Life


Coffee Break

Coffee Break

The unthinkable has happened. I am tired of drinking coffee, so tired of it that I am considering taking a long break from drinking it. However, I do not want to do without a hot beverage especially now that cold weather is coming. I do not drink sweet drinks routinely and that eliminates almost every […]

Final Homeschool Year

Final Homeschool Year

Monday, Aug. 27, we had the first day of our last year of homeschooling. When my first child was in his last year of homeschooling, I felt rather sad. This time around, it is different. I will be completely finished and I think I am looking forward to being finished.
My daughter has only four subjects, […]

Embroidery for Remembering

Embroidery for Remembering

First and this has nothing to do with embroidery, but I’d like to introduce you to chapstick man and tomato man (a double cherry tomato). Chapstick man lives on my desk and tomato man is just a visitor who is already gone now. Chapstick man is ever-present and is dependably clutching a tube of chap […]

July-Week 3, 07

July-Week 3, 07

This is a busy time of year for me. I expect that I will be busier than normal up until mid-September. I will recount this week briefly along with some images from the week
The image of the little guy isn’t from this week, it is my son in 1991. He is dressed […]

Life and Garden

Life and Garden

The past two weeks have been busy mainly because of our family boot camp. The schedule is working well and so far getting up in the morning at dark and going to bed when it is still daylight outside has not hurt us. Today we are off from boot camp. My daughter is a bit […]