tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28462615504349995112024-03-12T19:34:50.302-07:00Polka~Dot DreamsA girl's musings on lifeAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-1237845508132540102010-11-22T08:51:00.000-08:002010-11-24T12:48:28.318-08:00Kittens!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau94AmN_AjUZZKZgJXoTDpZ_x5kHvMr5ecZ56g6BGMKOvUT0PQqe12xQX_Tli8GN4ceuuQ-7sixUfgZFMvM6GDvvCMyNKcMpLafD70UHIj9MMWq0GWretfgZ3Y0f29ZPC3p3cjh9q5yFD/s1600/Nutmeg+and+Dexter.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543220713691282850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhau94AmN_AjUZZKZgJXoTDpZ_x5kHvMr5ecZ56g6BGMKOvUT0PQqe12xQX_Tli8GN4ceuuQ-7sixUfgZFMvM6GDvvCMyNKcMpLafD70UHIj9MMWq0GWretfgZ3Y0f29ZPC3p3cjh9q5yFD/s320/Nutmeg+and+Dexter.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXflPjAB1Q8QOU-7iVd7ZrVq-wJBR_l3p-uQRwylEDnijvvaNvo4RiAhGig_iGTPIIpxr7z5kY83HDR40ZrRSZuNj2fkpylvjT0dRnXPONPNUcz35p5qjXT52wN6mCUitB_ACmWD7TP9pn/s1600/Miss+Kitty%2527s+Kittens+4+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542418269621424386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXflPjAB1Q8QOU-7iVd7ZrVq-wJBR_l3p-uQRwylEDnijvvaNvo4RiAhGig_iGTPIIpxr7z5kY83HDR40ZrRSZuNj2fkpylvjT0dRnXPONPNUcz35p5qjXT52wN6mCUitB_ACmWD7TP9pn/s320/Miss+Kitty%2527s+Kittens+4+-+Copy.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pELwZVRi9uFjPOKq0R0Y3kJ9sxKTO2hyU5yE_83AIcLt2WWh5wp420YKFZts4A7EeG8FMwVd_MCr9apWpHlAPSfZ4nKM0s4P-Gezn-5Sck1Mi4sxlkXzhcjOxd8gz7mxA5uMYbIr7n1f/s1600/Miss+Kitty%2527s+Kittens+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542418255839432642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pELwZVRi9uFjPOKq0R0Y3kJ9sxKTO2hyU5yE_83AIcLt2WWh5wp420YKFZts4A7EeG8FMwVd_MCr9apWpHlAPSfZ4nKM0s4P-Gezn-5Sck1Mi4sxlkXzhcjOxd8gz7mxA5uMYbIr7n1f/s320/Miss+Kitty%2527s+Kittens+2.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Our grandma had a cat show up at her house. Then, Miss Kitty (Grandma's creative name for her), had four kittens, and since Grandma lives in town she couldn't keep them. So now the kittens and Miss Kitty are living on the farm with us. The kittens are very playful and so cute.</div></div></div></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-2933938465287728302010-10-06T13:02:00.000-07:002010-10-06T13:08:19.132-07:00Rosie had her baby!<div align="center">He is adorable! His name is Oliver. <br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21FE81Tw6Q7Rl4yMMbcvhUZT52OeuUHciHkUET6N0fvvSUF3j0oRSItjid6Npx3e-Ty5GEC5TZCrVWm-qNfmSINrn_NWXsaPX8C-0JTx0zNOpd5u4H4JD8yjEZtZMO7oDSFRDfyhM57Aa/s1600/Oliver+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525026798075954930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21FE81Tw6Q7Rl4yMMbcvhUZT52OeuUHciHkUET6N0fvvSUF3j0oRSItjid6Npx3e-Ty5GEC5TZCrVWm-qNfmSINrn_NWXsaPX8C-0JTx0zNOpd5u4H4JD8yjEZtZMO7oDSFRDfyhM57Aa/s320/Oliver+1.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY3Ts-W72GT0xqFtykMmobShJyzfIgWmL74RxxLdfB4QOSYKlFQrNc3-fsRUVEvHoDOBJI3PG3MH5MYamZOrcCtB6tySo8aVXfFgWkYO-C7ZtUkIAs9Xicj1_BG383sPs-lPC7JiFH98c/s1600/Oliver+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525026793563694450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY3Ts-W72GT0xqFtykMmobShJyzfIgWmL74RxxLdfB4QOSYKlFQrNc3-fsRUVEvHoDOBJI3PG3MH5MYamZOrcCtB6tySo8aVXfFgWkYO-C7ZtUkIAs9Xicj1_BG383sPs-lPC7JiFH98c/s320/Oliver+3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-87215462783300637012010-09-13T15:41:00.001-07:002010-09-13T15:50:11.025-07:00The new evening chore<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMbU_FhHgME0904s0_zTOU_3Jgl7t-Ok-aUqIGybH90iXkXiUpJrMCjhCk4bsr0rrXvcpl4WDwRefsVgf_Ez9mX1OCqcD3SuHaOa78wKDnXbq1gKt2ZPJyzDl2yAwr9yvW9kW_Leo9fxP/s1600/DSC02524.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516532842328825842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMbU_FhHgME0904s0_zTOU_3Jgl7t-Ok-aUqIGybH90iXkXiUpJrMCjhCk4bsr0rrXvcpl4WDwRefsVgf_Ez9mX1OCqcD3SuHaOa78wKDnXbq1gKt2ZPJyzDl2yAwr9yvW9kW_Leo9fxP/s320/DSC02524.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Dad milking Beatrice<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1zEg-ATjOsUltN7S1rPLNS2zFSoHQxoSYJ6GN7-PhKNPzV_SCY2FOLO4_Jp-gudGOoLXTji4U3x4dJ5muVrOGrBFV_rUyM_aypTO2fbl9SlhGUrdPnIVqU04ZjS8Qx7TrxHAaLkE69TU/s1600/DSC02534.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516532817819230514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1zEg-ATjOsUltN7S1rPLNS2zFSoHQxoSYJ6GN7-PhKNPzV_SCY2FOLO4_Jp-gudGOoLXTji4U3x4dJ5muVrOGrBFV_rUyM_aypTO2fbl9SlhGUrdPnIVqU04ZjS8Qx7TrxHAaLkE69TU/s320/DSC02534.JPG" /></a>Straining into jars<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XS_ZBRg2hdz6fO_p7YfI8CLOfz4pltZnbk3k3G6t0nfQ71a0XREaHlJMRgh3Rg8m1Cg2OBa0NJr_DJaEyiHjanx_7QEcCxLs7dSrQd5j3Tm0bCoXfLJCA391qWFzP1QnMrLYhTOxWVq_/s1600/DSC02535.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516532805997354258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XS_ZBRg2hdz6fO_p7YfI8CLOfz4pltZnbk3k3G6t0nfQ71a0XREaHlJMRgh3Rg8m1Cg2OBa0NJr_DJaEyiHjanx_7QEcCxLs7dSrQd5j3Tm0bCoXfLJCA391qWFzP1QnMrLYhTOxWVq_/s320/DSC02535.JPG" /></a>Ready for the fridge<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-11831847289515894752010-09-07T13:37:00.000-07:002010-09-07T13:44:35.259-07:00I got braces!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVBpbQWwBf-UbHw4O0JL-eNKvZB6yonq7myLBRn9s4UOFkoGcgfLZ8VeC6a5XVJT0TYehufQcFe5zQEN3fv513n9q3D5_7HLOwXNBuv7K8fQTlhcPFk9nxEdUMlQlyy8Ux5Qakq2H06up/s1600/braces.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 88px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 88px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514274755856658930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVBpbQWwBf-UbHw4O0JL-eNKvZB6yonq7myLBRn9s4UOFkoGcgfLZ8VeC6a5XVJT0TYehufQcFe5zQEN3fv513n9q3D5_7HLOwXNBuv7K8fQTlhcPFk9nxEdUMlQlyy8Ux5Qakq2H06up/s320/braces.bmp" /></a> They are almost a relief after four days of spacers. Alas, there will be no c<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">armel</span> for about two years :( </div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-54913449194536342572010-08-30T12:00:00.000-07:002010-08-30T12:25:07.591-07:00A Sunday Morning Surprise<div align="center">Beatrice had her baby yesterday! It's a bull calf and his name is Colin.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M3f3XkqMEtxCRCv4PHccyRPOtnQ0pKYui6YFAYvYsNZOmVhzyNXORKRk95G3Vn9ff87vvJIgy15qlcSTroxbyn-IgyzXx47wrXArNpvH8Yc_fVyIk3wYMaLVvfC0wE0S7qrr2hFLzTo6/s1600/Colin+laying+in+grass+small.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511285508165712706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M3f3XkqMEtxCRCv4PHccyRPOtnQ0pKYui6YFAYvYsNZOmVhzyNXORKRk95G3Vn9ff87vvJIgy15qlcSTroxbyn-IgyzXx47wrXArNpvH8Yc_fVyIk3wYMaLVvfC0wE0S7qrr2hFLzTo6/s320/Colin+laying+in+grass+small.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>He is so sweet.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RuckLEMoq3nZpyGrI7ttvqD0uCk215xgTXFZkZMlleYxeSmE-0pZHwG2fqe4zqSX0Iln1JDpXra_sKcJf2kxm70_sPjjb2nqGuQwaehdB5ZaZQHz-8NM0F3lnZwmUbLqiekT7jPF2267/s1600/Beatrice+and+Colin+1+small.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511285497189106754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RuckLEMoq3nZpyGrI7ttvqD0uCk215xgTXFZkZMlleYxeSmE-0pZHwG2fqe4zqSX0Iln1JDpXra_sKcJf2kxm70_sPjjb2nqGuQwaehdB5ZaZQHz-8NM0F3lnZwmUbLqiekT7jPF2267/s320/Beatrice+and+Colin+1+small.jpg" /></a>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-42298640381037920322010-08-20T15:14:00.001-07:002010-08-20T15:21:05.735-07:00Meet Beatrice...<div align="center">our lovely new Jersey cow!</div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvNKuQUxYBQ490R9AQR7t7fder4jBCUpo2jfsZneOi7ERvY_d8HOCsNhHQRippdp9-t9H9pUFGMZWeFsXhCNglQN2Yvc3blWURFKJk6bGfksoh2d_8AgIAiX13RIqRTEvlANp_T3dBjhr/s1600/Beatrice+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507619584970862066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvNKuQUxYBQ490R9AQR7t7fder4jBCUpo2jfsZneOi7ERvY_d8HOCsNhHQRippdp9-t9H9pUFGMZWeFsXhCNglQN2Yvc3blWURFKJk6bGfksoh2d_8AgIAiX13RIqRTEvlANp_T3dBjhr/s320/Beatrice+3.JPG" /></a><br /><p align="center">She is due to have a calf on September 5 so we'll have milk, butter,cheese...wonderful.</p><p></p>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-17021746705542138322010-08-19T17:47:00.000-07:002010-08-19T18:00:09.074-07:00A trip to the dentistAshlyn loves going to the dentist and getting a new toothbrush. But when mom asked her why, of all toothbrushes, she chose one with <em>Sponge Bob</em> on it she replied, "I don't know. I just liked the one with cheese on it." Every one got a laugh out of that. (is it obvious that we don't watch very much t.v?)<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 93px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 94px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507288980041163298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEI3Eb2bsxkq_gsfWcAvwMhMQXzvZlxU8mc14puFQZYueK4zNmI7IVjpNlkS9nJQ8N6VKkQ-8xCFngE_DfoLp-K4bxZgkwMZlfbzOH4ekNttUabbK-ckJ2Tt1Gf6HS1xSL3FwbGDMpxjJ/s320/sponge+bob.bmp" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">sorry I haven't blogged in awhile :0)<br /></span></p>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-67191748052822793662010-06-22T12:14:00.000-07:002010-06-22T15:38:26.642-07:00Summer Days<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZidnJ6VXlgMU0PD8SSB3qdZTNGP4fqGvwO1uDrtmV0Kv9QvFRYnNVyUa_iTIEE4sz7m8VHHsQ_F0LQrDU_yTaKF77cYpYSPqZXiimfdajjdfqEl4Eab5-5wuYMZPVUdQqYCafclqT-66_/s1600/DSC02351.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485681057831933810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZidnJ6VXlgMU0PD8SSB3qdZTNGP4fqGvwO1uDrtmV0Kv9QvFRYnNVyUa_iTIEE4sz7m8VHHsQ_F0LQrDU_yTaKF77cYpYSPqZXiimfdajjdfqEl4Eab5-5wuYMZPVUdQqYCafclqT-66_/s320/DSC02351.JPG" /></a>As Sweet Pea the parakeet enjoys the nice weather, Henry and Milo become curious. Sweet Pea didn't seem to mind though.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzjzCH0f2kjCZ6XoYqs3SrRK0LtqwYD_OLaBJLcQYeIIML1S9VQKefH7ksYE81IppqY4Epih5WhP_8oAVKZ3gtnY64tjcqrROeQB5STQ4XtOC2YyhGW-fDqMfMTfCbOJAil9BcbSFNDyg/s1600/DSC02310+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485681052258147826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzjzCH0f2kjCZ6XoYqs3SrRK0LtqwYD_OLaBJLcQYeIIML1S9VQKefH7ksYE81IppqY4Epih5WhP_8oAVKZ3gtnY64tjcqrROeQB5STQ4XtOC2YyhGW-fDqMfMTfCbOJAil9BcbSFNDyg/s320/DSC02310+-+Copy.JPG" /></a> Ashlyn eats strawberries at Grandma's.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPs2UKw6n5X4-0erBuMahgNzhGIwPEhLwgao6YjsREky4ZUg5kyvFPj97vaJmU-xtRtQ-93ZA43oYyz7RRTUN8cK2qJPzWuIRTvhboxe9S6ynegNDSVUpLZT-6yiPRoaPWOtBMtqroG6U/s1600/DSC02381+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485680411718733474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPs2UKw6n5X4-0erBuMahgNzhGIwPEhLwgao6YjsREky4ZUg5kyvFPj97vaJmU-xtRtQ-93ZA43oYyz7RRTUN8cK2qJPzWuIRTvhboxe9S6ynegNDSVUpLZT-6yiPRoaPWOtBMtqroG6U/s320/DSC02381+-+Copy.JPG" /></a> Milo watches Dad fix a flat tire on the hay trailer.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjxl4RgcnG26-Ns3Aznyy-gbM-S_jqQg9AeGdg4mpxhnvo7m8hHqJWmAS_Vs1vWhOX0lrPxLNXt-bEBVlhVpGd3_MlPRhEv5QvPGUOiKJ3ygcJ7v1HUfBJUbtsczXTAsngZ6AWdtb35GO/s1600/Ashlyn+with+lightning+bug.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485680403393432402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjxl4RgcnG26-Ns3Aznyy-gbM-S_jqQg9AeGdg4mpxhnvo7m8hHqJWmAS_Vs1vWhOX0lrPxLNXt-bEBVlhVpGd3_MlPRhEv5QvPGUOiKJ3ygcJ7v1HUfBJUbtsczXTAsngZ6AWdtb35GO/s320/Ashlyn+with+lightning+bug.JPG" /></a> Ashlyn is quite fond of catching lightening bugs.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9ILh24foLb4qyxuaDE4i3PF09nXeGkqG8wWcORpNdFtuymiWBdI9jjG7WmUdUBVuog24K9DaXAHevlbRrcWmN6fjgv-wFIsmTHO8OTqeL8elGw_FljAYvzDJFDM9t9dMlpvFcH1EuFFb/s1600/Allie+on+hay.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485680397250809202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9ILh24foLb4qyxuaDE4i3PF09nXeGkqG8wWcORpNdFtuymiWBdI9jjG7WmUdUBVuog24K9DaXAHevlbRrcWmN6fjgv-wFIsmTHO8OTqeL8elGw_FljAYvzDJFDM9t9dMlpvFcH1EuFFb/s320/Allie+on+hay.JPG" /></a> Henry and I sit on the hay in the cool of evening.</div><div></div><div>Hope you all are enjoying June!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I was playing with making pictures black and white :)</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-40597019407650182702010-05-28T07:54:00.000-07:002010-05-28T08:10:26.483-07:00A Few Exciting Days<div align="center"> On Monday, Dad sold two of our cows, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Posie</span> and Hannah, and one of the boys, Jonah :( He said that he might buy another cow and, sure enough, who should come home but an adorable little heifer. She is a "fixer-upper". The poor thing has a cold\ear infection. Caleb named her Lulu. I don't have pictures (yet).</div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Wednesday was Caleb's 9<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> birthday! The birthday breakfast was doughnuts, lunch was pizza (homemade by Mom and <em>very</em> good), and after lunch was cake.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476335134776024242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtUNBVqiC-WBkVoPjYm99dLN9ZfVhTc1-DKNIQeU54E2nlKsLnHEnv2FYnBBrhd5R8uDKcQW8QKrTqLrLu0O0fx71XLDrTsW5M6_B-Z8IVNF61eAXJkjHkMgdpwtTPFZ1K5hOfgDHv1z5/s320/Caleb's+b-day.JPG" /> <div align="center">It's time to cut hay again! Dad took Caleb along.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcJIXzNOOyDWDOkFBcVl32QoM4FxOZbT1e_EGGOph_e_vFOEpmCHZQYNSmrzYpwkpagQG6CC88LdgdmvcMdsLNHYXLooomGYulUfqPjnsy_I_9E-d1YxJS2Y_L0J787tjvtp4PGlr-PiL/s1600/DSC02286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476335128154325890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcJIXzNOOyDWDOkFBcVl32QoM4FxOZbT1e_EGGOph_e_vFOEpmCHZQYNSmrzYpwkpagQG6CC88LdgdmvcMdsLNHYXLooomGYulUfqPjnsy_I_9E-d1YxJS2Y_L0J787tjvtp4PGlr-PiL/s320/DSC02286.JPG" /></a>And...two little pigs. They are girls and will one day have piglets!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fHDIFm_1eKGVZMa1-P4ATQzkBnprteQmlDXR7PuuYVfORQYlz4ePkaAs96GRRwk2KfupKBrYVE53RSzwCHpOGdfmNzMgU3q4qmtHXtxb9q0G-NYUzQ33jPmSEptIjUGN41OfS-oQGY-D/s1600/pig+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476335118148699202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fHDIFm_1eKGVZMa1-P4ATQzkBnprteQmlDXR7PuuYVfORQYlz4ePkaAs96GRRwk2KfupKBrYVE53RSzwCHpOGdfmNzMgU3q4qmtHXtxb9q0G-NYUzQ33jPmSEptIjUGN41OfS-oQGY-D/s320/pig+1.JPG" /></a> I don't have a picture of the other girl, but they are almost identical.<br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-7868131118995862072010-05-09T17:57:00.000-07:002010-05-09T18:25:33.202-07:00Moms, Antiques, and Clover<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;">Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful moms who do so much for their family!</span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Yesterday, Mom wanted to go to a few antique stores. We usually don't come home with anything but after asking Dad, I was allowed to get this book for only 4 dollars.</div><div align="center">It is called "Practical Cookery and The Etiquette and Service of the Table". From reading the inside cover, I found out that it was given to someone for Christmas in 1923.</div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnSdkH9GNw700Ddqm4SwGoxjsFvRQySDbsun3UoOJhFpKv_f4Jpnumb3K9kLe1dU7P7aTJrePbpANAbiFpNhSIYqWfEGQIq2amRbIxeklxKiQdtML8OpbFS8_a67tof4DHcEHpgE26pOQ/s1600/Cook+book+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469440417240457618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnSdkH9GNw700Ddqm4SwGoxjsFvRQySDbsun3UoOJhFpKv_f4Jpnumb3K9kLe1dU7P7aTJrePbpANAbiFpNhSIYqWfEGQIq2amRbIxeklxKiQdtML8OpbFS8_a67tof4DHcEHpgE26pOQ/s320/Cook+book+1.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>Between some of the pages there were recipes from old newspapers and magazines, and a few recipes written out.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_8UDpvGVwZlI2UBEdKJMKBKfYTw9jmvES6Gq15-9URxEQSubMbIyjRss56b1tKqHJw6Y3vOfmZmkn8dHJJxk4yJyLNNc0O5ybSWzR_C_zrgXNCSjmdlCl_wTnSf1qNKz2GR-thqTbe3i/s1600/Cook+book+4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469439928352432770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_8UDpvGVwZlI2UBEdKJMKBKfYTw9jmvES6Gq15-9URxEQSubMbIyjRss56b1tKqHJw6Y3vOfmZmkn8dHJJxk4yJyLNNc0O5ybSWzR_C_zrgXNCSjmdlCl_wTnSf1qNKz2GR-thqTbe3i/s320/Cook+book+4.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">One of the pages in the book explains how to use your coal stove....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvaExU48TS2flBe4h6dQxHrZ0LFYGtbdVCFaXHsdEOhFcTBsWr-MLNjY4c-kqdgALi-SGAUKsi5X1YRO3lE_pZ3b_iqpgp6DnaUI2jT6qRfVOarakhvAYmude0VkVJVDAvZrRpM_QGQu0/s1600/Cook+book+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469439921065792082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvaExU48TS2flBe4h6dQxHrZ0LFYGtbdVCFaXHsdEOhFcTBsWr-MLNjY4c-kqdgALi-SGAUKsi5X1YRO3lE_pZ3b_iqpgp6DnaUI2jT6qRfVOarakhvAYmude0VkVJVDAvZrRpM_QGQu0/s320/Cook+book+3.JPG" /></a>and what temperature (roughly) to cook your cakes.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GlOPSAx6_G-L6JWWD46uzHBMGbcyiWYkr6rKKcOloyzFFEznmZrto2eCT8uPz5rPQDwtEsogeHnWjYDGMcylqc-Cf6Jf58XZD9GZBwyXv4lWJSj-ufPABBz06X6vPjQOSD3zgWOtoKYE/s1600/Cook+book+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469439914016509778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GlOPSAx6_G-L6JWWD46uzHBMGbcyiWYkr6rKKcOloyzFFEznmZrto2eCT8uPz5rPQDwtEsogeHnWjYDGMcylqc-Cf6Jf58XZD9GZBwyXv4lWJSj-ufPABBz06X6vPjQOSD3zgWOtoKYE/s320/Cook+book+2.JPG" /></a>Later, Jasmine got a clover necklace.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-NyA5Xcrh0DOa0B8qwA2Ff-ZAkFdJSqWS4vUSyjRdKZv132t6qfIYDjmFEPTVfk2r4nl1lqV1hs1GvRZ5tv3V_ZlsJKQMOCZBdtJ52qGUsjTbB-7-AYgmr5gokNyfAXqwH_AnpmJKyT9/s1600/Jasmine+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469439936286331122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-NyA5Xcrh0DOa0B8qwA2Ff-ZAkFdJSqWS4vUSyjRdKZv132t6qfIYDjmFEPTVfk2r4nl1lqV1hs1GvRZ5tv3V_ZlsJKQMOCZBdtJ52qGUsjTbB-7-AYgmr5gokNyfAXqwH_AnpmJKyT9/s320/Jasmine+3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-22511054581321675142010-04-28T12:17:00.000-07:002010-04-28T12:33:11.813-07:00A Taste of Summer<div align="center"><strong><em>Lemon Bars<br /></em></strong></div><em><div align="center">Crust:</div><div align="center">2 cups all-purpose flour</div><div align="center">1 cup powdered sugar</div><div align="center">pinch of salt</div><div align="center">2 sticks butter</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Filling:</div><div align="center">4 eggs</div><div align="center">2 cups granulated sugar</div><div align="center">6 tablespoons all-purpose flour</div><div align="center">6 tablespoons lemon juice</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan. Make the crust: Combine the flour, powdered sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter to make a crumbly mixture. Press the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make the filling: Mix the eggs, sugar, flour and lemon juice. Pour this over the baked crust and bake an additional 25 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.<br /></div><div align="center">Mmmmmmm!<br /></div></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhemi-bsMwuImbkmkyluQoR0K5CCNywWw3X4g0pdkz5A15WOlWQ5flmzBmEzNZ2GXpa3yTPsU2AfdJwhsC9zZesVAbsPRJ9NJK3E0m2KsWUpk21pJp64j0VE8mwXr9zyLLeyZZ0oaWF4i/s1600/lemon+bar+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465270293759381330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhemi-bsMwuImbkmkyluQoR0K5CCNywWw3X4g0pdkz5A15WOlWQ5flmzBmEzNZ2GXpa3yTPsU2AfdJwhsC9zZesVAbsPRJ9NJK3E0m2KsWUpk21pJp64j0VE8mwXr9zyLLeyZZ0oaWF4i/s320/lemon+bar+2.JPG" /></a>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-85963017969192714822010-04-12T15:59:00.000-07:002010-04-12T16:01:34.846-07:00Another Skirt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XkI1_QGFx32MZ5a8IX0KJQR3nYCzkunPQBD_ng7-T57FDcoOvt9GiFRLQDNB5XhSa4i-nhOj3CwVs3Nd3Y8FJ5rMxc0EdeKHM0aKSWDZDFVEB0pKZFTRTOeHkfdRLnJq-5CrNyeCWlkR/s1600/Green+and+Blue+Skirt.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459389885198537906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XkI1_QGFx32MZ5a8IX0KJQR3nYCzkunPQBD_ng7-T57FDcoOvt9GiFRLQDNB5XhSa4i-nhOj3CwVs3Nd3Y8FJ5rMxc0EdeKHM0aKSWDZDFVEB0pKZFTRTOeHkfdRLnJq-5CrNyeCWlkR/s320/Green+and+Blue+Skirt.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-50261883813304627442010-04-12T11:31:00.001-07:002010-04-12T12:51:51.061-07:00Introducing...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DKazAxUsLenK1K1mhX15qSi8BJ6naz_BjYfz-gwMqgasVUuZkrnxVkV26YBu9H8hwTaj7S0aGCQtKHjczbdq9QMSgFgOhpqdTM76vdMpxCVcfIZgILkQ8xI7PqS3Pr_b7X8K5JiKgOzL/s1600/DSC02072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459320762108919522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DKazAxUsLenK1K1mhX15qSi8BJ6naz_BjYfz-gwMqgasVUuZkrnxVkV26YBu9H8hwTaj7S0aGCQtKHjczbdq9QMSgFgOhpqdTM76vdMpxCVcfIZgILkQ8xI7PqS3Pr_b7X8K5JiKgOzL/s320/DSC02072.JPG" /></a> our new piglets!</div><div align="center">Their names are Churchill and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Knightley</span>. My love for Jane Austen's Emma did <strong>not</strong> have anything to do with these names. ;) (OK, so maybe it does a little bit)</div><div align="center">I can't get too attached to them though, as they'll be ready to join us for dinner around September.</div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-84776034719180433582010-04-10T08:53:00.001-07:002010-04-10T09:09:37.920-07:00Little Things<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GflgLR0GqXcrEq15u6z4evvwuKiccN83EcnPPh0O7JunqeevPgYqgfNXI7fD0d6zjSMsk_hN1QIyAaWpwAgTNAYDmLRAY3ZYBWyjkRRV7E4nI4lNAnkTHSVnC5O9GZSxDruE-87mqwWo/s1600/Forsynthia+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458537936872390754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GflgLR0GqXcrEq15u6z4evvwuKiccN83EcnPPh0O7JunqeevPgYqgfNXI7fD0d6zjSMsk_hN1QIyAaWpwAgTNAYDmLRAY3ZYBWyjkRRV7E4nI4lNAnkTHSVnC5O9GZSxDruE-87mqwWo/s320/Forsynthia+2.JPG" /></a> I come in the little things,</div><div align="center">Saith the Lord:</div><div align="center">Yea, on the glancing wing</div><div align="center">Of eager birds, the softly pattering feet</div><div align="center">Of furred and gentle beasts.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0exTenBrNvbA1cHpmJ1ikvq8wo-Nua1sRo31qlra-aGzIQ8GJBAAm_5rFALCWboG8hTOxKWZY608zEwg3PN_G0UA0hqYE_RRnqUVfqnS4Eez4SrzqEeoWtNrVLOLU-o-y4ozkjneh6X38/s1600/Ripples+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458537935060105874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0exTenBrNvbA1cHpmJ1ikvq8wo-Nua1sRo31qlra-aGzIQ8GJBAAm_5rFALCWboG8hTOxKWZY608zEwg3PN_G0UA0hqYE_RRnqUVfqnS4Eez4SrzqEeoWtNrVLOLU-o-y4ozkjneh6X38/s320/Ripples+1.JPG" /></a> I come in the little things,<br />Saith the Lord:<br />Not borne on the morning's wings<br />Of majesty, but I have set My feet<br />Admidst the delicate and bladed wheat.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXfhZeG_9qReb7bD8yVr87s-AJ086cKRX5e4ptpQ80ABCUgkODCr1OCfT5jqeM5cmVfCKGC8PWB63GDnOGw9DQ-SwFuvSN_xTdZ-UoKsjemFTL7HGJ8zlZqSotHbp4_cpRR_Pa6M2DrmR/s1600/Leaf+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458537929504658050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXfhZeG_9qReb7bD8yVr87s-AJ086cKRX5e4ptpQ80ABCUgkODCr1OCfT5jqeM5cmVfCKGC8PWB63GDnOGw9DQ-SwFuvSN_xTdZ-UoKsjemFTL7HGJ8zlZqSotHbp4_cpRR_Pa6M2DrmR/s320/Leaf+1.JPG" /></a> I come in the little things,<br />Saith the Lord. Amen.<br /><br /><br />Evelyn Underhill<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-58980324828107461092010-04-08T16:19:00.000-07:002010-04-08T16:59:23.025-07:00What I Love About Spring...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL394WFHzDvHLAtGV-RMXYUIBO1cCAy3TcEA0AyXumoZmtEJlpss4OzfzTJzFox84xLi-SwdvtSFGXySWlMpy72eRHrhLfAhO4-DNres3qY5pAa12rux58bqLeGMnYyGO57fiFFse2zqb/s1600/DSC02000.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457912319909419762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL394WFHzDvHLAtGV-RMXYUIBO1cCAy3TcEA0AyXumoZmtEJlpss4OzfzTJzFox84xLi-SwdvtSFGXySWlMpy72eRHrhLfAhO4-DNres3qY5pAa12rux58bqLeGMnYyGO57fiFFse2zqb/s320/DSC02000.JPG" /></a> Fresh grass for the baby boys, Willie and Jonah...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHkqPKOaXqiXF2o2oIIbQ6OGcMnjVD_gj5-MQ-hAE6jWiAeLremeisoB9LwvJoaUvvZRynjNX6MM27W4mhMeLxauTcklEx31LrFUJTkwQDg55DH4xBXRp3VYEiZDaozRZT-IFuSRb4r5w/s1600/DSC01985.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457912307141974434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHkqPKOaXqiXF2o2oIIbQ6OGcMnjVD_gj5-MQ-hAE6jWiAeLremeisoB9LwvJoaUvvZRynjNX6MM27W4mhMeLxauTcklEx31LrFUJTkwQDg55DH4xBXRp3VYEiZDaozRZT-IFuSRb4r5w/s320/DSC01985.JPG" /></a> blossoms on trees...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAaYXpQ-5PL3E1yYP8PKO-YyIWPrbi6fz-OAOXVtEMdSqMHDx8rXqEdN6E3act4bLqdOxkOY79z9ww_aqFl4-iXn68fER_ff4QDDHFiCECWQR3ANqLfKQzA45zhqoqVYMromQLEiRgCf4/s1600/DSC01957.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457912304027349058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAaYXpQ-5PL3E1yYP8PKO-YyIWPrbi6fz-OAOXVtEMdSqMHDx8rXqEdN6E3act4bLqdOxkOY79z9ww_aqFl4-iXn68fER_ff4QDDHFiCECWQR3ANqLfKQzA45zhqoqVYMromQLEiRgCf4/s320/DSC01957.JPG" /></a> pansies...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaKZkFttjwTxjSuc7lXO3-ICZ1zIr_0utkcLYuNc2XW7YYdeK98CAEBDw9s0guDD_LNgXw3XY7QBM5yxDFMQgYSNRX1f7rJCc66O36tJYWl2WFLAVB7iH8G95NQGu1GoxHyJSp1oloTR3/s1600/DSC01931.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457912291648872466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaKZkFttjwTxjSuc7lXO3-ICZ1zIr_0utkcLYuNc2XW7YYdeK98CAEBDw9s0guDD_LNgXw3XY7QBM5yxDFMQgYSNRX1f7rJCc66O36tJYWl2WFLAVB7iH8G95NQGu1GoxHyJSp1oloTR3/s320/DSC01931.JPG" /></a> chickens running...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jHGfMqlpJzw5A_uPceggohxDNqdpLhGZScrHolZJwT9a9QPWFxbzM0TzC__l2NIPUei-ULdPhuMok-LzjPWxcIt_FCkURcjUrJo6FjfVs2EAcYRGOYbh-0qQkda_X6fmPqraxGc27CRi/s1600/DSC01885.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457912285031996690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jHGfMqlpJzw5A_uPceggohxDNqdpLhGZScrHolZJwT9a9QPWFxbzM0TzC__l2NIPUei-ULdPhuMok-LzjPWxcIt_FCkURcjUrJo6FjfVs2EAcYRGOYbh-0qQkda_X6fmPqraxGc27CRi/s320/DSC01885.JPG" /></a>and misty moons.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">What wonderful, simple displays of God's handiwork! </div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-90515002953278360182010-04-07T16:06:00.000-07:002010-04-07T16:17:27.862-07:00A Few Lovely Words...<div align="center">"I enjoy doing housework, ironing, washing, cooking, dish washing. Whenever I get one of those questionnaires and they ask what is your profession, I always put down housewife. It's an admirable profession, why apologize for it. You aren't stupid because you're a housewife. When you're stirring the jam you can read Shakespeare."</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Private-World-Tasha-Tudor/dp/0316112925/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0"><em>The Private World of Tasha Tudor</em></a></div><div align="center">By Tasha Tudor and Richard Brown</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">"There are few moments in life more enjoyable than the hour set aside for the ceremony known as afternoon tea."</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>The Portrait of a Lady</em></div><div align="center">By Henry James</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-38457010314854232552010-04-06T10:14:00.000-07:002010-04-06T10:19:58.303-07:00Skirts!<div align="center">As promised, pictures of my new skirts...<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtMJwMP7ehr4AE8MPth8QBfh7Bg5x7fi9EPUD2u2czsN9_a6CFtabFzv77jYDN1s11Rqz1AO8vfg2rdAeoYVWo_ehwiRg3s5eZTiC8eXE9gj_FAkGQ0eHMwyM6NktZNNMeUQ0jlx3lMkk/s1600/Allie+red+skirt.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457074644538960674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtMJwMP7ehr4AE8MPth8QBfh7Bg5x7fi9EPUD2u2czsN9_a6CFtabFzv77jYDN1s11Rqz1AO8vfg2rdAeoYVWo_ehwiRg3s5eZTiC8eXE9gj_FAkGQ0eHMwyM6NktZNNMeUQ0jlx3lMkk/s320/Allie+red+skirt.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5S1KYbLUpw7OmAD8Oh_x7atpuLKVzgbfUL_5UxvhAdsmyM_ecbxQBGIFxJv0X5Z_hl3fk5kD3SpSDh7W8E204YMpEEuu7wNGzFAOJJhTo-dNS8BiL1Fv7t0hj93LTXh-jRvOCz1Xl4z7g/s1600/Allie+floral+skirt.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457074638680824482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5S1KYbLUpw7OmAD8Oh_x7atpuLKVzgbfUL_5UxvhAdsmyM_ecbxQBGIFxJv0X5Z_hl3fk5kD3SpSDh7W8E204YMpEEuu7wNGzFAOJJhTo-dNS8BiL1Fv7t0hj93LTXh-jRvOCz1Xl4z7g/s320/Allie+floral+skirt.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkXL2aODZTj88o6b52ZOT_0QdJQjALSezkIpKw5yNuyl0Ugj0TzTxS4v8EimUH0RJAUsh3PFcLPneLJdYj2DAtyRlecMd-MUrllgzKeiw3mrYRVHtsGkVOJ4Coh_8Fusv_4q6hUU9YATU/s1600/Allie+Brown+skirt.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457074633392661154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkXL2aODZTj88o6b52ZOT_0QdJQjALSezkIpKw5yNuyl0Ugj0TzTxS4v8EimUH0RJAUsh3PFcLPneLJdYj2DAtyRlecMd-MUrllgzKeiw3mrYRVHtsGkVOJ4Coh_8Fusv_4q6hUU9YATU/s320/Allie+Brown+skirt.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-90193306450610834342010-04-05T15:43:00.000-07:002010-04-05T16:06:07.660-07:00Adding To My Feminine Wardrobe<div align="center">On Saturday, my Mom and I went shopping for a skirt pattern and some fabric in an attempt to dress more <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">femininely</span>.</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456789266388248130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIhyphenhyphenmZM2D0-VkwKz1xkxiWC7JqfJYcqfKk1vvcCHeC9bQ60CVYHvDsGLcYfQfzk1AM6UgpPnrVPDm_ICelkDKW8LlQ5U-xftREa5blCsOH0YL37FIJdCqZWLF0tmQu9SXDE6ugi6cebGZ/s320/machine.JPG" /> <p align="center"> Sewing away.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfVITpseYoPUSnim79lVnnNqOilfsZauJynnUAtUFzRUntoa9mClli9rGUfucCxFmEfjtRcPWglbUAKYyNbpZ2s3OfgRhbCt91ZaYD3kkeinKATyT7pk8889rTnIxbLrzHLe5PJFp46nN/s1600/sewing.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456789270299493058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfVITpseYoPUSnim79lVnnNqOilfsZauJynnUAtUFzRUntoa9mClli9rGUfucCxFmEfjtRcPWglbUAKYyNbpZ2s3OfgRhbCt91ZaYD3kkeinKATyT7pk8889rTnIxbLrzHLe5PJFp46nN/s320/sewing.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ashlyn</span> got a skirt out of the scraps.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Skeo7ifYvKO4l2TNpfC2d2HAcZ-DAQpRtnfiJcZrJt2wE5oyIj644IUdXEpqpKHYN1pd39_L03sRXJgNVzQ_tXGEjqIxsUBNSCe75I7wA0BBx1Au18JEkj86HzplVfnnSBGH2yaqbBw_/s1600/ashlyn's+skirt.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 203px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456789258248628306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Skeo7ifYvKO4l2TNpfC2d2HAcZ-DAQpRtnfiJcZrJt2wE5oyIj644IUdXEpqpKHYN1pd39_L03sRXJgNVzQ_tXGEjqIxsUBNSCe75I7wA0BBx1Au18JEkj86HzplVfnnSBGH2yaqbBw_/s320/ashlyn's+skirt.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>The finished products, at present, are in the washer. I'll take pictures later ;)<br />This week is the <a href="http://feelinfeminine.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Feelin</span>' Feminine</a> week in skirts challenge. Head over to <a href="http://femininefarmgirl.blogspot.com/">Feminine <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Farmgirl</span></a> for more details.</p>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-13767052430133978072010-03-22T12:12:00.000-07:002010-03-22T13:26:28.505-07:00A homemaker in training experience<div align="left">Yesterday I made my first cake from scratch. It tasted wonderful but it was not without it's trials...<br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueAEKHuBRxV_MJKfuinELlWW6EsGMixRKCjxjUXGCyESE2v3wjyNtaKyiz2QmGMnCHl9YuX1qeGxGg1dx4N63hXHHTwK8fo_R1mlQ8XT5DGi41tQkVsV2_seyZR5OgzcHjBPAWpD40iwA/s1600-h/DSC01834.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451539190325282066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueAEKHuBRxV_MJKfuinELlWW6EsGMixRKCjxjUXGCyESE2v3wjyNtaKyiz2QmGMnCHl9YuX1qeGxGg1dx4N63hXHHTwK8fo_R1mlQ8XT5DGi41tQkVsV2_seyZR5OgzcHjBPAWpD40iwA/s320/DSC01834.JPG" /></a></div><ul><li>I attempted to shred the carrots with a lemon zester. When that didn't work I tried the cheese grater (which worked). But then, Mom to the rescue! She introduced me to...<em><strong>The Food Processor</strong></em>...Praise the Lord!</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>I baked the cakes in an 8x1/2 inch pan instead of a 9x1/2 inch pan (yes, it matters). They nearly overflowed.</li></ul><p></p><ul><li>When it came time for frosting, I thought it was too thick, so I added some milk. But it was only after I started frosting that I realized how much easier it would have been with thick frosting...kinda soupy. <p></p><p></p><p>Dad enjoyed it and that's all that matters.</p></li></ul>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-44699014869395040742010-03-22T09:23:00.000-07:002010-03-22T09:34:23.438-07:00Is it Spring now?After two days of snow and wind, today might <em>really</em> be the first day of Spring. The temperature is around 40 degrees! Most of the snow is already gone. This poem by Robert Frost describes much of our yard...<br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em><strong>A Patch of Old Snow</strong></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">There's a patch of old snow in a corner</div><div align="center">I should have guessed</div><div align="center">Was a blow-away paper the rain</div><div align="center">Had brought to rest.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">It is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">speckled</span> with grime as if</div><div align="center">Small print overspread it,</div><div align="center">The news of a day I've forgotten-</div><div align="center">If I ever read it.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">( Don't pause at the end of each line or it won't make sense. Mom and I made that mistake.)</div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-78092012331111156062010-03-20T10:36:00.001-07:002010-03-20T10:45:21.424-07:00Spring?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4fA_THOsima0V12qQZexNZVMKFspOxco22uNdQ1V32HyyavMA_6bL5CEM2wIFUlXJuvfigiWuKXW5mqg7-FJC1M_B6vq3yEoOY4nOOrQvpAG3kXHPizVoqLjKD883pKRS__2wZfSBc55/s1600-h/DSC01821.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450772949696307746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4fA_THOsima0V12qQZexNZVMKFspOxco22uNdQ1V32HyyavMA_6bL5CEM2wIFUlXJuvfigiWuKXW5mqg7-FJC1M_B6vq3yEoOY4nOOrQvpAG3kXHPizVoqLjKD883pKRS__2wZfSBc55/s320/DSC01821.JPG" /></a> Yesterday ,at noon, it was 70 degrees...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuisH4_4d3WX9Tlah98wFwyjcyY-syeDgEEI266FAao3b8J3cfA2f0gXJXoyAc4BMun2Fa3srq80xNHlrTsHz3g1axNt4bZ8Rg90i12U9XLlApOzza6viWedmUIm1_WkMgdqxTdxM1DKS5/s1600-h/DSC01831.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450772939069632050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuisH4_4d3WX9Tlah98wFwyjcyY-syeDgEEI266FAao3b8J3cfA2f0gXJXoyAc4BMun2Fa3srq80xNHlrTsHz3g1axNt4bZ8Rg90i12U9XLlApOzza6viWedmUIm1_WkMgdqxTdxM1DKS5/s320/DSC01831.JPG" /></a>Today at noon it's about 28 degrees.<br />Not to mention it is the first day of <em>Spring</em>.<br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-58916884891006247842010-03-17T12:15:00.000-07:002010-03-18T14:57:37.050-07:00Helen Keller did Nature Study!"I had my first lessons in the beneficence of nature. I learned how the sun and the rain make to grow out of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ground</span> every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, how birds build their nests and live and thrive from land to land, how the squirrel, the deer, the lion and every other creature finds food and shelter. As my knowledge of things grew I felt more the delight of the world. <em><strong>Long before I learned to do a sum in arithmetic or describe the shape of the earth, Miss Sullivan had taught me to find beauty in the fragrant woods, in every blade of grass, and</strong> <strong>in the curves and dimples of my baby sister's hands.</strong></em> She linked my earliest thought with nature and made me feel that 'birds and flowers and I were happy peers'."<br /><br /><em>The Story of my Life</em><br />Helen KellerAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-17046497563501614662010-03-10T09:09:00.000-08:002010-03-10T09:23:23.801-08:00NoahOur steer, Noah, went to market this morning :( He was such a baby even at over 1000 pounds. He had a happy life. We are going to have meat for a <em>very</em> long time.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-26653417806714213662010-03-05T10:35:00.000-08:002010-03-05T10:56:54.496-08:00Granola!<div align="center">1 cup packed brown sugar</div><div align="center">1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder</div><div align="center">1/2 cup honey</div><div align="center">1/3 cup apple juice</div><div align="center">2 tablespoons canola oil</div><div align="center">1/2 teaspoon salt</div><div align="center">1/2 teaspoon cinnamon</div><div align="center">3 teaspoons almond extract</div><div align="center">6 cups old-fashioned oats</div><div align="center">1 cup slivered almonds</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, milk powder, honey, apple juice, oil, salt, and cinnamon. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved; stir in extract. In a large bowl, combine the oats and almonds. Drizzle with sugar mixture and mix well.</div><div align="left"> Spread a thin layer in two 15x10-inch baking pans coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 375 degrees. Take out of oven and stir thoroughly. Cook for 10 more minutes or until golden brown. They'll turn crunchy as they cool. Enjoy on yogurt, vanilla ice cream, or as cereal.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445221399065802770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghM7n6lVYHbm_bf_kNCDpeaBfDmcjc-uU-GsHZ0ElFFFizugc-d4VHFd6Cf8URIwjh3jaegkr8tPRSsD-MlGaoUTj0OwwTEehoBw2u-OWZkMM3vTLpjTqJISj95ynUXKhne7fB8cJ65Ag7/s320/DSC01747.JPG" /> <p align="center">Variations:</p><p align="center">Add 1-1/2 cups dried cherries or cranberries to the oats</p><p align="center">Use walnuts instead of almonds</p><p align="center">Use 2 teaspoons of vanilla or 1 teaspoon of maple extract instead of almond</p><p align="center"><br /> </p>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846261550434999511.post-11436686367900249942010-02-26T14:33:00.000-08:002010-02-26T14:34:59.335-08:00Something new<a href="http://seasonsofglory.blogspot.com/">Seasons of Glory</a> is a new nature study blog we are doing as a family.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151434208482207450noreply@blogger.com0