All Things Home and Family
It is 9 degrees below zero this morning again. The garden lies under a thick blanket of snow. Asleep, so say the romanticists. It is just dead, guys. Let's just be real. I went out as the sun was coming up to take pictures of it. Those warnings about frostbite on exposed flesh in x amount… Continue reading My February Garden
Come with me. Grab a cup of coffee and take a walk with me to the garden. I'm tired of the cold and wintry wilderness. Here is an offer for perfect escapism. I didn't plan ahead for this moment back last summer when I was playing with my camera. But I am grateful. These poppies are… Continue reading Let’s Walk In The Garden
Blah! said Toad. -Taken from Charlotte's chat status this week. I totally agree. The cold is getting to me, maybe. Suddenly my house feels like it is just crawling with crawlies. Maybe it's the dog or the wood stove dirt or all this being trapped indoors. Whatever it is, It Has To Go!… Continue reading Random Stuff
It is a cold day today. It is one of those days where you step out of the car at Wal-mart and hold in against it as you would against an unwelcome hug only more tightly somehow. And walk quickly, not running, because running is too much like getting the hug after-all. The fires… Continue reading Winter Candles
What do ten people do all day in a small house when it is too cold to go outside for play or even work? No problem. We can sew, craft for decor for a future wedding, build things like children's step stools (I'll show you sometime), arrange flowers, play dough, design a new pattern with… Continue reading Cold Weather Industries
Sometimes I post pictures like this strictly because I want them to be in the book I hope to print of this blog someday. Perhaps I ought to have two separate blogspots: one for the family memories and another for scribblings. It was the Christmas that:* It was cold. We had -25… Continue reading Christmas Past And Other Pieces of Our Lives
Merry Christmas to one and all. This year we are not really writing a letter to send off...just a picture in a card. Our year went flying by, full of good things and hard things, as well, to be honest.But God has been so very good to us this year. We felt blessed in some… Continue reading 2013 Christmas Card
Zinnia, grapes, rose hips, bees, poppies and hollyhock. Awesomeness of Autumn. … Continue reading September
The wild grapes are yielding bountifully this year in spite of our ignoring them consistently for many years. We tried to make juice one year and a couple of times we tried jam. Failure on all the tries. These grapes are wild and sour. But this year, I can ignore them no longer.… Continue reading The Neglected Grape Arbor
Stone House Scribblings 