Monthly Archives: November 2009

Pieces of our Saturday

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Angela

A morning spent baking a pecan pie thank-you. An early afternoon spent planting hyacinths and digging earthworms with the girls. A late afternoon of immense blessing – We have been given an enormous maple loom, made right here in Oregon.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Changing Seasons, Farming/Gardening, From my kitchen, Giving, Weaving | 2 Comments

Strange beauties

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Angela

I found these other-worldy fungi while mulching our future veggie garden on Saturday (these are a species of Inky Cap).  The children were resting, and the sun was shining, so I dashed out to work on our sheet-mulched, mounded rows … Continue reading →

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Quiet spinning

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Angela

A quiet afternoon yesterday – now all of us are feeling under the weather and we are doing our best to cultivate an atmosphere of peace and foster wellness.  The girls were snuggling in their bed, reading Highlights and Ranger … Continue reading →

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Making the most of our time

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Angela

We are feeling a bit like hermits, cooped-up in the house for days and days – the little ones are still wrestling with sickness, and we had to miss church again this week.  Little Hen, still healthy, escaped to Grandma’s … Continue reading →

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Tossing their branches

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Angela

The two younger children are still sick, but Little Hen is perfectly healthy, so we dropped her off at homeschool co-op this morning.  On the way home, the rain was pounding and the wind was whipping the trees about. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Nature Table | 6 Comments

Thrifting for dollie dishes

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Angela

My husband had Veteran’s Day off of work, and stayed home reading the last book of The Chronicles of Prydain to some sick little kiddos.  I took the opportunity to make a quick run to the thrift store and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Moderation and Economy | 2 Comments

Sick Days

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Angela

This autumn has been the hardest on our health of an season I can remember.  It seems at least part of the family has been sick almost every day since September.  We can’t seem to get a break of more … Continue reading →

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The joy of a nursing toddler

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Angela

Oregon is a wonderful place to be nursing a toddler!  Tum Tum is nearly 18 months old, and I am very grateful to live in a place where doing what is normal and healthy is culturally accepted as normal and … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Lactivism, Mothering tool kit | 8 Comments

5 years

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Angela

Look who celebrated a birthday over the weekend!  Firecracker turned 5 years-old on Halloween (which is why I’m so late posting – what a busy weekend!!) My sweet girl, Mama and Daddy are SO glad you are a part of … Continue reading →

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Addicted to Candleflame

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Angela

Sigh… I’m getting a bit repetitive in my blogging and my knitting both, but I can’t stop knitting candleflame shawls!!  I think this pattern is this fall what Toasty was for me last winter (and I’m still cranking those out … Continue reading →

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