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Entries Tagged as 'Farm Life'

Worth 7000 Words (give or take)

June 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments · family, Quick Takes

So, I wanted to do a picture post. But in the recent move, I seem to have misplaced the cord that connects my camera to my computer. Thanks to my sister-in-law, though, I have plenty of pictures. :) -1- Isn’t this pretty? My sister-in-law and her oldest daughter, Ree, love sky pictures. And so do [...]

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No One Here but Us Chickens

April 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Farm Life, Quick Takes

Remember our chickens? They’re not so much cute little chicks anymore…they are officially pullets (young hens who have not yet laid eggs). Today, I thought I’d introduce you to them, along with my husband’s naming system. (The girls haven’t really shown an interest in naming them, and though my nieces did, I can’t remember the [...]

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So Little Room

April 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Faith

A weed needs so little room to take root. It doesn’t even need proper soil, near as I can tell. Just a little sliver of space, maybe some moisture, a bit of sun, and wah-lah: Weed Central. You see them on the side of roads where there’s but a crack. We found one yesterday growing [...]

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Chickens!

March 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Farm Life, Quick Takes

-1- I’m pretty sure that Lisa knows I’m not crazy, though Arwen can’t be so certain. (She loves me anyway, though.) After all, last weekend, we got ourselves some chickens!!! And, folks, I agreed to this! If you want to hear about our new chickens from me directly–as in, me talking–head on over to this [...]

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Appreciating Fall

October 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Farm Life, Inspired by the Virgin Mary

This year, I’m appreciating fall in a new way. I credit my sister-in-law, the one who has moved back to Ohio after seven years away from our version of fall, with this heightened awareness of the beauty around me. I usually notice it, mind you. This is one of my favorite times of the year. [...]

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