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We're slowly building a collection of photos so that we can update our website and create a small catalog.  Yesterday I called up a friend and we orchestrated an impromptu photo shoot with her handsome and willing husband.  Below is a small sampling of my favorites from the day.  The first few include a new pair of brown Middle Englishand the last was taken with his own comfy and well worn black...

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Do you follow Kirtsy.com?  Founded by a few big name female bloggers, Kirtsy has recently become a collection of curated slideshows focused on art, design and interesting products, curated by some of the "most interesting people online".   Yesterday they posted our slideshow of fall inspired handmade goods.  It's a great collection of handmade items and I hope you'll check it out.    

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Good morning.  This was my sunrise this morning - light pouring over the empty cornstalks.  It hasn't always been corn.  Before that it was soybeans and before that I can't remember, but this is our view for now.


And this was basically my view shortly after.  Remembering something I'd seen on Pinterest, I whipped up some pumpkin pie smoothies for breakfast (organic canned pumpkin, ripe banana,...

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Welcome to my favorite fall hiking spot.  We come here every year to pick up pretty leaves for wax pressing.  This year we left the leaves, but came for acorns instead (did you know that you can eat them?)  These acorns aren't for eating, but for planting. It seems like a simple enough process, so we're going to give it a shot. Maybe in about 75 years there will be some big and shady oaks to show...

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