Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
I found my gratitude early this morning in spite of the wicked winter cold. I woke up early and set my feet on the very cold floor of the farmhouse. The temperature outside was under ten degrees and I could feel that cold the moment Read More
My gratitude came to me today while my son and I were working on my flooring project. Actually, it came to me as we wrapped up three solid hours of work. We were tired, covered in dust, and just ready to be finished for the Read More
I have a lot of jobs here at the farmhouse. One of today’s jobs was cleaning out the wood pellet stove. This time of year, our stoves run nonstop to keep the farmhouse warm. Every so often, I need to cool them down and clean Read More
Most days, I try to find my gratitude in small places. I look for it in the everyday moments that I know I am grateful for but that might go overlooked. Today, I found it in the bright sunshine on a cold winter’s day, a Read More
I started the New Year by sharing a daily gratitude post each day. I am determined to make this a year of gratitude. If I get to make decisions about how my 2024 shapes up, and I believe that I do, then I want it Read More
I believe that our gratitude should be found in both large and small quantities, for the grand gifts we have in our life like family and love, for the small treasures like a single bloom discovered in the garden. Both are worthy of gratitude. Neither Read More
Today was a day when I struggled to put my gratitude into words. I woke up and felt off balance. Of course I was grateful to be alive, to be given another day. I was grateful for my children who were still asleep in their Read More
My gratitude today is for a creative mind, busy hands, and time spent with my daughter. On days when the world might not make sense, creating something with my hands helps me to make sense of my place in it. Spending time with my daughter Read More
I found my gratitude on my morning round of farm chores this morning. As my feet fell on the ground below, each footstep made a crunching sound as it came into contact with a thin layer of frost. In a single week’s time we have Read More
I am filled with gratitude tonight. After a busy day, I find myself finally sitting down with a cup of tea and my knitting. My best friend Penny Lane is already settled in on the couch in front of the pellet stove and I am Read More
In all my years of living at the farmhouse, I have never seen a weather shift quite like what we woke up to this morning. Sure, I have witnessed the transformation that an overnight snowstorm brings. But this was something new. Dusk came to the Read More
I was passing by a windowsill in the farmhouse this morning when I spotted something both surprising and amazing. A violet given to us by a friend that I had nearly given up on has rallied and set forth deep purple blooms. I have been Read More