Monthly Archives: October 2008

Happy Halloween!!

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Angela

        A Happy Halloween to everyone…   …and a very happy 4th Birthday to my little Firecracker!!  You are a crazy crazy girl – I love your energy, your excitement and how life is just a thrill … Continue reading →

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Traditional Toys II – Tea Set

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Angela

  The girls love to play with their “fairy-sized” china tea set.  It’s a mish mash of pieces we’ve collected from thrift stores.  I don’t think we’ve spent more than $3 in total.   There are duplicates of some pieces, and we’re … Continue reading →

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Traditional Toys I – Paper Dolls

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Angela

We place a lot of value in traditional, open-ended toys that foster imaginative play (Let’s just say I’m not a fan of most things Disney, plastic, made-in-China, battery-operated, etc).  I thought I’d take a few posts to highlight some of those toys … Continue reading →

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A Little Cheer Up

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Angela

Little Hen has been hit with a yucky stomach bug, and Tum Tum is cutting his first tooth, so it’s been a bit of a rough day around here.  To cheer everyone up and to ease Little Hen back into food with … Continue reading →

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Local Harvest, Local Catch

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Angela

We used to live on the Oregon Coast, and the girls were used to enjoying dinners of fresh caught salmon or steelhead, and sometimes even elk.  Now that we’ve moved back to the city, those days seem long gone.  The … Continue reading →

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Autumn Nature Table Progression

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Angela

The girls have been adding items to their nature table almost every day.  We’ve been collecting buckeyes from the neighbor’s tree and pine cones from ours, acorns from the park, pumpkins from the farmer’s market.  Little Hen and I have also … Continue reading →

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Blow out the candles on your birthday…pie?

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Angela

Yesterday was my sweet hubby’s birthday!!  He had requested a beef pot roast with carrots, onion, potatoes (my mom’s recipe, it’s unbelieveably simple and ridiculously tasty) and a side of egg noodles for his birthday dinner (This is a real treat - we only eat meat about … Continue reading →

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Butternut Gnocchi

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Angela

I roasted a Butternut Squash one morning this week in order to make flax-seed meal squash bread (tastes much better than it sounds!).  It was doubly nice, because it  warmed the chilly house and the smell of roasting squash was so yummy.  … Continue reading →

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Grosgrain Giveaway – This dress is gorgeous!!

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Angela

Grosgrain is having yet another giveaway – this time the dress is just beyond spectacular!  I can’t believe the amazing craftstmanship in this dress (i mean, just look at it!)!  check out the giveaway here.

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Reading

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Angela

Wishing you a snuggly afternoon, full of stories and children’s sweet voices.

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