What's blue and green and white all over?

What's blue and green and white all over?

These are snow photos from this month, taken at our home and in the mountains on a ski day last weekend. Our Christmas tree, decorations removed, now gracing our deck and used as another perch for the birds that visit the feeder.

Skiing on the Schedule ~ When Dreams Come True

Skiing on the Schedule ~ When Dreams Come True

We had a dream to ski with our kids but we weren't sure how how our resources of time, money, and location could be stretched and finagled to make this a reality.

Wanna be a work-at-home mom? (and finding our way as moms and women)

Wanna be a work-at-home mom? (and finding our way as moms and women)

I think it's official that I'm now a work at home mom. Saying this feels strange to me. Because I've always worked at home. But now my work earns our family money and there are dedicated times in our schedule when I do this work (in which I have to ...

Doll Making ~ Your Questions Answered

Doll Making ~ Your Questions Answered

Céline and I have collaborated to answer your doll making questions from this post. I'm going to start off by saying I never taught Céline how to make dolls. I am not a doll maker. Years ago, I taught Céline how to sew basic stitches (her skill in that department ...

I'm not your type (more than you ever wanted to know about my personality)

I'm not your type (more than you ever wanted to know about my personality)

Personality typing never mattered all that much to me until recent years. Now, understanding why I work the way I do - self knowledge - has become quite important to me. I'll get into explaining why I think that is but first I want to explain where this all started. ...

Mothering eBooks for your New Year

Mothering eBooks for your New Year

I have to be perfectly honest with you. (I hope you expect nothing less from me.) I'm getting a little tired of ebook bundle sales. Not tired of them from an ebook writer perspective. They are great for me business-wise. The part I don't like is writing sales pitches and ...

Mom's Shawl (I'm a slow knitter but a fast reader)

Mom's Shawl (I'm a slow knitter but a fast reader)

Those of you who have been around for awhile may remember that my mom and I started a knitting project together when our family lived with my parents last summer. I teased my mom at the time that it would take a couple years for us to finish this project. ...