Mary Ellen Barrett

Poor unsocialized homeschooler…..

February 6, 2011 By Mary Ellen Barrett 4 Comments

Busy, busy. On Friday, my Katie's birthday, we attended homeschool ice skating. I brought a chocolate mousse cake (her fave) and she was sung to by many of her friends. Then we rushed home so I could get ready for hosting our family rosary night. We had a smallish group, about 50 people (no I'm […]

Snowflake Resist Watercoloring

February 2, 2011 By Mary Ellen Barrett 4 Comments

We had some time for art today (the weather has been cancelling everything, which truth be told is kind of nice) and I recalled a watercolor resist project I had seen on some blog somewhere. You know how that is, you just can't remember where you saw something youwant to do, you just know you […]

February 2, 2011 By Mary Ellen Barrett 1 Comment

If Candlemas Day be fair and bright,Winter will have another flight;But if it be dark with clouds and rain,Winter is gone, and will not come again. Well it is dark clouds and rain but I don't think winter is gone. Like many in the northeast I am beginning to wonder if we will ever […]

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Bonny Blue Days…

January 31, 2011 By Mary Ellen Barrett 5 Comments

Outside my window…Sunny and freezing. More snow is on the way. Tomorrow we are due for about five inches and then Wednesday will either be another ten inches of snow or a wicked rainstorm. Depends on which forecaster you are listening to. Either way it won’t be pleasant, we already have about two feet on […]

Food, cause what else is there on a snowy day?

January 27, 2011 By Mary Ellen Barrett 2 Comments

When stuck inside with another foot of snow piled up against the door what else is there to do but cook? Oh, I could work (overdue article) or clean (yeah, right) but there is something satisfying about heating up the oven and filling bellies in this kind of weather. So I baked an applesauce cake, […]