Have you ever written a list of what you did not want your family to look like? What would make your list? Cluttered home? Hurried? Impatient? Overworked? Overbooked? Over committed? Tired? Fighting parents? Sassy kids? What would you not want? I recently attended an online homeschool planning boot camp in which we wrote down our family vision, non-negotiables, and the … [Read more...]
Thyme & Again – School Days and a Little Homework
By Angela Denstad Time and again, back-to-school season comes around, and that means – whether you’re a student, a parent of a student, an educator, friend, fan, or neighbor of students – life shifts into school mode. Even for those who only vaguely recall their own long-ago school days, the fresh, fall air and dewy mornings might just lead to a longing for a new pair of … [Read more...]
Eat Well, Be Well, Have Fun
“Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad” – Miles Kington The summer abundance is upon us! There is nothing better than picking fresh and using the bounty of a garden this time of year. Basil, tomatoes, garlic, onions, cucumbers, herbs and more just spilling out everywhere! The basil took off like a rocket this year … [Read more...]
A Goodly Heritage – Rainbow and Shadow
Excerpt from Tales From Heritage Farm written by Wenda and Randall Grabau. Squeak, creak went the old door. A flash of light split through the deep darkness of the storage closet. Many items had been set aside in the closet to hibernate while snow boots and mittens, stocking caps and parkas had their hey-day. The frigid winter waned, and signs of spring began to pop out … [Read more...]
Estelle’s Eatery & Bar – 10 Years of Unique Food in Harmony
Estelles’ Eatery & Bar is a chef-owned, chef-driven restaurant with unique food and homemade sauces. This concept is behind everything they do; it helps them adapt and give people a better experience, according to Matt Brown. “Food – it doesn’t matter who you are, what your religion is or who you voted for in the last election – you have to eat food; it puts everyone on … [Read more...]
Thyme & Again – A Daily Dose of La Dolce Vita
By Angela Denstad Time and again we treasure summer as a season of ease and adventure: a relaxing of the routine, the runaround, the wardrobe — a time for embracing an easy, breezy bonhomie. I’ve been enjoying my summer vacation for weeks now … except for the fact that I haven’t had one. Not in the usual sense, anyway. I haven’t taken any time off from work, engaged in … [Read more...]
Your Flying Farmer – There’s a Proverbial Lady in my Closet
Let me start by digging myself a hole. We’ve all heard the story of that lady (of course, no one I’ve ever known) who goes into her closet full of clothes and bemoans with a sigh, “I have NOTHING to wear!” Ok ok, we can make an excuse for her, like “those are winter clothes” or “I’m not feeling like that color today,” or “the laundry bin has taken my favorite shirt hostage.” … [Read more...]
Eat Well, Be Well, Have Fun – “AI won’t replace chefs, but it will expand what’s possible in the kitchen.” – IBM Chef Watson team
Ok, this is a departure for me, but I like experiments. This column (following my intro) was ENTIRELY written by an Artificial Intelligence interaction on Microsoft Copilot. I did not change a single word. I did not write a single word! I did NOT provide the recipe. I asked for a humorous story about a boy named Timmy making spicy chili, and to please include a recipe. … [Read more...]
North Woods Surprise
Summer brings a host of activities for us to enjoy. The warm and hot days also bring plenty of work, but I digress. One activity my whole family enjoys is going up north to the cabin. The cabin is tucked in the forestland of northern Wisconsin. Birches, poplars, tamaracks and pine trees help to cover acres of land. Whether privately-owned or publicly-owned land, such as … [Read more...]
Be Careful What You Practice
Mr. Google says it takes an average of 66 days to form a new habit, but I reckon’ he ain’t never seen nothin’ stick faster than a cowboy drawl, if’n you practice frum sun up to sun down fer just a few days! Google oughta been warnin’ me to mind what I’m practicin’ – ‘cause once it sets in, it’ll stick like a tick on a hound dog! How’s this ol’ cowboy twang sittin’ with ya? … [Read more...]