Author: Angela Pea

Wife. Mother. Engineer. Cancer Survivor. Knitter of Marvelous Things. Rider of Multiple Bikes. Fabulous Cook. Reader of All the Books. Eternal Optimist. Perpetually Happy.
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Sweet Shot Tuesday and 20{4}40 – Hammers, Nails and Power Tools, Oh My!

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We are all pencils in the Hand of God. ~ Mother Theresa

 


Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

641. The invite to participate on a Habitat for Humanity project – a house built by women!
642. Getting to know other women in my neighborhood while working together
643. Meeting other amazing women from my community
644. Meeting Ken and Joe, and learning about the Habitat for Humanity project
645. The fact that I have skills that imminently useful, such as
646. Reading construction plans
647. Using a miter saw to cut truss struts and braces
648. Using a circular saw to cut decking pieces
649. Using a laser level to, uh, level stuff
650. Using a chisel to scale the faces of framing over lintels
651. Using a hammer to place stringers for ceiling board
652. Using a caulk gun
653. Using a staple gun to attach sheathing
654. Using a hand plane to ease a finished edge
655. The neighbor who brought us a wonderful lunch of barbeque sandwiches
656. The other neighbor who brought us cookies and a cooler full of water
657. Sunscreen
658. Hardhats (yeah, I bumped my head hard hat several times while nailing the stringer!)
659. Aching muscles from a job well done
660. Advil at the end of the day

 EMail Anglea Pea

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20{4}40 – Herbs and Iris

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‘Breakers’

 Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

‘Cherubim’
681. The tiller

682. Remembering to cut back and clean the garden beds last winter, making today’s tilling so much easier
683. Hardy plants that take all the abuse I heap on them and still come back every year, such as
684. Salvia officinalis
685. Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’
686. Salvia faromacea ‘Victoria Blue’
687. Salvia greggi
688. Origanum vulgare x hirtum ‘Norton’s Gold’
689. Artemisia absinthium ‘Wormwood’
690. Lavandula angustifolia ‘Province’
‘Superstition’
691. Pruning paint
692. Extension ladders
693. Chainsaw
694. Iris Blooming

695. ‘Cherubim’

696. ‘Superstition’

697. ‘Breakers’

698. ‘Sweet Thing’

699. ‘Lavender Lady’

700. ‘Painted Clouds’

Lavender Lady

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20{4}40 – Wildfires, a Movie and Dishes

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6:30 pm  View from the back porch.
Smoke blocking the sun.
661. Eggs for breakfast
662. Tangerines
663. Bananas
664. Husband taking DirtBike and The Architect to school
665. Elliptical run at lunchtime
666. Tuna and crackers after run
667. Husband picking up DirtBike and The Architect after school
668. Wildfires by the house being quickly spotted
669. Hudson Oaks and Aledo volunteer firemen
670. The wind dying down just in time
671. Wildfire being quickly put out before any homes or barns were damaged
672. Faith that rain will come again, the earth will heal, and the trees and grass will come back
673. Linguini and asparagus for dinner
674. Big Ole’ Salad to go with linguini and asparagus
675. DirtBike’s turn to do the dishes
676. Dishes being done without a single gripe or complaint
677. At home movie night – Tangled!
678. Popcorn
679. Apples
680. Peppermint tea

 

You may have seen a quick blurb on your local news about the wildfires in Texas.  It’s bad, my friends, very, very bad.  Please pray for the brave men and women who are fighting to put the fires out.  Pray for those who are temporarily displaced and for those who have lost their homes.  Pray for the communities who have lost their churches and their businesses. Most of all, pray for rain.

 Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

EMail Anglea Pea