Local blogger Anne Brock, of Flour Sack Mama, is worried about how the chemicals in today’s world are affecting our children, and she’s taking action. Anne has taken up the cause talking about toxins on her blog. And now she has linked up with the national organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families to bring awareness and advocacy about toxic […]
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5 Reasons I will not get a flu shot
When I walked into my veterinarian’s waiting room and saw the sign on the wall announcing that dogs boarding there are now required to get a canine flu shot I laughed out loud, really loud. “Are you serious?” I asked the receptionist standing in front of me. I don’t board my dogs there. But I […]
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It’s a pumpkin, squash baking, soupapalooza here
Those organic pumpkins from Farmer Megan, our CSA farmer, were nice as decorations for Halloween on our porch. But I was not going to let them go to waste! Friday we baked them up, made cookies and portioned the rest off to be frozen and used later for pumpkin breads and more goodies for Thanksgiving […]
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Behind These Old Windows :: Art frames for kids
Behind These Old Windows is a series I do here, from time-to-time, to share repurposed and handmade ideas while decorating around the house. We live in a 90 year-old house with huge windows and the original wavy glass. They fill every room with character and inspiration. My girls are notorious for taping their artwork all over the […]
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My rainy, poop filled, milk spilled day went like this
Last Friday it rained all day. My toddler didn’t take a nap. I had been in the house most of the week with sick kids and I still needed to get a birthday present for a best friend’s party, for my oldest daughter. It was one of the those days we all have once in […]
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Tips for baking with children
Preschool age children have a lot of fun baking, helping, measuring, mixing, rolling and enjoying the tastes of their work. And sometimes it’s fun getting messy too. When I was a child I was no different. In fact, when I was about five years old I “ran away” with my easy bake oven. I thought […]
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CSA Wednesdays bring the best goodies
There’s lots of hustling and tiding about my house right now as we pack up from Halloween. And start cleaning out and getting ready for crafting and the wonderful making of the holiday season. One thing is still certain though, my favorite day of the week is Wednesday when our CSA farmer delivers farm fresh […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A bucket of books for a birthday girl
Getting ready for a birthday party this weekend, I put my new Burlap Bucket sewing pattern, designed by Maya Made, to good use. The gift was for a seven-year-old. So instead of burlap I used a fun decorator fabric that proved thick enough to still do the job. The bucket was easy to make and the […]
