I’ve just a few moments to write this evening. It has been such a busy day and it has gone by so quickly!
Little Miss Matilda Bear and I were up very early this morning. I wanted to get most of my chores done before 8 am. It has been so terribly hot here that it [...]
The coach is at the door at last;
The eager children, mounting fast
And kissing hands, in chorus sing:
Good-bye, good-bye, to everything!
To house and garden, field and lawn,
The meadow-gates we swang upon,
To pump and stable, tree and swing,
Good-bye, good-bye, to everything!
And fare you well for evermore,
O ladder at the hayloft door,
O hayloft where the cobwebs cling,
Good-bye, good-bye, [...]
Where does the time go? I have not written since Saturday. So much has happened since then and I’ve barely had time to gather my thoughts.
I had a wonderful time on Saturday seeing all my children at my daughter’s home. She and her husband hosted a perfect barbecue. The food was [...]
Happy Saturday morning!
We are on an adventure today. We are driving down to visit my second daughter’s new home. It is a 2 hour drive each way but the time will fly. And I will be with all my children too! Happy day!
I’d best be getting ready. I hope everyone [...]
Monday morning and my heart is singing. Some days have that extra touch of beauty. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is about them. The weather is cooler. It is raining. The house is quiet and still. Little Miss Matilda Bear is sleeping on her quilt on the sofa.
It is a lovely [...]
The weather has been beautiful the last few days. I am thankful that it is much cooler than before.
I am enjoying every moment with my eldest daughter. Yesterday we enjoyed a visit to Barnes and Noble, Starbucks in hand, browsing the aisles of books. We didn’t buy anything but I made a mental list of [...]
I am trying a new recipe, Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna. My second daughter told me that she and her husband loved it. I am substituting gluten-free lasagna noodles (rice) for the regular noodles. I am a little apprehensive about the rice noodles. I hope everyone will like the lasagna. I’ll make a big salad to [...]
I have been under the weather the last few days. I hope after a weekend of rest, I will be back to myself.
Have a lovely weekend, everyone.
A hot summer afternoon makes one want to sit still and not attend to chores. I was able to get most of what needed to be done early this morning. I ventured out to the market before the day was too warm. If I had gone any later, I would have wilted along [...]
I am reading the book, The Lessons Of St. Francis ~ How to Bring Simplicity and Spirituality Into Your Daily Life by John Michael Talbot with Steve Rabey. What a blessing it has been.
These last few months, I have been so distracted. My heart’s desire is to simplify my life and follow the [...]
I can imagine gracefully walking down this beautiful garden staircase. I can only imagine it. Because, as I was reminded again today, I am not very graceful. In fact, I tend to fall especially down a flight of stairs.
I spent a good part of the day at the orthopedist’s office because I fell down the [...]
One of the good things that come of a true marriage is, that there is one face on which changes come without your seeing them; or rather there is one face which you can still see the same, through all the shadows which years have gathered upon it. ~ George MacDonald
Monday has completely passed me [...]
The weekend has come and gone and it is surprisingly midweek already. We had a wonderfully busy weekend with everyone home. It did not take long to move my son’s possessions to his new apartment with seven people helping. Thankfully, the weather was mild.
The remainder of the holiday weekend was filled with [...]
However many years she lived, Mary always felt that ’she should never forget that first morning when her garden began to grow‘. ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
My mother’s favorite books was The Secret Garden. When I was a young girl, she asked me to read it. I fell in love with [...]