Cozy and Maple

Category: summer

  • Homeschool Art Camp 2024

    We took most of June completely off from homeschool, aside from a museum field trip (we went to the Perot in Dallas!) we have had a lazy, lovely summer vacation. Last week, I gently eased us back into an atmosphere of learning and structure with a Mama-made Summer 2024 Art Camp Palooza. Monday-Thursday I led…

  • Two Grapevines and the Power of Community

    Two Grapevines and the Power of Community

    Last week, my girls and I went out to my parent’s farm and picked grapes. It was all of our first times eating vine ripened and picked grapes-what a treat! They were a beautiful dusty pale green and had a sweetness similar to gummy candy, according to my five-year old. These grapes were intentionally cultivated…

  • A Texas Cottage Garden

    I’ve waited for this opportunity for years-the chance to design and nurture my very own English-y, cottage-y garden of flowers. Can’t you see it? A lazy summer morning spent tenderly weeding among the hollyhocks and zinnias, snipping a few stems to display on the dining table, happy bees gently buzzing around the roses. I have…

  • Homemade Strawberry Lemonade and DIY Fountains

    We had our church community group over last week for an ice cream social and in some ways, a little introduction to our much-prayed-for new home. Well over forty people ate ice cream and had a blast, with kids ranging in age from zero to seven running all over. The hit with the kids, oddly…