All Things Home and Family
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
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
I don't deserve this care and beauty from Jesus, but here it is and I'm grateful.
The electric went out at two this afternoon. It was pretty relaxing at first. Can't do those dishes, floors will have to wait, and the laundry, too. So who cares, I thought, why not sit down to scribbling or a book. I could actually hear the clock ticking for once. Then it got to be… Continue reading Electricity Dependant
It's the time of the year to transition from summer to winter. The gardening changes to one last weed take-down. I've pulled out the bean and corn stalks, piling them into a neat row for the mice and moles and buggies to turn into the soil under the snow all the winter. The lawn is… Continue reading Autumntime
We walked out to the marina in Beaver Bay on a lazy cabin evening. Almost every slip is occupied. We had not worked so hard at the cabin all day for once and had something left for exploring on the shore. We've decided that we can let go of the feelings of haste and of… Continue reading Weekend One
Yarrow, mullein, bergamot, bird's-foot trefoil, and daisies collect along the road right here in our little village. There's a patch of old forgotten black top in the midst of this wild flower patch. Forty years ago the old hotel was razed and the woods and flowers are taking over. We took our walk during the… Continue reading Summer
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
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