Originally published May 2, 2020. Guess what? ‘Tis Love-in-the-Mist season again! Aren’t they lovely? Very attractive seed pods will form, dry up, fall to the ground, and– Voilà!– next spring they’ll be back. Thanks to Daughter C who planted the original flower packet years ago!
Whew. Small people are a bottomless pit of energy and an absolute delight. Biggest hit so far at The Farm for six year old Grandson and his 7 year old Friend? Tiger the Cat. Tiger really is a laid back lover of a cat, and he just relished the attention. He crashed by supper time.
I am wandering around January 2016 looking for a recipe to post–it will probably be spicy deer meat burgers–and I came across this and laughed out loud. For the new folk–Daughter C, as she’s known here on the blog, and her husband, The J-Man, used to live on The Farm. It’s a big place. The
As Missy is wont to do, I’ve began last Sunday’s Travels in the middle of things. So let’s back up. First– thanks to Daughter C! Not only were the photos taken by her when she & the J-Man visited the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, but also she kindly supplied me with a lot of
1/6/23: Not formatting properly but it’s the art that counts! Sunday Travels: To the Walter Anderson Museum of Art Originally published on January 20, 2019 In order to realize the beauty of man we must realize his connection to nature.Walter Inglis Anderson More coming soon– including The Little Room!
It’s called ‘Perfect’ for a reason. Before we get to the recipes–regular and adaptation for bread machine–I’d like to draw your attention to something amazing. From time to time I go on a “Please hit the tip jar” campaign and many of you are kind enough to contribute. I assume it’s because you like what
I’d just like to pass along a couple of thoughts this afternoon. First, this coming Sunday I will turn one year younger than standard retirement age. Should be a good day, though I long ago retired from my day job to become a lady of leisure with nothing better to do than blog. I have
Tiger the Cat is a member of Missy’s pack from Miss Missy’s School: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School. On sale now at Amazon! This is a little post at the Kid Blog at Miss Missy’s School where you can preview the book for middle-grade and young adult kids and their gornwups. Too
Today at the Kid Blog at Miss Missy’s School we learn about similes and read some beautiful examples from The Animal Family, by Randall Jarrell (1965 by still in print; illustrated by Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are!). Miss Missy’s School: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School on sale
The Kid Blog at Miss Missy’s School is a site just for kids (and their grownups). Each post, which I’ll be reposting here, is intended to teach kids a little something about writing, and to introduce them to some either classic children’s literature, or older stories and poems by lesser known writers. This was the
Linus van Pelt: In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast. They invited the great Indian chief Massasoit, who brought ninety of his brave Indians and a great abundance of food. Governor William Bradford and Captain Miles Standish were honored guests. Elder William Brewster, who was a minister, said a prayer that
One last post to wrap up our travels up north a few weeks ago. This one is all about Mr. Big Food in his world. As I mentioned, he’d been invited to give the annual lecture at the Center for Philosophy of Science. First day he met with the fellows and they discussed some of
I am going to see if I can get it together a bit and do some (re)posting. Best of the date chosen from 2011-2022. Today’s post is a twofer. Commentary on this one. I do miss the Book Fair, our name for the Friends of the Library monthly book sale. It’s still going on, but
Once upon a time. NEW YORK CITY? Quiet and Serene?!? Originally published on January 22, 2016 Mr. Big Food, Daughter C, and I were in New York City for the blizzard of 2000. We’d been at a conference held between Christmas and New Years. It began snowing over night and we woke to learn that the
From the introduction, “A Letter from Marica to you” I hope you make some new friends here at Miss Missy’s School! Before you begin reading the story, though, I must tell you something. Some of your new friends have foibles— minor shortcomings. Gilbert likes to say, “As someone once said…” and then quotes a famous
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