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 ...
