I live on a farm ... — children

The handmade gift

December 9, 2014 • children • Christmas • craft • crafting • design • gift idea • gifts • handmade • holiday • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • making • photography • women

...to celebrate that message a bunch of us all over the world celebrate first and foremost the concept of loving one another. And we get inspired to do all kinds of great and wondrous and small and perfect acts of kindness and brotherhood toward those we are close to but also toward others we do not know.

I wore a wool hat

September 20, 2011 • art • children • country life • country living • culture • faith • family • free knitting patterns • friends • health • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • relationships • shopping • spirituality • summer • Vintage • women • yarn

It has already been chilly enough recently, I wore a wool hat a couple of times last week. AndiIt is just now the last day of summer. I remember the first year I was in New York, we went to my husband's nephew's farm--a couple of hours south of us-- for a pig roast in mid-August and camped out a couple of nights. It got down into the 40's both nights and we were freezing all night long; mid-August. That funny little hand knit skirt I was making last week for Sweet Pea is finished now, but she didn't want...

More knitting photos

September 9, 2011 • art • baby • children • country life • country living • culture • faith • family • flowers • friendship • inspiration • knitting • knitting for babies • Life • love • shopping • socks • spirituality • thoughts • women • yarn

[twitter-follow screen_name='ILiveonaFarm' show_count='yes'] Read my blog on Kindle. You can also find my funny short story for knitters, "A Matter of Perspective" at Amazon for Kindle. This is a brief post to share a couple more knitting photos ... it is great to be able to knit more once again. Little Sweet Pea is being so good about not ripping out my needles any longer. She actually sat in my lap and watched me work on her little eyelash yarn skirt last night. I'm going to call this one "Sassafras Tea Skirt", because I intend to have a tea party...

New Knitting Pattern ... How Cute is That?

September 7, 2011 • art • baby • children • country life • faith • family • friends • friendship • gifts • home • inspiration • knitting • knitting for babies • Life • lifestyle • love • marriage • personal • relationships • shopping • socks • travel • Vintage • women • yarn

[twitter-follow screen_name='ILiveonaFarm' show_count='yes'] Remember I told you all that my son made a custom Subway Roll Sign style print for me for my birthday back in early August? And, I was going to take a photo of it to share with you all, but I had second thoughts about posting that particular one on the Internet. It has some personally identifying landmarks from my life on it, and I don't feel comfortable broadcasting that out to the universe. Please forgive me, it is not anything personal. However, I did want to share this photo with you of a custom sign...

And here, I confess

July 20, 2011 • art • children • country life • country living • culture • faith • family • farm • flowers • food • gardening • gifts • health • home • inspiration • knitting • knitting for babies • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • Photos • recipes • relationships • shopping • socks • spirituality • summer • travel • weight loss • women • yarn

I had determined not to talk about this, but I changed my mind because telling you what I am about to tell you might help someone who reads my blog. So, here goes. I am doing Weight Watchers, the online program. I am not particularly into diets, and favor instead lifestyle changes as being the only really viable means of addressing weight and health related issues. I was nice and trim when we got married five years ago, but each year since I have put on an average of five pounds which usually happens over the winter months (big surprise). ...