Monthly Archives Jun 2009
Soap workshop announced
June 27, 2009
Garden Rosemary Mint A date is picked and a venue booked for my first soapmaking workshop. Wanna come? Basic details: Date: Thursday July 23, 2009 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: St. Mary's Nutrition Center, 208 Bates Street, Lewiston, ME Cost: $7.50 per person, pre-paid registration More details: At this workshop you will ...
Contacting me: please read if you've tried
June 27, 2009
Dear friends and readers. I have been remiss in checking my spam box. Apparently some of you have used the handy (& defective) contact me link on this site and never heard a word back from me. Well, that's because your messages were in my spam folder. I have no ...
I saw the light
June 26, 2009
laundry back on the line We sometimes sing the Hank Williams song I Saw the Light in our home church gatherings. I saw the light, I saw the light. No more darkness; no more night. Now I'm so happy no sorrow in sight. Praise the Lord, I saw the light! ...
The uninspired garden update
June 23, 2009
Homemaking blogs these days are all about gardens and what's growing. I've been so uninspired in that regard, what with the 40 days and 40 nights of rain we've had. I exaggerate of course but you get the idea of how I feel. But... I don't want to be left ...
Saturday night in the city
June 22, 2009
Granted, it's not a big city but it's decidedly hipper (more touristy and expensive) than ours. Saturday night we headed to the Old Port, the historical downtown district of Portland, ME, to celebrate Damien's birthday at our favorite Japanese & Korean restaurant. A bonus of having my mother-in-law visiting is ...
A thoughtful blue day with sunny beach photos
June 21, 2009
I'm kind of blue today, melancholy I guess would be the right word. Yesterday we celebrated Damien's 37th birthday and it was a wonderful day. And today is Father's Day, as you all know, but I don't get to be with my own dad (who lives 12 hours away) and ...
Sweet stuff for June
June 19, 2009
I had intended this sweet stuff to be links to not-on-the-net books I'm currently reading. But good posts keep showing up in my reader, dang those writers for messing up my plans, and I want to share those good posts. So this edition of sweet stuff is mix of both. ...
An ocean post... almost, pottery instead
June 18, 2009
Today we went to the ocean, as in wide open expanses of sand, blue sky and surf. My oh my, it was a divine day. Tonight I am happy and tired, I feel fabulous. Maybe I need to make more of an effort this summer to visit the ocean; there ...
Beautiful hair care, chem-free
June 15, 2009
The Story Sometime last fall we finished our bottle of conditioner and I was determined to figure out a natural, homemade alternative to care for our family's hair. It's taken me 6 months of trial and error to figure out what works. I hope it might be of some help ...
Knitting at the ocean
June 14, 2009
We took a walk today in the woods at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park in Freeport. After our walk we had a picnic lunch on the rocky Casco Bay shore. What a lovely spot for a lovely day. We visit this park every six months or so. The last time ...
Color for a gray day
June 12, 2009
We've had some rainy days this week. That combined with having a 24/7 in-house guest makes for days that feel slightly off. Not bad, just not quite normal. I thought it was going to rain today, but it didn't. So we were able to spend a good amount of time ...
Photographically speaking
June 10, 2009
I know I've said it before here (when I thought no one was looking and it was safe to share my secret dreams), I want to be a photographer when I grow up. I don't necessarily mean someone who gets paid for taking photos. Although that would be the icing ...
Slugdog? Slugdog?
June 9, 2009
Why didn't someone tell me about this typo?? (My MIL just pointed it out to me). I can't believe I titled that post "Slugdog Millionaire..." I guess I really am mellowing out around here.
a mellowing of days
June 9, 2009
My mother in law is visiting for a couple weeks. You may recall that my father in law passed away at the end of March. Life is somewhat mellowed around here, that's the best way I can describe it. I'll be posting as I can. I need to write to ...
Slumdog Millionaire puts me in the dumps
June 7, 2009
Life is good and sweet, we're happy and healthy. All is really well. Then I watch a movie like this and realize yet again that life is not all well. I know this is supposed to be a modern day fairy tale but seeing children in poverty and pain is ...
Come camping with us
June 6, 2009
We love camping. We love meeting people, hanging out with old friends and making new friends. So hey, why don't you join us for a weekend of camping? You don't even have to shower in the woods. Though you may if you like. Get all the trip details here.
In the dog house
June 4, 2009
We watched the movie Bolt this past weekend. The kids are actually watching it again right now for the third time before we return it to the video store. It's such a cute movie, definitely recommend it. I'm not a "dog person" (that's not our dog up there, that's TD ...
Reading with my boy
June 4, 2009
His sisters were downstairs in the living room. One asleep, taking an unexpected afternoon nap on the couch. The other cruising her way through a chapter book, thoroughly engrossed. But he and I were snuggled together on my bed. Reading about snakes, weasels and stone wall dragons. I love this ...
Breaking up with Flickr
June 2, 2009
In an attempt to actually walk-the-talk of simple living I've deleted my flickr photostream. If you follow my flickr activity you may have noticed I haven't done much for a the past month and now that's permanent. Why? Basically I don't have enough time to keep up with it all. ...
Empty fridge pasta recipe
June 1, 2009
Around here Monday is the start of the weekly "food cycle" - if that's the right name to call it. First, I plan the menu. I have always done a weekly menu and would be quite lost every day at 4pm if I didn't. As it is, I'm kind of ...
