‘Ink Re-Cap 148: Random Sketches and Scribbles
‘Ink Re-Cap 148.
Random Sketches and Scribbles
about harvest moons, John Deere tractors
and 8 dozen donuts for a moving-in workday.
I love September.
September on the farm where I grew up is the epitome of fall in my memory bank, and I don’t believe that will ever change. The crispy edge to the early mornings, the smell of ripe wheat pouring into the granary, and the droning sound of combines all around.
And a perfect, dry evening with a bright orange harvest moon beaming up the windrows as you combine late into the night, until the dew finally falls and you have to stop. Because you don’t want to waste any of this precious dry harvesting time, the family all comes to the field for supper on the ground.
Memories don’t get any better than this.
I can almost smell the chaff as I write.
Yay for Fall!
‘Ink Re-Cap 148 Sketches and Scribbles
Dried and pressed flowers are making a comeback and we couldn’t be more thrilled! How to Make a Pressed Flower Fall Bridal Shower Invitation is a fun project.
We started this post, A Comprehensive Getting-Ready-for-Baby Guide, last week, but because of our Church Lady sewing day we didn’t get it public.
Getting your Christmas list ready? Give these a consider: Best Gift Ever: Family Recipes in a Personalized Album
I’ve been wanting to make these for awhile now, Inspired Scripture Markers DIY: Quick and Easy Craft. The ones I use in my Bible right now are sorta garish. But still work a treat. (I’ve been listening to British books this week.)
Starting a new Children’s Bible Study book of the Israelites sad saga. This week is The Great Exodus Lesson 1: The Promise, and how it all started with Jacob moving his family to Egypt to live near Joseph.
Vintage John Deere.
One day my family’s chat had an invitation from my brother.
Come for hamburgers for supper and listen to him start his new vintage John Deere combine.
Yep, we’re at that age where our entertainment consists of listening to an old John Deere go putt-putt and pour black smoke into the air. I mean, is there anything more satisfying to – er – a farmer’s vintage children?
I think my brother needs to figure out how to bottle the distinct smell of antique engine exhaust and he’d make a million. At least the baby boomers would buy, right?
The only thing that didn’t make me cry real tears that we couldn’t hop on a plane for Canada was that this is not one of our family’s original farm machines. We didn’t get sentimental till we got rid of all our old junkers and now we have to buy our memories back at extreme expense. What Dad likely sold for a couple hundred dollars you now have to spend five digits to buy back. It’s so bad with old tractors that my son can’t afford one for his little farm by the river.
New products listed this week:
No new products this week, but we’re working on some incredible wedding invitation designs. I spend an hour or ten drawing protea sketches…
‘Ink Re-Cap 148 Search Engine Winner:
Last week I said if the Apple Crafts Post was the winner again this week I would cut this section. Instead I’ll share something I found when I went into the weeks search stats for kimenink. I found that some of the searches began at Ecosia, which I had never heard of before. Apparently you add Ecosia to Chrome (an extension maybe???) and without doing a thing you plant trees with your searches.
Can somebody with more tech knowledge please explain this to the rest of us???
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Inspiring Inklings of Real Life
8 Dozen Donuts.
That’s the number they said to buy for Saturday morning coffee break for the moving crew. This enthusiastic crowd is moving our friends into their brand new house. The ladies will clean and the men will do the heavy lifting.
50 people they said. How can you use 50 people to move one family? How many are children who will be running wild over the 5 acre pristine desert property?
Guess what I think. Everyone wants to see this new build home out in the desert, and so they’re glad to volunteer to help clean and lift. Except us. We’ll be chasing around to all the donut shops trying to find enough donuts.
8 dozen donuts? Seriously? Wow.
But moving into a new house you built yourself is so exciting. Our thrill has worn off slightly after 25 years (too much remodeling already), but it was a great feeling at the time.
Book recommendation: “Women of the Word“*
by
“We all know it’s important to have personal Bible study. But sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Lack of time, emotionally driven approaches, and past frustrations can erode our resolve to keep growing in our knowledge of Scripture. How can we keep our focus and sustain our passion when reading the Bible?
Offering a clear and concise plan to help women go deeper in their study of Scripture, this book will equip you to engage God’s Word in a way that trains your mind and transforms your heart.” Amazon
I haven’t read it, but someone who did said it had made a big difference in how she approached her personal devotion time. I think I need this right now.
Share the stories of the Bible with your children with the iconic:
“Egermeier’s Bible Story Book“* by Elsie Egermeier. 1947 
I can still hear our late minister Errol Wedel tell us about his memories of this book. His parents read it to them, and he read it to his children.
I couldn’t find the title of the book we always read from, but someone gave us a beautiful Bible story book with lots of pictures that our children loved. It always amazes me how much our children absorb, when you wonder if they’re even listening. Last Sunday evening our pastor asked some Bible questions, and the children knew several of the answers before the adults.
If you don’t have a good Bible story book, get one today. And read it every night. (Unless it’s harvest time and there’s a harvest moon and dry fields. Then you can put it off for a night or two.)
Miscellaneous
A smile:
“A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.” a mom-ism, right?
Random Factoid of the week:
Did you know that turning a donut as it fries involves no human intervention?
Apparently it will turn over on it’s own when it’s time.
I wonder if that would happen if I tried to make donuts?
Thanks mobilecuisine.com. Which is a site you’ll find interesting if you like food truck fare. (I still wonder what happened to that yummy rib truck we used to see by Coury’s on Grand.)
Inspiring Quote
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