December 26, 2010
A healing skin ointment inspired by a salve I bought years ago.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
December 18, 2010
Our weekend breakfast of baked apples (with frozen raspberries, picked this summer) The first time around was fun so let's go again. In the Bleak Midwinter - one of my favorite Christmas carols While Waiting - she's back... Handmade Decor - easy, kid friendly. I don't have time to do ...
December 17, 2010
Still no snow but at least it's cold enough to feel like winter. Today was December's farm pick up. Lots of good veggies but the scenery was what really captured me today. The beauty of a nearly-winter late afternoon is simply breathtaking. PS. After publishing I changed the order of ...