They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Tuesday was beets n carrots day. Our carrots didn't grow worth a darn this year. We have a couple we can pull out by onesies and twosies for soups and whatnot, but not enough to make it worth our while to do a big preserving day. Aunt Dude, however, grew a tone of carrots in… Continue reading Beets n Carrots
Monday we tried to get stuff done. Honestly we did. And some things got done, like school, bread baking, feeding the hooligans, etc. These are all good things, but they are not satisfying in the way that building infrastructure is. If you feed the hooligans today, you have nothing to show for it except a… Continue reading Odd Jobs
October 13th, 2026: The 109th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima. We had decided to commemorate the event by hosting some friends for a bonfire and a rosary. If we had know what kind of a day that was going to be we probably wouldn't have, but we did and it turned… Continue reading One of Those Days
After a big weekend, nothing gets done. After three big weekends in a row, even less gets done. That's why we have not been blogging for the last week or so. Daddy had to work the day after CiderFest. However, Mommy made some pies while Daddy was at work. She is very worried lest he… Continue reading Recovery
We are going to skip over a week or so of time between blogs. Don't worry. You aren't missing anything except a drill weekend, a whole lot of business and not enough family time. But by Friday (the 25th) we had gotten past a chunk of that and were ready for a family day. Note… Continue reading Busy Family Day
Late August, the garden is gathering for its final burst of activity before the dark period. This is the most massive and vigorous stand of buckwheat we have ever grown. And the bees seem to be doing their job. I just hope we can get it ripened and harvested before the rains comes on hard… Continue reading Buckwheat, Triangles and Homeschool
Monday, August 17th. Dear Diary... The day after fair is hard. Breakfast was leftovers. Leftover blackberry/rhubarb crumble. Leftover vanilla pudding. You know. Leftovers. After breakfast, Dad took us all to the farm and we had to pick beans and elderberries. (we've already written about the elderberries). This is a picture of me picking beans. Seppi… Continue reading Back to School, sort of.
Today we Took the second batch of blackberry wine and mead from primary to secondary fermentation. Both had a richer and more mellow flavor than our first batch. And took the first batch from secondary fermentation to bottling. It was drier, and the mead was a bit bland. And we had a homeschool science class.… Continue reading Blackberry Wine and Mead: A.k.a. homeschool science.
Well, Fair Week is over for the year. Mommy was exhausted. She is superintendent for Food Preservation and Nutrition, and so she has been doing prep work regularly for months. Then she was busy the whole week leading up to it decorating and accepting entry turn-in. Then she was busy the whole week managing the… Continue reading Pierce Co Fair, 2026
Fair season is fast approaching, and the girls are working hard on finishing up their last projects for fair. Ellie-Belle is entering another quilt. After she finished tying it she decided she needed to embroider a heart into the attachment point of her quilt frame. On Thursday Daddy was at work, and Mommy banished Seppi… Continue reading Fair Projects
