Stone House Scribblings

It's high time for this. For me, anyhow. So I am thankful for the following... Summer. The season of flowers and outdoor living spaces Smoothies, made of Greek and fresh frozen blueberries using an immersion blender. Made thick and creamy. Eaten with a spoon from my pretty coffee mug. Soap, hot water, and a good,… Continue reading A Thankful List

It happens every summer. And every summer it's hard to figure out. Which reunion, camping, wedding, or social event shall we plan to not miss? Each summer it feels like a fresh and painful problem, an important problem, to me. It's easy for Elv. He is not walking down his hall of life with all… Continue reading Summer Choices

It's a home day. A day to home "keep" and "make". Without going into embarrassing details, let me just say that when I went out to mow the funny-looking, dry, straggly lawn, I ran into difficulty. The kind of frustrating glitches for which my husband got down off his machine in the woods and drove… Continue reading Wednesday

Elv and I each spent the weekend to our individual liking. I went to a family gathering with cousins and aunts and uncles while he went to the cabin to begin opening it for summer visits. This method of being at two places at once was mutually satisfying. I love reconnecting with my people. Age… Continue reading A Perfect Day

These early summer days back at the Stone House have been nostalgic for me. I'd forgotten the sounds and sights, the feel, if you will, of the mature deciduous forest here. The trees are tall and massive with spacious understory. Here there has been some better forest management... So much better than massive poplar trees… Continue reading May Sunday

I led the Sunday School discussion this morning and I trust that what was said by us all was food for goodness in our souls. But, again I became quite addled, forgetting to stick to my notes and hurrying along. I have to learn to slow down and simply follow the process of discussion and… Continue reading What I Meant To Say

Somehow May has plunged us into summer. All the things can happen now: garden planting, lawn mowing, tree planting, unpacking new inventory at work, and window washing. And I'm not getting to any of it. We're busy otherwise with more important events. We're headed off to Nebraska to the oldest granddaughters baptism this weekend. Today… Continue reading May Serendipity

I was planning to stay at home all day today. Instead, Elv wanted his new glasses and contacts to be picked up from the eye clinic. Rebellion subsided when the idea to look for the granddaughter's gift at the local used shops came to mind. Why not go alone, leisurely-like, to see what there is?… Continue reading Thrifting in May

When the snow melted this week, something inside me relaxed and breathed again. I was unaware of the clenched and gritted until the warm sunshine began to loosen winter's grimy grip. Suddenly there were pools of water and rippling sparkles of little rivulets instead of banks of old plowed piles. The detritus of forgotten tools… Continue reading Grace Notes

General Consensus is that normal life has been brought back with our moving into the Stone House. "Does it feel like coming home?" or "We are so happy for you to be moved back into the Stone House." Someone went so far as to say that "it seems so right." Thanks everyone, for caring about… Continue reading Monday