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The View Around Here ~ I washed some windows

The View Around Here ~ I washed some windows

No writing this morning. I slept in. (Usually, not always gives me the freedom to do that.) When I sat down to work I realized I had a bunch of photos I wanted to edit rather than writing. And I also wanted to hang out with my family, instead of ...

A Peek into My Kitchen

A Peek into My Kitchen

I am very appreciative for this beautiful workspace.

Usually, Not Always (I Join the Organizing Party)

Usually, Not Always (I Join the Organizing Party)

The internet is a flurry these days with organizing posts. Or maybe the flurry is already past (I'm not current with my blog reading) and people are moving on to planning for Christmas and drinking pumpkin lattes. I'm still living the end of summer and it takes me a good ...

Sunday's Kitchen

Sunday's Kitchen

Meals from the season. From the generosity of friend's farms and gardens. Remember the tomato greenhouse I told you about earlier this year? (I've mentioned it several times since then also.) I was given 60 lbs of organic greenhouse tomatoes a couple weeks ago. This was the week before we ...

My Urban Homestead Dream

My Urban Homestead Dream

Years ago I had a little dream that maybe we'd build an urban homestead. SouleMama in the city type deal (sans chickens and pigs). For a time FIMBY took a bit of that flavor. I had a category called urban homestead (or something like that) which morphed into creative homestead ...

The View Around Here ~ The End of August

The View Around Here ~ The End of August

I am in a mild state of shock, as I'm sure many people are, that summer is nearly to an end. When I was actively gardening and my kids were younger, I used to live summer till the middle of September. According to the calendar, that's how long summer really ...

The View Around Here

The View Around Here

I’m a little pressed for time this morning, we’re working on the PDF version of Eat This. The Kindle version is ready to go. The book will also be available at Barnes & Noble and iTunes. We’re aiming for a Monday release. Damien and I are a DIY publishing shop. ...