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Category Archive for 'General'
Taking time
Posted in Chickens/Ducks, General, Home Schooling on Dec 5th, 2010
I’ve been wanting to post about all the things we’ve been up too lately… projects, crafts, homeschooling, the ducks, the land. There’s always so much to share. But, I’ve been finding it hard to take the time to sit down at the computer when life has been so full. With having the kids at home, [...]
Critterpalooza
Posted in General on Nov 18th, 2010
Check out what this group of writers has been doing over the past year to help spread the word, and raise some funds, for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital! If you are financially able, be sure to click on the St. Jude’s link on the bottom of their post to donate. And if you are [...]
Stone Exchange
Posted in General on Nov 14th, 2010
I recently participated in the Artful Stone Swap through Gardenmama. Kaia, Leif and I gathered some mossy stones from the local fairy quarry. We painted golden words of encouragement on them, sprinkled them with fairy dust and then sent them all over the world (seriously, one went to The Netherlands and one to Australia!!) Then [...]
I never liked reading when I was a kid. Certainly not the books that were assigned in school. When I occasionally found something that I did enjoy (Tuck Everlasting, A Wrinkle in Time…), I had a hard time focusing on the words unless there was complete silence. In fact, I use to read out loud [...]
Join Me!!!
Posted in General on Oct 30th, 2010
Stocking Stuffer Swap I love blog swaps! What a great way to spread the love!!
Squashes and Sweet Potatoes, Oh My!
Posted in Do It Yourself, General, Organic Gardening on Oct 12th, 2010
Well, the harvest is complete and most of the veggies have been canned or frozen for the winter. The pantry looks pretty good and we have lots of soups to savor when it’s cold and bitter outside! But, we also have many pounds of winter squash and sweet potatoes strewn about on the floor (we [...]
The Queen of the Night
Posted in General on Oct 8th, 2010
One day in the second grade, my music teacher played us some music by Mozart. I remember thinking how lovely it was and fell under its spell as the notes traveled up and down the scale. Then an aria came on that sent a shiver through my body and made the hair on my arms [...]
Fall Bonfire and Chocolate Awesomeness!
Posted in Do It Yourself, General on Sep 19th, 2010
Every year around this time we have a bonfire to celebrate the coming of Fall and Toby’s B-day. But this year, we are also celebrating Kaia’s speedy recovery from the snake bite, and Toby’s new job! We have a lot to be thankful for. When I saw this post a few months ago on painting [...]
Do any of you watch Mad Men? My mom got me hooked last winter when I watched a few episodes at her house. We ended up borrowing the first 3 seasons on DVD from her to catch up. In the beginning, I would get frustrated with the treatment of the women, but I suppose it’s [...]
Re-evaluating
Posted in building our home, General, Mothering, Organic Gardening, Sewing on Jun 21st, 2010
We’ve had a great spring here on our land. Things have felt really productive. But, I have to tell you, we are beat! I wake up in the morning, jump out of bed and get going. Laundry, taking care of the animals, garden care, kitchen clean up, etc. all comes before breakfast. Most nights I [...]
National Doughnut Day! This is not a holiday to be skipped or ignored! Now go out and celebrate!!!
Going Places!
Posted in General on Mar 21st, 2010
Deb over at Just Short of Crazy has given me a sweet award! (Don’t you love the name of her blog! I feel that way so often, although, I think my husband might say I’m more like ‘just short of sane’!) Thank you, Deb! Though I write this blog mostly for myself, like a journal [...]
Happy St. Patty’s Day!
Posted in General on Mar 17th, 2010
In preparation for St. Patrick’s Day, Kaia spent some time creating a Leprechaun Trap. The sign says “Gold Mine Here. No Leprechauns!” She hoped he would climb up, peek in, and fall into the box. We had to make it really enticing, so inside the box we put lots of our homemade gold. For homemade [...]
Send your name to Mars!
Posted in General on Feb 28th, 2010
Kaia and I are in the middle of her studies on the solar system, so we couldn’t have found this at a better time! In 2011 NASA is sending a Science Lab Rover to Mars and you can put your name on a microchip that will go to Mars with the rover! Kaia loved this [...]
Bzzzzz…
Posted in Beekeeping, General, Mothering on Feb 22nd, 2010
Mmmmmm, the smell of warm beeswax is so yummy!! Leif’s view of his new mobile in the warm afternoon sunshine
Snowed in-no Internet-back soon
Posted in General on Feb 2nd, 2010
My new look
Posted in General on Nov 29th, 2009
It’s been well over 5 years since my blog has seen an update… so I thought it was time for a new look. You like? I’ve also posted a page of my homeschooling resources at the top of the page. I’d love to hear about your favorite sites for homeschooling! I’m working on the side [...]
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 [...]
Pay It Forward
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!
The perfect tea
Posted in General on Sep 29th, 2009
I’m posting over at Homemakers Who Work today on how to make teas, infusions, and decoctions. Join me over there…
And the winner is…
Posted in General on Sep 21st, 2009
LOUISE! Kaia loved all of the names for our sweet car chicken. She couldn’t choose between 6 of her favorites, so we put the final choices in a hat and she picked out Louise! I think it fits her perfectly! She’s a feisty little hen that would definitely chose a convertible given the opportunity. So, [...]
Today I’m posting about crafting herbal teas and have a contest over at Homemakers Who Work. And there is still time to enter the Name that Chicken contest, too. So get your entries in!
Daily to do list
Posted in General on Sep 5th, 2009
I’m posting over at Homemakers Who Work today about creating a “to do” list for kids. See you over there…..
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 [...]
Enjoying the kitchen
Posted in General on Aug 12th, 2009
Today I’m posting over at Homemakers Who Work. Come visit me there!
Leif just ate his first food!!! Drooly, chewed up envelope!! He grabbed it while I was typing and when I took it from him a few minutes later he had already chewed some of it up… Do you think tree is an OK first food?
Keeping a healthy home
Posted in General on Jul 24th, 2009
I’ll be posting over at Homemakers Who Work today about my struggle with keeping sugar out of our house.
The Family Photo Mother, Father, Daughter, and Son Slugwing can often be found playing in the garden. Mother and Father enjoy long slow strolls through the pumpkin patch, while Daughter and Son can often be found flittering about among the flowers. Mother and Father met among the greenery and it was love at first sight. [...]