The Road To Magnalia
Snapshots of a Homesteader’s LifeSnapshots
After a Weekend with Babette
Dec 16, 2021 | EVENTS & PLACES, HOMESTEAD LESSONS
This past weekend we had the joy of hosting a Babette’s Feast at the Homestead. From a fictional fjord community in Norway in 1871 to present-day...
On Reconnecting with Time, and Giving Thanks
Nov 24, 2021 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
A dear family friend, the “elder stateman” in our church, recently passed on to us the treasure of an heirloom grandfather clock. Made by the people...
More Priceless than a van Gogh
Nov 9, 2021 | EVENTS & PLACES, FAMILY & PEOPLE
We recently went to the van Gogh Immersion in Charlotte. For us, it was a wonderful encounter with The Beautiful. Of all the photography I tried to...
On Naming Things, like Jabe’s Grove
Nov 4, 2021 | EVENTS & PLACES, FAMILY & PEOPLE, PLANTS & ANIMALS
We had the privilege this past week of welcoming to Magnalia the family of Jabe Isaac Wilhoit. Jabe has been a counselor at Camp Jubilee, the summer...
A Toast, and Hanging Up the Boots
Oct 12, 2021 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Semper Fi Hall was the setting this past weekend for a Gratitude Meal and a “Hanging Up the Boots Toast” to honor the end of active duty service for...
In the Company of Friends
Oct 2, 2021 | REFLECTIONS & IDEAS
In college, I heard an old Swiss-born professor (the inimitable Roger Nicole) once say that when you’re in your library – no matter how big or how...
On Kaizen, and the Momentum of the Next Little Thing
Sep 27, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
I saw a now famous American speak at a youth entrepreneurship summit years ago. I won’t soon forget it. A student stood up and told the speaker he...
Sehnsucht Sightings
Sep 17, 2021 | EVENTS & PLACES
There are places and moments in our lives that we wish we could make last. When C.S. Lewis was an atheist, he spoke about times when that sensation...
Learning to Like Okra (and Why It Matters)
Sep 4, 2021 | PLANTS & ANIMALS
There’s a lot happening in the news these days, and much of it has most thoughtful people feeling quite unsettled. It’s a time in history when we...
To Make a Better Pesto (or Cobbler)…
Aug 16, 2021 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
We sometimes read leading lines like, "To Make a Better Pesto (or Cobbler)…" If you're like me, we often read on because we're looking for a...
I Went To The Woods….
Jul 25, 2021 | EVENTS & PLACES
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to...
Our DIY Barber Shop
Jul 15, 2021 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Last night I gave a pre-wedding haircut to our fifth of seven sons. It was at times a bit emotional for both of us. We figured that I had given him...
Jefferson’s Monticello
Jul 16, 2020 | EVENTS & PLACES
We're still caught up in the afterglow of an amazing day yesterday at Jefferson's #Monticello, which captures so much of the character, brilliance...
A Homestead Fourth of July
Jul 4, 2020 | EVENTS & PLACES
Come one, come all: shed some sweat and join us in a merry protest in support of our great nation at the Homestead, from 6-10PM tonight. Don't be on...
Edison the Builder
May 5, 2021 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
He can be very patient, and very impatient. It depends on the day. Lol But when things "click" together, whether it's puzzle pieces or a model...
Start ’em Young!
Oct 24, 2020 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Equal opportunity farming lessons on our WW2 (steel rations era) tractor at the Homestead this morning, with the precious grandkids of our USMC...
Patriotic Country Boys
Jun 29, 2020 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Gotta love some good ol' patriotic country boys having fun. 🙂 I needed the sight of this tonight! Barefoot in the field, playing spike ball under a...
Sand in the Britches?
May 13, 2020 | FAMILY & PEOPLE
Li'l Mr. Sandman has no concerns when at the beach about sand in the pants and other such trivial things. It's just, well, ALL JOY. He reminds us,...
The Right Tools Help
May 6, 2021 | HOMESTEAD LESSONS
So grateful for friends who have the right tools for the right jobs. Also makes us appreciate those who did this work in generations past, without...
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