Posted in Locally grown, Moderation and Economy, Uncategorized, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Mar 10th, 2010
Seems like we’ve been living in our wellies this week as we spent most of our time planting in the garden. This week we’ve started:
Peas, round two, this time in the front yard – Little Marvel, Tall Telephone, and Oregon Sugar Pod II.
Potatoes, in three beds in the backyard, near the larger coldframe – German [...]
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 Uncategorized on Jan 19th, 2010
This week, I was able to join Angela in Florida for our first visit in two years. We spent Little Hens birthday at Angelas Parents and her and the kids stayed overnight in My Husbands and Mine beach house. The weather has been brisk down her, but we had a blast.
Angela has asked me to [...]
Posted in O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Uncategorized on Dec 6th, 2009
Yesterday evening, we strung popcorn and cranberries and decorated our little Christmas tree. We have quite a collection of bird ornaments, and as we hung them by candlelight (dark at 5pm!) I was reminded of Oliver Herford’s little poem, I Heard a Bird Sing –
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2009
My apologies on being absent for a bit – we’re once again struggling with sick kids, especially Firecracker, who has had multiple trips to the doctor and the ER in the past few weeks because the colds are wreaking havoc on her asthma.
That, plus my first time hosting Thanksgiving for extended family, and now scrambling [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2009
Look who celebrated a birthday over the weekend! Firecracker turned 5 years-old on Halloween (which is why I’m so late posting – what a busy weekend!!)
My sweet girl, Mama and Daddy are SO glad you are a part of our family! You bring such enthusiasm, such big feelings, and so much delight wherever you go. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 26th, 2009
I may not be posting much this week – I have come down with a probable case of H1N1, and am feeling pretty low. Thankfully, no one else in the family appears to be getting it yet, and hopefully no one will at all.
Also, my blog will be undergoing some aesthetic changes this week and [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Crafting, Learning, Locally grown, Outings, Playing/ Free Exploration, Uncategorized on Oct 7th, 2009
The past month has left me feeling stretched pretty thin because of obligations and responsibilities to my family and others. Tackling domestic duties and “home schooling” the girls while my non-stop motion toddler “explores” the house into a distaster zone has also been a challenge. Crafting has been particularly tricky – Tum Tum either attempt [...]
Posted in Knitting, Learning, Outings, Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2009
Over the weekend, we took advantage of the Smithsonian’s annual free pass day to visit the World Forestry Center, located right across from the Oregon Zoo. The building is light and open, and the exhibits are well designed, educational, and attractive to children.
There were displays appealing to many senses – here Firecracker is smelling the [...]
Posted in From my kitchen, Locally grown, Uncategorized on Sep 19th, 2009
Final count from the Barlett harvest:
20 – 1/2 pints of Caramel-Spice Pear Butter (sorry, secret recipe!)
18 quarts of pears in light syrup (some spiced, some with lavender, some vanilla)
12 quarts of pear sauce (which we all discovered we prefer to applesauce – it has a wonderful buttery quality)
oodles of pear crisp and pear upsidedown-gingerbread cake
about [...]
