I live on a farm ... — farm life

Pumpkin seeds and tea cups

May 11, 2009 • art • baby • blogging • children • country life • country living • culture • dating • dogs • faith • family • farm • farm life • farming • flowers • friends • friendship • gardening • green • home • inspiration • Life • love • marriage • personal • pets • photography • Photos • relationships • romance • spirituality • thoughts • travel • women

When my children were babies my parents tried to tell me how very different it is to be grandparents as opposed to being parents. I did my best to understand what they meant, but I realize now that I needed to be a grandparent myself to actually get it. So, Dad and Mom ... I get it now. [FYI: New knitting content was posted at The Knitting Blog 20 May 09.] My daughter and I lived with my parents when she was born, and we lived with them for her first two years. Today my daughter and her daughter live...

Tiny hand, big dreams

March 26, 2009 • art • baby • children • country life • country living • culture • faith • family • farm • farm life • friends • friendship • gifts • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • relationships • spirituality • thoughts

Sweet Pea, I am your grandma and I hear you in the other room.

An extraordinary find

March 2, 2009 • art • children • country life • country living • culture • dogs • economy • faith • family • farm • farm life • friends • friendship • health • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • pets • photography • Photos • relationships • snow • spirituality • thoughts

You and I, we are the ordinary man and woman on Planet Earth. We are out here living our lives and doing a few good things, making a living, supporting our families, doing laundry, cooking a meal, working the land, whatever. We are the ordinary, and it is us, the you-me-and-we of us that is the extraordinary that mankind has to offer.

The hawk came calling

February 17, 2009 • art • cats • country life • country living • dogs • economy • faith • family • farm life • flowers • friends • friendship • home • inspiration • kittens • knitting • Life • love • personal • pets • photography • Photos • snow • spirituality • thoughts

I answered his call, albeit somewhat hesitantly, and was rewarded with rich opportunities that I would not have had otherwise.

Feminine ways

June 11, 2008 • art • cats • country life • country living • dating • faith • family • farm life • flowers • food • friendship • gardening • gifts • knitting • Life • love • marriage • pets • photography • relationships • romance • summer • tea • travel • women • yarn

Last week I met my sister-in-law in one of the nearby villages to have an afternoon tea and listen to a lady speak about "vanity" collectibles; the presentation was called, "Vanity Fair". The flyer we read that led us to the tea described the woman as an antique collector of women's vanity items such as perfume, powder puffs, and compacts. My sister-in-law wanted to go and I wanted to spend time with her, so I agreed. I have to say though that, for me, spending an afternoon hearing about antique powder puffs and compacts was not exactly my cup of...