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~Simple Gifts~

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,
To turn, turn will be our delight
'Till by turning, turning we come round right.

Shaker dance song by Joseph Brackett, 1848




Monday, September 29, 2008
A Simple Woman's Daybook

For Today
 Monday, September 29, 2008


Outside my Window... our last warm day for a while begins. The sun is up and the chickens are singing their morning songs. There are leaves starting to fall...

I am thankful for...waking up to this brand new day. This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!


From the kitchen... blueberry pancakes for breakfast, a pot of vegetable soup, some bread to bake and an apple pie for supper.

I am reading...a lovely children's book about the writers of the traditional hymns of the church.


I am hearing...nothing but chickens and my tapping fingers! It's still really early here.


Around the house... our household is starting to stir and it smells of coffee. I have a load of laundry ready to hang out before school starts. I'm going to take advantage of this warm sunny day!


One of my favorite things... old farmhouses


A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... Our sixteen year wedding anniversary, a fieldtrip to our fire dept. for a fire safety class, making more applesauce, and hopefully, we'll see the movie "Fireproof."


A picture thought to share for the day...  


Please stop by to visit Peggy to peek into the lives of other "Simple Women," and to read the guidelines for creating your own Daybook!


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Posted by Anonymous

Happy Anniversary! My husband and I will have our 7th anniversary in 2 weeks. I can't imagine 16 years. I do look forward to every single year together though. It is always so heartwarming to hear of people having been married for 10+ years.

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Monday, September 29, 2008 - Commonalities in our Daybooks...

Posted by wannabeone

Good to know this is a "bread and laundry day" for more then just me. lol

Blessings, Kim Wolf<><

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Posted by Anonymous

I enjoyed reading your Daybook entry. Have a delightful week! :)
Blessings,
Mrs. C
http://riverbend-ramblings.blogspot.com

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Posted by Anonymous

I have always enjoyed your daybooks. I have been doing laundry today and just finished baking bread too. When I did my daybook I hadn't thought it all out yet. Usually when I get up away from the computer, I remember all the stuff that I am needing to do. It is a beautiful day here in Indiana. The wind is starting to pick up though and the cold front is surely coming. We were able to see Fireproof on Saturday, it was a wonderful movie!
Have a blessed week. ~Robin
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/robinseggblue/

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Posted by a1health

Hey!
The fair sounded so neat! Did your family dress up?

I hope to see "Fireproof" soon too!

Blessings for your week,
~Farrah

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Posted by HLPeyton

Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby! My husband and I celebrated our 19th Anniversary last Tuesday. We plan on seeing the Fireproof movie this weekend, can't wait to see it! Oh! I love to hear the sound of chickens & roosters in the early morning, I think it's a beautiful alarm clock sound.

Have a great week!
Blessing's,
Heidi

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jocelyndixon

Neat photo! Thanks for stopping by and reading my daybook. :)

Well, if you can't get in to see Fireproof in your area the theaters here were not even close to packed!

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"SimpleFolk" comes from my love of simpler times and old ways. I have such a great respect for my ancestors.They were hard working, clean living "plain folk" who loved the Lord and left quite a legacy. I delight in clothes on the line, blue Mason jars, and an egg basket full of beautiful brown eggs. This is my journal for our daily life here on our farm.


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Farm Kitchen
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I like my kitchen. The big shining stove with its friendly wood fire; copper kettle singing its contralto song; plump black pot with its bubbling savory stew.

The rich, golden smell of cornbread ready to take from the oven, blending with the piquant spiciness of hot gingerbread. I like the wide painted floorboards and the red geraniums in the windows; the little brown pots with trailing ivy.
The view of the road where I can watch the R.F.D. man drive up to the mailbox.

I like to see the table set for supper, the red cloth, blue napkins and cream colored dishes. The cat lies curled on the rocking chair cushion. Shep lies beside the stove watching every move.

Soon I'll hear his footsteps coming through the woodshed and the soft clink of milk pails. Storms may lash outside; here in my kitchen--all is warm and safe.

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A FARMER'S NOTEBOOK ~~~~~~~~~~

SPRING: half-cold, half-warm the April wind tugs at the chestnut's mane; he sets his hooves deep in the earth and furrows are left behind. Swallows call wildly to their wheeling loves.

SUMMER: the tall corn talks in the amber day; the tiger lilies bloom in the river marsh. The hay is in, the timothy meadows sway beneath the crow's black crying, slow and harsh.

AUTUMN: the heifers come down from the golden hill; the dooryard rose-hips have the hardness of coral; supper smoke rises straight and the nights are a chill; beneath the red maple leaves the ground lies sorrel.

WINTER: before green dawn the lantern light in the breathing barn casts a circle of the color of honey; hills climb through stars, my acres are drifted white; and my heart knows the taste of a good year strong and sunny.

~Frances Frost


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