Paddle along with AWeber!

 

Enjoying a warm June afternoon fishing!

Hello Friends, 

A little housekeeping here at The River. I have a new subscribe to the blog service, powered by AWeber. You will see Paddle Along! on the sidebar. If you already subscribe to The River, you should just roll into AWeber when Feedburner is discontinued. Check your Spam folders if you do not see my post information come into your inbox next week.

Please let me know if you have any issues. I will try to help. I will admit this technical stuff is not my favorite. I would rather be.. playing with flowers.

♥

Carla

 

Spring Cleaning on the Blog!

 

Spring is here. Our trees are starting to bud. I have tulips and daffodils peeking up in my south facing garden. Robins and Red Wing Blackbird are visiting our yard. I can hear a Sandhill Crane in the distance as I stroll along the yard, inspecting plants and starting to make my outside to do list. My soil and yard is very wet and the frost is not completely out of the ground. I must be patient.. the time will come to get outside to start the Spring clean up.

That my friends brings me to the Spring Cleaning on the Blog!

First, THANK YOU for the patience you have had with leaving comments. I know many of you struggled with in the writing of a comment on my blog, it would disappear. POOF!

Many of you shared your frustration in a fun way. Kathy B said it best, "I think a leprechaun has been eating my comments."  

I think I solved the problem by doing some cleaning on my blog site.

Thank you again for the kindness and patience. I do love reading your comments. I am in hopes my spring cleaning did the trick.

 ♥

Carla

 

"Long live the sun which gives us such color."

Paul Cezanne 

A Little Blog Housekeeping

 

Hello Friends,

A little blog housekeeping.

Sadly, I have been getting a slew of inappropriate comments. 

I am trying something different regarding the comment section of my blog.

I am in hopes you are still able to comment, because I enjoy our blog friendships. And many of us have been blog buddies for years and years. And some of us are new blog buddies. 

I am hoping my little housekeeping works.

White

Hello Friends

 

Mr. Snowman made by my dear friend, Charles.

 I have been inspired by some blog friends that are doing color posts. They choose a color and post photos highlighting that color.
I am going to post for January today. I have decided to choose the color white for January.

 "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."
J.B. Priestley

 Many of the spring wildflowers are white here in Northwest Wisconsin.

 Spring in the woodlands.

 One of my favorite spring wildflowers.

 Drying chamomile for homemade tea blends.

 A touch of Jack Frost on the trees.

 A white truck with some big tires.

 Yum!

A white church with a red door. I wonder, should red be my color for February?

Happy Weekend my Friends

♥

 Carla

 

Winter Tracks

 My husband and I purchased snowshoes for each other for Christmas. We do enjoy cross country skiing, but we are not able to adventure in some areas with skis. 

We have really enjoyed snowshoeing. 

It has become a new favorite!

During one of our snowshoe adventures we came across the following tracks.

Tracks we had not seen before .. what animal could be passing by?

When taking photos of the tracks be sure to place something next to the track to determine the size of the track. Also take a photo of the gait (the walk) of the animal if you are able. This will help when you start your research on who made that track. 

 Could it be a Badger?

It would be something if it was a Wolverine!
 

It is a Fisher.

The message below my husband sent to the Wisconsin DNR. 

My husband received a nice reply back from Curtis he did confirm the track was a Fisher and that it was a unique track to see.

 

 

Hi Curtis,

My wife and I found this track on Monday Feb 4. We were snowshoeing at a Barron County park by Prairie Lake. Whatever animal it is from was following our tracks from Friday Feb 1. We had some rain and melting over the weekend which may have distorted the track.

In the photos I have attached the basket of my pole is 3.5" diameter, for scale. Looking at various track books and online I think it may be a wolverine track.

If there is any insight you may have I would be interested.

 

A shout out to one of our dear blog friends Lavender Dreamer, who shares her hikes , photos of birds, plants and animals with us. She had a crazy weekend with Google.

Click here to read her story! 

 

She is back! 

TEST! 1. 2. 3. TEST!

TEST

Nana Diana Takes A  Break posted the following post to help with receiving our blog comments back into our e mail inbox! 

I am testing .. I do hope it works. I enjoy the friendships I have made here at The River in blog land. I have missed having my comments come to me in my e mail.

I will keep you posted on if this is working on my end. Please let me know if it is working on your end.

Thank You

Carla

 

 

Dreams and a Giveaway

This summer at the Bruce Farmer Market, I met Sage Leary and his family.

Sage is a talented young man working on a dream.

He performed during the farmer market for tips and to share his music.

To share with you about Sage, read below or click on the link.

More about Sage Leary 

 Guitarist/singer-songwriter Sage Leary has emerged as a powerful creative force on the music scene.  A shining, young talent with a fresh new sound, he recorded his instrumental debut album Feel the Sound at the age of 14.  Two years later, Sage recorded his second album, Already There, featuring his talent at vocals, guitar and songwriting. The result is a work of art that fuses together elements of rock, blues, country, Latin and reggae in a style that is uniquely Sage, and leaves the listener cheering for more.  When not writing new material, Sage stays busy playing local gigs, private parties, and of course, attending high school. Friend/follow Sage Leary on Facebook and YouTube.

I enjoyed visiting with Sage and his parents.

I just loved the family bond that Sage, his parents and brother had. Each Friday, his parents helped him set up and his brother was along too.

 Encouraging him to reach for his dreams.

Source

 Sage came out with a new album in October.

You all know I love all sorts of music. Sage has become a favorite of mine.

To listen to his music, head on over to his website in the link above.

  

Going Home is my VERY favorite of Sage's songs on the album Already There.

Hangin' By The Lake makes me think of my boys.

Thank You Readers ... many of you know I sold fresh cut flowers for the first time at the Bruce Farmers Market this market season. I blogged about the journey, the ups and downs and YOU all sent me encouraging comments.

 

As a Thank You, I am giving away Already There to one of my readers. 

All you need to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment.

My son Atticus will draw a name from a hat on Thursday evening.

The winner will be announced on Friday. 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Giveaway

Thanksgiving Giveaway 

November brings good skating weather, Thanksgiving gathers us together.

Tasha Tudor

Thank you, to my readers.

 I am blessed by your comments and care. 

I appreciate each and every one of you.

With the help of my mom, I will be doing a Thanksgiving Giveaway for the next three Monday's in November. 

The first giveaway is a blue crochet basket, butterfly magnet, kitchen towel and some strawflowers.

All you need to do is leave a comment below.

My son Sam will pick the winner the old fashioned way, out of a hat on Thursday, November 5th. The winner will be announced Friday, November 6th.

 

  

 

On The Road Friday ~ Special Guests Come for Dinner

It is Friday. 

It  is time to take a trip.

We are taking a trip right to my house.

Today, I am going to share about a special blogger who came to our home for dinner.

 In July, we enjoyed meeting a  fellow blog buddy.

I have been following Kris of Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies for several years. 

She is a Wisconsin blogger. She shares beautiful photography about her life on the farm. 

We have enjoyed many of her recipes. My boys are always excited when I make another of her recipes.

How exciting for us, that a trip for Kris and her husband to Northwest Wisconsin would include a stop at our home.

Kris of Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies and her husband came for dinner.

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and shared many stories.

What  a special treat to meet another blog buddy. 

 We plan to take a trip to visit Kris and Cliff in Southwest Wisconsin.

We are excited to visit their farm, meet their pets and see all the work they have been doing on their beautiful farm house. And let me not forget, their gardens. 

A special gift from Kris and Cliff. Farm fresh eggs and Southern Pickled Relish.

Delicious. Wonderful. 

How about you? Have you had the opportunity to meet in person a blog buddy?

Have a wonderful weekend.

I am linking up my How to Grow Celery post with Heather Our Life in a Click

If you are looking to find a new Do It Yourself project, a new recipe or learn something new, go check out this party. 

 

A Mystery...Part 2

Today, we solve the mystery. The seeds that Kris sent to me are Moon Flowers. She sent some photos of the Moon Flowers. I just love how big the bloom is. Along with the seed pods for us to dry and have fun with, Kris sent along some of her Hollyhock seeds. I just love her seed packs she made up. If you missed Mystery...Part 1 Click Here

 In the mean time, I am dreaming of the garden. Last weekend I made up my garden plans for 2015 and ordered my seeds.

 This is me...I hope to be doing this again real soon!

 We plan to have a Fresh Market again this season. The boys are helping me design and build a new stand. I will be excited to share it with you when we have it finished.

 "Just living is not enough," said the butterfly. "One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."  

Hans Christian Anderson

  

"In the spring; at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."

Margaret Atwood

 

 

 "I meant to do my work today ~ but a brown bird sang in the apple tree. And a butterfly flitted across the field. And all the leaves were calling me."

Richard Le Gallienne

 

Thank you to all for playing along with the mystery. It was fun!

Wishing you a great weekend.

We find every excuse to be out of doors and even the threat of spring housecleaning does not deter us. 

Tasha Tudor

  

Thrifty Finds...my dry spell finally ended

Thrifty Finds...let me tell you who is the Queen of finding fun stuff, Heather at Our Life In a Click

Every time she posts a find,I always comment back that  I need to go shopping with her.

Some of her good luck must have passed into the computer and up on to me. I found the most story telling set of dessert dishes and mugs.

 Look close and you will see the story of a snowman coming to life.

 On the back of the mug and plate it reads...

Distributed by Carson Pirie Holding and Affiliates

Christmas Village 2002

None of that really matters to me. I just love the snowman story.

 I found this set on December 20th.

We had family and friends stop in during the week of the holidays, so I was excited to show off my dessert set. And I got to say, I got this fun set for $2.50!!

I am hoping that Heather's good luck stays with me.

Have you had any luck with thrifty finds?

 

Spring projects

"In the spring at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."

Margaret Atwood

Hello,

This week, we will be busy with some projects around the house.

I hope you all have a great week, I will check in when I can.

Have a blessed week my friends.  

The Brick Brothers

A plug for a new blog I am following

The Brick Brothers, a blog created by my two boys

The Brick Brothers 

Click the above link to read my adventure with Sam, Little B and a ????

 Sam and Little B

Thank you for reading and taking time to hop over to the boys blog.

XX OO 

I won!

I won!

I entered a giveaway that  Primitive Passion Decorating  was hosting and I won!

Check out Earlene and her blog Primitive Passion Decorating

Thank you, Earlene! 

My prayer for you

My prayer for you this Easter...

Let Jesus guide you down the river of life.

Amen

12/12/12

Happy Birthday

 I received the sweetest card from a dear friend, with TWELVE (plus one, she said it was a bakers dozen) gifts...that equaled 12 inside. For example, 1 dozen eggs, a 12 pack of colored pencils, a pack of 12 dish clothes, a 12 pack of rootbeer...you get the idea! My entire kitchen counter was full. 

I loved the card too...

 

12/12/12

No ordinary day!

No ordinary you!

I can think of at least a "dozen" reasons your'e my friend!

She said her boys ( 12 and 10) had a blast going to the store to help find the 12 things. 

Thank You Lori!

I am wishing all of you a great 12/12/12 day!

Once in a Lifetime date!

Happy Birthday to Amy of While Wearing Heels    ... I just found out her birthday is today too. How fun is that.

Have a great day!  

P.S. My mom made the cake. :)  

A new blog...by Jeremy

http://wisconsin365.tumblr.com/

 The above address is to Jeremy's photo blog. Check it out...he is going to try to post a photo a day.