Hearth & Home 13/15

Apr 5, 20203 min read

What Day is This?

The Corona quarantine is making me lose my sense of time. It is 1:00 in the morning. Believe me, I have tried to get on here and write...

Apr 3, 20202 min read

Burning Brush, Seeing Green (Grass), and Needing a Scheduling Anchor

School is officially closed for the rest of this school year, at least the buildings are closed. School always keeps us on a normal...

Apr 2, 20202 min read

Pizza Dough Doesn't Have to be Only For Pizza

Necessity is the mother of invention. My mom always says that. Now I always say that because our parents start coming out of our mouths...

Apr 1, 20202 min read

Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Enjoyable

You remember the scary coffee I bought a week ago or so because Folger's, and every other normal brand, was gone? It was scary because...

Mar 31, 20202 min read

Some Good News and Some Good Lemon Brownies

Kara made some fabulous lemon brownies tonight. We thought we had the lemon bars recipe, but we don't. I know we could have looked it...

Mar 29, 20201 min read

Happy Lights

Happy lights brighten up my day, especially on rainy days such as today, or in the dead of winter when the days are so short. Kris goes...

Mar 28, 20202 min read

Less Makes Room For New

Less makes room for new. I saw this on my friend's kitchen board. This quarantine business is making room for new ideas, new...

Mar 27, 20202 min read

God Made Puddles For Splashing

The sunshine this morning was rejuvenating. The kids and I rode bikes, then when hineys were too sore for another ride, Kara and I took...

Mar 26, 20202 min read

An Unplanned Day Off

I know I'm not the only mom up at midnight doing laundry so her family will not be naked in the morning. Also, my favorite pants are in...

Mar 25, 20203 min read

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Always Taste Right

Biscuits and gravy are fabulous any day and for any meal, such as tonight's dinner. It's also fairly quick--one of the auto-pilot meals...

Mar 24, 20203 min read

Scary Coffee and State-Wide House Arrest

What is this? Kroger was cleaned out of normal coffee, even the brands I don't like. I guess we'll find out what "Yuban" is. The...

Mar 23, 20202 min read

A Never-the-Same-Twice Day with a White Castle Review

The components of this day were mixed; definitely different. We started out having church at home this morning since all the buildings...

Mar 18, 20203 min read

Enjoying the Extended Spring Break

We've had family rolling in yesterday and today for the funeral; some have to stay home for sickness. One of my sisters came all by...

Mar 13, 20202 min read

Fear Sells Toilet Paper, But My House Smells Lemony-Fresh

I'm weary of hearing about the corona virus at every turn, just as I was weary of all the hype about Russian collusion and the Ukrainian...

Mar 10, 20201 min read

Counting My Blessings, Not Complaints

We're all loving Daylight Savings Time here. The kids have adjusted perfectly. They hop into bed willingly at 8:30. They fall right to...

Mar 9, 20202 min read

Time Doesn't Care About Daylight Savings

Daylight savings time. Daylight fake time. All Spring, Summer, and early Fall, I mentally adjust the time to real time anyway. It's...

Mar 6, 20203 min read

ISO: Self-Animating Cleaning Products

Today is Friday. We’ve been without an internet connection at home for two days. I didn’t realize how many times I mindlessly sit down...

Mar 3, 20202 min read

Singing, Dancing, and Sewing

Tonight was a little sad: it was the last choir rehearsal before the community choir concert next week. I always want to sing and dance...

Mar 2, 20203 min read

A Day in the Life of the Markses

Notice the title doesn't leave a dangling apostrophe? Most people butcher our last name in the plural and singular possessive forms. ...

Feb 27, 20203 min read

Building Bridges

"The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup!" That jingle plays in my head, sometimes coming out in real life, every morning I...

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