Tristan's New Clothes
December 30, 2010
It was over one year ago that Laurent and I (mostly I) made his doll Tristan. Doll naming by the way is done by the children themselves. I'm not sure how Tristan was settled on, but I just love that name. Tristan has gone for sometime without proper clothes. Mommy ...
Pepper & Spice Muscle Rub Recipe Inspiration
December 28, 2010
Another present under the tree for family this year. To make this muscle rub I used the method described in the post How to Make an Herbal Salve. This year I made some improvements to the recipe, most notably the addition of organic, Maine grown peppers and essential oils. Chosen ...
Heal-All Skin Salve
December 26, 2010
A healing skin ointment inspired by a salve I bought years ago.
May Your Days Be Merry & Bright
December 24, 2010
... and sparkly too! Yesterday afternoon we arrived safely in the GTA (greater Toronto area) after a 4:30am departure and a steady twelve hours on the road (no, we didn't hike, these photos are from last weekend's hike). We're happy to be here for our ten day Christmas holiday with ...
Three Days Till Christmas!
December 22, 2010
my parent's Christmas tree a couple years ago Today I'm up to my eyeballs in packing for our Christmas trip. Good news is that it's going well. I think I might actually be on target for tomorrow's very early morning departure (ie: we'll be done and in bed in time ...
Secret Santa
December 21, 2010
Our family doesn't keep secrets from each other except for those special days leading up to birthdays and Christmas. There has been a lot of behind-closed-doors crafting over the past week and I enjoyed following along with Soule Mama's A Week of Elving posts as it mirrored much of our ...
Christmas Gifting 2010
December 21, 2010
Our Immediate Family First off, no homemade gifts for our kids this year. You can read on to see what we bought them but I decided to put my gift making energies into extended family gifts this year. Last year I made something for each of them. A doll dress ...
