I’ve just discovered this charming collection of tiny swords Mirin has carved to fit his wooden knight toys. He had been very frustrated because the spears, axes and swords they had come with have largely been lost in the house vortex or have been broken – by Mirin himself in the heat of the battle,…
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The People of the Desert
We are starting another Native American block for homeschool (we are using the Christopherous 3rd grade syllabus this year). Last week we stdied the people of the desert, which I had been really looking forward to. Three years ago we went on a cross-country camping trip to California along I-10, so we all got to soak…
Nature Photo – sunset
This was a beautiful sunset we saw while going to get another load of manure for the garden. You may have noticed that I’ve changed the blog title. This is because I have been wanting to write more about other aspects of my life other than farming, but it felt strange having it be called…
{this moment}
Joining in with Soulemama today! {this moment} A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Garden Update
The winter garden is still giving us small bits of edibles here and there. Radishes – that really needed to be picked earlier, but oh well – and carrots! They are ugly, stunted carrots, but here in Florida we will take what we can get. And the kale! Out of my garden? I’ve longed for…
A little sewing – The Washi Dress
I love to sew and have been sewing for years now, but I still have very little experience with sewing from patterns. I usually make my own patterns, but I haven’t had the ability or time to think over enough details to really make something wearable since Clothilde was born. It’s hard enough to have…
Sheltering
It was stormy yesterday evening when we were doing the chores, so Mirin and Rose decided to build a new kind of shelter. It was built on The Pit, which has become a famous feature of the farm (this is actually the second and more respectable pit). When kids come to visit, the pit gets…
Monday Nature Photos
Ethan found a tiny gopher tortoise. He must have been newly hatched. He was in danger of being squished, so of course he was relocated to a safe spot some yards away. No more now – we have a busy day ahead of us, as Nougat had a touch of mastitis, and we’ve got to…
{This Moment}
Joining in with SouleMama today! {This Moment} A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Twilight Sparkle
I didn’t have a chance yet to mention that Nougat had her baby on Tuesday, and it was a girl!Mirin and Rose are thrilled to have a Twilight Sparkle at last, but Ethan is shockingly opposed to it. He’s put up the biggest stink about the name. He wants to call her Becky Thatcher–B.T. for…
Wait, there’s another one!
June Bug was due yesterday. Her mama is May, who was Ellie’s baby, born on May 1st. June Bug was born on June 1st. And it so happened that she was due on April 1st. Ethan had his hopes up for an April, to add to the collection–if her baby was a girl. Well, when…
Toadstools And Fairy Rings 