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Friday, April 27, 2018

Turkey Vultures......They're Back!



Turkey Vultures



These beautiful birds are back...





We pass them each morning on our way

to the cow barns...





They spread their wings and enjoy

a solar bath to keep the bacteria

off of them.

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LuAnn Kessi

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Spring Time @ Kessi Farms...

Spring has arrived here in Western Oregon



I am not listening to the hum of 

my sewing machine.

I am hearing the ROAR of the tractor...






I am spending this week in the hay fields...

dragging mole hills.






The light spots on the right side, are mole hills.

Knocking down mole hills keeps the hay crop 

cleaner when we mow hay in June.





This juvenile bald eagle

kept me company while I was on the tractor.







This adult bald eagle

also kept watch over the hay field.



Just as I stepped off the tractor,

one of our heifers was giving birth:


I was able to catch the delivery on video.

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Monday, April 23, 2018

Crosscut Quilt......Sew Day


We are making Crosscut Quilts...



Here is our inspiration:












We gathered together @ Nancy's home...





I brought along my Singer 301

so she can stretch her legs today!






I am working with 

black, white and green fabrics...









Kathi is working with black, gray and purple...









Virginia is working with blues and yellows...









Nancy, our hostess, is working with the

gorgeous fabric below...






By the end of the day the design walls

were filled with blocks...





This is only stage 1 of this project.

These blocks will be sewn together,

then cut into more blocks...

I will post more images soon!




Here @ home we are enjoying the last

of the tulips.

We are still spending time at the barns across 

the river. We have about 10 mother cows that

are still expecting.....any day now.





We had a pure white calf last week.



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LuAnn Kessi



Monday, April 16, 2018

Button Necklace....2


This is my second try at creating a

Button Necklace...




I pulled out the neutral and earth tone buttons





I layered the buttons...

First Layer....Large Buttons

Second Layer.....Tiny Buttons













The gold chain went nicely with the earth tones...






The next time I head into town...

this baby will be around my neck!




We are still spending lots of time

over at the cow barns:


The cowboy just finished tagging a new calf.

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LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Top 10 Posts...




After 10 years of posting to this Blog...

here are the top 10 posts:



Dec 17, 2009, 32 comments
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Jun 18, 2013, 4 comments
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Apr 16, 2013, 29 comments
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Jan 12, 2014, 3 comments
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Jun 23, 2013, 4 comments
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Dec 17, 2010, 10 comments
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Mar 9, 2010, 21 comments
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Aug 25, 2009, 19 comments
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Aug 19, 2010, 9 comments
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi