Home & Homestead Living
O Lord, who art as the Shadow of a great Rock in a weary land, who beholdest Thy weak creatures weary of labor, weary of pleasure, weary of hope deferred, weary of self, in Thine abundant compassion and unutterable tenderness, bring us, I pray Thee, unto Thy rest. Amen. ~ Christina G. Rossetti When I consider how my light is…
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This week, I’ve been counting my blessings between naps or, to be more accurate, long sleeps. I’ve been sick with a cold or something resembling a cold and it has taken its toll. The animals, particularly the dogs, have been most unsympathetic with my plight. They still expect to be fed, given treats, let in and out of the house,…
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If you’re unfamiliar with Ann Voskamp’s blog, A Holy Experience, please, do visit quickly. Her blog has such insight and wisdom that connects the plainest of life…if there IS such a thing…on every level with God’s wonder. “Earth is crammed with heaven and every common bush afire with God” is Elizabeth Browning’s quote at Ann’s header. It’s true, you know….
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Along the blog way, I’ve read that random.org generator “never” picks number one but I know that God has His ways higher than our ways, thoughts higher than our thoughts. Kathy at Spot on Cedar Pond has been a Thistle Cove Farm blog reader for some years. I know I’ve come to rely on seeing her notes of encouragement, wit,…
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How could someone POSSIBLY have thrown this beautiful little puppy by the side of the road? We figure there must have been others, who didn’t make it, and this little feller was the only one left. He was running around, absolutely panicked and came straight to me when I called him. Right now, he’s living in our outside kennel rug…
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Sarah Fielke, the new creative director of SEWN, is having a fabulous giveaway on her blog, The Last Piece. Sarah is, among other things, a quilter and as you may…or may not -smile-…know, I call myself a quilter in that I make bed and baby quilts. I’d love to branch off into art quilts, and will one day, but for…
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The Fat Lady is Singing blog has some good suggestions and Deanna graciously allowed me to copy and post here. Please do visit her blog as other good info abounds. “What are the important things we should include in our daily habits pertaining to health? 1) live as much of a stress-free life as possible which includes obligations, responsibilities, paying…
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This has been one of the wettest springs in recent memory and yet, our water table is still, dreadfully, low. Perhaps as much as twenty inches low. In May it rained all but about five days; some days it simply poured so fast the water rain off the earth’s surface. Other days, it was a slow, gentle soaking rain that…
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The huge hole left in our hearts by Shaddie‘s passing in January, is, slowly, being filled by Sadie. Her registered name is Keniba Thistle Cove Sadie but she’s known simply as Sadie or, sometimes, in a moment of weakness, Sadie Mae. Dave doesn’t like Sadie Mae but I’m not crazy about him calling her Killer, Fang or other such nicknames….
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Now that I’m an adult, I find I want to go back and do some fun stuff I did as a child. For one thing, I think I’d appreciate it more and better. For another, I can now choose what I want to do. Camp, for example. Did you know there are adult FUN camps? Well, I never until I…
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Thistle Cove Farm is in the June-July 2009 issue of Country Magazine and on their web site at http://country-magazine.com/ Please forgive me for bragging but Dave and I have done a lot of work to restore this old farm and the house. It’s been a long, hard, beautiful road and we’re still not finished but every time I get discouraged,…
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