Pleasant View Schoolhouse

We had perfect weather tonight for a bonfire and three families over for supper. After a gray day, the evening was chilly and almost misty. ...

Clara needed her dressy winter dress last Sunday, so together we made this old favorite pattern out of a beautifully-draping frost blue tiny...

From a wonderful cookbook, given to me by my mother while I was in college. I remember reading it while living in a dorm room, longing for ...

"She had his coffee all poured, and there was oatmeal with cream and pulverized sugar. There was half a grapefruit too, all cut and rea...

I have been thinking about breakfast this week and wondering why I have been satisfied to serve my family so little for lo, these many years...

I am constantly shedding hair on my bathroom floor, and my hair is long and very dark, and my bathroom floor is pale green painted pine. Gro...

My big front circle garden has been an eyesore this summer--drought and deer have just about knocked out the perennials that kept it looking...

Yes, I am finding the knitting to be addictive. I must confess to having pulled my project out of my purse in court today while waiting for ...

Clara had orchestra this morning, so she and I left everyone sleeping and set off early for the city. I wasn't sure how I was going to p...

I love this anecdote from Madeleine L'Engle's book The Irrational Season , in which she writes about discovering the power of being ...

Say you come home in the rain and it's a little cold and the house feels a little unloved. What to do? •Do a load of wash and then throw...

I had a busy day today of "fluffing the house" in preparation for guests. The sitting room had been collecting stray books; many g...

. . . in all their irregular glory. Bella picked the Arkansas Black tree today.

I was surprised to see the enthusiasm that greeted my urn of hot cider at our party. It wasn't that cold outside or in, but apparently t...

Here's a little taste of the wonderful music from our weekend with Grandpa--in fact, Daisy calls this piece "Grandpa's Song...

The Composer and the children and I had been planning for this weekend for months. The Composer's father, my beloved father-in-law, turn...

"Do not make the mistake of thinking that an apron is a not-so-very important garment. As a matter of fact, it is really quite as impor...

This chocolate sauce is a useful one for various reasons: the ingredients are always convenient to hand, it's dairy-free, it whips up in...

I found this fabulous pattern on e-bay and had to have it--just look at the vintage sportiness of the lady golfer and lady bowler! It is in ...