Monthly Archives Nov 2011
The Truth About Transition
November 29, 2011
In the last couple weeks I've had interesting comments and feedback from some of you, appreciating my honesty and transparency in this move. You ain't seen nothing yet. I don't mean to make any of you squirm. This is not a tell-all blog. There are certain subjects I just don't ...
A Sweet & Simple Birthday ~ Dolly Turns 9
November 26, 2011
There have been birthday years with little friends and parties. But having moved two weeks ago, Dolly's birthday this year was a sweet and simple affair with crafts, a fairy movie and special foods. A day dedicated to our princess. As is our tradition the birthday girl chose the meals ...
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...
November 25, 2011
I know what I said, I wasn't thinking about Christmas till after Brienne's birthday. But... a funny (and blessed!) thing happened this week - the chalet got mostly organized. I am breathing a huge sigh of relief. There's a few crates of books we need to bring in and find ...
Keeping This Season Simple. Really ~ A Simple Homeschool Post
November 23, 2011
From my post at Simple Homeschool today... For several weeks now, and even months in some cases, bloggers have been posting about preparing for a simpler holiday. Tsh has a countdown series, Plan Your Peaceful Christmas and fellow contributor Jessica (from Life as Mom) also offers a free Simpler Season ...
Celine's Pomegranate Muesli
November 21, 2011
One of my current Kindle reads is Super Immunity by Dr. Fuhrman. Let me tell you, after this month's "through the ringer" bout of sickness in our home I need to dig deeper and further apply the wisdom in this book. So far, I'm really enjoying the book. I love ...
Living the Dream
November 19, 2011
This season Kathie, at Two Frog Home, is doing a series of interviews called The Fall of Excuses. I love that play on words - fall for autumn and also "getting rid of the excuses standing in our way" as we work towards accomplishing our goals and dreams. Kathie asked ...
A Perfect Storm ~ Our Weekend Move
November 16, 2011
I'm not heavy on complaining. Sometimes I rant and sometimes I whine but out and out complain about how miserable I am is not something I regularly do (I'm not usually all that miserable to be honest). And even when life isn't going my way, someone, somewhere always has it ...
Frosty Fall Morning
November 12, 2011
Wishing you all a great weekend. Right now we are settling into our new home. Can't wait to be back here to start writing this next chapter of our family story.
Brienne's Miso Soup
November 11, 2011
We love miso soup. Miso period but miso soup especially. Miso soup is so easy to make even a child can prepare it. Making miso itself is on my kitchen bucket list, inspired by Wild Fermentation. Managing a year long ferment is definitely for another life season. Most days for ...
Holiday Spice Soap
November 10, 2011
Clove and orange are two of my favorite ingredients in a holiday-inspired soap.
Soap Making Q & A ~ An Invitation
November 8, 2011
Official soap week @ FIMBY was a couple weeks ago already. Here's the posts from that week: Some People Bake ~ I Make Soap Soap Making Supplies & Where to Find Them A Soapmaking Journey My actual soapmaking plans were cut short by an impromptu family trip to hike Mt. ...
Getting Sick After Halloween
November 7, 2011
I'm a pretty strict mother when it comes to sugar. I wasn't always this way. There was a time when I would, without a second thought, whip up a batch of brownies to satisfy my cravings and happily serve this to my children. Ah, the good old days (smile). The ...
November Sunrise
November 6, 2011
That extra hour of sleep was lovely (of course these little daylight saving time reminders are just an excuse to post these sunrise and sunset photos I took earlier this week). Wishing you a wonderful weekend and hopefully some time in the beauty of nature.
November Sunset
November 5, 2011
Don't forget to change your clocks tonight. I'm looking forward to that extra hour of sleep and especially looking forward to brighter mornings. Hopefully it will make my 6:30am wake up a bit more consistent (smile).
A Weekend Trip to Maine ~ To Summit Mt. Katahdin
November 4, 2011
One of the things we wanted to do before we left Maine was to hike Mt. Katahdin - Maine's highest peak and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Over the years there have been a couple dates planned for this mountain and none of the them worked out. We ...
The Chalet ~ Maybe Dreams Do Come True?
November 3, 2011
We want our housing to reflect our values and enable us to accomplish some of our bigger dreams.
Music For Living an Adventure
November 1, 2011
There's something about music that transports ideas out of the intellectual and into your spirit. These two albums have given lyric and melody to some my heart's deepest prayers, beliefs and desires.
