Once upon a time, our little cottage was also a farm. And on that farm we had some hens. And those hens gave us the very best gift of the very best eggs. Golden eggs, we thought. But the skies darkened over that little farm, and one by… Read More »Baby Chicks!
I have a gift certificate for the local yarn store (Thanks, Mom!) that is calling out for me to finally pick a pattern so I can purchase yarn and get started. And while summer isn’t necessarily known for knitting weather, I do need a project to occupy my… Read More »New Knitting Project Choices
This week, loving the warm weather that finally arrived. Perhaps loving it even more because of its delay. Linking up with Soulemama. Posting two photos instead of one, because sometimes the moments are too big to fill one picture.
Maddie wanted to rearrange her bedroom, but needed a different (shorter) dresser in order to do what she wanted. Sophie had the perfect dresser, so we decided to switch them. But first Maddie needed to clean out her room and get rid of some things. She sleeps in… Read More »Switching Around
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… Read More »Loving Spring
We recently survived our homeschool group’s annual Project Fair. There’s really no other way to say it. It sounds pretty easy. Each child can do a project on absolutely anything that catches his or interest. Anything. At all. In the whole world. So you see, that right there… Read More »Project Fair
I know today is officially the first day of spring, but I think I must have woken up on April Fool’s Day instead. Everything is still completely covered in snow. Usually by this time of year I’ve started cleaning up the yard and the perennial beds, but this… Read More »First day of spring?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately. About life and dreams and sanctuary and ever after and how little time we have to live our lives fully. The fairy tales end with, “and they lived Happily Ever After”. But that happily ever after part? That’s the hard part. I… Read More »One Thing
{This moment} A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Amanda Soule
While we do seem to get one final big storm in March (or even early April), this one just seems bigger, even though I know it isn’t. About 12-14 inches or so of freshly fallen snow and it’s still coming, though it has slowed considerably and will stop… Read More »The last snowstorm?