Posted in Gardening, Nature, Photography on May 29th, 2008 6 Comments »
Nanking cherry blossoms
It’s amazing what two weeks of spring will bring! Things are growing like crazy now. Just this morning, Mom came in from the garden and announced that her beans were up. Oh, I can’t wait to be eating fresh fruits and vegetables from our own garden!
Tiny buds of lily-of-the-valley. Another few days should [...]
Posted in Christian Life, Hymns on May 25th, 2008 4 Comments »
Here is love, vast as the ocean,
Lovingkindness as the flood,
When the Prince of Life, our Ransom,
Shed for us His precious blood.
Who His love will not remember?
Who can cease to sing His praise?
He can never be forgotten,
Throughout Heav’n’s eternal days.
- From the hymn Here Is Love
Posted in Gardening, Nature, Photography on May 22nd, 2008 7 Comments »
Mom hung her baskets of young petunias (a Mother’s Day gift) outside today. It hasn’t taken those flowers long to become quite the local bird attraction…
Posted in Books, Writing on May 20th, 2008 3 Comments »
Young Girl Writes on Paper with a Pencil
The best style of writing, as well as the most forcible, is the plainest.
- Horace Greeley
Ye who write, choose a subject suited to your abilities.
- Horace
We have some writers so abstruse and deep that they drown themselves in their fathomless sentences.
- H. W. Shaw
To be accurate, write; to [...]
Posted in Movies on May 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
It was two and a half years for the rest of the world. But it seemed like 1300 years for those who awaited the premiere of Prince Caspian…
Today’s the day.
Are you a fellow Narnia-fan? Would you like to become one? Click here to view the Prince Caspian movie trailer.
Posted in Nature, Photography on May 14th, 2008 7 Comments »
Here are a few photos I took while on a morning walk through the woods. Things are beginning to look alive here in northern Minnesota. Spring is running a bit late this year. Why, last year, at this time, the crabapple trees were in full bloom — just take a look at this post: http://www.thejoyofhome.com/2007/05/camping-at-gulch-lake/! [...]
Posted in Books, Writing on May 13th, 2008 2 Comments »
Reading in the Morning Light by Carl Holose
There is creative reading as well as creative writing. - Emerson
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. - Burke
How well he is read, to reason against reading! - Shakespeare
Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings. - Longfellow
‘T [...]
Posted in Recipes on May 10th, 2008 8 Comments »
I had it all planned out this morning. We’d have waffles for breakfast and I’d take some absolutely stunning photos of them for my blog post. Then I remembered that we’re entirely out of butter. What a thing to be out of! We’ve had pounds and pounds of it in the freezer for so long, [...]
Posted in Friends and Family, Nature on May 8th, 2008 6 Comments »
The third and last part in the maple syruping process — boiling down! Approximately 40 gallons of sap are required to make just one gallon of pure maple syrup. The sap we gathered must be reduced to one fortieth (or 2.5%) of its original amount before it ever touches a pancake. Have you ever wondered [...]
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