A Summer Afternoon

A Summer Afternoon

SOL25-0909 There is a dry rustle of leaves parched from days of sun and hot temperatures. There is an aroma of fading roses mingled with sweet ripening pears. Green clover spreads across our browning grass. Honey bees drift from blossom to blossom, gathering the last...
Get That Wasp

Get That Wasp

SOL25-0902 Me: Reclining in a lawn chair, relaxing on a warm end-of-summer afternoon.TM and NT: Jumping on the nearby trampoline. I. Wasp appears. Buzzes the boys like a bomber.The boys duck and scream.Wasp lands on the trampoline springs. II.The boys tumble off...
To Laugh Often

To Laugh Often

SOL25-0805 I wish I could remember what made us laugh so hard.* Live, love, and laugh!Live a life others will want to remember.Love so much it never runs out.Laugh contagiously. Much has been written in medical literature about the health benefits of laughter....
Echoes of Road Trips

Echoes of Road Trips

SOL25-0729 This post on social media triggered my memories of childhood road trips. You’ll want to get your second cup of coffee before you begin reading. I remember this kind of travel. Every summer we made a road trip from Attica, Indiana, back East to New...
Homeschooling Help

Homeschooling Help

She wrote, “I am very very new to homeschooling . . .” and asked for help. So I wrote: “Ah! The homeschooling journey! Think of it as another facet of your motherhood. Homeschooling is the best investment (time and money) our family has ever made....
In the Walnut Tree

In the Walnut Tree

Slice of Life No. 25.0423 #Family #Memories #SOL25 It was when we still owned the big lot as everyone called it, the lot that was a block long, the empty lot bordering our property, the lot we mowed with a rented riding mower. It was before we sold that lot and the...