. . . in the pantry :

Happy Valentine's Day from my Pantry to Yours!

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  A World War II era Valentine that I could not resist on eBay! So I wanted to share with all of you, too. Thanks for stopping by, as always, here in the pantry. I will continue to post on occasion here, with pantry-related[...]

Farmwife at Midlife

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Dear Friends In the Pantry, It's official! I have a new blog that I've been mulling over for the past few months and it's just been launched in 2011. Farmwife at Midlife  better reflects my life as it has[...]

Auld Acquaintance

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Perhaps you have often wondered where I've been this year. Well, I have, too. It's been a busy one, full of many continued transitions, adjustments and a few minor blips on the radar. Nothing bad?just disconcerting at times and occasionally[...]

"Snow Sifting Down"

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Snow on the ridge ~ a few winters ago. Today there are flurries on the ridge and a scurry of activity inside, too. Yesterday it was snowing starlings: thousands of them, in great whirls of blackness and clatter. I am[...]

How to "Pie Up!" in the Pantry

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From my vintage postcard collection. Yesterday I cooked another large second turkey, just because it was at the bottom of the freezer. Time to "pantry up," as my friend Edie recently said (and "freezer up," too). Throughout the[...]

The Afterglow

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A locally-made wooden painted turkey kit from nearby Bear Wallow Farm and a lovely pumpkin from Casey County, just a bit nibbled on by our chickens. The kit would be an easy thing to make with your children if you are crafty. (Alas, I[...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours ~ may your blessings and gratitude be in abundance and your hearts and kitchens filled with family and friends ~ and good things to eat! Our boys, now 13 and 10 1/2, and my[...]

October

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Our creek pasture in the fading late afternoon October light. Concord grapes in NH. O hushed October morning mild,  Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;  Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild, [...]

Coming Soon to a Ridge Near You!

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The Things He Carries

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One of the things I love about doing laundry is discovering what is in my sons' pockets. Unlike my husband, they tend to forget to empty their pockets before tossing their stuff in the laundry room (perhaps this is a learned behavior only[...]