Farm Appreciation
May 28, 2008
I love being an urban family, with a 5 minute walk to work for Daddy, yet 15 minutes from real, honest-to-goodness farms. The kind with horses, cows, chickens, llamas, organic vegetables, pastures and occasionally pea fowl. Not gazillion acre soybean or corn "operations". I love Maine. This morning Celine started ...
Camping at Camden Hills State Park
May 27, 2008
This past weekend we camped for 4 days and 3 nights at Camden Hills State Park. A great camping area; lots of trees & hot showers with easy access to miles of hiking and ocean. The area itself is touristy with lots to do and see (if you want to ...
Celine's Day
May 23, 2008
My oldest child turned 9 today - yikes. It was a lovely day. This year Celine's birthday coincided with day one of Patagonia's Memorial Day weekend sale. An annual event in our family's clothing shopping. We also make a pilgrimage to the Freeport store on President's Day weekend and Labor ...
Easy Shadow Craft & Poem
May 21, 2008
Found an easy & fun craft for the 5ish and under crowd today in Brienne's June edition of Your Big Backyard. Instructions Cut animal shapes out of thick paper, we used file folders and cardstock. Punch holes for decoration or to define features, like eyes. Hot-glue a popsicle stick to ...
Weeds & Wildflowers
May 21, 2008
My mom gave me a copy of this poem years ago when our 9 year old was still a baby. I love this poem and it has given me perspective when I've badly needed it and also been a reminder that I'm doing a good job. I had hoped to ...
