Party Time! Tuesdays with a Twist Link Party

  We're your co-hosts:

 

Mary @ Back to the Basics

 Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Danielle @ Homesteading McCoy

 

Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured.  Be sure to check all of our blogs!

 
 Y'all make choosing features so difficult!  There were GOBS of great links last week!  Thank you!  Drum roll, please...

In this season of All-Things-Pumpkin, take a look at this wonderful breakfast option!



 Pumpkin Spice Green Smoothie from Sam at Pancake Warriors!  Enjoy the flavor without all the crazy calories!
 

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

We all love comments!  Please hop around and show some love!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Friday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features. 

And now for the party!

;-)  -Marci









 

Old Fort Hays

 We just returned from our trip to Colorado!  Prepare to see tons of vacation photos!  ;-)

First Stop:  Hays, Kansas
 

These photos are from Old Fort Hays.

Click HERE for the museum's link!  Talk about the Wild Wild West!  This town is rich in frontier history and has documented it very well.  There are several plaques throughout downtown noting sites of popular saloons and prominent homes, as well as shootouts.  One of our favorite restaurants is Gella's Diner and Lb Brewing Company on 11th Street in Hays.

While we were touring all the historical buildings of the fort, there was no disk in the camera. 

{Sad Face}

If you like frontier history, it was a very interesting self guided tour.  We love that kind of stuff!

 

 The herd of buffalo were sort of like big puppies!  They came right to the car.  We didn't feed them anything, but they acted like they frequently get treats from tourists!

 

 What is your favorite era of American History?

;-)  -Marci

Announcing the Winners!

Drum Roll, Please...

Checkout the top 3 "Boxcars" (Bloggers) who received the most "clicks" from the September 2015 Great Blog Train (blog hop)!

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The 33rd GREAT BLOG TRAIN was a blast! - We all safely reached our destination: Manila, PHILIPPINES.  It was a wonderful trip with 56 boxcars!!  We (the Engineers) would like to thank all of you for travelling with us and we hope that you all had a wonderful time!

The Giveaway Winner is: A.K. (The winner has been contacted by email)
Congrats!!!

 

W   A   N   T   E   D  :

(Being a "Destination Cohost" means that you get to pick our next destination!!  It also means that you will post The Great Blog Train on your blog on the first Wednesday of whatever month you will be cohosting (1 different cohost per month).  We (the engineers or hosts) will provide you with the html code for the blog hop & for the Giveaway - all you will have to do is add into that post some information on the destination that you picked (like population, known for, location etc - basic family friendly facts) and add a few pictures.  Also, if you cohost we ask that you promote it on your social media sites) (We are now scheduling for December 2015).

If you are interested in being a Destination Co-host for the Great Blog Train then please click HERE and fill out the form (THANK YOU!!)

We are now featuring the top 3 Boxcars!  (These are the links that received the most clicks)
All of the featured Boxcars will be pinned to the
Great Blog Train Pinterest Board
(click HERE to follow the board)

Swan Island Dahlias by "Pleasures of the Northwest"

Challenge To Be Grateful And Content by "Chronically Content"

 
Learn How To Make Sushi Towels by "Tiger Strypes"


Please join us for the OCTOBER Great Blog Train

on October 7th, 2015!

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LINKY PARTY!! Tuesdays with a Twist

  We're your co-hosts:

 

Mary @ Back to the Basics

 Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Danielle @ Homesteading McCoy

 

Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured.  Be sure to check all of our blogs!

 
 Y'all make choosing features so difficult!  There were GOBS of great links last week!  Thank you!  Drum roll, please...

No feature this week.  'Sorry!
 

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

We all love comments!  Please hop around and show some love!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Friday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features. 

And now for the party!

;-)  -Marci





 

Natural Falls State Park, A Favorite Hiking Spot

 

One of our favorite hiking destinations is Natural Falls State Park near Colcord, Oklahoma.

 

You'll notice these photos are taken on a couple of different visits.

The name of the park has changed, but the old sign is still onsite.

There is short hike to the falls that is completely handicap accessible along with multiple longer trails.

Some cover pretty rugged terrain.

 

Where do you enjoy hiking?

 

;-)  -Marci

 



Link Party Feature!!

What an honor!  I have a feature at one of my very favorite Link Parties!

 

 

Did you notice my Garden Update that was all about Lemon Cucumbers?

 

It's being featured today at Feathers in the Woods at their wonderful gardening link party Green Thumb Thursday!  I am so excited!

 

 

I hope you can visit  and be inspired by all the amazing links!

 

;-)  -Marci

 

'Saw this on Facebook and thought it was great advice!

;-)  -Marci

 

 

 



Let's Party! Tuesdays with a Twist Link Party

  We're your co-hosts:

 

Mary @ Back to the Basics

 Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Danielle @ Homesteading McCoy

 

Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured.  Be sure to check all of our blogs!

 
 Y'all make choosing features so difficult!  There were GOBS of great links last week!  Thank you!  Drum roll, please...


Can you believe Autumn is just around the corner?  Let's do a little baking, shall we?

Easy Amish Style Cinnamon Bread from Mindie at The mis Adventures of a Born Again Farm Girl

Mmmmmm...  I baked this the day I noticed it.  It is a SCRUMPTIOUS recipe and new family  favorite!
 

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

We all love comments!  Please hop around and show some love!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Friday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features. 

And now for the party!

;-)  -Marci

 



Sunflowers for the End of Summer

 

 

 

 

 ;-)  -Marci

Book Review: Everyday Fashions of the Forties

As Pictured in Sears Catalogs

 

Edited by JoAnne Olian

 

 

A Partial Synopsis from Good Reads:  Few publications illustrate so comprehensively what American men, women, and children wore in the 1940s than the Sears catalogs of those years, when the company's fashions typified the tastes of the American mainstream. This book is a compilation of 122 fully illustrated and captioned pages selected and reproduced from rare copies of Sears catalogs of the World War II era.

 

My Thoughts:  What a fun little picture book of vintage fashion!  I had to smile at the ballerina dresses.  Fit and flare is a flattering classic look to this day!

 

What are you reading?

 

;-)  -Marci

Ready for a Party? Tuesdays with a Twist Link Party

 We're your co-hosts:

 

Mary @ Back to the Basics

 Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Danielle @ Homesteading McCoy

 

Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured.  Be sure to check all of our blogs!

 
 Y'all make choosing features so difficult!  There were GOBS of great links last week!  Thank you!  Drum roll, please...


Can you believe Autumn is just around the corner?  Looking for things to do with your sweet family?  Well, look no further than this creative feature!

20 Fall (Instagram Worthy) Family Activities  from Lou Lou Girls



Remember to post photos and share them here!  What activities would you add to this wonderful list?
 

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

We all love comments!  Please hop around and show some love!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Friday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features. 

And now for the party!

;-)  -Marci









 

Sort of Silent Sunday, My Sweet Little Hens

 

Violet

Carolyn

Rose

Beulah

Agatha and Dodie.  Can you see Beatrix?

Agatha, Beatrix and Dodie

Carolyn and Beulah

If you'd like to see more photos of these cute chicks, click HERE or THERE, THIS or THAT!

 

Who's exploring your back yard?

 

;-)  -Marci

Gardening Update

 Way back in April, I published THIS SPONSORED POST about packets I received from Mary's Heirloom Seeds.  Would you like an update on the Lemon Cucumber?  ;-)  First off, I would like to mention I experienced EXCELLENT germination rates.  Most plants were given to family and friends, keeping only a couple for my small vegetable garden.

 

Take a look at these beauties!  From only two plants, there are plenty of cukes to enjoy sliced and in every kind of salad and sandwich imaginable!  We have also become cucumber philanthropists!  Our neighbors love them, too!

This variety is Lemon Cucumber, a lovely little yellow heirloom.  The flavor is very mild.  This is our first year to try them and we have learned to pick them as they just begin to turn yellow and are about the size to hold in the palm of your hand.  That's when we like them best!  Can you see all the blooms?  This is a workhorse of a plant!

 

'Sending a big

 

THANK YOU

 

to our little pollinator friends and to Mary's Heirloom Seeds for an overflowing basket of cucumbers!

 

What have you been harvesting?

 

;-)  -Marci

Link Party Feature!

Being featured on another blog is just such an honor for me!  My post about making

 

 

Reversible Headbands

 

is being featured at Domesblissity for Anne's awesome Link Party

 

 

Thriving on Thursdays!

 

Thanks, Anne!  You really know how to make my day!

 

;-)  -Marci

The Great Blog Train {September}

The Great Blog Train has it all...

A cool giveaway, a wonderful dining car, an exciting destination and some amazing co-hosts!

Hop on board!
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The Great Blog Train

A monthly blog hop departing from your online train station on the first Wednesday of every month!

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The Great Blog Train has 7 Engineers

plus a "Destination Co-host"!!

If you link up that means your blog will be seen on 8 different blogs!!!

Please meet our Destination Co-host:

Shellie from "The FABulous JOURNEY"

This month we will be travelling to Manila, PHILIPPINES

Also, remember to visit the DINING CAR on one of the Engineer's blogs!

If you are interested in being a Co-host for the Great Blog Train then please click HERE and fill out the form (THANK YOU!!)

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The Great Blog Train's Great Giveaway!!!

1 Lucky winner will win the following:

- $10 Amazon Gift Card from Laura

- 1 Insulated Travel Case for a Flat Iron/Curling Iron by "Thirty-One" from Lisa

- 1 Monthly Ad Space ($15 value) from Angie

- 1 ebook "My Cookie Creation Countdown" by Angie

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Remember to join the fun even if you are running a little late.  The last entry will receive the Caboose Feature! 

August's Caboose and featured blog happens to be:
"The Farmhouse in the Field" Congratulations!

This fantastic blog is so much fun & full of delicious recipes and amazing tips!  This is how they describe their blog: "I live in a 1867 Gothic Style Farmhouse next to the Erie Canal in western NY.  I believe in living creatively and that style has nothing to do with money.  I'd like ot think I channel the spirit of Laura Ingalls Wilder living life with a sense of self-sufficiency.  I love vintage cookware, the Andrew Sisters, crafting and living stylishly frugal."

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