Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Dani’s Famous And Wonderful Cinnamon Rolls
Awhile back I mentioned that Dani makes the best cinnamon rolls in the whole world. BTW, I’ve never made these myself. Yet. Dani has always made them for us. They are labor intensive, but WELL worth the effort. Dani’s Famous Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls 1/2 cup warm water 5 teaspoons yeast 2 Tablespoons Sugar 3 1/2…
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So Many Books, But No Time to Read – Part Two
In filling my children’s reading baskets each term, I use the following guidelines. I keep a list of the various genre I want them to read from. I also pick and choose some from one of the many book lists I use. I also have a mental list of what I want them to read…
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So Many Books, But No Time to Read – Part One
The following post is based on, and heavily excerpted from, an e-mail I wrote to a friend at church a few weeks ago. She encouraged me then to “blog it”, but I’ve not done so until now. Thanks, Lisa, for your encouragement! If you’ve read my article about building our Heritage Library, you understand that we’ve…
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Well, I Did Buy Something!
Despite my mini-rant yesterday about JoAnn’s, I did buy a couple of pieces of fabric. The one on the left is a lovely, though rather large, floral print that I found on sale! 30% off, thank you very much. I plan to use it for this pattern. I bought enough for the skirt, plus what…
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Big Box Rant
I am so frustrated!!! I spent two hours in my local JoAnn’s today. Patterns in hand, I was looking for fabric to make Corin’s children matching outfits as Christmas gifts. Mathching zippered jackets for all three, pants for the boys and a jumper for the girl. I was thinking corduroy, but I was keeping…
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Fort Building In The Home
Copper says that I need to be sure that I’m “real” with you all on my blog. Afterall, it is unrealistic to think that my home is always in order, and that my little ducks are always all in a row. You know what? Much as that sounds like the ideal, it’s really not the…
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White Terry Bar Towels – Economical and Environmentally Friendly! (The Homemaker’s Servants)
I have to confess, before I even begin, that I like paper towels. It is so quick and easy to pull a couple of towels off the roll to quickly wipe up a mess and then to just dispose of them. They are handy, alright. However, they can be expensive. I do believe that I…
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Aprons and Apron Culture (Old-Fashioned Pleasures)
Wearing aprons is an old-fashioned pleasure for sure, but one that has plenty of merit for today’s homemaker. My grandmother died when I was only twelve, but I always remember her wearing an apron in the kitchen and in the garden. I treasure this picture of her next to her home, with the breeze gently blowing her apron and skirt! An…
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Why I’m Building Our Heritage Library
A few years ago, the Lord prompted me to begin building our home library. I now consider our home library our Heritage Library. My vision is to establish a very fine, private library that will be available not only to my children, but to my children’s children. I am spurred on by our biblical calling…
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Highlights from the Conference
(edited to add an additional link on 7/31/06) As my daughter Corin said last night, “I went, I heard, I bought”, to which I’ll add “I tired!!”. We had a delightful time at the homeschool conference this weekend. The conference was held in a city about an hour’s drive from my home, and one of…
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