Holy cow, can we paint. I swear, Reader, the kitchen on that farm looks like a whole new room.
Sometimes painting is simply an excuse to rid the wall of the jello-mold museum. You know the jello molds I’m talking about—the ones shaped like fish. And the plastic turkey platter that hung above that stove since [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Farm’
Good Bye to the Jello-Mold Museum
Posted in Farm, tagged Farm, jello mold, paint, trivets on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Look Out, Town
Posted in Farm, tagged Case knives, Farm, Irvine, Kentucky, Lunch Box on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, we’re making some waves in Irvine, Kentucky. Those old boys at dawn at the Lunch Box couldn’t leave us alone…you know how it is when there are two new women in a roomful of small-town old timers. They asked enough questions to figure out what we do for a living, and that sent ripples [...]
A Girl on Her Farm
Posted in Farm, tagged Farm, muck boots on October 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Rain calls for muck boots.
Updates 10/8/09
Posted in list, tagged bees, blueberry pie, dementia, Farm, honey, stroke on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Updates:
Karen called to say our stone was being delivered to her studio yesterday. I’ll get over there very soon.
Did I tell you that my friend Alex (with dementia) was moved to his hometown of Washington, PA to be nearer his brother and his brother’s family? Yes, Alex is no longer brightening our town or punctuating [...]
The Siren Song of Blackberries
Posted in Farm, tagged blackberries, cobbler, Farm, God, July, sirens on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It doesn’t matter what big plans you’ve got, when the blackberries call you to the bushes, you go.
There’s a part of the farm that’s wooded, and way back by the fence is a mess of blackberry bushes. Holy mackerel, I’ve never seen blackberries like this. Doyle and Betty—Deb’s uncle and aunt—came to work a little [...]
Stinky Cow Patties=Happy
Posted in Farm, tagged cows, Farm, Riverside Korean, Scooter on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, tonight we go out with Heidi and Cathy and Tiffany and Dan to Riverside Korean in Covington. I swear, we love that place. And we’re totally crazy about Heidi and Cathy and Tiffany and Dan, too, so we couldn’t be happier…well, if you were joining us, Reader, then I’d be happier. I could also [...]
Take a Few Days Off, Reader
Posted in Farm, tagged bees, Farm on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After work today, we’re off to the farm to fix a leaky roof and a caving-in ceiling and to clean up the yard. Of course, it’s raining raining raining down there, and we just heard that a water pipe busted in the farmhouse, so we may be stuck inside with no running water with which [...]
Keeping the House Warm
Posted in Farm, tagged Appalachia, coal, Family, Farm, Kentucky on March 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
February is about the ugliest month to visit a Kentucky farm. Especially a couple of weeks after a record-breaking ice storm dropped branches, limbs, and trees all over creation. We picked up sticks and hauled logs and made piles…and visited with aunts and uncles and cousins. That’s what we do down there. I guess that’s [...]
Like a Bleeding Watercolor
Posted in Art, tagged Farm, kites, Malcolm Morley, Robert Frost, watercolor, writing on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You know, I never ever know what I’ll share with you when I sit here with you these mornings. Really. Maybe some people can plan these things out, but I can’t. Maybe that’s why I like visiting with you like this, and maybe that’s why I think these bits and pieces have a sort of [...]
