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Category Archives: Homemaking
Tutorial: How to Waterproof Wool Diaper Covers with Lanolin
Over the weekend, I made a new batch of wool and wool/cashmere soakers from thrifted sweaters. Some are for George, and some are for gifts, but all needed to be water-proofed, along with some knitted covers. There are many methods … Continue reading
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Autumn Weekend
Ruth busy at her sculpture and painting for the nature table, Bea on a Core of Discovery themed camp-out with her Girl Scout Troop, George, at his favorite play-spot, saying, “Cook, cook, cook.” Casey taking Hal to the library to … Continue reading
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Eggsceptional
Washing eggs in the late afternoon. Bolt, our Speckled Sussex, lays pinkish eggs with lavender speckles. When I find one of hers in the nest box amongst the deeper browns laid by the Australorps, and blue and greens of the … Continue reading
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15 minutes
“This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each passing minute, each passing year, there’s this deepening awareness that I am filling, gaining time. We stand on the brink of eternity.” ― Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare … Continue reading
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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
This post originally published in October 2009. I’m baking a raspberry batch for homeschool co-op and a peach butter batch for the neighborhood kids/my kids today. I make this recipe several times a month, even for breakfast, and the recipe … Continue reading
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Oatmeal-Honey-Molasses Bread
I let the kids sleep in, and worked on tidying up a bit since the neighbor boys are coming over this morning for a play date (Bend-a-roos and Playmobils and sofa-cushion forts are on the agenda, according to the girls). … Continue reading
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A good, quiet morning
…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 … Continue reading
Ducklings!!!!
We’ve all been dreaming of them for such a long time, and now they’re finally here!! 3 fuzzy little day-old Indian Runner ducklings came home with us this past Wednesday. The duckings are just about the cutest things we’ve ever … Continue reading
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Radical Homemakers
Things are crazy busy here at the moment, so I’ll just drop in to say that there’s an interview with me and some other ladies (including author Harriet Fasenfest) on the topic of Radical Homemakers in this month’s Metro Parent … Continue reading
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