Weekly Hangout at Duke Manor Farm Vol 2

Weekly Hangout at Duke Manor Farm including my lighting dilemma, my latest project update, favorite hair products and what I’m watching these days.

Welcome to my weekly hangout at Duke Manor Farm! Would you believe it’s snowing outside my window? Yes,  in Georgia we are having a legitimate snowstorm. Actually it’s been snowing all day and according to the weather will continue until early this evening.

I can handle all the snow we are going to get, it’s the ice and power outages that I can do without. In fact, not a few hours into this storm we had a tree down across the driveway that we had to cut up and move… although no one is leaving the house today…and it’s a long weekend.

Lighting Dilemma

I ordered this beautiful light from  here  and guess what….it’s just too big for the room. I was so excited about the light (and the price) that I didn’t even check the dimensions. I just clicked the buy now button. I am considering swapping out the light above the kitchen table or just returning this one. I am definitely on the hunt for something else that doesn’t hang as low and block the view when you come into the space.

Wellness

Unfortunately my first outing after my surgery was to the dermatologist office to have Mohs surgery last week. During my yearly skin checkup in November, I had an area on my inner thigh that they biopsied and it came back squamous cell carcinoma.  You can ready about the different levels of skin cancer here. Since it was detected and treated early I should have no further issues.  8 stiches later ( I’ll get those removed in a couple of weeks) I got the all clear. I mention all this to say….make your appointment today to have your body checked by the dermatologist if it’s not all ready on your calendar.

Every time I post pictures of my hair I always get questions about products that I use. I swear by this shampoo and conditioner to keep my highlights from looking so brassy between my appointments. If I could use only one product for the rest of my hair life it would be Moroccanoil. It tames my naturally curly hair and makes it super shiny and straight, with the help of my hot iron. Besides it smells really good too.

What I found interesting this week

I thought this bowl would be a fun and easy DIY craft to do and the tutorial was so well done.

I so needed to stumble upon this article. I am going to try this experiment this week. I’m curious, do you have the same problem?

Although I was not familiar with the brand, I found this  documentary very intriguing. It’s worth the watch on Discovery Plus  if you have a few hours.

If you are looking for a medium size air fryer, I bought this one a few weeks ago. My kids are still getting use to less oil on their fries (and not really happy about that)  and I can’t wait to experiment with homemade donuts in the fryer. Tonight we are actually going to use the Air Fryer to cook a pot roast.

I’ll keep you posted on some the dishes that I use it for. In the meantime, give this newbie some of your best tips and dishes in the air fryer.

Did you see last weekends hangout? Catch up here

Have a good rest of the weekend!

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