Mount Pisgah
"I don't know why, mom, but my pancakes aren't coming out right." I don't know either, but we go over the recipe. 2 cups a/p flour, 2...
Saddle Your Own Pony
We were not allowed to ride our pony or horses around the farm with a saddle. The reason given was that we might fall off the horse and...
Show Us
Show us the people we'd like to be. The prettier people, happier people. People with more money, more time, more of what we want—Or think...
Pumpkins
I sat my perfectly beautiful pumpkins out by the tree in the front yard. I had planned to give every family a pumpkin, but, as more often...
At That Day
Sunday and Monday of this week we got a dusting of snow. Not so much snow as in this picture, although several miles south of here...
At Our House
I think I could enjoy living in this castle, but not ever having visited it, it would be hard to know. There aren't from this point of...
This I Have Seen
Ecclesiastes 5:18 "Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his...
Seasons Come; Seasons Go
I like to fancy myself and my family at this season of the year living in a large castle. Even an English manor estate with enough suits...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Beyond
Here's to hoping your Thanksgiving day went better than this young lad's day. I've copied one of my favorite poems by one of our early...
Sunshine
Why is a day with sunshine more appealing? As the Arabian proverb says, 'All sunshine makes a desert.' But that doesn't seem to hinder...
