We had the most beautiful, windy, chilly day yesterday. It was one of those days when the sun contends with clouds until it bursts into shafts of pale golden light which highlight the landscape. It was really my favorite kind of day.

We had a productive homeschool day. While I baked bread(incessantly, it seemed) the boys worked on homework. My seventh grade son took many backyard breaks to discover, invent and bang on the house(?) while my 10th grader slogged through a number of assignments, in between important phone communication. As I said, we're relaxed in our approach. But in the end, all our work was completed, four lovely loaves of bread were baked and all of my class prep was finished. A good day.