We had the pleasure of attending a beautiful birthday party at Cruze Farm Corn Maze Sunday. Everyone in these local parts know about the wonderful, organic milk from the Cruze Dairy Farm. And thanks to an article last month in the New York Times about buttermilk that featured Colleen Cruze of the Cruze Dairy Farm […]
Thankfulness at our table
At our Thanksgiving table we all took turns telling what we are thankful for, wrote it on a card and hung it on our Thankful Tree – a larger version of the ones we made here. We are thankful for: family, mom, dad, God, each other, cousins, sisters, health, togetherness, our wives, our husbands, our […]
Some Pinterest ideas for your Thanksgiving table
Wednesday will be spent with cousins running about, playing, skipping, crafting and going in and out, running through the woods and bringing some of nature back inside – I’m sure of that. The adults will talk about food, family, plans, and the baking I imagine. I’m going to give the girls (because they are all […]
Making Thankful Trees with children
As a board member at Lisa Ross Birth and Women’s Center I volunteered to host a craft table for children, at the 20th anniversary celebration that happened on Saturday. I wanted to do something interesting, using materials that didn’t cost a lot of money and even perhaps introduced some parents to the idea of natural […]
The candy fairy comes tonight
After Halloween I dread, for days, the explanations, whining and persistent asking of “Pleeeeeeeassssse can I have a piece of my Halloween candy?” As a whole, we have discussions about moderation and that sweets are okay as long as we eat them here and there, balanced with other healthy things throughout the day. They might get […]
A leaf party! What a great idea.
A six year-old in our neighborhood came up with this idea to have a leaf party. It was inexpensive, impromptu and fueled by kid imagination. I loved it, the kids loved it and the mama really embraced the idea too. It was simple in nature, literally. There was raking, jumping in the leaves, placemat making […]
Make a spooky Halloween banner for your mantle
This year I decided it was finally time to start decorating our fireplace mantle for Halloween. To accomplish this we bought a few news things, reused something old, and made something new – the spooky Halloween banner. When decorating I always try to add some homemade touches to things found in stores. And when buying […]
Easy to make Halloween costumes
Halloween is a fun time to get creative. For me, the entire month of October is a busy time, with two of my three daughters (ages 2,4 and 7) celebrating birthdays. While I’ve always loved the idea of sewing them costumes from scratch, it’s an endeavor that I have never accomplished (or even attempted). Instead, […]
Fall is Cooking in my Kitchen
Fall cooking has arrived in our kitchen. It started last week with baked butternut squash and risotto. Then when our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farmer brought us a pumpkin, it meant fall had officially arrived. We didn’t waste much time getting it into the oven, in simple farmer fashion. I love when Megan Allen, our […]