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Dune Jumping 11 Aug 2013 | 08:49 am
I know I'm supposed to be on a blog-vacation, but I was so excited about our evening that I wanted to share a little peek into our dune jumping adventure on Pierce Stocking Drive tonight. It was all ...
Summer Vacation 3 Aug 2013 | 01:23 am
I have a project that needs a little extra attention this month, so I'm going to take a digital vacation for the rest of the summer. And there is also the beach. We have some very important work to ...
Good Morning, Garden 1 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm
We got off to a late start in the garden this spring. There were plants I should have put in the ground sooner and seeds that didn't germinate and had to be sown again. We had visions for a bigger l...
Connections 30 Jul 2013 | 07:27 am
It was a blogger's dream come true . . . when I saw on Christine's blog that she was vacationing with family in Northern Michigan, I sent her a message, hoping maybe (just maybe) we could connect in r...
Fishing Together 28 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
On Friday, we followed Chris, Lara, and Julien down a long, winding two-track through the National Lakeshore, to a hidden gem of a lake where Chris took the girls on a long-awaited fishing trip. I ha...
Chicken Update 26 Jul 2013 | 08:19 pm
Thanks to all your helpful suggestions, kind emails, phone calls, and well wishes—our "basement bird" has rejoined her sisters. I think it was the goldenseal powder that really helped speed up her he...
Summer Birthday Making 25 Jul 2013 | 01:37 am
One of our favorite children's books is Phewtus the Squirrel by V. H. Drummond, the story of a little boy named Julian and his beloved knitted squirrel. Inspired by cousin Julien's recent birthday an...
I Spoke Too Soon 17 Jul 2013 | 08:18 am
Photo by Amabel Harry looked so lovely in the hen house on Friday. But I spoke too soon. Sunday was a sad day around these parts. The terrier duo killed one chicken and injured another. We are n....
Guess Who . . . 12 Jul 2013 | 09:28 pm
. . . found his way up the chicken ramp and into the coop this morning? Don't worry, no one was hurt: Harry was just keeping close tabs on his birds. Babysitting, as Amabel said. Instead of scoldin...
Intentions 10 Jul 2013 | 09:33 am
It is morning. Before I even open my eyes I have the very best of intentions: Amabel and I will do a language lesson and walk the dogs before Ellen wakes; then we'll make breakfast, start laundry, an...
