The 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster is a wonderful resource for the historical perspective of an English word. It shows what our ancestors were thinking when they said the same word we are still saying now, nearly 200 years later.
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Leap Day, 2024!
Spring is a good name for this season of emergence from winter, because it behaves a little bit like a spring, doesn’t it? The temperature goes way up, hovers for a moment, then dives to an extreme low. The clouds come, then the next thing you know, it’s clear! Perfect time for ice cream! (We’ll use any excuse!)
Halfway through Harvest
As I reach the early autumn of my life, I appreciate this time even more than ever before. As my son, Tony, says, it’s the time when the “fruit of the root” shows up. Harvest time is a time of abundance, while at the same time it’s a time of die off. The summer plantsContinue reading “Halfway through Harvest”
Cheeky Chick!
The little one looked up, and Beau fancied she smiled at him. Maybe she did!
Repairing Old Glory
“Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.”
Hot and Dry!
The trick is to not look too far ahead, once you’ve made your decision to do something. I ask myself, “Can I fill and empty one more bucketful?” And of course, the answer is yes. And after that, if it still needs one more, I can do that, too.
A Taste of Old Fashioned Lilac-Infused Whipped Cream!
Flowers-as-flavors create an interesting experience. The best way I can describe it is to suggest you breathe in just as you take that first bite.
Look what we found!
It’s getting chilly, so we began harvesting sensitive plants and fruits from the garden. But we didn’t expect this!
Flower Philosophy
Ah, flowers! Jesus, Himself, through whom our whole world was made, drew his disciples’ attention to the flowers to illustrate our Heavenly Father’s constant care for his children. (Matthew 6: 28 – 30) He said, “. . .even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”
Mr. Darcy’s Fipronil Antidote
WHY on EARTH did all of this happen? I believe God allowed it so that we would discover is a very good antidote to fipronil–CBD oil–and then share it with others. If you have a dog, write this down and share it with all of your dog-owning friends!
The Fullers Four 