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 […]
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Memoir Monday {No. 41}
Loving the contrast of colors… And loving the way the wax that has melted from burning previously creates a lighter layered look on my JIC candle… I discovered a cute look and a new bookmark idea that I loved! I was wanting something to use for a bookmark and I happened to notice this ribbon […]
Quotes and Words and Things Like That
Ever feel like all the wise words and inspiration and good teaching and witty words and humor and encouragement has already been written? Sometimes I do. I read things sometimes and think it couldn’t be said any better. I enjoy copying down and mulling over quotes that touch me and I often wish I could […]
Memoir Monday {No. 38}
The past few weeks have been busy and I’ve been glad for a couple of days recently to catch up and just be at home. We were gone to Ohio and the week before I left was rather too crazy in my estimation. Then my parents were here which was fun and nice and busy […]
Memoir Monday {No. 37}
Hugs and cuddles good-bye because it’s time to head back to Kansas. My youngest niece hugged me several times and told me how much she was gonna miss me when we went home. Oh those miles………. Back home again and time to start school. We had to start sometime. Some years we’ve had a special […]
Anchor’s Aweigh August Flexi 2014
Introducing our August flexi! Anchor’s Aweigh! Find it in a size small by clicking here~ Shop other sizes by choosing your category underneath Hair Items on the left-hand side of my Lilla Rose site. It is navy blue and white combined with brass, complete with an anchor centerpiece and danglie. A […]
Green, Green Fields of Weeds
One year in the land of Kansas, there was very little rain. Not much AT All. The wheat grew despite the dry and did its very best, because it is hardy and made to grow despite harsh conditions. Still, though it grew, it was thin and short as it ripened and turned gold. And then […]
Memoir Monday {No 31}
Our neighbors were gone a couple of weekends ago, so R&T fed a few animals and gathered eggs. It’s always fun to see how many eggs they collect and I always think they are so pretty! Birthday gifts! #funstuff #FunGiftIdeas I love to get gifts, I love to put gifts together and I love to […]
Memoir Monday {No. 30}
Pineapple and Posies! My sister cut some sunflowers and grasses growing along the road and styled a pretty bouquet. Sweet niece faces! Silly son smiling! A bit more harvest ~ here a little ~ there a little ~ it has been so struuuuuuung out… Campfire time! And smores! We had a beautiful Tuesday evening and […]
Memoir Monday {No. 29}
I guess our truck wasn’t ready to start a new week last week and just wanted to take a break! It blew a tire and so it got to take a break whether it was wanting to or not! Our week started with a bang. ~literally~ The combine had a bearing go out. Throw in […]
The Exhale of the Waiting {Five Minute Friday}
The sound of the creek running and gurgling filters in the open window. Much of the time it is just a dry and empty creek bed, but today, swollen from the recent rains we’ve had, it makes music that we aren’t used to hearing and it is lovely. The mower rumbles and the smell of […]
The White T-shirt Team Pounds and Places Hammock Posts
Earlier this year, in the spring, back before it started raining and before harvest time was here and before I was sick, back when we were thinking about boxwoods and trees and stuff like that, two out of the four from the “we”, did some digging and working and put in poles for a hammock. I […]
Memoir Monday {No. 28}
I spy, in a field nearby, a combine that used to be owned by my guy! I’ll snap a picture as we drive by. Lovely vignette! My favorite kind. Pretty and homey and part of life all rolled into one. Snack mixes are so handy to have around during harvest. One recipe over here […]
Memoir Monday {No. 27}
Hello to looking back at a week full of variety and busy! No surprise, since it is June and harvest and every year June and harvest bring busy! Every year is different in its own way, yet some things are the same too. The cycles and routines and rhythms of life and what we do. […]
Wherein We Start Cutting Wheat and Think About History
My husband started farming eighteen years ago. He cut his first milo crop in the fall of 1996, married me in May of 1997, and cut his first wheat crop in June of 1997. {I can’t say for sure which of the three events he enjoyed the most, but I’m leaning strongly towards wheat harvest.} […]
Worry and Wind and the One Who Walks on Water
I could see the worry lines around his eyes. Invisible, yet so visible, the weight of discouragement and decisions upon his shoulders. The silhouette of a farmer against a backdrop of swirling, blowing dustclouds. The howling wind full of dirt, rising and lifting. Our own dirty thirties. Pieces of Oklahoma and Colorado and western Kansas […]
