
Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022:
Remodel The Kitchen
It took me nearly all week to get the kitchen primed and ready for paint because of the dark blue paint that was there before, but I finally got that part done.
After The Girl heads back {she’s here for the long weekend} I’ll get the paint on the walls and the final coat of paint on the window trim and once that’s all good and dry, the HH will be able to install the new window covering and hang the light fixture.
I’m hoping that by this time next week the light fixture and shade will be in and we can then start to make a game plan for ripping out the rest of the cabinets {and the sink and dishwasher}.
Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove DONE!!!
I hit my goal of selling enough of my 2022 hooked rugs and pillows in my Etsy shop to pay for my new Duck Egg Blue AGA cooker. I have now shifted to saving my rug hooking funds for a “research trip” to England to find the perfect scone {so I can duplicate it in my new oven}.
Fill the Canning Cupboard
This past week I canned more tomato ketchup and hot sauce to the canning cupboard. Yee-Haw! It’s filling up.
So far this year I have canned:
- Costco Like Salsa
- Tomato Ketchup
- Tomato Bruchetta
- Raspberry Blueberry Jam
- Carrot Cake Jam
- Strawberry Lemon Jam
- Blueberry Lime Jam
- Strawberry Jam
- Cinnamon Rhubarb Jam
- Pickled Asparagus
- Ginger Pear Jam
- Spiced Christmas Jam
- Cranberry Sauce
- Split Pea and Ham Soup
- Beef Stew
- Zucchini Relish
- Heirloom Tomato Salsa
Not canned, but in jars:
Earn Enough Money Selling {?????} To Pay For Our 2022 Grocery Tab By The End Of The Year.
I’ve decided to wait until fall to list my beach finds. I know this is cutting my selling season a bit short, but with so many other things going on right now, I just don’t have the time to add another thing to my to-do list.
Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.
It’s all about the tomatoes right now. I can’t get them canned fast enough so I’ve been giving them away. I do think we grew just about the right amount though this year, and will probably plant as many next year.
But hopefully I will have come up with a few more recipes by then.
Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.
It’s not so much that the crafts are in the dining room these days… it’s the tomatoes!
Tap Our 2 Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup {DONE}
It was a good experience, and we’re going to do it again next year {although I would like to find a few more trees to tap so our yield is a bit higher}.
Make a Quilt Top
This is the stack of white fabric I need to cut into 2 1/2″ squares and it’s still collecting dust. But September won’t be as crazy, right? I’ll get it done. I’m just not sure when.
1 Craft / Blog Free Day a Week {I’ve had 33 craft/blog free days this year so far.}
I wasn’t planning on taking Friday off from the internet but I woke up not feeling so well and ended up going back to bed and sleeping until 9am and then taking a 2 hour nap later in the day.
I was back to normal on Saturday though so I probably just over exerted myself canning. HA!
Be More Intentional With My Time
I threw a frying pan {more about that later}.
Keep My Husband Busy
The HH was pretty busy this past week. He did the yard maintenance, installed two garage door openers, sanded the trim and doors in the hallway, filled the propane tanks {for canning} and played dock boy for me and The Girl.
The HH’s Honey Do List {so far} for 2022
- Take over cooking {I’ll still do the baking and canning}
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Cut down the cluster of trees in the backyardDONE - Build a new set of stairs down to the water.
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Fill the field {with soil} - Remodel 1 bathroom
Replace fireplace tile- Build window boxes for the front of the house
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Build an arbor for the wisteria{We decided to move the wisteria to another location instead} -
Order 4 cords of firewood by the end of May and stack themDONE -
Sand the floors in the entire houseDONE -
Install new garage door openersDONE {new addition}
My House Projects For This Year {so far}
It was a good week for me too in the house projects department. I primed the walls in the kitchen and painted the trim on the window in the kitchen as well {it still needs another coat of paint though}.
Things I need to get done this year:
- Finish painting the outside of the house
- Finish painting the inside of the house
- Make something to hang above our new console table
- Make it look like people actually live here {working on it!}
- New window treatment for the kitchen window {ordered!}
Try 24 New Recipes {17 down, 7 to go}
This past week I shared a recipe for tomato ketchup. Also, the Duck Lady mentioned that now that her farmstand is slowing down a bit {summer people heading home} if I want to, I can try out her AGA in the afternoons when she’s not baking.
I think I might take her up on it too and bake a loaf of bread.
So far this year I have shared the following recipes:
- Tomato Bruschetta
- Strawberry Lemon Jam
- Costco Salsa
- Raspberry Blueberry Jam
- Pickled Asparagus
- Split Pea Soup
- Beef Stew
- Pressure Canned Split Pea and Ham Soup
- Hash Brown Waffles with Bacon and Cheese
- Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits
- Apple Cinnamon Granola
- Mrs. C’s Slow Cooker Pot Roast
- Ginger Pear Jam
- Blueberry Lime Jam
- Lentils with Carrots and Thyme
- Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread
- Dutch Oven Olive and Rosemary Bread
- Air Fryer Bread
- Peach Lavender Jam
Listen to 12 Audiobooks {12/12 so far} DONE
I’m still working my way through Linda Tatelbaum’s book Carrying Water as a Way of Life: A Homesteader’s History.
Audiobooks I’ve listened to this year:
- The Boys by Ron and Clint Howard 10/10
- Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree 9/10
- Seven at Sea by Erik and Emily Orton 9/10
- The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin 10/10
- Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton 10/10
- Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys 10/10
- No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox 10/10
- Night Road by Kristen Hannah on Audiobook. 9/10
- Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault. Interesting. 8/10
- The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 10/10
- On Writing Stephen King 10/10
- Taste by Stanley Tucci 8/10
- Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper 10/10
Get a Fishing License and Catch a Fish
I saw him out there twice this past week on the dock trying to catch something… But so far, no fish. Maybe he needs better bait?
My List of Garden Projects For This Year I want to Accomplish
Check out this beautiful head of cabbage I harvested last night. Isn’t it beautiful!?
One of the goals on my list this year is to grow 500 pounds of food this summer.
So far we’ve harvested: 511 pounds and 9 oz.
- Cabbage 31 pounds 7 ounces
- Radishes 3 pounds 14 ounces
- Broccoli 3.5 ounces
- Lettuce 1 pound 4 ounces
- Chives 13 ounces
- Tomatoes 315 pounds 7 ounces
- Blueberries .75 ounces
- Shelling Peas 7 pounds 4 ounces
- Green beans 16 pounds 1 ounces
- Zucchini 42 pounds 7 ounces
- Cucumbers 28 pounds 1 ounces
- Carrots 20 pounds 15 ounces
- Eggplant 3 pounds 12 ounces
- Cauliflower 2 pounds 13 ounces
- Peppers 8 pound 5 ounces
- Garlic 9 ounces
- Onions 3 pounds 7 ounces
- Beets 11 pounds 8 ounces
- Potatoes 2 pounds 11 ounces
My garden projects for this year:
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Map out this year’s garden by April 1st– Done -
Plant apple or pear trees– Done -
Plant raspberry and blueberry bushesDone -
Plant asparagus and rhubarb– Done -
Grow 500 pounds of foodDone -
Expand the lasagna gardenWe created a new garden plot instead Done - Finish clearing the front of the property
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Get some garden pots for the front an back patio/porchesDone
Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns and/or Kits Done! {27 out of 12 finished so far}
My next Etsy shop update will be on Saturday {September 10th} at 8pm EST and I’m hoping to have 2 more patterns/kits ready to share by then. It’s a good thing I have multiple hoops to use, as Lucy has taken up to curling up in my 16″ hoop.
New Rug Hooking Patterns/Kits For 2022
- Tom and Tilly Turkey
- The Willard Inn Pumpkin Patch
- Olde Sturbridge Pumpkin
- Autumn in the Garden
- Olde Salem Cat # 2
- Fat Black Cat with Pumpkins
- Small American Flag
- Small Flower Basket
- Fat Black Cat
- Busy Little Bee – Brown
- Simple Red Heart
- Patriotic Tulips
- God Bless America
- American Chicken.
- American Kitty
- USA Flag
- Olde Blue
- Chicks and Flowers
- Scrappy Chicken
- Easter Egger Chicken
- Spring Arrives on Widsbee Farm
- Folk Art Chicken
- Valentine Kisses
- 1736 Tulips
- Large Valentine Heart Runner
- Antique Flower Basket
- Love Grows Fraktur Bird
Done!Have All My 2022 Ornaments Finished by April 1st.
I’m done with garden markers and ornaments for the year.
52 Walks {We’ve gone on 20 of 52 so far}
We went on a nice walk this week and it only reminded me that I need to get out and walk more.
Visit 12 Towns in Maine That I Haven’t Been to Before
So far we’ve visited:
How about YOU? How did you do with working towards your goals for 2022?
~Mavis
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- That picture of Lucy is precious ! by Adeline
- Have you thought of freezing the tomatoes? by AnnA
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