Early in the morning on February 7th, our baby girl arrived in the middle of a snowstorm.
There’s a Baby in the House
Homesteaders
Part of the problem with the garden started when I was so excited to have a garden in the first place. Charles was agreeable about the plan. The garden was supposed to save us a lot of money.
My Father; His Food
My father is the only person I know who routinely buys things like pickled quail eggs. Additionally, he is the only person I know, who having bought the quail eggs, thinks everyone else will want to try them and might want a jar of their own. He might also buy a case of jars of pickled quail eggs to hand out to anyone who can be persuaded to try one.
Mollie
To us, a dog was something that lived outside, required no maintenance, and was left to enjoy itself which it usually did in a most voluptuous and unreserved fashion. To the dog, the family was a geographical location, a general vicinity to which it belonged... and I do mean general.
On Matrimony, Money, and Managing
...I am quite used to thinking of myself as adventurous... Yet somehow Charles continues to throw me into paroxysms of lady-like terror and complete unwillingness to partake in his activities.
I have started taking a picture of every book I read, and then I look through that album and assess my diet to determine whether I'm pleased with it. Some people are very conscious of what they eat, and it is good for their souls. I am conscious of what I read, and it is... Continue Reading →
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