Making Home


How our family of five lives (happily) ever after with no dryer

How our family of five lives (happily) ever after with no dryer

The routine, tools, and reasons for why we do without a clothes dryer.

The long way home

The long way home

Presently, the family arrived home, safe but tired, after a long journey from a distant land. During their time in that land there was much eating, drinking and merry making. Many laughs and much fun was to be had. As their time in the distant land drew to a close ...

Solstice~Peace

Solstice~Peace

Tonight we talked about the message of peace the angel's declared to the shepherds as we lit our 4th advent candle. I'm thinking our advent calendar might be mixed up and today was really supposed to be joy or something but peace suited the day. A morning's winter walk to ...

Mukluk love

Mukluk love

It was a crappy afternoon. The day started ok, running errands this morning in the snowstorm wasn't so bad. Stressful but nothing that a cup of tea and candles couldn't take care of. But I was discouraged, to say the least, when I went to finish my on-line photo order ...

Green Giveaway

Green Giveaway

OK, Wayfaring Wanderer, I'll bite. November Green Lamb's Ear 5 green things I currently do: - make mostly all our own soap, except for liquid dishwashing soap - grow a small garden - buy local produce - keep our trash to a minimum through composting, recycling and (you guessed it) ...

Homegrown

Homegrown

Golden Harvest: pumpkin and apples from the farm Turns out I'm not the only urban earth mama. Someone who thrills in making compost in her little backyard plot, feels a spiritual connection to a local csa farm, spends time in the kitchen cooking beets, kale and collards, takes photos of ...

Weekend Restoration

Weekend Restoration

A pot of soup a tidy desk time spent at the farm. In my kitchen with my camera working in the garden. I live the season discover God content in finding normal. var addthis_pub="rtougas";