Searching for a Balance

I saw the squirrel from the kitchen window, on the bridge railing, holding an apple. I was surprised at it; I see them with small things l...

"During the first part of Advent we look not backward toward Jesus' first coming in Bethlehem but forward to Christ's return at...

My brother came home Wednesday with something baked by that Polish lady   - the one who could open a bakery, I'm sure.  I thought it ...

Two little mice surprised me when I went to (finally) empty my composter for the garden; it's been so mild I felt no urgency. I'd di...

"Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits...

for another little visit.

I've been wanting to make these cookies ; I have no leaf-shaped cookie cutter. I do have a pumpkin shape and I may use it, but I reall...

I once heard Claus Meyer say - talking about bread - that you should let it rise for twenty four hours if you had to. I'm glad he said i...

"If you read all the signs",  said Dick at breakfast, which is the time we always take for leisurely conversation , "you real...

well....the napper, perhaps.

Yesterday was so unexpectedly mild - I ran outside to finally plant my crocus bulbs in the front bed, around the rhododendron. I know I sho...

Debra gave me some of her dill plant a few months ago. I stuck it in the ground, but it didn't seem to go anywhere. Till recently, th...

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord Let perpetual light shine upon them, May they rest in peace. Amen.

Right before the warm weather arrived, I finished the Lily Linen dress pattern from Tessuti Fabrics. I made it in a light corduroy and so...

I just was reading Val's post here , and then picked up my book, Rural Free  by Rachel Peden. "Do the winter fields look pretty...

The Pity of the Leaves Vengeful across the cold November moors, Loud with ancestral shame there came the bleak Sad wind that shriek...

I have spoken here  about the bread-making method I usually use, but there's another. My usual  method is to mix up the yeast, water ...

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...