On Saturday our family hiked one of our favorite trails. The leaves are gone from the trees now, save a few determined branches holding on to the last little stragglers. While I love the lush, green fullness of the trail in summer, it’s beautiful this time of year as well. The sunshine hits the trunks and branches of the trees … Continue reading
Meet the latest addition to the Mercer Family. This sweet little stray began hanging out in our neighbors’ and our yards over the spring, and this summer he pretty much camped out on our back deck. For the longest time I was convinced this cat must have an owner, because he was so clean looking, and from looks of his … Continue reading
We’ve had a lovely Christmas break. We capped it all off with a sleepover last night at Bob’s parent’s house. Now we have one more day off and then we’re back to our regularly scheduled (or is it not-so-scheduled?) homeschool and life. I have a few resolutions this year. My goal is to blog more often, get back into scrapbooking … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, the current leader of the women’s ministry at our church held a meeting in her home for the rest of the committee. Our lovely evening included tea time, complete with scones, scrumptious lemon butter, and warm, aromatic loose tea. She mentioned that the scones and tea were from a tea room not far from our church … Continue reading