We Have a Queen!
Not all my summer projects have worked out like I’d hoped. We expected to have enough honey for the family this season, but the mosquito plane that circled our neighborhood…
Who Knew?
Who knew a mother-in-law’s tongue could bloom? I’ve had these forever- as long as my youngest child. They were inherited from a lovely friend who passed away and have unobtrusively…
Woman At Home
I read another blog about homemaking today with the best vintage illustrations and was reminded about one of my favorite books, Woman at Home and how it gave me just…
Summer Games
Seems like we don’t play as much during the school year. A few of our favorites: Rummikub Uno Blind man’s bluff with all the lights out Bottom Wars on the…
Do I Really Want to Yoke Myself to … Myself?
Comparing Ancient Yoga Text to The Bible: The Bhagavad Gita (so far in my reading): Detachment leads to freedom/Nirvana: “Having made yourself alike in pain and pleasure, profit and loss,…
cheap stuff | garden | my home
Another Happy Ending
Finished our small budget recycled patio in time for the fourth. We used broken chunks of concrete from old foundations that we picked up on the side of the road…
Mindful Living
The last month I have slowed down on projects. Instead I have made time to just be and consider how I’m living: I see a need to rest more….
The Living is Easy
Not really with a diving economy, sobering thoughts of working outside the home, tightening the belt, giving up (gasp!) cable, etc. Just reminding myself to keep a summer frame…
camping | cheap stuff | homemaking | places | thinking out loud | travel
Father’s Day Camp-out
I love Dis’ Fam. It was a last minute trip so we took the only campground that offered tube rides and seemed fairly family friendly that we could get. It’s…