Common Sense Home Good News Letter 12/31/22

“Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential.” ― Ellen Goodman 2022 was a year of delays and frustration, but also of abundance. We didn’t get the new outbuilding tackled as planned, because the crew pouring the concrete slab couldn’t get to…

Common Sense Home Good News Letter 12/24/22

A Homestead Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and nearby the house Small creatures were stirring, a red fox, a mouse; The duckies were tucked in their warm coop with care, And the chickens all perched on roosts high in the air. The flowers, snow covered, nestled snug in their beds; While ice…

Common Sense Home Good News Letter 12/17/22

“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” — Alan Cohen Confession – I haven’t baked a single Christmas cookie (or anything else holiday oriented), and we’ve only put up one small artificial tree. (The tree belonged to an old friend of the family, and it reminds…

Common Sense Home Good News Letter 11/12/22

“Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” —Charles Dickens Over the years, I have heard the phrase, “It must be nice” many times – with regard to owning our own homestead, or being able to work from home with my family, or…

Common Sense Home Good News Letter 10/22/22

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” – Francis of Assisi This week started so dreary – gale force winds, temps well below average, clouds, rain, snow, freezing drizzle -ugh. I wanted to settle into hibernation mode for the winter. Low and behold, the end of the week ushered in above average…

Common Sense Home Good News Letter 10/16/22

“Working with our hands is part of what makes us human.” I have a friend with small children who regularly shares their shenanigans. It’s a much needed breath of fresh air, especially since we got hit with illness, and cold and dreary weather this month. The kids think it’s awesome that there’s been snow already….