Thoughts on hiking, knitting and healthy feet
April 29, 2009
~My feet after this weekend's hike.~ Sometimes hiking is mostly hard work and the best part is reaching the end, propping up your tired feet and knitting. As was the case with last weekend's hike but you can read more about that over at our family adventure blog. Speaking of ...
Learning to Ride a Bike (And Other Scary Life Situations) Self-Talk
April 28, 2009
We've been bike riding lately in this beautiful spring weather. The kiddos that is; I can't ride with them yet because Brienne still needs my steady hand while she's learning to ride a two-wheeler (plus, if I was riding who would take the photos?) She's almost got it but her ...
Sweet Stuff early spring
April 27, 2009
Posts I find inspiring, informative, encouraging or just plain pretty. Mama Speak Tips for moody mama days (we all have them). I like to lower my expectations and go to bed early. An afternoon bike ride helps too. Family Rituals at Simple Mom. One of my favorites in our Saturday ...
The stitch that wrecked my sewing machine
April 25, 2009
Well it may not have completely wrecked my machine but since Celine hemmed her pants using this fancy stitch my machine only goes backwards! My mother taught me to sew (supplemented by home-ec lessons) on this machine and passed it along to me years ago when she bought a newer ...
~ Woman Who Speaks Tree ~ Book Review & Giveaway
April 23, 2009
I love trees. They are one of nature's constants; beautiful in all seasons. Their beauty, regardless of the month, is what gets me through the vegetatively colorless season of winter. It's no coincidence that my outdoor photos from the last 4 months were mostly... trees. There's nothing else growing! Next ...
Hanging laundry is fun
April 22, 2009
I'm tired of my blogging voice. I've written a lot of wordy posts this past week. Time for a break. Happy Earth Day everyone. Who's says being "green" is no fun? Get outside, hang some laundry and have some fun! Amazingly, my white linens were still clean after these "laundry ...
The Earth Day Compost Heap
April 21, 2009
I have other plans for tomorrow's Earth Day post (with a giveaway) if I can finish it up in time. So I'm doing an earth day round up today. A little bit of this, a little bit of that - kind of like my compost pile. Garbage Day We cleaned ...
