This year, we thought it might be a good idea to take advantage of the sandy soil up here and grow our own blueberries. We planted three different varieties; the first one blooms in late June, the second in early July and the last blooms in August, giving us a steady supply of fresh berries [...]
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First sunset shots with my brand-spanking new, Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera. Wordless Wednesday
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A brown and white speckled egg sat in the palm of a little hand in my kitchen. “Look Mom, now we can have a pet baby bird.” The egg came from the Martin nest the birds had made under the canopy of the boatlift. “Oh no, honey, we can’t keep the egg… it needs to [...]
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When I expanded the Jack in the Beanstalk bean fort this year, I used corn to fill in the walls. Farmers sometimes plant beans around the corn, so that the beans can grow up the corn — the beans are legumes, and they feed the soil. This has proven to make great walls for the [...]
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A defining moment of motherhood comes when you feel as if you’re getting a “break” when you’re down to two, rather than four, kids. I still laugh when I remember that a break was Daddy coming home to watch the baby, just so I could get a shower. My blessed break came this week when [...]
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The kids couldn’t believe that a dill pickle was actually a cucumber. I can remember the same bewilderment when my Mom told me the same thing about pickles and cucumbers. So, Dill Pickles we made. The recipe came from a neighbor, and used, what I thought were, exotic ingredients, like grape leaves and garlic. Low [...]
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Before we even had a lake house, I used to take my older boys to a creek that ran through a park near us in the city. I dressed them in their bathing suits, told them to grab their nets, and just do whatever it is they wanted to do. There was a large rock [...]
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The water is too cold. The night temperatures hover around the upper 50s and upper 60s, and 20-30 mile per hour winds keep us chilled during the day. While we may be halfway through it, I’m still waiting for summer to start, heralding its sweltering temperatures and hot muggy nights. My strappy thin nightshirt is [...]
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