Thanks for stopping by! I'm Magi, a scratch cooking, homeschooling mama, learning to raise good kids, good food, and good fun on our teeny-tiny little farm!
Oh my. We have been on a bit of a wacky cake kick. We love the classic cake, but we’ve been playing with the recipe, and have some variations that are to die for! Actually “we” is a misnomer. I hardly get involved at all […]
So, today I was feeding my sourdough starter, and I made a seriously Charlotte Mason quality connection. Mother Culture; you have to feed it, or you run out. If you’re not a hardcore CMer you’re probably wondering what on earth I’m talking about and how […]
I never knew my great grandmother. But looking through her commonplace book, I know I would have admired her. And she probably would have been puzzled by, but tolerant of my my wide-eyed enthusiasm for doing things the hard way. I can almost hear her […]
Homeschooling has been such a blessing this year. I love being with the kids (most of the time 😉 ) and I love watching their wheels turn, while they make new connections, and discoveries. And while I’m sure I still have TONS to learn, I […]
Ah fall! It’s my favorite time of year. The colors, the crisp air, bonfires, warm soups and, even the ever present autumn cliche: Pumpkin. Spice. EVERYTHING! It’s also a busy time on the ol’ farm. Not only is there a lot that just didn’t get […]
Have you ever noticed how exhausting a week off is? Needed a vacation to recover from your vacation? I know I have. We have this week off of school, and I tell you I’m beat! It’s from all the fun activities and extra projects, right? […]
Lately I’ve been noticing a trend in parenting. We’re convinced that our children aren’t getting enough “sensory play”, so we manufacture opportunities to feel a new texture, hear a new sound or absorb a new odor–yeah, I said absorb a new odor. You know you’ve […]
Hold on, it’s a wordy one! One of the things I mentioned in my last post about letting go of things that are no longer working for us, was bringing our girls home for the upcoming school year. My long-time readers , all three of […]
As I started the new year, I had one major goal in mind: Getting Dressed. I’m only half joking. For the past year or so I’ve pretty well been living in the same crusty clothes, because I’m not going anywhere, and let’s face it, someone […]
Let me start this post with a rant. We are farmish people. We like critters. We consider a certain amount of dirt good for our health. We like the idea of our kids digging in the mud. You can tell by looking at us. We […]