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My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
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Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Society is a book lost to time. Help us bring this story back into print for a new generation. Link in profile to preorder!
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how to get things done

  • March 18, 2025
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What you need to know from these pictures is that cleaning out the chicken coop was Hattie’s idea, one hundred percent. She feeds and waters the chickens each day, so…
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Snow is so fun.

  • March 8, 2025
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l really have nothing more to say than just that. Snow, we have missed you. You make winter so much fun. I told Rory I felt like I had to…
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Sixty-five Years on a Farm

  • March 7, 2025
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My Aunt Annie and Uncle Ed are celebrating sixty-five years of marriage this year. Sixty-five years! And just as notable, they have lived in their farmhouse the whole sixty-five years.…
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Snow Day!

  • March 6, 2025
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Well, we had a great one day of winter. Since we’re going on our second not-actually-all-that-wintery-winter, this forecast for lots of snow and very high winds had us thrilled. I…
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March On The Farm

  • March 5, 2025
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I woke up this morning to 8 inches of snow that fell last night. We ate breakfast, and then I went out to the barn to do chores and see…
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Learning from a Master: My Apprenticeship in Texas

  • March 3, 2025
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Since I was young, I have always wanted to pursue Woodworking as a future career. The problem, however, is that there is no one in our area that has the…
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