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I live on a farm ... — thoughts

Tree Peonies of 2011

• art • blogging • country life • country living • culture • dating • faith • family • farm • farm life • flowers • food • free knitting patterns • friends • friendship • gardening • gifts • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • recipes • relationships • romance • shopping • spirituality • thoughts • travel • women

You may have wondered where I have been.  After fighting off a flu back in April that lingered for several weeks, I took a bit of extra time off to recuperate and do some long needed planning regarding my blog, my website, the knitting patterns, my writing in general, my fine art paintings and photography ... to mention a few items on my mind.  I have also had some on again, off again computer problems over the past two years that have been quite annoying at times and during my recuperation I had to deal with that. With a very...

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Things I look forward to

• country life • country living • culture • faith • family • farm • flowers • food • friendship • gardening • gifts • Holidays • home • inspiration • Knit Alongs • knit-a-long • knitting • Life • love • marriage • Mother's Day • personal • photography • recipes • relationships • shopping • spirituality • thoughts • Upstate New York • women • yarn

Our lawn is beginning to show signs of the gorgeous, lush green glow that spring and summer bring to us.  As much as I love winter and the magical beauty of snow in a mostly monochromatic world, the anticipation of color returning to the world is very awesome.  I am sitting in an old fashioned, high-back chair by the window in our sitting area that faces the barn.  I hear birds calling, and see that glow from the lawn that promises much green to come, thinking of things I look forward to. I look forward to green, orange, pink, purple,...

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A walk in the city

• art • country life • country living • dogs • faith • family • farm • friends • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • pets • photography • Photos • shopping • snow • thoughts • travel • Upstate New York • women

My latest tribute to Etsy sellers ... a Treasury titled, "A walk in the city." Here we are on the farm, out in the country enjoying a beautiful winter of abundant snow, cold temperatures ... beautiful weather and cozy times in the house. However, feeling a touch of cabin fever I imagined for a few minutes that I was driving and walking along city streets. Side Bar: The smell of homemade bread is wafting its way through the house, from the kitchen, reaching me here in the livingroom ... mmm.  Just a sec, I have to take it out and...

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The year of faith

• art • country life • country living • dating • dogs • faith • family • farm • friends • friendship • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • pets • photography • Photos • relationships • romance • snow • spirituality • thoughts • travel • Valentine • women

Five years ago today I woke up not knowing this man or this place existed. Actually, that is not entirely true.

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Purple Heart - A Treasury at Etsy

• art • blogging • children • country life • faith • family • flowers • friends • friendship • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • personal • photography • relationships • shopping • thoughts • travel • Valentine • Valentine's Day • women

A great way to help bring attention to a favorite Etsy shop or item is to create your own Treasury list ...

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