“Laura returned to the front room… She knew it must be the pantry door, but she stood in surprise and then in delight, looking at the pantry. All one wall was covered with shelves and drawers, and a broad shelf was under a large window at the pantry’s far end… One whole wall was […]
“It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.” ~ Louisa May Alcott It’s wonderful to be at home! Do you feel the same way? I have come to love and adore the common, ordinary ways of a simple life. Sitting in my cozy kitchen, I can […]
“Give me a match, Charles, please,” Ma said. She lighted the taper tip of the button lamp. A tiny flame flickered and grew stronger. It burned steadily, melting the axle grease and drawing it up through the cloth into itself, keeping itself alight by burning. The little flame was like the flame of a […]
To me, there’s no better smell than the aroma of fresh baked homemade bread. I love making bread. And that’s a good thing because in our family, we need at least two loaves a day! When I was a little girl, I remember my mom saying how I could live on bread alone. My mother […]
‘He who labors, prays. What worship, for example, is there not in mere washing.” — CARLYLE “It’s broken. There’s no way to use it tonight. I’ll have to order some parts.” My husband’s words were muffled, coming from the direction of the open drum of our well-worn washing machine. This announcement of […]
