Tag: Belleville
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Weekend Pairing: A Snowy Pennsylvania
The snow started in Pennsylvania around Thanksgiving, and we’ve had a decently steady supply of it since, so it seems appropriate to feature snowy photos for this weekend’s pairing. Lucky for me, I’m holed up on my parents’ farm this weekend getting a ton of work done and visiting with old friends. It seems a…
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View of the Valley
A few weeks ago, Chad and I went back to the farm to spend Easter weekend with my family. My little brother really wanted to go on a hike, so we went for an easy one on the Back Mountain. It was just finally starting to get a little warm. It was warm and sunny…
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Famous Farm
My childhood home is a cover girl. Please excuse the egregious use of Comic Sans or something like it on the cover. It’s definitely not the first time the homestead has appeared in this publication; a couple years ago my dad was interviewed as part of a feature on high tech farms in the area.
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Dairyland Antiques: Documenting a disappearing treasure
It’s hard for me to say how long I’ve loved this place. Since high school, at least. I would wander through looking for vintage scarves, bags, and costume jewelry, admiring furniture I had nowhere to put and no money to buy. I once dragged Chad through it, stopping to show him a ring I really…
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30 Days – Day 29
Supper. I am almost daily uninspired about what to make for supper. And yes, I say “supper.” Dinner, to my farmer dad, is the meal that happens sometime around noon. Hence, supper. It is the eternal question. But I have a few go-to options. One of them is 4H Special, named such because my mom…
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30 Days – Days 11-12
As documented by my last post, I was home this weekend. When I talk about “going home,” I’m generally referring to Belleville. The reason why I went back this past weekend was to host a bridal shower for a dear friend from home. We’re scattered in different cities now, but it was fun to get…