Fairytales & Flannel

Birthdays & Babies (that are no longer babies)

F&F is a cozy, online window seat where I share stories and musings about everything I love from motherhood to coffee cups and everything in between.

“But my true love is the evening walk, that last hour of daylight that has its way with sunlight, shadow, and soul.”

— Emma M. Lion

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  • Birthdays & Babies (that are no longer babies)

    Chosen turned four years old today. All day long as we celebrated her birthday my mind kept drifting back to the day she was born. I tend to do this whenever one of my “babies” turns another year older. I… Continue reading

    Birthdays & Babies (that are no longer babies)

  • Five Exciting Things & Finally Returning

    It’s been a while. A long while actually. A busier than usual summer and fall took me completely out of my writing rhythm, and while I have missed filling this space and thought about it so much, the leap between… Continue reading

    Five Exciting Things & Finally Returning

  • Catalogs & Chaos

    A friend recently asked me if homeschooling is hard, and because this friend is NOT currently homeschooling his kids but would also love to convince his wife to do so, I found myself telling him that it’s not hard at… Continue reading

    Catalogs & Chaos

  • Feasts & Frankfuters

    A few weeks ago Mr. Wonderful decided to set up his Pit Barrel Cooker to smoke a few Picanha roasts as a ‘Thank You’ for our employees. For anyone unfamiliar with the world of smoked meats, Picanha, also known as… Continue reading

    Feasts & Frankfuters

  • Mom Fails & Manor Houses

    My plan was simple. Morning seat work, lunch, afternoon lessons and one on one times, read aloud, chores, dinner, done. A pretty typical day. But around lunch time the sun shown bright, and the Michigan version of spring temperatures flirted… Continue reading

    Mom Fails & Manor Houses

  • Small Meals & Scriptures

    Contrary to modern wisdom, I typically don’t start feeding my babies solid foods at the recommended 4-6 months of age.  Rather, as long as they are happy, healthy, and growing, I much prefer to wait until they themselves start showing… Continue reading

    Small Meals & Scriptures

  • Mondays & Mana

    I sank into my favorite chair in my favorite corner of the house and felt my whole body relax as if heaving a great sigh of relief felt from the top of my head to the tip of my toes… Continue reading

    Mondays & Mana

  • Woodpiles & Wonder Woman

    Thump. Slide. Sizzle. Cough. Thump. Slide. Crackle. Hiss.  Noises from our woodstove filled the air around me as I rubbed another cloud of smoke from my watery eyes. Another headache was soon to set in that was sure to last… Continue reading

    Woodpiles & Wonder Woman

  • Christmas Letters & Callings

    Over the holidays I recently sent out a Christmas (okay, by the time I mailed it New Year’s) letter updating friends and family of the highlights of our year. As a homeschooling project, when we do a year end letter,… Continue reading

    Christmas Letters & Callings

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