Monthly Archives Oct 2011
Darkening Days
October 30, 2011
I sit at the table, early. Planning, thinking, praying, reading - in the quiet of dark. Dad lights the fire in the woodstove. Car headlights swing round the bend along the river road. The indigo sky starts to lighten and I make my way to the desk to write. Life ...
What If Is a Two Way Street
October 28, 2011
Before you let the what if's stop you from living your values, aspirations, and intentions point yourself around in the other direction. Because what if is a two way street.
Help for Going Dairy-Free
October 27, 2011
Perhaps some of you remember Jennifer from the blog Kidoing. She guest posted A Family's Switch to a Nutritarian Diet here at FIMBY last winter. Jennifer's blog is all about showcasing delicious food the whole family can make and enjoy, specifically plant based foods. She writes about a topic I ...
We Have a Housing Dream
October 25, 2011
The only way you make progress at all is to dream up some cool stuff to get you moving.
Birds & Pears
October 24, 2011
We are recovering today from a whirlwind trip to Maine this weekend to hike Mt. Katahdin - the tallest mountain in Maine and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Saturday was a fabulous day of hiking with family and friends (eleven of us, five children ages 5-12) bookended by ...
Through The Looking Glass
October 22, 2011
My parents have a floor-to-ceiling glass wall in the front of their house. You can see what that looks like from the outside in this post. From the inside it looks like this. And this. And on a rainy October morning it looks like this. After those chilly mornings earlier ...
A Soapmaking Journey
October 20, 2011
I've realized from some of your comments on earlier posts that maybe you were hoping for specific recipes this week. Sorry to disappoint. The rest of soap week posts: Some People Bake ~ I Make Soap Soap Making Supplies & Where to Find Them Soap Making Q & A ~ ...
Soap Making Supplies & Where to Find Them
October 19, 2011
This is post two of a four part soapmaking series. Posts one, three and four are linked below: Some People Bake ~ I Make Soap A Soapmaking Journey Soap Making Q&A ~ An Invitation When I first learned how to make soap over four years ago I was living in ...
Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm
October 18, 2011
One of the most popular posts of all time at FIMBY is my homemade lip balm recipe. I published that post nearly three years ago. Sometime during the last year it hit StumbleUpon and since then it's been "stumbled upon" repeatedly. It's a FIMBY rock star I tell you. This ...
Some People Bake ~ I Make Soap
October 17, 2011
Welcome to soap week at FIMBY. My first ever attempt at having a theme for an entire week of posts. The rest of soap week posts: Soap Making Supplies & Where to Find Them A Soapmaking Journey Soap Making Q & A ~ An Invitation The fun thing about what ...
A Season's Worth of Reading and Listening
October 16, 2011
I love it when my favorite bloggers share their booklists. I use those posts to update my own to-read shelf at Goodreads. I haven't done a book review post for a while and I have a whack of titles to share with you. (PS. I'm really sharing, giving away my ...
Let's Talk About Fear
October 14, 2011
Today at Simple Homeschool I'm talking about my biggest homeschool mistake. Like I say in that post, I just don’t look at life that way – looking back to mistakes, wishing or wondering if I should have done something different. If that sounds know-it-all, trust me, it's not. I am ...
Intentional Living and Wholehearted Writing ~ Fall @ FIMBY
October 11, 2011
Remember that little piece I wrote this summer on not waiting for the stars to align to pursue this craft of mine called writing? If you are new here you may have no idea what I'm talking about, and it's probably better that way. I promised something I have not ...
The Glory of Everything (Canadian Thanksgiving Edition)
October 10, 2011
One of my favorite phrases from the many books I've read to my children comes from the last paragraph of Charlotte's Web. I've already written about that passage, two years, almost to this very day. Mr. Zuckerman took fine care of Wilbur all the rest of his days, and the ...
Mama Wears a Mini-Skirt
October 9, 2011
I'm pretty sure the last time I wore a mini skirt was to a high school dance, in my more rebellious and well... teenaged years. I'm just not a mini skirt girl, ahem, woman. Till now. In the past month I've added a half dozen pairs of black leggings to ...
Herbs For Winter
October 7, 2011
Last spring I put together a summary of the herbs we used during the winter. Today I am reposting that for your benefit because now's the time to get your act together if you want to start some tinctures and stock your herbal cupboard. But before you read that I ...
Knitting ~ Together
October 5, 2011
Earlier this summer my mom and I celebrated her birthday with a mother-daughter outing. There was lunch in a touristy town (not hard to come by around here) and there was yarn. Mom and I both have a thing for nice yarn. We ohh and ahh, appreciating the beauty of ...
Changes in These Middle Years (Video) ~ Defining Structure
October 3, 2011
This video is the second part in a two part video series about our Middle Homeschool Years. I also answer the question - how does interest-led learning work within structure?
