Pardon my delay in blogging. We went away as a family to a local Christian campground last week. Upon returning, I felt (and still somewhat feel) like I was drowning in laundry, cleaning, getting things back to normal, animal chores, house chores, filling the fridge up again … and suddenly, it is August. And I’m […]
… Speaking of flower beds, all along the border of one of my gardens is a cluster of mint. It is just lovely. This weekend, the girls and I collected some as I want to dry some for tea for the winter (but sadly, just after I harvested some mint, a roaring lawn mower made […]
A friend was over, dropping her children off to play for a while and, as the girls ran off to play in the summer heat, she quickly said “Avoid the sun, girls!” She turned to me and explained how she had read how bad sunscreen is for your health and she was hesitant to put […]
One aspect of being a mother and homemaker that brings me joy is finding ways to simply help our family – whether it be preparing meals for the freezer, canning produce, making jams or homemade medicines. Plantain is a common backyard weed – or a weed that will grow most anywhere, for that matter. If […]
“There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I love roses – what female could resist the charms of such a lovely flower? Alas, I do not love them enough to ask my husband to bring them home at a very costly expense neither […]
