Summer Car Kit
I think that by now, we have established that I am not a naturally organized person. Whenever we make a trip to town, I am sure to forget my phone, my shopping list, sunblock (if we’re planning on...
View ArticleChokecherries
I’ve been AWOL for a couple of weeks. I could claim that I’ve been busy, and that wouldn’t be a total lie. In reality though, I’ve just had a case of the Don’t-Wannas. Aside from the most basic of...
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Ginger says, “hi.” This has been a year of firsts for me. I’ve never seen a broody hen with chicks (or ducklings) before, and this summer I’ve had no less than 5 hens hatch out babies (the most...
View ArticleI Finally Tackled the Piano
A few years ago, The Husband helped a fellow Tae Kwon Do instructor in exchange for an old piano. This massive old upright spent most of its life in a Masonic lodge. It was big, dark and heavy, and it...
View ArticleFrog Counting
After our morning math session today, I decided that the Taterbug needed a change of pace with her addition and subtraction tables. So I looked around online for some fun worksheets. Didn’t find what I...
View ArticleGrandma’s Dishes
For as far back as I can remember, my grandmother had a set of ironstone dishes that she always used for family dinners. She picked the set out, and my aunt bought them for her many years ago. When it...
View ArticleSpecial Delivery
Ordinarily, you’d never see me writing two posts in two days, but Tom, our mailman came bearing gifts today. A very sweet woman whose family attends our bible study, and who we haven’t gotten to see...
View ArticleChalk-painted Side Table
I spotted this side table at the Salvation Army last summer, and my first thought was “Oh, that would make an adorable little chick brooder”. That crazy thought lasted for only a second, because on...
View ArticleMore Printables
I’m still in the middle of several unfinished projects, so today I’m sharing some printables I’ve created. There are two, with several color combinations for each one. Clicking on the picture should...
View ArticleAll the Noise, Noise, Noise!
I got a call from the post office this morning. They said they had a noisy box waiting for me, so I told the girls to get their shoes and jackets on and get in the car. Though they’ve been pestering...
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