Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
My gratitude was delivered by my daughter today. She always gives me something to be grateful for. This evening, just as night was falling, she went outside and discovered something that caused her to take a photo and share it with me upon her return Read More
On this, the last day of January 2024, I found my gratitude in each and every one of you who took the time to comment on my gratitude posts this month. I started out on the first day of the year with the goal of Read More
I found my gratitude on my morning round of farm chores today. It was below freezing and breezy. The footing wasn’t great, so I was concentrating on finishing my chores without slipping, on getting back inside the farmhouse to warm up in front of the Read More
I often find my gratitude in small, ordinary things. They’re the sort of things that would normally be overlooked because they aren’t fancy or notable. You have to look for them, pay attention to them. To me, their ordinary nature is what makes them special. Read More
Can you find gratitude in a crumpet? I woke up early and decided to make something for Sunday breakfast. Penny Lane was napping on the couch and the house was quiet. I rifled through my recipes and decided on one for sourdough crumpets. When the Read More
My gratitude found me by way of Penny Lane this morning. We were snuggled up on the couch watching the world come awake outside the windows in the old parlor room. As I drank my coffee and planned out my knitting work for the morning, Read More
I found my gratitude today by looking down and then realizing that I am looking ahead. I am walking forward, even on the days when Mother Nature adds more slush, snow, and ice to our landscape. I am taking steps even on days when I Read More
Today I am grateful for the gift of time. In this case, time to do something that I love: bake for my family. I am even more grateful that my baking is of the pie baking sort. A day when you can do something you truly Read More
Gratitude can be self made. I believe that we can all choose to be grateful for something we do, a choice we make, as well as being grateful for the gifts both big and small that life gives us. Today, I am grateful for choosing Read More
I found my gratitude in the garden this morning. We woke up to a fresh layer of snow and a sky thick with more snow to follow. It was a reminder that winter is here to stay for a while, not that I needed to Read More
Gratitude can be found anywhere. It’s in the small things, the quiet moments, and the everyday tasks. It is often hiding in plain sight. I found gratitude standing in this spot today. I was hurrying to cross a few duties off my to do list Read More
I found my gratitude in the kitchen today as I was making a loaf of bread for our Sunday dinner. I started mixing up the dough mid-morning. I tended to the dough all day until it was time to bake. There’s something so calming and Read More