How to Enjoy Learning About Slimy Amphibians
I’m learning to enjoy a lot of things these days that are… well… pretty unenjoyable. Cow patties, for example. They smell awful.
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Making an Old Farmhouse Home
Would you like to increase your home’s value? In your own eyes? In the eyes of your children? Surprisingly, all that’s sometimes needed is a little distance… There’s a story I love to tell about the house with golden windows. (I’m not just a crazy chicken lady and homesteading homeschool mom; I’m also a professional storyteller, so I
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A Modern Homesteader Remembers When Homesteading Wasn’t a Choice
“Homesteading” today is almost a flashy “new” thing. Some folks who are longing to be “homesteaders” are dreaming of saving money and purchasing all the right equipment. Planning what they can do to be “prepared” and “ready” to homestead. Doing it all “the right way” so when they purchase a homestead things go smoothly. But
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Repeat as needed, paraphrase often
It’s been a tough week. One of my toughest in 46 years.
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By Faith, Till the Work is Done
Since my first child was born, I have treasured our Easter family traditions. Indeed, Easter is my favorite holiday. So it seemed odd to me that our farm’s one-year anniversary fell on Easter Sunday. Almost sacrilegious. Easter: my most treasured holiday, filled with priceless memories. A taped oven door, holding in the resurrection cookies (delicious, hollow,
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A Look at the Presidential Primaries (and the press)
When I first set up my blog, I knew there was one topic I’d never approach: politics. Or the press. But when I witnessed firsthand that the press is biased, well, I decided I have something to say. So today I’m gonna take a tiny break from writing about all that sweet stuff I love
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When I Met Marco Rubio
Back in January, when we had some snow on the ground and baby bunnies in the barn…
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Training My Dog to Like My Birds in 5 simple steps
My sweet labradoodle is the smartest, most loyal dog I’ve owned. His loyalty is deeper than deserved. But training my dog to like my birds? For that I do deserve some credit. As I type tonight, my labradoodle is a black-and-gray-streaked crescent curled at my feet. His long nose wraps across his front paw to lie down parallel with my right
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A Look at the Presidential Primaries (the venues)
The presidential primaries in NH are a snapshot into a government by the people, for the people. They, and the caucuses in Iowa, allow “we the people” to meet our future president in an intimate way not possible anywhere else–not possible in large, urban towns; not possible after the national excitement builds and crowds grow exponentially. The NH primaries are a
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Your Child’s Small Interests Can Make a Big Impact
Encouraging a child… there are no short cuts. If I had realized how true that was many years ago when I encouraged a daughter to dream big with little Artist Trading Cards, I may never have encouraged her at all. If I knew then that I would invest–and still am investing–more hours than I could have imagined
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