• The Dead and Maybe Frozen Caterpillar

    I love that my kids don’t mind being cold. We dug out a winter hat, and out Ms. Crazy Preschooler went while the little ones napped yesterday. She roamed about the yard and tromped in extremely excited because she found this slightly (OK, quite) dead caterpillar, drowned, bloated and maybe…

  • My Friend the Fire

    It has been deliciously cold! On Sunday morning it snowed for at least two hours, pretty steadily, but the snow melted when it hit the green grass. We snuggled in the “cabin” room, as our family room has been named because of its wooden ceiling. The previous owners of our…