Posted in Crafting, Giving, Mamas Who Inspire, Sewing on Oct 24th, 2009
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 to my dear husband, who celebrates his birthday today! So, we’re staying in a yurt [...]
Posted in Knitting, Mamas Who Inspire, Moderation and Economy, Uncategorized on Aug 15th, 2009
Yesterday’s thrifting yielded these three child-sized wooden dishes (Other finds – two prairie bonnets for the girls for 75 cents each, and an April Cornell baby dress for a friend’s little girl for $1.50! I also picked up a like-new Maya Wrap for $2, but it’s a size M and a bit short for my [...]
Posted in From my kitchen, Locally grown, Mamas Who Inspire on Jun 23rd, 2009
Well, I went and added to the long list of jams to make this summer. After seeing Dianne’s, Mary’s, Amanda’s, and especially Jayne’s, I couldn’t help myself. I got up extra early to get the jam made before anyone woke up, and wouldn’t you know it, somehow we’re mysteriously out of narrow jar lids!! [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Mamas Who Inspire, Playing/ Free Exploration on Mar 31st, 2009
The Palumba catalog came today. The girls and I poured over it, dreaming and wishing and talking over everything in its pages.
The child-sized domestic items were a favorite – especially the clothespins and clothesline and the ironing set.
Most days, Little Hen seems to be wrapped up in pretending to be Susan Pevensie, so she was [...]
Posted in From my kitchen, Mamas Who Inspire on Mar 14th, 2009
A simple sugar cookie recipe, made into sandwiches, some filled with homemade raspberry-lime jam, some with apricot preserves.
I am so inspired by A-Friend-to-Knit-With’s Cookie of the Week. I have made several of her recipes, but our favorite - her chewy peanut-butter cookies (I’ve made them more often than I should admit!).
While I don’t make cookies [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Crafting, Mamas Who Inspire on Dec 30th, 2008
We have continued to enjoy reading The Tomten the past week or so, and we were so inspired by Mamaroots’ little collection that we decided to make some ourselves. The girls each have one, and have already scurried them away to their room before I could snap a picture.
This little guy will be going to [...]
Posted in From my kitchen, Mamas Who Inspire on Oct 28th, 2008
Little Hen has been hit with a yucky stomach bug, and Tum Tum is cutting his first tooth, so it’s been a bit of a rough day around here. To cheer everyone up and to ease Little Hen back into food with something gentle on the tummy, I made Blue Yonder’s Daily Bread. (I was out of bread [...]
Posted in Learning, Mamas Who Inspire, Mothering tool kit on Oct 17th, 2008
First – Ninny Noodle Noo is having a giveaway for 3 Ostheimer chickens. Check it out here!!
About a year ago, I read on a gentle Christian mothering blog (can’t remember whose), about a wonderful parenting tool. She and her daughter learned the verse:
Galatians 5:22-23 (English Standard Version)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, [...]
Posted in Learning, Mamas Who Inspire on Sep 20th, 2008
I am so inspired by unschoolers, like Amanda, but find that I still need a little bit more structure to feel that my kids are learning what they’re “supposed to learn”. About two-thirds of our day is spent in free play, crafts, and books of their choosing, and I weave lessons into their interests. However, I just can’t [...]