I’ve been a farmwife now for right at eighteen years. That’s really kinda hard for me to believe. Ok, I don’t know what connotations and pictures the words “farmwife” conjure up in your mind. I will confess it tends to make me think of outside-choring, of driving equipment, throwing hay with a pitchfork, gathering eggs, milking cows, […]
Miniature Pillows for Decor
I want to show you something I’m excited about! These miniature pillows my daughter has been creating!!! I just so love them! She’s had a good time coming up with different ideas and then stitching away. She had fun making them and I had equally as much fun photographing them. She did several Scrabble letter pillows. […]
Memoir Monday {No. 72}
We got to go on a vacation last week! We spent the week in Hatteras, NC. And we had so, so much fun. We just really had a good time. We celebrated our anniversary while we were gone. Our destination was special in part, BECAUSE Hatteras is where we honeymooned. It was so fun to […]
We Visit Big Brutus
A few weeks ago we took a jaunt down to the southeast corner of the state and visited Big Brutus! If there’s one thing to say about Big Brutus, well, it’s “He’s BIG.” We visited Big Brutus in 2011. We had a load of lumber to pick up in Missouri and we spent the weekend in […]
Let’s Quote Some More
More quotes to record and ponder and remember and smile at….. Complaining is a terrible habit, becomes a negative way of life, and strips away gratitude and any hope for contentment. It tells God: “I don’t like what You’ve given me, and I don’t trust You.” ~Vicki Rose Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely […]
The Farmer Plants Corn
Pictures tell stories. The name of this story is The Farmer Plants Corn. Or My Farmer Plants Corn Or My Farmer and His Son Plant Corn. Anyway, it’s about a couple guys planting corn. They’re planting corn, in case you didn’t catch that part. You can jump over and watch this video and find […]
New Color Line at Lilla Rose….and Sale
Look what is new at Lilla Rose!!! Five new colors. All new Color Line! Sale to celebrate the arrival! 10% off and free shipping on orders over $40. Click over here to Lilla Rose to check out the all new Colorline! Which color is your favorite?! Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2015
Three Things {Cakes}
Today I bring you three favorite cake recipes! Vanilla Rich Chip Cake This is a McCormick recipe and you can print it out by clicking on the cake name above and hopping over to their website. I ate this at a friend’s house and she sent me the link, so I could make it too. […]
Welcome Party…. From The Past
I so enjoy looking back. I am so grateful for pictures. I procrastinate at sorting and loading my pictures in this digital picture age, but I am so glad for memories and frozen bits of life. There are so many things I would forget and DO forget until I look back at pictures! Way back in […]
Memoir Monday {No. 71}
Beautiful iris bloom brought in by my daughter! Irises by the propane tank… Farmer and son. Checking out some stuff on the trailer. New recipe I had fun trying. Chicken Enchiladas. Yummy! Pretty place setting….always catches my eye! Pretty, pretty salad. Cookie time. Fun still life to capture. Love the textures of […]
Simply Thank You
I thoroughly enjoyed my wedding day. Every bit of it. It was one of those days when you live and love and rejoice in every moment as it happens. I have a lot of great times that I look back on with fondness. Days that I did enjoy. They were memorable. They were fun. Yet, […]
A Garage Sale, A Scrabble Game, and An Excited Girl
Maybe a month or two or three ago, I thought, “It would be fun to have Scrabble tiles.” Thinking fun decor! The stuff you could do with them, such as spell stuff or use initials or just scatter the letters. Possibilities galore! I texted my sis and said, “If you find old Scrabble tiles, I’d take some.” […]
Chinese Style Gift Boxes And Very Fun, Completely Cute, Make Me Smile Gift Tags
These little packages make me so happy. They were fun to fix up. I had a last-minute-lunch with friends a couple of weeks ago and the last-minute-idea that it’d be fun to take gifts along for my girlfriends. I’d picked these Chinese take-out style gift boxes up at a Target one time and still had […]
Memoir Monday {No. 70}
Simple snacks. Ground to work so we can plant corn. Trying a new recipe for fun! I made Risotto. Have you ever made it? My farmer planting corn. Resident Roadrunner. He was standing at the end of the sidewalk when I pulled in on my return from a trip to the field. He stood […]
Wherein We Visit the Statehouse
When we visited Matthew’s brother’s family a bit back, we took a daytrip and one of the things we did was visit the capitol building, or statehouse, as it is commonly referred to, in Topeka. We’d long talked of going and had mentioned it before to J&E, because they don’t live that far away from […]
I’m Giving Away a True Woman 201 Interior Design Workbook
I’m so happy about this giveaway! I really, really loved working through the first studybook in this series back last year. It is called True Woman 101 Divine Designand you can hop over here to find out more information about it and find the weekly videos online. I knew they were working on […]
