I’m loving this somewhat accidental capture of my buddy throwing ice chunks out onto the frozen surface of the pond. Wherever we go, at any time of the day, he seems to be throwing some object and seeing where it lands.

Now that the weather has turned cold, unseasonably cold, actually, I have found myself looking at the face masks that are strewn about my house and vehicle thinking, “Oh, how lovely, a nice cozy blanket for my face!” It’s all about perspective.

Oh, my social girl. Even when home for days on end, she finds ways to connect with her people.

I have had so many good walks through the forest this fall, but perhaps the most interesting and lovely times in the forest this autumn season have been during Forest Fridays with Mr. TOF as part of homeschool. We have a special nature notebook we are working through, supplemented by…

During the late summer and early fall season, I have been loving the zinnias growing in the containers on the back deck and next to the mudroom door. They have been so colorful and cheerful. It seems that most emails these days are about important things to know: communication from…

Every once in a while I find the three of these kidlets sitting around discussing matters. It’s pretty fun. At least it’s fun when I am sitting there too, listening in so that I know what they are discussing. It’s when I come across all three of them discussing things…

A bonus of homeschooling my resident fourth grader in this year where school looks completely different for everyone is that I do end up learning more than normal. (The middles are doing distance learning from the school district, but Mr. TOF and I agreed that homeschool would be the best…