Posted in Moderation and Economy, Sewing on Nov 12th, 2011
It has been a hard week around here, as we battled two upper respiratory bugs back to back. Finally, we’re on the mend! So, to cheer everyone up after all that time cooped-up indoors, following homeschool co-op yesterday, we had lunch at our favorite Asian market (where else can you get a fresh, delicious [...]
Posted in Crafting, Giving, Moderation and Economy, Sewing on Nov 3rd, 2011
A friend from the coast and my next-door neighbor are both expecting, and we wanted to make them both something special. The girls and I shopped the remnant section at Fabric Depot, as well as the fabric shelves at our local thrift store, and put together two forest-themed baby quilts.
This one is a Rain Forest [...]
Posted in Crafting, From my kitchen, Homemaking, Learning, Mamas Who Inspire, Moderation and Economy on Oct 27th, 2011
…reading a few chapters in Ann Voskamp’s book before the children were up…
…enjoying granola in the breakfast nook after morning chores, watching chickens, ducks mucking happily around the yard (Cran-Walnut Granola recipe at the bottom)
…quilting for a neighbor’s baby, due in 2 weeks, while the children had breakfast.
A welcome reprieve before tackling the general chaos [...]
Posted in BCS Teaching Garden/SotE Urban Farm 2011, Changing Seasons, Locally grown, Moderation and Economy, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Feb 16th, 2011
We’re back! I can’t believe I haven’t blogged in over two months! Morning sickness is finally (mostly) gone, and life is getting back to normal a little bit. So, let’s call this a fresh start, shall we? We’ve decided to make a concerted effort to use this space to document and reflect on what’s going [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Homemaking, Moderation and Economy, Our home on Nov 30th, 2010
When entering our home, there is no coat closet, or even much of an entryway to speak of. Our kids tend to walk in the door and immediately dump their coats on the floor. And, of course, the dog promptly makes a nest in them and takes a nap. Even if they take their coats [...]
Posted in Homemaking, Moderation and Economy, Uncategorized on Nov 19th, 2010
My sister and I have talked about making homemade laundry soap for years – it’s so much more economical, and environmentally friendly, plus it’s so easy to make. I’d shied away from it because, frankly, the laundry soap my friends were making looked like snot, and I wasn’t up for it.
Then, a friend told me [...]
Posted in Moderation and Economy, Weaving on Nov 17th, 2010
We were all in a bit of a funk yesterday, after too many days cooped up being sick in our PJs, so we decided to make a run to our favorite thrift store, just down the street. I was feeling pretty nauseated, and trips out and about are daunting right now (being sick in public [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Moderation and Economy, Sewing on Aug 21st, 2010
Look what a $1 thrifted double bed sheet, $0.35 worth of thrifted ribbon and eyelet lace, 2 buttons, and 3 hours of time can produce:
A PARTY FROCK!
The project is based on Made by Heidi’s Tutorial, although I made a few small changes (fully lined the dress, widened the bodice, used eyelet trim for the shoulders [...]
Posted in Moderation and Economy on Aug 17th, 2010
Our chicken coop got a make-over this week! Our next-door neighbors were getting rid of an old window, and they offered it to us since it was the perfect size for the hen house. My husband cut a hole, attached the window, and then cut a nice frame out of trim we’d removed from a [...]