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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
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 Posted - Feb 08 2026 : 08:37:38 AM
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I wish I had taken better photos of the sights and a longer look at the MFJ mosaics badge. The trencadis tiling on Gaudi's buildings was so inspirational. Maybe I should start a separate thread?
For today, I feel so blessed that the potted avocado tree and narcissus faired so well while we were gone. Our house sitter specialized in dogs, not plants-- Fallon told her our Rho was about to celebrate in golden birthday (14 on 2/14) and she threw him an early surprise birthday party.
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Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2029 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2029 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2026 : 08:59:37 AM
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Your pup is beautiful! And thanks for sharing your spring with those of us still covered in snow (or wondering where all their snow is) LOL! What a wonderful bouquet to come home to.
The other night I was feeling blessed and although the picture doesn't quite capture the feeling I think you might be able to see what I'm talking about. Just a wonderful, quiet, peace in an ordinary day:
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~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5684 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5684 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2026 : 09:22:39 AM
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| Great photo. The stars in the sky and the snow and the cute little babies eating. Great shot! |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1854 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2026 : 10:06:07 AM
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| I love when everyone posts pictures of their blessings, beautiful photographs! |
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Wanda Sue
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month-August 2022 |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2026 : 06:24:05 AM
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That sky! Amazing! I can also relate to the calf in the foreground, head deep in a bucket breakfast.
This morning I baked a batch of granola to go with instant pot 24 hour yogurt the MJF badges turned me onto. Do y'all have granola in your meal rotation? The smell of honey-coconut-toasted oats doesn't photograph well but the whole kitchen smells divine. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10904 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10904 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2026 : 2:52:48 PM
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| I love the smell of the house when I make granola. I found a recipe years ago that we love and I change it up from time to time. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2026 : 06:19:53 AM
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I think we're on the same page as Denise; granola is becoming a "kitchen sink" recipe. Start with a foundational recipe and then jazz it up but throwing in whatever dried fruit or nut we are trying to move through.
Wonderful to wake up to the patter of rain with the assurance of a roof over our heads today. Might be a good day to kick off a cosy "perpetual soup" to graze on, or maybe bake some bread. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2026 : 06:10:09 AM
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| Feeling blessed kid happily started into language arts curriculum this morning; I was starting to feel anxious we had lost our rhythm on academics after the trip. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3333 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3333 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2026 : 06:14:26 AM
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I am just getting caught up on here this morning. I love all of the pictures that you have shared! Blessings, indeed :)
Chris, do you have a big birthday planned for your pup this weekend?
Heather, do you still have your snow? I love the stars in your picture :) |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10904 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10904 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2026 : 06:28:24 AM
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Chris,
I never felt the need to worry about jumping back into academics full force when we were homeschooling and had a big trip. Well big for the young ones. They got back into the groove fairly easy.
My blessing today is having lunch with my honey and our daughter today. She and I are shopping after.
I think we are having fake Spring this next week and a half. In the 40s and 50. Which is considerably warmer than it has been of late. For awhile there I was convinced we'd ever get out of the teens and below. We still have snow but I doubt there will be any by next weekend. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
Edited by - levisgrammy on Feb 12 2026 06:29:12 AM |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2029 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2029 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2026 : 11:52:34 AM
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LOL! I wish my camera would take pictures of the stars like that! Right now I wish my camera would just work. I think it's officially dead :( Back to the picture - the really bright dot at the top in the center was the full moon (I think Debbie said it was the snow moon) and all the other dots are snowflakes that showed up with the flash.
We have some of the snow left - in all the wrong places! We got stuck today trying to take the wagon down to the woods to get a load for the outdoor wood stove. The drifts along the fence row are still pretty deep! We'll give it a few more days before we try again. It melted quite a bit the other day and it's just going to keep warming up. We tapped the maples yesterday. No sap yet, but I'm feeling very blessed to have so many things available on my little farm! I'm going to try starting seeds again this weekend. It was a failure last year!
Chris - I can't say anything about the smell of granola (I've never made it) but yesterday it was the smell of a roast and potatoes and carrots in the oven when I came in that was a blessing to me :) |
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3333 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3333 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2026 : 4:41:59 PM
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| You girls are making me hungry! We have some weather moving in this weekend and it might be a perfect time to fill the kitchen with some good smells:) |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2026 : 05:41:20 AM
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Denise- that is such a comfort to hear. Somehow teaching on my own (even with a supervising teacher that works with Fallon regularly), I often manage to convince myself that We are Behind. It was a blessing to read the supervising teacher's email to our whole class yesterday gently reminding parents that if they haven't introduced the concept of subtraction yet, they should as I am checking Fallon's work on 4 digit multiplication. Hope your shopping trip was fun!
Heather is reminding me of an amazing chapter in Braiding Sweetgrass where she and her daughters tap maples for syrup. It isn't until she falls asleep from exhaustion monitoring the fire that she realizes she can let sap freeze and skim the ice off the top rather than trying to boil it all off. Do you do it the old school way or have more sophisticated taps and cooking techniques?
Hope Oregon weather is cosy for Debbie K. I looks like our forecast kicked the next storm out until Monday which will give me a chance to move a couple barrows of arborist chips off the tiny avocado he and I buried yesterday. Chip Drop is such a blessing, $20 for an unlimited access backyard "gym" of shoveling workouts.
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Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
Edited by - Bellepic on Feb 13 2026 05:45:08 AM |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2029 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2029 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2026 : 11:44:13 AM
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LOL! What a wonderful way to look at the work to be done - Free access to a workout! Love it!!!
No sophisticated equipment here. Just 8 taps, 4 buckets and some hose for collecting the sap. Then it's boiled in a pan on top of the contraption that allows you to deep fry a turkey with propane outside. Bigger boiling pans would be nice, but it works for now. |
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2026 : 07:13:06 AM
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That is great. I find myself forever challenging my belief that I need to have the latest and greatest "technology" to even get started making the thing. It seems saner to bodger together the first project with what we have on hand and see if the process was fun enough to keep going and splurge on the bigger pans.
Which leads me to declare that [one of] yesterday's blessings was a Nellie-Make-Do. My scout troop really wanted to exchange valentines at their meeting last night. I was wrapping up a trash audit badge and feeling guilty about the waste I had already contributed to the world by buying Fallon plastic tchotchke-y chains for her class valentines. Fortunately, a few weeks ago, it occurred to Fallon's grandpa that he had been retired for a decade and probably didn't need so many ties in his closet and Fallon was so into sewing... Combine those with a glue gun and some of the sewing notions y'all stuffed in her Christmas stocking and we brought a bouquet of "Fallon-Ties-Day roses" to the meeting. They were a big hit, even if I thought the first couple looked a little rough.
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Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3333 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3333 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2026 : 07:18:55 AM
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| Wow!!! I love those AND the name!!! You 2 are so clever!!! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2029 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2029 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2026 : 09:43:25 AM
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| Those are awesome!!! |
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5684 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5684 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2026 : 10:46:39 AM
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| Perfect! I love them. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2026 : 06:22:31 AM
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| Hope everyone had a sweet Valentine's day! There is this orchid I have on our back enclosed porch that put out a spike and it seems like the blooms were particularly fragrant for the day. As we came and went through the back door, we were treated to a nose full of welcoming floral even though we hadn't gone to the trouble of setting out cut flowers. I didn't see the big meteor blazing through the sky on Friday (Fallon did and has pivoted her career aspirations to astronomy), but we all got to see a big hullabaloo in the sky where a murder of crows were chasing off what I imagine to be 2 juvenile hawks. Fascinating. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1854 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2026 : 08:00:37 AM
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| Chris I love your tie roses! I have a whole tub of my Dad’s ties, and plan to make a quilt top one. I have several other ideas but this one is definitely a keeper. Thank you for sharing this idea. |
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Wanda Sue
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month-August 2022 |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5684 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5684 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2026 : 09:38:30 AM
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| Oh how I love your roses Chris. Thank you so much for sharing. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10904 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10904 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2026 : 10:49:12 AM
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| Those are awesome! You and Fallon are so very creative! |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2026 : 06:44:32 AM
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| I am grateful for rain in the forecast today. Our "souvenirs" from our trip were cheap newspaper stand umbrellas I am excited to put to work. Jens and I have been shoveling mulch at an unsustainable pace, so this feels like God giving us permission to take a little breather. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
380 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2026 : 08:05:51 AM
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Darling little roses made from ties! Such a creative idea and zero waste!
Today, I'm grateful for Starbucks drive thru and warm banana walnut loaf bread and my warm tea. Our winter is finally cooling and light snow is forcasted this week. My fingers are crossed. We've been so unusually warm this winter, we have spring bulbs that have broken ground in our neighborhood which is still too early, yikes! So, I'm looking forward to a light dusting as I've been patiently awaiting that white winter cozy to arrive! |
Dreamer42
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2026 : 06:59:23 AM
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Yay for snow! I hope it comes for you, April!
I'm grateful for two finished books to return to the library today. Libraries are my home away from home. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Project Discussions: Blessings |
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Blessings
