Decking the Halls

It's pretty simple around here... I update my little hallway chalkboard with a festive greeting. The mantel and piano top get some garland and lights. The kitchen windows get garland and a Nativity. A stack of Christmas storybooks are put out for reading. And there's a tree (harvested right here on our own property). No collections to display; no spill over into other rooms; it's pretty much just the family area that sparkles. But that is where we spend our time, and it's enough.

Summer Break: Week Five

I'm not sure why it is making sense to me to break my Summer down into weekly posts, but it seems to be helping me catch up a little, so I'm sticking to my plan.

This week brought a lot of the same... Sunshine (how many days has it been since it rained? Feels like forever!), kids playing in the pool (oh, how they're loving it!), trying (and failing) to stay one step ahead of the weeds, making raspberry jam, the corn finally reaching knee-high (not TOO long after the 4th of July), eating kale and peas straight out of the garden, putting in double time with the band to try to be ready for Twistapalooza (coming in two weeks!).

Merry Christmas

And if that isn’t enough, we also wish you

Music, fresh air, playful puppies,

flaky-crusted homemade pies,

and True Peace that you feel

in the very depths of your soul.

The Twists . 2012