ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
Hi, y’all. Just a quick post to let you know I’m hanging in Hot Springs this weekend with my Arkansas Women Blogger friends. This is the fifth annual Arkansas Women Blogger University (my third), and I’m excited to serve as hostess of the Foodie Friday event this afternoon. I get to wear a cute apron all day.❤Continue Reading
As we approach the end of 2014—wha?—I’m looking back and recapping my top ten blog posts from the past twelve months. I did this last year too. You can see top posts from 2013 HERE.
While these posts are considered top ten based on page views, they may not necessarily be your favorites. Or mine. But I will say, these top ten blog posts make me believe people love to eat while cheering for the underdog. And apparently someone out there must enjoy decorating for fall. Or porches. Or both.
And by the way, if you make it to the end of this post, I have included a few of my favorites that apparently flew beneath the blog statistic radar. It happens.
“a more slender version of fried”
Ashlie Wilson – Meth Recovery Update
“proof that change is possible”
“for a moment I forgot I was home in the Delta”
“the importance of handing down recipes”
“Italian inspired with sun-dried tomatoes, red wine and Fontina cheese”
“most anything rustic, scary or harvest related will work”
7 Life Lessons from Charlie Brown
“some girls do indeed talk too much”
“sure to be a crowd pleaser at your Super Bowl party”
“the problem is real and impossible to ignore”
Glazed Salmon with Spinach Salad
“your guests will think you slaved over this meal”
And now a sampling of my personal favorites that you may have missed. In no particular order…
I May Never Get My Book Published, But I Can Grown the Perfect Onion
“THAT onion came from our garden?”
“it was the only voice that could save me”
What Every College Freshman Needs to Know
“you are not a rock star”
“do it again, Uncle Woody!”
Things We Find, Things We Keep
“a landslide of memories”
To those who read and comment and share and pin and tweet and encourage me to keep blogging, THANK YOU.
Do you have a personal favorite?
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Happy New Year!
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.”
― T.S. Eliot
Yesterday I spent the entire day getting my home office organized while my blog migrated from Blogger to WordPress. (Most of you won’t care about this, but you bloggers will… It was like waiting for my child’s fever to break. IAmNoComputerProgramer, and this whole process has been nerve-wracking for me…)
Since I was tied to my computer anyway, I sorted stacks and stacks of paperwork organizing everything into my new cool files. They make me happy.
I cleaned my chalkboard wall and erased last year’s completed lists or abandoned ideas in favor of a fresh slate. This is where I write story and blog ideas, lists, inspirational quotes, etc. (It is still wet in the picture and looks a bit strange…)
And I shredded tons of paper—pages and pages of my book rough draft, thousands of words written last year.
And I worked on taxes.
This morning my blog is up and running (although it no doubt needs tweaking), and my desk is organized.
Whew!
Happy Weekend.
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
