Posted in Art, History, Iowa, bed and breakfast, christianity, country living, enjoying life, faith, life, life in the country, personal, random, religion, spirituality on March 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever heard of a barn quilt? They’re usually 8 ft by 8 foot with a geometric design. You can find them throughout the Midwest. I’d read about barn quilts and wanted to make one for our barn. I had a design in mind, instead of the geometric style so I called a quilting store to see if my idea could technically [...]
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Posted in Art, christianity, church, country living, enjoying life, faith, life, perseverance, personal, random on December 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Oma is German for Grandma. Oma came to Ellis Island from Germany at 19. One of my strongest memories of her is her rye bread. Before she died she showed me how to make it. The recipe was in her head, I still remember the two of us calculating the ratios of flour, potato water, honey, yeast.
Making [...]
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Posted in Art, History, christianity, country living, enjoying life, faith, humor, life, life in the country, people pleasing, personal, random on November 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I spotted the cross stitch in the basement of an antique store. It depicted two Victorian ladies having tea, with a verse on friendship, with a price-tag of just $10.00 The frame was coming apart, but since I also frame pictures , I brought it home, intending to nurse my find back to health. Discovered that it was a picture and not an actual cross [...]
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For days, the price hovered around $300.00. I had stumbled across a watercolor picture on e-bay painted by ”Wood” dated 1928. How many artists by the name of “Wood” could paint something that realistic in 1928? It must be a Grant Wood original! So I placed a bid.
Flash forward to the last minute of the auction……
45 Seconds…$1600/ 40 seconds [...]
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