Project Life: 3 birthdays!
We have had 3 birthdays in September. Â Special ones, too! Â One son became "legal" age 18, one son went around the sun ten times (double digits, baby!) and I had a birthday too. Â Top secret number...
View ArticleLeftover Autumn: A Butternut Squash Sort of Day
Butternut Squash SoupRed Raspberry and Nettle leaf teaCharlotte Web
View ArticleChiropractic Patrons
So we know my children are patrons of Chiropractic care when the Pirate says to the Ninja: "don't hold the Ladybug like that, Mama pays a LOT for her alignment!!" ... or when the Pirate says he feels...
View ArticleYarn Along Catch-up: an aggregation of MAKING
Playing catch-up since I've been behind on postingThings we've made, constructed, spent time and love onPROJECT LIFEJoining in the Yarn Along with GinnyStudying France, a beret for Willowwith the...
View ArticleThis Moment
{this moment}Â -Â A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Â Inspired by and...
View ArticleYarn Along: dyeing wool yarn, snow flakes, joy around the house
Joining in with Ginny at Small Things where every week knitters, and a few crocheters as well, link up and share a photo (or two) of what they are knitting and what they are reading. Project...
View ArticleYarn Along: New sheep, new sweater, new knitter, new yarn, a little...
Yarn AlongProject LifeNew2013We are enjoying our first "lambing" season. So far, to date, there are 5 new lambs. Sweet, bouncy, sproingy lambs. New lambs: Tango and AllyWillow (and her hair) petting...
View ArticleI i for Iquana! letter of the week: Ii
The letter is I-i for this week. I found this post that I never published and so, since I've been missing here, I decided to post it.We went to Sweet Frog for I-I-Ice Cream. Yah, it's really frozen...
View ArticleTreehugger
"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember." ~inspired by Soulemama
View ArticleFeast of Days. New day.
My boys are studying Native American culture this year. Cherokee Feast of Days: "An invitation to come sit down for the Feast of Days that begins new every morning. When the sun breaks through the far...
View ArticleDreaming of sleep
            "...because I'm not  sleepy and I need to wear my rain coat while I eat, that's why.""I want to sleep by myself. ALL by myself." "NO, I do not want you to wash my face. I'm not...
View Articledrip. drip. drop: painting
PaintingUsually it starts like this:I love my youngest sons' face in this shot. ha!and ends up like this:Or it starts like this:and ends up beautiful, like this:wet on wet watercolor paintingsThis day,...
View ArticleYarn Along: Making and making the catch up
Photo dumpProject LifeYarn AlongKnitting and readingI made this cotton tunic shirt for Willow and during the knitting, it didn't look big enough, so I added some increases and gave it a ruffle type...
View ArticleYarn Along: dress, birthdays, fun, swing shirt, books
My first and only dress. I'm tickled with it. little busy girls are so hard to captureSo, this Yarn Along from Ginny at Small Things has inspired me to purge my photos from a while ago.  Here are the...
View ArticleSQUASH BAKE: a recipe
My husband harvested some Acorn Squash. Â Below is a "loose" recipe for roasting it. Â Yummy late summer supper!veggie loveI got 3 (6 halves) per panbe very generous with the ingredients. Â such a nutty,...
View ArticleProject Life: 8/15 to 8/20 Slug, Lost Tooth, New clothes, Veggie Love
PROJECT LIFE8/15-8/20TWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURES:A really cool looking slug the boys found on the porch. Â This thing was huge!new clothes for a new "school" year. Â he was sooo proud and happy!how to keep...
View ArticleLate Summer Veggie Soup: a recipe
Yes, I let my kids use sharp knives in the kitchen. Â Yes, I supervise them. Â Yes, it builds knowledge and skills and accomplishment and confidence, at an early age. Â Below is a (loose) recipe for using...
View ArticleWatermelon Harvest: Project Life
PROJECT LIFETWENTY TWELVEWATERMELON DAYSIN PICTURES:Huge Watermelon harvest these sweet days: Â Sugarbabies, Sangria, Starlight, Golden Midget...LOVELY.
View ArticleProject Life 8/22-8/30 Pears/fingerpainting/tie-dyes/powerwashing/sheep!
PROJECT LIFE8-22 THROUGH 8-30TWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURES:Pear Harvestorganically grown pears are not very pretty but they are still juicy and sweetLittle Hands to Heaven Lesson 10pear munchingsweet girl...
View ArticleProject Life: 9/1 to 9/6 School Days
PROJECT LIFE9/1 THROUGH 9/6TWENTY TWELVEIN PICTURES:Insect shells found and treasured from our Co-op play date at Morgans GroveZarian watching it rainbeautiful rain10 times around the sun, this...
View ArticlePastel Art: A Marsh
We had some friends over and did an art lesson. Â The medium was Chalk Pastels and the subject was A Marsh. Â We were going to visit our local marsh for a Mud Raking exercise-we didn't end up making it...
View ArticleWooden People Post (and a birthday bash)
PROJECT LIFE:TWENTY TWELVE5 TIMES AROUND THE SUNBIRTHDAY BASHIN PICTURES:I found this post that I never published. Â It was from Cai Ocean's 5th magical birthday. Better late than never. I did publish a...
View ArticleYarn Along: Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
Joining in with Ginny at Small Things of the Yarn Along. ~"Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs.  I love seeing what other...
View ArticleYarn Along: alpacas, Berets and France study
Forget diamonds and pearls, my man takes me to an Alpaca festival for my birthday (smile) Â and buys me lovely wool to add to the stash. Â Joining in the Yarn Along to show what's on the Reading and...
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