Fall ushers in deliciousness. And fall always reminds me of a classic children’s book every homesteader needs to read to every child in their life. Heirloom pumpkin treasures draped over our garden fence mean homemade pumpkin bread in a few weeks. (See this post for my family’s favorite pumpkin bread recipe.) Just-picked apples are […]
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It’s definitely time. I need to venture into the barn attic and bring down the makings for our family thankful tree. I know it’s time for our thankful tree to grace our carriage house walls again.
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Nature study in our homeschool turned a little loony this week. And it was spotty. And uncolorful… The lake who stretches her clear waters out northward from the base of our slopping property supports an array of wildlife and picture-perfect sunsets…
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It had been a tough week. I needed simple ways to relax. As pathetic as it is, I will admit it: We were only 3 weeks into a new school year, and my daughters and I needed another summer vacation. So last weekend we did the next best thing and made HOME feel like a vacation…
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I’m always somber this time of year; sad to see summer fading. To get out of my funk, I focus on the vibrant beauty that next month will bring and think of things to do with autumn leaves. DISCLOSURE: This post contains affiliate links. ♥ While I realize that Sweet Summer can only offer a few more stray weekends
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I became the new owner of the most amazing old treasure at our library book sale. It’s dusty. It’s huge. It’s a tome of words… a dictionary printed in 1920. A daughter sauntered over to me as I perused the historical fiction table and announced I had to see THIS. She knew I’d love
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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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Every December we drag out a large box of unique book reports that my daughters began compiling many moons ago. Why would we revisit a crate full of elementary- and middle-school book reports every yuletide season? Because they aren’t chicken-scratch-filled, wide-ruled papers exuding uninteresting details of easy-reader books that no one will ever read again. They’re origami ocean creatures, Shrinky Dink Anne Shirleys, mini Sculpey clay cakes that
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Most of the leaves had given in to the pull of last week’s showers to abandon their perches. Some were happy to ride along with gentle fall breezes this weekend to become crisp carpet under our Bean boots and the ducks’ webbed swaying. The ones that remain have all chosen to agree in beautiful auburn
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There are so many days, in so many ways, when I feel inadequate. Days that assure me I can stretch out in the cool, dew-covered morning grass? I need them. Days that promise me I can watch the clouds conga across the bright azul field of sky for as long as I choose to? I need them. Days
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