tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post4589389268805581512..comments2023-10-18T08:14:35.207-04:00Comments on Thistle Cove Farm: 10 Things Thistle Cove Farm Has Taught MeThistle Cove Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-48406982792271333402014-08-28T18:55:14.040-04:002014-08-28T18:55:14.040-04:00butter...oh yeah...
How much does that much cream...butter...oh yeah...<br /><br />How much does that much cream cost? <br /><br />I like the list...<br />With butter in your belly and prayer on your lips, may you rest sweetly and rise renewed for all those 6 days of chores !Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115410908800997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-71626094787184156692014-08-17T15:09:18.149-04:002014-08-17T15:09:18.149-04:00Ha-ha! You make me laugh. All good lessons, even...Ha-ha! You make me laugh. All good lessons, even down to the cow patties. :) Best wishes, TammyTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171418303494806370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-36197533022161834312014-08-17T08:03:12.705-04:002014-08-17T08:03:12.705-04:00Not enough hours in the day are there! Lots of goo...Not enough hours in the day are there! Lots of goo dork going on there though. Bless you.Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-24841860334216636882014-08-17T07:58:33.915-04:002014-08-17T07:58:33.915-04:00That sounds like a churning nightmare, Sandra. Ugh...That sounds like a churning nightmare, Sandra. Ugh! There's fun ... and there's not fun. Stick to your resolve next time and don't undertake so much :)<br /><br />BTW, I clicked on the "perfect diet" post -- it was gone from your blog, but since you loaded it in at some point, it still shows up on my feed reader -- heehee -- I read it aloud to Julia and we both guffawed. Was that really your story, or was that a joke you heard? Because it's a CLASSIC!!<br /><br />Of all those 10 good lessons learned, the one that struck me most was, "Schemes and dreams are very different." For some people, it's crucial that they learn to discern the difference and realize when they are merely scheming and destined for failure. Or, it's important to realize when someone in your life is actually scheming, and not dreaming. For me also, solitude is golden. There's a real sermon illustration in #10. And I've also found that I sleep through the night when I'm prepared for whatever is coming the next day -- any kind of storm. Preparation is calming in that way, as is a rational mind. Blessing to you and yours!M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-40000832853940302772014-08-16T21:23:08.405-04:002014-08-16T21:23:08.405-04:00Would love to learn more about churning butter. I...Would love to learn more about churning butter. I've picked it up at farmer's markets once in awhile, and it is so delicious.<br />My favourite is number 2. Farm work is hard but it keeps me strong and moving forward. I relate strongly to that one...Andrea Ostapovitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151794751876169584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-1830443422186872052014-08-15T11:19:34.387-04:002014-08-15T11:19:34.387-04:00That is a LOT of churning...
Your list is wonderfu...That is a LOT of churning...<br />Your list is wonderful for anyone, and number 10 works even as a figure of speech...lots of types of manure in the world lol.Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090973681675943970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-29570900323206903892014-08-15T11:07:16.501-04:002014-08-15T11:07:16.501-04:006 and 8 resonated with me today.
I bet hand churne...6 and 8 resonated with me today.<br />I bet hand churned butter tastes much better than store bought. Anything directly from nature and the land is best! Not easiest - but most delicious:)<br /><br />Any offers yet on the house/land?Constancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702046097986873803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-51592601258043729102014-08-15T04:07:15.299-04:002014-08-15T04:07:15.299-04:00Dear Thistle, this is a wonderful post and full of...Dear Thistle, this is a wonderful post and full of teaching and honor. Big respect and feeling close to you!<br />You will always have in your heart and life, what Thistle cove farm has taught to you - even in a future without this farm - so God wants. The farm has made you rich and you can never loose it. The soul and spirit of your farm lives now in your heart. What a present!!!dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317158312699345659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-5745471859167582082014-08-15T01:17:21.405-04:002014-08-15T01:17:21.405-04:00For being symbiotic all. They so describe all that...For being symbiotic all. They so describe all that living with and by the land is. It becomes a way of life and one that which I would not know how to do without. <br /><br />Good job on the sweet butter. I love it much however on occasion my Wranglers complain at their seams.Goatldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-45783408600247171912014-08-14T19:51:44.070-04:002014-08-14T19:51:44.070-04:00Love 5 and 7!Love 5 and 7!Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412847865586102728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-45658239420358190802014-08-14T14:39:34.094-04:002014-08-14T14:39:34.094-04:00Great list of 10! I especially liked number 4 abo...Great list of 10! I especially liked number 4 about nature's white noise. We live in a subdivision, but it is a rural area and we have woodlands behind us. So I get to hear a whole symphony when I go to bed at night!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-17369742355186306772014-08-14T08:00:42.176-04:002014-08-14T08:00:42.176-04:00I love them all, each and every one.I love them all, each and every one.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-38429469829517420782014-08-14T01:50:37.593-04:002014-08-14T01:50:37.593-04:00I remember making butter and cottage cheese with m...I remember making butter and cottage cheese with mama growing up and her crying (literally) over only getting a tiny bit of cottage cheese after all of the work,...and yes it was worth it....I love living in the country, miss the days of making the butter, cottage cheese, clothes hanging on the lines, canning your veggies. etc<br />and yes poop is easier to step in than get off..but then again once those cow piles are dry they become great flying disc (one of the small towns in OK is the world champion cow chip throwing contest) blessings and hope your hands feel better soonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233651247611853248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-63906074669769986062014-08-13T23:38:13.095-04:002014-08-13T23:38:13.095-04:00You're a busy gal.
Love your number 10.
dYou're a busy gal.<br />Love your number 10.<br />dDeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019741103496608961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-52812521143256993662014-08-13T22:14:01.984-04:002014-08-13T22:14:01.984-04:00It made me tired just listening to all that butter...It made me tired just listening to all that butter churning talk! :D<br />I love #8. Being a hermit at heart I really crave solitude after a day spent in the noise and activity of a grocery store deli. I love coming home!<br />#5 is great! God IS bigger than my tears or fears. Sometimes being alone is kind of scary/lonely, but I'm always reminded that He is with me.<br />I also love #4. I sleep with the window open so the crickets can sing me to sleep!<br />Thanks for sharing these wonderful things you've learned!Lisa Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567160304529796810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-83812895828135567892014-08-13T19:26:38.950-04:002014-08-13T19:26:38.950-04:00this one is getting forwarded to soul sisters........this one is getting forwarded to soul sisters......<br /><br />wish i had been there to help with the butter, buttah !<br /><br />Bless you for knowing to share the list.<br /><br />Garden & Be Well, XO TTara Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233493520013405385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-13667256718192892612014-08-13T16:29:53.591-04:002014-08-13T16:29:53.591-04:00The last lesson reminds me of politics only it'...The last lesson reminds me of politics only it's easier to elect the manure than to get rid of it. [wink] <br /><br />I wanna live there. I would stay on that tractor 24/7. ~:)Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531515666554867421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-35422267322726836992014-08-13T15:50:29.430-04:002014-08-13T15:50:29.430-04:00I feel positively lazy when I read this! Bless you...I feel positively lazy when I read this! Bless your heart! I bet that's going to be some good butter.Deborah Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366855994841922862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-68056983685547648322014-08-13T15:32:20.648-04:002014-08-13T15:32:20.648-04:00Butter , everything tastes better with butter or b...Butter , everything tastes better with butter or bacon, or both ! That is a lot of work.<br /><br />I like # 1 and # 10 best , number 10 can easily be a very visual illustration of so many quagmires we get ourselves into...<br /><br />Thanks again for a very uplifting read, and also making me glad I did not have to churn so much butter !KathyB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-74314224073319790602014-08-13T15:22:18.980-04:002014-08-13T15:22:18.980-04:00ALL of them apply; they're great!ALL of them apply; they're great!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-51754660832018066172014-08-13T12:46:09.459-04:002014-08-13T12:46:09.459-04:00Oh Sandra, you made me laugh so hard today. I lov...Oh Sandra, you made me laugh so hard today. I love your ten things - especially the last one! And laughed about your butter. Isn't it funny how things that seem like such a wonderful idea in the beginning sometimes turn out to be the most work you've ever done? LOL Glad it's all done now and that your sense of humor is still intact. Big hugs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698801749067092572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-68915222590586632422014-08-13T12:43:18.991-04:002014-08-13T12:43:18.991-04:00Oh my, Sandra, that IS a lot of labor! And I can i...Oh my, Sandra, that IS a lot of labor! And I can imagine how your heart sank when you found that last bowl of cream. Good for you, carrying on and working it! I would have been tempted to experiment with how well cream freezes.<br />Love your list, and I laughed at #10. I am completely beyond caring about manure on my boots, which are always left at the door. (Unless it's fresh chicken poop which is just unbelievably stinky. Good thing it dries out so fast!) But dog poop is another story. Cannot be ignored, and resolutely clings to every nook and cranny. Piper is usually predictable in where she "goes" which helps a lot with keeping things picked up. But every now and then she likes to surprise me, and I always say "darn" or something like that. (Not very much like that, but you get the idea!)Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-34277463176484810642014-08-13T12:35:29.541-04:002014-08-13T12:35:29.541-04:00Lovely post! 3,5 & 6 are my favourites... than...Lovely post! 3,5 & 6 are my favourites... thanks for the gentle reminder. And oh-my-word, that's a whole lot of butter! Hugs xxgillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044947317861728599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-67480458469836438292014-08-13T09:00:29.036-04:002014-08-13T09:00:29.036-04:00I am truly impressed!I am truly impressed!Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-25333555196907061462014-08-13T08:53:16.692-04:002014-08-13T08:53:16.692-04:00that was allot of work churning all that butter-I ...that was allot of work churning all that butter-I have churned a few gallons in the past but only a gallon or two at a time-allot work just getting it all washed too-big hugs to you. I can pretty much relate to all 10 on your listkathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.com