Raspberry love
July 17, 2009
Remember these bowls? The kiddos made them at a local potter's studio way back in March. They are beloved pieces of functional art and their current life's purpose is to hold our backyard berries. Backyard raspberries are my favorite summer berry, with apologies to the strawberries (recently picked) and wild ...
Defining Priorities to Make a Family Schedule
July 15, 2009
These are the guiding principles I use when planning our family's weekly schedule.
Five free activities for rainy summer days
July 13, 2009
Imagine if you will, a couple days of rainy weather. Or worse yet, a whole week. Or the unthinkable - an entire month of rainy, wet summer days. That was our June. Ok, it didn't rain the whole month there were those 2 days of sunshine. And we made the ...
Reputable clothing companies
July 13, 2009
K. asked: "I was wondering if you might post, some time, on information you've gleaned about reputable clothing companies. I'm not sure where to start in learning about which companies I should/shouldn't be supporting... Anyways, I'm sure there are others, like myself, who'd love to hear more on this topic." ...
Camping at Grand Manan Island
July 12, 2009
Last weekend we went camping on Grand Manan island off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada with my parents. Grand Manan is a gorgeous place. This is one of the few places and campgrounds we've been where we've said "we'd come back here". There is so much natural beauty everywhere ...
Pretty Thrifty
July 12, 2009
{mid July bouquet: gracing the top of my "new" fruit cart} I don't like shopping. Shopping is not recreation, it's a chore. I think I partly feel this way because I like to spend money in keeping with my values. When you stop to analyze purchases*; where it was made, ...
Strawberry picking, for real this time
July 10, 2009
This morning we left the house before 10 am and didn't get home till 3:30 pm and I hadn't technically packed lunch before we left. Thank goodness I thought to grab that half loaf of bread from the freezer before we left. We didn't spend all that time picking, but ...
