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We’ve hit peak autumn color here in our area. The color is spectacularly good this year so we are making a point of getting out every day to take a ride somewhere and soak it all in. It’s truly the best foliage display we’ve had in a long time. The oranges and reds, in particular, …
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Happy Monday evening! Today is Caroline’s birthday so I’ve been busy celebrating. We had a good visit with my parents who we haven’t seen since long before the coronavirus lockdowns. It was only a visit for the day, but it made all the difference in the world to do something “normal” on Caroline’s birthday. Caroline …
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Happy Monday! I had to go back and reacquaint myself with what had written in Simple Living This Week No. 41 since a few weeks have passed. As I mentioned in Surge Capacity and Dealing With Difficult Times last week, I’m finding my mental reserves depleted like many other people. That, in turn, has meant …
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It’s the last day of August. Where did the summer go? I know we always ask that question each year, but this year I’m asking it in a different way as I’m sure you are as well. This will be our fourth week of homeschooling. We are off to a good start and I’m thankful. …
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Happy Monday evening! I hope your week is off to a good start. I feel like I’ve been chasing my tail all day. We were up early so we could get a jump on the week, but all day I’ve felt like I could not quite get ahead of everything. So now here we are …
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“Often the wind howled outside with a cold and lonesome sound. But in the attic Laura and Mary played house with the squashes and the pumpkins, and everything was snug and cosy.”
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You probably noticed right off that I’ve changed the name of this weekly feature. I did this for three reasons. One, I’m now using the term Simple Living more than Cozy Living in order to more readily connect with new readers. Two, these posts have evolved into sharing what is going on in my home …
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It’s the first Monday in August. That means the next time it’s a new month it will be September! That’s a wonderful thought for this Autumn lover to contemplate. How are you doing? I mean that sincerely. I’m not just making conversation. How are you doing? Our family has been locked down now for five …
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Happy Monday! It’s a cloudy morning here and I’m thankful to have a break from the relentless sun we’ve had this summer. After a cold front moves through this afternoon, we’re supposed to have a lovely stretch of weather with highs only in the low 80s and low humidity. David should be able to finally …
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Happy Monday evening! I didn’t forget about this post. It simply took me some time to get to it today. Partially this was due to the fact that I had things to do that included deadlines. Part of it was due to a child who needed extra mom and dad today. It was also because …
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Happy Monday! I hope you and yours are well and happy today. We’re hanging in there. Thank you to those who said they were praying for us after my request for prayers last week. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t accomplish anything on my list last week. I was busy all week from sun up …
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Happy Monday! It’s been a few weeks since we had a weekly goals post and it’s time to get back in the routine. I confess I am feeling a little slow out of the gate today. We just finished our sunniest June ever with over 82% sunshine. This is unheard of around here. I think …
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Happy Monday! I hope you had a restful or productive weekend, depending on what your personal goals were for the time. Here’s a little bit of what I’ve been working on around my home and my goals for this week. Alternatives to FoodSaver Vacuum Bags We have had a FoodSaver vacuum sealer similar to this …
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Happy Monday! It’s a gorgeous first day of June morning here. Deliciously cool (in the 40s) and blue skies. I mentioned last week that we have been doing little things to make home more enjoyable. Since we work at home and home educate, we’re home a lot. As such, the past few years we’ve focused …
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Happy Monday evening! I hope you had a lovely Memorial Day weekend whether it was at home or somewhere else. We were at home all weekend. (Shocking, I know, since our state is still locked down until June 12.) We made the most of it and took care of many projects around the house. We’ve …
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Happy Monday! As we do each day, David and I were watching the local weather during breakfast when the meteorologist said something about the coming Memorial Day weekend. I was like, “What? This weekend is Memorial Day?!?!?!?” I feel like I have lost all track of time. I see the date each day as I …
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Happy Monday evening! Yes, it’s an evening edition of this week’s post. Today is It’s a Girl Day, the day we celebrate each year discovering via ultrasound that God was giving us the desire of our hearts – a daughter – after many years of asking. Caroline gets to choose a small gift and a …
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Happy Monday! It’s a later-in-the-day edition of the weekly post. I had a number of things I needed to get done today so writing this had to wait until I had completed them. We’re all doing well. David has been working on some landscaping trim (red scalloped bricks) around the gardens in front of the …
