I always want to write down some of the great things the children say. And then I don’t write them down. And then I forget them. So: Silas:: “It’s time o’clock”, when showing me the “time” on the pendant he pretends is a watch. Silas:: “It’s fourteen years… Read More »Quotes
I told you about and showed you the beginnings of our remodeling efforts a couple of weeks ago. After living with it for a couple of weeks, we all LOVE this bookcase. We’ve only tried to walk through it a few times. 🙂 I wasn’t going to post… Read More »Making it home – Living room bookcase
Friday night on my way inside after taking care of the goats and chickens, I passed by our dog, Abby who was staring up at a tree. It’s common behavior for her, as she takes her squirrel and chipmunk chasing career pretty seriously. So as I walked by… Read More »Found
Our family has a birthday season. Between myself, my husband and our seven children, all our birthdays are from April – September, and four of them are within three weeks of each other. Our wedding anniversary is also within that season. Most recently, we celebrated Maddie’s 14th birthday.… Read More »Birthday Season
This weekend my oldest granddaughter had her ballet recital and since they are very far away, we couldn’t go. My daughter sent us a video of it so we could see Ali dance. I was in the garage, helping my husband when the video came through on my… Read More »Ballet Blessings
We’ve lived here for going on seven years (it is the absolute longest I have lived in one home. Ever.) It’s a beautiful home, but it’s a little snug for all of us, and there are some aspects that just don’t work (like the one little coat closet,… Read More »Making it home – the living room
My experiment with some natural dyes have led me to want to experiment more. I found some information on using spent daffodil blooms for yellow, so we get to accomplish two things at once – remove the shriveled blossoms so the gardens look prettier, and collect the shriveled… Read More »Work to do
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… Read More »In the gardens
I took a break from making rope baskets to do some other stitching. I’ve had this green floral fabric in my stash for… too long to admit. It’s a bit dated, but in the middle of the night I realized that if I cut it apart into smaller… Read More »From baskets to quilts
I have a bit of an addiction to books. I don’t get to read them for myself as often as I’d like, but the book section is always one of my first stops at the thrift store. I came home with these treasures just the other day. The… Read More »Thrifting, Watching, Reading