books featured library Marie Kondo Mom reading The Shed Notebook The Shed Notebook: Hey Marie Kondo: Bookshelves Full of Books Can Spark Joy! When I read Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up right after it came out, I did what any thoughtful reader does. I took the… Read more
birthday dogs featured Gonzaga Mom snowmen The Shed Notebook The Shed Notebook: Ten Reasons Why I Love January January is an unpopular month for many people. It is that letdown month after the holiday season. It is a long month that often brings on gray, dar… Read more
featured photo images The Shed Notebook winter The Shed Notebook: The Trees of Winter "Know that somewhere deep within the tree of winter there is still the life that produced last spring's beautiful leaves." Madame J… Read more
featured poetry The Shed Notebook The Shed Notebook: Mary Oliver and Wild Geese As many continue to mourn the passing of poet Mary Oliver, I have been reminded over and over through social media the poems she penned that had res… Read more
The Extraordinary Accomplishments of Helen Keller Recently when this picture was found of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan it reminded me of my lifelong interest in this… Keep reading
Strawbale Gardening: A New Project! We have an area close to our potato patch that needs a border. We really didn't want another fence. JEJ had already… Keep reading
What's That Smell in the Kitchen?:Favoite Poem by Marge Piercy Mom used to make a basic potato soup that was so delicious. It contained potatoes, celery, onion, and evaporated milk… Keep reading
Sibling Assignment # 31 : Annie, Sandy, and Goosebumps This week for our sibling assignment we were to write about a memorable musical . Sunday Scribblings word is Goosebump… Keep reading