My 11 year old was sweeping the kitchen floor after dinner one night. We had just hand washed all the dishes and were putting them away for the evening. The rest of the family was still outside, enjoying the cool but still comfortable warm, early summer night. All were excited for the promise of fire-fly […]
“It is amazing how lovely common things become, if one only know how to look at them.” -Louise May Alcott When there is a need for me to go to a store and run an errand, I am always so happy to pull back into our driveway and return to our little home and […]
“Whatever parents may do for their children, they should at least make their childhood sunny and tender. Their young lives are so delicate that harshness may mar their beauty forever, and so sensitive that every influence that falls upon them leaves a trace, which grows into the character as a grace or blemish. A […]
“Everything in life is a test of character.” John Blanchard {Our almond bush, just outside the kitchen window. The blossoms are incredible! One of my favorites in spring time!} “I suppose it will rain soon,” my eldest daughter said, pointing to the nearby hydro pole. “The birds are all sitting on a wire…” […]
There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. -Henry James Portrait of a Lady {a “new” to us teapot, my sweet husband brought home last night} Sitting together in the evening, after the busy-ness of dinner time, cleanup, bed time baths and barn chores […]
