Are we in a recession? Who knows – I certainly don’t. Labels and certainties have never really been my strong point. And anyway, the answers vary depending on who you ask. All I know is that whether I’m going to the grocery store, filling up the gas tank, or buying feed for the animals –…
Tag: simplicity
Making Soup
It’s hot again today. The flies are making us all crabby and the little trickles of sweat creeping down everyone’s backs feel like more intrusive flies. The goats are all pregnant, lounging in the heat, chewing cud and looking disdain at the sheep. I’m cooking barszcz on the stove, despite the heat. It needs to…
Approaching Lent in Simplicity
If you’re on social media, you can tell Lent is near by all to kits, books, and other paraphernalia for sale. Whether it’s ‘sacrifice beads’, devotionals, Lenten journals, or homeschooling crafts to make Lent fun and engaging, the internet is full of ways to make Lent as consumer-driven as Christmas and Easter have become. Seriously,…
After Snow
We had our first snow of the season last week. Just a tiny amount, but it reminded us just how short autumn is, and how soon winter will be here. On The First Snow Day, we began winterizing in earnest. Windows were taken down and replaced, the wood pile was nearly doubled, and all the…
5 Easy Ways to Live Simply
Intentional living is like the ascetic life, like an onion, like the inner life of a tree. The more you touch it, the more layers are revealed to you. Living simply is a slow gestating, and while each person’s way of simplicity is unique, there are shared aspects. You can build a simple, intentional life…
Y is For Home! 