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Home and Heart (a few links also)

Home and Heart (a few links also)

My mental energies, the work of my hands, and general outlook have been focused on home and heart recently. I think it might have to do with the not-so-subtle shift of crisp fall days turning into wet, dreary and cold fall days. Or the holidays just around the bend and ...

A Blogging Manifesto

A Blogging Manifesto

Many thanks for your kind comments and e-mails after my "rally the troops" Handmade Holiday Grab Bag will-you-please-participate-plea post (say that fast three times over) yesterday. Since so many of you already have that book I'm offering the choice of my Autumn Spice Cake soap instead to the winner. Now ...

Words I Need to Read

Words I Need to Read

Right now I'm reading the book Chosen Faith, Chosen Land The Untold Story of American's 21st-Century Shakers. I took it with me to the farm today. While the kids were playing I sat down for a few stolen moments to read a bit. Not for a long time mind you, ...

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

Seasonal transition is always hard for me. I'm sure I could link to posts written each spring and fall for the last couple years to help prove my point . (Speaking of which I have archives up now, as some of you have requested. You'll find the link at the ...

Reflections on August

Reflections on August

I don't usually look back over a past month and spend much time reflecting. I'm fairly forward thinking and like to look ahead more than over my shoulder. But as we move through the days of late summer, shifting gears to prepare for fall, I feel the need to make ...

I'm ok

I'm ok

After the flood of e-mail (ok, four or so), including one this morning from my mom "you ok?", and comments to Friday's post I feel I need to come back to reassure you all. Everything's ok. It always has been but there is some upheaval in our family life right ...

Flowers at the Farm

Flowers at the Farm

This has been an incredibly difficult week for me. And to add insult to injury I can't talk too much about it here and that's hard. I like writing out my angst. You should see the scrawl in my journals these days. I briefly considered not taking my camera to ...