Farm Raised | Shoe Enthusiast | Baking Queen | Mom
Oh my, where to start with the second leg of our Europe trip? Normandy – and especially the picturesque town of Bayeux – captured my heart. At every turn, I saw a beautiful photo enfold in my mind and I had to stop and take it. And then the people! Incredibly friendly and quick with […] Read more…
I keep promising myself I’m going to write about our trip to France and Ireland but then I get completely overwhelmed thinking abut it. Because: I’m not a travel writer. I have abut 2,687 trip photos (roughly) so how would I even pick a few to post? What would be useful and/or fun for you […] Read more…
Happy Labor Day, friends! I hope you’ve had a great holiday weekend so far. Mine kicked off a little early on Thursday for my annual trek to the Minnesota State Fair with Joe and my sister and her daughter. It was pretty fun. 😉 I give a special shout-out to my 15-year-old son, who is […] Read more…
Let’s just get this out there right off the bat: I have been absolutely horrific at blogging this summer entire year. It’s true. I know it. You know it. We all know it. Yet … it couldn’t be helped. And also … it will probably get worse before it gets better. Sigh. I really do […] Read more…
Amazing what can happen when you leave for four days and you come back to inspect your gardens Different flowers are blooming and plants are finally growing! The veggies are coming along with some ready for harvest. Get those praise hands up! My poor gardens, though, will probably have to handle more neglect than tender […] Read more…
Oh my, this time of year in my gardens is full of scents and scenes that are glorious. Perhaps it’s because we’ve had what feels like 9 months of winter. (Which is entirely true.) It just makes my heart happy to see so much green and the peony and lilac and rose bush blooms. It’s […] Read more…
I hope you will allow me a proud mom post today. 😉 Joe had his spring piano recital and played a song called “Guilty As Charged.” He’s been working on it for several months and it’s an absolutely beautiful song. And today, he basically nailed it! Trust me, he put some extra time into practicing […] Read more…
In the world we live in today, it’s easy to condemn an entire company – in this case Fair Oaks Farm, one of the nation’s largest dairy farms – or an entire industry – in this case, farmers – when a revolting video of mistreatment of animals comes out. However, it’s not fair and it’s […] Read more…