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merry hallow's eve
"I saw old Autumn in the misty morn Stand, shadowless like Silence,listeningTo Silence."Thomas Hood ~ images from an ancient cemetery near Tasha Tudor's home in the Kingdom of Vermont~
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peace, love and light
there hasn't been sleep or words...very early this morning, before the light had crept up over the hills behind our farm, I stood on the little landing between the snug little roomsat the top of the...
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at the edge of dusk this winter solstice
Deerfield Farm at the edge of dusk this winter solsticeStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost 1874–1963 Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will...
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blessed beginnings
~ a view from my window~ just as the last sliver of the winter moon slid down the icy mountain side into the west the new year sunrise came and kissed the fields with pale pink frost~ a beautiful...
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sweetest love
one of my very favorite dolls~ little Ladye Augusta of Deerfield Farm ...last evening, by the candle lit fireside our Augusta had a gentleman caller.... they sat side by side and listened to the quiet...
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our Humble is so very pleased
little Humble recently became the very happy owner of her very own wee Sewing Coffer and a Farmer's Wife flax comb~ both are lovingly hand made by Lori & Peter Brechlin of Notforgotten Farm are...
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warming in the early morning sun
~ early morning sun warming my favorite chalk lamb hand made by Netty~"The March wind roars Like a lion in the sky, And makes us shiver As he passes by. When winds are soft, And the days are warm and...
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riding the wind with love and popsickle smiles~
the March winds whip, blow and howl. It teases, tickles and torments, like cousins will do to one another. wild winds carry away the dry leaves, dust and last remnants of grey days, soft rain washes...
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soon.....
my garden last spring this winter weary season will quietly come back to life~ in indigo,cerise and lime.. with soft warm air, meadowlarks and frog-song lullabies... armloads of long stemmed purple...
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good friday sunrise
Good Friday sunrise over our little Deerfield Farm ~Wishing you all a happy and Blessed Good Friday ~
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Easter Sunday
the old church at Simnashio I hope you all had the loveliest of Easter Sundays~ I hope that you have had a day of Rejoicing and filled with love and family, a chocolate bunny or egg or two, and a...
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peaceful and content
We woke to a very wet and chilly early morning here on Deerfield Farm. Every leaf, every blade of grass and the mint fields stretching out to meet the hills are covered with droplets of rain and...
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let us then live in peace
'Let us then live in peace and friendship together, doing to each other all the good we can.” ~Thomas Jefferson~ A wonderfully wise man, our Thomas Jefferson ~ born in Shadwell, Virginia on Apr....
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peace and plenty & a simple life indeed~
The Fall 2013 issue of A Simple Life has arrived at last!and what a beautiful issue it is~filled with wonderful articles, stories and beautiful photos~as well as my essay,~the Old Chair~you can order...
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sunday morning~ a little herb strewing~
"Herbs do comfort the wearied braine with fragrant smells which yield a certain kinde of nourishment."- William Coles, 1656. I've been cutting herbs to hang from the beams in the little house this...
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Happy Birthday, dear Tasha Tudor, with love
A tinge of fragrant wood smoke is curling up from our chimney into the chilly air above our old farmhouse this early morning. The sun has not come up over the hills just yet and I am here writing to...
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from me to thee
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. ~Henry Van Dyke I send my...
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Sunday supper~ Hen Pott Pye
Fragrant, bubbly and hot from the oven for our Sunday supper Hen Pott Pye We have freezing rain and more weather coming over the hills towards us from the mountains~ Our March weather is always...
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Easter blossoms~
the delicate blooms of white crabapple blossomsfill the old house with their scentand remind usthat today is a day of joy, remembranceand love.Wishing you all a very Happy Easter~with love,on this...
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News from Deerfield Farmhouse ~ Spring 2014 Issue of Doll News Journal ~
Hello dear Friends~ I'm so very happy to share this news with all of you~I wanted to let you all know that the Spring issue ofthe Doll News Journal is just now out.The Deerfield Ladyes and I are deeply...
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flower'd frocks and garden walks~
good morningdear friends~as these spring days begin to lengthen and warm, a meadowlark sings in the old rose by the dollhouse door and myself, the doll maker, sits inside, keeping snug by the fire with...
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