A southern Illinois family farm- sowing the seed of tomorrow, savoring the fruits of yesterday
Well, I did it! I finished my amaryllis bulb time lapse video. I actually wanted to make the video to show people how awesome bulbs are. It’s not the best video ever but it’s pretty good for my first time lapse attempt! I was taking photos for about 4 days.. Getting the lighting and background […]
I normally don’t spend much time worrying about what is going with the Hollywood scene and all that but last night at 3am when I had nothing better to do I checked out perzhilton.com because a friend said I should. I saw a youtube video of Brittney Spears and her first emergency room visit of […]
Well, I laid in bed for an hour after watching x-files on DVR and I cannot sleep. I have been restless and full of energy for a good portion of the evening. I have a theory about it all… You know how sometimes when you take Sudafed for sinus pain it makes you all jumpy […]
Well, the time lapse thing isn’t quite working out for me, the first amaryllis bloom started to open yesterday and I did all I could to capture it but with the lighting changes in the room and with the stem leaning more and more in each shot the time lapse did not effectively show the […]
We have a fireplace and 4 cats… Need I say more??
Today I deadheaded my paperwhites that I forced indoors this winter and I thought I would share some knowledge about growing these flowering bulbs with you today as an addition to my Gardening Reference Section on this site. Paperwhites are part of the Narcissus family as are daffodils. Unlike most daffodils paperwhites are very fragrant […]
Good morning all! Hope you had a safe and fun new years eve celebration! We had fun and are home getting ready to visit another friends holiday celebration this afternoon. As promised I am sharing some of the photos I took of “red rock fantasy of lights”. If you are ever in Sedona, AZ and […]
I have been slacking on updating the blog, sorry guys! Today I spent 8 hours auditing and getting my business sales and books in order so I could file my end of year sales tax. Fun huh? We saw Enchanted the other day and really enjoyed it. We thought it would be much like Shrek, […]
Happy new year everyone!! What is your resolution for the upcoming year, are you interested in living more simply and naturally? We are always looking for better ways to do things and we are very interested in getting back to the basics in life. Things like spending more time with family, adopting a more healthy […]
On December 26th we headed into town to pick up some accessories for our new goodies and we needed to exchange a gift I got N, he needed a smaller size belt.. While exchanging the belt we found him 3 pairs of pants that were each under $10.00 and I got about 6 shirts that […]
Since moving to our new rental home we have had issues with our cell phone reception. We figured it was because we are now living in a more rural area but as it turns out we get reception just fine about a block away from our house but not at our house.. We have been […]
Last night N asked me how I “unhooked” the holiday lights. See, we went so see some family for a few days and as cautious holiday decorators we unplugged out x-mas tree lights and also the outdoor decorations while we were gone. We would hate to have the neighbors mangy dog come on to our […]
We are back home and getting back into the swing of things. We had a nice Christmas and are enjoying all the fun things we got from each other. N got me a sweet Sansa MP3 player of my own, I have been stealing his to play my music at guard rehearsals.. So now I […]
I hope you all are having a very special Christmas!!
Yesterday I got a photo of two of my baby finches outside of the nest having a good time! My gray one and a cream colored one were hanging out on a perch together testing the waters! I am super excited and surprised that they are flying so early in their development! In other news […]
Yesterday when we went out to get some last minute supplies for the holidays we were very stressed out and saddened by the spirits of the people out holiday shopping. First off the stores were way crowded and people were just downright mean or just plain annoying! People were either wandering aimlessly without regard to […]
Yesterday I posted about Raising baby finches – week 2 updates. I looked back in my blog post history to see when the first baby hatched. It was December 4th. Before looking back to see just how old the babies were I was sure the were preparing to try flying. After reading the available info […]
I have been a busy bee making homemade goodies for the family and friends. My holiday shopping is done but my holiday crafting and baking is just getting started! Yesterday I made a batch of fudge, a sweater purse bath set and a few crocheted squares a baby blanket. Today I made a batch of […]
On December 4th our first baby finch hatched, since then two more have hatched and grown quite quickly! Today they are two weeks and 3 days old and we are beginning to notice more about them. They are no longer ugly looking now that their feathers have come in, they are actually very cute right […]
Are you an online holiday shopper? If so you are running out of time to complete that shopping! Many online retailers experience a rush of sales from those last minute shoppers about the third week before Christmas. This year the madness began on December 10th and many shops are reaching their holiday shipping deadlines at […]