So, according to the Espalin school calendar, Karen and the boys had a week off of school, Spring Break. I chose to take a week of vacation during that same week. So instead of going to Daytona Beach like we usually do (yeah right), the boys and I had planned to go camping; camping trips are […]
Loss and Gain
Last weekend was very disappointing. Saturday morning we woke up to a dead goose in the pond near the shore. I went out to have a look to try to determine what had happened. The first thing I noticed was that the gate to get into that area from the field was not closed properly. […]
Honda TL125 Refresh (aka dirt bike proje...
The boys and I have started a new project, refreshing this 1973 Honda TL125 motorcycle. The boys had some money saved up and we were looking at adding another Baja Doodlebug to the stable. You can see their existing one in use here from a previous post: The Boys Doodlebug. As we were searching Craigslist, we […]
Homemade Soap Making Day with Nancy
Last Monday began our spring break. Michael and the boys left for the week to go camping and I had a long list of things I wanted to get done. The first of which was making homemade soap with my dear friend Nancy. In the past we have always made soap at Nancy’s house. I […]
The Latest Happenings on the Farm
Spring is in the air…. and I couldn’t be happier about it. Flowers are still popping up everywhere I look. The tulips have sprung from the ground. We have many different colors of Hyacinths. Daffodils…. […]
Backyard Camping in March
The boys decided that they wanted to camp by the pond with Dylan on Friday night. The weather has been so unseasonably warm that it was easy to say yes to their request. Our public schools only go to school Monday through Thursday so Dylan is typically over to our house at lunch wanting to […]
Nicholas Helps Make Snicker-Doodle Cooki...
In AWANA this last Thursday Nicholas needed to bring cookies to his small group. I gave him some choices of cookies and he chose Snicker-doodle cookies. He was kind enough to help me make them. He helped with the measuring of the dry ingredients as well as the wet. I taught him to crack each […]
Mason Bees Have Joined Salt Creek Acres
Many of you have read about our three days spent at the Home Orchard Society Fruit Tree Pruning class. One of the things we took home from the class, other than the new-found knowledge of correctly pruning our fruit trees, was Mason Bees. We have had them stored in the fridge for the last month […]
Trip to the Gun Range
We are members of a gun range and have been for years. Even though we could shoot on our property , we find that out of respect for our neighbors it is still better to go to the range. The boys have been shooting since probably 5, started out with the air rifle/bb guns, and […]
DIY Bookshelves
Well, another of our big projects checked off the to-do list, yeah! We have lots of books; lots and lots of books. In our last home we had some bookcases built for us to store our books, so I promised Karen before winter was over I would build her a set of wall-to-wall bookshelves in […]
Pi Day……of the Century
I just wanted to let everyone in on a very big event that is coming up. Pi Day……you know Pi 3.14159265359….. Well, each year those of us who love PIE choose to celebrate Pi day with a slice (or two) of pie. This year, Pi day is Pi Day of the Century. How is it?, […]
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
At eleven and twelve years old our boys can swing to both sides of the emotional spectrum in a heart beat. After spending Friday afternoon playing with their friend (Dylan) we had some chores for them to do on Saturday. “Woe is me”, was the unified outcry. “You’re always taking our fun away from us,” […]