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Sunday, July 26, 2015

SIGNS

Hello dear friends!  This week there have been signs everywhere to remind me what season I am in.  The Amish neighbor's hayfield, stacked so lovely tells me that summer is waning.
That's something you don't see every day!  Much more romantic than those big ugly round bales that the commercial farmers use.  And if that's not all, the late summer flowers; coneflowers, phlox and brown-eyed Susans, are beginning to bloom.
We harvested about fifty pounds of onions this week and more soon to come. Our stored onions last until late March or early April.  I explained how to root cellar vegetables here.  We also harvested garlic.

HOW TO BRAID GARLIC

Harvest your garlic when the stalks start to yellow and are falling over.  This year it was early.
Step 1:  Cut a piece of twine twice as long as you want your braid to be.
Step 2:  Place a clove of garlic in the center of the loop.  On top of the twine.
Step 3:  Bring the stalk to the back of the loop, behind the right side, back up and over that side and under the twine on the opposite side.  (Like making a figure eight).


Step 4:  Now repeat on the opposite side.
Step 5:  Continue alternating sides until you reach the length you desire. Pushing the stalks downward.
Step 6:  Hang in a cool dry place to allow the cloves to cure and the stalks turn brown.  You can trim the stalks once they are dry, if desired.
We also harvested some blueberries, but we won't have enough to freeze so we bought some locally at $3/ lb and froze them. When we were purchasing them, the clerk waiting on  us  wanted to know what we were going to do with them.  She  never heard of freezing them.  Can you believe it?  How far we have come from the agrarian society we used to be!  
I canned  blueberry-cranberry juice with some of the berries.  I had the cranberries in the freezer from last winter, that I purchased when they were on sale after the holidays.
HOW TO CAN CRANBERRY-BLUEBERRY JUICE

Wash and stem berries.
Put 2/3 C. cranberries and 1/3 C. blueberries into 1 quart sterilized  jars.
Add 3/4 C. sugar.
Fill jars with boiling water. leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
Place pre-simmered lids on jars. Adjust caps.
Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath.

To use, strain the berries and enjoy.  This juice is quite strong, so I usually add extra water, after opening.   The strained berries can  be used for baking. You  can use this recipe for straight cranberries also, just use 1 cup of cranberries instead of 2/3 C..  I also make grape juice this way, using 1 C. Concord grapes and 1/2 C. sugar.   Easy-peasy!

We also collected the seeds from our lupines and these pretty white hollyhocks: 

I think they look particularly winsome against the gray siding.  I have a spot scoped out right behind my Apothecary Rose for them.  Hopefully, they will be white when they bloom.  You never can tell with hand gathered seeds.

WHAAAAT?!!!

Ran and I were driving out in the country between home and Port Hope, when we spotted some crop circles.
There were two different fields of them, and I'm sure that the farmer is none to pleased with that.  One field is almost completely destroyed.  I would love to see what they look like from above.  What this is a sign of, I don't know!  

ANOTHER SIGN

Earlier this week, I thought I received a sign that I should stop blogging.  I'm very sensitive and some might say thin-skinned, when it comes to this blog.  I try to make it helpful and hopefully a little amusing at times, so when I lose a follower, it saddens me greatly. I'm always second guessing myself; did I do something wrong? Did I offend someone?  I would hate to think I did.  Losing a follower (I have so few, although I know many more read this blog regularly) was one sign, but I had several others.  But instead of having a knee jerk reaction and pulling my blog, as I have done in the past, I gave myself some time to contemplate what I should do.  I decided, since I have nothing to lose, I should throw caution to the wind and  write what I really think needs to be written, without worrying about whom I may offend, although I know once this is posted, I'll fret over it for the rest of the week!

If you've read this blog for any amount of time, you know that I am Christian, and that is what leads my life,  however, I have no desire to convert others, at least not in the traditional way. I figure you all are adults and have heard the Gospel, and have either rejected it or accepted it. Some of my best friends are non-believing New Age philosophizers. I also have Hindu, Muslims, agnostics, atheists, and even a witch, as friends and relatives.    When it comes to evangelizing, I follow the quote by Madeline L'Engle that is  ever-present on my sideboard:

"We do not draw people to Christ by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it."

I pray that one day they will come to the Lord, but I know judging and badgering them, is not going to make it happen. So I just try to set a good example of what I feel a follower of Christ should be; compassionate, generous, joyful and loving.  From time to time, I'll make a comment about my faith that sometimes leads to a discussion,sowing tiny mustard seeds of faith, but I don't hit them over the head with it. It wouldn't work anyway, sometimes I think the judgmental, overbearing, fire-and-brimstone types do more harm than good.  One thing  I do tell them, is that the day that you need to have a RFID chip inserted into your right hand or forehead to access your money, you will know that the Bible is true, as it was predicted over two thousand years ago.   Amazing Kreskin, or Sylvia Browne couldn't make a predication like that!

" He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead so that no one can buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of beast or the number of his name.  This calls for wisdom.  If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number.  His number is 666."
~Revelation 13 16-18 ~

We are already becoming a cashless society and  some countries, such as Sweden, are already moving away from paper money in lieu of government issued debit cards. It isn't such a stretch of the imagination to envision that one day people will readily accept an RFID chip inserted into their hand to eliminate the problems  of stolen debit cards and to make it easy to access financial and health information.  I've already seen advertisements for it. How hard would it be for the powers-that-shouldn't-be to just switch off access to, or erase the history of those that they deem dissidents? Think it would never happen?   You haven't read much history.  If you're interested in learning more about the Revelation of John or eschatology, John Shorey has written a book  that explains it in easy-to-understand language. Anyways, I'll step down from my pulpit now! Ha!

STILL MORE SIGNS

Well, there's  Martin Armstrong's "Cycles", the economists' Hindenburg Omen,  Mark Biltz's Blood Moon prophecy and Johnathon Cahn's Mystery of the Shemitah, to name a few of the many predicting financial collapse and war by this fall.  Some, such as Johnathon Cahn make very compelling arguments.  I guess we will soon find out if they are right.  Personally, I'd prefer to be in the ready just "in case" league, rather than be the proverbial ostrich with my head stuck in the sand league.  In this blog, I have many articles on canning and drying foods, how to garden, setting up a basic pantry and recipes for those staples. There's been tips on staying warm and conserving water. among many other practical and thrifty ideas (and some silly articles, too). There's many blogs that deal with other "hard times" issues, such as, herbal remedies and survival tools.  What I do, is copy the articles and make my own survival handbook.  Make sure you have a hard copy because if times get really rough, you might not have access to a computer, or who knows, it might be censored.  I also own many books that deal with subjects such as natural remedies, canning, trapping,  cooking and preparing wildlife, shelter building, etc.  Yes, I'm a prepper!  Personally, I've gone through too many hard times in my own life, not to be.  I'd rather be prepared and be made fun of, than be unprepared and a burden to someone else.

 Also, and perhaps more importantly, prepare yourself spiritually and mentally for what might come.  However you want to do it, get down to the essence of who you are, then the loss of a job, money, or home will not be such a shock.  Those things do not define you! I really did not mean for this post to be such a "doom and gloom" one, but what kind of friend would I be if I saw trouble coming towards you, and did not give warning?   I could have made veiled hints and daintily danced about the subject, but it's more important that you receive  the information, than it is that I don't look foolish.  But there is hope!  As Anne Frank wrote, ".....in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.". Get to know your neighbors, form a community of like-minded people.  Whatever you do, don't isolate yourself and fret and worry. Do what you can and have faith that it will all work out.

NOW FOR THE THRIFTY THINGS WE DID THIS WEEK (FINALLY!)

Harvested the last of the cauliflower and froze it.

Harvested summer squash and broccoli.

Picked blueberries from our garden.

Froze 5 lbs. of blueberries that we purchased at $3/lb.

Harvested some onions and the garlic.

Canned 13 quarts of cranberry-blueberry juice.

Parked the car and didn't drive it for the last couple of days.

Attended three estate sales for amusement.  Bought some neat toasting forks for the campfire for a quarter.

Bought several items of clothing from garage sales for the winter months.

Collected rainwater and used it to water the plants.

Hung the laundry on the line several times.

Ate from the pantry and the garden.

Slept in our shed/guest cottage to stay cool.  Nights are always cool here.

Well, that's it for this week!  I do treasure every comment.  Even you Mr. Spammer.  What you had to say was very interesting.  Maybe next time, if you can fit it in better to the subject at hand, I'll publish it!  Until the next time, may all your days be pleasant!

Jane





 

 





29 comments:

  1. Hi Jane! About the follower thing...I sign up to follow blogs then Google kicks me off them. I don't know why, either. Anyways, I enjoy your blog and agree that preparation is prudent in these uncertain times. Hope you're having a great week!

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    1. Thank you for explaining that. It was just the final straw at the end of a frustrating blogging week. I'll get over it! :) And in the whole vast scheme of things, it doesn't matter anyway. You might have noticed that my comment on your blog was short. My computer kept freezing up and I had to erase every third letter and retype it. Did I ever say that I have computer problems unlike anyone else? Oh yeah! About a billion times! Ha! Well all's well that ends well! Thanks again!

      Hugs
      Jane

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  2. Your post solved a mystery for me. I had been wondering what new surprise plant was coming up from a packet of mixed seeds for sunny spots that I planted this spring. When I saw your beautiful white hollyhock and its leaves, I realized that is probably what has come up from my surprise seeds. I don't know what color mine will be yet.

    You have many good ideas on your posts and a lot of food for thought. I don't do any canning, but I do remember helping my mom years ago when she did. A lot of work, but very well worth it. I have frozen cranberries before and would freeze other fruits and vegs if I had a big freezer. I have only the space in my refrigerator/freezer.

    When I heard the cicadas starting in a few weeks ago, that was the sign to me that summer is already slipping away. Our weather around here was so extremely wet and rather cool for much of the summer that plant signs are not too reliable this year. It seems that hummingbirds are already starting to work extra hard to get their energy stores built up before they migrate.

    I have been very slightly on edge lately. Can't quite tell whether it is personal circumstances or if it is something that many other people on a global basis are starting to feel.





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    1. Hello Susie. Oh! I love the name of your cottage! Perfect description of a harvest moon.

      All hollyhocks are beautiful, in my opinion. Can't go wrong with any of the colors. We even had some almost black ones once. Strange, but still pretty. I wonder if you crossed a black one with a white one, would you get a gray one? I don't think I've ever seen a gray flower. Something to ponder!

      My freezer is about the size of a shoe box, that's why I can. Besides, I think it's fun.

      I think everyone is on edge these days. Don't know if we suspect something inwardly, or it's all the messages we are getting from outside sources. Whatever the reasoning behind it, it doesn't hurt to prepare a little.

      Hugs
      Jane.

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  3. Preparing is just living prudently. It is not living with fear, but instead, just a way of taking care of your family. Thank you so much for sharing Jane.

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    1. Very true, Mari! Hope you will have an easy time this week!

      Hugs
      Jane

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  4. Hi Jane!

    I enjoyed catching up this week! You are so busy and productive! I can my blueberries. I got the receipt from "A Butter'y Cookbook" , Tasha Tudor and Mary Mason Campbell. Put the berries, unwashed, in a jar. I use jelly jars as they are the perfect size for eating, muffins, cereal and so forth. Seal by putting in a water bath canner for FIVE minutes and then set aside. They keep with the bloom still on them! Not mushy or tough!

    I'm going to have a granddaughter! I am going to have to peruse your blog for your knitting ideas for girls! I only have knit for boy babies! :)

    Have a super week!

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    1. Congratulations Mattty!!!!!!!! I'm truly so happy for you! There's so many pretty things for baby girls out there, it's easy to go overboard.

      I love that cookbook. That receipt for blueberry pie has made me famous in the pot luck dinner circuit. I used to can blueberries by putting the berries in a cheesecloth and dipping them into boiling water just until "blue" spots would appear on the cloth. Then do just as you say. Did this for many years. Must have been safe, because we are all here to speak of it! I like the idea of using jelly jars, a quart of blueberries is a lot to handle in one sitting!

      Have a lovely week, and happy knitting!

      Hugs
      Jane

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  5. Cranberry-blueberry juice? Yes, please, it sounds scrumptious. Very informative and fascinating post! Thank you so much for sharing.

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    1. Well, you can see how simple it is to make, Linda! I want to encourage everyone to consider preserving their own food, if that is what the desire. It really doesn't need to be a difficult thing.

      Hope you have a lovely and healthy week!

      Hugs
      Jane

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  6. Great food for thought Jane.

    I lost a follower overnight, and that kind of bummed me out this morning. I stop following people sometimes for different reasons. I had one lady get really ticked off at me for doing so. Yikes! I know my little blog doesn't appeal to everyone, and maybe I've lost followers lately because of talking about my faith since losing my husband. Life is what it is and we have to live it how we feel comfortable with as God's child.

    I do not want to live in fear. I do feel the end of life as we know it now, could be near. I am looking forward to Jesus' return to take us away from this mess.Until then I wish to trust in Him completely for all things.

    The following verse comes to mind: Mat_24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

    May you have a good week in all that you do.

    Love, hugs and prayers ~ FlowerLady

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    1. Well, I'd say for every follower you lose by talking about your faith, Rainey, you gain another.

      I think one of the best ways to not live in fear of the future is by preparing. For people such as you and I, who are trusting in the Lord, there is nothing to fear. What's the worst that can happen? We go Home to be with the Lord? Sounds like a pretty sweet deal! I'm preparing for those that might be left behind, perhaps I am to be the one that He is entrusting to feed others. As a matter of fact, I believe that is the message that I have received from Him.

      Hope the weather is more cooperative this week for you! Enjoy babysitting the pups!

      Love
      Jane

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  7. Hi Jane! You are the best canner! That cranberry -blueberry juice looks so appealing to me! I am more of a fruit person anyway. (I know I should eat more veggies but I just love fruit!)
    Your garlic looks wonderful, and I sure love cooking with onions. (Funny how little kids usually don't like the thought of an onion in their food!)

    So I guess kids just go and destroy the farmer's land with circles? I guess the city version is spray painting graffiti on underpasses, etc!

    As far as those who don't believe in the "signs of our times". They are truly blind. We have to pray for them to have the gift of faith. But what you do say is important. Sometimes it only takes one word to trigger someone to pause, and be converted. I do notice a lot of new age mixed in with people's beliefs on their blogs. New age is not new, and it only "tickles their ears" and their pride is their downfall to follow such nonsense.

    I didn't do my housework yet, but your comment on thinking of quitting caught my attention because the thought popped into my mind a few minutes before I read that. It's just that my life is a cycle and after blogging a year or more, I will now just keep repeating what I am doing! And I feel the need to basically not think, and not read, and just live my little life! Andrea

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    1. You could can this juice, Andrea. It certainly a lot easier than jams and jellies. Just a matter of putting sugar and fruit in a jar and pouring boiling water over top.

      Spent many years disguising onions in food by grating it. We used to call our son Scott, "the food inspector" because he would also thoroughly inspect his food for any evidence that I tried to sneak any onions in it.

      I don't think it was kids vandalizing the fields. It was too massive for that. I think it must have to do with wind or maybe the magnetic pull of the earth. Don't know what causes it. There's many thing that are unexplained. I don't think we need to have all the answers.

      There is a lot of new agism in many people's faith. It's shocking to me that many of my friends and relatives, that I've attended church with for years, talk of chakras, and yoga and intuition, etc. Well, all we can do is guide them through example. My sister always wants me to go with her to a psychic. I had to tell her it is against the Christian faith to consult with them. I think it offended her. You have to tread so lightly, less you turn them off to Christ completely.

      Hope you don't quit. Selfishly, I want you to continue because I missed you, when you were gone! Besides I'll need updates when more grandbabies arrive!

      Hugs
      Jane

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    2. I have heard of crop circles as being mysterious. So I guess they really are! My husband used to be my "onion inspector". ha...he has grown up since then..in the last 3 decades when he discovered how good omelets are.

      If only people would study the 10 commandments a bit more! Psychics not only go against honoring God as one Lord and God, but they also let the devil enter in.

      Trust me, I am a homebody and if you wonder what I am up to, you can just imagine me cleaning house and sitting in my gardens..ha! I love being bored! Andrea

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    3. Well Andrea, it saddens me that you are going too stop blogging. I will miss you! Please do visit here when the urge strikes you. I do understand though, as someone who has spoken often of going off the grid. (I want to go off the grid but still have WiFi, ha!). Phones and TV, even electricity most of the time, I could do without, but love the computer for connecting to others and for easy accessible information.

      Godspeed!

      Jane

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    4. Thanks Jane. Will do! Andrea

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  8. Finally catching up on blog reading today, loved your posts, as always, such wonderful advice!! I love that quote by Madeleine L'Engle, and that is how I tend to live out my Christian faith as well. I love seeing all of our hay fields around the countryside all in tidy stacks, we have a lot of hay fields around here and I think they are so pretty in late summer and fall. I love all of your frugal tips and advice on simple living, this month I am planning on getting more organized with my pantry and supplies, living so close to the Cascadia Subduction earthquake zone, and with studies showing it will likely go sometime in our lifetime, I think it is important to be especially organized and prepared. How interesting about the crop circles, that would be an interesting sight. One of these years I should really braid my garlic, they always look so pretty hanging like that. Have a great week! :)

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    1. Hello dear April! The joy of your Christian walk shines in your blog. I really enjoyed reading about your birthday celebration. You and your family really know how to celebrate! I suppose it is sort of nerve wracking living so close to a fault line, especially since last week's comments by the USGS about the Hayward fault. We've even had two earthquakes over 4.0 here this year. Strange! Hopefully the earth is letting off a little pressure at a time. We can only pray. The crop circles covered over 50 acres of land. They were massive. I certainly would have loved to see them from above. I understand that they sometimes make patterns. Well, I'm writing another post here, so I better sign off! Have a lovely week!

      Hugs
      Jane

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  9. I have that quote from Madeleine L'Engle written in the flyleaf of my Bible---excellent advice. I don't like 'in-your-face 'witnessing--better to share as opportunity arises--do something kind.
    I think the only thrifty things I've done this week are to rip up old towels for cleaning rags, mend a torn sheet, order new sheets ON SALE--

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    1. As I recall, you were the one that introduced me to that quote, Sharon. Thank you once again. Miss L'Engle sums it up so much batter than I ever could.

      You've been too busy to think about thrift. Hope everything is going well with your renovations. Can't wait for the big reveal!

      Hope you are not suffering from the heat.

      Hugs
      Jane

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  10. Well I'm always blessed when I visit this site. Please keep up the good work! Summer is a busy time for many of us ans we don't get to visit as much as we'd like.

    Take care and don't be discouraged.
    Blessings,
    Leslie

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    1. Thank you for your kind encouragement, Leslie! It really means a lot to me. Oh yes! Summer is ridiculously busy. Seems there's so much hay to make while the sun shines.

      Thanks again!
      Jane

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  11. Hi Jane, There's lots here to read and digest as usual. First of all how lovely to have an Amish farm close by. I don't know much about the culture but have always been fascinated with Amish and Shaker life style. The simplicity and thrift seems very attractive.
    It's wonderful too to see the bounty of your garden. Wow all that garlic. It looks so pretty hanging to dry and the juice...amazing colour. My little fruit bushes are in their first year so I think it will be a while before I make any jam except from the hedgerows.
    I'm sorry that you are upset by losing one of your blog followers. Please don't take that as a sign to stop writing. I can't follow any new blogs at the moment for some reason...I need to spend some time working out what to do to remedy the situation. I wouldn't take it personally, although I know it's hard not too. If you continue writing I'm sure that you will find lots more like-minded blogger friends.
    Happy summer days.
    debx

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    1. Hi Debby! We have a lot of Amish in the area, as land around here is quite cheap. To us, it isn't anything unusual, but when tourist season hits, we get a lot of questions about them. Someone even asked if I was Amish! I always wear skirts, but I didn't think there was anything particularly Amish about me.

      One day, you'll have fruit enough for jam. It's really incredible how quickly things grow.

      About the quitting, just a little letting off steam there, as I knew the "follower" and was quite hurt by it. Had been encouraging her for years and felt it was a bit of a betrayal as I considered her a friend and not just someone who reads my blog. Ah well! Life is fickle, and so am I. Ha! I'll continue on writing this silly little blog until the day my computer gives out. Thank you for your encouragement!

      Hugs
      Jane

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      Jane!! I wrote you a comment on your first post (thanks for your reply) and as you might be able to see on timelines or some such that I spent a few hours reading my way through and this is the point where I've chosen to stop momentarily to encourage you NEVER stop doing this vital ministry to women in kingdom living with eternity in view!
      I want to write you an old fashioned letter (my thing) but want to just briefly let you know a teensy bit why I want to!!
      We are same age... I turned 57 August 12... I married in 1978 (Dec) at age 19 and had my first baby honeymoon special two weeks after turning 20! So that alone puts us in close quarters!Ha But, alas, (no, you aren't the only person who says alas... hee hee) because my marriage ended just 7 yrs in BECAUSE all the tight frugal living was unacceptable to my guy. Anyway, I remarried a KS farm boy (a MO Synod) and for 30 years we have enjoyed frugality and, like you, I consider it a beautiful home-making vocation. In so very many ways... gardening, knitting, thrifting, herbalism, cooking, canning, nurturing, studying, etc. We are kindred spirits. (I can even detect that you follow speakers on the Jim Bakker show tho you've never said ;-)
      Anywho, may I write to you snail mail? One of my closest, dearest friends and sister in Christ is one who used to blog --she lives in Penn. and we've never met after 6 years writing each other...
      Thank you so much for your solid and unwavering Christian witness you shed upon the dark net... You ARE successfully representing your Savior in this venue. I commend you for consistently reaching out to all of us "virtual" ladies with the eyes of your Spirit showing you that we are REAL and look to you for edification in godly stewardship.
      My email address is:

      l c s r 59 at s b c g l o b a l dot net
      Now back to my regularly scheduled program (want to get up to date on your posts!)
      Hey, back in the late 70s early 80s did you read Carla Emery before anyone this last decade knew of her?!
      Also, guess what? In January 2017 I am "founder" of the third state chapter of the organization, Friends of Gladys Faber. do you know of that organization? Look online.
      And! we have same years of following our Tasha Tudor... same story with my little ladybug in her umbrella stroller at the public library finding TT books and getting lost in her fairy tale lifestyle! Now I own many of her books.
      Oh, please Miss Jane, let's write! (BTW, my dad wanted to name me Sally Jane but mom wouldn't let him so from church camp or away from home I would sign letters to him Sally Jane.)

      After reading all this to edit, it sounds like I'm a school girl with a crush but really I'm a sensible strong-faith Christian grandma who knows a generous, happy, talented, godly woman when she sees one... God bless you!

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    3. Hello Lori! I sent you an e-mail. Did you get it?

      Jane

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  12. I've only just discovered your blog so you may have already had an explanation for what you describe as crop circles. What you see in the photo above is a field of small grain (oats, wheat, barley, rye, etc.) that has been bent over by rain and/or wind. The field was either planted too thickly or received too much nitrogen fertilizer which cause the stems to be weak. If they lodge while still green they may recover enough to produce a harvestable crop. If it happens as close to harvest as it did in your photo above, what's down is a lost crop because a combine or grain binder can't cut stalks that are flattened to the ground. Some farmers will plant shorter varieties of small grain to reduce the risk of lodging. The downside to that is less straw is produced because of the shorter stems. Lodging can also happen in corn but it's usually in very high wind (think straight line or tornado) conditions.

    True crop circles are artistic designs within a field, usually in small grains, and are similar in ways to corn mazes. See photos here: https://www.google.com/search?q=Crop+circles&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb6rDCn7_QAhVs4oMKHfyTAtsQ_AUICCgB&biw=1366&bih=638

    Hope this helps you understand what you've seen and may see again following a severe thunderstorm.

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    1. That's very interesting. Thanks for the explanation! So I guess it's safe to say that there is too much of a good thing when it comes to planting. It's very windy around here so that makes sense to plant shorter varieties. It was an immense loss for that farmer, literally acres upon acres.

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