Any guesses? We’re so excited. We haven’t found these since my brother and I were kids. Of course, I think it takes a kid to find such treasures…     Posted with Blogsy

We stared out at the snow on the fields yesterday morning, and determined that homeschooling needed to be temporarily suspended in order to force spring. This year, she is like a reluctant bulb, resisting our need for her to flower.   And so Saoirse and Ula packed a backpack with a picnic, and we shuttled […]

I didn’t just set about writing a novel (which is a little over halfway done now…I hope!). I also took on a few other learning endeavors. Here’s one of them. I’ll share a few of the other projects as the weather warms and I slowly find my way back to steady blogging once more. I […]

Even I am beginning to doubt we will ever make that first gallon of syrup this year. We got the evaporator fired up one day last weekend, and then the temperatures plummeted once more, freezing all the sap in our tanks. We’ve been at a stand still ever since. Let’s hope today’s sun will help […]

Following my lead, Saoirse has decided to learn how to spin in these lingering days of winter. I began a month ago. My first bobbin was spun with whips of kinky springs, undignified rememberences of the sheep’s generous gifts. I unrolled it, scuttled it into a ball, then tossed it aside. But her first bobbin […]