“Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.” ~ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl It’s early summer morning at our little homestead on Prince Edward Island … where will you find us? While many […]
The Old-Time Family It makes me smile to hear ’em tell each other nowadays The burdens they are bearing, with a child or two to raise. Of course the cost of living has gone soaring to the sky And our kids are wearing garments that my parents couldn’t buy. Now my father wasn’t wealthy, but […]
“It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.” ~ Louisa May Alcott It’s wonderful to be at home! Do you feel the same way? I have come to love and adore the common, ordinary ways of a simple life. Sitting in my cozy kitchen, I can […]
To me, there’s no better smell than the aroma of fresh baked homemade bread. I love making bread. And that’s a good thing because in our family, we need at least two loaves a day! When I was a little girl, I remember my mom saying how I could live on bread alone. My mother […]
‘He who labors, prays. What worship, for example, is there not in mere washing.” — CARLYLE “It’s broken. There’s no way to use it tonight. I’ll have to order some parts.” My husband’s words were muffled, coming from the direction of the open drum of our well-worn washing machine. This announcement of […]
