As our nest empties this week with the kids heading back to college — I feel compelled to mention the nesting — or lack of it in the chicken coop lately. The heat of the last couple weeks has taken a toll on our hens — which has resulted in vast barren-ness among the biddies. Today I … Read More
Green Room – A work in progress
A while back I determined that having an upstairs office wasn’t such a great idea. It was too far away from the kitchen, and the hub of activity — and quickly became a place to “stash” stuff. With guests coming, and kids and friends returning home for visits, I was ready to make the room … Read More
I can therefore, I Can.
Today I canned. Salsa. The thought of canning typically invokes images of a messy kitchen covered with tomato splatter on sink, cupboards, counters and floor….and spending the day on my feet. Yesterday I washed my kitchen floor. on my hands and knees. Why on earth would I want to risk soiling my freshly cleaned floor? … Read More
Weather at The Cottage
I was a bit taken off guard by the weather this afternoon. But my boy was ahead of the game. Nate inherited the weather gene from his father so I typically don’t give any thought to the weather because I know the men at The Cottage will be keeping a close watch. Before I even … Read More
City Kid, Country Kid
As the week goes on it has become quite clear that my dear sister has both city kids and country kids. The girls are very good at feeding the chickens, collecting eggs and rounding up the hens at the end of the day. They use their country kid instincts to get the hens back in the pen … Read More
Cottage Life
I’m reliving life with kids again! The Cottage is alive with constant chatter, motion, hungry children, and sweet laughter. Last Monday we picked up our 7 year old niece Jersti, and her 5 year old brother, Kale on our way through Chicago and brought them back to MN with us. We had them all to … Read More
Day 3: Beach town
Continuing the five states one weekend story … It’s Day Three. If you are just tuning in, you can catch up on Day One here and Day Two here. Sunday we explored the little beach town of New Buffalo. I kept telling our friends Sue and Ed that I had no idea they lived within … Read More
Five States. One Weekend. Day TWO
Day Two of our five states, one weekend trip began with an 8:00 am wake-up, and 9:00 am out-the-door scramble to hit the Chicago traffic. This is a Saturday morning! We are on our way to state #4 I’ve passed this site many times been there a few times Go White Sox! Finally arriving in … Read More
Five States. One Weekend.
We returned last evening from our five state pack as much as you can into a weekend trip. Heading East on I-90 began on Friday morning. Arriving a little over 5 hours later at the home of my sister (and family), we hugged and kissed the 7 family members already there (including Cara and Tim) … Read More
Home again
I’m home from the beach a wedding, visiting friends. I’ll fill you in soon.