Family Life & Kids
Spring morning at the pond
April 19, 2010
The college Damien works at, five minutes from our house, has a small pond on its campus. The campus itself is very beautiful. Old brick building, white bell towers and green spaces. Very New England college feel. But the "natural" jewel of the college grounds is the man made pond. ...
Ode to our old car
April 17, 2010
We bought a "new" vehicle last week. We reached the point where it no longer made financial sense to own a car 17 years old with over 230,000 miles driven when we're not mechanics. So we've upgraded to 1999 Toyota RAV4, only 11 years old. Great mileage and in good ...
Spring hiking
April 14, 2010
Spring is coming to the Maine mountains, in its usual slow but steady course. The trees are still tightly budded or just starting to show pretty little leaves. This past weekend was the first I'd seen any blooming wildflowers this season, violets to be specific. This is a wonderful time ...
On rainy days we sew
April 13, 2010
We had a few rainy days last week. I'm not hard core about being outdoors in the rain (unless its been that way for weeks and then we go out regardless to save our sanity) so last Friday, while it rained, we stayed inside to sew. Can I just say ...
Taking a month off for the outdoors (& poetry)
April 10, 2010
I'm just so darn happy it's April. It's spring here in Maine and this week I planted my peas. The kids and I are taking this month off from structured school activities. Basically we're leaving the math and handwriting workbooks to sit on the shelf. And I'm giving Celine's real ...
Homemaking and Homeschooling
April 9, 2010
How I take care of our home and our childrens' education; two rather large undertakings at once.
How high's the water Mama?
April 1, 2010
.... I said it's 5 feet high and rising. A bit cheesy but I love Johnny Cash's music. Five Feet High and Rising could be the anthem for the northeastern United States this past week. Today the sun is going to peek out, the rain has stopped and I'm breathing ...
