Maine Maple Sunday
March 23, 2009
March just isn't March without mud, sunshine, snow, ice and maple syrup.
Short on words
March 18, 2009
Dawn from my daughters' bedroom window I've worked these words over and over in my head and there is no poetic, witty or encouraging way to write about this. Sometimes life is painful and heartbreaking. We got a call yesterday that I knew would come someday, but the reality is ...
Last week of winter FIMBY Finds
March 17, 2009
Here in Maine we will have winter-like days till mid April but Spring officially arrives this Friday and we like to celebrate the seasons around here so I'm saying goodbye to winter this week. Farewell. So long. See you next year. I'm very uninspired today to write much so it ...
The farm in March
March 13, 2009
Yesterday was the last winter farm share pick up. A day both sad and sweet. Sad because the next pick up, the first of the regular summer share, is 2 months away. Sweet because the end of the winter season means only one thing... spring is on it's way. In ...
Our very own double ugly
March 13, 2009
Our library is having a fundraiser right now. During last week's visit we noticed various gifts, trinkets, crocheted do-dads and gift certificates displayed in the silent auction. The children's room had their own fundraising table set up. I was stopped in my tracks, quite literally as I made my way ...
Culture in your neighborhood
March 10, 2009
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning introduced me to the idea of classical music and art appreciation. I was intrigued and we tried a somewhat modified approach that first fall after I read the book. It hasn't seemed to stick. Maybe you remember this ...
