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Giving Thanks (for quirky things)

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I am thankful for a husband who still thinks I’m the wife for him, even while he makes me soup and edits my chapters. I am thankful for kids who believe me when I say the house must be cleaned (without my help) or no more Wii for the whole break.Â I am thankful when

The Neighborly Thing

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This is the kind of post that should come with a warning.Â If you are my neighbor, have been my neighbor, or will someday be my neighbor, this post is not directed at you.Â We’re cool, okay?Â No hard feelings? Good. See, the trouble is, I have a new neighbor, and they stole my land.Â

Because Thanksgiving Counts, too

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Every year in the weeks after Halloween, I fight a battle.Â The fight to keep Christmas stuffed firmly in its box until after Thanksgiving. And, okay, we may have slipped and let some Christmas music out last weekend…but after all, we were working on Christmas presents! Here’s a little Thanksgiving display from the mantle that

Happy Halloween!

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I decided my pirate costume was missing a sidekick, but there were no parrots, monkeys or snakes to be found.Â So, I carved myself a very jolly pirate pumpkin. I’m afraid he may have gotten a bit carried away with his role… We had to hide the kitchen knives, and our son (who’s pumpkin you

Handmade Parade

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On Saturday we marched in the handmade parade–or rather, fluttered and flew, as we were represented by butterflies and birds.Â The musicians kept us in time and got the crowd clapping when we came by, but the gorgeous puppets gave the biggest thrills.Â Our own puppet was quite circumspect, but some of our fellow parade

The Book of Deliciousness

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Or, that’s what I’d call it anyway.Â Super congrats to Caleb Warnock on signing a three book contract with Ceder Fort!Â I know the scheduled book is a very practical nonfiction devoted to self-sufficiency skills, but as an especially privileged cousin, I’ve eaten Caleb’s cooking and I’m betting the book is jam-packed with tasty recipes.Â

That Pumpkin Feeling

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I love fall–love the gorgeous colors, the elfin light in the sky, the crisp air.Â EvenÂ spiderwebs look better in October.Â But I think my favorite part of fall may be the pumpkins. There’s jack o’ lanterns, of course, and pumpkin pie.Â Then there’s pumpkin curry soup with diced zucchini (delish!) and pumpkin muffins and toasted

Straight From Mt. Tissue

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I’m almost afraid to blog today because I can’t trust my coherency, but given that it’s been roughly two weeks since a post went up, I figure I’d better reassure the blogosphere that I’m still alive and kicking. It’s even mostly true. Yesterday I celebrated having (finally!) kicked my sinus infection.Â It had been a

A Turkey By Any Other Name

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In a flock of 13 golden-red chickens and two fat turkeys there lives one guinea.Â Not a terribly cute guinea, or bright, but he has learned well from his over-sized turkey parents. For example, the best water is in the orange buckets in the pasture, the chickens are to be tolerated but never liked, and

Always Investigate the Orange Bucket

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While working in the garden this morning I noticed our cat watching a five gallon bucket which was upside down. The look on her face made me curious, so I went to check it out. Usually the buckets get filled with water for the chickens and poultry to drink when in the yard, but this

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