• Books and Reading - Uncategorized

    Reading Report, Vol. 30: End of Summer Round-up

    August 28, 2025 - By 

    August in nearly over, and I find myself reluctant even now to post a reading update because, honestly, it just hasn’t felt like I have made a lot of progress. As I mentioned in July, summer is actually a hard time for me to get a lot of reading in because I am busy working on other projects. I have, however, made a concentrated effort to use audio books as much as possible to get some titles finished. I also am in trying very hard to keep up with my son’s school books, but only pre-reading one week in advance.…

  • Books and Reading - Homeschooling - Uncategorized

    Our AmblesideOnline Year 9 Plans

    August 2, 2025 - By 

    Well, somehow the past week got away from me before I had a chance to make a blog post. Life this summer has been busier than I ever could have imagined, and now it is almost over! (And, spoiler alert, things are only going to get crazier from here on out!) Next week we will start a new school year, so lots of new adventures are about to begin. I thought I would sit down here at the outset of the year and share a little about what we are planning for my son’s Year 9 academics. So let’s dive…

  • Homemaking - Knitting and Crochet - Sewing and Crafting - Uncategorized

    On the Needles, July 2025

    July 23, 2025 - By 

    This week on the blog I have a little crafting update to share. As with my vacation reading, I did not get as much knitting done on our trip as I expected to, mostly because it was usually just too hot to want to pick up any yarn. But I have made a good bit of progress on something that I will share later on in this post. First, though, I wanted to start off with a finished sewing project that I just completed yesterday for my daughter! We are calling this the “Sunflower Dress”, and it is based on…

  • Books and Reading - Uncategorized

    The Reading Report, Vol. 29: Summer Reading Struggles

    July 16, 2025 - By 

    Well, hello there! It’s been a while since I put out a blog post, but that is because our family just returned from a 10-day camping trip in the Southwest US. We stayed in four different states, visited 2 different state parks and 4 national parks, and it was an amazing trip! But as is always the case, there are so many tasks to catch up with upon returning home! So today I decided to try and get a brief reading report out before the week gets away from me. I know for many, if not most people, summer is…

  • Homemaking - Natural Wellness - Uncategorized

    In the Kitchen: A Grain-Free Summer Menu

    June 25, 2025 - By 

    Hey, friends! I was supposed to be posting a garden update this week, but unfortunately, there isn’t really any great news in that front right now. Everything is doing very poorly, and I have yet to decide exactly what course of action to take. So, instead of boring you with my disappointment over my non-growing things, I decided to go in a very different direction this week and share what I am cooking this week! For starters, let me preface all this by saying that I am not a nutritionist, a purist, or a perfectionist when it comes to healthy…