Category Archives: Giving

Forest Quilts

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Angela

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 … Continue reading →

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Beads and wire, and a little mania

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Angela

Little Hen and I have been very busy the past two days working on Christmas gifts.  It may have, um, gotten a little out of hand. After a little mishap in which a certain little boy decided it would be … Continue reading →

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“It’s a Girl Thing” Kits

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Angela

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 … Continue reading →

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Sewing Service – “It’s a Girl Thing”

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Angela

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 … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Harvest

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Angela

A few things from this morning’s harvest.  Carrots, beets, 3 types of kale, lots and lots of chard, and buckets full of sugar snap and snow peas. So grateful for the constant stream of Teaching Garden volunteers today.  Folks were … Continue reading →

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Last-minute handmade gifts

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Angela

The weather here has been  bitterly, bitterly cold (we are eagerly anticipating our annual Christmas trip to Florida next weekend!!).  The past few days, we’ve built a big fort out of chairs and blankets in the living room.  We’ve been … Continue reading →

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Christmas Paper-Craft Kit

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Angela

The girls are reaching an age where they really enjoy being able to participate in making Christmas gifts.  So, for their cousins (ages 5 1/2 and 3 1/2), we put together little paper-crafting kits, so Aasha and Ruby can enjoy … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Princess and the Pea

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Angela

We’re back in our old stomping ground – on the Central Oregon Coast – this weekend.  Some dear friends are having a cider pressing party, and we wouldn’t miss it for the world.  The weekend trip is also a gift … Continue reading →

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Hot Cocoa Mix

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Angela

Today Firecracker and I are attending our church’s fall kickoff of our monthly Ladies’ Breakfast.  The pastor’s wife is hosting at her house, so we thought we’d take her (and her daughter – Firecracker’s friend) a little hostess gift when … Continue reading →

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