It was a busy week moving in and adding a project we weren't planning on adding. The house that was given to us to live in for the next few years is amazing. It is old and with 100 year old houses, there are issues, but we have the added bonus of a room we... Continue Reading →
We moved this week so I only took pictures six days of the seven. Sometimes life gets in the way. October 30 - Jack O'Lanterns Obviously it was Halloween this week. I love Halloween. Not the spooky side of it. I hate that part, but I love the fact that it is the one day... Continue Reading →
We’ve been traveling all this week. We started in South Carolina visiting our daughter who is a university student there. October 16 - Tulip Poplar I love Tulip Poplars. I love that in the South they grow ninety feet tall. They are absolutely gorgeous. October 17 - Spanish Moss This plant, which is really a... Continue Reading →
It was a busy week as we prepared for traveling to see family. October 9 - Coconut Cream Pie It was Canadian Thanksgiving last weekend and normally it would be the traditional pumpkin pie etc. This year I missed my husband’s birthday so I made his favorite, Coconut Cream Pie for thanksgiving. October 10 -... Continue Reading →
September 11 - Rain It was a fitting day to have rain and remember. September 12 - Mini Roses These are such small roses. They are no bigger than a silver dollar. They are still blooming strong even though the days are getting shorter. September 13 - Homeschool by FaceTime I will be very glad... Continue Reading →
Lots of cooking and baking and household pictures this week. I injured my leg on Monday so I have stopped walking on the Prairie Path. I think I pulled my calf somehow. The joys of middle-age. September 5 - Transplanting Got the succulent babies transplanted this week. I think two of the sedum (?) are... Continue Reading →
I keep saying this, but I cannot believe that we are already here. Costco has their Christmas stuff out and the maple trees are starting to turn colour. August 28 - Country Bread August 29 - Hydrangea #3 This hydrangea is slowing turning pink. August 30 - Goldenrod August 31 - Impatiens Christmas will soon... Continue Reading →
Here are this week's photos. I am losing steam...but I have to keep at it. August 7 - Reed Grass August 8 - Verbena Stricta August 9 - Cenchrus Grass August 10 - Repotted Succulents August 11 - Allium with Honeybee August 12 - Lindheimer Beeblossom or Gaura August 13 - Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea -... Continue Reading →
A week of great weather and good walks along the Illinois Prairie Path. July 24 - Heliotrope My mother is the queen of pots. Her flower pots are amazing. This heliotrope is in on the east side of the house basking in the morning sunshine. July 25 - Milkweed What is amazing for the butterflies... Continue Reading →
This was a week of change. July 17 - Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits On Sunday, my husband made his specialty, biscuits. This time he made cinnamon raisin biscuits and they were absolutely amazing. July 18 - Loosestrife It's been weird, but now that it's mid-summer and with the lack of rain that Germany has had, all... Continue Reading →
home...hospitality...hope
Homeschooling Using Unit Studies
I will lift my eyes to the hills and their Creator.
Plowing through Life in the Country...One Calf Nut at a Time
Breathe life into your service family
telling the story god is writing for my family
a mom, a dad, four boys, and finally a little girl!
The Red House on the Corner 