Just returned from this gorgeous scene on Friday night. I don’t know if any U.S. coastline compares to this particular stretch. Maine is just beautiful, and I have to pinch myself when I’m there. Truly the stuff of dreams, I can’t believe this is how we’ve spent about one week of every year for the… Read More Wild Summer. Good Father.
Here’s an attempt to recap the last four weeks of life. Lots of photos here and not much reflection. I’m writing from Texas, though, so although the days here have also been full, much is removed from the full plate called Life in Massachusetts. Being 2000 miles away gives a little space to think and… Read More Costume Changes, Venue Changes, & Celebrations
It was time, he explained, as he brought his business card to the door to warn us of the coming work in close proximity to our home. Cavities developing, branches dead, dying, and falling down meant that proper action was required for the sake of the tree and the people and homes nearby. Knowing it… Read More Love Affair With Trees (and Fetuses)
It all started when I got an invitation to sign up to take a meal to a young couple who just had their first baby. Actually, this happens on a very regular basis at church these days. We’re definitely having a baby boom there. Thanks to another mom’s discovery, we use an internet based sign-up… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday: Fajitas & Sprouted Black Beans
Starting our 14th year of homeschooling today. I can hardly believe my baby girl is in high school this year. Wasn’t she just beginning kindergarten? Wasn’t she just 3 years old and taking ballet class and afternoon naps and losing teeth? And completing her first “chapter book” ever? Oh, those were such milestones and proud… Read More Back to School 14.0 (And Back From Texas, Too)
It seems like we have been scattered near and far this year, but today and for the rest of the summer everyone is at home, and it feels good. It’s not that I minded “the scattering.” Everyone in the Krum family had wonderful and necessary experiences off on their own, but it’s nice to be… Read More Everyone’s Home
This could also be known as “the post with 32 pictures,” but it seems the best way to recount many of the things that have been happening around here since October. If you haven’t noticed, I just love to archive everything, so this post is more for me than you! (But, OH the things that… Read More From California To Christmas Like Crazy…and More Crazy
Hanging out at Common Grounds coffee shop. There’s a recipe at the end of this post, I promise. A good one, too, if you happen to like olives and all-things-Mediterranean. It’s just that I also wanted to post photos from our trip to Texas last weekend, since I haven’t found the time to write all… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday ~ T-Bone Texas & Chicken Sicily (and bats!)
The wonderful thing was that it was a gorgeous day in Massachusetts for apple picking, which is a New England tradition I don’t think we’ve ever missed in our 14 years here ~ warm, sunny, and perfect for seeing the changing colors in the trees. The sad things were that we were dong it without… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday ~ Exporting Apple Butter
It was a really disappointing semi-final baseball game last night for Kory and the Amherst High School team. They lost by one point. The last at bat, we all really thought they would tie it up or pull ahead, but it was three pretty quick strike-outs, and the game was over, meaning no more baseball… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Avocado, Arugula, & White Bean “Pita” With A Side Of Baseball And Flying South