Farmgirl Follies

Happy hearts

Happy Saturday … May your weekend be filled with love and laughter, joy and merriment. May you find a few moments to snuggle with the ones you love, play with the little people in your midst and think of a … Continue reading →

Making things crystal clear

We’re growing our very own crystals in jars. They appear like magic and sparkle like diamonds. You’ll need a jar, pencil or stick, string and Borax. Also some food coloring if you want. Oh, and boiling water. Fill a jar … Continue reading →

Out of this world

Not exactly moon over Miami. It’s actually moon over Tuckaway Farm. It’s frosty and frigid, and my breath hangs in the air like fog. After I fed the horses and turned them out to a morning hay buffet I, too, … Continue reading →

Spring dreaming

I found this photo on Google Images. Isn’t it gorgeous? Landscaped and intentional yet still natural and relaxed and amazing. I love it. It makes me want to get busy on some spring projects and sink my fingers into dirt. … Continue reading →

Horsepower dreams

This is what boys do on {relatively} warm days in February when they’re waiting on the Super Bowl to start. My brother and his boys. They drove down over the hill and through the pasture to pay a visit to … Continue reading →

Sanctuary

Honor and Majesty are before him; Strength and Beauty are in his Sanctuary. ~ Psalm 96:6

Who got the boot

First of all … Thank you all for sharing your stories in the comments section of this blog. I smiled with each new “boot entry” that came in. I loved reading about your daily chores, family stories and aspirations. Amazing … Continue reading →

Win a pair of boots

*** ENTRY PERIOD HAS ENDED *** Daffodils! My daughter took this photo yesterday, when it was sunny and 61 degrees and Wednesday, Feb. 1! I’ve never in my life seen daffodils coming up so early. And with this week’s forecast … Continue reading →

I got the boot

And it’s ideal for wading and mucking and farming and gardening and … heck! When you set out to get a little mud on the tires, make sure you’re wearing these on your tootsies. These are BOGS, baby. And following … Continue reading →

Raising readers and a list

Where on earth did January go? It went by so quickly and I’m left with a stack of books that I simply must conquer before the middle of March. If not, I’m afraid they won’t be read for a very … Continue reading →

Sonlight

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. ~ Malachi 4:2

Ballads and a recipe for happy homemaking

source It’s Friday. Yeeeeeehaaaawww! Nothing exciting today … just cleaning and laundry and oh, I made THIS. You should make some, too. It’s delicious and warm and filling and satisfying and crave-a-licious. And while you’re stirrin’ and stirrin’ and stirrin’ … Continue reading →

Mountain dew

On Sunday we left Ohio and headed 750 miles south, to Georgia. We traveled through West Virginia, the land of silver and crystal and cracking branches heavy with ice. Lucky for us the roadways were perfectly dry and clear. We … Continue reading →

Oh, Atlanta

On Sunday I drove south with my mom and daughters. The reason for the trip is both heartbreaking and joyous. I’ll talk about that a little later, I haven’t been able to put words to it, yet. I was able, … Continue reading →

Corn chowder

Chicken soup may be good for the soul and a cold, but corn chowder is good any day. I’ve had this recipe for years and though it’s been tweaked and adjusted, the basic flavors have stayed the same. This recipe … Continue reading →

Wayfaring

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. ~ Psalm 91:11 The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. ~ Psalm 121:8 We’ll miss you … Continue reading →

Sooo corny

It was a battle to the kernels at last night’s family Iron Chef competition. Creative, clever corn-inspired dishes. Casserole, fritters, popcorn, pizza, corn foldovers … it was a feast. And I can’t believe no one made cobb salad. Ha! I … Continue reading →

An Amish field trip

There was a knock at the door. “We were wondering if we could sled ride on the big hill in the pasture. They let school out early because we were afraid the snow would melt before we had a chance … Continue reading →

It’s PJ day in the barn

Not to bore you with weather reports, but earlier this week it was 53 degrees and this morning I was shocked frozen in place when I read -3 on the thermometer. We’re making progress, though. It’s now a balmy 0. … Continue reading →

Viva la color in every recipe

My daughter loves refried beans and tortillas. She would eat them daily if I let her. Tortillas are her bread of life. And because I wanted to thank her for a job well done, I made her a festive feast … Continue reading →

Footloose and fancy free

Today was a day for pedicures … of the equine variety. It’s a toss up between who has the best footwear because everybody’s — human, equine, bovine and canine — are caked with mud. A few days ago temperatures plunged … Continue reading →

The natives are restless

These are the kinds of things that go on when the babysitter comes to stay with the kids. Makes me want to stay home and play, too.

Saturday night Bluegrass

We went to a concert Saturday. When I say “we” I mean my spouse and I, my brother and his lovely wife and the pea in the pod, and … … these little people. There’s nothing like a little toe … Continue reading →

Good and lovely things

“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. ~ Isaiah 1:18

If bluebirds fly why can’t I

May your weekend be filled with rainbows … and remember, it may take a bit of effort to see those sunny skies, but it’s worth it in the end. You must ask yourself … “If happy little bluebirds fly beyond … Continue reading →