I live on a farm ... — faith

Isn't that something ...

August 19, 2009 • agriculture • art • blogging • country life • country living • dating • dogs • faith • family • farm • farming • friends • gardening • health • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • pets • photography • Photos • pumpkin recipes • relationships • romance • spirituality • summer • thoughts • women

I remember so crisply the moment when I was sitting out back on the stoop the day after we arrived "home" following our cross-country honeymoon drive and watched as my new husband circled the barn on his tractor and saying in somewhat stupefied* wonder, "I live on a farm. I live on a farm, and my husband drives a tractor."

72 degree air

July 7, 2009 • art • baby • children • country life • country living • faith • family • gardening • gifts • health • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • photography • relationships • romance • spirituality • summer • thoughts • travel

The temperature was a perfect (for me) 72 degrees. I was sitting in our living room, all the windows were open, a wonderful cool summer breeze wafted through the room.

Some kind of 'ectomy or other

June 5, 2009 • art • baby • children • country life • country living • culture • dating • faith • family • farm • farm life • farming • flowers • friends • friendship • gardening • gifts • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • pumpkin recipes • summer • thoughts • travel • Upstate New York

It was a thrill when we saw that first little green sprout. I told Sweet Pea, "Your pumpkin patch is coming along now!" and she gave me a big, happy smile.

Spring

May 20, 2009 • agriculture • apples • art • baby • children • country life • country living • culture • faith • family • farm • farm life • farming • friendship • gardening • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • pets • photography • Photos • relationships • romance • spirituality • summer • thoughts

As the world wakes up outside our windows, many magical sites and moments bubble up to be seen if you catch them at just the right moment.

Pumpkin seeds and tea cups

May 11, 2009 • art • baby • blogging • children • country life • country living • culture • dating • dogs • faith • family • farm • farm life • farming • flowers • friends • friendship • gardening • green • home • inspiration • Life • love • marriage • personal • pets • photography • Photos • relationships • romance • spirituality • thoughts • travel • women

When my children were babies my parents tried to tell me how very different it is to be grandparents as opposed to being parents. I did my best to understand what they meant, but I realize now that I needed to be a grandparent myself to actually get it. So, Dad and Mom ... I get it now. [FYI: New knitting content was posted at The Knitting Blog 20 May 09.] My daughter and I lived with my parents when she was born, and we lived with them for her first two years. Today my daughter and her daughter live...