Adventures
Breaking Ground
Today I am bringing you the first Chapter of Farm Anatomy by Julia Rothman. As I mentioned last week the entire book is full of beautiful and useful illustrations (or infographics) to help explain the basics – and not so basics – of farming. The first chapter in Julia’s book is titled “Breaking Ground.” This…
Read MoreFashion Friday – Modern Workwear
I haven’t done a Fashion Friday in a while, and well… I really like to do them… so I think I’ll try to do about one of these or so a month. If you like these posts, please leave a comment. I’d like to know I’m not just doing them for my own entertainment. This…
Read MoreAnatomy of the Farm
Over the next few weeks, I hope to spend so time with you, discussing a great book I found during a recent trip to the bookstore — Farm Anatomy: The curious parts and pieces of country life, by Julia Rothman. From row crops to gardening and animals, this is a beautiful visual guide to all…
Read MoreStarting the Year Off Right
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that your new year is going well so far. Mine seems to be going well so far. To start, I’ve submitted my first design (a pattern) to Threadless. I’d love for you to stop by and leave a comment and/or vote for the design (preferably a good score). I’d…
Read MoreOn the road again..
It’s Christmas Break so that means more time at the farm for me. We’ve been cutting trees lately but the last few days I’ve been hauling soybeans. I can do this job in my sleep if need be since I spent a lot of time behind the wheel of semi during my farmhand days. Today…
Read MoreHomemade Jellies
I hope everyone out there had a great Christmas! I certainly did. I got tons of awesome things, but it’s not fair to get gifts and not give some in return. My favorite gifts to give is home canned goods. There are a couple of reasons I like to do this. First, I feel like…
Read MoreDecember 24th
December 24th, 9pm, Eastern Standard Time. From here on in, I shoot without a script — see if anything comes of it…. (opening lines from RENT by Johnathon Larson) Words to live by. Doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results is the definition of insanity, after all. Now, I’m pretty happy with how my…
Read MoreStraight No Chaser – Live in Concert
Last weekend (December 17th to be exact) Mr. Mouse and I got a chance to see Straight No Chaser live in concert! For those of you who have never heard of them before, SNC is an A Capella group from Indiana University. The original members of the group have gone on to the big leagues,…
Read MoreIndiana Farm Bureau Conference 2011
This past weekend My husband and I got the opportunity to attend the 2011 Indiana Farm Bureau Conference in Indianapolis. This year’s conference was hosted at the new JW Marriott. The hotel wasn’t even open this time last year. The hotel has 33 floors – well really 32, since they skipped the 13th floor. It’s…
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