After a few weeks of longer than usual work days, two weeks of the papa being hit with a respiratory illness, and a few weekends of not enough rest we were so ready for this weekend. There was…
We are so thankful for the blessings of a day to rest and a Sunday to catch up on chores and the great exodus of stuff that has begun.
What are you doing this weekend?
My refrigerator and freezer are bursting at the seams. Our "root cellar" contains way too many turnips and potatoes. Our pantry is full of onions, garlic, canned tomatoes, dehydrated fruits and vegetables of all varieties, dried beans and grains, spices, seasonings, and lots of coconut oil. Nothing will be added to these stocks until February….
Y‘all know that I am a huge proponent of simple, real foods and taking the time to prepare them. But some times our ideals meet up with a real life situation that forces us to just do the best we can. Last week someone asked me how I am surviving the cooking and eating that…
Mosquito bites have covered us since Sunday. Hours of weeding, tilling, planting tomato seedling after tomato seedling. Is their any prettier site than freshly tilled dirt? Tuesday it is me and the boys at the library and then the farmer’s market for asparagus and strawberries. I ran into my midwife and then the asparagus man…
Now that we are over halfway through we are considering modifying our original no spend challenge a bit. My husband has a couple of weeks of vacation at the end of this month and we are considering using that time to do a whole family cleansing diet. When ever you have detox symptoms from cleansing…
I’m not much of a resolution maker. Write plans in pencil, history in pen – right? I am a list-maker and a goal-setter, however, which is why Kimi’s nourishing New Year’s resolutions appealed to me so much. Originally, I was just going to share my goals regarding nourishing myself and my family through food. However,…
This post was originally published last year, but food prices are even higher today so I thought it timely. Like many of you, we have had to cut back on our grocery budget. Also like many of you, we have two growing boys who seem to be bottomless pits. Another struggle is the fact that…
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Sounds like an enjoyable, restful weekend. Ours was go, go, go – now that we’re into baseball season!
Hey is that citrus on your plate? Eating some fresh produce again I see. I just love citrus this time of year.
Renee – Um, yes (sheepishly) ;). When my husband fell ill a couple weeks ago I definitely became more flexible and dependent on fresh foods. Plus I am testing recipes for the spring cookbook so I am in need of a few extra things here and there, and coincidentally many of the recipes are turning out to be vegetarian and vegan. And I just really, really like grapefruit :).
Why hand sewing? I’ve been thinking about trying this, now that my sewing machine is out of order and I need to make curtains. But how? Is it worth it?
Jenny – I actually do have a machine, but don’t know how to use it very well and like the process and meditation that hand sewing brings. Right now I am just doing napkins, but a simple skirt is in the works as well. It certainly takes more time, but I’m not that convinced that that is a bad thing.
This weekend we moved 1/2 of the dump truck load of garden soil into our new raised garden beds. The rest is going to be moved to our new potato patch once we finish the retaining wall. We also pruned our raspberries and cleaned out the chicken coop. It wasn’t really warm, but it wasn’t raining so it was nice to get ourselves and kids out of the house and into the fresh air.
waggie – oh you are making me want this snow to melt even faster!
I hand sew for the same reason I like to use spindles. It’ s portable. I don’t have to spend time digging out the machine and setting it up. I can just spend my time sewing. I have actually been sewing with my machine lately. I still enjoy doing things by hand.