A cookie without flour...but packed with so much goodness, you'll never miss it! Oh-so simple to whip up, filled with all our favorites...

Why yes, it did take me quite some time to stitch up my chicken apron... Days turned into weeks... Weeks turned into months...          ...

There's still time to stitch some handmade gifts for Valentine's Day...these will be ready in no time! This sweet garland was a ...

Okay, these just made me smile... and I couldn't resist sharing our heart-shaped potatoes found at the bottom of the vegetable bin....

"Just as a dancer, turning and turning, may fill the dusty light with the soft swirl  of her flying skirts, our weeping willow now ...

The morning light was casting such pretty and unusual shadows from the spinning wheels,  that I wanted to share... When we take the ti...

and it seems the birds are the only ones braving the winter winds and snow! It was -1 when I drove the kids to school this morning. And ...

Oh how this Santa makes me smile! With his basket of eggs and a happy hen on his arm, I'm not sure I can tuck him away with all the o...

    6  happy hens x     1  egg per hen  = 6 eggs a day You've heard me say it before, when this past November we had a daily egg count...

...make this the year you snap lots of photos...golden sunsets, laughing children, smiling grandmas,  glowing...

In our part of the Midwest, we're getting our first good snowfall today...it's beautiful and the kids couldn't be more excited! ...

From our family to yours...wishing you a new year filled with all the good things life has to offer.  May 2012 find you surrounded by family...

The weekend began by celebrating the wedding of this lovely couple. Then, on Christmas Eve day, Little Man was baptized. It was a sw...

To all our friends, new and old, we wish you a day filled with warmth, love, and happiness.  Merry Christmas!

If you're looking for a stocking stuffer, this jar of sugar scrub smells terrific, and is oh-so easy to whip up. Candy Cane Sugar Scru...

Yesterday brought our first snow! The kids were thrilled and couldn't wait to get outside and play. It was also the perfect time for ta...

A couple of weeks ago our family had the opportunity to visit a  Nativity exhibit that featured over 600 Nativities. Some were very large, a...

Aprons have become trendy...fashionable...stylish. It's easy to find them for sale in any color, fabric, or style our hearts desire. And...

A Sunday sunrise across the fields... It was gone in just a fe...

...be an elf! Surprise friends & neighbors with home-baked goodies, tie a wreath to your car bumper, sing songs (who cares if we're...

Last week I visited a favorite small shop to pick up some fabric...well, I can never get in and out of this shop quickly! It's filled wi...

I love mushrooms...on pizza, stuffed, and especially the morels to be found each spring. Those we batter-dip and fry...not exactly calorie-f...

courtesy of The Graphics Fairy I'm up early here at the farmhouse, thinking about Thanksgiving and what needs to be done before tomo...