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Growing

      I ordered my seeds early this year, and I’m grateful for that, as I heard of so many seed shortages and shipping delays not long after my order was placed.  I printed my seed starting chart based on a very conservative frost free date for my area, sorted the seed packets by type, and gathered all the containers that… Read More »Growing

    If the Children Need Their Gloves

      So much of my life seems to run parallel to a children’s’ book. Today’s theme was much like “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” (I love that book!) That very modest looking mudroom storage unit was the event of the day. It all started with an earlier than normal wakening. For the Littles, not for me. As I stumbled… Read More »If the Children Need Their Gloves

      Beginning Nutcracker

        I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it here (my apologies if I’ve mentioned it too often), but we have a few dancers in the family. Of my five children still at home, four of them take classes several times a week, and my youngest, Silas, takes classes a few times a month. Sophie, Emma, and Maddie have been dancing for… Read More »Beginning Nutcracker

        Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Egg Free, Almond Free, and Blueberry Free Coffee Cake

          Hello my neglected blog friends! I won’t bore you with all the things that have been keeping me away from posting here because that would be, well, boring. And rather than trying to compose a “what I’ve been up to” post which would take forever and keep me away even longer, I’ll just dive right into my reason for posting… Read More »Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Egg Free, Almond Free, and Blueberry Free Coffee Cake

          Morning Mercies

            I thought this would be the school year we would finally have an even pace. Everything started out well.  We set all our school books and supplies up in one place.  We minimized distractions near our school zone.  We had a schedule.  We did everything we needed to and much of what we wanted to do. Soccer season added a… Read More »Morning Mercies

            Homeschooling, Year 20, Our Schedule

                I thought I’d post a little bit about our homeschooling schedule.   Every year looks different depending on the ages of our children and what outside events need to be covered (like driving an older child to and from work/school). This year I’m only homeschooling three – Emma, Sophie, and Silas – so our schedule is a lot easier… Read More »Homeschooling, Year 20, Our Schedule

              Well, Hello There

                It’s been a long while, hasn’t it?  I thought about making this post a “What I did this summer” essay.  Remember those from school?  I might still do that, but I wanted to check in and say that we’re all alive and well and, well, so very, very busy.  I really don’t like the “busy” part, but that’s the season… Read More »Well, Hello There

                One Step, One Stitch

                  I’m working on a blouse for me.  I’d love for it to be done quickly.  Stitch it up, put it on, move to the next project.  But it takes longer than that. The sewing machine makes quick work of it, but before I could start, the fabric needed to be ironed.  The pattern needed to be traced off the master… Read More »One Step, One Stitch

                  Knitted Blackbird

                    One of the problems with working on only one knitting project at a time is that when you finish it, you have nothing to knit.  I do have a project picked out, and the yarn is on its way, and I’m excited to start it.  But the yarn isn’t here yet, and that means that I have nothing to work… Read More »Knitted Blackbird