Prairie Garden

When I looked at this candid shot, the seventeenth in line during our second attempt at a family picture, clinging to dear hope that we m...

I defer to ye olde list-post yet again.... We bought Jamie cross-country skis when we were in the Twin Cities over Thanksgiving.  They are...

Post title: Justice League Picture caption: They ran out of money right before they got to Spiderman.

This morning, Jamie and I counted four squirrels and three birds in one of our favorite books, Raindrop Plop! .  He was so enthusiastic and ...

So pretty!  This year's hard work -- Top shelf: Blaine's wines 2nd shelf: jams, lemon curd, BBQ sauce, apple butters, tomato ...

It's time for a list post to get all caught up...... Blaine was home from work three days this week, giving us five days at home.  It ...

  Eliah: five months old   and working on sitting up with big brudder Truen's help. Ooooooooweeeeeghh

I never thought I'd get to a place in life where I would be exceedingly pleased with a gift of holiday-themed kitchen towels.  But here ...

Does a houseful of girls involve as much wrestling, screaming, war-whoops, hollering, running, fighting and jumping as a houseful of boys?

I'm posting with a babe snoozing in my sling and three brudders playing beautifully together by my side (knock on wood!).  Loudly, with ...

Dare I try to post something? The days are full.  The older boys are outside with the neighbor boys right now, playing.  The younger ones ...

The Happiest Day It was early May, I think a moment of lilac or dogwood when so many promises are made it hardly matters if a few are brok...

Mid-September root cellar I bet you can't imagine what I've been up to.  Eh?  Oh my.  Oh my goodness. Approximately a quart...

The saints came marching in My good friend and neighbor, Lindsay, came for a full day of food preservation this morning: ...

  The tomato table is feeling a bit more  like the plague this year rather than excitement or a blessing. It niggles and mocks me eve...

Jamie and Baby Eliah  August 2013 Diego and Baby Truen January 2008 How can I resist comparing these two sets of brothers? ...

Swinging back from buoyant to overloaded . . . . Today my "mother's helper", the 18 year old who has been helping me for a...

As I pulled this sweet little fella out of bed this morning, I thought to myself, "I am so lucky to have a baby again" as I nuz...

I can't believe August is almost half-way over.  Where has the summer gone? All along the way I've been preserving food ev...

Blaine works with a guy who is the king of all stooges.  He's our age and a great talker, but reality proves to be much different.  Seri...