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Buttercup Squash Pie
I'm still under the weather,still uneasy with movement,still not happy., but today, I bakedsomething to ' make ' me more happy!So, what makes you happy?Pie! Pie makes me happy!Fresh from the Buttercup...
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Fading Fast
The gorgeous colors have faded,Faded fast this fall~ The pumpkins in the window are now few,The stack in the barn window has been picked over by many,Baby Pumpkins on the bench are dwindling, Most...
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Line-Dried, Color Run
Do you know how icy cold that wind was today?The temperature said 55 but it felt like 30 with the bitter cold western winds, then southern, curious western again, just plain cold. Oh, but what a...
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Seems Like Yesterday
It seems like just yesterday, that we were thinning lettuce and radishes,showing pride in a fine potato growth, but, now,already, it's fall, the snow has dusted the area, and melted,the air is cold,...
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Shooting Wild Things
Not as in ' shooting,' but shooting with the lens. Look what caught my eye. The curious deer ran full-tilt across the field to get to their evening snacks. They have been munching and mashing...
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Maybe Next Week
Maybe ' next ' week!Maybe then, we will finally have some ' us ' time.Maybe then, a chance to stay at our cabin in the woods~ Life has been so busy, so tired, it's time. Time for a deserved challenge....
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~Buttercup~
Meet Buttercup! Buttercup is Bill's new heart-throb. She has been keeping him pretty busy. Greg is her sidekick and says to Bill, " Treat her gentle, she starts hard. Just pump the he** outa her...
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Frances Recall
It's been a while since we've been to the farm, but look who we met. This is ' Frances.'He needed a new home, so he now resides at the farmwith my Mom.Frances is a gentle rooster, gentle enough to be...
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Pumpkins=
As gorgeous as what fall is in Maple Tree country with the rainbow of colors and wet fallen leaves scenting the air, one of my favorite things will always be the PUMPKINS~...
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From Point A to Fun
It is all about getting from point A to point fun, isn't it? some pictures new, some old but trueIn this case, getting from the plain pumpkin to the carved pumpkins done by...
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Yes, Good Eats
I have so many great magazines, so I have challenged myself to try at least one recipe from each that I breeze through this fall and winter. This time, thanks to a 2008 Country Home edition, I...
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So Far
What has been the best part of your weekend? It's hard to choose as there were so many already. My Mom stopped by to see if I wanted to go with her to the Annual Fall Festival at church. I was knee...
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Work til the Work is Done
The past couple of weeks, our days have been cooling off, the winds have gotten more 'nip' in them but the job still has to be done. Bill and I took on a part-time job as potato farmers. He does all...
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Apple Dumpling Delight
Mercy, what a treat! I know my version doesn't look as appealing as the dumpling pictured in the magazine, but mine was so much easier to make, bake and eat, and the pleasure was all mine/ours! The...
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Another Detour
In the midst of this very gloomy day, the phone rings. It's Bill, needing tools at one of the fields I have yet to see. I always look forward to a break, so to the garage for tools that were not in...
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Solved Mystery/Ginormous Cookies
Remember the wee stone house? I did as promised, and asked around the neighborhood for an answer to it's use. Our bachelor neighbor stopped by for a visit this weekend, and he said it was a ' '...
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Cutting Up
I know that Christmas is a ways off yet, but not if I want to make roping/garland for my deck and doors, or a wreath or swags, to send home with the kids over Thanksgiving. These first couple of...
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The O Family
Wow, look what I found. This is my family, a picture taken in the 70's, or near that. Some of you have been asking more about my family when I was growing up., so I thought I'd share a couple...
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Woodburning & Practicing Patience
I know some of you have seen these etchings before, done with a wood burner. I'm showing them again in an attempt to ease my own desire to be at the cabin. I did these free-hand, many years ago,...
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Living Off the Land Thanksgiving
Do you see the turkey tracks... and Big Bird Turkey up the tree preparing to roost?Well, I have a better plan. You know how our food does not always come from the grocery store? and how our...
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