My Big List of Goals I’m Going to Accomplish in 2022 Week 50 of 52

Here’s my big list of things I want to accomplish in 2022:

Remodel The Kitchen 

This year we decided to buy our own Christmas gifts. We don’t often buy gifts for each other so it was fun picking out something for ourselves. It just so happened his {a fancy espresso machine} arrived early and is having a little too much fun with it. 

Everyday I’m treated to steamed milk for my tea and morning and afternoon hot chocolates. 

He even whips up Lucy little puppuccinos complete with a side of biscuits.

However, his latte art could use a little work. He said this one reminded him of Edvard Munch’s The Scream. I just rolled my eyes.

Sell Enough Rugs to Buy an AGA Stove DONE!!!

I hit my goal of selling enough of my 2022 hooked rugs and pillows in my Etsy shop to pay for my new Duck Egg Blue AGA cooker. But since the stove was damaged… We have to wait until the end of May 2023 for the new one to arrive. 

Fill the Canning Cupboard DONE

I am currently working my way through the jam shelf. 😉 

So far this year I have canned:

• Apple Pie Filling
• Canned Carrots
• Green Tomato Piccalilli
• Sweet and Spicy Hot Sauce
• Costco Like Salsa
• Basil and Garlic Tomato Sauce
• Tomato Ketchup
• Tomato Bruchetta
• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Carrot Cake Jam
• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Strawberry Jam
• Cinnamon Rhubarb Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Ginger Pear Jam
• Spiced Christmas Jam
• Cranberry Sauce
• Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Beef Stew
• Zucchini Relish
• Heirloom Tomato Salsa

Not canned, but in jars:

• Real Maple Syrup

Earn Enough Money Selling {?????} To Pay For Our 2022 Grocery Tab By The End Of The Year.

I’ve decided to move this goal to 2023.

I just didn’t have enough time to devote to this goal this year. I had planned on making a few spinner gourd garlands this year for fall, but there is just too much other stuff going on right now to make it a priority.

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables.

Lot’s of butternut squash this past week.  Again.

Keep The Crafts… In The Craft Room.

So much wool… so little time {and space}. 

Tap Our 2 Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup {DONE}

It was a good experience, and we’re going to do it again next year {although I would like to find a few more trees to tap so our yield is a bit higher}. 

Make a Quilt Top

My cut quilt squares and quilting fabric for the background have been shipped off my friend Zoë. Her sewing calendar is pretty full right now, but she has me on her list for January. 

1 Craft / Blog Free Day a Week {I’ve had 50 craft/blog free days this year so far.}

The Duck Lady and I took the day off from life and had ourselves a proper adventure. It was lovely. 

Be More Intentional With My Time

Last night we went bowling and played video games and air hockey until we ran out of quarters and had a blast.

Keep My Husband Busy 

The only thing he did this past week was play with his new machine. 🙂 

The HH’s Honey Do List {so far} for 2022

• Take over cooking {I’ll still do the baking and canning}
• Cut down the cluster of trees in the backyard DONE
• Build a new set of stairs down to the water. 
• Fill the field {with soil} DONE
• Remodel 1 bathroom
• Replace fireplace tile
• Build window boxes for the front of the house
• Build an arbor for the wisteria {We decided to move the wisteria to another location instead}
• Order 4 cords of firewood by the end of May and stack them DONE
• Sand the floors in the entire house DONE
• Install new garage door openers DONE {new addition}

My House Projects For This Year {so far}

Well, clearly I won’t be doing any more painting outside this year as it’s too cold and the paint probably won’t adhere that well to the house anyway. 

Oh well. There’s still a little touch up work to do inside but besides that, I’m pretty much done with house projects for the year. And you know what, it feels nice.

Things I need to get done this year:

• Finish painting the outside of the house
• Finish painting the inside of the house 
• Make something to hang above our new console table
• Make it look like people actually live here 
• New window treatment for the kitchen window 

Try 24 New Recipes DONE

This past week I shared a recipe for Pepperoni Pizza Focaccia. It’s fantastic. You should try it!

So far this year I have shared the following recipes:

• Cranberry Apple Galettes
• Pepperoni Pizza Focaccia 
• Chicken Corn Chowder
• Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon, Cranberries and Pecans
• Tomato Bruschetta
• Cranberry Coconut Bread
• Apple Pie Filling
• Canned Carrots
• Strawberry Lemon Jam
• Costco Salsa 
• Raspberry Blueberry Jam
• Pickled Asparagus
• Split Pea Soup
• Beef Stew
• Pressure Canned Split Pea and Ham Soup
• Hash Brown Waffles with Bacon and Cheese
• Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuits 
• Apple Cinnamon Granola
• Mrs. C’s Slow Cooker Pot Roast
• Ginger Pear Jam 
• Blueberry Lime Jam
• Lentils with Carrots and Thyme
• Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• Dutch Oven Olive and Rosemary Bread
• Air Fryer Bread
• Peach Lavender Jam

Listen to 12 Audiobooks {13/12 so far} DONE

I picked up I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise: A Life of Bunny Mellon at the bookstore two weeks ago and still have not cracked it open as I’ve been working on hooking projects in the evenings lately instead of reading. 

• James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life  10/10
• The Boys by Ron and Clint Howard 10/10
• Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree 9/10
• Seven at Sea by Erik and Emily Orton 9/10
• The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin 10/10
• Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton 10/10
• Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys 10/10
• No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox 10/10
• Night Road by Kristen Hannah on Audiobook. 9/10
• Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault. Interesting. 8/10
• The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan 10/10
• On Writing Stephen King 10/10
• Taste by Stanley Tucci 8/10
• Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper 10/10

Get a Fishing License and Catch a Fish

Still no fish. 

My List of Garden Projects For This Year I want to Accomplish

The gardens have been put to bed for the year and all the seeds for next year’s garden have been ordered and so now there’s nothing left to do but stay inside, get cozy and hook rugs. 

I LOVE this time of year and the calmness it brings. 

So far this year we’ve harvested: 853 pounds and 3 oz of fresh garden goodness. 

• Cabbage 36 pounds 9 ounces
• Radishes 3 pounds 14 ounces
• Broccoli 3.5 ounces
• Lettuce 1 pound 4 ounces
• Chives 1 pound 2 ounces
• Tomatoes 453 pounds 12 ounces 
• Blueberries .75 ounces
• Shelling Peas 7 pounds 4 ounces
• Green beans 25 pounds 11 ounces
• Zucchini 45 pounds 9 ounces
• Cucumbers 28 pounds 1 ounces
• Carrots 31 pounds 14 ounces
• Eggplant 4 pounds 2 ounces
• Cauliflower 2 pounds 13 ounces
• Peppers 17 pounds 4 ounces
• Garlic 9 ounces
• Onions 13 pounds 2 ounces
• Leeks 3 pounds 14 ounces
• Beets 24 pounds 1 ounces
• Potatoes 39 pounds 6 ounces
• Sweet Potatoes 1 pound 2 ounces
• Corn 32 ears
• Various Winter Squash {pumpkins, butternuts, delicata} 94 pounds 1 ounces
• Parsnips 3 pounds 9 ounces

My garden projects for this year:

• Map out this year’s garden by April 1st – Done
• Plant apple or pear trees – Done
• Plant raspberry and blueberry bushes  Done
• Plant asparagus and rhubarb – Done
• Grow 500 pounds of food Done
• Expand the lasagna garden We created a new garden plot instead Done
• Finish clearing the front of the property Done
• Get some garden pots for the front an back patio/porches Done

Create 12 New Rug Hooking Patterns and/or Kits Done! {34 out of 12 finished so far}

Even though I’m done with this goal, I’m currently working on a bunch of rugs for my next Etsy update in early January. And yes, I hook everywhere. Even in other people’s cars! 

New Rug Hooking Patterns/Kits For 2022

• Olde Father Christmas
• Be Merry
• Olde Tom’s Harvest
• Fat Cat with Christmas Tree
• Tom and Tilly Turkey
• Fraktur Turkey
• The Willard Inn Pumpkin Patch
• Olde Sturbridge Pumpkin
• Autumn in the Garden
• Olde Salem Cat # 2
• Fat Black Cat with Pumpkins
• Small American Flag 
• Small Flower Basket
• Fat Black Cat
• Busy Little Bee – Brown
• Simple Red Heart
• Patriotic Tulips
• God Bless America
• American Chicken. 
• American Kitty
• USA Flag
• Olde Blue
• Chicks and Flowers 
• Scrappy Chicken
• Easter Egger Chicken
• Spring Arrives on Widsbee Farm
• Folk Art Chicken
• Valentine Kisses 
• 1736 Tulips
• Large Valentine Heart Runner
• Antique Flower Basket 
• Love Grows Fraktur Bird

Have All My 2022 Ornaments Finished by April 1st. Done!

All the ornaments I’ll be making for this year are done and listed in my Etsy shop. 

52 Walks {We’ve gone on 49 of 52 so far}

Visit 12 Towns in Maine That I Haven’t Been to Before

 This past week I went to Skowhegan, Maine for the first time to check out Maine Grains and also visited Johnny’s seed company in Winslow, Maine. We also attended the Garden’s Aglow light festival in Boothbay, Maine  so it was a busy week. 

I love Maine, and I especially love visiting all the different small towns, especially this time of year when they’re all decked out for Christmas and the downtowns are bustling with people.

So far we’ve visited:

• Brunswick
• Alna, Maine
• Boothbay Harbor
• Washington General Store
• Hope General Store 
• Rockland, Maine
• Bath, Maine
• Skowhegan, Maine

How about YOU? How did you do with working towards your goals for 2022? 

~Mavis