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It's All About the Snow
December 20, 2012
For us winter is all about snow. When you live in Canada you either move to the coastal regions where the climate is more mild (there's a very good reason that 95.5% of Canada's populace lives on the west coast FYI - this is a huge exaggeration), you stay put ...
Making
December 18, 2012
Dolls, model cars, and stories. Faires and soup. Mittens, fleece pants, and split boards. Onion honey cough syrup (just in case) and shepherd's pie. There is secret making with closed doors and whispered plans, but these other makings are the ones we share. Making a drive to the mountains, a ...
I am at a loss
December 16, 2012
I live in the woods. At the end of a dirt road. In a small town. I spend my days surrounded by nature and the birds. I homeschool our children. I spend nearly every waking hour with them close by, except for the hours they are outdoors - in the ...
The Low-Down on Borax & GSE
December 13, 2012
My most popular posts on the blog are my soap and body care how-to's, especially this time of year. This is somewhat ironic seeing as I don't write about those topics a whole lot anymore. Today is an exception. Last year I was trying to figure out what direction I ...
Q & A Tuesday ~ The Answers
December 11, 2012
I asked for your questions and you rose to the occasion. And as usual, I changed my mind from my original idea about how I would answer them. I didn't sit down last Tuesday with a timer to go through them one by one. I worked on this for a ...
For the birds (but mostly for me)
December 10, 2012
I didn't ask him to make me bird feeder. What I said was, "all I want for my birthday is a bird feeder". I didn't specify a beautiful handmade bird feeder. We live in the woods. There is a small clearing around our house but otherwise we are surrounded by ...
