All Things Home and Family
DecemberOn a Sunday afternoon at home, the rain which will likely turn to snow, drips down. The tree trunks are looking blackly wet, and the snow is melting. But the temps are dropping again and there will be fresh snow on the ground when we push back the blinds in the morning. I went out… Continue reading The Christmas Letter 2024
Christmas In The Barn This post really isn't about Christmas songs. There are opinions everywhere and I have a few of my own. Surprise, right? Let's keep singing the carols, at church, at home, and on the sidewalks of shut-ins. If you're in the mood to criticize, please tackle the false and silly seasonal songs.… Continue reading Christmas Carols and Other Questions
It's bitterly cold tonight. The dry maple I found on the wood pile outside the door will hold fire all night in the stove. Scrabble and knitting ensues here in the living room. The lakes are freezing over. This is good news for Hayward Wisconsin. There will be ice fishing and snowmobiling when the ice… Continue reading Cold Snap
December is bursting with delightful events to aid in and attend. Company to come. Winter chores to do. Birds to feed and watch. Coffee and gifts to share. Sorting Silver Spoons I am sitting here this morning with my granola and coffee, the washer is churning out the first load of laundry when I hear… Continue reading A December Morning
Josh and Francis are building a house in Idaho. It's a small cabin with all the right cabin-y things: a field stone hearth, a master bedroom loft, a tall wall with windows for lots of forest scenery and where the light pours in, huge windows for more light and from where you can watch the… Continue reading To Build A House
Shepherd's Prayer 1864 The painting is one of Jozef Israel's. I think the shepherd's wife has brought him lunch in the pasture. He says grace while she pours. Added to our winter mantel arrangement it completes the old world vibe I am after. Elv was afraid I would actually want to keep that old chimney… Continue reading Winter Mantel
It's been a good Monday. All three shirts came through the laundry which seems funny...I washed on Saturday. Apparently I missed these. That's fine, they're good to go again. We're having occasional stove fires now. I love this season. We have the best firewood possible this year. Because it is quite dry or cured as… Continue reading Looks Like Home
Psalm 147: 2-6 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem... Where He dwells with us. He gathers Israel's exiled people... Those we thought lost. He heals the brokenhearted... Even me. And bandages their wounds... He takes time and cares for my details. He counts the number of the stars... He has the tally of the impossible. He gives… Continue reading Notes From The Journal
We wouldn't have to do a post about this; but we have records to keep. I'm pretty sure I have pictures somewhere of when we did this twenty years ago. The troublesome valley above the porch proved to be true to form. The roofers were frustrated and the non-roofers helping were, too. It's just another… Continue reading Roof Repair
Talking all day and into the evening. On and on. While we hiked and explored. In the car. In the coffee shop. Around the living room spa hour. So many selfies and pictures of us posing. I don't know if it is an important thing to do, but life being full of swift transition makes… Continue reading Sisters
Stone House Scribblings 