Exploring Life In The Grit Of The Earth
Posted in building our home, Mothering, Organic Gardening on Jul 31st, 2010
365 eggs plums peaches tomatoes green beans eggplant cucumber squash (yellow and zucchini) mint black berries red raspberries blue berries And I put up 5 quarts of ‘mock’ apple pie filling, 5 pints of cucumber relish and 4 quarts of green beans. My counter tops are covered with squash and cukes! I need to do [...]
Posted in Chickens/Ducks, Organic Gardening on Jul 19th, 2010
Posted in Mothering, Organic Gardening on Jul 8th, 2010
Berries, herbs, and fruit (YUMM!) And Smiles!
Posted in Chickens/Ducks on Jul 8th, 2010
Look what’s new around here! The first baby piping. Just born. Kaia reading to the babies so they will come out sooner! We now are the proud parents of 5 Ancona Ducklings!!! They couldn’t be any cuter! Yes, they are snuggling with a stuffed piggy!! Every baby needs a stuffed piggy!
Posted in Home Schooling, Mothering on Jul 2nd, 2010
As part of our summer curriculum, Kaia asked to learn more about the gods and goddesses. We’ve been taking our relaxed time reading through mythology stories, coloring pictures, doing crafts… But today, we brought it all to a close. We started the morning by designing our togas and decorating ourselves in gold. Then we broke [...]
Posted in Organic Gardening on Jul 1st, 2010
As a part of my plan to try to simplify things in my life, I am no longer weighing out all of my harvest…. Though the anal side of me really wants to know exactly how many pounds of summer squash I picked, and how many ounces of herbs, it’s just not a priority. So, [...]