Posted in Family and friends on December 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Why? Because this is what happens:
Poor Jasper had to have three veins tied together in emergency surgery late this afternoon. The poor boy can’t play or run in the snow or anything for the next seven days. It’s going to be so hard for him because he LOVES the snow and playing–though we don’t yet [...]
Posted in Family and friends, My Bliss, Outdoors, Signs of the Season on December 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
We have light. This morning we celebrated this turn of the seasons. Into our cold weather clothes went our pj’d selves, plowing through snow deep past L1’s knees, hot chocolate in hand, to the tree house. After shoveling it out a bit for us to fit, we stood atop watching the world of snow and [...]
Posted in Family and friends on December 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
“Three” by Gaia Consort
One – strong at the core of my being I stand
One – dreaming of someone who knows,
who might understand that
Every touch our grace is multiplied
Every kiss our souls are opened wide
Every moment is precious and sanctified
Two – joyous and trembling I celebrate you
Two – boundless and teeming there’s no end to what [...]
Posted in Contemplation, Garden on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last week I picked some of the last harvest from my garden. The brussel sprouts were eaten before I could photograph them, though more are still waiting in the snow. The carrots will go into tonight’s dinner. Here they are, waiting for me to dice them up for some tasty Samosa Stuffed Baked Potatoes:
It’s a [...]
Posted in Crafts, Family and friends, My Bliss on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyday I get closer to have a list in which all the “to-dos” are crossed off. Of course, it seems that I frequently want to add more to that list on a daily basis, too! Anyone else have that creep up on them during the holidays?
The top row shows some of the kiddo [...]
Posted in Community, Crafts, Family and friends on December 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In a few moments here and there I’ve been working on the first project for Mama to Mama. Each of us in the L house has contributed a clothing object to be repurposed into these infant caps:
The stripey caps come from one of the last things my mom bought for L1 before she died. [...]
Posted in Community, Crafts, Etsy on December 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The winner is #54, Chancy of Created by Chancy. Here is her sachet (pre-stuffing!), created with her color combination request:
Thanks, everyone else, for playing along. It was such fun to read the variety of things for which people are excited. The shop feedback was also helpful. And to show my appreciation for everyone that participated [...]
Posted in Community, Crafts, Etsy on December 3, 2008 | 94 Comments »
Sew, Mama, Sew is hosting Give Away Day today! I am excited to participate in this event, in hopes that it encourages people to find more of the wonderful handmade world there is out there. I will be giving away a sachet for my giveaway.
The Details:
A sachet, 4″ square, filled with organic flaxseed and homegrown [...]
Posted in Environment, Life chatter, My Bliss on December 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Environmentally friendly, lack of plastic, smells good, and it actually makes my hair feel clean? That would be the new Lush shampoo bar wonderful Kim introduced me to on our Thanksgiving adventure! The shop looked like some kind of strange dessert cafe. Truly, many of their products look like you should be eating them!
Besides the [...]
Posted in Family and friends on December 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
One side. . .
And the other. . .
She’s a bit maniacal about the earrings in the latter, eh?
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