A Confession Dear gentle reader. Within this year–this very bad, terrible, no-good and horrible year of 2020–there have been pockets of time during which I’ve indulged in examining my (deeply…
Read moreWe’re all about spring-flowering bulbs this week. We have much to discuss today, gentle reader. To wit: One: the concept of beauty for beauty’s sake (why to plant bulbs…
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It’s your lucky day, gentle reader! It’s Ask the Farm Lady Day! We’ll join the Farm Lady at her kitchen island as she answers a burning question from a reader.…
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Teaching a teenager at home . . . is not for sissies. In a recent blog post, I shared oodles of tips on how to succeed at homeschooling in general.…
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Call me Silly-pants. (Seriously, go ahead!) One day recently I found myself musing grumpily on this ridiculous question: Why wasn’t anybody asking us homeschooling parents for help, though we are…
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