Home & Homestead Living
~ wild turkey hen ~ Sometimes, the camera is at hand and God, graciously, allows a moment to be captured. He’s given several such moments lately. Above is a turkey hen who was walking and flying from roadside to roadside which made me wonder if she had chicks somewhere. A while back, one fine day, I had to stop, no…
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~ Carly Shetland, resting from her labor ~ “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” ~ Colossians 3:17 ~ “…offer God your heart from time to time in the course of the day…” ~ Brother, Lawrence, 17th century monk, author of The Practice of the Presence of God ~ “The good…
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~ dove, waiting for the feeder to empty ~ I’ve always heard for every foggy morning in August, there will be a snow in the coming winter. In past winters, that’s always held true. The snow may not be fierce or a goodly accumulation but there have been snows, including flurries, for every foggy morning in August. Thus far, every…
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~ traffic jam ~ It’s been said before but bears telling again, if you don’t mind, going to town takes a lot of time, a lot of time. Generally, there are many errands because I’m not wasting time nor fuel for a trip to town that accomplishes only one thing. Nope. Trips have to have, at the bare minimum, four…
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~ Nomads, waiting for court, Tanjer, Morocco ~ “He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbors no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman. …He who does these things will never be shaken.” ~ Psalms 15:2-5 ~ “The…
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~ the Cove, southwest VA ~ Arts and Crafts are alive and well in southwest Virginia; always have been, always will be. In past years, they were called “livelihood” and were meant to hold body and soul together, a tightly knit unit against the harsh winters and conditions of my beloved Appalachian Mountains. “There’s nothing new under the sun” and…
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~ the sheep of His pasture ~ “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they shall prosper that love thee.” ~ Psalms 122: 6 ~ “Mankind, East and West, Christian and Muslim, accepted the Jewish conviction that there is only one G-d. Today it is polytheism that is so difficult to understand, that is so unthinkable.” ~ T. R. Grover, The…
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~ quilting bee ~ the sheep stamp is going to Kathy in KY, the quilting package to Robin at the Knittin’ Coop and the yarn to Barbara at Moore Whimsies. There are more things to give away -books, bag, tea, cup and saucer, etc.- so stay tuned. The above quilt is a product from one of our quilting bee ladies…
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~ sunset brings a tad cooler temps ~ Boys Howdy, is it hot where you’re living? My parents live in central Virginia and they said it got up to 105 F yesterday; it was “only” 95 F here at Thistle Cove Farm. I’m thinking that’s hot enough to turn a sinner’s heart, eh? It was so hot, I forgot to…
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~ somewhere over England ~ Give-aways are suspended until tomorrow; Dave has been hankering for me to do another post on London and I’ve learned to pack a bag in an hour so here goes. After all, when you’ve spent two plus weeks wandering around Romania, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic with naught but the clothes on your back…
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~ yarn ~ Lion Brand Jiffy – a quick and easy mohair look yarn, machine washable and dryable. These four skeins are three ounces each, 85 grams and 135 yards of yarn in each skein. At 540 yards total, there’s enough to make someone a lovely shawl or perhaps a child’s sweater. One skein has come “undone” but has been…
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