I live on a farm ... — inspiration

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!"

A sense of wonder

December 11, 2008 • art • baby • blogging • cats • Christmas • country life • culture • faith • family • gardening • gifts • Holidays • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • lifestyle • love • marriage • personal • pets • photography • relationships • romance • snow • spirituality • Thanksgiving • thoughts

Where has the time gone; where have the leaves, the sky, the green grasses gone. It is nearly one full month to the day since I have posted. My intent is to post once per week, to treat this blog as a weekly feature and responsibility that my readers depend upon. Regardless of my best intentions, time has lapsed. Here I am, at last. We have enjoyed several snowfalls by now, a quiet and loving Thanksgiving has come and gone as winter reaches round our cheeks and necks, up our sleeves and down our collars. Cold, cold chill is in...

Not quite what you thought it would be

November 11, 2008 • art • children • country living • faith • family • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • Photos • relationships • romance • spirituality • thoughts • women • writing

A few days ago I was watching something on television while my husband sat in his reclining chair reading the paper. There was a scene in the show featuring a middle aged man walking his dog along a street at night. The scene was illustrating the thoughts of married men in a typical suburban neighborhood, and for this scene the narrator said the man was thinking, "Oh crap, my dreams are never going to come true." It was a funny, unexpected line and it made both my husband and I laugh a little. We both knew that while it is...