boxing my blues............

........ I have been busy making some calico covered boxes and have some listed on ebay right now......my seller name is rememberwhenfarm....come take a look.......you might find yourself an early Christmas gift........till next time....remember me, Linda

tell me, do you do this ??????

.........save all kinds of sewing snippets, pieces of fabric.....things you can not bear to throw away..........when I buy fabric that I really love, I use to have a hard time even taking the scissors to it.....well I have progressed, how else can I complete a project?????? now I save the selvage edge, where the name of the fabric designer and maker are located..........isn't it funny what little things bring a smile to a crafter's face..........I also collect, pin cushions, thimbles, tape measures, scissors, buttons, sock darners, rug hooking tools, and the list goes on.........thanks mom, for the talents I inherited from you and all the wonderful things you taught me........till next time....remember me, Linda

just what I needed..............

............thank you Jill Peterson for creating this wonderful magazine/book...."A Simple Life".....this has to be one of the finest publications..........glorious pictures, interesting stories to read, recipes, history........the quality of the paper is wonderful !!!!!! this is a quality publication in every way........and so welcomed when I find it in my mail box..........and this is how much the experience of reading a good book or magazine is for me.....first the house is quiet,  I light a candle (yes, I know, kinda silly, but it is part of the setting),  take a nice hot bath, get my cozy pj's on, and drink of choice (probably Ocean Spray Blueberry tonight) and get lost in, a simple life........till next time.....remember me, Linda

for the love of a horse............

 bedfore you read my post, I forgot to mention that all these pictures were taken early Sunday moring, on Saturday, race day, there were 30,000 people there !!!!!! and, the 3 little girls in the last picture, are 3 or my 5 grands !!!! and they are GRAND !!!

...........we spent Saturday in the beautiful state of Kentucky, in Lexington, at the the Keeneland race track.........and you might think this is the place to go if you are a gambler, think again..........this is one of the oldest and most beautiful race tracks in the United States.........the grounds are immaculate, with mature trees, boxwood hedges, planters with flowers and more boxwood's, stone walls, wood fences, green and white buntings adorn the buildings, old concrete lawn jockeys, gift shops, good food, and CLEAN, with the BEST southern hospitality !!!!!! and the HORSES....they are just beautiful, so well taken care of........then comes the excitement of the race.....and something I enjoy almost as much as the racing, is going to the track in the early morning hours....there are the horses being exercised......not too many people are out this early, it is quiet, then you will see a horse galloping as fast as it can.......the sounds of hooves and snorting is just something to experience........all the pictures are from Keeneland, so enjoy.........till next time....remember me, Linda

from Karen at, "My Colonial Home"......

.......first of all, late me say, sorry for posting this so late............but, better late than never....here are the gifts I won from Karen at www.mycolonialhome.blogspot.com, thank you Karen and I am loving your work........till next time........remember me, Linda

just wanting to fit in...............

............"come on, just share a bit of this old, comfy quilt with me..........hey, did you hear the one about the cat and the mouse.....I know where we can get some catnip"..........ahhhhh yes, went outside to take pictures of my sock cat and there were my kittens all huddled on the chair.........so I tried not to disturb them when taking this picture......they are sooooo sweet........till next time....remember me, Linda

just a peek..........

..........here is a glimpse at a special issue of Country Home magazine.......all Christmas and no ads.........I have always loved that magazine........and my newest hooking project.........I am soooo loving the colors of wool and here is a peek of the pattern.........I have 3 mats I want to get done by Christmas, of this year!!!! better get to hooking, so till next time.......remember me, Linda

new home for kitty's........

..........my litter of cats keep growing, I love to make these..........and I finally found them a "new" home.............this old red shelf..........looks like a man had made it for his garage or barn........you can still see the rings from cans sitting on it, chipped paint, and the hook to hang it from is a fence"staple"........love it.......and I think my cats like it too..........I tend not to change big things around my house, like couches, chairs etc...........but, just changing around smalls and adding something new once in awhile is fun for me..........the sampler in the lower right side, with the cross bar frame, I just finished also.........so far now, my corner is complete........time to start another hooking project, something Christmas I think............I am off to dig into my wools, the take the kids for a ride in the woods..........till next time..........remember me, Linda

birds of a feather.........

...........flock together...........I had a free day yesterday, and had a few of my friends over for some rug hooking/sewing, lunch, and just good friendship........does the heart and soul good.........also, here is a picture of my little flock of cloth birds and nests (I only take what is fallen).......and while taking a walk the other day, I found this little, tiny blue feather........a simple treasure..........till next time.....remember me, Linda

still some love left.............

.........I can't hardly turn away from an old quilt.......this one is so tattered,  but had all the right colors and charm......the front a simple red, white and blue blocks and the back is an old green army blanket......nothing in between........the army blanket just compliments the quilt top, so I brought it home and hung it in the sunshine......it will live on a while longer, now folded and displayed on an old chair.........till next time.......remember me, Linda

my plate is full & Thank You !!!!

.....first of all, I want to thank Karen from www.mycolonialhome.blogspot.com for being one of her 3 winners, on her "name your blog" contest.....thanks so much !!!!!

......I also wanted to share with you my plate full of buttons, I went to a yard sale on Saturday and bought several ironstone dishes and was getting ready to leave......but, decided to take a quick look at another table, and there was these 3 strands of white buttons, I quickly grabbed them, knowing you can't never have too many buttons..........and they were priced right.........I counted one of the shortest strands, 325 buttons!!!! now, I am pondering what to do with them....obviously someone took their time to string them all up with heavy white string/thread, and put a cafe ring on each end.......I can just picture a woman who loves to sew doing this.......I love to touch and look at them, the different shades of white are just beautiful..........any thoughts ???? till next time, remember me, Linda

....my name..........

.........no, not Linda Evans, I get teased about that alot...........but my blog name, Remember When Farm..........Karen at www.mycolonialhome.blogspot.com has a challenge going on for the month of September, and I am getting in on the tail end, hope I am not late!!!!  It is, how you came up with your blog name..........mine is pretty easy.....we live on a farm.....good so far.........and whenever I would tell my daughters a story, I would say "remember when"........and when thinking of a name for my blog, it seemed only natural.........a combination of our farm and a love for family and history..........till next time, remember me, Linda

memories in a jar..............

..........hello my friends.........this time of year when the days grow shorter, I like to keep some lamps on for some soft light........always more cozy and inviting...........this little lamp I made using an old Ball jar and filled it with mostly light colored buttons.......very few pure white............some are ivory, tan, or gray........broken, threads in tact, and some still attached to tiny bit of fabric from it's first life...........makes for a more interesting mix........a lot of these buttons were from my mom's button tin.......others were from my collection..........I remember when I was as young as 8 years old saving buttons..........pretty reds, yellows, greens and blues.........now I love them all.......buttons remind me of my mom.........that will be a post for another day, because once I start I could write a book.........but, anyway, the humble button gives me much pleasure and happy memories.........till next time.....remember me, Linda

Remember When Farm..........

..........my sampler is finished and is ready to hang..........this was a 4.00 frame from the junk shop, love it, adds so much more character..........till next time, remember me, Linda

blue calico boxes............

..........greetings....I have had some people ask me for cloth covered boxes, I have a set listed currently on ebay, if anybody is interested....my user i.d. is rememberwhenfarm thanks .......till next time...remember me, Linda

needle & thread........

.........of all the crafts, needle work, sewing, hobbies, etc.,  I have ever done, cross stitching and rug hooking are my two favorites......what determines my cross stitch piece is the frame......it is always old/vintage/antique.......there is never a design or sketch........after putting my linen in the hoop, I think my mind speaks to my needle, and I just start stitching..........very rewarding and relaxing.......here is a picture of my current project and just a few of my samplers.........I have been cross stitching for over 30 years.......my style has changed over the years, becoming simpler and more primitive.....but the joy hasn't changed, if anything, I enjoy and appreciate handwork more now than ever........till next time....remember me, Linda

........finds for the farm house..............

..........a day at Trafalgar.........that is where the road took us today.........I already put my finds up where I knew they belonged......I bought a couple of baskets, one wooden spoon to add to my collection......and an antique blue calico bonnet...........the weather was wonderful and so was my company......my daughter........couldn't ask for a better day.........tomorrow brings a birthday party for my only grandson, with all my family, I am so looking forward to that too........cake, ice cream and kids !!!!! life's simple blessings.........till next time, remember me, Linda

socks = cats............

.......I love cats made from old faded and worn socks........my husband thinks since I go through the trouble to stitch these socks to make cats, I should darn them so he can wear them again.....not so....I darn all the worn spots for a primitive look, add old buttons for eyes, stuff them with wool and sew them all by hand...they are so much fun to make and if they don't sell (ebay) then I just add them to my litter !! remember me...Linda

sweet...........

........ahhhh..........Sweet Annie, wish I could bottle the fragrance....gathering this is the most simple pleasure!!!!  remember me......Linda

touches of fall.............

........today is a perfect day........started out sweater weather, then the sun came out, fresh autumn breeze, windows open, lawn freshly mowed, sweet annie perfuming the air, candle burning, cup of coffee, gourds, bittersweet.......couldn't ask for a better day.........smiles, Linda

again..........

does this blog look familiar to you ???  it should, I have been here before, under different names of course, but, as I found out, once you delete your blog you can't get "your name" back......and I missed blogging, so here I am again....."a day at remember when farm"............for those of you who don't me,  a brief description on my greeting, at the right hand side of the page, in a nut shell is me........and here is some of things I enjoy blogging about........primitive rug hooking, a good recipe, flea market finds, my grands, happenings on our farm (we have chickens, cattle, our daughter's horses, and barn cats), and nesting.......playing house.......tweaking things here and there.......pretty average stuff.......simple.....but that is what I thrive on....so....thanks for visiting, again......smiles, Linda