http://www.farmgirlfollies.com Life's a lot simpler if you plow around the stumps! Mon, 21 May 2012 01:55:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kids in the hay field, watching Papa making round bales. <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/hay-there-papa-11342.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/Th7bJbzYU8Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/Th7bJbzYU8Q/hay-there-papa-11342.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/hay-there-papa-11342.html I hope you find time to wash off the troubles of your week and &#8216;while away&#8217; a morning or afternoon or even one, single, solitary hour &#8230;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/XDG-a_LQ9b4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/XDG-a_LQ9b4/while-away-11338.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/while-away-11338.html I rescued a dog from the pound and now my black lab has a blonde partner! <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/love-like-johnny-june-11328.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/cBmw5_ucKZ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/cBmw5_ucKZ4/love-like-johnny-june-11328.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/love-like-johnny-june-11328.html I just finished reading Justice for Speedy by Judy Berkley. It's an alarming tale of what happened to one horse, and what has clearly happened to many other Arabian horses over a course of years and quite possibly, decades. <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/reading-justice-for-speedy-11323.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/xQgBFoC9HHE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/xQgBFoC9HHE/reading-justice-for-speedy-11323.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/reading-justice-for-speedy-11323.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/inVAXAj6Dfc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/inVAXAj6Dfc/little-boy-all-aglow-11321.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/little-boy-all-aglow-11321.html I ran away and hid in the woods at the start of Mother's Day weekend. And when we returned, everyone was smiling ... the best gift of all. <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/hiding-in-the-woods-on-mothers-day-11307.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/0cU2Es40PdI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/0cU2Es40PdI/hiding-in-the-woods-on-mothers-day-11307.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/hiding-in-the-woods-on-mothers-day-11307.html “An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” ~ Henry David Thoreau It’s the weekend. You may be at work. You may be working in a field, the garden or house. You may have plans, errands, laundry or &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/rest-for-the-weary-2-11302.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/qeacIqz5gL0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/qeacIqz5gL0/rest-for-the-weary-2-11302.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/rest-for-the-weary-2-11302.html Last night after the kids were in bed and my favorite TV show concluded (previews for next week include a plane crash! Seriously?!), this lovely specimen appeared. It&#8217;s a staghorn fern and I&#8217;ve been wanting one for ages — ever &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/going-stag-for-mothers-day-11295.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/icLGcRmlCvY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/icLGcRmlCvY/going-stag-for-mothers-day-11295.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/going-stag-for-mothers-day-11295.html Beauty all around.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/X-dlzA6NnSI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/X-dlzA6NnSI/gifts-after-the-rain-11280.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/gifts-after-the-rain-11280.html If you&#8217;re following along, I spent last weekend going from restaurant scene to a butcher shop of sorts and finally, to the farm. Click here to meet Rod and Laurie Ferguson of Chippewa Valley Angus Farms in Rittman, Ohio — our &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/the-last-stop-11274.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/ZB1H17n1CT8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/ZB1H17n1CT8/the-last-stop-11274.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/the-last-stop-11274.html Do you know what happens between the farm gate and the steak on your plate? Step inside a meat-cutting demonstration with me to find out! <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/handled-with-care-every-step-of-the-way-11269.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/KyNRiVIT6oo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/KyNRiVIT6oo/handled-with-care-every-step-of-the-way-11269.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/handled-with-care-every-step-of-the-way-11269.html Come along with me on a journey from dinner plate to pasture gate &#8230; Click here for part one.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/JLYS_oZMnsM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/JLYS_oZMnsM/weekend-part-one-11265.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/weekend-part-one-11265.html I spent the weekend doing two things, mostly: eating and photographing scenes like this one. I captured more than one thousand images over the course of a Friday evening and Saturday. It was an amazing experience and details will be &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/the-shutterbug-is-out-fishing-11253.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/FBAB6VUZi9c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/FBAB6VUZi9c/the-shutterbug-is-out-fishing-11253.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/the-shutterbug-is-out-fishing-11253.html Last night we dined &#8230; today we break down a carcass before heading to cattle country. It&#8217;s the process in reverse. What a weekend! Hope yours is equally tasty and satisfying.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/3q4x4jp2Dys" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/3q4x4jp2Dys/cleveland-to-carcass-to-cattle-11249.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/cleveland-to-carcass-to-cattle-11249.html The sun is brilliant and the air is warm and in the midst of a perfect Friday I&#8217;m brewing like the dark clouds above. Things are turbulent in the midst of Mommy and she&#8217;s a bit of a basket case &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/fresh-brewed-and-needing-sweetener-11244.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/Ap0EFodj02A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/Ap0EFodj02A/fresh-brewed-and-needing-sweetener-11244.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/fresh-brewed-and-needing-sweetener-11244.html Plan a Hot Wheels birthday party that puts little boys in the driver's seat and has them racing away in wonder. From car cupcakes to race tracks on the table, this is one party he'll never forget! <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/workin-at-the-car-wash-after-the-birthday-party-11225.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/HThPZc-lUbg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/HThPZc-lUbg/workin-at-the-car-wash-after-the-birthday-party-11225.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/workin-at-the-car-wash-after-the-birthday-party-11225.html Pure happiness &#8230; Pure perfection &#8230; Pure white. The sweet, simple elegance of May days &#8230; barefoot children, plump and perfect blooms, the green, green grass of home. I&#8217;ve opened the windows and doors — WIDE — for summer days &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/may-days-11219.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/1iB9rqyjpk8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/1iB9rqyjpk8/may-days-11219.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/05/may-days-11219.html What a lovely, lovely day.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/pQtq5xWvEiQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/pQtq5xWvEiQ/catch-and-release-2-11211.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/catch-and-release-2-11211.html &#8221; &#8230; I sing for joy at the work of your hands.&#8221;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/ffg9TaCJZis" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/ffg9TaCJZis/11199-11199.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/11199-11199.html It was a busy week, as documented by an iPhone camera. The boy decided the burn pile was an ideal place to play. The kids were sad to say goodbye to friends on the last day of homeschool co-op. I &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/week-in-review-11188.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/jfdJHZ02Rew" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/jfdJHZ02Rew/week-in-review-11188.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/week-in-review-11188.html I heard them coming &#8230; Every Tuesday evening they fly by &#8230; usually two planes heading to Youngstown. Sometimes they&#8217;re close, sometimes they rattle the windows. Tonight they were so close I&#8217;d bet the pilot could make out the crazy &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/fly-by-night-11180.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/rbUScF4cIxo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/rbUScF4cIxo/fly-by-night-11180.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/fly-by-night-11180.html Nail polish, massages, pedicures and candlelight ... a day at the spa with a couple of giggling girls. <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/spa-day-with-the-giggle-sisters-11174.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/Wir1E9r1Qzg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/Wir1E9r1Qzg/spa-day-with-the-giggle-sisters-11174.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/spa-day-with-the-giggle-sisters-11174.html Buzzards are common in Ohio, but these group has been nesting near Herrington-Bethel United Methodist Church for decades. My sister caught these eery creatures on camera one sunny morning. <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/circled-and-ensnared-11168.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/BjEyEr_fptQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/BjEyEr_fptQ/circled-and-ensnared-11168.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/circled-and-ensnared-11168.html You have to love the veterinarian who, after vaccinating horses, hands out gloves and plastic baggies to the horse-crazy girls in her midst. One girl was pleased as punch to collect samples &#8230; (hint: the girl who saved up her &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/the-pooper-scoopers-11163.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/FcW8_bmJdao" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/FcW8_bmJdao/the-pooper-scoopers-11163.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/the-pooper-scoopers-11163.html Farmgirl&#8217;s Parmesan Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes &#38; Spinach 1 lb. thin spaghetti, cooked and drained 1/2 cup finely diced onion 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 large handfuls fresh baby spinach leaves 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (or 1 tablespoon &#8230; <a href="http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/parmesan-pasta-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-paprika-chick-peas-11147.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~4/3-S_FYdI0pg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FarmgirlFollies/~3/3-S_FYdI0pg/parmesan-pasta-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-paprika-chick-peas-11147.html http://www.farmgirlfollies.com/2012/04/parmesan-pasta-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-paprika-chick-peas-11147.html