I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Annie, California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homemaking, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 27th, 2019
I realized with a start the other day that we hadn’t done our annual blueberry picking trip to Underwood Farms! So I emailed Olivia on Monday to see if her girls were in, and when we were hanging out in Santa Barbara with our CVH buddies, I convinced them to join us, too! We picked […]
Posted in Homemaking on May 28th, 2018
It was amazingly good, especially since this was his first try!
Posted in Homemaking, Susanna on May 12th, 2018
This month’s Raddish Kids recipes were all Greek-themed, so tonight we enjoyed an all-Greek dinner, made by Susie: chicken souklavi skewers with tzatziki sauce and pitas (made by Mommy) and hand-crafted spanakopitas! Four thumbs up from our picky kids!
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Janie, Susanna on Jul 9th, 2017
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking on May 16th, 2017
Elizabeth’s birthday pumpkin pancakes were such a big hit that she offered to make them again for everyone this morning. She messed up the milk and then had to double the recipe, so that totally counts as math, right?
Posted in Homemaking on Apr 27th, 2017
“Your life has been so narrow, Mother… just here, all the time. You ought to get out now and see things.” Unwittingly, as so often she did, Grace had hurt her Mother’s feelings. For a moment Abbie nursed her little hurt, and then she said quietly, “You know Grace, it’s queer, but I don’t feel […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Homeschooling on Apr 14th, 2017
When you go to Sprouts and find a manager’s special on strawberries ($.98 for 2 pint containers), you buy ten pounds of strawberries. And your seven year old becomes adept at cleaning and cutting them. Elizabeth (aka Mary Ingalls)’s tips for cutting strawberries: Cut off the top. Cut off the end. Cut it in half. […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna on Apr 12th, 2017
It’s our spring break this week, so we are all enjoying a much-needed vacation at home. The kids have been coloring, playing outside, listening to audiobooks, playing with friends, roller blading, and catching up on projects from all the monthly subscriptions we get from Inspire. We’ve gotten way behind on trying all the new recipes […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Susanna on Nov 26th, 2016
I was going to take a whole bunch of pictures of the girls helping me in the kitchen, preparing for Thanksgiving, but since Tommy woke up Thursday morning, vomiting, we didn’t end up doing much more than we’d pre-done on Wednesday. We’re rescheduling with our friends for Sunday evening, health permitting. Anyway, on Wednesday evening, […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Susanna on May 4th, 2016
After coming across a recipe for potato pie in their history book, Elizabeth and Q decided that they wanted to make dinner tonight. Q is washing the potatoes while E peels them. I admit that I am still hands-on enough to cut them up for them, though! And all four kids ate up their dinner […]