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Jan 5 2014

It’s a new…

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Hi, it’s good to see you! Today’s big NEWs:

  • New year (Happy 2014!)
  • God’s mercies (new every morning)
  • New Piglets (more details coming eventually)
  • Our blog found a new home (read on.)

Yes, we’ve finally switched to a WordPress-based blog. Do you like the new look?

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Most of the change was inspired by Blogger’s getting slower and harder to use on our country internet connection, and the fact that we’re uploading more and more pictures. And of course, I use WordPress day to day as part of my web development business. Therefore, switching to a self-hosted WordPress platform made sense. Our new web address is http://blog.pottervilla.net, but you should be redirected here automatically from Blogspot anyway. All our old posts are below, and Matthew’s pictures are even prettier at 600 pixels wide. They tell me that even our RSS feed should redirect–so hopefully you’ll still get our updates in your readers. If there’s a glitch, just resubscribe on the right. We’ve got an email subscription, too!

We’ve also updated our name slightly. While are definitely still learning, and don’t want to discount the academy, our lives should carry out what we’ve learned; hence, PotterVilla Adventures. And I admit, it sounds better for two guys in their twenties, working, enjoying life, and glorifying God as Christ glorifies Him in us. Though I daresay, we’ll always be the “PVA blog” of some stripe or another.

A few smaller NEWs that you may want to check out:

  • Email subscription & RSS feeds available on the sidebar
  • Spotify music player (on the sidebar.) Our old playlists.com music player was retired, and so we’ve switched to Spotify as a provider. There may be ads from time to time (sorry!) but the music selection is wider, and you can even here some of my Abundance album on there. You’ll have to hit play to start it. Enjoy!
  • Links (sidebar). We’ve collected a number of websites for our different endeavors, and you can find links to them on the right. Also linked are some of our old Blogger friends (and some newer ones), some organizations we appreciate, and a few resources. Checkout the Generations with Vision podcast, sermons from Grace Community Church by Chris Riser (a small church pastor with some deep insight), and the rest.
  • Categories! Blogger never had categories, just tags. If you want to look back at past posts for certain times of year, or activities check that out from the menu.

It’s been a long time since we first signed up with Blogger–the first post was at the end of February in 2008. Nearly 6 years of history! A lot has changed since then:

  • Matthew grew a beard
  • We no longer order Chickens to arrive in February
  • I gave up on video games entirely, and we’ve cut down some on TV. I don’t do modeling or animation anymore, either.
  • Dad’s got a new job, and drives to Jackson instead of Eaton Rapids
  • Matthew rents land across the road, and I’ve got an office downtown

But more has stayed the same:

  • Mom still makes the world’s best biscuits
  • Matthew still has his own patented way of hanging up laundry (and still freeze dries!)
  • Baxter still loves to herd things, though gets the occasional chance at real sheep
  • Matthew still raises chickens, and I still build websites.
  • We’re still working with the Awana program at Ainger Bible Church
  • I still play the piano, and still am releasing piano albums (Abundance being the most recient, released just last month)
  • Dad and I still play our horns with the Homeschool Music Association
  • Michigan weather is still unpredictable

Regarding that last note, they’re predicting another heavy storm (after December’s Christmastime ice storm that devastated the area), a possible 8-14 inches of snow overnight. But we’re not complaining–aside from the possibility of church being canceled (which it was last month for the first time since we’ve attended), we welcome any and all snow that would like to come visit.

And of course, the sign in the front yard still welcomes you to “PotterVilla”.

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May God bless your 2014!

– Jonathan

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Dec 25 2013

Merry Christmas Y’All

Posted by Matthew
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As we celebrate Christmas today, remembering the reason for the season, we pray that you and yours will be blessed with the peace of God, be touched by His hand and be filled with the joy of His presence!  He is Emanuel!

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Dec 18 2013

It’s a Wonderful (ly busy) Life Pt.2 September Memories

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In September we had a lot of things going on!  Early in the month we celebrated Dad’s birthday.  All of us guys birthday’s fell on Sunday this year, and with many responsibilities at church we often have rather abbreviated Sunday afternoons and so we actually finished celebrating Dad’s day 3 weeks later when we also had another little event for me.  In between those days Grandpa Potter turned 81–and he’s still putting up square bale hay and cutting wood!

One Sunday afternoon the colors and light was so nice out we couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a few family photos…here are a few of the best.

A bit dark, with squinty eyed subjects, but a nice setting :)

Of course trying to do anything without the dog is difficult at best! ;)
A little different angle cuts down on the squinting!
Anybody want to try a different spot? :)

There were a lot a pretty days and many pretty scenes and flowers as well.  I really love the fall…its in my top four favorite seasons!!! :)  The days start getting cooler, and you can start to feel a nip in the air that warns of the coming winter….the trees start to change color–with each passing day new blazes of glory appear….the garden produce in coming in at top production with the harvest of root crops, squashes and melons, tomatoes and peppers….

Four O’clock flowers
Seedum–one of my favorites

We had pretty good year for gardening–the melons never amounted to a whole lot but we had squash, squash and  more squash.  Several rows were from volunteer plant and seemed be a cross of a couple of varieties from last year–delectica and acorn; quite good.

We had quite a cart-full of goodies one day when we were trying to get stuff gathered in before the frost.

 We got a bumper crop of peppers this year too!

The hot peppers we made into Mexican Restaurant Salsa — it is really good.  (Ever notice how a lot of things you make or buy to use at home is always restaurant style…and at the restaurants everything is home style? Is it just me or does most advertising play off of discontentment?

The fields are so pretty during the fall too, with the onset of fall so many thing seem to reach their full potential.  These next pictures are from earlier in the year; you can just start to see a hint of the color show to come
Between the trees…
Across the road
Looking towards “the farm”

The clouds almost look like mountains!

The fall colors this year were pretty spectacular at times, but Dad and I thought that we’ve had years that far surpassed this year–it seemed that the leaves fell off almost as fast as they changed color.  Still there were day when the colors were just gorgeous; like this day right after a rain storm:

And once again I’m out of time…. so the rest of September will have to wait.
So until next time, may you rest in God’s Peace!
Matthew
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