• Hot Summer Fun for Kids

    by  • August 17, 2011 • 0 Comments

    It’s hot. They are bored. Oh, those kids. “No, child. You cannot watch tv.” Think fast. They need something to do. Something low tech, cuz you’re not in the mood to have a big messy ordeal. Painting with...

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    Reading: 100 Hungry Ants

    by  • August 10, 2011 • 0 Comments

    There’s more than just cooking going on in the kitchen. We’re reading, too. This is what lil’ Huck was up to while I was getting breakfast on the table: One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes. We pretended...

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    {this moment}

    by  • July 22, 2011 • 0 Comments

    “{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.” -Soulemama If you’re inspired to do the same,...

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    Smells like the Village

    by  • July 21, 2011 • 2 Comments

    My husband said, “It smells like the village up in here!” I take that as a compliment. He’s talking about the herbs hanging in bundles over the doors. My husband is a paradox. He grew up on the edge...

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    Rose Honey

    by  • July 19, 2011 • 1 Comment

    Just raw, local honey and sweet-smelling, pesticide-free rose petals. There’s not much to say in this post, other than the obvious: yum. Heirloom pink roses. Fragrant and lovely. They are taking over the hedge. Oh, the hedge. The old lady who...

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