Posted in Building Community, Homemaking, Locally grown, Mothering tool kit, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on May 10th, 2010
Happenings in the garden this week so far: Mustard greens, lettuce and kale are all getting big! (Red Russian Kale in the foreground, with Mizuna mustard behind.)
A volunteer and I got 20 tomatoes planted this afternoon – half in front, half in the back. (I have room for another dozen or so, but am out [...]
Posted in Homemaking, Mothering tool kit, Our home, Uncategorized on Feb 4th, 2010
The past month has been an opportunity to re-evaluate what we value as a family – to really examine what we strive to be and to accomplish. Although unintentional, the blogging break these past several weeks has been very therapeutic for our whole family. (Actually, it was a break from all computer-related activities).
I realized how [...]
Posted in Lactivism, Mothering tool kit, The Gift of God on Nov 9th, 2009
Oregon is a wonderful place to be nursing a toddler! Tum Tum is nearly 18 months old, and I am very grateful to live in a place where doing what is normal and healthy is culturally accepted as normal and healthy. Granted, this being my third nursling, nursing past the WHO minimum recommendation of [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Mothering tool kit, Nature Table on Oct 14th, 2009
The wind and rain have settled in, and the nights are getting pretty chilly. It is finally feeling like fall, so this morning the girls and I did some dusting, got out a few fall decorations, and put the autumn cover on the duvet. I hope to get the window hangings and more decorations out [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Moderation and Economy, Mothering tool kit, Our home on Sep 28th, 2009
Some friends recently asked how we share sleep with our youngest while he’s in cloth diapers. Overnight leaks are a worry, even with doublers and the “good covers” saved for night time. To safeguard the mattress, we don’t use expensive wool mattress pads (which sound fabulous, but are way out of the budget) or those [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Mothering tool kit on Sep 14th, 2009
Little Hen found this book at the library two weeks ago. The topic is one that has interested her for a long time, and she read the book , cover to cover, as soon as we got it home.
The basic massage routine takes 5-10 minutes, but there are several techniques described in the book, and [...]
Posted in From my kitchen, Mothering tool kit on Aug 23rd, 2009
Here’s my mother’s super simple recipe for onion biscuits. They go perfectly with roast chicken, or a bean soup, and the girls love to help make (and eat) them - a great way to occupy the children with something purposeful while I’m trying to get dinner ready.
You’ll need:
2 tubes of biscuits, 1 stick of butter, [...]
Posted in Building Community, Moderation and Economy, Mothering tool kit on Aug 20th, 2009
We were recently, unexpectedly, blessed to be able to trade a family friend some homemade jam and brownies for a Kelty his son had outgrown. Best barter we’ve ever made, if you ask me!
I love my Ergo and use it daily, but the Kelty is a much better fit for my husband. We’ve been on [...]
Posted in Mothering tool kit on Mar 25th, 2009
(Pictures by Hubby.) Another birthday gift from my parents – a comfy Ergo to carry my big boy around in (he was just getting too heavy to tote around in the sling for long).
The carrier was purchased at Milagros Boutique in Northeast Portland. So far, I am finding is very comfortable, and Tum Tum thinks [...]
Posted in Giving, Mothering tool kit, Playing/ Free Exploration on Mar 6th, 2009
I keep finding these tucked in places around the house. Little Hen’s Daisy Girl Scout Troop has been asked to do various tasks and things that “need to be done around the house” without being told, or asked, to contribute. She was only supposed to do the project for a week, but she’s continued it, [...]