First Snow Fall 2017
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? J. B. Priestley
The Smell of Marigolds In the Fall
I don’t particularly like the smell of marigolds when we initially plant them in the late spring. They are so distinctly pungent. We plant them as a bug deterrent, and so they smell functional if that word can be used as a sensual description. They’re also competing with the syrupy …
How To Make Violet Jelly From Wild Violets
About a week ago, I looked out onto our front lawn and saw some wild violets beginning to grow there. Because we’re a little…passionate, shall we say, about using what we’ve been given, I quickly googled to see if we could use wild violets in any culinary attempts. Enter violet …
Out of Doors, A Moment In Time
“Never be within doors when you can rightly be out. ” Charlotte Mason, Home Education, page 42 The littlest is sucking on a stick, posing ponderously, like Gandalf with his pipe. She looks far into the distance, perhaps thinking of the beauties of the Shire. The two oldest volley back …
A Nature Walk, A Book Recommendation, and A Playlist
The past few weeks have been a blur of home improvement, homeschool planning for the next year, and health concerns with a few of our kids. There have also been more work-related needs for both Michael and I, so it’s been difficult to carve out the time to write. As …