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 year I can’t even find them. Somewhere, buried out there under too… 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 mean, during the story, the hero and heroine overcame all sorts of… 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 sometime this evening. The goats could almost walk over the fence that… Read More »The last snowstorm?
My husband has been dealing with a lot of crazy things at his job lately. When he comes in the door at the end of a very long day, I want him to feel like he’s entering a sanctuary, not a project with endless lists of things that need to be done. I really want him to be able to… Read More »Loving Home
I haven’t been posting for a while, not because I haven’t wanted to, but because I was working on my blog and made a couple of big mistakes and haven’t had time to fix them yet. But I really miss posting. I’ve taken lots of pictures that I wanted to post so I can look back at them someday and… Read More »Maxed Out
The never ending list of things to do gives us a chance to work and play with the kids. I’m sure that there are times that they wish we didn’t include them, but often the rewards outweigh the tasks. Coffee is greatly enjoyed by my husband and I. Sometimes decaf, sometimes half-caffeine, sometimes full on caffeine, but always, yes, ALWAYS… Read More »Men at Work
Homing:: After moving things in and out and around Maddie’s room (which is still not quite done) I had a chance to make some changes in other corners of our cottage. One of them was moving a tall bookcase out of Maddie’s room and into the little girls’, which made the coziest of reading corners. Made even better by moving… Read More »In and Around the Cottage
Maddie moved into her own room about 2 years ago. Up until then she and Zach shared a bedroom. But then Josh left for school so Zach took his room. And Emma and Sophie needed to move out of our bedroom because Silas was just born and we didn’t really have room for five in our bedroom. So Emma and… Read More »Maddie’s Room Redo
I seem to be spending a lot of time sitting and waiting these days, and while I’d love to spend those minutes reading, my attention still needs to be at the ready to help, correct or direct the activities of a little one. Knitting is the perfect activity for those moments. Zach requested a bearded hat for Christmas, so we… Read More »Winding Up