“It is not hard to enhance the mundane so that the ordinary becomes extraordinary and creativity pays dividends. Home should be the happiest place on earth.” ~Dorothy Kelley Patterson, The Christian Homemaker’s Handbook Hello, dear friends and readers. It has been a long summer of not being able to access photos from my […]
The Rough Little Rascal A smudge on his nose and a smear on his cheek And knees that might not have been washed in a week; A bump on his forehead, a scar on his lip, A relic of many a tumble and trip: A rough little, tough little rascal, but sweet, Is he that […]
“Animal crackers and cocoa to drink, That is the finest of suppers I think; When I’m grown up and can have what I please I think I shall always insist upon these. What do YOU choose when you’re offered a treat? When Mother says, ‘What would you like best to eat?’ Is it waffles and […]
“Useful and ornamental needlework, knitting, and netting are capable of being made, not only sources of personal gratification, but of high moral benefit, and the means of developing in surpassing loveliness and grace, some of the highest and noblest feelings of the soul.” ~ The Ladies’ Work Table Book, 1845 The snow is gently […]
“Faint music rings in world and dell, The tinkling of a distant bell, Where homestead lights with friendly glow, Glimmer across the drifted snow.” -L.M. Montgomery The first (and second and third!) snow has fallen on Prince Edward Island. It, as always, is absolutely magical and completely welcomed by our family, especially the […]
