Month: January 2008

     I’m still working away at my list of projects.  Thanks in very large part to Dani, I made some great strides on Saturday.  In fact, one of the things that she did for me was to put together this week’s menu.  Thanks, Dani!      We have a birthday this week.  Wednesday.  Family will be […]

     I schedule my homemaking.  I think most folks understand that that means that I do certain tasks about my home on certain days, or during certain weeks.  I’ve begun to lay that scheduling system out, as the Lord has provided the time for me to do so, on my Copperswife web site.  There has been some […]

While I’m waiting for the tea kettle to bring the cold, cold water from our well to a boil, I load the woodstove and start our fire.  The house is cold.  I can hear the ticking of both the grandfather clock and the lovely, very old, family clock.  The ticking of the clocks is really the only discernible […]

     I have several things on my plate right now that will take a good deal of my time.  Finding the time, in my blessedly full days, to get these things accomplished will be difficult.  In the next several days I need to get a few of these projects completed, and the rest well on the way towards completion. […]

It’s been a whirlwind!  We’ve been on the move and on the go all day.  My header claims that I share bits and pieces of my days, but today is heavy on the “bits” and there are only tiny “pieces”.  I understand that the comments feature here has not been working right today.  I do […]

Aaaahhhh, Monday!  After a lovely day of Sabbath rest, I woke up before the alarm sounded rested and ready for the week.  That’s unusual for me!  It was nice having the quiet house to myself for awhile to do some planning for the day over that first cup of hot tea.  The sound of Will’s […]

     Here’s our menu for the upcoming week.  Lots of tried and true family favorites this week.  We are trying one new thing for breakfast – grits.  Those of you in the south will forgive me, but I’ve never had grits.  Corin has had plenty of preparation tips from her on-line southern friends, and my grandbabies love […]

Though our skies are gray and dreary, our home is warm, cozy and bright.  These overcast, gray, damp days are a normal part of winter here.  We can go for weeks on end without seeing the sun!  Keeping the wood stove burning and the house warm, lighting candles here and there, and even turning on a […]

I might be tempted to say that not much got done today.  I might be tempted to say that.  However, Corin and my grandchildren came for a visit; so who cares if not much else got done today?  Not me! Dark, stormy skies allowed me to fall fast asleep this morning after turning off the […]