Welcome to the county where I was born...The area is a charming little farming community. It has an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables...tiny farmhouses and quaint little quilt and antique shops sprinkled throughout.
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When I was born my grandparents had a tiny ranch they called "Yamhill". They raised bright red chickens called Rhode Island Reds.
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Welcome to my kitchen...I have brought a little bit of Yamhill County home with me.
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RED Barns...and, one contented cow!
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Here a Chick...There a Chick...Everywhere a Chick Chick!
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And, of course, lots and lots of RED!
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Summertime in the Willamette Valley is a time of abundance...A time to be thankful for all that God has blessed us with...
Thank you for popping in and visiting the place where I was born...and, now, the place I call home!
Have a blessed day, my dear friends,
Carolynn xoxo
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name." Psalm 100:4