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                              The Happy Things~The smell of line dried laundry.~ The electric bill has dropped below a hundred dollars!~ We ate supper out on the patio last night.~ School is closer to done for the year.

Here is what Sugar On Snow is all about.  Plan to come and see for yourself next February.  If you bring something to barter for a basket, a barrel,  or a broom you will be even better pleased.  Bring all the children with you.  If you are the proud possessor of a colonial trade skill,… Continue reading Living Colonial History

Yesterday I was able to enjoy Jube's smiles on a web cam connection.  At five months old, this little guy is being introduced to his Marmee electronically.  I wondered with sorrow if he would know me when he's two years old and lands in America for the first time in  his born life.  Well now… Continue reading Of Smiles and Giggles for Marmee on Webcam

What if God had been as frugal at creation as we tend to be with each other. How fragrant and colorful would the world's flowers be?What if God who owns the cattle on a thousand hills, and all the other riches of our earth, had decided to keep them in His bank account instead of… Continue reading Extravagance Just Because

We had a grand Christmas vacation and everything was going along smoothly during the holidays until Elv's back "went out". One evening while we eating supper, the back of his chair fell off. UH! he caught himself. He caught everything but that one little vertebrate in his back which seems to have been left behind… Continue reading Another Thing Happening At Home

There are plenty of unhappy things in the world to think about...even in our own families, I suppose, if you go looking for them. I am in the mood to concentrate on the delights of life this time. One of the first of those delights I wish to mention is that Jenny and Gabe come… Continue reading Happy Things For You

What a marvelous time we had at the DECC last night! There was a Christmas lights display that our friends invited us to come see with them. There were all the scenes of the season arranged along a rope lined path so that we could see them all on our walking through. The lights were… Continue reading Christmas Evening On The Hill

Our annual Christmas cookie baking day was this week.* Double Chocolate Cookies (white chocolate chips)* Spritz (Frances kept playing with the flavors and colors thereof, and Charlotte decorated the trees)* Cream Jelly Crescents (One of Charlotte's experiments...they look really neat.)* Gingerbread Cookies (wonderful flavor and texture)* Sour Cream Sugar Cookies (Kay's recipe...very good)* Linzer (… Continue reading Cookies

Things I am thankful for this Christmas:* A Poinsettia On My Table My aunt Eva used to bring me one every year. She has been gone for over 15 years and I still think of it and miss her. This year I bought one and I am cheered just as much as if Eva had… Continue reading Blessings