A look back at our Lilla Rose flexis-of-the-month for 2014, SO FAR…… What do you think November’s will be??? {Giveaway happening at the bottom of this post! Don’t miss it!} Colors on Parade stepped forth in January. February brought us Fantastic! The Flying Jewel hummed in for March. This one is my favorite this year, so far…. April’s Aqua […]
Memoir Monday {No. 45}
Our O’Malley kitten! She’s growing up! We’ve had two kittens from our earlier litter, die and two have disappeared. It seems it’s feast or famine with cats on our farm. We either have almost too many or can’t quite keep any around. Who knows why??????? {And we do not eat cats. The feast or famine […]
We Cut SoyBeans 2014 {Part 2}
Heading back to the field for the next load~ Thirsty work~ up close ~ Right in the heart of the action ~ Beautiful day, beautiful beans, beautiful clouds ~ Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2014
Peyton Manning
Well. I’ve meant to post this poem written by my daughter for quite some time. Along with a lot of other to-post-to-blog pictures and paraphernalia. I find my desk littered with scribbled bits of paper and lists jotted and every now and then a coherent thought caught up in the fray. Some manage to make […]
Kick-Back, Read and Relax, Autumn Giveaway!
Because I love to read….. Because I love autumn weather………. Because I love giveaways……. Because I love these three books so, so, so much……. Because it just seems like the time of year to grab a cozy blanket and cuddle down with a book, a real book, not an e-book, 😉 ………. Because I had […]
A Quick Bit About Books Just Because
Here are the books I am currently reading. What are you reading? I seem to always have more than one book started at a time anymore. Never used to do that. I am fascinated with the way life is always changing and the ways I change, have changed, will change. I digress. {change 😉 } […]
Memoir Monday {No. 44}
It’s a Memoir Monday day! This is a bit of a willy-nilly Monday post. A bit of this, a bit of that. A lot of one thing or another. Darling candy wrappers! I really, really liked them. Festively Fall. But not Halloween. I am not a Halloween fan. More festive fall. Autumn!!! Funny, twisted […]
We Cut Soybeans 2014 {Part 1}
The beans were ready. The weather was bright. It was time to cut. The time was right. The combine was full. A bin of beans. Time to unload. Don’t split at the seams. Out comes the grain. The dust billows too. Farmer looks on. From a graincart view. Load up the truck. Right […]
Of Party Past
I posted a bit back about a party I had for my sister-in-law. It got me to thinking about how much fun it is to have a party now and then and how much fun it is to go to one now and then and it got me thinking about some parties past and that […]
Sale Beginning Today at Lilla Rose ~ Oct 16, 2014
72 HOUR SALE Shop Lilla Rose here! 10% Off Everything! Take a peek at our Ruby Bouquet Bobbies here and check out our variety of hairsticks. You can find the Medley of Metals sticks here. 15% Off Select Styles – brown, brass, black Starting Thursday October 16th at 12AM Sale ends […]
My Pouffe From Sew a Fine Seam {I am in Love}
This is my pouffe!!!!!!!!!!! If the exclamation marks were any indication, I LOVE my pouffe. SO MUCH. My sister makes them. Go here and here to see a couple of Union Jack pouffes she’s made. You can go here to buy the pattern if you’d like to make your own. I’ve seen different […]
Reflections from the Bean Field
Brilliant blue of the sky, Bugs buzzing and bumbling, Breeze blowing, Beans bouncing into the bin, Breathing in the blend of fall harvest ~ dust, dirt, and stalks, a different smell than that of wheat harvest. A smell of autumn, Fall harvest. Not quite knowing, If it will be hot or cold, Depending from day […]
Memoir Monday {No. 43}
We work in the field some more. We empty the grain drill. We fill and lift and dump and fill and lift and dump. We see a beautiful evening sky. We keep on drilling. We make applesauce. We head off with much excitement to a campout. We have guests for supper. We spy a pretty […]
This is the Way We Wash the Hopper Wagon, Wash the Hopper Wagon…
This is the way we wash the hopper wagon, right here on our farm! Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2014
Three Things {Favorite Finds No. 1}
I’ve mentioned before that I have enjoyed inspiration for ideas or projects or books to read or products people love, from around blogland and the internet. Yesterday, I talked about books that I’ve really loved at this season in my life. I thought it would be fun to merge my Three Things posts with some […]
Seven Books I Just Want to Pass Out to People
Have you ever noticed that when someone is excited about something they often want to share it or talk about it? Have you ever felt that way about something? I know I have and can and do. I also know that just because something has made a big impact on me, it isn’t necessarily going […]