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"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....

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  Primitive Crafts & Country Style

  How to Make a Corn Husk Wreath
  
  
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  The Country Garden

  Building a Fodder Shock
  
  
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  In the Barn

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  Country Living

  I Want to Do Something for You
  
  
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  A Very Clover Calendar

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  Community Cookbook

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  My Books

  I'm a paperback writer.

• Book Giveaway -- November 21

  by Debnfla3 on November 21, 2009

• Remembering the Bread Bowl

  by ChrisUK on November 21, 2009

• My project for the day is...

  by BuckeyeGirl on November 20, 2009

• Decorating The Table For Thanksgiving

  by Leahld22 on November 20, 2009

• any one familiar with hinode china patterns?

  by Pete on November 20, 2009

November 2009
"First it's glowing, then it's snowing! A pause, then screaming squalls and williwaws. Bright but bitter, then a thaw. Yet again it's cold and storming: What ever happened to global warming?"

• 29Ya know… I don’t have to be bought to LOVE your blog. (re: the 100 dollar giftcards giveaways) I think if you do a giveaway it should... - Cecelia on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Love reading your post every morning….and it’s so my pleasure to make voting each and every day a habit! No blog right now but... - katherine on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Hi, I don’t understand how this works as I don’t even own a lap top computer, but I checked on Brigette to see how she was getting the... - Mary on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Hi Suzanne, I love your blog and have chickens now because of you. I have posted and have a link on my sidebar. I hope you win…Good... - Judy@daily yarns on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Suzanne, I think you underestimate how much you actually do for your readers. They feel so blessed by you that they would jump through hoops to give... - Elaine on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Suzanne..I don’t have a blog but I read yours every day..I seldom comment..I have sent an e-mail to everyone in my address book asking... - Doris Lindsey on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Suzanne, How lovely of you to do something back for your readers. It shows even more how much you deserve all the love and caring that you are... - Carol Ann on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Only thing I want is to see you win. This voting is driving me insane. I feel bad because I’m on vacation all next week and won’t be able... - jason on I Want to Do Something for You
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• I’m with Julia! I couldn’t have said it better. I have a post about you and the competition as a sticky on my blog. So anyone who visits... - Becky on I Want to Do Something for You
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• Well, I look so forward to your blog every morning since I discovered you a year ago. Yours is the only one I read ever. However, I had to look up... - Mary on I Want to Do Something for You
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