“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

  • Let Us Eat…….

    Cake ? No not cake but bread pizza. One of the items on the summer list is cooking. Mimi is an able bodied chef but young brother "O" is wanting to learn to cook "family favorites." How thrilled was I… Continue reading

  • Wreck this Journal Friday

    So here we are…..Friday…..that means it's time for Wreck this Journal. It was a very surprising journey this week. Some pages just terrified me. Like "Place Sticky Things Here," and "Do a really ugly drawing using ugly drawing material such… Continue reading

  • The Summer List

    Pancakes are made. Three children sitting around the table, and I with my pen and paper to write it all down.          It is a long standing tradition of making a list of what we want to do during the… Continue reading

  • Summer Kick-Off

    Ah Yea…….summer is here. All of the kids are out of school and yesterday was the first day of summer vacation. Little boy "O" and many of his friends were invited to a swimming party to kick summer off properly. I've… Continue reading

  • At the Stuga

    After a very difficult week, the kids and I found our way to our little red cabin better known as "The Stuga". The weather was beautiful. Blue skies, light breeze…..Glorious. The day held fishing, kayaking, swimming,fire tending and s'more making.… Continue reading

  • Wreck This Journal

             For the next few weeks I will be wrecking a journal. This is the third round of Jamie Ridler's famous book club,"Wreck this Journal". I discovered this artistic book club via The Metaphorical Magpie and immediately became smitten with… Continue reading

  • It’s Opie Season!!!!

                     I've been a little hit and miss on the blog the last couple of weeks. Though there are many contributing factors one of the larger ones is that I got stuck watching a T.V. show marathon called the Deadliest… Continue reading

  • How to measure a tree.

    We've been spending a lot of time in the forest and walking the greenbelt looking for trees on our scavenger hunt list. As we discover trees and all they hold for us, one of the questions that came up was,… Continue reading

  • Sailing Away………..

                              It all started over a love of Toast. Before I knew it, I was discovering new friends in far off places. It was an immediate response to a heartfelt invitation. No not an invitation of words but the pulling… Continue reading

  • My Morning Stroll

            Everyday before my little household wakes up I find myself alone in one of two places. In winter I am wrapped up in a blanket sitting on my screen porch, viewing the mountains as the sun comes up. In… Continue reading

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