Happy Homemaker Monday

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         *** The weather in my neck of the woods*** 

The second half of the week looks beautiful!!! Can't wait to spend time out on the balcony reading! ❤

Monday - Rain & 87
Tuesday - Rain & 87
Wednesday -79 & cloudy
Thursday - 75 & partly sunny
Friday - Sunny, 74
Saturday - Sunny, 77
Sunday - Mostly sunny, 76
 
 
 *** Things that make me happy ***
Planning my vacation for the end of August, paying off credit cards, beautiful weather. 
 
 
*** Book I'm reading *** 
 I'm still making my way through the same books.  

"The Iliad" is quite good! It's taking a lot of annotation to keep up with all the different names, places, and information. 

"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is so, so good! If you haven't read it, please do! 

"Let Them" by Mel Robbins

Bible - Book of Isaiah 
 

*** What's on my tv *** 
*Dateline
*Days of Our Lives
*YouTube videos on journaling, cooking, and productivity

I watched the 2004 movie "Troy" to go along with The Iliad. It was really good. I don't think that I saw it before. 
 
 
*** On the breakfast plate *** 

 Today I had 3 peanut butter banana mini waffles - they were not so good. They were from Whole Foods. I was disappointed. 
 
*** On the lunch plate *** 
   I had a grilled chicken Caeser salad with a slice of sourdough bread and a plumcot! 
 
 
*** On the dinner plate *** 
I made pinto beans and farro 
 
 
*** On the menu *** 


Monday Refried bean and cheese quesadillas on corn tortillas 

Tuesday OUT 
 
Wednesday Probably a Lean Cuisine 

Thursday Big Mac Salad

Friday Loaded sweet potato fries

Saturday Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Stew with Israeli couscous

Sunday Jambalaya with shrimp (mixed with cauliflower rice) 



*** On my to do list *** 

This week:
Work M, W, TH, F
Jeff Dr. appointment and late lunch
Writing Sprints
WW Workshops
Friend coming over Thursday for dinner 
 

*** New Recipe I tried or want to try *** 
Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Stew with Israeli couscous - from the cookbook "Vegan at Times"
    
 
*** What I am creating ***
                                                        Lots of writing. 
 

 
*** No words needed (favorite photo or picture) *** 

 
I love this bookmark - I believe I got it on Etsy last year

This is a park I went to while I was growing up. We went for a walk here last week. 


Detroit River. Canada in the distance. 



 
*** Devotional, Prayers, Bible Verses *** 

Comments

  1. carrie@northwoods scrapbookJuly 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM

    Happy new week lovely Lady! Thanks for fun reading recommendations. :) I hope you get to go read in that lovely weather this week. The photos of the park are so beautiful. Blessings on your week ahead. xoxo

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    1. Sherry JollyJuly 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM

      Definitely check out A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. The main character is a young girl in around 1920. I'm looking forward to the drop in temperature! Cannot wait :)

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  2. MoniqueJuly 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM

    Hope you are having a fnatstic week. Planning a vacation is always fun. It's nice to get away for a bit. I love the pics of the park. I grew up near a river to, so it remionds me of my childhood home.

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  3. threesidesofcrazyAugust 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM

    I hope your week turned as lovely as it was supposed to! I loved a Tree grows in Brooklyn - WONDERFUL book. I'm obviously running late, but will be back around this week. 😊

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