tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post7412192306817230865..comments2024-03-26T00:35:32.387-07:00Comments on Live a Colorful Life: Farmer's Wife Friday: 'Round the CircleLive a Colorful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-82921693002634115302011-09-19T17:54:22.848-07:002011-09-19T17:54:22.848-07:00Absolutely love your blocks done in the solid colo...Absolutely love your blocks done in the solid colors. Fabulous!CaliQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581904856131460354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-46227064656057686782011-09-17T10:19:47.641-07:002011-09-17T10:19:47.641-07:00Wow! Wow wow wow! These look faaaaaabulous! Also, ...Wow! Wow wow wow! These look faaaaaabulous! Also, I am lame for missing your giveaway.JHNickodemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916475357045438385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-46502808340856492932011-09-17T07:32:16.542-07:002011-09-17T07:32:16.542-07:00I was quite struck with all the points and diamond...I was quite struck with all the points and diamonds and triangles and yes, pieces, these four patches had--almost prickly. Then I read the letters and I think they echo their difficult, prickly lives. Wow. Makes me okay with a lot of tough stuff in my life, as long as I can have my hot showers and freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning.<br /><br />I come from a long line of pioneer stock, but none of them were prairie wives like these. My grandmother was a farmer's wife, but they had two parts of the farm: a wet farm (had irrigation) and a dry farm (depended on rain). She split logs, cooked on a coal stove, and was tough, but so sweet. When I knew her, they'd moved off the farm, and lived in town. I often wonder where a lot of the wives in your stories ended up.<br /><br />Your blocks are beautiful and so fun to see them all together. Now I've got to stop reading fun blogs and get the poetry exams graded! (And find the morning OJ.)<br /><br />Elizabeth E.<br />occasionalpiece.wordpress.comLetterpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983311236791267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-27947494913582450292011-09-16T21:04:35.959-07:002011-09-16T21:04:35.959-07:00Another city girl here - we live within 3 blocks o...Another city girl here - we live within 3 blocks of....a lot of stuff that I would be loathe to give up, including at least 4 Starbucks and a half-dozen other coffee shops. Mmm....coffeeeeeee....felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175463051620709590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-42104174813529795412011-09-16T13:21:06.878-07:002011-09-16T13:21:06.878-07:00You are doing fantastically - I think the Four Win...You are doing fantastically - I think the Four Winds is my favourite so far xMrs Flying Blind...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064004823351464643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-48348042476696811832011-09-16T10:26:01.913-07:002011-09-16T10:26:01.913-07:00Loving how you are doing the blocks in solids! Bea...Loving how you are doing the blocks in solids! Beautiful!M-R Charbonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089657334279122457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-70075869411813349002011-09-16T10:23:26.300-07:002011-09-16T10:23:26.300-07:00Your blocks are so incredibly beautiful it (nearly...Your blocks are so incredibly beautiful it (nearly) makes me want to jump on this train. I am really enjoying your stitching, so keep posting photos!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702598565262409462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-38480781011900604672011-09-16T09:57:36.969-07:002011-09-16T09:57:36.969-07:00Wow! I love all the blocks!Wow! I love all the blocks!Just Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713379359067478240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-68584745630804793342011-09-16T08:09:55.906-07:002011-09-16T08:09:55.906-07:00I so love your interpretation of both the blocks a...I so love your interpretation of both the blocks and the prose, Cindy! I added up all of the pieces in the 4 blocks this week....176! And how many of them were triangles??!! We've got four again for the next two weeks, did you notice? Quilting and farming are not for the faint of heart, huh?!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368655338665362173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-51427187853269600172011-09-16T07:53:34.075-07:002011-09-16T07:53:34.075-07:00Okay...a few things. First - I just moved from NY...Okay...a few things. First - I just moved from NYC to a pretty rural place for me...but when I saw that there was a Starbucks 10mins from my house (by car) I seriously rejoiced and called my mother to let her know she would survive visiting me. [And actually I'm drinking a Frappuccino right now...how decadent]<br /><br />Secondly, because of your beautiful Tuesday post with those gorgeous traditional blocks with solids I began to lament about the lack of solids in my own collection. Then to see this post today? Chica, you are killing me. I am In Love. Grabbed up a bunch of Shot Cotton solids on sale last night and was feeling guilty...but after seeing that last photo? Guilt is gone. GORGEOUS! Can't wait to get working on my own all solid creations!!!<br /><br />Now I am off to a farm. No joke. To experience country living with my darling daughters by feeding some animals. Is it a bad sign that I am preoccupied with what shoes I should wear at a farm??Rebecca Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338059543165541467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-80568938076010663162011-09-16T06:55:58.367-07:002011-09-16T06:55:58.367-07:00what a great pile of beauty! the stories behind t...what a great pile of beauty! the stories behind the blocks are great. it's wonderful to see what is behind a woman's creativity!randi--i have to sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515933483396408936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-27050125892997393592011-09-16T06:33:19.815-07:002011-09-16T06:33:19.815-07:00I love your pile of blocks! I like to be able to ...I love your pile of blocks! I like to be able to walk to get some milk - even if it's a mile or two - but to *have* to get into the car to get it isn't for me!!Archie The Wonder Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348256617269963755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-4199116902722935562011-09-16T06:20:13.039-07:002011-09-16T06:20:13.039-07:00I'm with you - I need to live near a coffee sh...I'm with you - I need to live near a coffee shop and a bookstore too. I love to visit the country and the woods, but couldn't be that isolated from civilization.<br /><br />This week's blocks look like a lot of work, with all those little pieces. They turned out beautifully! Love love love how cool all your blocks look together!Terriawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420615575308397326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527612360558538909.post-5685653623453303852011-09-16T04:30:47.530-07:002011-09-16T04:30:47.530-07:00Oh, what a pretty pile of finished blocks! Love t...Oh, what a pretty pile of finished blocks! Love that picture.Amy Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910707686408995865noreply@blogger.com