writing

  • Transitions

    For a long time I haven’t known what to do with this space. As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t featured a recipe in quite some time, and my posting is sparse. Partially this is due to the amount of time… Continue reading

    Transitions
  • Spring blog hop!

    Last summer I participated in a fun blog hop for writers and illustrators and generally interesting folk. The inimitable Shelley Sackier tagged me to participate in this year’s hop, and I was excited to join. Shelley Sackier is a bone-tired… Continue reading

  • Teaching history

    It’s hard to come back after a long hiatus. February started busy and things just kept on getting busier, and here we are in the middle of March. Maybe I should have guessed that planning a wedding, revising a book, and… Continue reading

    Teaching history
  • Research comes from the unlikeliest of places

    As evidenced by my various afternoon adventures, I love visiting historic sites. I will drag Josh to living history museums just to pretend I’m living in colonial New England (more on that soon). When my parents called to say they… Continue reading

  • The Next Big Thing Blog Tour!

    Most of the time this blog is all about history and homesteading. But today you’ll get to hear about another interest that takes up a big chunk of my days: creative writing. (And of course, there’s a lot of history… Continue reading