Posted in Building Community, Crafting, Giving, Sewing on Sep 28th, 2010
The kits are finished!!
Many, many thanks to the nine ladies and three girls who helped sew, and the ladies who purchased fabric and undies for this project!
Together, we have blessed and changed the lives of eleven young ladies in Ethiopia in a simple, but substantial way. Thank you!
Posted in Knitting on Sep 12th, 2010
The mason jar – gotta love it for carrying coffee, tea, ice-water – you name it. Since it’s glass, a mason jar is non-reactive (unlike plastic water bottles). The screw-top lid keeps drinks from spilling in the car/in my backpack. And they’re super convenient (I’ve got stacks of them in my cupboards).
I used [...]
Posted in Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Sep 11th, 2010
This afternoon, while the children built a fort on the driveway out of spent sunflower and cosmos stalks, I spent a good two hours in the front yard, harvesting Golden Hubbard and Buttercup winter squash from the bed closest to the street, and removing and chopping the dead and dying vines for the compost.
Overall, not [...]
Posted in Learning, Locally grown, Nature Table, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Sep 6th, 2010
Temperatures have been dipping down into the low 50s and high 40s at night, and there’s been a crispness to the air that says Autumn is on her way here.
Many plants are waning, having set seed and beginning to shut down for the year. So, this afternoon, in the bright sunshine, we cleaned up many, [...]
Posted in Building Community, Crafting, Giving, Mamas Who Inspire, Moderation and Economy, Sewing on Sep 4th, 2010
I’ve been given permission to put up a section of a recent post from Andrea’s blog, Babe of My Heart:
Every month, I have to deal with what most girls deal with…a monthly cycle. Sorry if that’s too personal to say–but it should come as no surprise to you. I take for granted that [...]