Sunday, January 20, 2013

happy 12th anniversary!

yesterday we celebrated our 12th anniversary together. wow. what an amazing 12 years it has been. i love him more now than i have ever loved him...and in the beginning i really, really, really fell hard for that man. he was so beautiful...on the inside as well as on the outside...and he is even more beautiful now. and he is such a caring, kind gentleman to all of the ladies in our 2 communities - he makes my heart soar and makes me so proud of him. he is a hard worker, he takes care of the Manor - and me and the cats - and he is thriving here. it's amazing! and because he is thriving - i am thriving too!

anniversary or no anniversary makes no difference - there must always be a sky pic for my beautiful sister Helga...have a gander:


it was freakin freezing out yesterday - like minus 10C (roughly 24-25F) so there was no going out and building snowforts or snowmen or having snowball fights. which we would have done if it wasn't so cold. we only get a few days each winter when it is that cold thank goodness. but it was such a beautiful, sunny and blue-sky day. plus it was our anniversary. we needed to celebrate.

so how do two naked 40+-yr olds who have no children celebrate their 12th anniversary together while living in the middle of nowhere? i am glad you asked. we did what any naked 40+-yr olds who have no children and live in the middle of nowhere would do - we spent the entire morning getting seeds out of pods that had been drying since autumn.

i know - crazy eh?

we spent all morning sitting together at the kitchen table in the beautiful sun, sorting through our carefully collected dried pods and stems and busted pods onto plates and then carefully packaged our seeds. seeds that we will be planting this spring. seeds that will feed us next year. we had an incredibly wonderful time. we kept high-fiving each other, sighing happily, grinning, trying to catch kale seeds that were popping all over the place - so much fun!

this is what we managed to package...it is easily less than 10 percent of all of our saved seeds. i normally go crazy when the seed catalogues start coming in. not this year. look at all of those beautiful seeds....i will not need to purchase any of these seeds this year.


we have a ton more seeds that we need to bust out of their pods and sort and put in little bags before spring and we have all the rest of winter to do it. we will do a few hours here and there. we will love doing it together - those seeds are the reason that we came here. those seeds are what make us happy. hopefully we will be able to share some seeds once we learn how much we need of each. however, i made 6 packets of mixed lupin seeds...we have hundreds of saved lupin seeds. so if you are one of our dear friends - you'll be getting a packet! if yer not sure that yer a dear friend - just ask for a packet - bahahahahahah! we have hundreds of lupin seeds and they are such pretty flowers. bees love them! and bees are what you need in your garden and/or on your homestead.

at lunch, we downed "seed tools", had some chili, played some games, read and then spent the evening watching movies and SNL re-runs. it was a wonderful day.

we plan on celebrating our 12yr anniversary for the next several days. wow. 12 of the happiest years of my life. i look so forward to the next 12. and the 12 after that. and the 12 after that. jam will be 95, i'll be a spry 90 and hopefully we will have 12 more after that.

i love him with all of my heart and soul.

29 comments:

  1. Congratulations you two! Sounds like the kind of celebrating we would do. Love all those seeds. Do you know if lupin grows in the south?

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    1. Lupins grow in the South, but don't let your chickens eat them.

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  2. Kymber, Jambaloney, Happy Anniversary my friends! And here's to many more...

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  3. happy anniversary! my friends!wishing you many many more. the rat

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  4. Happy Anniversary to two people we consider friends we just haven't met yet. Happiest of happy to you both and here's to many many more. XOXO from Texas, 1st and 2nd

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  5. Congratulations on 12 years together. As for sorting seeds naked, just watch for splinters on the chair-seat!

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  6. Congratulations you guys! I hope you both have many more happy years together. You are both beautiful people and two whom I not only consider friends, but family.

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  7. Your Anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow. And if I had a single flower for every time I think about your love for one another, I could walk forever in a garden.

    Happy Anniversary !!!

    Thank you for sharing the beauty of your island sky with me and all the others who enjoy it too. You're such a gem !

    Love sent to Both ... Always, forever and a day sis !
    xoxoxoxo


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  8. Congratulations on 12 years together! May there be many many many more :-)

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  9. Congratulations on twelve glorious years together ! Oh, and you don't HAVE to have children if you find a way to stay children yourselves. God LOVES those who find a way to keep their child-like enjoyment of the world. Love to you both !

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  10. Sweet Kymber and Jambaloney,

    Happy 12th Anniversary To Two Special Friends, Blessings To The Both Of You!!!!

    May this Anniversary reflect all the special moments you've shared, and all the wonderful moments to come.

    Your Friends,
    Sandy and Bulldog Man
    xxooxx

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  11. Happy Anniversary!! Here's hoping you're still as happy and in love at 24, 36, & 48. Somehow I think you will be. Much love to you both.
    Do lupins grow in Albert? I don't think I've ever seen any here.

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  12. Congratulations you guys. I sincerely wish you each all the best and here's to twelve more great years.

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  13. Happy aniversary. We are coming up on our 12th. We were married a couple weeks after 911.

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  14. happy aniversay to you both and many more to come...


    Wildflower

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  15. Happy anniversary to both of you....it sounds like you had a wonderful day. xo Michele

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  16. Congratulations! I enjoy reading your blog, it seems that the two of you have found the perfect match in each other!

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  17. Congratulations! I enjoy reading your blog, it seems that the two of you have found the perfect match in each other!

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  18. Congratulations on your 12 years together and many more to come.

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  19. Happy anniversary. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. Happy #12. I am sure there will be many more 12's together. Great job on the seeds.

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  21. Congratulations on the twelve years! Down here in the states, it is a rarity anymore for people to be married that long!

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  22. Here's a toast to 12, and many more to go.
    If I keep toasting I'll be toasted.

    Congratulations, it's a rare thing you both have!

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  23. Happy Anniversary and best wishes for many, many more!

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  24. Congrats to you both :)

    This dang time zone thing means that I don't catch your posts until muuuuch later - so frustrating. But, although the wishes may be late(r) they're heartfelt.

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  25. Happy Anniversary!!!!! Hugs from NH!!!

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  27. Happy Anniversary, you two. May you have many, many more. Oh....naked and no hot tubbing?

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