Here and Now

Here begins what I hope to be a chronicle my adventures with home schooling, cooking, gardening and otherwise raising my 3-year old daughter, nicknamed Bee, in the place we now call home.

I did not initially set out to be a stay at home mom, or a teacher, but as I have had the opportunity to watch my daughter develop it has inspired me to continue along this path.

Why Mulberry Junction?

To the north side of our home we have trees separating the neighboring properties. This year we (that is to say my daughter) discovered part of this stand contains Mulberry trees. So far, for the four years we have lived here, I was unaware as to why deer kept meandering up the hill by our house at the edge of the trees. Bee, my nature lover,  discovered the berries one afternoon.  If it involves being outside or eating (or even better - eating outside) nothing can stop her. She devoured countless containers of the berries over the three week berry period!

A junction is a point where two or more things are joined. The story of the Mulberry trees is just one of those moments I had where I realized how amazing children are and how precious and important a parents role is in their lives. This adventure (down to this blog) would not exist if it was not for the wonderful little person who has joined our family.