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Fighting for our land

    I was just thinking about how life can change in just a moment. We’ve had more than a few of those moments in our lives over the years. On June 29, not quite one month ago, one of those life changing moments came when I checked our mail. An innocent looking letter that looked like another solicitation to choose a… Read More »Fighting for our land

    A Week in Review

      Some weeks are so full and busy that it seems one day speeds into the next and time gets jumbled and days get lost in my mind. The best way for me to remember a full week is to write it out, and it’s been a full week! We’ve had two significant weather events – ice on Monday and snow… Read More »A Week in Review

      Getting Back to Me

        I feel like the last few years have been a blur. I know 2020 put everyone into a tail spin and it affected everyone differently. For me, it seems that even before then things were a little out of control. Between family needs, work needs, big life events, small aging events (hello perimenopause), young children growing into preteens, older children… Read More »Getting Back to Me

        Unfolding the Day

          Our day began in a flurry. We were generally not looking forward to the task at hand – having a complete stranger evaluate our homeschooling progress for the year is daunting no matter how well prepared you are. We needed to drive over an hour away and bring along enough samples of each student’s work to show aptitude and sufficient… Read More »Unfolding the Day

          Morning Mercies

            I thought this would be the school year we would finally have an even pace. Everything started out well.  We set all our school books and supplies up in one place.  We minimized distractions near our school zone.  We had a schedule.  We did everything we needed to and much of what we wanted to do. Soccer season added a… Read More »Morning Mercies

            Hello February!

              Is it just me, or is everyone else rather glad to say farewell to January?  It was an interesting month and I usually enjoy the month after the holidays as a time to sink in, stay home, and enjoy the quiet of deep winter.  But this year was definitely not the quiet I had hoped for.  Much of it was… Read More »Hello February!

              Lists, Floors and Paint Colors

                  My Things To Do lists are pretty legendary in our family.  I make these crazy long lists of what I want to get done and everyone jokes about the time frame because what I tend to expect to complete everything quickly. I’ve adjusted my expectations the last few years, but I still make lists that make my husband and… Read More »Lists, Floors and Paint Colors

                Finds While Walking

                    One of the reasons why I wanted to get a new dog was to give me a good reason to get outside more.  I know I shouldn’t need another reason to go outside, but there are a lot of things that keep me in – children, housework, schooling, etc.  and I would often let those take priority.  With a… Read More »Finds While Walking

                  The Link Between Driving and Baskets

                    I’ve been revisiting making rope baskets this week.  I’ve made a few here and there, and have put a few in my shop (and need to restock). I love the meditative quality of stitching spirals. One of the baskets I made recently is a type of harvest basket.  It’s large-ish and has comfortable handles for carrying over your arm or… Read More »The Link Between Driving and Baskets

                    The First Week of September

                      We’ve been working more on the kitchen.  The pictures aren’t pretty, but they’ll show you the current state of things. Our new stove is in and working.  It’s a 36″, 6-burner stove.  I love the extra room I have and can actually fit my two largest pots and pans on the stove at the same time.  Dinner prep has (almost)… Read More »The First Week of September