We did our house blessing and then ate some Epiphany cake. With the cold we've been passing around I forgot all about the Novena ( Read more... )

I roasted a duck for supper the other day. We've had duck before, but have never been very impressed with it. The only good thing was the duck fat for potatoes. This year I found duck locally raised by one of the state's Hutterite Colonies. Pip wasn't on board with the duck plan until the old man reminded her that there is only one way to get ( Read more... )

Who even came up with the idea of something else to fuss with when making a bed? Yah, yah…they’re supposed to hide the mattress and make the bed look nice. Yet, I truly believe that they are for people the want to hide the monsters under the bed and pretend they aren’t there ( Read more... )

We've been doing way too much running lately.  This week we have to be in town every day, half hour trip one way.  This coming Saturday is Pip's black belt test.  The mother-in-law is arriving on Thursday and staying until next Tuesday.  The husband is home for the unforeseeable future.  Talk about stressing ( Read more... )

It snowed again yesterday afternoon.

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This was my front yard at 6 A.M. this morning.


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