It’s been a crazy busy summer so far, kids in camps, work for me and hubby and fitting in time to relax on the boat and at the beach. This year, like all of the summers before, the kids each […]
One of the biggest questions we get asked about our move rural what what do we miss the most? I find it funny, because it assumes we actually DO miss something. It is a picturesque life …
Our goal this summer was to focus on quality, not quantity with our kids. Living on a farm with a hoard of hens, goats and various other responsibilities (including work) means that a 2 week …
It's almost that time of year when darkness comes earlier, morning routines become more complex and lazy days transition into more serious pursuits. As the seasonal changes unfold, a good night's sleep can be hard …
The tween years are tough. I have 2 daughters, one at the beginning and one at the end of this strange purgatory stage. Our 10 year old is still "little". She shops in the girls section, …
My mother told me once that I was a fatalist. I think to her it was a negative thing, but for me, it made such sense. I have always believed that while we have control to …
There are a few things in life that are always worth the investment. A great mattress for one, I mean how many hours do we spend in our bed? A hot tub; we have never regretted …
I am a scaredy cat. I can't walk down a dark hallway without a flashlight, I frequently hop into my bed before the "thing" can grab my ankles, and my imagination sends me to dark …
I remember as a little girl going to a lot of weddings. There were ALWAYS weddings, and as kids we would dance the night away and sneak the odd "grown up drink" when our parents …
As a non crumble lover I always struggled making crumble for my crumble loving husband, until I got down to the crux of what he loved about it. My daughter has built a huge love …
I was walking in the meadow with my daughter the other day and admiring the heavy crop of apples we have on our trees. To me it is an endless list of opportunity for a …
Life is a strange thing. It is all about adjusting, and adapting to things. Feeling changes, and then having those changes become the norm. As humans we are exceptional at forgetting, probably due to our …
We have a lot of animals that need nurturing on our farm, and after the end of a long day, with the dogs at our heels tracking the miles on the property, they are often …
Our springtime on the farm was busy, very busy. We were prepping gardens, birthing babies and getting everything ready for growing season. We had friend ask us how we managed the pace, and is there …
As a young girl I never felt the pull to motherhood. I assumed I would have a family, but I never played dolls, or spent my days babysitting. In fact, the first diaper I ever …
