sentiment of home

Fall of 2023 was full of fun, beauty, and surprises. It was the first year Elsa entered the Ephrata fair fir a drawing competition. She won 1st place in her division. We were also wrangled into a “free” vacation while walking through Cabella’s. We enjoyed it… it definitely wasn’t free, but nothing ever is. We…

It was a beautiful and extremely productive Summer. We planned throughout the winter what we wanted to plant, things we wanted to accomplish, and while not everything went according to plan (as usual in life) we learned many lessons and enjoyed (almost) every second. We try to remind ourselves in the crazy moments that these…

It all started with me waking up and looking out the kitchen window only to realize one of our bunnies Sally II had gotten loose. This of course is never a good realization, because if you’ve ever tried to chase a rabbit, you begin to understand Elmer Fudd’s angst. You must also keep in mind…

July was the month our Apricot tree was ready for picking… so we picked… and picked… and picked… all month long. It was an incredible amount of apricots. We ate them fresh, baked, jammed, gave some away, juiced, dehydrated them, and still ended up with 28lbs in our freezer. So as you can imagine, I…

After weeks of no rain, yellow grass, and burn bans, a rainy weekend came as a welcome friend. There was a slight chill in the air and the house was just dim enough to turn on lamps and light the scented candles. With the house feeling cozy and smelling of warm vanilla, it made the…