Monthly Archives May 2010
Friday's Flowers ~ Celebrating Celine
May 28, 2010
This second ever edition of Friday's Flowers is dedicated to Celine. We are leaving to go backpacking today so I didn't pick any fresh flowers this week to molder on the kitchen table while we are gone. The bouquet photos in this post are from last weekend's celebration of Celine's ...
Summer in the City
May 27, 2010
There is a very easy summer recipe at the end of this post. It's been a full day of summer. Three full days of summer really. I don't remember a warmer May since moving here. I even watered my garden tonight for the first (or maybe second) time ever in ...
A Book Review of Coop by Michael Perry
May 26, 2010
About a month ago I was contacted by Trish Collins of TLC Book Tours with the request to do a book review of Coop by Michael Perry. My review would then be a part of a TLC's virtual book tour. Just so you know I was not paid for this ...
A day in the woods to process life
May 24, 2010
I have had much on my mind these days. The change of season from spring to summer and all that entails for family life, figuring out how to manage our small gardens in just a couple hours a week, the growing of my children (Celine turned eleven this weekend, e-leven!), ...
Friday's Flowers ~ Allium
May 21, 2010
The flowers I picked yesterday yielded three bouquets; two little ones for the kitchen and bathroom and a large one for the dining table. It's weird, I felt like the pressure was on in taking photos of these pretties. Because this was an official linky-fest I had to get this ...
Friday's Flowers ~ Get Ready
May 20, 2010
Last week I introduced my idea for having a Friday's Flowers Mr. Linky bouquet blog-fest here at FIMBY. If someone has a better way to describe this in five words or less I'd love to hear it. This is not a challenge and it's not another to-do on your list ...
Cream of Broccoli Potato Soup and Broth Powder Recipe
May 19, 2010
This cream of broccoli potato soup is my most requested recipe. It's often served to guests, is my favorite potluck contribution and is my go-to meal when I prepare food for a family in need, ie: the arrival of a new baby. Everyone who has eaten it likes it, which ...
Strangers in Our Front Yard
May 17, 2010
A funny thing happened to me while I was taking the bus to meet my mom for our girl's weekend. I met a couple traveling on the same bus and after 5 minutes of knowing them invited the two (perfect strangers) to come stay at our home. They showed up ...
Friday's Flowers
May 15, 2010
Yesterday afternoon I met the lovely Megan from Homeschooling on the Run. My first blogger meet-up, which was as fun as I hoped it would be. Of interesting note - Megan is a homeschool graduate and I always love meeting those types. Megan came to visit so I could give ...
Involving Dad in your Homeschool
May 12, 2010
Interrupting our week of eats to direct you to my latest post at Simple Homeschool, Involving Dad in Your Homeschool. he juices oranges, he teaches the kids computer programming... he's Wonder Dad! Excerpt from that post: If you are like “the average” homeschooling family, one parent is largely responsible for ...
A Green Revolution
May 12, 2010
Have you noticed that every one is talking about green smoothies these days? Or is it just in my little world where people are whizzing up these healthy cocktails and extolling the virtues of drinking your salad? Green smoothies are nothing new for the raw foodie types, but they are ...
Chia Vanilla Pudding (and other dessert thoughts)
May 10, 2010
Getting our priorities in order, let's start off this week of eats with a dessert recipe. Kind of ironic considering we don't prepare typical desserts for everyday fare. I bake cakes for my kiddos' birthdays, or even better, my mom might be visiting and do the baking instead. After years ...
A week of Eats ~ Get Ready
May 9, 2010
I've mentioned before, in fact I wrote a whole post about it, that I spend more time in the kitchen than homemaking or homeschooling or any other task I do. Yet I don't talk much about that because I get more joy from the non-consumptive creative aspects of my life. ...
Red, yellow and orange all over
May 8, 2010
Last weekend (don't worry I'll soon stop talking about last weekend) my mom brought a large bouquet of tulips from her garden to give to our hosts. They were breathtakingly beautiful and I snapped more photos of them than was sane. The tulips are all gone bye* at our home. ...
A Felting Workshop and Fiber Fun
May 6, 2010
Earlier this year as mom and I started to think more seriously about our weekend together we thought it would be nice to do something crafty together. Maybe even learn something new. Mom contacted her friend, whose home we stayed at, to see if she knew of any artisans/craftspersons who ...
I can see clearly now
May 5, 2010
One of the greatest gifts of this past weekend was the time to step away from everyday life and evaluate my current activities and pre-occupations. A got a break in the daily, endless task of cooking for my family (boy did I ever enjoy that break). I felt renewed spiritually ...
I am a friend, and a daughter too
May 2, 2010
I'm away right now having a girls' weekend with my mom. This is the first time in 11 years of motherhood that I've taken time for retreat, rejuvenation and fun separate from my family. I took the bus from where I live in Maine to meet her in St. Andrews, ...
