Monthly Archives Apr 2010
I go to the woods ~ More photos
April 30, 2010
I took so many photos last weekend, too many to share in my last post. So here's the rest (not of the photos of course but of the ones I'm choosing to publish here): If you want to view even more photos (including a mouse in the outhouse) please see ...
I go to the woods
April 28, 2010
We went backpacking last weekend to Gentian Pond. Here are a couple trip reports from last summer: Gentian Pond Trip Report and The rest of the backpacking story. On Friday we hiked 3.5 miles up to the shelter and set up camp there. Saturday we took a short mid-day hike ...
Small Yard Composting
April 27, 2010
Composting is very easy and because it's totally natural, happens regardless of our intervention. However, the better you manage the three basic elements the quicker you'll have "black gold" to add to your garden. Also, a well managed compost will be less smelly and be more pleasant to deal with. This is decomposition we're talking about afterall.
Easy home herbs for Summer
April 24, 2010
I'm not meaning to jump the gun on spring here. I'm still very much in the season and I'm loving the new green and emerging blossoms very much. But we all know that what grows in summer is planted in spring and if you want to have herbs on hand ...
Sweet stuff for Spring
April 22, 2010
I'm off for the weekend with my family for our first backpacking trip of the season. Now that I've tasted camping for real - in the woods, no cars and no running water (except the stream) I don't know that I want to go back to campground camping. We're re-visiting ...
FIMBY Spring Housekeeping
April 20, 2010
I've noticed a few new names commenting as of late so I'm going to assume I may have new readers, or maybe just folks coming out of lurkdom (I lurk on other blogs also, so I understand). If you are new here, or been reading awhile, I want to show ...
Spring morning at the pond
April 19, 2010
The college Damien works at, five minutes from our house, has a small pond on its campus. The campus itself is very beautiful. Old brick building, white bell towers and green spaces. Very New England college feel. But the "natural" jewel of the college grounds is the man made pond. ...
Ode to our old car
April 17, 2010
We bought a "new" vehicle last week. We reached the point where it no longer made financial sense to own a car 17 years old with over 230,000 miles driven when we're not mechanics. So we've upgraded to 1999 Toyota RAV4, only 11 years old. Great mileage and in good ...
I garden for beauty
April 15, 2010
All the photos in this post are of flowers grown in our yard. There's not many blossoms right now to photograph, besides hyacinth and daffodils, so I copied some of my favorites from past years (featured in the gallery) to highlight here. We live in a tight urban neighborhood. This ...
Spring hiking
April 14, 2010
Spring is coming to the Maine mountains, in its usual slow but steady course. The trees are still tightly budded or just starting to show pretty little leaves. This past weekend was the first I'd seen any blooming wildflowers this season, violets to be specific. This is a wonderful time ...
On rainy days we sew
April 13, 2010
We had a few rainy days last week. I'm not hard core about being outdoors in the rain (unless its been that way for weeks and then we go out regardless to save our sanity) so last Friday, while it rained, we stayed inside to sew. Can I just say ...
Taking a month off for the outdoors (& poetry)
April 10, 2010
I'm just so darn happy it's April. It's spring here in Maine and this week I planted my peas. The kids and I are taking this month off from structured school activities. Basically we're leaving the math and handwriting workbooks to sit on the shelf. And I'm giving Celine's real ...
Homemaking and Homeschooling
April 9, 2010
How I take care of our home and our childrens' education; two rather large undertakings at once.
~ A LuSa Organics Soap Giveaway ~
April 6, 2010
Let's try this again shall we. I've had the pleasure recently of making the on-line acquaintance of Rachel Wolf from LüSa Organics. LüSa Organics is a small family business that makes and sells natural soaps and bodycare products. Why a giveaway? Well mostly I wanted to draw your attention to ...
Inspiration for life on the fringe
April 4, 2010
The last time I talked about life on the fringe was here, when I laid bare my soul regarding the lack of close female companionship in my life. The responses to the that post were just as heart felt as what I shared. What I heard back from you was ...
The morning's magic
April 3, 2010
I started the day in the kitchen preparing our traditional Friday morning breakfast of gluten free pancakes, fruit and maple syrup. But then I got distracted. (I have a post coming up next Friday on Simple Homeschool that makes this distraction part kind of ironic. You'll have to read the ...
How high's the water Mama?
April 1, 2010
.... I said it's 5 feet high and rising. A bit cheesy but I love Johnny Cash's music. Five Feet High and Rising could be the anthem for the northeastern United States this past week. Today the sun is going to peek out, the rain has stopped and I'm breathing ...
