Hiatus from the World
My retreat from society is very nearly over. When I came up to The Engineir’s family cottage on Lake Huron in mid-December, the sheer, vast expanse of four to five weeks alone sprawled out in front of me; it seemed like All The Time in the World. In truth, though, it’s gone by remarkably quickly. [...]
Self-Soothing
Many of the women whose blogs I read are mothers, and as such, they often talk about their child-rearing methodologies, frustrations and the little details of Life With Kids. One term I see come up somewhat frequently is “self-soothing,” and today that hitched itself to another theme I’ve been seeing with remarkable frequency these last [...]




I'm Erin, homesteading geek, wanna-be crafter, food enthusiast, animal lover, yarn hoarder. I live with my husband, two dogs, two cats, and two chickens on two acres in southern central Michigan. 