How is September upon us!? I’m not really a fan of summer break. Why can’t we have a week or two off every 8-10 weeks? The endless summer days just drag on. The kids are always board. And don’t get me started on the insane cost of summer camp! Regardless I’m always struck by how…

We have some larger trees on our property. They’re black walnuts. I’ve learned a lot about Juglone, syrup, and squirrels since learning about black walnut trees. Today our local arborist came by because we had a large limb crack in some recent high winds. It was too high in the tree for us to manage,…

Since moving to Ontario, I can see the British roots in how intensely some people garden here. Little patches of front yard filled to the brim with roses, tulips, and asters. The moment there’s a warm breeze, shorts and tank tops come out, and there are people out picking their particular weed from the yard.…

We went out of town. Just 5 days and 4 nights. It was technically only a few hours from home, though with all the stops it took an entire day each way. You’d have thought we went to another province! I didn’t hate it, but I also didn’t find joy in it the way I…

When my oldest was little I watched as friends and family held large celebrations for their children. On the one hand I completely agreed! Celebrate yourselves and your baby, you were lucky enough to get to the other side of birth with a human to raise. AND you made it through year one. Celebrate! That…

I want to write profound things, but I’m finding they take more energy than I have most days. So I’ll write about the mundane I think. The ordinary. The little things we tend to pass and take for granted. One of my children is obsessed with nature right now, specifically bunnies. We have a plethora…