u/MaleficentResponse52

Today is manure spreading day here on the farm which means I am stuck long hours by the gate keeping cows in and letting tractors out. Usually I watch Netflix on my phone but realized today I could be looming up a new hat for the upcoming cooler weather!

So here i sit, in my camp chair, listening to the audio book Cresent City-House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas and looming myself a new hat!

I am one happy farm wife.

So i only cant 2 or 3 times a year. (I wish it was more often but I take what I can get.) My husband and i are looking at going camping in the end of October. Here is KY, it could be 55° or 15° at night. My currently sleeping bag is amazing but only rated down to 32° and last time I took it cold weather camping i was almost miserable. So I think i would like one rated more toward 0-15° as i am a cold sleeper. But I also have a budget. I promise I would love a $500 down sleeping bag but my paycheck says to calm down and keep it under $200.

Anyone have a woman's sleeping bag they love that is a below 20° bag for less then $200. Does this unicorn of a sleeping bag exist?

Our sweet girl Cap went missing over a month ago. It isnt uncommon for her to be gone over night but more then 3 days, never. My husband and I have been grieving her loss for weeks now. After 2 weeks we came to terms with the fact that something must have happened to her. And then yesterday evening my husband got home from work and he heard her crying from a long way off and there she was, running full speed across the hay field, right into his arms! He called me almost in tears he was so excited. Needless to say, she is getting extra food and love for the next few days.

I have new book shelves being made currently and they should be installed next week. Fingers crossed. I am trying to decide how I want to organize the books once they are up. Obviously now I have books 3 deep on my one small shelf and more in boxes and totes which sucks.

I cant decided if I want them organized alphabetically by author or by genre. I see some of y'all doing it by color and my OCD cant with that. I need my book series together. Which do you feel is easier to navigate for yourself?

Our tom cat Pumpkin followed me while I was chopping weeds out of our tobacco patch because he really wanted all of Moms attention.

We have cats.. all the cats. Our neighbor moved and left his cat. (So rude, I know.) She adopted us and then gave us 7 kittens before she passed. They are all outdoor barn cats and all fixed so dont come at me. But we love them SO much and they just tolerate our existence so they can have food. This is my girl Bernie, she loves us the most. But her love didn't go for enough for our photo shoot in the flowers today. 🤣

I have a problem... I ALWAYS sit with atleast one foot tucked up under me at work. Well raking my shoes on and off my chair for years has taken its toll. My boss has been complaining about how bad it looks and wants to get me a new chair, but I love mine. Its comfortable. Soooo for $5.30 of clearence Walmart fabric, I made a cover. My boss is happy and I am happy. And also, everyone in the office is now jealous of my adorable office chair.

I didnt use a pattern. Just saw a YouTube short about it once, measured my chair (incorrectly), then cut it out of cotten upholstery fabric, sewed a tunnel around the edge and put elastic through. Sorry my explanation sucks but I am very new to sewing.

So i just finished my 4th of July shirt and I love it but I noticed the cotten fabric is fraying around the edge. I hate it. So thoughts on how to keep this from fraying off in my first wash? I was thinking about channeling my grandma and using puffy paint around the edges but didnt know if that would fix it or if I would try something else? Or is it to late, live and learn?

We camped at The Outpost in the tree house platforms and in Babcock State Park which were both wonderful. Did the bridge walk and hiked Endless Wall and Kaymoor Mines. Such beautiful and unique hikes. Also enjoyed talking to the gentleman who still runs the grist mill in Babcock. Lastly, we hunted some of the waterfalls for the West Virginia waterfall challenge. This state is a cool place.

We have gotten over 12 inches of rain in the last 2 weeks (which we REALLY needed). But as much as I have thanked the Lord for the rain, there is only so long you can be cooped up without a good sunny cool early morning run. I love this time of year!

My cousin is expecting her first and I have gone a bit sew crazy. I just learned to sew and I am hooked. The blanket turned out better then I thought and I was so proud of how good the quilting part turned out. And I love the adorable baby mits. I just hope they fit!

Its just a cotton top with flannel bottom. I cut 4x4 squares for the top. I will say I alternated them so it appears randome but is actually a pattern because I am honestly a little OCD.

I grew up doing alot of car camping and loved it. We packed EVERYTHING! Then when I moved out on my own I started backpacking which means you take as little as possible to keep your weight down.

This June I am headed out with my mom to do a few days camping trip in and around New River Gorge, WV. My mom is a car camping at an electric site with all the luxury kind of lady and im trying to think of small things I could do or bring to make out trip that much more fun and comfortable. So let me hear all your luxury items you take camping when you want peace AND comfort.