Just getting around to catching up with this post now. We had a pleasant halloween this year, with jack-o-lanterns, mostly home made cost...

Violet has been participating in a homeschoolers singing group called Revels, which she has really enjoyed. Last Tuesday they gave a shor...

This year for Violet and Millie's birthdays, which are only separated by a month, we had a combined party. They share many of the same...

I've made some Purl Girls from Mimi Kirchner 's wonderful pattern, but I wanted to develop a man doll to gift to little boys, ...

For Violet and Millie's birthday party, we baked two cakes with apple decorations on top. Both were two tier, 8 layers total with fil...

Some years ago, I wanted to start baking bread. So I got myself a copy of Bread Baker's Apprentice , by Peter Reinhardt, and began tr...

About a month ago we dug up the potatoes and beets we planted this year, and cut down the basil plants. More recently, we turned over our...

The weekend before last, I took the two girls to Maine for the 8th instalment of our fall cider making get together with Ben Polito and a...

I am a particular lover of pie, and apple pie is my personal favorite. Apple season in New England is a wonderful thing, and I like to ta...

Since Becky took our family's diet away from Vegan and straight to Paleo, I became interested in possibly trying out some home m...