Handmade

~ A LuSa Organics Soap Giveaway ~

April 6, 2010

Let's try this again shall we. I've had the pleasure recently of making the on-line acquaintance of Rachel Wolf from LüSa Organics. LüSa Organics is a small family business that makes and sells natural soaps and bodycare products. Why a giveaway? Well mostly I wanted to draw your attention to ...

Trial & Error

March 29, 2010

Trial News from the homemade toothpaste front. The recipe I'm using right now, a modification of this recipe shared by Rachel at her blog, Clean is great for cleaning our teeth. My teeth feel awesome and it doesn't even taste too bad. But... (you knew a but was coming) I ...

Celine sews a Sock Monkey

March 15, 2010

Celine has been sewing up a storm these days. To hear the sewing machine humming, to provide feedback for her design ideas and to see the quality work she's producing is such a blessing to this mama's heart. I feel a sense of deep satisfaction as she makes this learning ...

father paints, mother knits, our bedrooms are a shambles

February 25, 2010

I'm tired of writing three sentence-ish posts. I made the rule to keep my on-line time in check during these last couple hectic weeks of February but I'm almost through the worst of it and I'm ready to break the rule a little early. My blog, my rules. I can ...

blue, white and green all over

February 23, 2010

(Photos and a few words about our simply wonderful weekend trip will be forthcoming. Promise.) You may have noticed that green and blue are two of my absolute favoritist colors. Inspired by those colors I decided to make a "new" blanket (out of an older fleece blanket, some goodwill sheets ...

mermaid blue warmth

February 16, 2010

February is never an easy month for me and this one has been a bit of whammy. But wearing these new beauties is sure helping me to enjoy my days. I let my friend choose the color for me. Did she call it or what? Many thanks to my new ...