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Creative Play

Posted on Aug 13th, 2008 by Beagle

Here is the line up of vehicles that my son arranged.  They are all ready to eat.

Globbity Gloo

Posted on Jul 1st, 2008 by Beagle

My daughter had the idea today to create some globbity gloo.  So we did.  She searched for a recipe (didn't we see one somewhere?) but couldn't find one.  So we mixed flour and water until... More »

Gardening Activity Today

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2008 by Beagle

Sugaring at Midnight

Posted on Apr 7th, 2008 by Beagle

Recently I wrote about a visit to a local sugarhouse and how I was looking forward to getting some fresh spring syrup.  Well, yesterday (really today) we got some. A friend called and asked for... More »

Trains and Cars

Posted on Feb 28th, 2008 by Beagle

This morning I was upstairs for a bit, folding laundry, showering, hanging my sweaty running clothes over the railing to dry, that sort of thing.  When I came downstairs I saw this most excellent creation... More »

Family Day

Posted on Feb 10th, 2008 by Beagle

Most days, at some point, the children ask, "What kind of day is it tomorrow?"  They don't mean "Is is Monday tomorrow?"  They are looking for a simpler answer.  The most common answers are these: ... More »

Snow and Snow and Snow

Posted on Feb 7th, 2008 by Beagle

Yesterday morning when I rose early and went outside, it was snowing.  I ran through some fresh snow that made the going a little slippery and a little more work.  It snowed most of the... More »

The Painting

Posted on Nov 29th, 2007 by Beagle

THE PAINTING You know the image so well it hardly seems it once was new. You stand on the stone floor and it rests in front of you, perched in just the right light, and... More »

Some Food I Prepared

Posted on Nov 12th, 2007 by Beagle

  We only had two eggs, so I bagged the coffeecake and baked raspberry cinnamon muffins with a sweet crusty crumble. We had apples ripening too fast on the counter, about thirty of them, so... More »

Baking Bread

Posted on Nov 4th, 2007 by Beagle

The scent of bread filled the house.  How could I not feel like the day had turned out wonderful? The afternoon was warm and we were together.  And we were about to snack on fresh... More »