Hello, my name is...

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Majestic

O LORD our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth!

who has displayed Thy splendor above the heavens.

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When I consider Thy heavens,

the work of Thy fingers,

the moon and the stars.

which Thou hast ordained;

What is man,

that Thou art mindful of him?

and the son of man,

that Thou visitest him?

Psalm 8:1, 3&4

Thrift store finds, and farmish family photos...

a book published in 1916...

beautiful illustrations...

a children's song book from 1921...

Great Grandpa Harold as a boy...

Great Grandma Lou at 17...

a closer look...

There...that's better.

Farm~Style Finds.......& a cute pic :P

It seems I can't go anywhere without finding something to add to my room...

What can I say...Kelsey is an enabler.

She got me this cute bottle with a cow on it...

(hmm needs some flowers)

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And, she pretty much forced me to get this John Deere print...

well...that was a bit of an exaggeration...

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Oh and I thought this pic of Wes & Abbey

was too cute to keep all to myself.

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Homemade Laundry Soap

For a while now I've been wanting to make some laundry soap.

My first interest in it came after watching an episode of TheDuggars ...

in which they made their own laundry soap.

Their recipe was a liquid soap, which they kept in 5 gal. buckets.

That seemed kind of awkward for our small laundry room.

So...

Just this past week I was reading through a blog that I found

(and have quite enjoyed:)

Whatd'ya know a laudry soap recipe that's just powder!

It called for Ivory soap, but I already had a bunch of Fels Naptha.

(The Duggar recipe called for Fels)

So I sorta combined the two recipes,

and I am quite please with the results.

The Recipe...

1 bar Fels Naptha soap

1 c washing soda (NOT baking soda)

1/2 c borax

Grate the soap very fine. Whisk in soda & borax.

VIOLA!

That's it.

Just add 1 tablespoon to regular loads,

and 2 tablespoons to heavy duty loads.

Thanks jAne for the recipe!

might i recommend...

Mika's Coffee House

in

Eureka, IL

Vintage Organic!

Two of my favorite words can be used together!

Check out what I found at Et Cetera today for...

drumroll please...

45 CENTS!

Can ya "dig" her hair-do?!?!

Are you wearing GREEN?!?

Pinch pinch if you're not!

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Here's my one and only St. Patrick's Day decoration...

'cuz I only have a little Irish in me.

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signs o' spring

~ tomato seedlings~

~hollyhock seedling~

"Daff-a-down-dillies" that just couldn't wait any longer!


~It won't be too much longer now~

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In Loving Memory...

Great-Grandpa Harold

August 17, 1917~March 11, 2009

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dreary...

The ordinary arts we practice everyday at home are of more importance than their simplicity might suggest...

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Hey...how did that get on here?

Sorry, I couldn't help myself...

isn't this one hilarious?!?!

El Paso Antique Mall

Check out what I got at the El Paso Antique Mall...

A vintage farm magazine, farm girl bowl, and vintage western fabric...

This vintage bowl goes with this plate (above) I got at Et Cetera...

It's a beautiful day...

Can I keep her?

Do you think my sister would mind?

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She'll never find her here!!

hee hee

:)

Spring-ish Baby Booties

Listed on Etsy for $15 plus $2 shipping...

If you're interested you can buy them off Etsy http://www.birdsoftheair.etsy.com/

or

email me @ 4thebirdies@gmail.com