Posted in Changing Seasons, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Oct 9th, 2008
I love autumn. Yes, the crispness in the air, the pear and apple harvest, pulling out the fall linens and changing over the nature table, not to mention Firecracker’s birthday – all of these are wonderful things. However, if I was to be perfectly honest, the fall ritual I most look forward to is planting [...]
Posted in From my kitchen on Oct 7th, 2008
Two friends recently had babies (both big healthy boys 9lb 9oz, and 10 lb 14 oz!) and I signed up to bring them dinners. Wednesday was a marathon of baking – black bean and carrot stew with brown rice for both, beer bread and ginger chew cookies with plum jam filling for one family, and olive [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Crafting, Learning on Oct 5th, 2008
This morning Little Hen was up early, all excited about her idea – she was asking if she could create “a cafe with a menu and everything” for homeschool today. We don’t eat out much, and I’m not sure of the source of her inspiration, but what a great idea! She had very specific ideas [...]
Posted in Outings, Uncategorized, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Oct 4th, 2008
The prairie girls make another appearance – at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market. This time, they went for a more bohemian look, and were determined to sling their babies in some Indian scarves. We grow most of our own veggies, especially fall ones (kale, beets, broccoli, chard, rutabega, peas, potatoes, turnips, leeks, lettuce, mustard greens, cauliflower, [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Crafting, Learning on Oct 3rd, 2008
We have slowly been making and collecting items for our fall nature table. I know that many more things will be added as the season progresses, but for now here’s what the girls and I have assembled. also, check out a giveaway of homespun yarny goodness here
Posted in Spinning on Oct 2nd, 2008
Some spinning I was working on as we drove to Hood River this past weekend. It’s 100% Oregon wool that I bought while volunteering with my guild at the Spin-In when we lived on the coast. The roving looked so pretty, but I was a new and inexperienced spinner, and I realize now that there were too many colors in it – [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Learning, Outings on Oct 1st, 2008
This past weekend we took our annual day trip to Hood River, OR with my sister. Reading Grace and Denise and Abby and Blue Yonder had me eagerly anticipating this trip. The day met and surpassed all my expectations. Above – Little Hen, Auntie, Firecracker, Me holding Tum Tum We were blessed with warm, sunny [...]