I’m quite certain that Spring is holding out to the very last second to make its appearance. Here we are, March 16th, just 4 days away from the official first day of Spring, and it’s about 23 degrees outside. We have been teased a few times last week…
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In a rush of energy yesterday, I decided I’d start working on cleaning up my home office/craft room. It’s been quite a disaster these last few months, and I’ve barely been able to do much anyway with the whole first trimester exhaustion thing, and it seemed like a good idea…
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December photo project day 4 – on the way home from work today I picked up a bit of fresh greenery. I’ve never had a real tree before, though I’d love to get one some year, but I thought this year maybe a bit of greenery would do. I now…
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Things are looking merry and bright around our house now that Thanksgiving has come and gone. Thanksgiving itself was a stressful ordeal, as it always is when I host, so I’m thankful to have a whole long weekend to recuperate and settle in for the next holiday. For the…
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Fall is far too quickly disappearing, and the dark of winter looms behind. My beautiful sunlight is going away, there is nothing left to tend in the garden, and the holidays are fast approaching. I leave for the workday in a bit of morning light, and I drive home in…
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A good homesteader I am not. I like to say that every year we get a little bit better at this, but truth be told I’m not sure we’re getting better so much as we improve one thing and neglect another. I canned blueberry jam this year, and a single…