She pondered last year and looks forward to this year January 1, 2009

2008 was my start on becoming more self sufficient.  Less dependent on the industrial food system, and the mall, is where I started.  I feel good about our progress.  I had my first vegetable garden this year.  We were quite successful and learned a lot.  I LOVE tomatoes fresh from the garden.  Fresh green beans [...]

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She posted twice on Christmas December 25, 2008

I’m sitting on the couch, eating Gram’s peanut butter fudge (thank you dad for grabbing some for me), knitting Husband’s sweater vest and enjoying the fully decked Christmas tree.
My grandmother makes the BEST peanut butter fudge.  I have had some excellent peanut butter fudge made by other folks, and I can enjoy it, but it [...]

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She Started Christmas December 24, 2008

Christmas at mom and dad’s this morning.  Life is good.  A new stone bread pan, a dress from my favorite Etsy designer, and a new hoe for the garden!  Yes, I’m that simple.  Pictures when I get home, as tonight I’m at the in-laws.
Mini received a fabulous wooden dollhouse. I love her crazy morning hair, [...]

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She made a crayon wallet December 23, 2008

I’ve been wanting to make one of these for Mini since I saw the pattern on JC  Handmade’s blog.  I bought the pattern on Etsy.  I modified it a bit, as I wanted to use a 4×6 pad instead of a 3×5 as I think 3×5 is just too small.  I decided to make the [...]

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She made Christmas socks December 22, 2008

Can I have 1 more week before Christmas?  Seriously, if I could I know I could get all the things I want to do before Christmas done.  I’m sure I’m not alone in this feeling.  If we all ban together we could me the change!  Of course if we had to do that, we’d still [...]

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She admitted defeat December 21, 2008

It’s been snowing all day, literally, no stopping.  It started yesterday sometime, I don’t even know but maybe it’s been 2 days straight…all I know is that tonight just before posting this, I lost power, Again!!  I woke up this morning to power, but no internet connection.  I am finally fully online again, so here [...]

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She bought food, a new book, made Pj’s and finished her Holiday Traditions Swap December 20, 2008

I had a great time at the Farmer’s Market.  There were fewer vendors, not a lot fewer, but definitely fewer, and few people braved the weather than last time, but the folks that were there seemed to be serious about buying and the choices were still plentiful.  I still have a fair number of potatoes, [...]

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She Fell in Love with a Pin Cushion December 19, 2008

I have occasion to put together a little gift for someone who sews and saw this book, for probably the 100th time, but today I gave in and bought Pretty Little Pincushions.

I pulled out a bit of Cotton Velvet, trimmed with a bronze gold wrap and bow of Organdy Ribbon, tossed in a couple of [...]

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She found life getting back to normal December 18, 2008

The power has been restored! I think the last time I was this happy to wash dishes was before the age of 10…when dishes became my chore!
I have been able to use my sewing machine for the past couple days, thanks to the generator we were able to secure at Home Depot after the initial [...]

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Advent Day 18 December 17, 2008

Advent
Day 18

Luke 2:1-5
At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had [...]

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