FOR TODAYEpiphany! Outside my window…it is very cold. The sky was blue, but is now grey. We’ll see if we get more snow. I am thinking…about school. I am thankful…that the pediatrician appointments went well and that the children are all healthy. In the kitchen…it’s about time to make lunch. We had oatmeal with coconut…
I have pinned a few Hobbit-inspired cakes on my January Pinterest board because my son has loved listening to the Hobbit and wanted that for his birthday (I thought I was going to be doing a baseball cake, first. He changed his mind. I baked the cake in a bowl so it would be rounded. …
First book of 2014. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 5 of 5 stars Library. Perhaps it was Christmas, perhaps it was my own busyness, but I thought Parts I and II dragged a bit. I kept checking page numbers; sighed that part of the mystery was – once again –…
I saw the saying on Pinterest in the summer, but didn’t know how to put it all together until I went to Michael’s and found this house and these hearts: Jason and I pulled out the two dividers in the bottom portion of the house. I painted the roof black, outside of the house navy…
FOR TODAY the final Monday of 2013. Wait. Wha? Outside my window…there’s a light dusting of snow.I am thinking…that my to-do list is entirely too long.I am thankful…for time spent with family over the past week. And, yes, the new seat cushions at the kitchen and dining room tables that my parents gave me for…
FOR TODAY two days before Christmas … Outside my window… it is cold and dark.I am thinking…about M-girl and her nasty cold.I am thankful…that she was able to get antibiotic eyedrops for her double conjunctivitis.In the kitchen… I should be making dinner, chex mix, and pretzel kisses. Instead, I am not. ETA: Jason just got…
I finally finished Wolf Hall, but thought I’d share quotes one last week 🙂 He will never tell the cardinal about Mary Boleyn, though the impulse will arise. Wolsey might laugh, he might be scandalized. He has to smuggle him the content, without the context. (pg 124) —————————– He has never told anyone this story. …