“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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Latest Posts

  • Tuesday Through My Window: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Tuesday through my window I am watching Aunt Ruth working with "O" on their ever enduring project,"The Buffy Porsen."   One year ago I found this book on how to build a Buffy Porsen, for the last year these two… Continue reading

  • Handmade Holiday: Heritage Cards

    There is something about Fall which gets the home fires burning and the crafting started. Tonya from Plain and Joyful Living asked that we share our ideas for holiday cards. For us this year, not only are we making or… Continue reading

  • {This Moment} Barely Being Civil

    {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  photo by Zaina Budayr Continue reading

  • How Far Can One See?

    Built in 1807 with graffiti to match,     Mr. Moody created an observatory to watch for ships coming into the harbor and to communicate with the dock and city below, that there ship has come in.  Counting 180 steps… Continue reading

  • The Fairy Forest

    Where the forest meets the sea,   there is a pilgrimage of sorts. Mothers, fathers, grandparents,aunts,uncles, and all the children who love them, all become gatherers of sticks, bark, stones,sea shells, and moss.      All walking down the forest path… Continue reading

  • Tuesday Through the Window

    Joining in the Tuesday tradition of Swedish House, in the words of Julie "TUESDAY THROUGH…THE WINDOW ANY WINDOW In your home, your shed, your school, your place of work, your favourite shop, your journey… Wherever you are…Inside or Outside… Share… Continue reading

  • Discovering Gifts From the Sea

    Sometimes the greatest discoveries come from walking a simple path.     "Wow, Mom…..Baba……Look…..I found the Sea." said our cinnamon haired Tennessee boy. "How can a forest path lead to the ocean?" he wondered. "I didn't even see the sand… Continue reading

  • {This Moment} A Great Catch on the Wharf

    {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.   Continue reading

  • The Other Portland

    So here I am a day late and a dollar short. We ended up spending and extra day in Portland Maine because our flight got cancelled. You will hear zero complaining from this crew. We absolutely loved being in Maine… Continue reading

  • Lovely Places to Visit

    Earthy Crunchy http://earthycrunchy.typepad.com/my_weblog/ troubling stars http://www.sunrisevisits.blogspot.com/ Free Spirit Knits http://freespiritknits.blogspot.com/ Lady of ‘The Arts’ http://www.ladyofthearts.blogspot.com/ morning sun rae http://morningsunrae.blogspot.com/ Farmama http://farmama.typepad.com Arctic Mum Blog http://arcticmum.blogspot.com/ The Yellow Door Paperie http://theyellowdoorpaperie.blogspot.com/ Progressive Pioneer http://www.progressivepioneer.com/progressive-pioneer/ The Vintage Magpie http://thevintagemagpie.typepad.com Through the Eyes… Continue reading

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