Monthly Archives Jun 2011
Savoring Summer ~ Calendula
June 29, 2011
Calendula is one of my many favorite flowers. As much as I love blossoms of interesting shapes - lady slippers, foxgloves, and lupins for example, I love the familiar daisy shape of sunflowers, calendula and rudbeckia. These calendulas came from the farmers market. Mom's flower beds are still in their ...
Savoring Summer ~ Sandals
June 27, 2011
These are Celine's sandals. This summer is the first time I can fit into my daughter's shoes. Barely, mind you, but it's still a fit. Any mama of a young adult or nearly young adult knows the mutual joy and catch in my throat I get from wearing these. So ...
Being Hit by A Watermelon Truck ~ Savoring Summer
June 26, 2011
Summer has, once again, hit me like a watermelon truck on the way to the farmers market. If there were something in this day and age so bucolic as watermelons going to market. Picture it, an antique truck with wood slats up the sides, loaded with crates of locally grown ...
Raw & Healthy (Tasty Too!) Peanut Butter Cookies
June 24, 2011
Time for another recipe. But first a little trip down the dietary memory lane. Two years ago when I wrote about our homemade harvest/halloween party I mentioned that our family limits processed sweet treats to one serving each week. We’re fairly hard core about what we consider processed sweets. Basically, ...
Introducing Unplugged Sunday
June 22, 2011
Happy Summer Everyone! Many of you who read my blog probably also read Heather Bruggeman's blog Beauty That Moves. I link there often, it would be surprising to me if you hadn't visited her lovely online space yet. Those of you who read her blog have no doubt already heard ...
Too Busy Living
June 15, 2011
If you've read my blog for a while (or even if you're fairly new and have read my about page) you know I love to write about homeschooling, making a home, nourishing my family, appreciating everyday beauty, adventurous and creative living. There are some weeks or months that are so ...
Daisies in the Neighborhood
June 11, 2011
Since moving to my parents I've been trying to go for a walk every weekday with Damien. I'm not always successful because the days are so full but really, I have no good excuse. We both work at home, I should be able to make time for the basics of ...
Favorite Tools for a Whole Foods (Plant-Based) Kitchen
June 9, 2011
The five indispensable tools I use in my kitchen all the time, enabling our family to make delicious and healthy whole, plant-based foods.
A Night at the Beach
June 7, 2011
Staying with my parents has transported us to a weird sort of reality. A working vacation. Maybe our new life will always be a bit like this. Isn't that what following your passions and doing the work you love kind of looks like? I don't know for sure, we're only ...
Because Why Not
June 5, 2011
For the past two weekends the kids have been helping Nana & Papa build a garden. There's been lots of digging, mulching, stone laying, and watering. Celine has helped Nana with plant purchases and overall design. Laurent has helped Papa a lot with digging and hauling soil. And Brienne... well, ...
