Category: Homemaking

• Rain Garden Plans and Pics

  

  As I promised in my newsletter, here are all the pictures and plans for the rain garden we put into the back yard.

  Mindy Carlson

  June 12, 2024

  Homemaking

  #amwriting, bees, butterflies, frogs, garden, gardening, landscaping, natives, rain garden, save the bees, The Swiss Family Carlson

• Beware the Ides of March

  

  March is a complicated month, as I mentioned in my newsletter. This March has the added stress of waiting for college acceptances and then learning that since you can afford 2 toppings on your pizza you clearly don’t need financial aid. We sent an appeal to one of the college we’ve been accepted at and…

  Mindy Carlson

  March 15, 2024

  Homemaking, Kids, The Swiss Family Carlson, Tween Chronicals, Writing

  #amwriting, 24 in 2024, bingo, bonspiel, bucket list, college, finance, financial aid, money, parenting, student loans, The Swiss Family Carlson, travel, writing

• In the Midst of COVID

  COVID-19 is here. We are in the thick of it in Maryland. Our governor has just announced we will be at home and schools will be closed until May 15th.

  Mindy Carlson

  April 20, 2020

  Homemaking, Kids, The Swiss Family Carlson, Writing

  covid-19, Family time, isolation