With Kayla’s help the blog has been brought back to life. If I do something wrong and it disappears again, that’s it for me. The new name is chickenscratchcountrythreads. Gotta catch my breath and then I’ll be back to tell you about farm life in North Iowa!
Country Threads Chicken Scratch
Farm life
You go, girl! I knew I’d find you again.
Looks good.
Nice to see your blog back and will change your name in my contact list. My Grandma used to do a cross sitich on gingham and she called it Chicken Scratch!!
Glad you are back! I was wondering what happened to you! 😊
Don’t know how I missed your blog – its wonderful! Found you via Jo’s blog (which I read every day). Love your blog now, too — quilty, but also sharing everyday activities. I live in Northern California (Placerville), where its HOT these past couple of weeks. So not much going on outside! Our 11 yr old granddaughter is here for a couple of days, and our plan is to work out in the carport today (its the size of an airplane hangar) and open the big barn door to catch the lovely breezes coming through. We’ve got birdhouses to build!
Have a lovely day! Deb E / CA
I love your blog, just as I loved your quilt books and patterns! They are timeless. I still have them and refer to then often when starting a new project. I never did visit your shop as I have a seer cat allergy.
I understand your frustrations. Just know that there are so many of us who look forward to reading your blog. Many never will have a chance to see country life. Your animals are so precious and you take such good care of them.
Good luck with this latest glitch! You will prevail.
Hi ya, you are magic, but the ad boxes are EMPTY, EMPTY? I LOoK FOREARD TO YOUR (our) blog .closing the ads is like popping the plastic bubbles!!! Lois in omaha
Congratulations on the new name! It will certainly be easier to type in! I noticed that your blog instructions would just loop around and around at the bottom of my computer – you know, the line that says what your computer is actually doing. I figured you had neighbors or friends close by who would let you know that they couldn’t get into your blog. *Big Sigh Of Relief*
Oh thank heavens I checked your Facebook page and saw the new post. I’ve been very worried about you! So glad you’re back because I really missed your posts.
So glad to see you are back.
Hi Mary, I hope this new name/address
works well for you. I would miss you if you no longer blogged! Good luck.
You have been sorely missed. It was so much fun to read about your barn. Yes I wish I had heard about your shop back then but first I live in NH, and second. Did not start reading your blog just as you were closing. Found it through Jo’s Country Junction. Hope you never have this problem again. I too would struggle with a blog. Thank you for those that help you to keep going.
So glad you are back! I have missed reading your blog.
I’m so glad to find you again. The link to your old address goes to Go Daddy and says your Domain Name expired on June 12. Welcome back!
Great news
Mary, your perseverance is appreciated so much! 🤗❤️🤗
OH!!! Am I glad you are back!! I was about to email you this morning as I was getting worried about you!! So thankful you are back! Be still my heart for now.
It’s great to see you back. I was worried about what happened. I missed you and your blog!
So glad you are still healthy.
Thank you so much for continuing to share your blogging with us.
Mary, I read about your shop in magazine articles!! Then I think I read of your blog online, and I have the article yet from Quilt Sampler, 1995 Country Threads! So there was publicity too!! Also was hoping a photo of you in your flag dress ! PINCUSHION.
Had a warning earlier but no problem now. Thank you Kayla. It’s great to have a daily dose of Mary.
I joined Jo’s Country Junction blog in order to get updates on your blog status. Happily, she informed her readers that you were up and running and even listed the link on her blog which worked just fine. So glad to have you back. Thanks so much for working through the problems.
WOW! So glad to see you back!! will continue to hope that this will continue without anymore glitches ! Whoopee!!
Missed missed missed your blog. Love everything you post. Know it gets frustrating, so thank you for hanging there and not letting it get the best of you. Glad you’re back!
WOW, MARY!!!! Look at all the love you have received on this post. We all have missed you! Glad to have you back.
I think my Sister sent me your quilt store information, I loved seeing the store and your farm . Hearing you tell about it was great . Felt like listening to a friend.
Thanks Jody
I think my Sister sent me your quilt store information, I loved seeing the store and your farm . Hearing you tell about it was great . Felt like listening to a friend.
Thanks Jody
I hope nothing happens because I just love seeing what you are up to!!
Sew glad you are back and hope no more problems! Love your blog!
So glad to hear from you, I was worried about you. Love reading your posts!
Glad you’re back!
Missed you, so glad you are back!
Oh Mary I would miss your blog so much! I hope that it is fix and I thank Kayla for helping you! Looking forward to see what you have been up to. Take care and have a great week!
When I opened your blog last night I got a warning message, today it opened fine.
Glad your back Mary!!
Love your blog! Was aware of problems they Jo Kramer. Totally understand the technology frustrations. Hope you can continue to post. Thank you.
Thank goodness you are back! I thought there was something wrong at my end and was so upset that I was missing all the animal & farm news that I so enjoy. From reading all the posts, it’s clear that you are well loved! Can’t wait to hear about your new foster dog! Hope there’s no more problems with the server from here on out
Hi Mary…missed you and happy your blog continues…
Yay! You’re back!!
So glad you were able to get technical help to get back to us! I tried to connect via the web and got a go daddy site that said the domain was available so then I wondered if it was renewal time or something…I missed your daily updates. Glad you are back to us!! June is certainly zipping on by. Take care.
Hi Mary!
So happy to hear from you again!
I didn’t have any trouble opening your message.
I’m looking forward to reading more about you, your critters and your quilts! 🥰
Bonnie in Oregon
Came through fine here in SC. I have been out of town for 5 days due to brother in law’s sudden death and funeral. Wasn’t aware there was a problem again, but glad to see it is worked out!
Missed your posts so very glad you are back! I really like the counter cross stitch pattern. Can you share the pattern name? I hope to start again with the dirty dozen!
Just happened to see a notice on my phone that you were up and going and thank goodness. I miss this blog so much when you don’t post. Paula in KY
I’m happy you are back.
So glad to hear from you. I wondered what had happened. I also got the suspicious notification when I tried to open it on my Windows PC and it wouldn’t open. I am reading this on my Android tablet just fine but there are no pictures or ads, just yellow boxes where they should be. Hope all the bugs get worked out OK.
Glad to see you back, Mary. You’ve been missed.
Mary, So happy that you are back. Just love your blog. Always look forward to reading it and all you are doing. Hope it works and you have no more problems.
Worked just fine, so glad you are back!
I missed your blog and thought I had done something to stop me from getting them until I tried to search for your blog and it wouldn’t open. I knew something was up. Sorry for the issues and the frustration it brings. Glad you are back. Have a wonderful rest of the week!
Hooray, we are so glad you’re back.
Thank you for all you do for us, Mary.
Thanks also to Kayla for her help. Can’t wait to catch up with farm life!
MARY..So sorry for all the down time. How frustrating!!
Oh it is great to see this post. I have been checking regularly, hoping for the best and fearing the worst. Technology can sure be frustrating. I am so happy it was a computer issue and that you are safe and sound.
Just for info sake, your post came thru fine, no warnings or anything. There were a couple yellow boxes, no images/pictures. One box above the text and one below. I am not sure if you posted pictures, but if you did, they came thru as yellow boxes on my pc.
Fingers crossed the blog will work now, sure have missed your posts.
Regards from Alaska, Peg
so glad it is working! Looking forward to seeing what you and the critters have been up to.
Hooray! Heard from Jo Kramer at her blog that you’re back. Such good news!
So glad to see your message – have been worrying about you – take all the time you need to recover!!
Went to the website and it looked like your domain expired. Happened to a friend of mine and she had to recreate the entire site. Lost pictures and everything. Glad you’re back!
So glad to see you back! Thank you Kayla.
So glad you are back.
So glad you’re back! I missed you. And many thanks to Kayla for all of her help.
Oh Mary , got nervous that you threw in the towel.
Glad you didn’t, would have of really missed getting my farm fix.
After a few days of not hearing from you, I tried to access your blog. I could not connect, said the server was down. I was worried something bad had happened to you, Rick or one of the dogs. You are a part of our lives. 🥰
PS: I restrained myself from sending you a text or email, as I assumed your were aware of the situation.
I know of you through Jo Kramer’s blog. I tried to follow you previously but never managed to get signed up. Hope this works for you!!
Glad you’re up and running.
Never crossed my mind that you would be having technical problems again, but I was getting very concerned that something had happened to you! Glad to see you up and blogging again – you are part of my every day, especially now that we are all at home. Stay well, and may the angels guard your computer!
So glad you and Kayla got everything in order!! Missed you but read Jo’s blog and she said Country Threads was down but yeah—- WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU ARE BACK. Just ask for help.
Do you see me waving to you from New York!!!! I am so happy. First this afternoon I got the same impersonation message and so I just gave it time and now it worked just fine!!!!! Yippee!
So glad you are OK and that the blog has been restored. We all love hearing from you.
Oh, thank goodness! I have been sooooo worried! I began searching my spam mail.
Glad everyone ok! Understand hackers, and scammers! If these people would put half that energy to good use, I’m sure they, and I know us!, would be so much happier!
Waiting to hear from you. I have missed you!
Curious/worried why we hadn’t heard from you! Sorry for the troubles. Earlier in the day when I clicked the link I got a warning that it was a suspicious site and that someone might be impersonating you. Now it opened up but only your text and yellow boxes. I am on an iPad. Glad you’re back!
Have really missed your blog posts! It’s good to have you back and I sure hope this works for you.
Hurray, you are back! We love your posts that include quilting, garden, pets and country living! Thanks for all the encouragement and friendship. Keep calm!!! Hang in there. We love you!
It’s good to see your blog is fixed. I was thinking of sending an email; wondered if the last post with so many comments caused things to go down. Good luck!
Hi Mary!
How incredibly frustrating for you!! So sorry this has been such a headache for you, but am so happy you are back. Glad Kayla could help you. Our younger generation is so very much more tech savvy than I know I could ever hope to be.
Just wanted to encourage you by letting you know how much i enjoy your blog, and to say “Thank you!!” for all you hard work and all that you share with us.
Sending a virtual hug!!
Glad to see you back ! Hope all goes smoothly from now on.
Missed you, I always look forward to your adventures.
Ok. So glad you are back . I looked everyday and wondered if there were problems. Hope everything works for you now. I would miss my connection to Garner and all your quilting ideas.
Your link is working here and I am so glad you are back. Missed reading your blog .
No Problems her either.
You would be missed.
Mary: It has been a very LONG ten days without you and your tales of farm life in northern Iowa! Sometimes technology can be so frustrating–and yet, what would we do without it? Keep the faith and here’s hoping all goes well for your blog from here on in!
I have missed you. Glad you are up and running again.
So glad you are back. I missed you! Fingers crossed that all stays well with your blog. Thanks for hanging in there.
So glad you’re back! I was sure my computer had ousted me again No warnings for me, hope things continue to go well as I’d miss my window on Iowa farm life, especially the pictures.
Glad you are back. I start my day with breakfast, then check The local news. Do I really want to read any of that? Then I relax for a while and check to see what you and Bonnie Hunter are up to. I enjoy reading about your life and quilting projects. Hope you can keep it up.
I been missing your blog and hearing about your adventures
Have been missing your blog.
Missed your blog so much! Glad to hear you are back in business! Keep the great posts coming!
Got a warning when I tried with my computer. But now it went right through with my phone. Sorry you need to go through all of this and I appreciate your persistence (or Kayla’s). I enjoy your blog so much and would miss it if it stopped. But you need to do what is best for you!
Glad you are back. Sending my June DD soon. The last and I completed them all plus a few extra. A great feeling thanks to you and Connie.
I’ve had no messages. Been wondering what was wrong. I would miss you and your blog very much
Got a warning, but all is working now!
Thanks for keeping all of your followers with 😊 BIG SMILES today, Mary!
Always good to hear from Garner, Iowa!
Yeah! Glad you could find a solution! Hope it goes well!
Missed you. Glad you’re back!
So glad to see you are back! Missed you!
Oh gosh mary. I didn’t know what had happened to you. I was unaware that evil crossed your path again. I will miss you terribly if you go away. We all need to PRAY about this!
Glad to have you back Mary,was it Jo Kramer s daughter that helped you? It would be a sad day if we didn’t hear from you, but I understand how frustrating this can be.love and best wishes from sandy
No warnings here. Fingers crossed. Good luck!
This is one of the blogs I still read, hang in there!!
We have missed you
Hooray! I’ve missed your posts and I hope all is well now!
Glad you’re back. Love your farm life!
YAY!! So glad you’re back!
I believe this is my first visit to your blog. I am a regular reader of Jo’s blog and got here thanks to Kayla’s post. Iowa has some wonderful people with great talents!
I didn’t get any suspicious tags, but there are a lot of yellow boxes with no photos, I think you didn’t post any, so maybe no ads?
I thought maybe you dropped me as an infrequent commenter. Some of my days, dealing with my 90 year old mother, are so exhausting, I enjoy reading your posts but have no energy to type a response. I’ll do better.
Telling my mind and heart to be still. Sometimes it works.
I’ve made that same journey with my mom. Bless you! 🤗
Thank you!
I am so glad you are back. I enjoy your blog a lot.
I’m glad you’re back Mary. I hope this situation stays cleared up for you. I’ve missed your posts!
No problems. Deleted the old and added the new to my Bloglovin’.
Oh Dear! I understand your frustration, but I hope you can fix the problem. We would all miss you.
Mine was fine. Missed your posts.
Good to hear from you. Fingers crossed no more trouble.
Happy to hear from you and sorry for the problems! I hope it works; I would MISS you. Good luck:)
No problems here. Love your posts
Mine opened just fine! Wondering what happened to you Mary! Happy to see you back.
I got the same message about a suspicious connection and that it was not safe to open..said someone was impersonating country threads chickenscratch
Got the same message about this being a suspicious connection. Have really missed you! Hoping things improve. Pat from Ia City
You did it! Keep it up, Mary, so many readers love you and your work!
My virus protection says this is a suspicious connection and won’t open it. It says it has a suspicious url and certificate. Maybe you can put in a go-around for this. I missed you and wondered what had happened. What a mess! so sorry this keeps happening. danged hackers!