Monthly Archives: June 2009

Farina, Mary and Elsie take tea

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Angela

Farina Pink Apron had her best friends over for afternoon tea. Hot tea, fresh milk, and sweet cream were served, along with a lovely assortment of pastries. “Farina likes her tea with drop of milk.” Mary “likes honey drizzled on … Continue reading →

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Strawberry-Banana Jam

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Angela

This was a first try for strawberry-banana jam, so I simply used the recipe from Sure-Jell’s website, instead of fiddling with one of my own (why reinvent the wheel, right?). The jam was beautiful, and very very tasty, and although … Continue reading →

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Songs for Saplings

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Angela

Songs for Saplings have kicked off their US/Africa tour!! It was quite a thrill to see Dana in concert! Don’t miss the chance to catch one of Dana’s free concerts before she heads off to Malawi!

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Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Angela

Well, I went and added to the long list of jams to make this summer.   After seeing Dianne’s,  Mary’s, Amanda’s, and especially Jayne’s, I couldn’t help myself.   I got up extra early to get the jam made before anyone … Continue reading →

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Sauvie Island Strawberries

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Angela

Pictures from our weekend outing to Sauvie Island Farms.  We picked over twenty pounds of strawberries – we ate as many as we could fresh, baked a few cakes (subbing-in whole wheat for half the flour), then put enough in … Continue reading →

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Shell play, and a story

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Angela

The girls were playing with a box of shells from the nature table – just looking them over, talking about the colors and shapes of each shell.  They spent a long time handling the shells, discussing them. Then, Firecracker found … Continue reading →

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Mending

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Angela

The mending has been piling up for some time now.  Buttons are missing, hems are coming loose, a few little tears and snags here and there.  Good thing it’s the kind of day where you want to stay inside, doing … Continue reading →

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Apricot Jam Prep

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Angela

With three young children to look after, I often don’t have the time to make a batch of jam start to finish,  so for the last two years, I have made jam in stages.   Today was prep day for Apricot-Orange … Continue reading →

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Baby things

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Angela

My brother and his wife are getting ready to welcome their second child in the next few weeks, so of course, that meant another opportunity to knit some booties.  The pattern is one I have used many many times – … Continue reading →

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Tea and Strawberries

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Angela
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