Searching for a Balance

Even though the pillowcase had dried nicely on the line the other day, I decided to iron it anyway. When I touched the hot iron to the co...

I am like the pathetic sheep... which strayed into inaccessible hills and wandered in a daze among beastly demons and fierce idols, w...

I've been whizzing cookies and crackers in the blender to make crumb crusts for cheesecakes. Thursday I made the low-fat cheesecake w...

I'm making my favorite dress pattern for the fourth time, and this image caught my attention. borrowed from internet So, this i...

along the main road.

Linda brought a big bag of chunky carrots to work - I guess she'd had all she could deal with from the garden. I took a few, and wait...

"In the evening,...we stopped to admire the swamp maple in the springlot. It is an old tree; its top is as big as the farmhouse. ...

give or take a couple - and I was starting to think we'd run out.

very often, and I've gotten pretty good at making an omelet.

with the Social Eater.

It's always fun to see what new books our library director has bought, and you will never guess what I saw behind my desk yesterday!  No...

That's wine in the jar. It has to be close to a year ago when I thought I'd just let a bottle of red wine go sour, thereby making...

"I have often wondered, when I read about fellows getting horsewhipped on the steps of their club, why they didn't just go up the s...

and deepest of the deep blue skies.

Today was one of those balmy October days I can't resist - so I stayed out as long as I could. I cut back the hydrangea and brought seve...

Debra and I went to lunch at a local place we love, and then stopped at a health food store because I've been wanting to try kombucha. A...

I have two feet left of yarn - just enough to thread the needle and gather up the remaining stitches on the knitted hat. Wow!  An...

"Blessed be the Lord for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, for the deep that coucheth beneath. And for the precious fruits br...

I recently made which go rather nicely with these old Vera napkins (that I never liked but don't mind so much lately).

Today was the most perfect of days, and our most brilliant tree in the back yard is definitely brilliant. And for Columbus Day supper, ...

"Again, don't fight; if you fight, you'll crack. You can't fight foul language, foul smells, sweat, dirt, and all the rest ...

Dolly listens to Bill Evans in a sunny spot on the ironing board.

Well, last night's post was a bit premature. This morning my problems returned as before, and then a friend sent me a link about Akismet...

Back in the early days of email, I found a small site which offered email services and had little problems with it for several years. Meanwh...

Apples again. I saw an image on pinterest of hollowed-out apples with vanilla ice cream in them. This sounded very good, except I thoug...

I'm still dealing with our apples; today I made more applesauce and then thought I'd try something else - these apples aren't...

They come, God's messengers of love, They come from realms of peace above, From homes of never-fading light, From blissful mansions e...

after harvest and plowing.

"You are the heirs of a great testimony, a precious witness to Christ. He is the Light of the World; he is the light of our lives! The ...