Between your walls all those years ago. What was it like? Were you cold in the winter or did your fire keep you warm? Trees from the woods made your walls. Old oaks from a savanna that is no more, now covered with buckthorn galore. We know their age from counting their rings, the trees…
I’m sitting at my desk drinking my afternoon cup of tea. However, I should be decorating my front porch for fall. I am the slowest decorator! I don’t know why, but I am. I love to see the finished product for each season but by the time I get around to putting the decorations out,…
Writing my blog each day takes a fair amount of time. Lately, with the feeling of being spread thin creeping in, I realized that I might need to add some structure my day. Hence, last night I wrote out a list of tasks that I wanted to accomplish today. With a desire to work on…
It is raining and generally miserable outside today, so I decided early that it would be a day to try and finish some projects. Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time making fabric face masks and preserving some of our vegetable harvest. But, I started a quilt at the beginning of the pandemic and it…
A Note of Thanks A thank you note is important! Can’t you see? For it shows how grateful you can be. For a visit, a toy, a meal, a gift, or more. Thank you notes convey gratitude and, oh, so much more. Notes take time to write and time to send, going through the…
Luckily, throughout the formative years of my boys’ education and development, I have been able to provide a great deal of enrichment outside of school. In fact, if you have ever read the tag line for my blog, enrichment is mentioned. “THE APPLES IN MY ORCHARD…….. a reflective blog about enriching youth through education, opportunity,…
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In February, my husband and I visited White Sands National Park in New Mexico. It is our country’s newest National Park and being able to visit there just after it became one of our great protected parklands will always make it special to us. But, as amazing as it was, I am not sure it…
The world of art and non-profit organizations, while separate but sometimes overlapping, share a common conundrum. They both face the expectation of receiving goods and/or services for “free.” I am not a stranger to providing goods or services for free. As you might be aware, I led a garden club once a month for a…
Today was spent being happily occupied. I was busy sewing most of the day sans a trip to the dollar store, post office, and bank in town. From 8 o’clock until 12 noon, I worked on making more fabric masks. This afternoon, I was back at it again, with the exception of playing with our…