The Littles have been waiting and waiting for this day. The day that the strawberries are just the right shade of red, perfectly sweet and plump and ready for the picking. After the abundant sunshine and rain last week, those berries changed quickly from not ready yet to Pick Me Now overnight. By placing himself in the basket, Silas was… Read More »It’s Berry Time
Our baby chicks have grown are ready to spread their wings, literally. They moved from the kitchen to the garage only a couple of days after their arrival, but even their brooder home in the garage was getting a wee bit too small to keep them in and safe. So we repurposed the old turkey pen that was repurposed to… Read More »Moving Out
Our summer weekends have taken on a very nice new rhythm. One day to work, one day to play, punctuated throughout and always ending in the backyard around a fire, a hammock, a game, some bubbles, and maybe a little knitting. It is, I must say, a very nice change from our typical Get All The Things Done pace. This… Read More »New Weekend Traditions
Late in the day, after gathering together around the table for our evening meal, the Middles take turns with dishes. The washer of the dishes is the master of music for evening chore time. The selection is varied and sometimes, like tonight, one of the choices resonates far longer than the tune lasts. Sitting here, at the end of a… Read More »A Fitting Song
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 one, and sometimes two by two, those poor little hens were being… 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 hands and I do dream of a new sweater for me. So,… 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 a narrow room, so there isn’t much room for furniture and stacking… 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 photo and then never post at all. Oh, that’s nice. That no… 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 makes it quite a challenge. Because how do you choose just one… Read More »Project Fair