Hey Everyone!
So sorry that I have not "rambled" in a long time! I reckon you could say that I have been doing more farming than rambling! Just wanted to say "howdy" to y'all and thank you for being so patient with my "every once in a while " blog. Hopefully after spring planting I'll be able to ramble a little more.:)
Happy Trails to y'all!!
Cecilia

A little Bit of spring...

This is a video that my sister and I made last May, and I thought ya'll might like to see a little bit of spring time- since it's not too far away!

Since Presidents Day has just past, I thought I would leave y'all with a few thought provoking quotes from our Founding Fathers. Let us never forget what what our country was founded on , or what made it great...

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by christians... not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
- Patrick Henry

"It is impossible to rightly govern... without God and the Bible."
-George Washington

"I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industries."
- Thomas Jefferson 1824

"... All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from the defects in thier Constitution or confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ingnorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation..."
- John Quincy Adams, 1829

" If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruptions."
- Thomas Jefferson 1822

"Niether the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt."
- Samuel Adams

God created girls to be lovely, beautiful, pretty, everything pink, lace, flowers and calico (or sometimes camo).
He created us to be different than men, who are tough, rugged, authorative, strong, and less emotional.
But much more importantly than the outward appearance is the heart, which God looks upon. A person may be plain on the outside, but if they love the Lord dearly, serve others, are humble, graceful, loving, caring, discreet, chaste, obedient, joyful, their spirit will be absolutely beautiful.
It is also extremely important to be feminine and lady like. You can never be too feminine. Now there is a difference between foolish, shallow, materialistic, girlish fantasies and schemes, and true godly biblical womanhood and girlhood. This does not mean we can’t shoot guns, ride horses, drive tractors, fix kitchen faucet’s, mow the lawn or any other hard working jobs that need to be done. Being a lady is not just tea parties and ice cream socials (although those are great fun!) but it goes deeper than that. It is what God created us to be.
In the Old West cowboys used to call ladies “Calicos” in appreciation of their long dresses made of tiny flowery print or sometimes they would refer to young ladies as “Sunbonnets” because of the shamed face bonnets a girl would wear if she was out in public. They were treated with respect and honor because of their beautiful femininity.
You do not have to prove yourself to a man through work, wits or worldly conducts. You are what God created you to be; a woman, a wife, daughter, mother, a Lady.
So embrace your calling, Beautiful Girlhood.

Winter Time Blues

For those folks who live north of the Mason/Dixion line, waking up to zero degree weather may not be something worth talking about if it is winter time. But for those folks who are blessed to live in "dear ole Dixie" waking up to zero degree weather (even in mid- January) is outrageous! Especially when for two weeks solid the highs in the daytime are only up to 18 or 20 degrees and the nights are down in the single digits.
So, I wondered, what do farmgirls keep themselves busy with on these fridgid Artic days? Here is a list that my sisters and I came up with. You know keeping our hands and minds busy- we almost forgot about our winter time blues!
1: Quilting
2:Planning, designing and sewing your summer wardrobe
3:Bake a pine-apple upside down cake
4:Take a walk at night to see the stars (they are brilliant on very cold nights!)
5:Write a song, poem or short story
6:Clean and oil your guns
7: Crochet a rug out of baling twine
8:Read up on how to make maple syrup
9:Organize your pantry shelves
10:Make a clothes pin apron
11:Have someone over for a special dinner
12:If there's snow on the ground, for crying out loud, get out and play in it!!!