I must say, it has been delightful to have a wee little boy in our home. At first, when he entered our lives after six daughters in a row, I was a bit nervous. “I don’t know what to do with a boy! How will we adjust?” It seemed strange to me to be holding […]
It’s the first of December. There is no snow falling now. The ground is bare and muddy. Children linger by windows waiting in hopes of seeing the faint sparkle of white falling from the heaves, while they still find their hearts filled with joy at the thought of going outdoors to play for long hours […]
The humble beet has made its way onto our dinner table so much more frequently since growing our own vegetables. Root vegetables are typically simple to grow and I am happy about that. In previous years, beets just brought to mind pickled beets, something I am not too fond of. However, a simple dish of […]
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers…” -Anne Shirley October is one of my favorite months for so many reasons … and it is also Lovelyn Angelica Joy’s birthday month! This year, we celebrated her sixth birthday. How she became a little six year old is beyond me […]
Almanzo ate four large helpings of apples ’n’ onions fried together. He ate roast beef and brown gravy, and mashed potatoes and creamed carrots and boiled turnips, and countless slices of buttered bread with crab-apple jelly. ‘It takes a great deal to feed a growing boy,’ Mother said. -Farmer Boy What’s […]
