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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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  The Farmhouse Table

  Beer Bread
  
  
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  Primitive Crafts & Country Style

  Knitwit
  
  
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  The Country Garden

  How Does My January Garden Grow?
  
  
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  In the Barn

  The Crooked Little Hen Saves the Day
  
  
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  Country Living

  The Snowy Here and Now
  
  
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  A Very Clover Calendar

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  Community Cookbook

  Your recipes! (Contributed by forum members.)

  
  
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  My Books

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• Happy birthday, Birdi!!!

  by Flatlander on February 7, 2010

• Freddie's Forecast

  by msbolt24 on February 7, 2010

• Looking for a recipe.....

  by rileysmom on February 7, 2010

• Pig(s)

  by Flatlander on February 7, 2010

• Buttermilk Soft Cheese

  by BuckeyeGirl on February 4, 2010

February 2010
"Punxsatawney Phil's befuddled; rain and snow are mixed and muddled. With your valentine be cuddled, by a fireplace happily huddled. Rain on frozen ponds is puddled, ice-boats scuttled."

• Hang in there! Spring is just around the corner and all that you have been through this winter will also be a memory. Just remember, winter did... - Mittened Paw on Misty, Water-Colored Memories
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• She’s not lazy, she’s helping hold down the dishwasher door. - pam on Lazy Little Loafer
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• No power outage or snow here, but I baked brownies yesterday also. - Estella on The Snowy Here and Now
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• Beautiful weather here in northern Michigan since before Christmas. I think we’re gonna get ours though. - Mary on The Snowy Here and Now
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• I’m going to make some right now. I had no idea it was so easy. My family will think I am the best baker. THANKS!!!! - Lisa in California on Beer Bread
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• I’m surprised you got so little snow - we passed the two feet mark but were lucky in not losing our power and unlucky that we’ll miss a... - catslady on The Snowy Here and Now
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• And to think my friends and family worried about me here in Iowa - right now I have it easy, with lots of thick fluffy snow but NO outages, and... - Nancy in Iowa on The Snowy Here and Now
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• We are in Monongalia County West Virginia. We got a lot more snow than you. The kids are outside with a yardstick right now measuring. The... - Melissa on The Snowy Here and Now
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• I’ve been thinking about all my internet friends who are in the path of this snowstorm. I just pray you all are okay! Hang in there Suzanne. I... - claudia w on The Snowy Here and Now
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• Suzanne, we lost our reception also but it was because the dish had filled up with snow. We brushed it out and were back in business when we got back in the... - norma on The Snowy Here and Now
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