This Weekend We . . .

It’s rare to hear someone say, “Boy, that weekend went by too slowly!” So, occasionally, it helps me to look back at my family did together, to remind me how much we crammed into our 2-day Sabbath. 1. We celebrated our oldest son’s 12th birthday. For all the potentially high[Read more]

50 Ways to Upcycle

According to Paul Simon, there must be 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (although I’ve only ever been able to find four in the lyrics of his song, how about you?) It wasn’t that long ago that  an idea for upcycling a common household item was revolutionary! (or at least Facebook-worthy) Now,[Read more]

Seed Library

I have prattled on in other posts about the many wonderful things we’ve enjoyed thanks to our county’s library. Without exaggerating, I declare their newest program is, to me, better than all of their other programs combined. They now have a Seed Library! At a time when the cost of[Read more]

Keeping Things Together

In a perfect world, everything would hold its shape – stacks of things would remain stacked, cords and cables would remain wound, bedding would remain folded. Alas, the simple act of living undoes these shapes, which, in turn, often leaves me undone. So, I make order where I can and[Read more]