeks. We’ve had too much a lot of rain, too, which has helped to melt the snow. What’s left now is in the big piles from the snow plow and in the shady spots. Yesterday we even saw sunshine for a few hours. That was definitely a welcome novelty!
Fifthly…
…we are Rebecca is thinking about getting chickens again. They’ve been available in the local farm stores for 2 or 3 weeks now, but we’ve been putting off getting them, waiting for it to warm up some. Yes, they’ll be in a brooder to start with but we remember that they out-grow that faster than you think they would.
I guess that’s it for this week. What have you been up to lately?
16 Comments
rachelgoingcreative
Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Fourthly and Fifthly!!! Those are actually interesting.
Karla Ezell Cook
Firstly, I’m glad you find them interesting!
rachelgoingcreative
Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Fourthly and Fifthly!!! I enjoyed reading those so much…and can you imagine being mailed to your grandma? Shudder… AND being called poultry. Your cards are really pretty too.
Karla Ezell Cook
Secondly, you really need to read Mailing May. It wasn’t as bad as you might think!
rachelgoingcreative
Oh AND I’ve never seen a journal like that. What a FANTASTIC idea to letter the book of Psalms into it in your own handwriting…I don’t know who else’s handwriting it would be if it weren’t your OWN though, now that I think of it.
Karla Ezell Cook
Thirdly, I started writing out scriptures several years ago. I find it helps me slow down and meditate on the scriptures as I write.
rachelgoingcreative
Those TULIPS! I understand forcing Spring. You need to jump over to my blog and see how I forced Spring with a teeny fern. Yours are more colorful though… I do admit that.
Karla Ezell Cook
Fourthly, I love your little fern! I’ve been carefully tending several little green friends this winter. I like to think they help purify the air.
rachelgoingcreative
So uuhhmmm. Let’s see here. Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Fourthly, Fifthly…I think that ’bout sums it up. So I guess I’m outta here. Oh yeah, Facebook…that’s so nice of you to put your kindle freebies over there. But doesn’t fb just absolutely drive you bonkers??
Karla Ezell Cook
Fifthly… are we at fifthly? Yes, Facebook does indeed absolutely drive me bonkers!
pse
Fun and interesting post. Also Rachel’s addition.
Karla Ezell Cook
That’s what I said! About Rachel’s comments, I mean. Thanks for your encouragement, Mother!
Farrah Braileanu
Hey, stranger! We’re still alive, believe it or not. I liked knowing about all those things, but my favorite is the string art! 🙂
Karla Ezell Cook
I’m so glad you popped in, Farrah! I had been wondering about you… I did assume you were still alive, but it’s nice to know for sure. The string art has been a fun project.
mommyhon333
Not only was this a good read but it is a really pretty post. I think your string art cards will be very popular. They are lovely. As are those tulips. I need to treat myself to fresh flowers more often.
Coincidentally, I teased my PC about buying a chicken coop when we saw them at Walmart. I couldn’t imagine they would sell many but then I realized a lot of children get chicks at Easter.
Karla Ezell Cook
Thank you for the compliment on the post and the cards, Leslie. Costco and Trader Joe’s are good places to buy fresh flowers at a reasonable price. You should definitely treat yourself! I bet your PC would be in favor!
I think backyard chickens are becoming a popular thing. I’m hearing of more people doing it. We had them once before several years ago, but then we moved and had to give them up. They are not as much trouble as I was afraid they might be.