tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515630491526925811.post4531205025352496244..comments2023-10-31T07:36:07.107-07:00Comments on Improves with Age: Turning Curses into BlessingsKristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964580963048511157noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515630491526925811.post-70069889515458988992011-07-16T20:26:25.378-07:002011-07-16T20:26:25.378-07:00Great post! Thinning the apples??? Um, yeah didn&#...Great post! Thinning the apples??? Um, yeah didn't know you're supposed to do that. Guess I better learn more. Also thanks for the link about making pectin! I have a crap apple tree that would be perfect for that.<br /><br />Miss you!Nicholhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528474773180610035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515630491526925811.post-74119372872254580422011-07-13T11:45:26.452-07:002011-07-13T11:45:26.452-07:00Thanks for the "hair" links. I really re...Thanks for the "hair" links. I really really like the first one. I'd seen Casey's too, but wondering if my hair is too short / thin for that. I should try it anyway. :) Thanks!!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929299128040779462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515630491526925811.post-25639192627025208872011-07-11T14:59:07.252-07:002011-07-11T14:59:07.252-07:00Great reminder Krista :) thanks for sharing the po...Great reminder Krista :) thanks for sharing the post!! I want to say more, but my brain is not functioning....Jillynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537110179634183470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515630491526925811.post-70918689125227256522011-07-11T09:22:35.336-07:002011-07-11T09:22:35.336-07:00We women need to be reminded of this perspective o...We women need to be reminded of this perspective often. daily. Hourly sometimes. "Oh, I hate scrubbing the toilet" or "I'm glad I have a toilet to scrub and not chamber pots" or "I'm happy to have the physical strength to make a clean home for my family." If you figure out a way to make this mindset stick permanently, let me know (Though I know given human nature, that's impossible)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929299128040779462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515630491526925811.post-82286015583216279182011-07-10T22:27:09.262-07:002011-07-10T22:27:09.262-07:00Yes, having this sort of perspective really does h...Yes, having this sort of perspective really does help you get through *those* days. I know I was up weeding the raspberries the other day thinking - "How will I EVER get through all of these weeds?" But then I remembered something my mother taught me - don't look at the big overall picture, just concentrate on what's in front of you, and before you know it, the job is finished! And she was right. When I pulled that last weed and looked at my heaping piles that are now being fed to the sheep and chickens - well, there is just a sense of satisfaction that I took on a big job and finished it. And the best part....we can now get to those yummy raspberries! And I found that working along side my children (meaning YOU!) was so much more fun than doing the chores alone. We always had such good conversations. So having your children working along side of you (yes, even when they may pick too many apples) is fun and they too may someday have their own little gardens of Eden in their own backyards. Love you my little farm girl.Gaylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431978477403331697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515630491526925811.post-9412446304197085522011-07-10T13:48:41.197-07:002011-07-10T13:48:41.197-07:00What a good post! Thank you for helping me to rem...What a good post! Thank you for helping me to remember to look at blessings instead of complaining when I am given those opportunities.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01913526549805479947noreply@blogger.com