Summer has been lingering long around these parts, though I’m not really complaining. The Littles still ask frequently if we can go to the beach, and it has certainly been hot enough, but I haven’t quite found the time (or energy or motivation) to get there, as Home has so many needs right now. After a week of two of… Read More »Closing summer
I’ve been working on saying Yes to more of the kids’ requests. I can easily get caught up in all there is to do around our home, both work and play, and I’m a bit of an introvert these days. I’m perfectly content to just be home. But my children? Well, there’s a whole world of adventure out there for… Read More »Just Say Yes
Last week I showed you what was blooming in our flower gardens. This week it seems that we made a leap from early spring to late spring. All the trees have leaves on them, creating a green hue to everything inside our little home. This week we have so many new flowers to enjoy. Come have a seat with me… Read More »In the gardens
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!
Winter arrived late in Maine this year. Well, actually, we had a lot of snow early in November, and then it stalled, even warming a bit, and revealing the bare ground – such a strange sight in January. But now that there is a blanket of snow on the ground, and the temperatures have dropped to the much chillier, but… Read More »Inside Now that Winter Arrived
In true New England style, this post is mostly about the weather. An early snow came to our home over the weekend. Forecasters had predicted about 4-8″ for our area, but we ended up with far more – about 16″. Our Middles were gone for the weekend, having taken a trip to Maryland with their Bible Quizzing team, and we… Read More »Waking to Narnia
Today Sophie opted out of fall, choosing instead a summer ensemble, hoping with all hope that the outfit would certainly be all the convincing I needed to fill the pool for a swim. It was beautifully sunny, but the 60 degree temperature (and the fact that the pool has been packed away for the season) convinced me otherwise. She did… Read More »Sophie’s Fall Attire
The expected but still catching me by surprise change in the weather – 30 degree drop from this weekend! oh my! – has me scrambling a bit. I still can’t quite pack away the short sleeves, but it is time to bring out the long ones. A search for jackets that fit (how did they all grow so much, so… Read More »Welcoming Fall
Oh, the end of summer. I read of so many moms who are looking forward to it. Looking forward to the start of the school year. Looking forward to sending their children off to school. Looking forward to the quiet. And, if truth be told, there are moments that I envy you. The quiet that you will enjoy. I’m not… Read More »For Such a Time as This
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