Spring time birds were singing and the sun was beginning to shine. School was finished for the day and I was outside, raking up the front yard, welcoming the sunshine on my skin after a long (but lovely) winter. All of the younger children were playing around the yard or helping their father with our current outdoor household project. […]
“In March, it is wise to clean cupboards, and cabinets. The closets need a good airing and all the clothes need to be hung on the line in the backyard. I like to do all the ceilings with a vacuum cleaner one week in March and strike that from my list of undone things. If there are lights in the ceiling, they need special attention. It is […]
“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 […]
“We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder In a previous blog post, I had mentioned a portrait of our […]
