Emma and Sophie helped me plant bulbs last fall. Emma had asked what we were planting and I told her tulips, and that they would bloom after the snow melted. So once the snow finally disappeared, Emma would ask, “When will our lips grow?” The other morning, just in time for Mother’s Day, she looked out the window and said,… Read More »Mom, Our Two Lips are Blooming!
I left our lemon balm and oregano hanging to dry for several weeks. To be honest I kind of forgot about them. I saw them there, hanging near the chimney to dry, but never quite got around to getting them stored. Until today, when I decided to bring a buffet that had been in the basement upstairs to the living… Read More »Herb Harvest
Feeling like this industrious little bee, I am. First the strawberries which are being picked and eaten every day now, though they’re being eaten just as fast as they come in, so I haven’t been able to freeze or preserve any yet. But I am hopeful. I may have to sneak the berries in when the Littles and Middles aren’t… Read More »Gathering
The Littles have been waiting and waiting for this day. The day that the strawberries are just the right shade of red, perfectly sweet and plump and ready for the picking. After the abundant sunshine and rain last week, those berries changed quickly from not ready yet to Pick Me Now overnight. By placing himself in the basket, Silas was… Read More »It’s Berry Time
First of all, this is a completely photo free post. I know. It violates many blog rules. But I’m okay with that. I’d rather post without a photo and have a record of what’s happening in our lives than succumb to the pressure to only post with a photo and then never post at all. Oh, that’s nice. That no… Read More »Loving Spring
Let’s just call this the craziest winter in Maine I’ve ever seen. Last week, temperatures were below zero and the windchill was even colder. I think I remember hearing someone say that exposed skin could freeze within 20 minutes. Yep. It was that cold. Fast forward one week. We had sunny and warmer (yes, 28 degrees is definitely warmer), and… Read More »February
I’m back!!! I’ve missed posting. We’ve had computer issues that kept me away. They aren’t completely resolved, but at least I can get a post up every now and then. My morning did not start off very well. My littlest Little has been keeping me awake more than he’s letting me sleep, which makes for a very tired Mama! Add… Read More »A Breath of Fresh Air
We’ve had unusual weather for March lately. Like 70 degrees. And 75 degrees. In March. In Maine. And we’re loving every minute of it. Today I started pruning our raspberries. I read somewhere that the conventional time to prune raspberries is just after the harvest or in the middle of winter. But I’m not always very conventional. So I wait… Read More »Early Spring Chores
Yesterday was hot. Well, as hot as things get in June in our part of the world, certainly not as hot as things get in other parts, but hot as we define it here. Anyway, I thought I’d get the outside work done early, and then maybe do something fun and water-y with the kids. So we headed out to… Read More »Why We Won’t Turn on the Hose Today