All Things Home and Family
It was 30 below first thing this morning. It's too cold for anything but sitting by the fire, or flat out laying as close to the stove as is safe and possible if you are Ruger. It's a good time to catch up on the computer stuff. And for browsing Pinterest all curled… Continue reading What We Did Today
In the process of cleaning her room, sorting out trash from treasure...trove of childhood birthday gift, baubles and oddments kept in boxes under beds and in the back of closets (indecision of growing up), Amy came down to me holding in her open hands four or five miniature rag dolls with cute ceramic faces wearing… Continue reading At Home with Holmes
Snow everywhere! It is awe inspiring. Those who fancy they are sick of winter and dislike snow are certainly in trouble around here today.Elv invited us all to run errands with him this morning. At first I declined...choosing the warmth of my wood stove and comfortable, dry indoors rather than the pleasures of an adventure...on… Continue reading The Things You See With a Camera
Francis decided to crochet a scarf and mitten set for herself. She completed her scarf crocheting, but became bogged down with the mittens. Finally, she asked me to knit her mittens. I have been trying to knit again, just to see if I can. I can. So I knitted mittens for her. She added the… Continue reading February Pursuits, Valentine’s Day
It is 9 degrees below zero this morning again. The garden lies under a thick blanket of snow. Asleep, so say the romanticists. It is just dead, guys. Let's just be real. I went out as the sun was coming up to take pictures of it. Those warnings about frostbite on exposed flesh in x amount… Continue reading My February Garden
Come with me. Grab a cup of coffee and take a walk with me to the garden. I'm tired of the cold and wintry wilderness. Here is an offer for perfect escapism. I didn't plan ahead for this moment back last summer when I was playing with my camera. But I am grateful. These poppies are… Continue reading Let’s Walk In The Garden
Blah! said Toad. -Taken from Charlotte's chat status this week. I totally agree. The cold is getting to me, maybe. Suddenly my house feels like it is just crawling with crawlies. Maybe it's the dog or the wood stove dirt or all this being trapped indoors. Whatever it is, It Has To Go!… Continue reading Random Stuff
It is a cold day today. It is one of those days where you step out of the car at Wal-mart and hold in against it as you would against an unwelcome hug only more tightly somehow. And walk quickly, not running, because running is too much like getting the hug after-all. The fires… Continue reading Winter Candles
What do ten people do all day in a small house when it is too cold to go outside for play or even work? No problem. We can sew, craft for decor for a future wedding, build things like children's step stools (I'll show you sometime), arrange flowers, play dough, design a new pattern with… Continue reading Cold Weather Industries
I found this as a draft. It belongs back there in July somewhere last summer. I'll post it here as a back flash. We are glad that it really was not quite this bad over all to be "empty nesters" for a few weeks. Just like that, it has hit again, a… Continue reading Saturday Evening Blues
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