Exploring Life In The Grit Of The Earth
Posted in Home Schooling, Mothering on Oct 29th, 2009
Right now, Kaia is in school 3 days a week and home schooled two. Though there are definitely those hair pulling times, we are really enjoying ourselves and looking forward to all the things we can do together. So, we are actually thinking of home schooling full time. It’s something we had thought about doing [...]
Posted in Chickens/Ducks on Oct 26th, 2009
We finished the coop this weekend, and the chickens are ecstatic!! It was quite a show trying to chase them down and move them all into the new coop. Luckily we had help! They are settling in nicely, but still having a bit of a problem figuring out how to get onto the roosts. Some [...]
That’s the only way I can describe the way I felt this weekend at my first fiber festival, the Southeastern Animal and Fiber Festival It was sensory overload as I walked through the huge arena full of rainbows of yarn, roving, fleece, and knitted garments. I had to touch everything and heard others moan and [...]
I’m writing over at Homemakers Who Work today! Stop by and see me there! You’ll find out what makes a sweet boy smile…
Posted in building our home, Chickens/Ducks, Mothering on Oct 21st, 2009
The coop continues to be our main project around the homestead (although it would be a really good idea to get to winterizing the house!!) Toby’s father came up last Friday and gave us a hand siding the coop. We still have to put up the windows and doors and then put the roosts and [...]
Posted in Do It Yourself, Knitting, Mothering on Oct 15th, 2009
When I found out I was pregnant with Leif, I had a blast creating a basket full of hand made toys for him. They are so fun and squishy! And something he can pass on to his children if he wants!! Garden Mama is interviewing Down in the Meadow about her hand made toys and [...]
Posted in General on Oct 12th, 2009
Last week I received a wonderful “Pay It Forward” package from Pink and Green Mama. I was so excited when I got her email telling me that I was one of the winners of her Pay It Forward blog contest and couldn’t wait to see what she sent! Inside the package was a lovely tie-dyed [...]
I’m posting over at Homemakers today about my favorite Granola recipe. Come and see!
Posted in building our home, Chickens/Ducks on Oct 9th, 2009
We have started on what I hope to be our last project this year… The Chicken Chalet (I was going to call it the chicken palace, but being in the country, it just seems more like a chalet Toby and I have promised each other that we will have no more big projects until [...]
Posted in Organic Gardening on Oct 1st, 2009
Things have mostly stopped producing in the garden now. I still have kale, chard, snap peas, a little bit of tromboncino squash, and some arugula that reseeded itself. But, I’m not doing much harvesting. I’m so over the kale and chard. I haven’t felt like eating it in months! My plans for any type of [...]