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Gardening Folly

It seems that every year at this time, I get my hopes up about gardening. Maybe this year it will be different! And I suppose each year is a little bit better. But other than growing exceedingly large sunflowers, my garden here on the microhomestead has never been very fruitful. Wendell Berry says it takes time to get to know your place. We are going on three years here, and I think that we are finally starting to comprehend the Continue Reading…
February 4, 2011
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The Book of Memory

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e’re on week four of lessons here at the microhomestead. Can you believe that? The toddler still has not dropped his morning nap {not that I’m complaining}, so my Average Day Chart hasn’t quite kicked in. For now, there are only three little ones present during our morning Circle Time. And it’s going decently enough. Unless you count the numerous times the ducks have escaped their pen and we have had to drop whatever we were doing and have a Continue Reading…
September 15, 2010
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Lessons from Charlotte: Life Out-of-Doors {Part II}

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]harlotte Mason believed that children under nine should spend four to six hours outside on every nice day. Yesterday, we discussed why she thought this should be done. Today, we’re going to talk about what she expected to be done during that long period of time, especially since she also says, “no books.” She equates going outside to going to a carnival or other attraction — would you take a book and read when there is so much going on Continue Reading…
June 11, 2010
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Gluten Junkies

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n email I received this weekend reminded me of a topic I always meant to post on, but neglected to do so. With allergies mostly in the rear-view mirror of our lives, it is easy to forget some of the details. Because of this, I thought I’d type this up before the well-trodden paths of my mind on this issue grow over due to disuse. Many times, when I’ve mentioned in passing the extreme special diet my children were on Continue Reading…
April 19, 2010