Tag Archives: survival

Taste of Spring The End of January

Posted on February 1, 2021 by hernibs

After our walk yesterday we went into the garden to check the carrot patch. Hisnibs had covered the bed with leaves a couple of months ago so we weren’t sure if anything was left of the carrots still in the … Continue reading →

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Ordered Our Garden Seeds Today

Posted on January 29, 2021 by hernibs

Dreaming of sun on my face, rich composted soil, soft rain, and fresh seeds, I believe in tomorrow.

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My Opus

Posted on January 27, 2021 by hernibs

Why am I doing this, all these binders, too much information. I started researching my family tree, then trying to fit pieces of my personal puzzle together from the years I’d lost when I was ill. It became a habit, … Continue reading →

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Winter Day Gift

Posted on January 26, 2021 by hernibs

Our little orange tree is loaded with golden oranges. Just what we need this time of year with cold, covid and snow. Vitamin C on a tree. Thank you little tree for doing your best to keep us well. Orange … Continue reading →

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Frosty Friday

Posted on January 23, 2021 by hernibs

Frosty Friday yesterday, hibernating for today. Time to curl up by the fire, wrapped in woolly warm attire, work a puzzle, read a book, be a baker or a cook, sip on steaming homemade soup, refuse to let my spirit droop, … Continue reading →

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Correcting Past Mistakes

Posted on January 21, 2021 by hernibs

To undo mistakes is always harder than not to create them originally, but we seldom have foresight. Therefore we have no choice but to try to correct our past mistakes. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Bless The Idealists

Posted on January 14, 2021 by hernibs

Bless those who see beauty in the mundane, who take care of those who need care, who protect those who need their protection, who show up for the task even though they are exhausted. We need more idealists in this … Continue reading →

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Planning My Day

Posted on January 5, 2021 by hernibs

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. ~E. B. White

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Braiding A Rug – Repurposing Old Clothes

Posted on January 4, 2021 by hernibs

Old shirts, jammy pants and leftover fabric are cut into strips, the strips are folded in half with the edges folded inside and ironed flat. The strips are then sewn together end to end to make longer strips. Those strips … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged braiding, covid projects, craft, creative, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, old clothes, photograph, repurpose, rug making, sewing, share, survival | 2 Comments

All Things Are Connected

Posted on January 3, 2021 by hernibs

If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2021 by hernibs

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE FOLLOWING MY BLOG! May 2021 be a year of health, happiness and peace. Hernibs 🎉🎈📯

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged 2021, inspiration, new year, survival | 3 Comments

Covid Puzzle

Posted on December 30, 2020 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged Beauty, Christmas, covid recreation, dog, inspiration, jigsaw puzzle, Life, Peace, photograph, survival | 6 Comments

A Little Bit of Cheer

Posted on December 29, 2020 by hernibs

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Covid Christmas Dinner

Posted on December 26, 2020 by hernibs

We each contributed something for our turkey dinner, set it up buffet style in eldest daughter’s tiny house, then we took turns going in, filling our plates and headed out onto the deck to eat safely. (Scroll down) Eating Christmas … Continue reading →

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Merry Covid Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2020 by hernibs

I wish you a safe, healthy, happy, blessed Christmas there in your bubble. Stay there until the danger has passed when we will all be free at last and all our joys will double. 2020©Sharron R. McMillan

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