Exploring Life In The Grit Of The Earth
Posted in Mothering, Sustainable Living on Aug 28th, 2009
My original intention was to make this post a photo montage of all the crazy things that we’ve been up to this summer that have kept me from blogging, but I didn’t have the time to do even that The pressure canner is going almost non-stop. I get up early in the morning to start [...]
Today, my sweet little man turns 6 months old and I’m so in love with him! I love to wake up at night and see him snuggled up next to me, his hands reaching for me. And in the morning when he wakes up… how he plays in bed pulling the sheets over his head [...]
Posted in General on Aug 12th, 2009
Today I’m posting over at Homemakers Who Work. Come visit me there!
Posted in Organic Gardening on Aug 10th, 2009
The other day when I went out to harvest the zuchinni, I found this: I swear, no one carved this! Kaia’s explanation… Bartelby Barnes, the fairy of the garden, carved it to claim his zuchinni. I think he was just letting us know that he has been hanging out in the garden beds.
Posted in Chickens/Ducks, Mothering, Organic Gardening on Aug 5th, 2009
Of course, we’ll start with the cutest!! Leif had a few bites of rice cereal yesterday, and he downed it!!! “Hmmmmm, I think I might have a bite, thank you!” “WOW! I LIKE! Give me that spoon!” “Mine!! ALL MINE!” “Yes, boys can too play with Barbies! They are very tastey!” I finally got around [...]
Posted in Sustainable Living on Aug 3rd, 2009
Ashley over at Small Measure is having another give away! This time it’s a cherry marmalade!! Ohhhh, Yummy!!! Go over and check her out!
Posted in Organic Gardening, Sustainable Living on Aug 1st, 2009
From the garden this past month I harvested: Eggs – 70 Lettuce – 1oz Chard – 1# (although there is a bunch out there that needs harvesting… we just haven’t felt like eating it) Herbs (culinary) – 4 oz Summer Squashes – 15# 2oz Peas – 6 oz Kale – 3# 4oz Green Beans – [...]