now we are six

There is now a six year old amongst us. Terribly cute, sweet & sensitive, avid tree climber, cheerful helper, lover of ho...

la toilette

It is now safe to visit again. After a month of not having a downstairs bathroom, it is back up and running. And for the fi...

a wild time

During my years as a volunteer at the Runge Nature Center I worked with Jan & George Syrigos, who were MDC naturalists at that po...

on becoming guinea farmers

For some unknown reason we are extremely drawn toward guineas. We initially started a flock in order to help keep the tick and chigger popul...

birthday season

At our house birthday season starts in October. We are heavy on the fall birthdays around here. Last week marked the kick off and our litt...

morning chores

A friend recently posted about how chores work in their household. Just a few hours before reading her blog update I had been outside docu...

butterflies

One year my brother got a button maker for his birthday (I think). We were all enthralled. He kindly allowed me to create my own design and...