Another Monday morning after another busy weekend. I was sitting at the table drinking my tea, enjoying a quiet moment, and wishing for a very long and extended quiet moment – like about 3 or 4 hours long or so. I heard the first sounds of children waking;… Read More »Making Waffles
This year’s garden was a complete failure. It’s mostly my own fault. Successful gardening, like anything else, requires time and effort, and I just didn’t put in enough. And the deer, for some reason, decided to use our gardens as their own buffet. Even my dependable blueberries were… Read More »Revamping the Garden
Husband and I spent a lot of time over the weekend setting up our online shop and getting it up and running. I designed our website on my own, which I did once before for a business we had several years ago, but technology has changed so much… Read More »Setting Up Shop
I’m approaching my 24th year of homeschooling, and I recently posted some thoughts on my personal facebook page. My friends said they were encouraged by my post, so I thought I’d share it here as well. I am not a perfect home educating parent. I’ve made plenty of… Read More »Homeschooling Thoughts
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,… Read More »Getting Back to Me
In June I decided to commit to painting 100 oil paintings. It’s taken me nearly 2 months to complete the first ten, but I’m not surprised. Summer in Maine is so fleeting that taking time to sit and paint didn’t really happen very often. There have been gardens… Read More »100 Meadows Project #1-10
After a week long heat wave, yesterday’s rain brought in much cooler temperatures and lower humidity, so cooking was much more manageable this morning. Sophie asked for “those flat pancake things that you put jelly in and roll up” for breakfast. It’s been a while since I made… Read More »Swedish Pancakes and Homemade Lemon Curd
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… Read More »Unfolding the Day
Our flower and vegetable gardens have taken quite a beating this year. I usually expect to lose some things due to rain, or due to lack of rain. I expect aphids and japanese beetles to decimate my roses before I can get them under control. I expect other… Read More »Garden Pests?
I have always wanted to learn how to paint. My attempts as a child/teen were met with rather harsh criticism, and the option of taking art classes in school was frowned upon by my family. For a very long time I thought I just wasn’t very creative. But… Read More »Two Years of Art Practice