Posted in Environment on July 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Looks like months beginning in “A” are good for this!
L1 and I have been talking about doing this for ourselves again because we feel like we’ve been decadent (for us) of late. My birthday is this month, but it’s not like I’ll be buying anything for myself. I’ll post about what I’ve spent [...]
Posted in Crafts, Family and friends, Knitting, Life chatter on July 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I haven’t done much sewing lately, though there are plans in the works for it. But with my kiddos around 24-7, it’s much easier to knit. Portable, easy to pick up and put down, and I can even do it while playing Sorry with L3. The most sewing I’m up to is [...]
Posted in Contemplation, Garden, Signs of the Season on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Peas, zucchini, rapsberries, tomatoes–our garden is beginning to burgeon. The peas are on their last burst of production, but we’ll take them while we can. They’re a favorite of L4’s. She loves them from the vine, and she’ll even wander out to the garden on her own to pick some.
As I walk [...]
Posted in Crafts, Family and friends, Knitting on July 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This afternoon I was lucky enough to meet two new babies, including getting to hold them. I was also able to take them, via their lovely mothers, gifts to celebrate their lives. I thought I’d share them with you now!
First up is Mya’s bundle. Mya just came home from Vietnam last week [...]
Posted in Family and friends, Knitting, Life chatter, Outdoors on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
With a long drive,
knitting,
and a stop at our favorite watering hole
before heading to our friends’ home. Beach, berries, and more later!
Posted in Family and friends, Garden, Knitting, Signs of the Season on July 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Lookie what I made for me:
This is the first pair of socks I have ever knit for myself. I’ve knit many pairs for other people, evidenced at our knitting flickr folder. It’s silly, really, because I have knit sweaters for myself (yes, plural) but not socks. Really now, socks take less [...]
Posted in Family and friends on July 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Our Star Has Arrived….
That’s what L3’s birth announcement said 7 years ago. We called our baby “star” because we didn’t know if baby was a girl or boy. Star interfered with Mama’s plans for a pedicure before birth (it was a shower gift) by breaking the birth waters right after the prenatal massage [...]
Posted in Crafts, Environment, Family and friends on July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
That’s the phrase from our power company for using wind energy. I love that it is available to us, and that my kids literally quiver with excitement anytime they see the wind turbine that powers my friend Amy’s dad’s business. (Speaking of friend Amy–she’s in Vietnam at last united with her adoptive daughter!!) [...]
Posted in Contemplation, Family and friends, Life chatter, Memes on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Channyn tagged me a bit ago, but I’ve been a slow about blogging lately. Some might say that summer is a time to slow down, but the beginning of summer always feels fast paced as we have a flurry of things to “get done” once school is over.
What was I doing ten years ago?
Lived [...]
Posted in Community, Contemplation, Environment on July 6, 2008 | 12 Comments »
That goal we had of 10 kwh/day or less for June? The dehumidifier dashed those hopes, soundly. Despite its Energy Star rating, it still has an insatiable appetite for electricity. We have to run the dehumidifier in our basement in the summer months because it gets too damp down there otherwise. [...]
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