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Little Bits of Kitchen

12 Tuesday Apr 2016

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Good morning, good morning!  How is everyone today?  We are definitely trying to hang in there.  I thought that I would share a few…little bits of kitchen with you today.  Everyone always calls the kitchen the heart of the home.  I would have to agree with that.  People usually seem to gravitate to that room at the Farmhouse too.  I love that.

Do you all have a coffee station.  It’s a pretty important part of our kitchen…let me tell ya!  Our Keurig was on the blink the other day…and everyone was a bit bummed.  (Especially since we had just gotten it in December.)  Thankfully we ran some cleaner through it and it works again.  It’s such a cozy spot in our kitchen though. I love to make coffee, but also my Sleepytime tea in this little spot.  Very cozy, in the evenings.

I’m sure that if you follow along on Instagram, you have seen this little piggy trencher.  The first place that I ever saw a little pig like this was either on Edie Wadsworth’s blog or Instagram.  She keeps salt in hers and it is adorable.  I think this one is a bit bigger.  I just put my salt crock inside.  It’s truly a delight in our kitchen.

Do you guys remember the plate rack turned cook book rack?  I loved my plate rack…but I really enjoy all of the these cookbooks being out in the open.  I know…that you know…that the kitchen can be pretty too.  It’s such a workhorse in our homes at times though…that we overlook some areas.  Don’t do that! 😉  Make every area of your kitchen enjoyable to look at or live in.  I promise you…it will be worth the effort and you will enjoy your time in there so much more.

I hope that you guys have enjoyed the little bits of kitchen that I have shared today.  I love this early morning shot.  (Ignore the Sherwin Williams paint bucket/egg bucket. Keeping it real.) I also hope that you all have a wonderful Tuesday.  Remember…life is what your make it.  You get to choose.

Love from the dirt road,

Sigturquoise

Life in the Slow Lane and Etsy News

06 Wednesday Apr 2016

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Do you actually know anyone who lives life in the slow lane?  Nah…me either.  Well…maybe our grandparents…but when you are in your seventies and eighties…it might be a good idea to slow down a bit.  Things have been picking up a bit more so around here lately.  That is normal for this time of year.  I have found some things that seem to help though, when busyness tries to take over.

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Yesterday evening, my husband needed to go work at the church.  I decided to fix a Crock-Pot turkey breast, so at least that much was already done.  Then we just fixed the sides to go with it and we were good to go. Don’t Crock-Pots make our lives easier?  When we have to be somewhere in the evening but still need to have supper on the table…I try to come up with “less stress” meals.  No one wants to be rushing around and trying to enjoy filet mignon at the same time.  Take the low road on that one.  You know…since we are talking slow land and all of that. 😉

Another good tip is this:  Grab little “vacations” where you can.  Actually slow down and eat lunch on your lunch hour.  Don’t fill it with errands if they can be avoided.  When evening rolls around and your family has gathered back in…enjoy it.  Go outside.  Take a walk.  Give your dog a scratch on the head.  You know…I fear for a generation that does not take the time to enjoy life.  We just run around at breakneck speed and try to accomplish everything at once.  I really don’t believe that God intended that.  I believe that He is all for working hard…but also for pausing to enjoy the fruits of your labors at the end of the day. Our lives are what we make them.  We have to choose.

I promised you Etsy news and here it is!  Our shop is soon to open!  I will let you know on Instagram and our Facebook page as soon as it is live.  I hope that you all will check it out.  We are shooting for this coming Friday!  Stay tuned!!!

Don’t forget to switch to the slow lane…or even pull over and have a look around!

Love from the Farmhouse,

Sigturquoise

Comfort

23 Wednesday Mar 2016

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Some days it would be nice to pull the covers up over our heads. Or at least stay cozy with a nice cup of tea.  The real world can be hard can’t it?  The news…even when it’s not election year…can drive you to distraction.  Then we hear of attacks in other places and ours hearts just break.  We search for comfort.  We want to give comfort, and we want to pull comfort close to us.

Lots of the things that I incorporate into our home bring a sense of comfort.  Old things seem comforting to me.  I have a quilt that belonged to my husband’s granny and our little babies have covered up with it for years.  It finally got so tattered that I folded it and put it up.  Special papers that the kids have drawn and handed to us bring a bit of comfort.  Looking out into the pasture at the new calf brings some comfort too.  In hard times…we look harder.  We search more diligently. We need something that tells us…”Hey…it will be okay.”

Sometimes we reach out for comfort food. Something to nourish us physically…when emotionally…we feel a bit lean. I do believe that a warm bowl of something tends to feel like a hug, but even comfort food cannot fix the lean times of the soul.  We need something more for our comfort.

If you have followed this blog any length of time at all, you know where this is going.  We do have hope, sweet ones.  Jesus is alive!  It might look dreary…when Friday rolls around…but come Sunday, HOPE is alive. He won’t leave us hanging.  He will swoop in and rescue us.  Did you know that He is just like a mother hen with her chicks?  He will tuck us under His wing and keep us safe there. That is a wonderful promise!  It is a place of comfort…and that is the real comfort that we can share with others…and wrap around our own selves.

Be brave Dirt Roaders!  Jesus loves us!

Sigturquoise

Spring Break

09 Wednesday Mar 2016

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Are you guys on Spring Break in your area?  We started on Monday and it’s always a welcomed break.  No bedtime routine, no homework, no hurried mornings.  I enjoy every break with the kids though.  I’m that crazy mom that hopes and prays for snow days during the winter too.  It’s just a good feeling when the chicks are in the nest.

I have been doing a bit of spring decorating around the Farmhouse. My mom and family usually come to our house on Easter…so it’s fun to have a few things out.  Plus, after winter…a bit of bright and cheery feels so good!  This will be Sweetie Pie Muffin Man’s first Easter.  (My nephew.  Yes…I give everyone a nickname/moniker.) How sweet is that?

This picture was taken in the evening, as you can tell, so the light wasn’t the greatest.  I was gifted with  a new scale (scales) though and “needed” to post it on IG.  My granny is blown away by the fact that I would want something like this in our home.  lol!  The older set cannot wrap their minds around us junkin’ women,  and our love of old, rusty, chippy, things. (I guess if your aren’t into farmhouse style…you probably can’t either.  Don’t fall out with me. You are not old. lol!) Another thing about this shot…my hand is in it.  Oh well…you win some…you lose some…and sometimes you just get a ribbon for participation. Ha!

Love from the dirt road,

Sigturquoise

 

Light and Fluffy

04 Friday Mar 2016

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Yesterday’s post was a bit heavy.  We have to have that at times don’t we?  It is the stuff that life is made of.  Today though…we are going with light and fluffy. A good balance is something that I am learning.  Sometimes…we have to direct our minds from the heavy things that we carry…to the lighter side of life.  It’s not denial…it’s survival.

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Are you guys putting out all things springy?  I really need to do that.  Spring break is next week in our neck of the woods…so it would definitely be appropriate.

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We have had a new baby born on the farm.  She is a little Black Angus heifer named Cleo.  She is just as cute as she can be.  I love to watch her jump around.  She keeps her mama on her toes, watching after her.  

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Since we are just visiting today…what are you guys having for supper?  We are having taco night at Mamaw and Papaw’s.  Mamaw and I cooked up that plan last night…so we are all excited.  Tacos are just about my very favorite meal to have at home.  We actually eat Mexican food a lot around here. Such a fun meal.  I may try my hand at chunky guac tonight.  They serve that at our local El Charro and it’s AHHHHHHHmazing!

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Well…I am about out of light and fluffy chatter. I hope that you all have an amazing weekend.  I hope that you take the time to count every blessing that the Lord has given you. Thankfulness is key in a happy life isn’t it?  You bet your eye teeth it is!

Love from the Farmhouse,

Sigturquoise

 

 

Spring Itch

15 Monday Feb 2016

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We had a coating of ice this weekend.  Then…the next day…it melted off and we had sunshine. Our weather is very fickle…and we gripe about it, but it’s our way of life.  About this time of year though, I get the spring itch.

I found these adorable little Easter signs at the Dollar Tree today.  Also all of these sweet (faux) succulents.  How fun is that!? Cute and thrifty!

  
  
House plants and green things help me through the winter months.  I really enjoy them…and grocery store roses.

  
Well…if you are getting the spring itch, go ahead and scratch.  It will be right around the corner!

Love from the farmhouse,

Kelli

ePantry and the e-cloth

09 Tuesday Feb 2016

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I got my latest shipment in from ePantry.  Let me just say that this little e-cloth is amazing. I will tell you why:

  
1.  We have lots of windows.

2.  You can use it on other things.

3.  Like errything!

4.  It’s hot pink. (Duh.) 😉

5.  It friendly to God’s pretty Earth.

I really do enjoy ePantry and I think that you will too. Check them out by clicking this little doohickey… 

 https://www.epantry.com/refer#

You will be glad that you did.  Then you will be all like…”Mrs. Meyers is in daaaa house!” Seriously.  You will.

Okay…gotta run.

Love from the little farm on the big hill,

Kellogg 

(my nickname from my mom)

Jars

03 Wednesday Feb 2016

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Some days…you just have to go through your things and rearrange a bit.  Mom and I call this “piddling.”

  
Turquoise Ball jars are one of my favorite things.  So simple and beautiful.

I hope that your Wednesday is going great and that you are finding a little time this winter to organize…but also to rest.  Winter is good for that.

  
Jars galore,

Kelli

A New Month to Love

31 Sunday Jan 2016

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Woo Hoo!  The month of hearts and candy has arrived!  A new month to love.  That sounds promising, don’t you think?

  
One of our daughters loves Feburary.  It’s her favorite month.  I think that it’s pretty fun too.  I’ve already put something on my list for Valentine’s Day.  One of the checker outer ladies at ALDI wears Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana.  You can smell it at the very beginning of her lane!!! It is heavenly.  So clean!  Anyway…I have been wearing the knock off body spray from Wally World called Capri Breeze…until  Cupid (hopefully) remembers. (Mr. hint…hint.) lol! I am not hard to shop for.  I usually know what I want. 😉 

(We got a Chiweenie. Ain’t she presh?)  
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Okay…this isn’t about February…but have you guys seen the wonderful baskets that Dollar General had been carrying?  Some stores have been sold out…but some still have them.  So fun!!! What a great organizing tool! Just look at those copper handles! Sah-naaaaa-zeeee!

  
I will leave you will a picture of Sweetie Pie Muffin Man.  He is pretty much…smooch-a-lish!!!  Being an aunt is so fun!!!

  
So…enjoy your new month to LOVE!

XO,

Kelli 

Wintry Mix

19 Tuesday Jan 2016

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It’s cold here Dirt Roaders!!! Very cold!  Tonight they are calling for a wintry mix…and in the Ozarks…that could mean just about anything.

  
I have been cleaning today and prepping a little, just in case the babies get to stay home from school.  Cozy days with them are so fun.

  
I hope that all is well with you…and that you are staying warm! If you are having a wintry mix in your neck of the woods…keep your sock hat handy! 😉

  
Love from the Farmhouse,

Kelli

p.s.  Our precious pastor is having open heart surgery this week, Lord willing, and I would be so grateful if you would help us pray for him and his sweet wife.  Thank you in advance and may the Lord bless you and yours. ❤️