Brienne's pierced ears
April 6, 2008
The conversation started innocently enough. With a sly smile on her face, "Daddy, will you buzz my hair?" Brienne asked Damien after he finished cutting his hair this afternoon. "Sure." was Daddy's quick and joking reply. "Ok, I want my hair buzzed." Brienne fired back. Mommy tuned in to the ...
Gluten Free Granola
April 5, 2008
With 3 gluten sensitive members in our family I haven't made granola for years. After all what do you put in granola if you can't use oats? Lots apparently. I finally got tired of missing it and searched for a recipe last week, made some modifications and came up with ...
Hayloft
April 4, 2008
We spent a little time at Willow Pond farm yesterday and the kids discovered another hayloft. The Hayloft by R.L. Stevenson Through all the pleasant meadow-side The grass grew shoulder-high, Till the shining scythes went far and wide And cut it down to dry. These green and sweetly smelling crops ...
Spring yarn activities
April 3, 2008
Spring was a tempest yesterday. Blustery and despite the sunshine, downright cold. A good day to be indoors. Near a sunny window. Playing, learning and creating with yarn. Laurent and Brienne are crocheting, Celine is weaving. I found some inspiration for children's weaving at Easy Weaving for Kids: Make Textile ...
Don't Make Me Count To Three
April 2, 2008
by Ginger Plowman Counting to three... as if. That's simply a sugarcoating for disobedience. [Off the soapbox] After reading Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp many moons ago this was a great refresher on parenting to the heart of our children. How to draw out the foolishness (in the ...
easy chowder
April 2, 2008
If we ate corn I'd jump right on making this recipe for supper that my friend Spring invented for her family.
