Stone House Scribblings

 Tis the Saturday morning before Christmas. The house is clean, the gifts are wrapped, and our music those same familiar carols again.Tomorrow morning we will sing Christmas songs with a full chapel of homecoming family groups. It will be lovely worship and fellowship.We have already, two days before the Day, gathered up some memorable events… Continue reading Christmas Days 2017

 The season of Christmas is here. It's the time for Christmas letters and cards coming in the mailbox every day. It's fun to get them. It's not so fun to make one for all of your mailboxes. This year we had Amy's boyfriend take a picture of us and I have only just now ordered… Continue reading Christmas Scribblings

 Last night I decided to make peanut brittle. With the right ingredients and a recipe I figured it can't be that hard. Who needs a candy thermometer anyway! The first batch burned. Too hot from following directions too precisely. My own common sense was better for once. I took the kettle off the burner and… Continue reading Peanut Brittle

 At the end of a busy week this place in our little old house is welcoming.  I have been thinking all summer about how these hickory rockers would serve our family perfectly. Now there will be plenty of seating when the house is full.Besides, they are low and wide enough for elbow room for laptop… Continue reading Saturday Evening In December

 It's a role full of interest for me. It is so very much different than being mom yet it often brings up in my heart the same delights and cares familiar to me from when our children were still children. It's different because I'm not directly responsible for their training and discipline. I'm grateful for… Continue reading What I Like About Being Marmee

    Our gathering this year was truly, nicely traditional and memorable. We had the regular fare of turkey, ham and mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, both gravies. The girls brought the stuffing, vegetables, and a salad. We had the whole day to visit, play games, be together, and eat, of course.    Then there was pie. Pie… Continue reading Thanksgiving 2017

 The list I wrote up for this week fills a whole page. I wrote what work and plans belong on each day. All organized and readable with the scheduled times and places for work three days and for helping Dru and Lisl move into their "new" home on Wednesday. Busy times. I  own the schedules… Continue reading Owning Our Daily Lives

  We have a small area at the end of the dining room, behind the bathroom that doesn't really  have an obvious use or function most of the time. To make it even more confusing there is a deep window sill that would be perfect for a window seat except that it isn't low enough… Continue reading Owning An Odd Space

Ownership is so much more than a name on a title or possession of a thing. I have been thinking about an idea and would love to get it over to you in a way that inspires you to "own" what you should and to shed the rest.    Owning something as mine to tend,  to… Continue reading Owning What We Own

 Beautiful autumn is here. There are not words for the color and perfect weather we have been having. It is almost surreal here on our patio.  Here I am today on a surprise free day on Saturday to rest and read and write. Just me and the dog and these falling leaves and awesome mums.  … Continue reading Fall Scribblings