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Project Discussions:  Uplifting expressions  |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1529 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1529 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 16 2024 : 6:19:29 PM
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| I love that, Denise! :) |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
Posted - Oct 18 2024 : 11:41:44 AM
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I have found such joy in simple things;
A plain, clean room, a nut-brown loaf of bread,
A cup of milk, a kettle as it sings,
The shelter of a roof above my head,
And in a leaf-laced square along the floor,
Where yellow sunlight glimmers through a door.
I have found such joy in things that fill
My quiet days: a curtain's blowing grace,
A potted plant upon my window sill,
A rose, fresh-cut and placed within a vase;
A table cleared, a lamp beside a chair,
And books I long have loved beside me there.
Oh, I have found such joys I wish I might
Tell every woman who goes seeking far
For some elusive, feverish delight,
That very close to home the great joys are:
The elemental things - old as the race,
Yet never, through the ages, commonplace.
-Grace Noll Crowell
{ Art by Miranda Veelbehr }
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2024 : 06:05:16 AM
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“Hope” is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.
And sweetest in the Gale is heard
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm.
I’ve heard it in the chillest land
And on the strangest Sea,
Yet never in Extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
- Emily Dickinson
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1449 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1449 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2024 : 1:08:05 PM
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| My favorite poetess. Thank you Denise. |
Judith
7932
Happiness is Homemade
FGOTM 6/21, 6/24 |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3696 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3696 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2024 : 4:19:26 PM
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| Denise, I always enjoy those poems and sayings that you find and post here. Thank-you! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1529 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2024 : 8:36:45 PM
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| Love these! Thank you! :) |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2024 : 05:47:35 AM
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Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what we already have.
{ Art: blancaindiart }
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1449 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1449 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2024 : 12:17:37 PM
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| Wise words for any season |
Judith
7932
Happiness is Homemade
FGOTM 6/21, 6/24 |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1529 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2024 : 6:23:20 PM
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| Love this!! I need to do this!! |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3696 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3696 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2024 : 10:49:10 AM
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| Perfect thought to always keep in mind!! Fall is an easy season to enjoy the outdoor changes after a long hot summer. It is hard not to be looking forward to cozy fireplaces where one can gather warmth while reading or doing some handwork. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1449 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1449 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2024 : 11:45:26 AM
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| Another fan of fall. We are many. |
Judith
7932
Happiness is Homemade
FGOTM 6/21, 6/24 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
Posted - Nov 18 2024 : 05:19:11 AM
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| Yes we are! I almost dislike November because to me October screams fall. Though the temps in November seem to call for bonfires, hot chocolate and other fall activities. So I guess they are both well situated after all. Lol |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4994 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4994 Posts |
Posted - Nov 18 2024 : 08:01:03 AM
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I love fall, too.
We are glad to be back from Spain, but we still have not gotten back our Jetlag time of 7 to 8 hours. Keep waking up at 2, 3, 4, and unable to be back to sleep. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3696 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3696 Posts |
Posted - Nov 18 2024 : 08:18:14 AM
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| For me, what I miss about Fall is FALL!! Down here in Florida we are robbed of the splendor of changing foliage, the weather swinging to cooler days and nights, and embracing of all things harvest to enjoy. Here in Florida, we can only import the apples, pumpkins, gourds, and other elements that come from northern states. While imports save the day, they do not replace the fall feelings of these things being right on the farms in your areas. There is something special about local farm stands where you purchase produce fresh from the orchards and fields. Yes, we have strawberries and water melons in abundance in Spring, but we have nothing of sentiment for Fall simply because those items don't grown down here. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4994 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4994 Posts |
Posted - Nov 18 2024 : 12:26:01 PM
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| I understand, Winnie. In Texas, we don’t get the changing of colors that we did up in Illinois, and I really miss that. We do have some local farm stands here because a lot of things are grown in Texas. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1449 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1449 Posts |
Posted - Nov 18 2024 : 2:32:25 PM
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| We don't really get many changing colors for fall either until later fall and then it's mostly brown. My pecans usually fall the week after Thanksgiving so no pecan pies that night. |
Judith
7932
Happiness is Homemade
FGOTM 6/21, 6/24 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2025 : 07:29:31 AM
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Excerpt from The Brook in February by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts from Suzanne Schafer Bakert's self-published book, The Poetic Year.
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 04:29:24 AM
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I remember so well,
The smells from that oven,
From my momma’s cookies,
That she’d bake by the dozen.
Or the wondrous scent,
Of her homemade bread,
And those oven-baked beans,
We were gratefully fed.
That old kitchen stove,
I remember so well,
Every meal that was cooked,
All the tastes and the smell.
The heat in the kitchen,
On a Thanksgiving day,
None of these memories,
Will yet fade away.
Yes, that old kitchen stove.
Though gone now, forever,
It is a part of my life,
That I’ll always treasure.
— Garch1
{ John Sloane Art }
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3696 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3696 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 12:52:26 PM
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| My Grandmother had a very similar stove at their home on a farm in Indiana. I remember her getting the temps just right to bake her biscuits and cherry pies in the summers. They were a lot of work, however, especially in the winter months when it is snowing and cold. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10510 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10510 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 4:24:45 PM
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| Winnie, I bet her house smelled amazing. Did they use the stove to heat the house also? |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4994 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4994 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2025 : 5:54:14 PM
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| Love the smell of fresh baked Check kolache like my Paternal grandmother made. And my maternal grandmother made the best cookies and pies. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
200 Posts
Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
200 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2025 : 09:40:43 AM
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| I have always baked and cooked since I was 7 years old. So it has been way over 67 years. Linda I have an awesome recipe for Check kolache from an old family recipe from a check friend. The house smelled fantastic the other day when I baked. |
Hugs,
Laurie
Country girl at heart
"Smile and be yourself everyday."
Sister #8572 6/9/2023
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Project Discussions: Uplifting expressions |
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Uplifting expressions
