Archives for the Month of February, 2011
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Yesterday, we decided to join our friends on their yearly visit to the local farm for u-pick strawberries. I think I can safely declare that it is indeed Spring, even if the calendar says otherwise. It was a glorious day with temperatures is the mid 70’s! (Northern friends, you won’t be hating me so much […]
Posted in Kid Fun, Pleasures of the Table, Preserving | 4 Comments »
Friday, 18 February 2011
Here’s our winter nature table once again. Even though some days it doesn’t feel like winter, it at least looks like winter on our nature table. I got the idea for the tree from Made by Joel. I really miss naked trees down here in Florida. Wheatgrass and quartz crystal. Handmade tomten. I absolutely love […]
Posted in Seasonal Rhythms | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Today I am feeling a bit under the weather. We’ve had the ickies for the last week and I’m feeling like it can move along any day now. You hear that? Any day now. I’m slowing down as much as a stay at home homeschooling mama can. Trying to get enough sleep and rest. I […]
Posted in Crafting for The Girl, Gardening, Knitting, Sewing | 1 Comment »
Thursday, 10 February 2011
The Girl just turned three last month. How did that happen?! Three? Really?! We had a simple and sweet party at home. She invited two girl friends and the rest of us were family. Here is the fairy set I made for her. They are so cute, I could nearly explode. And the boy fairy! […]
Posted in Crafting for The Girl, Dolls, Playthings | 12 Comments »
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
When the homeschool day begins to get stale, and I’m going a little cuckoo from being the only adult in the house, I like to put on some loud music and dance around. Sometimes the kids think I’m crazy, sometimes they join in. Today’s song was “I Got a Woman” by Ray Charles. Actually, almost […]
Posted in A Year of Choice, Kid Fun, Let's Talk About Me, Nourishing the Spirit | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Lately I’ve been feeling like my little corner of the interwebs has been getting pretty heavy. Too serious. I love that I can come to this space and let it all hang out, so to speak. To get my thoughts out of my head and speak my peace. But my original intention here was to […]
Posted in A Year of Choice, Let's Talk About Me, Mindfulness, Nourishing the Spirit | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
I couldn’t help but feel a small sense of accomplishment on Candlemas this year. This marks our first full year of festivals. It was with Candlemas last year that I began our year of rhythm. This year I did manage to spread the festivities out over a few days, but not by much. I’m still […]
Posted in Crafting With the Boy, Crafting With The Girl, Gardening, Homeschooling, Kid Fun, Pleasures of the Table, Rhythm, Seasonal Rhythms | 3 Comments »