February 13, 2022 If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things. -Emily Dickinson When I was little, one of my very favorite books was a Little Golden Book called Mr. Bell’s Fix-It Shop. Upon Mr. …
October 31, 2021 Each day, in our farm education program at Paradise Farm in West Bend, WI, every person (adult and child) is given the task of a morning chore. It might be to muck out the sheep and goat pen, to harvest and chop vegetables for our soup, to turn the compost, to haul …
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May 16, 2021 Instead of bringing a worn-out human being to a sanitarium, it were far better to bring him into an environment where he would be happy, at first soul-happy, but also physically happy. When you put a human being into an environment of joy, in which with each step he takes an inner …
March 28, 2021 When you discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life. -Jean Shinoda Bolen This coming week is our unofficial spring break and a chance to give a big cleaning to the house. We have been setting in place some …
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March 7, 2021 Mix a pancake, Stir a pancake, Pop it in the pan; Fry the pancake, Toss the pancake, Catch it if you can. Pandemic life brought a welcome slowness to our days that has lasted through the year. It has been glorious, and just what we needed to navigate this otherwise strange experience. …
Sunday, December 13 If baking is any labor at all, it is a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. — Regina Brett “Can I have two more cookies?” He asks me with hopeful eyes and a big grin. “You have been asking for cookies all day! Even if you …
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September 20, 2020 It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple-tree is connected with that of man. – Henry David Thoreau, from Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree Ah, the apple! Is there any other fruit so widely exalted in the history of symbolism and mythology? Apples have a prominent place …
July 15, 2020 “May this house shelter your life. When you come in home here, May all the weight of the world Fall from your shoulders. May your heart be tranquil here, Blessed by the peace the world cannot give. May this home be a lucky place, Where the graces your life desires Always find …
July 12, 2020 It was a pleasure-giving house and place, a place we were glad to be. – from Hannah Coulter, written by Wendell Berry I suspect that you, like me, have spent more time at home lately. This mere fact represents a season of hardship for many – job losses, canceled vacations, and summer …
July 1, 2020 Eat well. Live simply. Laugh often. As with everything else this year, the 4th of July and all that goes with it will be different than in the past. No parades, fireworks or large family BBQ’s. Every family will need to decide for themselves what will make that day memorable. Here are …
