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Springtime on Apple Tree Farm

March 31, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 5 Comments

I thought I’d share a few photos I took today. It definitely looks like springtime here on Apple Tree Farm and I couldn’t be happier about that. 🙂 The daffodils have finished blooming but the dogwoods are in bloom. The day lilies are coming up nicely but they won’t bloom for quite awhile. These are…

Vegetarian Recipes ~ An Ongoing Collection

March 30, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

A few years ago we spent a year eating a vegetarian diet. A friend had been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and was undergoing some alternative treatments, including a vegan diet. As a “meat and potatoes” guy, he was struggling with this. We decided to go vegetarian as a way to demonstrate our support. During…

Favorite Children’s Books

March 29, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 27 Comments

When I was a kid I always had my nose in a book. Most of the time you could find me in my room reading. Well, not exactly “find me” because I probably had the door locked. I was a quiet, self-contained, loner of a child. As the only girl in my family I didn’t…

Time Management Toolbox

March 25, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 13 Comments

If the purchase of books made one an expert, I could teach courses in time management. I have been reading time management books since the early years of our marriage. Do I have it all together? Nope. Have I learned some helpful methods for managing my time? Yes, I have. Take a look. Maybe there…

Timely Tunes ~ March 24, 2016

March 24, 2016 By Christopher Piercy Leave a Comment

Big Thief “Real Love” (From “Masterpiece”) Naming your debut album “Masterpiece” takes chutzpah or a winking sense of inward disarmament. Brooklyn’s Big Thief have now released two singles from that upcoming record, and both have been lyrically vivid beauties. “Real Love” features eviscerating lyrics (“real love makes your lungs black/real love is a heart…

Easter Roundup

March 23, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 6 Comments

Is it just me or does it seem that Easter has sort of sneaked up on us this year? I guess it is a little early. But spring has arrived very early around here, too. We have had a bit of cold snap the past couple of days after unseasonably warm temperatures but it will…

Pray For Brussels

March 22, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Another sad day in the world… I had another post scheduled for today but I pulled it in respect for the people of Brussels. I’ll repost it tomorrow.