Monthly Archives Mar 2008
Celine's Doll House
March 31, 2008
Check out my daughter's amazing doll house creation. A self directed project on her part that was inspired by a visit to UMA's architecture program's juried student exhibition. The interest generated by that chance visit to the exhibition inspired an architecture study involving creative building play and reading about famous ...
Church today
March 30, 2008
Spending time with church family (giving and receiving food, conversation, music, prayer, bread, wine, recipes, gardening tips etc...) can be challenging at times. Practicing respect, love, service and submission is not always a fun, "feel good" activity. But others times it is, like today. Right now I'm happily basking in ...
March family photo
March 30, 2008
Our family rarely dresses up so I figure this picture is "post-worthy". Also, it shows off my new haircut or should I say hair buzz. By the way, this was taken at Bates Annual All-College Gala which we attended as a family last night. Had a blast noshing and dancing ...
Peanut Dip
March 28, 2008
Ingredients 3/4 cup soy milk 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/3 cup dates, pitted 1/4 cup rice vinegar 2 tbsp. lemon juice, fresh is best 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp. Bragg Liquid Aminos, or soy sauce 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast 1 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 tsp. chili sauce, to taste ...
Community Easter
March 24, 2008
So, we have these friends and they are kind of crazy like us and have a desire to live in closer community with people. But unlike us their desire is for real closer, as in - have a family of 7 move in and take over your kid's bedroom kind ...
Blog Changes
March 24, 2008
I'm currently in a creative blog state of mind. I've been making changes (with a lot of help from Damien) so please bear with the little glitches that might occur while I transform my blog from blah blue to growing green.
Divine Chocolate
March 23, 2008
I've been wanting to try Divine Chocolate for over a year, since about the time I read an article about the company in Sojourner's Magazine. Ummm... shouldn't have waited so long. I bought a case of 10 bars in the buying club order this month, much more affordable than off ...
Spring boots
March 22, 2008
Keeping warm on a snowy spring day, hanging out in the fireplace lounge at Bates College new dining commons. Waiting for Daddy to join us so we can go for supper. This photo just makes me want to say "dum, de-dum, de-dum"
Easy Sprouting & Happy Spring
March 20, 2008
Today is the first day of spring. The day was overcast & drab and the snow is still mounded 2 feet high over most of my gardens. Not surprisingly there is nothing green growing out of doors so in an attempt to post about something lovely, green and growing I've ...
The Honest to Goodness truth
March 18, 2008
I wish I had more time to blog during the day so I could write blogs when I'm feeling really crappy - seems more honest than the "everything's pretty ok" blogs that I usually post. And the reason I write that is because I generally blog at night when supper ...
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
March 17, 2008
As always, I'm reading too many books at one time but Animal, Vegetable, Miracle A Year of Food Life arrived from my reserve list at the library and I must take advantage of its availability and read it (its a hot library item). But that shouldn't be hard, this book ...
March break & renovations
March 15, 2008
Early March break I posted earlier this month about taking a break from our usual school routines these past couple weeks. That break is coming to an end but it was very productive. My parents came to visit for a week with the express purpose of repairing and painting our ...
Sure Signs of Spring
March 15, 2008
Maine Spring Sheep Chilly morning at the farm skittish lambs and ewes. Last pick up of winter roots and unexpected greens. Warming sun melting frozen mud. An overcast afternoon that tempts us out of doors. Longer days, more time to play. Mounds of dirty snow.
Early March Review - Finding Sanity & Joy
March 5, 2008
I have a lot I want to write and I'm struggling with how to condense it all. I think that's why I love photography so much - a picture says.... you know the rest. For some inexplicable reason I want to summarize the last couple weeks of our life, I ...
Brienne's swimming post
March 5, 2008
I jumped off the end of the swimming pool today. I wasn't very comfortable but I did it! And I went back floating and the water was cold. And I shivered the whole time. (I can't seem to log into Brienne's blog so I'm posted for her.)
A Mighty Heart
March 5, 2008
No time for a long review but we recently watched and enjoyed this movie. I recommend it.
Egyptian studies
March 5, 2008
Celine (Laurent & Brienne also) recently crafted Eqyptian figures out of wooden pieces we picked up on our last visit to the Share Center. Making these figures expended hours of creative energy and then provided hours of dramatic play. This self directed activity of the kids is launching an Ancient ...
Free Range Children
March 4, 2008
This is fairly long post that someone else wrote but it expresses what I dream & hope for our children's education, minus the farm life & raising chickens. var addthis_pub="rtougas";
Snowshoeing Date
March 4, 2008
In a departure from our usual do-everything-as-a-family routine Laurent & I went snowshoeing, just the two of us, yesterday afternoon.
