Or perhaps I should say Parts Un and Deux. (And while I do remember just a little bit more french than that, that’s all I’ll attempt today). Why the French numbers? And why One and Two? Well, it was just a couple of weeks ago that my oldest… Read More »Citronille Thadée – Parts One and Two
We’ve had two whole days of Hello Spring! It felt more like summer than spring and we set to work boiling off the last gallons of maple sap, though we still have the final boil to do inside and then canning the liquid gold (pure maple syrup). I… Read More »Of Book Sales, Garden Cleanup and Adventures in the Woods
I was getting ready to sew the lining into my current project (which I can’t wait to show you when it’s finished!) and I had a dilemma. My lining fabric had less “give” than the outer fabric, so even though they were cut to the same size, my… Read More »Sewing Tip – which fabric on top
This weekend we finally hit temperatures that made it feel like spring outside and the backyard cleanup has begun! And after that, there’s front yard cleanup, side yard cleanup, goat shed and chicken coop cleanup and garden cleanup. But we won’t think about any of those today. We’ll… Read More »Finally Spring!
“Mama, I want to sew.” “Mama, I want to cook something.” “Mama, can you show me how to ‘broider again?” “Mama, we’re bored!” Oh, those are words I really don’t like to hear! In this world with so much to learn and so many good things to do,… Read More »Learning to Weave
There are days when we do every scheduled subject, read every scheduled book, work on every scheduled project. Those days are really good days. They don’t happen as often as I’d like, but they do happen. Most days aren’t like that. Some days, especially days after a very… Read More »Sweet Schooling
I was updating my Etsy listing photos and I realized that I posted pictures of this doll on instagram, but not here. So for many of you, this is a repeat, but I’m trying to keep a record of what I make, so this was December’s doll. As… Read More »One I didn’t show you here
I knew it would be a slow start this year for doll making, but I truly didn’t think it would be this slow. I’m choosing to focus on the fact that I did actually finish one, and not think about all those who sit unfinished and waiting for… Read More »Ever After Cottage Doll – February
(I apologize for such a picture heavy post, but I couldn’t decide what to leave out.) Like so many others, you were probably taught that there are four seasons – Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. But you were not taught correctly, because, you see, while those are the seasons… Read More »Sugaring Season
The winter started out so mild, but in the last week or so, it has made up for it. We went from just a covering of snow on the ground, maybe 6″ or so, to feet. We were only supposed to get 3″ or so on Saturday,… Read More »Blizzard