The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder ~ Here are a few simple pleasures from my corner of the world... :: a [...]
They asked for biscuits and I said yes the flour, the butter, lots of butter, the egg, the milk, the salt, the sugar, the baking powder the mess on the counter some spilling to the floor. There’s no substitute for biscuits made by hand (which equals love) maybe not good for the body but terrifically good [...]
Dear Sunday, I like the clouds and the quiet beginning. My chai and their doughnuts, and the four of us together. The email to a friend (a conversation about life and writing, about waves of movement and shades of living and moments of joy). I like the blanket spread upon the floor, my daughter and [...]
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like morning light and reminders of the weekend.
Dusting and vacuuming and scrubbing (which I hate to do) (but love once done) is the current state of affairs. This coming weekend our home will be filled with family and I’m quite glad for that. I won’t stress about the cleaning as I know my family doesn’t expect perfect (thank goodness). Still, the dust bunnies that re-appear one hour [...]
One special week of focusing on daily gratitudes...with you. For the lessons (so many) my children teach me. For the quiet of the house, in the middle of the night, when I can’t sleep. There is something for me, in that silence. For the freshness of a just-cleaned house and the satisfaction felt afterward, even [...]
One special week of focusing on daily gratitudes...with you. For the freedom (the luxury) to be with my children each day. For the laundry, which necessitates standing in one spot and doing just one thing. For the car which takes us to appointments and classes and friends. For long, hot showers which offer me mini [...]
One special week of focusing on daily gratitudes...with you. For my husband’s job which puts food on the table and allows me to be home with our children. Every day I feel this, know this. For the farmers who grow our food. For the fields of crops and cows and horses which are so close [...]
She made homemade waffles and they jumped into their day. Dipping toes gently into a new year of homeschool studies. She was pleased. And then, the afternoon was upon them. They drove to the public high school down the street and she dropped her fourteen year old son baby off for a Physics class. She watched him walk [...]
Ten things, right now... 1. My son reading 2. My daughter working on her braid star 3. Blossoms out the side window 4. A glass of water...clean, fresh, pure 5. The pup chewing on her bone as she snuggles next to my daughter 6. Slippers on my feet 7. [...]
