Subdivision Winter Wonderland 
February 14, 2014 by
Ducks! Rabbit and dog tracks in the yard, and lots of scattered bird seed. View from my church office window. (Cross-shaped w/ little cross prism on the ledge)
XC Skiing in the Park
February 3, 2014 by
I bought these skis when I lived in Massachusetts, fifteen years ago. I used to cross country ski in the Berkshires where I lived all the time each winter. Up and down the gentle hills, around trees, in the big quiet of the New England woods. Not so many hills or woods around here. But the […]
Gratitude and A Recipe
November 26, 2013 by
I grew up with my grandmother’s Cranberry Jello Salad, which every year my brother and I would leave untouched on our salad plates. Then, the first time I went to Thanksgiving with my husband’s family, I was given a job. This job was to make Strawberry Pretzel Jello Salad. This threw me for a loop. Thanksgiving […]
Loving Your Neighbor (in the Suburbs)
November 21, 2013 by
Jesus said: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In my subdivision, we just kind of wave. We wave as we come and go – as we drive in and drive out. As we work in the yard. As we get the mail. We wave and we sometimes ask, “How are you?” The other day, I was […]
Potatoes to Grow and Eat
October 16, 2013 by
I planted potatoes for the first time this year: purple, red, white, and gold. I’ve always felt sort of intimidated by growing potatoes, but this year I decided to give it a try because people kept telling me it was really very easy. Here’s where they were – a 5×5 plot in a raised bed. […]
Ten on Tuesday
September 17, 2013 by
Some stuff that’s been going on around here lately… 1. Adam and I went white water rafting with his dad and brother last month. I was nervous that it would be terrifying, but it was actually easy and kind of lovely. You kind of bounce along, have fun, get wet and see lots of beautiful […]
Cross Stitch Samplers 
August 9, 2013 by
Some mottoes the Vicar is considering immortalizing in needlepoint for her study wall… Stop trying to fix everything. You’re not as important as you worry you are. It’s about you, but it’s not about you. – Marie Fortune God, please help me not to be such an ass. – Anne Lamott There […]
My Patch of Earth
July 26, 2013 by
I’ve always wanted to tend a piece of ground. I remember Sarah in The Secret Garden, who moves to her uncle’s estate and is sort of lost – a little girl in the vastness of a lonely house. She asks him: “Might I have a bit of earth?” “Earth!” he repeated. “What do you mean?” “To […]
Our Local Farm
June 20, 2013 by
Our weekly share of produce from Green Earth Institute farm. From the right: winter onions, salad turnips, spinach, snap peas, lettuce, tatsoi (an Asian green), and… a beagle. Green Earth Institute is just four miles from our house, in Naperville. It’s a 60-acre organic farm, complete with beautiful old stone farmhouse, and an island surrounded […]
