Ahhh yes, we are celebrating Pi Day today...who doesn't love a reason to eat pie? Yesterday we toted pies to school for the kids to en...

Oh joy...rapture! if there is anything that goes with ~ beehives surrounded by drifts of snow... hidden clotheslines dreaming of...

The ancient pines creak in the cold, howling winds our friends from the north have sent to the Midwest. Looking out the beautifully frosted...

The kids had a 5 day weekend recently...5 days! The brilliant blue skies from earlier in the week gave way to sharp winds...soon temperatur...

Time flies...I can't believe it's the end of another year!  And being the obsessed list-maker that I am, yep...there are resoluti...

Merry Christmas! Let us share the warmth and love in our hearts during this special time, and remember that the finest gifts and greatest...

Yep, that's actually what I heard a week ago when we woke up to this... a snowstorm that brought the first day off from school! ...

I love homemade bread...I could make a meal of it (come to think of it, I probably have!) the heavenly aroma while it's baking... ...

Now, I'm an old-fashioned gal when it comes to Christmas decorating.  I love the fragrance of a real fir tree, the sentimental way han...

I was lucky enough to visit a terrific barn sale a few weeks ago - it was overflowing with the most clever, creative, amazing things! From ...

We saw flakes of snow today....better enjoy those summertime tomatoes!

Yep...that's what the old-timers are saying...the worst winter ever is coming. Last winter, we saw the temperature plummet to -29.  ...

When we arrived at our first home, as young twenty-somethings, we found our church's Boy Scout Troop ready to help us unload the...

Time flies, as they say... whether you're having fun, or not. So we've made it our mission to have as much fun as possible this ...

My Country 'tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty...

A heart-felt "thank you!" to the staff at Capper's Farmer magazine... for printing my article in their Summer issue......

Cast-iron cookware ... even cooking, hard-working, and when properly taken care of, it will last a lifetime. What more can we ask? In ou...

"The merriest month of the year arrives bringing with it sunshine, birds singing, apple blossoms, budding lilacs, and lon...

    April in the country...the old lilac bush at the edge of the yard is beginning to bud, the grass is greening, the bees can be hear...

At last... the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the bees are buzzing!  Even though there's still a strong breeze ...

Mother Nature is at it again... she insists on playing tricks, as if she has no idea it's officially spring.  And while this was the...