Blackbird Sycamore

I’ve spent most of the week on the landscaping.  It’s coming along pretty well I think.  I hope some of the plants actually live.  Sam asked why I keep taking pictures of all the plants.  I told him because it may be the last time we see these plants alive.  Some people have a green [...]

Halle says: “This is Phillie.  He’s a girl.  When he turns into a moth his name is still Phillie.”
Halle was so excited to find this little fuzzy caterpillar in the backyard.  She was so gentle with it.  She makes friends everywhere she goes!
And here’s another thing that made me happy today…

This is some Fishermen’s [...]

No matter where, no matter when, anytime you get a group of women and their children together, you start to overhear criticisms of those mothers and their parenting skills.  I’ve done it; we all do it.  Our society has accepted altogether too well the Freudian attitude that our mothers are to blame for everything.  We [...]

This little guy was peeking around the corner at the top of the stairs this morning.

Here’s what I’m knitting up now.  The pattern is called the “One Row Lace Scarf” and it’s super easy.  It’s the same yarn as the “Sleekit Mitts.”  I’d probably already have finished it if I wasn’t spending all my time [...]

We travelled to Iowa to visit my parents.  The kids had a great time visiting their grandparents.  It was a long trip, but I think it was worth it.
Sam drove the lawn tractor with his Grandpa, with Halle running along to watch.  He had so much fun!  I think it’s a memory that will last [...]