How DOES my garden grow?

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As usual, my garden grows . . . shall we say….out of control? I’ll take the blame for out of control tomatoes. But seriously, is there any way on God’s green earth that you can control gourds and pumpkins? Maybe that’s why I enjoy growing gourds and pumpkins . . . they are random, free … Read More

Today

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If I had to do it all over again I’d do it with you. Celebrated 29 years with my Mr. today. Sheesh did that ever go by fast!

Fresh chicken and what I’ve done today.

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Bet I know what you are thinking…after you read the today’s title, and as you see this picture of a processed chicken. The above hen was free range and did come from a local farm — but she ain’t one of mine. Today I made homemade chicken and noodles.  This very statement will make my 3 children … Read More

It felt like Fall and a Linky thingee

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It felt so much like a Fall day yesterday that I made Acorn Squash for dinner defrosted chicken for soup for tonight dragged out my fall decor box from the attic and did up the mantel I started with a very old rifle Spencer carbine given to DIY Guy by his dad.  It dates back to the … Read More

Random thoughts

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Our wonderful neighbors  have a large raspberry patch in their yard and they share with us! Our two young Red Star hens laid their first eggs today they were so little — smaller than a small egg   We invited some peeps over on Sunday and DIY Guy organized a double elimination bags tournament the 3 youngest … Read More

Atta Boy

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I walked into my kitchen this afternoon  and found our boy laying across the window seat with this and when I downloaded my pictures this evening I found this  and this and this and this AWEsome work Natey-boy!

She went to bed early

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Our firstborn hit the tarmac running on Wednesday morning.  Her plane was right on time —  and I was ready to lavish a long hug on her at 8:50 a.m. at the Rochester Airport. We grabbed her pretty polka dot luggage and headed for Starbucks downtown where we planned our day — at least our … Read More

Rochester bound!

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Home is a place you grow up  wanting to leave,  and grow old wanting to get back to .   ~John Ed Pearce She’s coming home for a visit We spent a couple days with her a month ago and I visited her with her brother and sister in March but it’s not the same as being home. It’s … Read More

Pizza on the farm

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Once in awhile we get a hankerin’  for pizza and a drive in the country so we head to a farm in Wisconsin and order ourselves up some pizza but only on Tuesday’s and when the weather is nice because everything is outside including the ovens we bring our own table & chairs and we … Read More