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A Little Bit of Country For You

15 Tuesday Aug 2017

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I posted a little thingy on Facebook last week that said this: “I would rather hear cows mooing than horns honking.” It’s true, but not everyone feels that way and I totally respect that. Today though…I thought that I would post a little bit of country for you. You know…just in case you love it.


We have been helping one of our kids learn to drive this summer. That means lots of dirt road rides. One day we had Mamaw with us and we decided to take a new path. We wound up by some of our relative’s home place and the cemetery where our kid’s great-great- great-grandparents are. How crazy is that? Folks don’t stray far from home in these Ozark hills. Anyway…it was a gorgeous place…out in the middle of nowhere. My favorite kind of adventure. 


I wish that I had snapped a picture of the beautiful pasture full of round bales. There were so many and it was gorgeous. One of my favorite summer views. I’ll share a picture of  Gingerbread instead. She loves hay too. 


It’s been rainy out here on the dirt road. Although we are enjoying the cooler weather…we are missing the swimming pool. It has been nice and cozy though.


And all of that coziness makes you want to  turn your home decor in the direction of fall.


I have been clearing off a few spaces and rearranging a little. You know…just in case a pumpkin needs a place to sit. 😉 You “nebber” know! (As my little brother used to say.)


So…a little bit of country for you on this Tuesday. I hope that your day is peaceful and that the love of Jesus warms you from the inside out.

Love from the Farmhouse,

Chattin’ It Up

20 Thursday Jul 2017

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Good morning guys! It’s Thursday!!! My favorite!!! I thought that we would just chat it up a little today. Nothing specific in this post. That okay? Okay!


So…the fair is in our neck of the woods this week. The hottest time of the year. Lol! My Mister and our son went to the livestock show this week. They sent me the sweetest shot of our son and his buddy…heading for a funnel cake. I love this!!!


I did a little revamping this week. If you follow along on IG…some of this is old news. Anyway, I kept seeing these cloches in our storage area and they were calling my name. Vintage bread board, succulents, Currier and Ives, and cloches. You can’t go wrong. 😉


I posted this to FB this week. It just jumped right out and slapped me. (Lord, please help me to be a cheerleader for those around me. I want to have a pure heart! Amen.) People often say that life is short…which is true…but life is such a gift. Wasting it on jealousy and petty things is just sad. I wanna be a rooter!!! You know…rooting folks on. I told a sweet, sweet, momma at church last night, that we were rooting for her. We are. Her baby girl is having some scary health complications and we are holding them up in prayer. That is real life. Genuine, heart to heart, stuff. I wanna live there. God is good, isn’t He? And the folks say…”All the time.”


I hope that Thursday treats you well. I hope that it feels like the beginning to your weekend. May you look around…and count your blessings…because life…is a gift.

Love from the Farmhouse,

p.s. Thanks for chattin’ it up with me!!! Leave me a comment! I love to read them!

Dirt Road Riding

12 Wednesday Apr 2017

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Today, my mom came over. She is precious. She also has shingles. Nothing is touching the pain…so I whipped up a mix of essential oils for her, doctored her sores, and wrapped my arms around her gently, and asked Jesus to help her. She was feeling better in no time. Thank You Jesus!


That is an old picture. Neither one of us has felt that good in a while. I am on the heat pad…as we speak. Anyway…after that…we decided to ride to town to get something to eat…just as we were. Don’t ask. Lol!


We might have looked like that. Ha ha!

Anyway…we did run through the drive thru at “the Dairy Queen.” Chicken basket anyone? On the way back we, of course, hit the dirt road. They are inevitable if you want to get back to our little hillside farm.

We found this beauty, in the spring sunshine.


Dirt road riding is a favorite of mine. It is a means of relaxation. Mom and I have been doing that…my whole life. I am thankful to live on a dirt road. I will trade it for a clean vehicle…any day of the week. 

By the way…while I still have you here…I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for reading my few words. Thank you for mentioning to my husband that you read my blog…and thank you for the comments. They mean so much to me. Thank you also for being patient…while I try to get my health back on track. It has been a booger bear the last couple of years. I never knew…but now I know. Compassion fills my heart for those that feel cruddy…every day. Anyway…just thanks. My Dirt Roaders are the best!!!

Love from the dirt road,

A Trip to the Feed Store

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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Do you love to shop at the feed store? I haven’t been out much this summer, due to some health issues, but I went to our local feed store today.  I can always find something there.

  
Today…I walked away with two tee shirts, (All proceeds go to St. Jude.) a new Lodge grill pan, a super snazzy book about canning, and some Two Old Goats. (That is natural muscle rub. Won-der-ful.) lol…Usually I don’t make that big of a haul…but my birthday is nearing.  I was making the Mr.’s life a little easier. Oh yeah, cattle wormer…but that wasn’t for me.

  
If you haven’t guessed it…I would shop the feed store…before the mall.  That’s just me.  All while wearing Versace perfume.  No…they don’t sell that at the feed store…unfortunately.  ðŸ˜‰

  
I hope that your Thursday has been a good one.  Jesus loves us…Dirt Roaders! 

Now….after a trip to our Chiro…it’s time for Two Old Goats.

  
Love from the Farmhouse, 

Kelli

Busy Country Life

07 Tuesday Jul 2015

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The beets are growing in the ground, the green beans have been picked and worked up twice.  Onions have been picked and are drying, and the rest of the garden is coming on.  Busy country life is in full swing.  Just the way that we apparently like it…or we wouldn’t plant a garden.

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This year our little baby peach trees have actually put out a peach or two.  Big excitement on the farm with that news.

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The weeds are growing, as are the kids.  It sure doesn’t take long with all of this rain.  I am not complaining because it sure beats a dry year and I know that there are some that would love to have rain.  It does come with it’s own set of circumstances though and weeds are definitely one of them.

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Our July Fourth celebration has come and gone and was a wonderful time.  We are very thankful to the Lord for that.  It’s a lot of work but it’s a joy to share our home with our church folks.

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Our kind of busy is so much different than the busy of those that live in the city.  It comes in batches.  It isn’t always an everyday thing…so much…as a busy season.  I hope that makes a lick of sense to ya. I’m sure that you catch my drift. 😉

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I hope that you are having a great Tuesday!

Love from the Farmhouse,

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Whole Lot of Stuff Going On

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Right now at the Farmhouse…there is a whole lot of stuff going on.  It’s the lazy days of summer…but it’s also almost the Fourth of July. (You already knew that.)  That means that we do things around here that need doing.  Yesterday it was Give the House a Bath Day.  Today Bushhog and Mow Day.  Those things have mostly been taken care of by the Mr.  I am the moral support and the maker of breakfast burritos.

Our church family comes out to our little farm to celebrate with us.  Now you are like…”Ahh ha!”  Now we know why all of this stuff needs doing.”  You are right.  I actually planned on staining the front porch too…but after the Mr. powerwashed it and I saw it in all of it’s chippy glory….we left it.  It had a very “Walton’s-esque” feel to it.  We are good for now, thanks.

I actually got my big camera out today and snapped a bunch of shots for new posts.  Then my computer decided to be sassy…so that will have to wait for another day.  That is okay though.  Sometimes…when there is a whole lot of stuff going on…you just have to give yourself a little grace.  I’m good with that.

Love from the Farmhouse,

Sigturquoise

Easing Back In

16 Monday Mar 2015

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Hey Guys!  How are you?  We are back to living real life today.  We have been snowed in and then the week after that we were on Spring Break.  We went on vacation and it was wonderful…but vacation cannot last forever and today it’s back to the real stuff.  Outside chores are done, laundry is started, thinking on a grocery run, and I just brewed my first cup of coffee.  Monday…you aren’t so bad.  We are easing back in.

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I will have to tell you about my trip to Texas this week…after I get things squared away.  I got to visit a few awesome places for the first time.  IKEA, Trader Joes, Whole Foods, and Anthropologie.  No…we do not have those here in the land of feed stores and Wal-Mart.  I am totally okay with that, but it was super-fun to get to experience all of these places that you guys enjoy.  I am also missing my family terribly. They were so hospitable to us in their gorgeous home.  It was just a good time all around.  My heart is very thankful.  I will try to get some shots up of my goodies that I brought home.  Squeal squeal!

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I hope that Monday is kind to you.  You can do it!  My Dirt Roaders are go getters. 😉

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