These days we’ve found ourselves doing whatever we can to stay well, and avoiding sickness that surrounds this this time of year. For us this means more rest, more afternoons at home, visits to the salt spa, eucalyptus oil in dehumidifiers, lemon and honey tea, vitamin C drinks, antioxidant packed smoothies, my oldest girl waking […]
Snapshots from the Cruze Farm Corn Maze
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 […]
The Great Cloth Diaper Change, around the world
When I was pregnant with my first child in 2004, our birthing teacher introduced a bright colored cloth diaper during our Birthing From Within class. The idea was foreign to me. I had never even changed a baby’s diaper at that point in my life, much less known anyone to use cloth diapers. I wasn’t […]
Shopping local is fun. Come along and I’ll show you.
Saturday I was thrilled to have the task of doing our family’s grocery shopping. That may sound strange, but I don’t get out much for long periods of time by myself, with zero kids. So I was more than excited about what I had planned for myself, as I supported local artists, farmers and bakers. […]
The joy of spending one-on-one time with my girls
Last night was night one of two, where I took one girl ice skating downtown at our Holidays on Ice outdoor ice skating rink. Tonight will be part two in the making, with my oldest daughter getting her turn at an outing with just mom. I must say, Knoxville does it up right during Christmastime. […]
On the list is to make more snowflakes
For you local folks, venture over to Family Friendly Knoxville and see what I’m talking about over there when it comes to making snowflakes this season. Hint: It includes a free workshop, local businesses, natural materials, kids scissors and a cheep thrill for the season. And lots of window decorations too!
Skip Black Friday, shop Small Business Saturday
I don’t shop Black Friday for several reasons, beyond the crowds. But mostly because I prefer to support local smaller businesses, versus scrambling to get new gadgets or featured sale items that I wouldn’t normally buy anyway. So when I heard about Small Business Saturday, I knew it was something I wanted to tell people about. […]
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 […]
Read about Knoxville’s new Salt Spa
When me and my girls (or my husband for that matter too) are feeling snotty, sick and needing a little R&R pick-me-up, we visit the Salt Spa at The Traditional Wellness Clinic. I refer lots of friends there, so they can check it out too. Just because I think more people should know about it and […]
What I learned about mushroom logs
Fall is here and garden fresh tomatoes are gone. But have you ever thought of harvesting a mushroom log? I have, every time I drive past the Everything Mushrooms building on Sevier Avenue in South Knoxville. One day, it got me curious enough to stop by to see what goes on inside there. The following […]