She's been a pilot. A hunter. A TV announcer. A small business owner. An ice fisherman . She's a sportswoman, a former beauty q...

I know I mentioned Saturday... among all the blathering about pumpkins and how I adore fall... that it was storming violently. And when I s...

The morning and evening should be alike calm and cheerful. - Thomas Arnold Do you have a favorite time of day? I do. Two, actually: mornin...

I adore these pretties. House Helpers is what I call them. They're handknit cloths... the softest, most durable, most absorbent ones t...

When I admire the wonders of a sunset... my soul expands in the worship of the creator. -Mohandas Gandhi Sunset, viewed from behind a pot o...

I planted pumpkins this morning. It was time. There's only three months until Thanksgiving, and the pumpkins I adore take 60-90 days t...

It's turning fall here. Or it feels as though it is. It's been rainy and dark and I've only had to turn on the air conditioner ...

I'm back. Really back. As in, the telephone company is coming Thursday to turn on the phone service at Freeman House. I hope to be hom...

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. - James Dean One of my dreams: to go grape stomping before I turned t...

In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. - Albert Camus It's so good to turn away from the world on...

I had my week all planned out. The day planner read something like this: Monday? Meeting in Dallas with oil client. Tuesday? Meeting to squ...

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood... - Ephesians 6:12 It was early this morning, the light a soft, golden glow behind the curta...

A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. -Anne Bronte Nothing says summer like an ear of fresh corn. In f...

Seduced by pretty pictures in the spring White Flower Farm catalogue, this over-zealous gardening girl planted 27 tomato plants. Softball-s...

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. -Hippocrates There's nothing like being home when you're sick. Although there may be t...

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. - Joseph Addison I cou...

A bumper crop of purple hull peas this year. I shelled a bushel when I was home last week and eyed the remaining swelling pods that clinged ...