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I live on a farm ... — dating

Sounds of springtime

• charity knitting • country living • dating • dogs • faith • family • food • free knitting patterns • knitting • love • marriage • pets • photography • recipes • relationships • romance • yarn

His name is Blu ... our five-month-old puppy. He came to live with us one week ago, and of course, he owned us completely before his first twenty-four hours concluded. Someone in Florida rescued Blu because he began his life living in a crate in someone's apartment. He was only allowed out of the crate to eat and do his business. He made his way up to western New York after being rescued, and found his way into our home and hearts through our friends Andy and Mabel from church. Oh, such love. Such adoration circulating amongst us. [I made...

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100% Pure, Genuine Firefly

• biscuit recipes • country living • dating • faith • family • food • free knitting patterns • hat patterns • knitting • love • marriage • photography • recipes • relationships • romance • scarf patterns • yarn

[Note: The auction for the Little Nana, the handmade Knitting Thistleonian critter, ends this Friday morning ... in case you are interested.] I have learned many things, over the course of the past year, about New York State in general and western New York in particular. Of course, the most important thing I learned was that is there is such an area as "western" New York. It is even referred to as the Frontier Region. New York, a frontier. Interesting thought. Another interesting fact is that, while people tend to think of Vermont as "the maple syrup state" (I know...

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Evidence of me

• country living • dating • faith • family • food • free knitting patterns • health • knitting • love • marriage • photography • relationships • romance • yarn

Our snow pack is rapidly melting away now, and I'm cool with that. This winter has been completely, wonderfully enjoyable for me. My husband is quite pleased with the amount of snow and cold we received ... he had been a bit worried when real winter was late in arriving. Evidently last year was very sparse in the snow department, and snow is an ever important factor in the seasonal comings and goings that keep the locally grown agriculture in good form, that keep the swamps full of water and the river flowing at a vigorous and healthy level. Last...

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The finer points of fellowship

• biscuit recipes • charity knitting • country living • dating • faith • family • food • free knitting patterns • Habitat for Humanity • knitting • love • marriage • photography • relationships • romance • volunteerism • yarn

Yesterday my husband and I went out on a drive in the afternoon to visit with some friends, Andy and Mabel, an older couple from our church. They just adopted a thirteen year old dog named Jenny from a local non-profit group dedicated to finding homes for pets in need. The non-profit was founded by a woman who won one million dollars in the New York lottery. She was a waitress at the time, driving a beat up old Chevy or something. To this day she is still a waitress driving that same old beat up car. She uses income...

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Life is full of tradeoffs

• country living • dating • faith • family • food • free knitting patterns • health • Holidays • knitting • love • marriage • photography • relationships • romance • weight loss • yarn

I'm off caffeine. I'll just let that sink in for a minute ... I love coffee. I love English Breakfast, Earl Grey, and green teas. Along with loving the beverages, I love the fact and the act of having a cup of coffee with someone I love or with a good friend. Saturday and Sunday mornings, sipping coffee while chatting with my husband ... sweet. Late weekday mornings sipping coffee or tea with the readers of my blog ... very nice. However, for health and energy reasons I am off caffeine. The truth of the matter is, I feel much...

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