Author: Arla

This is a big deal right now for Elv and me. We would like to have running water, hot and cold, in our cabin kitchen. Besides, if we want this garden to be a functional garden, we must have a way to water it. So when the beavers built a dam down creek last fall,… Continue reading Water

The Garden at the Cabin We're finding our stride. When Mom called today to chat I was able to say to her that we are doing well and life seems doable again. Not that it wasn't all along, or that we've returned to what was normal for life way back in 2019. I am only… Continue reading New Normal

We have a fine combination of work and play in our lives these days. Our goal is to spend every other weekend at the cabin for building or projects prepping for our move to there this fall. We stay for Sunday. Our services at GBC are live streamed so we don't miss that. The fellowship… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Explorations

Lately, I have been inspired by those wonderful ladies who are sharing their home keeping ideas and methods on internet channels. These gals love their homes and the keeping of them. I have to say, that being a creative "housewife" seems to be quite cool these days. Whoever would have thought that making shareable footage… Continue reading Home Keeping

I have not made a simple picture post in a long time. So let's see where this takes us. Elv brought flowers home for me yesterday. A big, luscious bouquet of red and white roses with lovely floral and green foliage. The roses are fragrant and firm so I'll have this bouquet on the table… Continue reading Spring Picture Post

Of course when I chose Shelter for my word for 2020, I had no idea we were going to need that word this year. Covid-19 was just making its rounds on the other side of the world having nothing whatsoever to do with us on this side of the globe. We hadn't heard of it… Continue reading Shelter and Covid-19

Stopping beside my bookcase this morning as I finished fixing the bed, I decided that definitely it was time to rearrange the books. I styled it my way. I get a kick out of stacks and rows ordered by size or color. Old books with their broken, tattered spines turned backwards. I smile when by… Continue reading Books

I usually post my Easter verses and thoughts here. This year has been so different at "so many levels" (this phrase is really popular right now, have you noticed?), that I almost forgot that little tradition. I think that Easter ought to be celebrated equally with Christmas. Yet, we couldn't have Easter if we didn't… Continue reading Easter

Here we are, Elv and I, enjoying our "empty nest". This little house is anything but empty. It's full with only the basics of household furniture and things. So I keep it as clean and tidy as possible. There's no room for messes left from projects or dirty dishes or anything out of it's place.… Continue reading Home Life

I am loving this staying at home. I'm sorry that it came about in such an unfortunate way. I'm praying daily and doing my part. That's what we're all doing: praying and staying. And washing our hands. Washing our hands reminds me of Pilate. I never know how to feel about him. He was so… Continue reading More Staying Home and Hand Washing