I stopped at the “cheap stuff store” in the next town over looking for the small glass bowls I like to use. I go through them fast. Since having carpel tunnel surgery on both wrists years ago, I have a weakened grasp and drop things easily. Consequently, I sometimes damage…
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We took a brief road trip to our place up on the lake to check on things. It was a short, overnight stay. We can’t stay away from the homestead very long because….you know….chickens and turkeys. Having livestock puts quite a damper on any impromptu trips away. If we need…
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When we did, as the Master of the House would describe, “the remodeling project from hell” about 24 years ago, we purchased Kolbe and Kolbe windows. Not what I wanted to buy though. I wanted Andersen windows because we had such good luck with them previously and they are or…
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Project for 2024 completed in 2023. 🥴 Wonderment! I threw out a lot of unnecessary stuff. Why on earth was I keeping all that? I sometimes struggle to control my hoarding tendencies. I wish I could say this is the only project on the 2024 agenda, but it isn’t. There…
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When you lose your mind while frantically looking for that thing you need to take to the family Christmas party and now you have to start your New Year’s resolution earlier than you wanted to. Isaiah 38:17 Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your…
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The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 I’m thankful for many things. There are so many things I take for granted and…
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I think we might be bonding I was working on my floor loom yesterday and caught a glimpse of Junebugg’s tail by my foot. She was laying on the floor wedged in between the treadles and the beater bar. I don’t know exactly how long she had been there as…
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I took a few photos to document the last full day of summer on the homestead. Although it was still pleasant enough weather to have breakfast on the porch, nature all around the property is shouting at me that autumn has already started. It has been said that the changing…
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The title? Yeah, that’s a quote from the movie “Cool Hand Luke” starring Paul Newman. It’s a classic movie and a classic quote. The phrase “I’m shaking the bush, boss” means that someone is taking action to achieve results, often in a workplace or business setting. It can indicate urgency…
