“It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.” ~ Louisa May Alcott “Looks like we’ll be without a truck for a while,” my husband said, as he hung the phone after a long and frustrating conversation with several vehicle parts supplier. Earlier this week, our […]
The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies. Laura Ingalls Wilder “They’re back …. the frogs are back!” I heard the children call through the kitchen window. With the dishes finally finished and the […]
“The first supermarket supposedly appeared on the American landscape in 1946. That is not very long ago. Until then, where was all the food? Dear folks, the food was in homes, gardens, local fields, and forests. It was near kitchens, near tables, near bedsides. It was in the pantry, the cellar, the backyard.” -Joel Salatin […]
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” 1 Corinthians 14:40 I have been asked to share my daily schedule – writing out what I do in a day was rather challenging, in a tiny way, because every day is different around here. As most mothers know, your day can quickly tailspin or […]
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” Laura Ingalls Wilder “Be quiet, now, children, and don’t touch anything on the shelves,” I warned, as we entered the store — a store I had wanted to visit since moving to our newest location. This particular local tourist […]
