Monthly Archives Dec 2010
It's a Circus Around Here
December 31, 2010
As I sit here typing this I am in the midst of my brother's toy strewn living room. The days are filled with cousins playing lego, pillow fights and piggyback riding around the house. We venture outdoors together to go walking, skating, sledding or swimming (we do that indoors though). ...
Tristan's New Clothes
December 30, 2010
It was over one year ago that Laurent and I (mostly I) made his doll Tristan. Doll naming by the way is done by the children themselves. I'm not sure how Tristan was settled on, but I just love that name. Tristan has gone for sometime without proper clothes. Mommy ...
Pepper & Spice Muscle Rub Recipe Inspiration
December 28, 2010
Another present under the tree for family this year. To make this muscle rub I used the method described in the post How to Make an Herbal Salve. This year I made some improvements to the recipe, most notably the addition of organic, Maine grown peppers and essential oils. Chosen ...
Heal-All Skin Salve
December 26, 2010
A healing skin ointment inspired by a salve I bought years ago.
May Your Days Be Merry & Bright
December 24, 2010
... and sparkly too! Yesterday afternoon we arrived safely in the GTA (greater Toronto area) after a 4:30am departure and a steady twelve hours on the road (no, we didn't hike, these photos are from last weekend's hike). We're happy to be here for our ten day Christmas holiday with ...
Three Days Till Christmas!
December 22, 2010
my parent's Christmas tree a couple years ago Today I'm up to my eyeballs in packing for our Christmas trip. Good news is that it's going well. I think I might actually be on target for tomorrow's very early morning departure (ie: we'll be done and in bed in time ...
Secret Santa
December 21, 2010
Our family doesn't keep secrets from each other except for those special days leading up to birthdays and Christmas. There has been a lot of behind-closed-doors crafting over the past week and I enjoyed following along with Soule Mama's A Week of Elving posts as it mirrored much of our ...
Christmas Gifting 2010
December 21, 2010
Our Immediate Family First off, no homemade gifts for our kids this year. You can read on to see what we bought them but I decided to put my gift making energies into extended family gifts this year. Last year I made something for each of them. A doll dress ...
Weekend Holiday Links ~ Take Two
December 18, 2010
Our weekend breakfast of baked apples (with frozen raspberries, picked this summer) The first time around was fun so let's go again. In the Bleak Midwinter - one of my favorite Christmas carols While Waiting - she's back... Handmade Decor - easy, kid friendly. I don't have time to do ...
December at the Farm
December 17, 2010
Still no snow but at least it's cold enough to feel like winter. Today was December's farm pick up. Lots of good veggies but the scenery was what really captured me today. The beauty of a nearly-winter late afternoon is simply breathtaking. PS. After publishing I changed the order of ...
Snow, Where Art Thou?
December 14, 2010
We live in Maine, in part, because we like snow, and lots of it. Last year at this time we enjoyed snowscenes like this one. This year, well this year, I'm not even taking photos of what the days look like in our neighborhood. In a word, it's bleak. Grey, ...
Season of Light (and Dark)
December 11, 2010
When I sat down to write this I thought, "you know, I think I've written something like this before?". So I did a little search and sure enough here it is, Season of Light from last year. This post is not a repeat of that one, though I continue to ...
Gifts For Mama
December 7, 2010
Last week I celebrated my 35th birthday with my family. It was a wonderful day, full of gifts and surprises. Not the kind of gifts you unwrap (though there were a couple of those) but gifts given and received in love. gifts from Brienne's birthday simply to illustrate the "gifts" ...
Weekend Holiday Links
December 4, 2010
I expect in the coming days that the length and frequency of posts here at FIMBY may diminish. I would love it if I had time to craft, visit with friends, take in Christmas festivities and maintain my daily writing routine but... that might not be possible. In the event ...
holiday un-school
December 1, 2010
I loved so many of the unschooling methologies but couldn't totally buy into the philosophy. There were things I wanted my kids to learn, definite goals we had for their education. They also needed to learn to contribute to our home life, not because they were intrinsically motivated to but ...
