Tea for Three

In different parts of the world you simply have tea at the tired time of the day. At Acorn Hill a tea party can happen when you least expect it.

Tea parties have been revived from when Sarah Daffodil hosted them. Autumn Fern is the new hostess, although she does not care for being one. She told Main House First Lady Mom that she would rather be served.

The attendees, in addition to Mom are, Mayor Asher Ply Wood, Pastor Eli Hemlock and Autumn Fern. The "tea" is hot chocolate most of the time. It is never tea. The party enjoys whatever food is on hand, like cheese and crackers, grapes and chocolate chips. The conversation is solely, "More tea please."

Acorn Hill Shorts

Thud! Autumn Fern falls out of bed and cuts her lip.

Higher and higher rises Mayor Asher Ply Wood's tower. His foundation has been made sturdy, which allows the great height. A brave army guy crowns the top. Ply Wood is proud.

Mayor Asher Ply Wood, Autumn Fern and Pastor Eli Hemlock enjoy food, fun and fellowship at their spaghetti dinner.

Sarah Daffodil enjoys spinning with her new spinning wheel. She has spinned wool and angora.

Pastor Eli Hemlock discovers just how high he can jump.

Acorn Hill loans out Nathaniel Barn Loft as a volunteer to help keep Clarkesville beautiful.

Les Addicted?

It all started with a Christmas gift- a hardcover Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Not a day goes by when this book, musical, movie or cd set isn't referred to in the Main House.

Those in Sarah Daffodil's path get to hear what she read the night before in the breakfast hour. Sometimes she reads sections aloud. Mayor Asher Ply Wood and Autumn Fern enjoy re-enacting the barricades scene. At dinnertime clean-up, Daffodil and Nathaniel Barn Loft can be overheard discussing the story. When Pastor Eli Hemlock needs direction, Daffodil is more than pleased to show him scenes of the musical or the movie trailer.

Daffodil's interest in Les Miserables have lead to studies of Napoleon, the Battle at Waterloo, social justice, character studies and early 1800s French society, so far.

Denim Takes on New Life

Can you believe Caring and Sharing was having a $4 bag sale the same day that Sarah Daffodil set her mind to make personalized skirts? What a thrill. What a frenzy.

Daffodil attacked the jumper rack, which would provide big pieces of denim material. There were all sorts of shades of blue denim. When mom suggested some green denim where the jeans hung, Daffodil's eyes widened. The jean rack became her next victim.

The sewing machine got busy catching up to Daffodil's designer mind. She successfully made a skirt with purple irises, one with whimsical flowers, a plain striped skirt and a fish skirt. Daffodil does not plan to stop with these. Want one?