All Things Home and Family
Bartholomew Cubbins, because of his sticking out feather that looks just like Bartholomew's hat feather. It snows a lot. Even I am satisfied with our snow amounts this winter. How deep it must be by now! Measured in feet, not just inches. The paths to the mailbox and dumpster that Elv keeps open with the… Continue reading More Winter
Piles of snow everywhere make us a wonder-world. The sparkly mounds on the buildings, tipped canoes, and garden trellis create a strange reality. Bits of color peak out here and there. Before the fog cleared away this morning there was snow drifting in the air all around and when the sun finally broke through every… Continue reading Grateful
Magnolia Journal came out last week. So I indulged and bought. Authenticity the theme. Well, that's a fine one for me. I need this. Realness with grace, shared with our family, friends, and the rest of the world. Monday morning. My phone gives me this line every morning. It's there right away when I check… Continue reading Top Stories for Your Morning
Write Your Story. That's the marvelous expectation of Word Press each time I open it up to blog. So here we are post polar vortex, nestled under a foot of snug snow with more cold to keep us tucked in. This week has been a perfect collection of winter pursuits: store re-set, home comforts, and… Continue reading Winter Week Wrap-up
It was already getting colder on Monday, with a polar vortex headed our way and by Tuesday night deeply sub-zero degrees were predicted. The wind chills were going to make it memorable, I mean, record breaking in terms of winter coldness. I enjoy dramatic winter weather from inside our fine old house with a wood… Continue reading The Last of January
Tell your stories to your children. Write your childhood memories. These two instructions have hit home for me the last few days. I think I have not done either one as well as I should have. I did not mean to not tell my stories. Honestly, I feel a little silly about it. And concerned.… Continue reading Story, Worth Telling
I love hosting little coffee times with my people. It is fun to mop and wax the entry floor to a beautiful sheen after all that sand and salt. And to light candles and set the coffee table up in pretty dishes and silverware in anticipation. Lisl and Kristine each made a cheese cake. Amy… Continue reading January Inspiration
Winter days at home. Doesn't that sound lovely? Just say yes and listen to my latest discoveries about joy versus angst and complaining. It is the easiest thing during January to complain. The weather will offer reason to complain any way it comes. This year we don't have enough snow. And it has been… Continue reading Winter Home Stuff
This is a popular story line in blog land these days. Sounds comfy and nice. We haven't really had much truly cold, January-in-Wisconsin weather to date. Anyway, I have joys to share today despite the ho-hum winter we are having. Firstly, my phone has been updated. Thanks to a refurbished Pixel 2 I can now… Continue reading Cozy Winter
January. The time of the year that begs cleaning and clearing of the Christmas decor. This year some of it is not going back into a bin, but off to the used shop or to the girls if they want to rescue some piece of traditional memory of it. Minimizing has always been, at this… Continue reading Home Keeping in Winter
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