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what i read this year
I think I'm happiest when I have an idiotically huge reading stack. I'm reading more non-fiction every year, and I love the stuff I'm learning -- seed saving, sewing, and herbalism, to name a recent...
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So. I need to get serious with you for a minute.A couple of weeks ago I read this post on Not Martha, which included a link for how to see if your photos are being used on another site. More out of...
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in which he works and i take pictures
* It has snowed. A lot. * Our next-door neighbor has a snow blower. I love our next-door neighbor. And not just because of the snow blower.* I have been avoiding said snow. I have a little baby, you...
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jumping back in
Every time I feel the itch to blog, I come up with some lame excuse. I've been wanting to blog again for a while now, but "getting back into it" just seems so... awkward somehow. I feel like I have to...
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starting time
I get kinda jealous when I think about all the people who have their gardens in the ground already, while up in the North we are just starting our coldest of the cold-weather seeds. Still, it's a...
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first, there was a ceiling...
...and then another ceiling, and another, and another one after that......until we (he) finally hit the rafters in our little kitchen. Out came the rafters, and out came 100 years of dust and...
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trail walk in april
We are knee-deep into this homeschooling thing. Wading in with so much hope, so much excitement about the future. The possibilities!All my worries, all my excuses, all my what-ifs... God is pitching...
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spring cleanup, day one
Today was our first real day in the garden. It was just a little cleanup -- clearing away some leaves, turning the compost, chatting with a neighbor -- but I am amazed at how much it invigorated my...
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may day
Flower crowns, fairy houses, maypole dances, and perfect weather. Score!We used this tutorial for our flower crowns, only I didn't use any wire, just floral tape, and it worked just fine. One girl...
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max's birth story
The Boy was due on Monday. By Wednesday, I was getting grumpy. I spent most of Wednesday being Mamasaurus Rex, and the girls (wisely) steered clear for the better part of the day. Sad but true. 'Cause...
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baby rebellion (it could be worse?)
If this looks like All the Toys and Bedding Thrown Out of the Second Story Window to you, you'd be right. Three days after we brought The Boy home from the hospital, there were a few minutes where my...
View Articlemax's birth: vaccinations, cps, and home to hospital
A couple of questions/follow-ups after Max's birth story. FIRST:A few months ago, I asked friends on Facebook about sidestepping newborn vaccinations in New York State, which is famously persnickety...
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and then the angels sang
Or at least I was singing. Because peeps, I am not one of those mamas (bless them) who's getting teary-eyed at the bus stop. I'm the one marching down the sidewalk singing in full vibrato, GLORY,...
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garlicking
I've majorly neglected the garden since Max was born, but not enough that I'm throwing in the towel completely. These bags of beauties arrived in the mail the other day: heirloom organic garlic, three...
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my 80s-tastic barbies
Miss Maren has mixed emotions about Lizzy being at school all day. On the one hand, there's no one to fight play with. On the other hand, she doesn't have to share anything. Like, say, Mommy's old...
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right now: on my radar
My big sister's music. Her arrangements are getting more gorgeous all the time. Case in point.The Honest Toddler. I don't really go for humor blogs, but this one is hee-larious.French onion soup...
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I'm kind of embarrassed about how much TV I've been watching lately, especially for a girl with a KILL YOUR TELEVISION bumper sticker on her car (well, it's my husband's car now -- I got the new car,...
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autumn bunting
Maren and I did a little sewing this week while Max was sleeping. She is so good at sitting on my lap and patiently feeding the fabric into the machine. I never used to sew while the kids were awake,...
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hello tuesday: halloween + autumn links
Some things you should know:* I did a quickie banner update for Halloween. Click over to have a little look-see.* The cute spider is thanks to The Ink Nest, my new fave clip art source. So many cute...
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autumn leaves
Autumn leaves are so magical. Last night I went to a church ladies' activity where the main point was to bring a pumpkin treat and then eat them all. Can I get an amen! I was all set to make some...
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