Making Home
A Victorian Tea for Brienne
November 27, 2010
It started with the cake. While hiking one day last month Celine and I were having a discussion about cakes. Looking for an excuse to bake one really. Brienne's birthday was the perfect opportunity. The discussion went from there into planning her a party. And what a sweet party it ...
Home and Heart (a few links also)
November 5, 2010
My mental energies, the work of my hands, and general outlook have been focused on home and heart recently. I think it might have to do with the not-so-subtle shift of crisp fall days turning into wet, dreary and cold fall days. Or the holidays just around the bend and ...
Fall Hiking ~ A Day in the Kitchen
October 16, 2010
We experienced a nor'easter yesterday that has stripped a lot of leaves off the trees. So the foliage on tomorrow's hike might not be as spectacular as last weekend's. But that's ok. Fall hiking is simply the best. For those of us who hike all year - in the toe ...
Papa Builds a House ~ Nana Makes a Home
October 7, 2010
My dad has been a professional builder his whole adult life. He started off as a young man building houses, then for many years he owned his own company doing mostly commercial work (these were my growing up years). During that stage he was the man in the office. Bidding, ...
Wednesday's Journal ~ Day in Our Life
September 22, 2010
I want to share what a real day looks like at our house. I didn't choose this Wednesday for any particular reason. In fact if I wanted to paint a better picture I should of told the story of a day when all goes according to plan. But this is ...
Friday's Kitchen
September 18, 2010
On Wednesday this week I made pancakes for supper. Then on Thursday, after getting home from the farm, instead of cooking supper I had a hot bath with this book. We ordered pizza (and bought a frozen g-free version at the grocery store for Damien) and drank farm-fresh apple cider. ...
Reflections on August
September 1, 2010
I don't usually look back over a past month and spend much time reflecting. I'm fairly forward thinking and like to look ahead more than over my shoulder. But as we move through the days of late summer, shifting gears to prepare for fall, I feel the need to make ...
