Gather Around. Gather Supplies. Put it all in. Make it all nice. We stoke it up. And add some more. Let it burn down. We’ll make some smores. Shake it quick! Give it a blow! Gaze at the flames. Watch as they glow. Home. Together Great way to be, Just a campfire. You, me and […]
Yarn Along ~ Dishcloth and Dear Mr. Knightley
Every Wednesday, over at Small Things, Ginny hosts a Yarn Along link-up. I was intrigued when I recently discovered it and I knew it would be fun to link up. I only knit dishcloths, so I don’t have a huge variety of knitting projects. And my knitting is come and go. I’ll have it out […]
Lilla Rose Sale {10% Off Everything and 30% Off Select Items} and July Flexi
Lilla Rose time!! The best time to shop for things you love are when you can catch a sale and not only get what you love, but save on it at the same time. Definitely win-win! We have a sale! And we have some new styles! Make sure to check them out further down the […]
Spring/Summer Style
A good while back, clear back in the end of 2013, I shared a Style for the Season post. Several ladies went together and posted Winter/Christmas outfits. I enjoyed the post and have thought off and on, I’d do it again. But haven’t. 🙂 Recently, I’ve been putting some outfits together that I like, but […]
Memoir Monday {No. 75}
THAT Kitty! Renae and I went to a craft class at our local library and made these little chalkboards. It was fun and we were both excited with our chalkboards. It was fun to see all the variety in the class. Combine, combine, there’s our combine…. My poor man has spent an awful lot of […]
In Which We Wander On the Beach
In the early morning stillness and sunshine we wander on the beach. My daughter and my niece and I. We take pictures. And the girls get silly and my niece proclaims “I am a crab,” in a falsetto tone and we laugh and I snap pictures and remember all the times, my teenage friends and […]
Apricots and Sugar
Sometimes it rains. Sometimes you have a plan for the day. Sometimes the to-do list just sits and waits. Sometimes you call your farmer man and say, “It rained. Of course, you have nothing to do since it rained so……….” Sometimes you notice apricots on the counter. Sometimes you sprinkle sugar on the counter around […]
Love the Home You Have Giveaway
I’m so excited! We have a giveaway happening. Yesterday, I posted a Tour of our Farmhouse, that I’ve long thought about putting together. This giveaway helped me to put a few finishing touches on the tour for now. It was fun timing, I thought, to talk about home and to do this giveaway. I recently […]
Come Take a Tour of Our Farmhouse ~
I’ve had this post long in the works and hanging out in the behind-the-scenes and drafts in my dashboard of my blog. Therefore, with much ado, I bring you OUR FARMHOUSE TOUR. And a few quotes about home…. Be it ever so humble, There’s no place like home!!!!! There is nothing like staying at home […]
Memoir Monday {No. 74}
This Memoir Monday is pretty much rockin’ the pictures. I just had a bunch and a bunch that I wanted to include First up! Our new niece! We were able to go to eastern KS last weekend and sneak a peek! Renae was on her way home from Ohio with some friends and it worked […]
French Bread
I kept thinking about making French Bread. It had been a long time since I’d pulled out flour and yeast and butter and salt and mixed up dough for French Bread. My family loves Butterhorns. Especially my son, so that’s what I make the most often. Still, it just sounded fun to bake French […]
A Few Memories and Collectibles From My Grandma
I’ve been thinking I’d post about a few things I brought home which had belonged to my Grandma. She went home to Jesus back in December and no longer needed one earthly thing! Isn’t that just pretty awesome to think about how everything we need is supplied for us when we go to our HOME […]
A Small Tale of Four Farm Kittens
One warm, springy day, four kittens, they wanted to play, chase each other past, green blades of grass, take a quick peek, hide and sneak, don’t wander too far, oh! there you are, say hello, to our owner fellow, up and away! explore shoulders today! with a stealthy paw, hang on by a claw, mighty […]
7 Favorite Summertime Activities For Kids
Summer’s coming up and I thought about this post from the archives. I’m reposting some of the activities and favorites my kiddos have done over the years. I posted this back in 2013. Hop over here to see it then. 1. Audiobooks When it’s hot outside and no one wants to be out, audiobooks make a great […]
Memoir Monday {No. 73} and the June Flexi 2015
Ah! These beautiful Kansas landscapes. I just like them. The clouds were so gorgeous on this Tuesday, day, as I ventured out for a walk. Farmy, machinery, type stuff happening at the farm. Time to get Mr. Combine out and start maintenancing and prepping for upcoming wheat harvest. That means a musical chairs of machinery must […]
Flat-On-My-Back-Sciatic-Blues {Five Minute Friday}
A year ago, I was flat on my back and then flat on my face. Literally. Lower back pain that kept bothering me and continued to get worse and then erupted into sciatic pain down my leg and into my foot. And if I were going to choose a color to represent this haze of […]
