So excited! I actually got the majority of our Christmas cards down to the Post Office today!! Still trying to round up an address or two, but feel very good. We haven't sent out cards for a couple of years, and it was such a blessing sitting down and remembering our … [Read more...]
Cute Cookies
A group of people from church are getting together tonight to go caroling at a nursing home, and then gather for fellowship. When I came across these cookies on a blog a few weeks ago, I knew this would be the perfect occasion to try our hand at making them.When we went … [Read more...]
Hearts and Livers and Tongues, oh My!
Monday the 9th was butcher day at Grouse Creek. Two large Holstein steers--the ones with horns that kind of scare me...were butchered. I was available to help the butcher as needed, and answered "Yes" when he asked if I wanted to keep various organs and other meat … [Read more...]
Cold Weather Blessings
"Oh the weather outside is frightful..."This song has been playing in my mind lately. Temperatures have been hanging out well below freezing lately. We've hit negative temperatures a few nights. Brr! When you live in an old farm house (built over 100 years ago) that lacks … [Read more...]
Keeping Owen Safe: Dutch Door
Owen is getting tall. And strong. The gates that have worked wonderfully for years can now be yanked out of the frame by him. Opening the wood stove is another accomplishment of Owen's this winter. It's not an accomplishment we're proud of. He loves to lay … [Read more...]
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