Home and Heart (a few links also)
November 5, 2010
My mental energies, the work of my hands, and general outlook have been focused on home and heart recently. I think it might have to do with the not-so-subtle shift of crisp fall days turning into wet, dreary and cold fall days. Or the holidays just around the bend and ...
Handmade Holiday Grab Bag
November 3, 2010
At long last, all the great gift ideas, created by YOU. If you just tuned in today please read this post for an explanation. Thank you everyone so much for sharing your creative genius. I am definitely coming back to some of your ideas for inspiration for my own gift ...
Autumn, Meet Winter
October 31, 2010
It seems hard to believe, after a week that included 70 degree days, that last weekend we backpacked in winter. It was a little hard to believe at the time really. (2 above photos of fall foliage in the mountains, earlier this month. How fast the season changes.) We started ...
Fall Farms
October 29, 2010
Now that the growing season is over we have said goodbye to our weekly farm visit. It's always bitter sweet to be done the summer share pick ups. We've been there every week (except for vacations) this summer since late May. But in the end I am thankful for the ...
A Blogging Manifesto
October 27, 2010
Many thanks for your kind comments and e-mails after my "rally the troops" Handmade Holiday Grab Bag will-you-please-participate-plea post (say that fast three times over) yesterday. Since so many of you already have that book I'm offering the choice of my Autumn Spice Cake soap instead to the winner. Now ...
Handmade Home Book Giveaway
October 25, 2010
My idea to gather together a list of blogs with handmade gift ideas (a Handmade Holiday Grab Bag) was a bit of a gamble. Bloggers are busy people and maybe no one would want to participate. I wanted to create a resource here at FIMBY of great handmade holiday gift ...
Backpacking this Weekend
October 23, 2010
I'm writing this on Thursday night as my family is busy around me packing sleeping bags, a tent, cooking pots, cold weather clothing, water proof gear, and more stuff I don't have time to mention. Damien learned a few tricks on his backpacking journey out west last month and we ...
