orchards

Although we didn’t move to a farm we are fortunate that our house in PA is very near to a large orchard. Our good friends were visiting us this we...

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card catalog

We have stacks of these old library catalog cards that get inserted into our paper packs. This one made me look forward to all that spring and summ...

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in february

Outside there is more than three feet of snow it's fun to play in but cardboard houses prove to be the best when occupying these two kids. Have a ...

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to give

We are praying for the people of Haiti and have made a donation to help. If you can, hope you can do the same. Here is a link from NPR of some re...

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winter

We got over two feet of snow! They closed the public schools for the week already and the federal government is closed tomorrow. DC doesn’t do snow.

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rain turned to snow.

  The First Snow by Reid Carrescia “I looked out the window late this afternoon to see the rain turned to snow…” Philly looks beautiful with snow, ...

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a sunday in november

A recent trip to the National Zoo. Beavers and Giant Anteaters were our favorites. Happy thanksgiving, everyone. Safe travels.  

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getting things done.

holly started her first day of preschool today. she was pretty excited, this being her second year there and next year she is on to kindergarten. ...

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long summer days

dear long summer days, we will miss you. but fresh cooler air, back-to-school, pumpkins, apple picking, and fall colored leaves sound nice too.

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a message

Sometimes we send out gift notes for customers when they purchase gifts from our shop. This one is my favorites. It's good advice and I copied it ...

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