Category familyish

Quick Christmas Check In

   Just dropping in to say hello! Things are really hopping around the W. Wintertime farm work, Christmas preparations, beloved house guests, and amended holiday traditions. Subbing, sewing, writing, even gardening! Also so much great reading and cooking… I am…

Are You in the Spirit Yet?

   Every year, it happens to me suddenly. Unexpectedly. Often at weird times, either too early by some standards or too late by others. I am struck right in the heart with the Christmas Spirit!! It feels like vanilla-scented, snow-wrapped,…

How it Goes

   Last night we celebrated my parents’ fortieth wedding anniversary here at the farm. Loved ones came from near and far to congratulate them and encourage them on a hard earned and really happy milestone. It was a lot of…

Judy Wreath, a Celebration of Life

Over this past weekend our family suffered a terrible loss. Handsome’s sweet Mom, Judy Goddard Wreath,passed away suddenly very early Saturday morning, and we have been reeling ever since. Every routine, naturally, is on pause for a while  as we tend to…