Happy Birthday to Claire!

Happy 9th Birthday to our Claire! Where did the years go?! It seems just yesterday she was a little thing, round faced and… Read More

Paper Crafts

Our school year is winding down: classes are ending, the kids are finishing their math and English books, and now my… Read More

We enjoyed gorgeous weather here in Northern California over the weekend. My roses and Japanese maple are waking up and… Read More

The kids all came down with nasty coughs this week, so it’s been a group recovery effort. Not much got… Read More

I awoke today at 7 a.m. and it was barely light outside. If I want to take a walk before… Read More

My calendar is filling up with holiday plans. Such was not always the case. Before I was married and had… Read More

A few ideas for making your Christmas tree very personal, taken from Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Mrs. Sharp’s Traditions: 1) Gift… Read More

About 5 years ago I read the book Unplug the Christmas Machine (Robinson & Staeheli) which lays out the way in which… Read More

A few hours after I wrote my last post about my lengthy to-do list, and how I’m trying to keep… Read More

irst Heralds is 3-months old today! Has it only been 3 months? A few random thoughts on this day: What… Read More

Sometimes you just know it’s time for a change of scenery. The kids have been sick, so we’ve been recuperating… Read More