Splendor in the Ordinary

The Lenten Cleaning is going well , so far I've been able to stay on track and keep up with everything else! Breaking the cleaning down ...

We have struggled in our attempt to observe Sabbath as a family . At times, it has been difficult to stop just because the calendar says...

It is Saturday evening and my Sabbath rest has almost begun. It was a day full of work to be able to enter into this rest. And now whether...

 I wrote this poem after my two friends each recently gave birth to their fourth babies. Amy I.                    The Mother’...

This was our first chilly morning--43 degrees! I know, I know, if you are from warmer climates, it sounds terrible. If you are from the wint...

"Have you ever been up at five o'clock on a fine summer morning? It is very beautiful. The sunlight is pinky and yellow, all the gr...

So we have a ton of vegetables ready to eat in our garden. It's a combination of ideal conditions, lots of travel, and hubby being gone....

For those of you who don't believe making strawberry freezer jam is easy, check out this demonstration video from Ball. Sometimes seein...

For my husband, eating rhubarb brings back fond memories of childhood. Since it is in season right now ( ie . plentiful and cheap), I've...

From an article on the economist Wilhelm Ropke in the Spring 2009 Intercollegiate Review : Indeed, Ropke held an almost religious faith in t...

Well, I am a real beginner at canning so it was my first attempt at Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate. I had to shop around for the lemons sin...

This is the time of year for good eats. Vegetables and fruit are plentiful in the garden, at the farmer's market, and on sale at the gro...

Spinach! We've just finished 2 squares of spinach (4 plants each), are about to move on to the third, and have planted a fourth. Growin...

My parents, daughter G, and I picked just over 50lbs of strawberries at Linvilla Orchards ! It was lovely. We got there early so we were on ...