You know that poem about "if you give a Mom a muffin" and how she gets side tracked?  Well, after I did my morning routine exerci...

This was my first time to actually use comfrey for anything.  You could call this a "pile to file" recipe too.  The first time I p...

Can you tell today is the first day of school for the younger two? Ha ha!   I lost my #3 steel crochet hook.  I have doubles of almost ...

The family gathering went well on Saturday, although we could have had better weather.  It was a bit humid.  I sent each family home with ...

Monday was a day about everyone else.  You know those days where everyone has needs, and your the one required by your title as Mom to see ...

 (very early this morning) If you are wondering.   I did not get my wish for school to be closed.  Mom always said, "If wishes ...

It rained all day yesterday, but thanks to my multitasking mania mode, I got the dogs walked, all of the remaining pepper plants pulled fro...

(Elderberry Oxymel and club soda) I had no idea these even existed, and read about them at Strangers and Pilgrims on Earth .  They men...

This morning's sunrise was nice and bright.  No fog today.  I woke up with no energy.  How is that possible?  A good night's sleep...

I'm up before the sun is again.  The weather is to be in the upper 80's, but it said to feel like 90's.  I need to water flo...

The mullein leaves I ordered have arrived.  I mixed up a tea with dried spearmint leaves and a bit of honey.    I downed a cup immediatel...

May is the month that Hubby and I both celebrate our birthdays - "the Good."  I have no idea what I will do for Hubby yet.   It&...

(the building of her oven) Our 12 year-old is participating in a second science fair (in two years).   This time, she chose to make ...

Have you heard of the "ALICE" program yet?  If you have kids in public school, chances are, you may have. A.L.I.C.E. is an ac...

These plastic hangers are typically found on packages of socks, kitchen towels, and other linens.   I've been saving them in a rec...

Remember my van?  It's been in parking mode since last February, getting many repairs including new head gaskets (second time).  Well, i...

After going through some of the photos my son took for a school assignment, I found this one. He has taken some very nice scenery photos. ...

Today I am sneaking a snack size bag of Good & Plenty into a few of my kid's lunches. Unfortunately, I didn't get them into tw...

I found the most interesting regarding teaching kids geography! It's called "The Everything Kids' Geography Book" . I wi...

Well, it's come to the point where we are needing to make a decision. One or both of the kittens killed the goldfish last night, one m...