Camp character building
August 4, 2009
Pre-post introduction: We were camping this weekend. On Friday we had pre-arranged to meet a friend Damien met via the internet, John Sifferman and his wife. They met us at our campsite and we hit it off right away, that part of the day was great. What wasn't so great ...
Home again
August 2, 2009
It was an interesting weekend. One rainy, rainy day that was very difficult, I'll share more tomorrow, and then 2 days that were sunny and better. I feel like I've been through the emotional ringer and even though home is my refuge I'm not quite sure how I feel to ...
Gone camping
July 30, 2009
I'm supposed to be cleaning up the kitchen right now, for the umpteenth time today, before we finally pack up the remaining food and head for the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Getting ready to go camping is anything but bliss and I've written before how I think that word ...
A better bubble post
July 29, 2009
{post publishing note: if you're coming over from Me Ra Koh's blog - Welcome! And thanks for visiting.} I bought a bottle of manufactured (ie: we didn't make it ourselves) bubble mix the other day at the grocery store. Sure enough these bubbles are definitely better than the homemade mix ...
July Sweet Stuff
July 28, 2009
(see ADVENTUREinPROGRESS for our recent mountain blueberry picking experience) Mama Speak Make your own cloth pads from Keeper of the Home. I wrote a post about my experience switching to these. That Nicola is one talented thrifty seamstress, posting a tutorial about sewing a girl's dress out of man's button-up ...
A friend makes soap... with heavy machinery!
July 27, 2009
I taught a workshop last week on soap making. I initially thought I might video it but two hours is a long presentation to record and was really too much to ask of my husband with everything else going on in our lives right. This remains one of the times ...
Saturday Staycation at Mackworth Island
July 27, 2009
There's a sweet little island near Portland, ME that probably everybody else who lives around here has already been to. This weekend was our first trip. No ferries (it's reached via a causeway) and no fees but limited parking and controlled access. If you decide to go you should call ...
