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I live on a farm ... — family

We are makers of things

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Hello. I have been away ... at home.  Enjoying life, working out of doors on flowers and vegetables; working in doors on many new things including books (writing, as well as making actual physical books), making pendant necklaces using prints from my photography and paintings, clearing out and rearranging various rooms in our home in search of a new studio space to create for my creative endeavors, cooking, baking,  organizing and participating in our annual Art Trail Festival, resting, reading, studying, ... living. I received an email a while back from Martha Stewart with this as the subject line, "Are you a...

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And, we're off ... at Live From The Oak

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Before launching into the main subject of today’s blog, I wanted to fill my knitting readers in on where I am at with my hand knit wrap / throw (official title still undetermined, but I’ve listed it on Ravelry in my projects as “firefly wrap“). I finished knitting the main body of the piece a couple of weeks back and since have been working on the border. Initially I was going to knit the border in white, but I didn’t like the contrast so I started it over again ... Read the rest of this blog post over at my...

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Knitting with an old friend

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I just posted at the new blog, sharing news about my latest knitting project, some photography, and a new recipe I created for a Pumpkin Bisque. I hope you enjoy the new entry. Remember, my new blog posts will be found at Live From The Oak from now on.

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The next chapter

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NOTE TO MY READERS: I have started a new blog, marking the next chapter in my life and on the farm. As of October 27, 2012 you may find my new posts at Live From The Oak . This blog (I Live on a Farm), all of the archives, etc. will remain in place as well. But, it is time for me to move on to the next part of my story. Please, join me...

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You know him as Balladeer

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As my regular readers know, my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer many years ago. Together he and my mother kept him healthy and vital in spite of that illness for quite a long time. I posted a request for prayers back in late spring, and we received so many wonderful prayers and kind thoughts from you all. It meant quite a lot to me, and also to my family. Dad's physical condition began deteriorating several months ago, very noticeably and I knew what that meant though I never wanted to say it out loud, or even think it when...

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