All Things Home and Family
And not vicariously, through Instagram or the likes of that imposter of one's own zest and very wits. The lowliest room at our house has a cactus blooming in the window sill for the second time since last late fall. I'm far more gratified with this than if I saw someone else's whole conservatory on… Continue reading Living a Beautiful Life
Today got a slow start. Saturdays should start slowly with coffee. Ours did nicely, today. I had a list of house work and laundry. But somehow I found that I could no longer stand looking at that dark gap, hit and miss, along the corner trim and the ceiling or along the wall for that… Continue reading Old House Homekeeping
Water Lily on Windigo Lake I didn't know I was using up so much time with the simple task of washing up. And it was never done. The drainer was full of clean drying dishes, always. The counters were never quite cleared. That was before we had a dishwasher. Elv and I spend minimal time… Continue reading In Praise of Dishwashers
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
The store where I was fern shopping this spring had a huddle of frost damaged ones in a back corner, no doubt destined for the dumpster. I was asked not to tell you how I came to bring one of them home. I watered it again today and am planning to bring it indoors for… Continue reading Evening Post
Well, that was fun. I flew out to Idaho for a quick visit with my people. Mom had her eightieth birthday, so I made excuse and went. All the best things happened. Mom's party, visits with siblings and children, and walks with Mom and Dad. Mom inspired me, again. I often think about this after… Continue reading Inspiring At Eighty
On my table this morning. The local advertiser which we seldom look at because FB Marketplace, right? Last year's escrow activity from the bank because we own this beautiful old stone house in the Northwoods. Classy napkin rings because sometimes you have to lay a lovely table and breathe a bit. The very last, last… Continue reading Summer Tablescape
We took a little trip to see the Nebraska part of our family, taking two granddaughters along. An evening hour in the pasture after a busy day was relaxing. The children were pulling up masses of these flowers and wearing them in thick ropes on heads and waists. It was almost surreal. Sweet clover and… Continue reading Our Rich and Varied Life
I've been thinking about this for a long time. I knew I wasn't nailing it all along last summer while I prepared to give the workshop. And then, the moment it was over I knew what I had really wanted to say and couldn't figure out how to. What a fiasco. I still lay awake… Continue reading What I Really Wanted To Say
That was Rosie's comment the other day while she was enjoying her work of redoing a mug display at the store. It is a matter of choice, where we work, and if we enjoy it or not. I finally chose, almost thirty years ago, to love the home I own and to own the home… Continue reading "This Is Why I Work Here"
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