Exploring Life In The Grit Of The Earth
Posted in General, Ponderings on Jun 21st, 2009
We awoke this morning to a lovely rain. The kind that keeps you in bed just a little longer. The rain moved out and a lovely wind blew in. I love the wind! I love to hear it in the trees and feel it come through the windows, bringing fresh life into the house. When [...]
Posted in Ponderings on Oct 16th, 2007
I am working on a class about women’s health and menstruation, and it got me thinking about how I was introduced the ‘my period’. Around my house when I was a kid, we would always say “cousin Ralph has come for a visit” when we were having our periods. Now I call it my Moon [...]
Posted in Beekeeping, General, Mothering, Organic Gardening, Ponderings on Jun 6th, 2005
OK, there are going to be lots of pictures in this one!
First, the bees. They are doing well. Though one hive still has a moderately high mite count, both hives are growing rapidly!! The queens are laying really well and the population is just exploding, which is great! They are bringing [...]
Posted in General, Ponderings on Mar 27th, 2005
One thing I really enjoy about any holiday is exploring it’s history. In order to create traditions for my family, I want to understand where all of our current traditions/holidays come from. I really like the way the history of Easter is described here. I never understood what a rabbit and an [...]
Posted in Ponderings on Oct 25th, 2004
Have any of you wondered what little Mikey Seaver has been up to in the last 20 years?? Well….
I took the Ten Commandments survey and discovered that I am definitely going to hell!!
Posted in Mothering, Ponderings on Jul 20th, 2004
Sorry it’s been a while since I blogged. Toby went to Asheville for a few days for work and K and I have been hanging out by ourselves. It’s amazing how creative you have to be to keep a one year old entertained. (I’m not complaining, though! She’s easy going…most stupid [...]