Pleasant View Schoolhouse

What do you do with the leftover bones of the wool coat after you've picked the meat off the carcass? I've found a use for the sleev...

"Smiling, [the piano teacher] turned to Margaret. She whirled the piano stool until it was the proper height and Margaret sat down, her...

Some of us were content with sitting on the rocks and enjoying the way the river looked and sounded. Others wanted to get in it. Even though...

Three hours of practice this morning for the girls in Clara's trio--Christmas songs, wedding music, and general loveliness. To my mind, ...

In the pause before the cookstorm, I am doing some hand-sewing, finishing up this set of felt ornaments . Like others who were little girls ...

I love this little three-day week before Thanksgiving. Clara's done with her college classes until Monday. Giles has taken Hazel home an...

When I got home from my run I found Daisy in Hazel's lap. The bonding had been done and they had moved on to hair-stroking, reading, and...

A second set of pillowcases. These took much longer to embroider because they're heavily covered in "lace stitch", as Daisy ca...

We have been madly scrubbing, baking, and fluffing the house. Tomorrow Giles comes home from college, with . . . a guest! Beautiful Hazel, w...

A nice cold-weather variation on a favorite: spiced-up chicken soup. Start with your usual chicken soup recipe (one is here if you're a...

The stovepipe was fifteen years old, and when the chimney sweep came out to clean it he allowed that he would rather replace it. Visions of ...

Still loving the thrifted copper warming up my kitchen. This one is "Flour". I know you get it. I also found "Fromage", ...

Schoolhouse Roasted Carrots I doubt I invented these, but I *can* claim to have made them at least four times in the last ten days. They are...

Already my favorite trees, the white oaks around my house are now more glorious than ever, redder than I have ever seen them. Our fall color...

Brought to you yet again by the colors blue and brown, here is Daisy's final new winter dress. It's a sweet satiny cotton from the h...

We had a perfect day in a historical town. Ladies in full skirts. Cabins. This lady had a full skirt *and* a chicken. And her jewelry matche...

Vintage cookbooks, including some holiday inspiration, in my etsy shop tonight!

When you have a pan of sausages, you need a loaf of rye bread to go with it. I've been making all our dinner bread from the ubiquitous A...

. . . and so abundant.