All Things Home and Family
I prayed for this Monday day this morning. Because the last two Mondays have been hard work. It just seemed like they were uphill days, all day. I don't remember what all happened but I haven't forgotten the frustrations and maybe even some tears. So this morning, I talked to Jesus about it and asked… Continue reading Summer Days
This is for my girls. It's midwinter. The days are lengthening, the cold strengthening... It's been "twenty below" each morning. By evening we're chilled and the stove fires are important. Snow fell straight down all the afternoon today. I've been finding little ways to give myself a boost. Yesterday I sorted and organized my desk… Continue reading February Lift
It's a gorgeous day in September. Elv and I are spending Sunday afternoon on the lawn. He's getting a nap and here I am trying to create a decent account of the retreat. The house was full. In fact, they closed the sign up place last week a few days before the event. Two hundred… Continue reading Northland Ladies Retreat 2024
It's that time of year. Peonies are blooming. Ants are invading our house. The garden is up, ready for hot sunny days for leaping into full fledged plants and crops. The grass is always in need of mowing. The patio is all set for sitting and we're too busy and so are the mosquitoes. Same… Continue reading Peony Blooming Time
The month of April isn't beautiful in Wisconsin. It's pretty drab. The fire danger kites up after the snow is gone and before the green shows up. Everybody believes in April, though. It's like the moment of hush before the first song on Sunday morning at church. You know that spring is right there... Half… Continue reading Seeing Beauty
A bouquet of tulips in February definitely helps to ward off the typical blahs of mid-winter. I recommend this for every family's table. The benefits outweigh the expense easily. Choosing fresh flowers at our Hayward Wal-mart can take a minute. I think we must get the last of the supply up here and some of… Continue reading Winter Flowers
I found this as a draft. It belongs back there in July somewhere last summer. I'll post it here as a back flash. We are glad that it really was not quite this bad over all to be "empty nesters" for a few weeks. Just like that, it has hit again, a… Continue reading Saturday Evening Blues
Because Lisl showed us her pretty table on her post , I decided to show her/you, ours, as well. I love the colors of fall decor. Warm and cozy, earthy colors. The birds are enjoying the deer tallow hung there in the window. It's a yucky, butcher-y looking thing and I don't know why I… Continue reading The Table At Home
Yesterday, after a long day of working on apple sauce, we had a nice candle lit supper of taco soup and salad. At ten when the guys got home we enjoyed Amy's warm apple pie and ice cream by the crackling fire in the living room. Yes, it is officially fall now. Hurray! Let the… Continue reading Is It Fall Yet?
Amy gave the old root bound and beautiful hanging potted house plant a "hair cut" and couldn't bear to throw the lovely leaves away. So we decided to root them. The blue jars make perfect vases for the project.I found these books at the used shop this week: Stones Into School by Greg Mortensen, It's… Continue reading Summer Stone House Living
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