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 […]
A Bit of What “FarmWife” Looks Like For Me
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. […]