Stone House Scribblings

About Me Know what's real in your head. Teach that to your heart. Keep the big picture in the right light ... Eternity.Know Who is in control.Be kind to everyone. And to yourself.Be okay with mistakes. Most of them are of little consequence. Worrying won't solve the real ones. Slow down.Solve the guilt stuff with… Continue reading Talking To Myself

Baskets are integral to my homemaking. I gather from the gardens with them. And I use them for serving. Charcuterie is not only about big boards; baskets do nicely, as well. When I walk in the woods, I will often take a basket and a pair scissors. Maybe I'll have a mantel to decorate or… Continue reading Baskets For Homemaking

This is to show you that beautiful fall ambience can be had for pennies. Thrifting is a wonderful thing. I'll admit I've been shamelessly  grabbing every nice taper holder I see. I did share with Francis last weekend because I'm a good mom like that. Besides she's the one that showed me how to do… Continue reading Fall Decor

Zinnias and straw flowers in copper.Tiny morning fires in the cook stove.Snap dragons in the sugar bowl.Tomatoes, carrots, green beans, cucumbers, squash, peppers, pumpkins, and flowers all in one gathering.Twenty pints of grape concentrate from our own vine.

Since moving to this "real house", I have been sort of lost in a good way, with so much space. So many spaces. A separate room for laundry, honestly...a place to do laundry, two bathrooms, a living room and a great room, besides a full-fledged kitchen and dining room. A kitchen where all the top… Continue reading A Wedding Picture Gallery

The worst story in history to my mind is written in the Bible. My heart cringes and writhes until the very end where the terrible, unthinkable situation is saved by a ram caught in a thicket. It makes no difference that I've known how the story ends all of my life. From the first sentence,… Continue reading The Most Precious Thing

Living in the Innsbruck is almost over. We'll be moving into a real house in a month. We won't miss this travel trailer living, but we made it do nicely since April mud days. Parked in Clark's back yard has turned out well. It's been fun for the children, too, I think. I am treasuring… Continue reading Innsbruck Summer

We made a garden at the cabin in the spring of 2020. A raised bed, hügelkultur-style garden, the borders of which are two 30-foot, spruce logs placed side by side, five feet apart. We closed the ends in with logs as well, and filled the space inside with old rotting branches and clay and sod.… Continue reading Cabin Gardening

The purple coneflower is blooming. I'm excited and so very pleased, again. These seem to be my favorite flower for the tenth year in a row? I don't know. It's the one time of year that I regret not owning a snazzy camera with bells and whistles. I would create art for canvas and frame… Continue reading Echinacea

We're between addresses this summer. The post offices are confused about our whereabouts. So are the bank and the clinic. Our extended families and church friends are still wondering, too. It's an interesting place to live as long as we're not anxious about it. More quiet here in some ways. No junk mail to sort.… Continue reading Quiet