[carousel-horizontal-posts-content-slider]
LIVING WELL
I made a decision this weekend to get rid of something in my life that was adding a lot of stress. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I’ll tell you all some more about it when it’s official and details are worked out. But you should be seeing more of me around here again.
These pictures are from Elizabeth’s new favorite place–the bathroom mirror. If I held her there all day long, she’d be happy. She waves, chatters and sucks on her reflection. I have to watch though, she’s been known to dive in a little too quick and smash her face on the glass.
My sister and brother-in-law and their kids were here for the weekend. We had dinner at my Dad’s Friday night and I tweaked my classic dinner roll recipe to be whole wheat and then I added some flax seed. I didn’t get to try them because I ended up staying home with a sleeping baby and writing a real letter to a friend, but I heard good reports.
I’m really conquering my fear of making bread without a bread machine. I use my kitchenaid mixer to get the dough started, then I knead it myself and let it rise beside the wood burner. I think you just really need to go for trial and error when it comes to bread baking. I have some vague ideas of what you’re supposed to do, and I just jump in there and figure it out.
I really have nothing earth shattering to share today, but needed to stop in and share that I’m feeling a little more free and easy this morning. Ahhhh. it feels so good. We went for a great walk yesterday with the girls and I wished I had my camera. We found some amazing beaver work around the stream–a huge tree completely felled by the beavers with fresh cuts and beaver chips all around. They completely shaved all the bark off the branches of the tree and left their muddy tracks all over the streambank. I wishing for my camera, but I guess sometimes its just better to be there and not always be documenting everything, right?
Happy Monday friends. I’ll be back soon…..
**oh, and have you noticed I’m having a banner crisis–several of you emailed me and said, "what happened to the trike banner???!!" I thought it was too big? but I liked it. i’ll try to bring it back this morning. it’s kind of happy and spring-y don’t you think?**
I made a decision this weekend to get rid of something in my life that was adding a lot of stress. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I’ll tell you all some more about it when it’s official and details are worked out. But you should be seeing more of me around here again.
These pictures are from Elizabeth’s new favorite place–the bathroom mirror. If I held her there all day long, she’d be happy. She waves, chatters and sucks on her reflection. I have to watch though, she’s been known to dive in a little too quick and smash her face on the glass.
My sister and brother-in-law and their kids were here for the weekend. We had dinner at my Dad’s Friday night and I tweaked my classic dinner roll recipe to be whole wheat and then I added some flax seed. I didn’t get to try them because I ended up staying home with a sleeping baby and writing a real letter to a friend, but I heard good reports.
I’m really conquering my fear of making bread without a bread machine. I use my kitchenaid mixer to get the dough started, then I knead it myself and let it rise beside the wood burner. I think you just really need to go for trial and error when it comes to bread baking. I have some vague ideas of what you’re supposed to do, and I just jump in there and figure it out.
I really have nothing earth shattering to share today, but needed to stop in and share that I’m feeling a little more free and easy this morning. Ahhhh. it feels so good. We went for a great walk yesterday with the girls and I wished I had my camera. We found some amazing beaver work around the stream–a huge tree completely felled by the beavers with fresh cuts and beaver chips all around. They completely shaved all the bark off the branches of the tree and left their muddy tracks all over the streambank. I wishing for my camera, but I guess sometimes its just better to be there and not always be documenting everything, right?
Happy Monday friends. I’ll be back soon…..
**oh, and have you noticed I’m having a banner crisis–several of you emailed me and said, "what happened to the trike banner???!!" I thought it was too big? but I liked it. i’ll try to bring it back this morning. it’s kind of happy and spring-y don’t you think?**
brown paper packages / home / LIVING WELL
because I won’t be able to look at you. I slept funny on my neck last night and now it’s killing me to turn my head to the right. I’m trying to slowly stretch it out, but man oh man, it hurts!
We’ve had another one of those lovely stay home all day kinds of days. The sun finally showed its face today and I keep finding Elizabeth in this square of sunshine on the floor. She crawls away from it, picks something up, and somehow manages to always plop back down right in the middle of it. Must feel warm on her back.
On Monday my girls and I had the pleasure of having Mama Urchin and her cutie pie kids come to our house to visit. As we sat together in my living room–both our (cow)girls off together somewhere outside, Mary nestled in beside her on the sofa and T mesmerized by the "penguin game"–I was amazed at how quickly we fell into a ‘groove’ of friendship. It was absolutely wonderful and comfortable. I felt like we’d been friends for a long time. We went for a walk around the farm, ate her yummy soup, and sat and talked until our children melted. Come back soon, friend. **edited to add: if you want to see what we sent one of the urchins home with, go here**
I’ve also been meaning to show you this lovely piece of pottery I received in the mail from my friend Melissa. I’ve admired her pottery on flickr for awhile and she’s FINALLY opened up an etsy shop (I’m digging this honey pot!) and started her own blog. This sea urchin vase was one that I admired for awhile and she was so kind to send me one of my own. I love it because it will be perfect for those tiny bouquets that little hands bring me all summer long. And for now, it’s helping my baby fern take root. Thank you, Melissa. I really love it.
Miniswap partners went out today. So if you didn’t get an email from me, please let me know.
Happy Wednesday, friends.
because I won’t be able to look at you. I slept funny on my neck last night and now it’s killing me to turn my head to the right. I’m trying to slowly stretch it out, but man oh man, it hurts!
We’ve had another one of those lovely stay home all day kinds of days. The sun finally showed its face today and I keep finding Elizabeth in this square of sunshine on the floor. She crawls away from it, picks something up, and somehow manages to always plop back down right in the middle of it. Must feel warm on her back.
On Monday my girls and I had the pleasure of having Mama Urchin and her cutie pie kids come to our house to visit. As we sat together in my living room–both our (cow)girls off together somewhere outside, Mary nestled in beside her on the sofa and T mesmerized by the "penguin game"–I was amazed at how quickly we fell into a ‘groove’ of friendship. It was absolutely wonderful and comfortable. I felt like we’d been friends for a long time. We went for a walk around the farm, ate her yummy soup, and sat and talked until our children melted. Come back soon, friend. **edited to add: if you want to see what we sent one of the urchins home with, go here**
I’ve also been meaning to show you this lovely piece of pottery I received in the mail from my friend Melissa. I’ve admired her pottery on flickr for awhile and she’s FINALLY opened up an etsy shop (I’m digging this honey pot!) and started her own blog. This sea urchin vase was one that I admired for awhile and she was so kind to send me one of my own. I love it because it will be perfect for those tiny bouquets that little hands bring me all summer long. And for now, it’s helping my baby fern take root. Thank you, Melissa. I really love it.
Miniswap partners went out today. So if you didn’t get an email from me, please let me know.
Happy Wednesday, friends.
children and nature / knitting
My children haven’t been getting outside enough lately to just run around and play. The cold weather and not enough prodding by me to get them out there, I guess. Oh, the bundling required. But nevertheless, they need the fresh air and the exercise. When they aren’t getting enough outside time I really notice a difference in their behavior and general crankiness. Aren’t we all a little like that?
So this morning, I printed a few stock photos off the computer, stapled them together and sent them outside for a miniature scavenger hunt. I thought I’d keep it to a few things so they wouldn’t lose interest. They were back in five minutes. BUT, they went right back outside.
I finally finished this scarf for Emma that was supposed to be a
Christmas present…then a birthday present…and now turns out to be a
Happy Thursday!! present. I let her pick a jumbo button out of my stash. She picked one of the first buttons I ever made. I think it suits her perfectly. And it helps the scarf stay on. Now I have one more to finish up for Mary in the same style, and I think all my Christmas presents will be finished! Oh, that’s pathetic.
My children haven’t been getting outside enough lately to just run around and play. The cold weather and not enough prodding by me to get them out there, I guess. Oh, the bundling required. But nevertheless, they need the fresh air and the exercise. When they aren’t getting enough outside time I really notice a difference in their behavior and general crankiness. Aren’t we all a little like that?
So this morning, I printed a few stock photos off the computer, stapled them together and sent them outside for a miniature scavenger hunt. I thought I’d keep it to a few things so they wouldn’t lose interest. They were back in five minutes. BUT, they went right back outside.
I finally finished this scarf for Emma that was supposed to be a
Christmas present…then a birthday present…and now turns out to be a
Happy Thursday!! present. I let her pick a jumbo button out of my stash. She picked one of the first buttons I ever made. I think it suits her perfectly. And it helps the scarf stay on. Now I have one more to finish up for Mary in the same style, and I think all my Christmas presents will be finished! Oh, that’s pathetic.
