“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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  • One Small Change: One Seed at a Time

    Announcements: Gardenmama is  hosting an incredible giveaway from Natural Suburbia. It ends today so head on over. Yesterday the new edition of The Rhythm of the Home came out. I'm very happy to say that I contributed an article in… Continue reading

  • A Circle is Round

    We join spokes together in a wheel, But it is the center hole That makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, But it is the emptiness inside That holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a… Continue reading

  • Happy Friday: I’ve got mail

    Today is another Happy Friday. This week I've received so much mail. Here is a special look at a couple of things the post-man brought for me. First, some of my valentines cards from the Valentine Swap have started to… Continue reading

  • Com’in Along

    One child is better and one is sick. This ugly flu seems to be moving through us very slowly. Thank you for your warm wishes. We hope to be back to normal soon. Until then let me show you how… Continue reading

  • The Hums have gotten us!

    An aggressive virus is working it's way through this little family. We'll be back soon but until then we are taking the great advice of an old friend "Winnie the Pooh": "A bad day can Always improve." Cheers everyone. Be… Continue reading

  • Observed and a giveaway

    Maybe you remember our vixen and kits from last spring? After that sighting I never saw the kits again but through out the rest of this year, almost daily I am greeted by my friend the fox. She always seems… Continue reading

  • Meet What You Eat: The Old Mill

    Our one small change this month is to meet our food sources. It can be really vexing to know where to start but it seems that the easiest place is by reading the food labels of the things we eat. A… Continue reading

  • Clip,Snip, and a surprise

    It has been a long time, like since I was a child, that I had a Valentine's Day this special. My mom use to give each one of us a little heart shaped box of chocolates and a handmade card with… Continue reading

  • They’re Here: Semlor

    I can't imagine having a happier weekend. Thank you for all of the wonderful birthday wishes for little O. We had such a fun gathering of family and friends. The fun continued with the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. The… Continue reading

  • All Hearts Day

    ~ Wishing all of you the very best on Valentine's Day! Continue reading