Saturday night storms brought a welcome weather change. Finally, an end to the hot humid days we’ve been having, returning us to the mid-70 degree temperatures we love about Maine summers. Before heading down the coast to spend some time visiting my grandfather, we stopped to enjoy a bit of the Celtic festival taking place nearby. We enjoyed bit of… Read More »Celtic Interlude
This summer has been flying by and we haven’t even gotten to the beach once yet. I know that this week would be perfect to go since it is so very hot here, but it seems almost too hot to sit out in the sun. (Hot is a relative term. It’s been hitting 90 degrees every day. Here in Maine,… Read More »Capture the Summer
This very wet weather we’ve been having lately has been keeping us inside more often than we like this time of year, so the Art cabinet has been getting a lot of use.And what better thing to do when it’s pouring outside than to put water to good use inside? From learning how to hold a brushto the proper water/paint/paper… Read More »Rain Means Watercolors
It isn’t for lack of things to post about that have kept me from posting. It’s the deluge of things going on that keep me away. Birthdays! Our youngest Middle turned 12! Twelve! How blessed we have been to have her with us these 12 years. There are few who know this quiet girl well, but those who do… Read More »Goings On
Poor little Silas was up most of the night. Between the low grade fever and the stuffy nose, he was pretty miserable. I tried to nurse him through his fitful almost-but-not-quite-awake cranky moments throughout the night, but the stuffy nose interfered with even this most basic Mama and baby time. In the wee hours of the morning, Papa took over,… Read More »Taking Turns, Two Down
In the middle of a bit of a cold spell (it was -8 when I checked this morning), we’ve been working at keeping warm. For me, that means keeping the wood stove filled and burning hot, providing hot meals and making lots of tea for all. For the children, it means keeping the woodbox full (a daily chore for the… Read More »Keeping warm
There are moments when everything becomes crystal clear. Moments when all the clutter falls away. Moments when little sisters play perfectly together, making forts in the living room. When a jewelry making Middle finds the perfect beads to make her latest creation. When a Middle boy sits in the kitchen practicing his cello, which he reluctantly started playing just a… Read More »Moments
The Christmas frenzy has pretty much come to an end. The brown paper packages tied up with string (red and white baker’s twine) have all been opened. Most of the new gifts and goodies have found their place among the old. We still have some cleanup and sorting and place finding to do, but we have now entered into the… Read More »After the frenzy
First of all, if you get a feed of my blog posts, you got a pretty strange post. It wasn’t from me, I was hacked. WordPress caught it, but not in time to prevent the post from being sent to feed readers. Hopefully, it won’t happen again. Now, onto much more interesting things. Our oldest son is home for Thanksgiving.… Read More »Family Ornament Making
My older children tease that I am the Queen of Options. We need to make a decision? I’ll usually come up with at least 3 options for us. You have a problem? I can tell you what your options are. You might not like some of them, but they’re still options. Sometimes life or other people’s decisions limits the options… Read More »Options