“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ~ Henry James When the rain falls steady on a summer afternoon, the summer day is ripe are for baking yellow spice cakes … [recipe below] … which was promptly enjoyed on the […]
The sense of beauty comes from early contact with nature. -Charlotte Mason Our family went for a walk in the green, leafy woods today, visited our favorite Peaceful Spot … we spotted a beautiful young deer in the thicket, picked fresh daisies, fed the fish pieces of bread and watched them swim about […]
We’ve all been there … something happens, whether it is as small as multiple potty accidents on the floor from your toddler or as mundane as the washing machine breaking right when it seems your laundry pile is the biggest it has ever been … to something more incredibly turbulent such as an ill child […]
“The clothesline was the original newspaper of the community.” ~ Erma Bombeck {Isn’t that the truth?!} If there’s one daily task that I absolutely love doing … it’s hanging the laundry on the clothesline. Truly! And I love using my laundry line … in fact, I haven’t used the dryer since last […]
How do parents manage to have one on one time with their children in a (sort of) large family? Have you ever wondered that question? I have – and I have one of those rather large (larger than average?) family … so how do I spend individual, concentrated time with each of the […]
