I live on a farm ... — friends

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.

Happy Valentine's Day

February 14, 2009 • art • country life • country living • family • friends • friendship • gifts • Holidays • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • relationships • romance • thoughts • Valentine • Valentine's Day

"Hope you are well ..."

February 2, 2009 • blogging • country life • country living • faith • family • friends • gifts • health • Holidays • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • Photos • relationships • romance • snow • thoughts • Valentine • Valentine's Day

The title of this post comes from the tag end of a comment left by coffeespaz on the last blog I posted. I just read her comment, just before I set about writing today's post and decided to open with her close ... "Hope you are well, and Happy New Year!"

The accidental farmer

July 22, 2008 • baby • country life • country living • faith • family • food • friends • gardening • knitting • knitting for babies • Life • love • marriage • Quilt Trail • relationships • romance • spirituality • summer • thoughts • yarn

Before I begin today's post, I wanted to thank any of my readers who left comments last week of condolences for the family of our friend Dave. They are grateful for your messages and thoughts, comforted by the thought that now even strangers know something of the good man they had in their lives. When my brother knew he was dying he started saying, "Life is for living, and you have a lot of that left to do. " He was very firm about it that he did not want any one of us to be mired down in sadness...