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You Say Harvest, I Say Blue
There are two things that I will forvever be grateful to my father for. One is for perfectly seasoning my cast iron skillets, and the other for taking me to see Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys at...
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Ink on paper (and cow poop on the street)
The other day at lunch with one of our print sales people, we were all talking about how while we all may embrace digital content online, on a tablet or our phones, we are still drawn to holding a...
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Suffragettes eat cake too
A few days ago one of my mother's oldest friends emailed me, my sister and a few others to see if we were interested in honoring her memory with a walkway board at the wild animal sanctuary where she...
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Donkey Hoti
This is Donkey Hoti, Roscoe's current longtime companion.Donkey Hoti is not just another well-loved, matted soul in a long line of Roscoe's sad babies loves. He looooves her. He's always been somewhat...
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Down Home Ranch
There are many reasons to love my adopted hometown... notably the local artisans, volunteers, warriors, and pit masters that make Elgin a better place. In the next few months, on a semi-regular basis,...
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Hellooooo Friday
It's one of those warm afternoons that make being inside nose pressed to a monitor PAINFUL. Luckily we have plenty of those days here. I want to be home throwing the ball to Callie and smelling my...
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plum rich
These may be small, but each little gem packs a lot of plummy goodness. This plum tree only fruits when it wants to, but when it does it's crazy how much fruit there is. Steve thought it was funny when...
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peachy goodness
My neighbor offered these up this morning as a trade for some of our plums. Deal! So now I will be making both plummy and peachy things during my staycation. Speaking of which, I have now compiled a...
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Smoke & Pie
Saturday Steve had some business to tend to in Lexington, a town of about 1200 26 miles east of Elgin. Most around these parts know that a Saturday trip to Lexington must start with a trip to SnowsI...
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Re-knitting
This summer I have decided to look at the FO stash of things I never wear and decide which items I want to gift people and which I'd like to frog and re-knit. The deciding factor is the yarn, really....
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The evolution of our front porch
This is what the front porch looked like when we moved in a few years ago...not bad, but not great either. I still need to repaint the window frames and we now need a new screen door, but how sweet is...
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syn·chro·nic·i·ty with a twang
Today being the 115th birthday of Amelia Earhart had me thinking of a song my father used to play written by Red River Dave McEnery, titled "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight". I have always been in love...
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We bought a Thanksgiving CSA from our friends Tim & Charlotte, they have a small farm in town. I swung by Tuesday night (butchering day) to pick up my basket which, in addition to the heritage...
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Last Weekend
Last weekend looked like this...hands down, my favorite place to knitand my favorite little buddy to knit withi made thisand thisand finished theseHere's hoping for more of the same this weekend. My...
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Because dogs will be dogs, and squirrels will be dead
So yesterday Steve and I pull into the driveway around 5:40. The dogs had a squirrel treed. As we were approaching it leapt from the tree and was soon screaming as it was in a three-way tug-of-war with...
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Pop Pop
This morning the muffled pops of not so distant gunfire were heard while drinking coffee out back, reminding us it was dove season once again. Fall is coming!While cooler fall weather may be more than...
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Lettuce Dazzle
I'll be the first to admit that I am not a good public speaker... which I know is not a usual quality in an elected official. I am, however, a pretty good photographer and good with visuals. That was...
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What to cock-a-doodle-doo?
meanwhile....We have a bit of a poultry problem in our neighborhood. Or, if you're in the market for some hens... a perfect opportunity. There has always been a small group of stray chickens roaming...
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Airing of the Quilts in Smithville, Texas
the neighborhood cats made certain that I did not touch the quilts
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