Outdoors
How high's the water Mama?
April 1, 2010
.... I said it's 5 feet high and rising. A bit cheesy but I love Johnny Cash's music. Five Feet High and Rising could be the anthem for the northeastern United States this past week. Today the sun is going to peek out, the rain has stopped and I'm breathing ...
Getting outdoors ~ from a homemaker's perspective
March 24, 2010
Firstly, I just want to say how overwhelmed I was by all your comments in response to my last post. Your words encouraged me to appreciate the relationships I have, continue to seek out friendships, hold fast to my husband (no worries there) and enjoy the diversity we each have ...
One Day a Week ~ A Homemaker's Perspective
March 23, 2010
This love of home, husband and nature are big parts of who I am and it is from this perspective that I am sharing how to make one day a week outdoors a priority for your family.
Great outdoor education books
March 10, 2010
You'll find my monthly post published today at Simple Homeschool. I've written about two things we enjoy very much; reading and the outdoors. The combination of these is a post titled, Great Books for an Outdoors Education. Reading is something that inspires us to get outdoors more; to experience this ...
How to spend one day a week outdoors with your family
March 8, 2010
Over the past year as I've started to share more about our family's outdoor adventures I've gotten questions from people asking how we do this with our children.
the almost spring snow report
March 2, 2010
This has been "the winter that wasn't". Our heating bill has been down but in every other respect the lack of snow and cold has been a disappointment. We only had one real back country sledding adventure and as for local hills I only took the kids once. Pathetic. But ...
Our winter backpacking trip
February 28, 2010
I wouldn't have believed you if you'd told me a couple years ago that I'd be backpacking... in winter. Not only that I'd be going but that I would love it. Ah, the ways I have changed.
