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Knitting Or Crocheting anyone ?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Tammy Claxton Aug 17.

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Tammy Claxton replied to gracielynn's discussion 'Knitting Or Crocheting anyone ?'

I finished crocheting a pretty pink shawl for my 6 year old daughter a few weeks ago. I'll try to post a pic soon.

August 17

gracielynn commented on gracielynn's photo 'jena g and Duchess'

oops forgot to say. when jena tries to move the cat so she can do her work.. Duchess meows and tries to bite her !

August 17

gracielynn commented on gracielynn's photo 'jena g and Duchess'

yea.. she's a sweet cat.. and LOVES jena .. I tell my hubby that the cat thinks we had jena just for her :-) when jena stays over night at a friends.. the cat cries for a while and then sleeps in her room until she comes home :_)

August 17

Tina Wilson commented on gracielynn's photo 'heart gift'

that is very nice.

August 17

Tina Wilson commented on gracielynn's photo 'jena g and Duchess'

aww, that's cute.

August 17

Tina Wilson replied to gracielynn's discussion 'Knitting Or Crocheting anyone ?'

oh Jess..... your mention of the "roll up hot pads" reminds me of a potholder granny used to makke that was an ear of corn..the ear of corn sort of "rolled up" over itself and when you'd use the potholder it unwound a little..it was the cutest patte…

August 17

Jessie Matheny replied to gracielynn's discussion 'Knitting Or Crocheting anyone ?'

I am working on more crochet things here lately. I think with the new baby coming, I've got crochet baby things on my brain. ;) I can't seem to find any patterns I like though, so it's onto other things. I just finished another little cow for a frie…

August 16

gracielynn commented on LuAnn Smith's photo 'Handmade with Vintage Tablecloths'

are you selling on etsy ? i've tried. but so far nothing .. :-(

August 10

Tina Wilson commented on gracielynn's photo 'rain in iowa'

very nice and open land..looks lovely.

July 31

gracielynn replied to Queen of Dreamsz's discussion 'Day to Day Life...What Are You Up To Today??'

Hello we're heading to the orthodon. today for my dds ck up. We are also enjoying the cooler temps here in Iowa.. Not a normal July at all. I do feel for the folks on the west coast tho. wow.. terrible temps.. and most don't have a-conditioners.. !!…

July 30

gracielynn commented on gracielynn's photo 'rain in iowa'

Yea Cathylean is was.. Daughter Jena , love to take pics. she entered this on in the fair at the last min.. she got second place :-) NOW the corn is SO tall we can't see out, which we love !! Although a friend stopped by last night and laughed about…

July 30

CathyJean commented on gracielynn's photo 'rain in iowa'

Beautiful! Looks so healthy and green :)

July 29

Queen of Dreamsz replied to gracielynn's discussion 'Knitting Or Crocheting anyone ?'

Does anyone Loom knit? I've had some of the knifty knitter looms forever but never tried it. I've been using them recently to make Miss Morgan some new sweaters..it's really soothing work..so they turn out a combination of the loom knitting then I f…

July 24

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July 20

gracielynn commented on LuAnn Smith's photo 'Handmade with Vintage Tablecloths'

beautiful work ! looks so summery . lisa

July 20

gracielynn commented on gracielynn's blog post 'Sorry to be away .'

Thanks Babs.. it's fun just to enter , don't ya think ? wish more would do it here.. some complain that there isn't much there.. a friend of mine says , DUH.. if THEY entered there would be LOL !

July 20

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At 11:05am on June 23, 2009, Carol W. said…: Hi! Aren't the babies cute! You're right about some birds, though.......the swallows are really leaving their mark. They also steal the cat food in the barn!

At 10:29am on June 21, 2009, Carol W. said…: Thanks, Gracielynn...I'll check that out.

At 5:25pm on June 20, 2009, Carol W. said…: Hi Gracielynn! Thanks for your comment regarding my chickens. I sent for a mixture of brown egg layers so I have no clue what breed some of the chickens are. Would you know what breed the hen in the picture might me....you mentioned that she looks like one of yours.

At 9:16pm on February 25, 2009, Tina Wilson said…: Hello,
Glad to have you join in. Feel free to share photos, start a discussion, etc.
Nice to "meet" you.
Tina

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What is your crafting or art specialty? (Put none if none)

sewing, crochet, knitting, canning, baking, gardening, homeschool :-)

Do you live in a small town? (Less than 30,000)

Yes

What topics would you like to see covered in an upcoming issue of Small Town Living?

I'm not sure.. how about revitalizing the 'downtown' ?
how to get the city to do it . or organizing ourselved to do it.. like sidewalks.. lamp posts..

Do you raise any livestock? If so, what?

just chickens for fun and eggs

Do you raise any of your own food? If so, what?

corn, tom. , peppers, on and on...

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Sorry to be away .

Where does the time go ?
here it is , fair time again !
jena & I have been looking through our projects from the last year and choosing which to take. So far she has her crochetted mittens.. and hat, a painting,, and hopefully a photo .
I have hot pads and bath mitts & I think I will also take the dress / jacket I made for her last summer.. SO many things to consider.

Wish now we hadn't eatten ALL the relishes.. I could have entered those also !
oh.. well, they WERE good :-)

God Bless… Continue

Posted on July 20, 2009 at 8:46am — 4 Comments

picture explanation

The pic of hubby , me and grandson Max,our youngest dd , Jena and our oldest dd Daisha . was taken at our church's 125th anniv. service.
Many dressed in period costume.. we had a great time sewing the clothes & all to make us look 'old time' .
Lisa

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 8:16am — 2 Comments

garden

I think we have finally got this garden thing down !:-)
This year we used grass clippings around the plants and made paths with it also.
It is SO Nice to go out and ck things.. w/o all those nasty weeds.
We certainly have had enough rain of late to last a few weeks..… Continue

Posted on June 19, 2009 at 9:52pm — 4 Comments

newbie

Hello,
so glad to have found this network..
Looking forward to learning more :-)
we live on 10 acres in western Iowa
currently we have 8 acres farmed out.. the rest is our home, our coop & garden.

Last year we were a little slow with the garden.. but plan to get back on the hoe this year and get it going again. I REALLY missed the fresh veggies.
we had one grape vine that produced.. until last year, it just died.
I would love to know how to really care for them.. I only got one year of grap… Continue

Posted on February 23, 2009 at 10:39am — 1 Comment

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