I embrace birthday time and love throwing my kids special birthday parties at home, in just the style they are requesting. And it starts with the invitation. My oldest daughter really enjoys art, craftiness and taking full ownership of her ideas. So making her own invitations fits right into her style, where she values her […]
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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 […]
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Mom of nine passes on her bread-making wisdom
I’m running a little late posting this link for my column from last week, Mom of nine passes on her bread-making wisdom. But when I just saw friend on Facebook asking how to make a simple loaf of bread – I thought it might be of use to a few people. I learned all I know about […]
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The return of Betty the Bus Equals the return of the rear-facing car seat
I have a love-hate relationship with my mini van, leaning more on the side of hate than the love. Because really, I’m the mom who still dreams of getting my three daughters in the back of a Prius. Nonetheless, it was a long eight weeks that we recently endured while Betty the Bus (our van) was […]
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Waste Free Lunches, made easy and fun
Waste Free lunches make perfect sense to me. And with a little thought, once you get into the swing of things, you’ll be skipping right over the pre-packaged lunch options in the store – and saving money too! Buying individual pre-packaged containers of crackers, yogurts and apple sauce costs about twice as much as just […]
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The Greatest Homemade Sewing Kit
My girls and I assembled this sewing kit for my niece Hanna. Her birthday is in the beginning of the month and it always sneaks up on me, leaving me in a hurry to get a gift to the post office for it to be delivered into the Rocky Mountains of Colorado on time, where […]
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This is no bla bla bla Breastfeeding Post
Next month marks my birthday of becoming a mom. Along with my first baby turning seven, of course! But that age is a milestone I’m not ready to accept yet, as well as my youngest daughter turning two the week after that! This also marks seven years of breastfeeding and seven years of me wearing […]
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Trying to make it all fit, while the old dog whines
At the moment I’m feeling scattered, torn, impatient, hopeful and dreamy of what I would like to come of it all. There always is more than enough happening on so many fronts. I try to not to look behind. There is our old dog Blair who limps around day in and day out. He whines […]
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Behind These Old Windows :: Children’s Living Room
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. The featured space is used as a quiet reading area/books on […]
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“Just go with your instincts,” says the 79-year-old mom
I always figure when people are older than me, and they have more children than me, that they must have more wisdom than me. My neighbor is just that. She’s 79-years-old and knows just how to give advice without making it sound like advice. Which is the best kind, for me. The other day while […]
