Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Giveaway
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2008
Triple quilt giveawy here!!!
Monthly Archive for November, 2008
Meadowlarks on the Prairie
Posted in Books and Reading, Learning on Nov 11th, 2008
We are continuing to work our way through the life of Laura Ingalls, and today we reached the following passage in Little House on the Prairie: “The rising sun was shortening all the shadows. Hundreds of meadow larks were rising from the prairie, singing higher and higher in the air. Their songs came down from the [...]
Making Chapatis
Posted in From my kitchen on Nov 9th, 2008
I’m a big fan of Madhur Jaffrey’s cookbooks (her vindaloo paste is one of the best recipes I’ve ever tried - just heavenly). We tend to cook a lot of Indian food around here. On Thursday, I had planned to make a Madhur red lentil/spinach dish and a side dish of spicy tomatoes/eggplants and I assumed I’d make a pot of basmati rice to [...]
A little drawing
Posted in Learning on Nov 8th, 2008
In keeping with the ever-present fairy theme around here, Little Hen wanted to share her picture of “The Fairies Go to the Ball”. My favorite part is how the fairy in the middle has to climb a ladder to reach her shelf of goodies, “just like Mama has to climb a ladder into the attic to [...]
WordPress is being a little wonky, and wouldn’t let me put everything in one post – so now we conclude our impromptu doll making. Where were we? Oh, yes - next we cut the doll out of the fabric, leaving a 1/4″ seam allowance, and using a spoon handle and tweezers, we turned the dolls right sideout, stuffed them, and [...]
Doll Making – Freestyle, Part I
Posted in Crafting, Learning, Moderation and Economy on Nov 7th, 2008
Last Christmas, my mother gave me a box of 100% wool fabric scraps that were leftover from a Christmas tree skirt she had made. This past week, we used a few of those scraps to make some very simple, rustic wool dollies. (The girls wanted to make each other handmade dolls, like Mary had made Laura [...]
Traditional Toys IV – Handmade Dolls
Posted in Crafting, Learning, Playing/ Free Exploration on Nov 5th, 2008
Below are a few of our handmade dolls, including three we made a few days ago (I’ll post on that adventure in a day or two). We didn’t make all of these, but they are all lovingly handmade, and somehow I think that children can tell when a toy is handmade – they can feel that [...]
A Hearty Fall Meal
Posted in From my kitchen, Moderation and Economy on Nov 4th, 2008
It’s that time of year – cold days spent out-of-doors that chill your nose and toes, and the colder nights that follow. At our house, that means slow cooked meals that can simmer on the stove for hours, warming our little home and filling it with wonderful aromas. (I think I instinctually add richer ingredients as well, [...]
Traditional Toys III – Wooden Circus Blocks
Posted in Learning, Moderation and Economy, Playing/ Free Exploration on Nov 3rd, 2008
These wooden circus blocks are my all-time best thrift store find. We bought them when Little Hen was two and Firecracker was a newborn. At the time, we were on a super tight budget, since Hubby was in grad school. The set was $12, and I really wanted it for the girls, but we couldn’t [...]
WIP in Yellow
Posted in Knitting on Nov 2nd, 2008
Yesterday, the girls and their daddy went to the zoo, and Tum Tum and I had a quiet afternoon. He napped in the crook of my arm while we snuggled under my favorite, faded, raspberry-colored wool blanket. I watched Miss Austen Regrets and I even got some work done on a new WIP. The wool is my old standby - Brown [...]