Posted in Crafting, From my kitchen, Locally grown, Moderation and Economy on Aug 29th, 2009
Peach-Brandy Jam = 18 - 1/2 pints Peaches in Light Syrup = 12 Quarts Peach Honey (a delicious, thrifty, vegan honey substitute) = 6 1/2 pints Peach Honey Butter on Applesauce cake (with peach jam between the layers.) – 1 stick unsalted butter, 6 tbsp peach honey (or regular honey) , beaten together in the [...]
Posted in Crafting, Knitting, Moderation and Economy, Spinning on Aug 13th, 2009
I have always wanted to dye my own roving (mostly because of the Twisted Sisters Sock Book!!), but wanted it to be something the children and I could do together – something safe, easy, and non-toxic. So, when I was pregnant with my son, the girls and I dyed 2 lbs of white Brown Sheep [...]
Posted in Crafting, Giveaways, Knitting, Moderation and Economy, Sewing on Aug 7th, 2009
Welcome to the first giveaway at An Exaltation of Larks! The girls and I are giving away a handmade scrap doll quilt, some soft, dove-gray Rowan-spun 4-ply 100% new wool yarn (enough to make two pixie hats), some vintage linen napkins, and assorted other goodies, yet to be revealed! This is a comment giveaway – [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Crafting, Learning, Nature Table on Aug 1st, 2009
The Magic Onions is hosting a Friday Nature Table group. I should have posted yesterday, but life got busy, so for us, it’s a Saturday Morning Nature Table sharing. This was a great idea – I was able to catch up on a LOT of blogs I haven’t had the time to get back to [...]
Little Hen and I had such a good time making our doll quilt for the show, and the weather has been so hot, we thought we’d spend yesterday and today indoors, keeping cool, and making some more scrap doll quilts. I cut 2-inch squares from more fabric scraps in my stash, and Firecracker joined us [...]
Posted in Crafting, Locally grown, Moderation and Economy, Sewing on Jul 25th, 2009
Little Hen, who loves to help me sew, has been asking if we could put makes some quilts for her dolls. And then, a while back, I saw the invite to a Virtual Scrappy Doll Quilt Show and Challenge on From my Scrapbag and thought it would make a great project for Little Hen and [...]
Posted in Crafting, Outings, Playing/ Free Exploration on Jul 19th, 2009
At day camp this week, Little Hen made a magic potion, which she has been applying on everyone – to cure anything from splinters to a grouchy mood. She loves bestowing “goodness” on everyone. Here’s her recipe as she dictates it to me ( how she remembers it from camp) Magic Potion Recipe by Little [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Crafting, Learning, Nature Table, Our home, Outings, Playing/ Free Exploration, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on May 31st, 2009
While not technically summer, the very warm, sunny weather of late has been pointing us in that direction. The girls and I have cleared away the spring table and begun to gather items for our summer table. It’s just beginning to take shape – rocks from a nature hike, sweet alyssum from the yard, beeswax [...]
Some thrifted linens we sent my mother for Mother’s Day, amongst other things. And for my husband’s sister, mother, and grandmother, we made earrings (Firecracker picked out the beads), and coupons (from repurposed Starbucks gift cards sleeves my sister gave us for crafting) for things like babysitting, a morning at the zoo with the girls [...]
Posted in Crafting, Learning, Playing/ Free Exploration on Mar 10th, 2009
Tum Tum was sleeping on the sofa, and the girls were cutting pink paper snowflakes on the living room floor. I was mopping in the kitchen, and when I finished and came back into the living room, my hulking baby boy had been transformed… …into a pink fairy prince in an enchanted sleep. I think [...]