“It was so wonderful to be there, safe at home, sheltered from the winds and the cold. Laura thought that this must be a little like heaven, where the weary are at rest.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter Freshly fallen snow has finally arrived {yet again} and our little world is pretty and bright, […]
“Ma hurriedly floured the breadboard, and kneaded the dough. Then she got dinner. She was putting the pan of light biscuits in the oven when Pa came driving the wagon up the hill.” -By the Shores of the Silver Lake, Laura Ingalls Wilder Now that the November days have turned much colder and a […]
Nothing says fall more than the smell of warm apple pies & toasty cinnamon rolls, fresh from the oven. Last week, we worked on the apple pies (which I meant to write about but wow, does time fly right now!) and this weekend, I think we all felt the craving for cinnamon buns. They are […]
I’m not sure how it happened 🙂 … but somewhere along the way … we became … a large family … Shockingly, it still surprises me when we count heads around the table. We didn’t really plan on having a large family but we did have a change of heart around baby #4, where […]
 “Cast your bread upon the waters, and after many days it will come back buttered.” -Louise May Alcott I recently found a *fabulous* bread recipe that is basically a no-fail recipe. I was so impressed with this recipe and the results. Recently, the girls & I read a book where a young girl […]
