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A Simple Spring :: Reflections

Mar 12, 2010 10:20am

Time is moving quickly these days. The warmer weather is pulling all of us outside. If I leave the front door open, Willow begs to go outside and work on getting her balance on the grass. And looking for that elusive neighborhood cat. I'm also working on another mei tai, so...

A Simple Spring :: More with Less

Mar 9, 2010 11:48am

I wish I would have been back here sooner, but it's been warm. Really, what kind of purposeful person would I be if I hadn't been out there soaking it in? Never mind that soaking it in meant sucking up gravel from the interiors of our cars and blasting off the salt...

A Simple Spring :: What it is Not

Mar 5, 2010 1:06pm

Part of making the journey towards simplicity is, of course, understanding a little bit about where you're headed. We know that voluntary simplicity is both an inner and outer way of being. Most often, it involves removing clutter from your home and also your spirit. There are many deliberate choices...

Seeking a Simple Spring

Mar 3, 2010 4:09am

Simplicity involves centering thinking and action upon what is most essential and central to our humanity. . . The goal is not just to minimize spending or maximize recycling. The goal is to build our lives around different values. ~ Mark BurchA dear online friend, a mother of five, has...

Changes

Mar 2, 2010 4:16am

Hello, March! While we dodged a blizzard, it's still snowed every day for the past week. That's okay--there's something romantic about waking up to a dusting of snow each morning. Now that February is over, we're making the switch to Springtime thinking around here. Some of the insulated curtains have...

Maltese Fisherman's Hat 3.0

Feb 27, 2010 5:57pm

Mike and I braved the winds and glaring sun and went to Wytheville yesterday. I had to get some fabric for a couple mei tais and Mike had been wanting yarn for a new hat (or two). At the yarn shop, Willow charmed Phyllis by playing with the notions rack while she...

Ten Things

Feb 24, 2010 12:24pm

A list of ten things that make you happy is floating around blogland these days, so I tagged myself. I'm feeling rather happy lately, so it shouldn't be hard. Maybe it's because March is just a few days away. . .Apple Cheese Pancakes from the original MoosewoodTea tree oil wafting upstairs from...

Still Froze Up in Spots

Feb 23, 2010 3:53am

Mike, Willow and I went up to the High Country with Beth and Stuart yesterday. I was all prepared for my usual stop at the SST at Elk Garden, and even climbed over several feet of snow to get to it. Alas, it was locked.I was pleased with the picture, no less, even...

More Sudan!

Feb 22, 2010 5:32am

Mike's newest Sudan post is available here....

Do it again

Feb 18, 2010 12:42pm

Okay, wow. Susan just linked to one of the greatest quotes I've read in a long time:Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the grown-up person does it again until...

Solar Residue, Grass and Links!

Feb 17, 2010 12:10pm

More snow today, which is to be expected, but we did have two days of sun! As a result, we got to see something at our house that we hadn't seen in weeks--GRASS! There was a sizeable patch of it on the sunny side of the Blackberry Bungalow and we...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Feb 14, 2010 2:36pm

While I'm not usually much for this holiday, this year I feel an extra need to bring cheer to our little house. A friend found this little medley from The Waltons from one of my favorite episodes. Enjoy! And while I'm at it, a couple Valentine's posts to warm your heart...

Blue Skies in the Blue Hills

Feb 14, 2010 12:52pm

It is supposed to snow more tonight and tomorrow, but for today--the sun is shining! Willow and I went for a drive out to Hungry Mother State Park and it was so beautiful that I drove home and got my camera. The lake is about half ice with a dusting of snow,...

Feb 12, 2010 1:29pm

It's hard to find witty things to say this time of year. What would I write?Put tea tree oil in with the diapers today.Refilled the humidifier.The roads have cleared in preparation for more snow this weekend.Livejournal is not allowing me to upload photos right now.I am trying to install a new moods...

Still Here, Still Shoveling

Feb 6, 2010 12:27pm

The thaw was short-lived and we've gotten lots more snow and ice this week. It let up briefly for us to attend my great-grandmother's funeral on Thursday. She was just two weeks shy of 103. Her funeral actually really was a celebration of life. She lived a long, Godly life...

The View From Here :: Garden Daydreaming

Jan 31, 2010 12:12pm

Still under a blanket of snow, but not for long!...

More Maltese Love

Jan 30, 2010 11:23am

I had a strong feeling that rowannrose needed the Maltese Fisherman's Hat and I was itching to make another one, so the first version went in the mail yesterday on a long, snowy trek to Alaska. I still hat plenty of Noro Iro, so I started another during naptime yesterday. Can I say that I...

This Week's WIP :: Maltese Fisherman's Hat

Jan 28, 2010 11:51am

I've been looking for a use for my Noro Iro yarn ever since I got it about two years ago. The yarn is so lovely--greens, browns, blues, purples. It reminds me of a late-Summer meadow with a clear sky above. Turns out, it needed to be a hat. I hadn't made...

January Linkies

Jan 27, 2010 4:24am

Obligatory Willow picture and some fun linkies--old and new. Don't you think she's beginning to look not like a baby? Scary!Rhythm of the Home :: Quarterly online magazine (free!) written by real mamas for those of the Waldorf and Montessori persuasion. So sweet!Turkey Feathers :: Delightful blog with a touch of embroidery.Sew...

Fifteen Months

Jan 27, 2010 4:11am

Tuesday, I put the last size 1 Kissaluvs on Willow. Now they're being folded up and put away for awhile. It feels somewhat nostalgic, to think of when those diapers seemed so big on her, but I am happy to see her growing. Today, she is 15 months old. rowannrose did a...

More Sudan Updates

Jan 25, 2010 12:26pm

I know I've been a little slow lately, but Mike hasn't. :-) Two more Sudan updates are here and here....

Jan 19, 2010 5:12pm

Yesterday I woke up better. It was a good thing as Willow and I had a play date with Dr. Withers (my piano professor from college) and her twins, Lucy and Carter. I had totally forgotten about it, but things were back to normal, we loaded up and went. It was...

Jan 17, 2010 1:16pm

I have come to really savor naptime. I almost hate to stir from it when each day's episode of The National Parks ends. The thought of switching off the DVD and returning to the chaos of cable TV is unappetizing, to say the least. Instead, I run a continuous loop of the main menu...

Snowmelt

Jan 16, 2010 3:20pm

It was fifty degrees this afternoon when Mike and I loaded up Willow and drove the two blocks to the new location of the Sugar Grove Diner. The air smelled faintly of cow manure and optimism. Cow manure because it had finally thawed out and optimism because we might finally sort...

The Sorrows of January

Jan 12, 2010 5:27am

I fell asleep last night listening to The National Parks play in the living room. Mike popped it into the DVD player about 8:30 and somehow, hearing it's wandering guitar instrumentals helped to soothe my weary spirit. I've had mastitis since Saturday, clearly a sign of overdoing it on housework and...