Making Home
My Take on Holiday Planning
November 12, 2012
When my children were wee little ones and even before they arrived on the scene, I started preparing for Christmas in September. I prepared a spreadsheet. I started gathering recipes. I made a budget. I researched handmade decorations. (We used magazines in those days. If pinterest had existed, I would ...
Moments of Light
November 11, 2012
I think I've already mentioned once or twice that late October and early November have been grey around these parts. So I look for light and capture it where I can. And those days, that one day, when the sun does shine - oh how I appreciate its radiance and ...
He Cooks ~ He Shops
October 19, 2012
One of our goals when we moved was to build a livelihood together at the intersection of our skills and passion, expertise and interests. We don't have a specific "career" in mind for either of us. Instead, we envision our work as an ongoing evolution of projects and ideas that ...
The View Around Here ~ Warmth
October 12, 2012
The fire is crackling near my toes, snow is lightly falling outside (yes snow, it won't stay), my coffee in hand. Could this morning be more cozy? It was cold and wet in our neck of the woods this week. After the glory that has been our autumn so far, ...
Wood Work
October 1, 2012
That was a great weekend. A busy, working weekend but the most enjoyable kind of work there is. Work done with friends. Work with a very tangible reward, heat for our homes this winter. Work that engages our body and gives the kids a chance to operate power tools. Work ...
The View Around Here ~ In the woods
September 28, 2012
It's wood weekend. We're renting a splitter with our friend/landlord and splitting a bunch of wood. We're sharing the work and we're sharing the wood to heat our homes this winter. We live in "woodsville" you could say. Our house is surrounded by woods. And stashed here and there and ...
The Green Living Update ~ closing the chapter
September 26, 2012
I’m here to spill the beans on what I still do and don’t still do in terms of homemade soap, garbage, recycling and compost (yes, I’ve written about all of these at FIMBY), gardening and homesteading type activities and other DIY and "sustainable" living practices.
