Jolly Postman's Wife Hunt 2021

My friend Jolly (The Jolly Postman) has finally arrived for a much anticipated visit. He is currently on a worldwide tour to find a wife! After our visit he will travel on to Indiana, North Carolina, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Australia. If we haven't found a soul mate for our mail order groom by then--well, we're not doing it right! :)

Jolly was glad to get out of that package and stretch his legs. He said it was rather crowded in there! Let's see what was in there with him, shall we?

Ah, he traveled comfortably in a large red, felt envelope!

 Okay, let's open it up! 

Gifts! For moi? This little package contained gifts from Sparkle the fairy-loving lady. (A friend of Pom Poms.) Thanks, Sparkle!

And then there was this pretty prancing pony made by Pom Pom herself! The legs are moveable! Thanks, Pom! It's really cute!

Further digging in the envelope produced...

Jolly, who is ensconced in a little pocket, along with his passport. He is attached to a larger book in which each of us will place the story of our visit, and we also get to decorate some pages! 

Here is Jolly's passport photo. (Better than most!)

And some pages from the larger book...

Some (not all) of the pages Pom Pom decorated...

And a peek at Pom's story.

Then we found the envelope with Pom Pom's wife choices!

You can go to Pom Pom's blog to read all about them!

By this time Jolly was getting a little antsy to look around the place. It was a rainy and dreary day when he arrived. He felt right at home! (You know English weather.)

If you haven't yet read The Jolly Postman there are many versions of the read-aloud on You Tube.

Jolly did some snooping about while I made him some breakfast.

Being a postman he was particularly curious about a certain envelope on my counter. "What is this pretty packet?" he asked. "Oh, someone has sent me some artist trading cards," I replied. "Artist trading cards? What are those?" He seemed genuinely intrigued...

so, I showed him!

"And what is this?" he enquired. 

"That is a rock. I plan to paint a loon on it and use it as a doorstop."

Well, that's as far as he got with his explorations in his first few moments at my house. Breakfast was ready. 

"Yum. The sausages are burned just as I like them!" he remarked.

And I let him use my favorite mug, of course.

So, we'll continue with the adventures of Jolly in my next post! And soon I'll have some wife suggestions, so stay tuned! 

For those of you who find thrifting to be the ultimate adventure...photos coming right up from my latest thrifting trip!

My favorite little thrift shop (charity shop) is called Bearly Used. The proceeds benefit the developmentally disabled in our little town, so it's a win-win!

I went heavy on the books this time, but first I'll show "other" stuff. 

These waste baskets caught my eye and I thought they were an improvement over what I have.

Inside the left one you see some frames. I couldn't resist these two little pictures. They looked like something I would have made myself. They feature dried leaves and stamps. They go well with my woodsy decor. (Such as it is, ha ha.)

I had to adopt these two little angel Christmas ornaments. One is missing an arm, but I couldn't leave him behind.

I can't seem to avoid getting a mug. This one will probably be used for pens or paintbrushes.

I don't know if anyone remembers, but at Christmas time I was looking all over for an electric knife. It's the only thing that will cut my fruitcake without wrecking it. Apparently, they are no longer made! Well, I found one! And it works! :)

Somebody felt the need to date the box.

It even came with some vintage twist ties. Ha ha.

I spent a lot of time thoroughly going through the bookshelves and was rewarded with some interesting finds. Now, if you see a book you know is a real stinker don't be afraid to say so. Some of these I've never heard of. I'm just going by what they say on the back. 

This first one was interesting because it came with some paperwork which was kind of attached to the book. It was also signed by the author. I don't know if you can read the pages, but they're kind of intriguing.

You might be able to read them if you click on them.

Here are the rest.

Granny Marigold, the book below on the left is about your neck of the woods. :)

You can always use chicken recipes!

Well, I hope this doesn't take as long to read as it took to write! It's the photo thing that takes so long, but what is a blog without photos? :)

Next time we'll catch up on Jolly's doings and maybe I'll be ready to introduce you to a gal he might like. Until then...

Shalom and love to all! 

(I don't know why some of the text above is black, but I decided to leave it. Blogger is crazy and I might mess things up worse if I try to fix it, ha ha.)

Jolly!

 Hey, y'all! Look who arrived yesterday! He made the arduous journey from my old stomping grounds in Colorado, to the northern wilds of Minnesota! Have I opened the envelope yet? Of course not! I'm still savoring the experience and trying to imagine all of the mysterious things Pom Pom's fertile imagination decided to pack into this exciting package. :)

For anyone who missed the memo, this is the blogger's version of Flat Stanley, only we're mailing the Jolly Postman around the country and around the world. I have no idea what kinds of activities I will be expected to participate in once I open this packet of fun, but I will be updating you as I go. The grands are excited to see what it's all about, but I wanted to open it all by myself and exclaim over each item before sharing with them. Photos will follow! You can follow this link to Pom Pom's blog where she will tell you how this journey began!

Pom Pom's Ponderings

Here on the farm we've (well mostly they've) been doing some major yard cleaning. This included Adam demolishing a small shed in the back yard.

Knocking it down...

And dragging it off to the burn pile.

These pictures were from yesterday. They're still at it today. My main contribution today was watching Thatcher in the house so Micah could get outside and help. (She wanted to.) The kids all "helped" too. 

We have some new "livestock" to play with. Ten chicks arrived about a week ago, and a few days later five guinea chicks joined the menagerie. Micah wants to go back and get a couple of silky bantams. This is their first experience with poultry, though Micah was raised with lots of chickens. This will be her first time to take care of them herself, so they're learning as they go. Sorry, I haven't taken photos of them yet. 

Otherwise, I've made a few cards today. These were all for the swap called "Flowers With a Little Something Extra". It's one of those ongoing swaps where we work our way through a whole deck of cards, doing a different number each month. Today I finished up my deck ahead of time, so I'm finished with this swap. (Yay!)

It just started snowing. The grands are biking and running around in it. I think they're about to load into the car and go to town for supper. After all that yard work it's probably nice not to have to make supper!

I'm currently reading Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti. It's the sequel to This Present Darkness. I read these many years ago, but I don't really recall a lot of details about this second book. Maybe I didn't finish it before? Who knows! :) These are novels full of spiritual warfare. Exciting reading! (And pretty quick.)

These clouds were from a snowstorm that had just passed through. The snow didn't stick. 

Ya know, I believe that's all I've got right now. Time to dive into that Jolly Postman envelope and see what's up!

Shalom and hugs to everyone!