Self-Awareness
A day in the woods to process life
May 24, 2010
I have had much on my mind these days. The change of season from spring to summer and all that entails for family life, figuring out how to manage our small gardens in just a couple hours a week, the growing of my children (Celine turned eleven this weekend, e-leven!), ...
I can see clearly now
May 5, 2010
One of the greatest gifts of this past weekend was the time to step away from everyday life and evaluate my current activities and pre-occupations. A got a break in the daily, endless task of cooking for my family (boy did I ever enjoy that break). I felt renewed spiritually ...
I am a friend, and a daughter too
May 2, 2010
I'm away right now having a girls' weekend with my mom. This is the first time in 11 years of motherhood that I've taken time for retreat, rejuvenation and fun separate from my family. I took the bus from where I live in Maine to meet her in St. Andrews, ...
I go to the woods
April 28, 2010
We went backpacking last weekend to Gentian Pond. Here are a couple trip reports from last summer: Gentian Pond Trip Report and The rest of the backpacking story. On Friday we hiked 3.5 miles up to the shelter and set up camp there. Saturday we took a short mid-day hike ...
I garden for beauty
April 15, 2010
All the photos in this post are of flowers grown in our yard. There's not many blossoms right now to photograph, besides hyacinth and daffodils, so I copied some of my favorites from past years (featured in the gallery) to highlight here. We live in a tight urban neighborhood. This ...
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 ...
Looking for Mommies like me
March 22, 2010
Going your own way is a hard thing to do. A couple years ago when I discovered an internet community of women "like me" (mommy bloggers) I felt that I found a place I belonged. A large group of women who believed in natural home births, homeschooled their babes, grew ...
