Read on for my list of romantic movie recommendations for the whole family this Valentine’s Day.
Love the home you have / Barn Edition
Rather than try to impose my will, my daydreams or my Instagram feed, I’ll pause, do the best I can to care for the exterior of the place, and see what it has in store, what its blueprint indicates, like we try to do for those who live within its walls.
Finding the Arts in a Rural Community
I‘m always looking for more opportunities and experiences for the arts, whether for myself or my children. And after so many years of searching, it surprising to sit back and look at just how much there is going on where we live.
Winter Books When Winter Feels Long
It’s time to get even cozier as we wait and wonder how much longer this lack of sunshine will go on. Here is a list of book recommendations for all ages to help fight the winter ennui.
New Year, New You?
Look within you to listen to your desire for what is missing. The longing is in us because there are things we are meant for.
In Person Communication
We’ve sunk into the beauty of Christmas Vacation.
The bar is stocked, Christmas lights are hung, the living room is regularly vacuumed and our fridge and pantry are bursting with party treats. First, we began with cocktails with a friend from high school.
What is Auld Lang Syne all about?
Happy New Year! I am, not surprisingly, sentimental about the old traditional song, “Auld Lang Syne” that we bring out and dust off this time of year. For decades it was sung to bid farewell to the old year or at farewells and endings of other occasions. The chorus says “For auld lang syne, myContinue reading “What is Auld Lang Syne all about?”
Kings, Cakes and Traditions for Epiphany
We’ll discuss the historic nature of the wise men of the east and enjoy the song “We Three Kings.” We’ll make a King Cake for Epiphany. We take the legend with the history, the American traditions, the Catholic traditions, the English and German traditions. And over time, our family’s traditions take shape.
Preparing for Christmas
The south end of our living room is a bump out with four windows, a narrow sunbathed section we use for homeschooling, lining 100-year-old desks in a row. To the right of this section is the front door and porch, on which one of the windows overlooks. Yesterday, on that porch, with a rusty, undersizedContinue reading “Preparing for Christmas”
No Holiday without Ghosts
Each time this year, vivid memories return of the days of December passing, counting down, wondering how long we would stay, seeing the floors empty out as staff began their holiday vacations.