Preschool Homelearning, unclassified… »
My oldest turns 4 very soon, so I know the question is eminent: Will she be going to preschool? I chuckle thinking about the colorful ways I could answer this question. But the truth is, my children - ALL CHILDREN - have been learning since the day they were born. I read Rahima Baldwin Dancy's "You Are Your Child's First Teacher" when my...
A Wool Picture Story »
I love wool, I wish I had known about this great textile when I was a child. Wool roving dyed many different colors is so appealing to work with. Not only do my little ones love to wet felt with...
Felting Soap on a Saturday »
We are finally getting around to cleaning the garage, and while doing so I stumbled upon half a dozen bars of goat's milk soap. My girls knew what that would mean right away - felted soap!...
Mommy – take a picture! »
What did parents do before there was digital cameras? I know in my home growing up, photos were taken at special occasions and film otherwise conserved when photographing day to day things. One or...
Discovering Nature…at »
All the above items, were picked on our morning nature walk. My children are 2 and 3. And where did we do this nature walk? On our property. We do not live in the woods, but in a typical suburban...
Preschool Inspired »
August is almost here, so this week I have been sorting through our pre-school curriculum after taking a month off of any sort of "structured" rhythm. This is our second year working with a...
The Hottest Day – 2011 »
I am amazed at how many hits I get to this blog due to a post I did last year about the hottest day here in Montreal. My intention of putting the original post was for my own personal reference and...
Our Strawberries This »
...didn't fair as well as the strawberries last year.
With all the rain we got this spring, our strawberry plants came back with a vengeance, and took over one of our square foot garden boxes...
Overgrown… »
Seems we got a - "bit" of rain while we were away for two weeks...some of our plant life in our backyard went into overdrive...
Our out-of-control blueberry bush...looked like it has almost...
A Candidate for Jay »
Rick snapped this photo of the girls' books. Makes us chuckle. :) ...
Strawberries…a sure »
It isn't officially summer until you can pull up to the fruit stand at the side of the road and get fresh strawberries! I have grown accustomed to the taste of Québec berries. The Nova Scotia...
Hotel Girls… »
My girls, ages 2 and 3, promptly putting themselves to bed after their bath. They have the hotel routine down pat! :)
Our family likes to travel - road trips to be exact. We prefer to stay at...
The Best Popcorn We’ve »
When in the Adirondacks for our anniversary, we stumbled upon this great little shop selling all kinds of flavored popcorn. It was your typical charming Lake Placid store with not only many yummy...
One of these things…. »
Our Himalayan cat truly blends in with the scenery around here...
One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong... ;)
I'd color-correct the red...
Felted Soap »
Above: wet felted soap, not quite dry! :)
This is an easy project for beginner wool felters. It works up quickly and the results are lovely. I admit this project is more of my guilty pleasure...
Felted Plastic Play Food »
The girls received some plastic play food for a Christmas present, and we were inspired to felt them! Wool felt is a far more pleasurable tactile material than plastic, and we were thankful for this...
Rick & Leilani in Five »
I admit, we don't pay much attention to our wedding anniversary. Usually what happens, is that just before the date, we remember that it is coming up and plan a last minute weekend get away...and...
First Wool Show of the Season »
This weekend we traveled to New Hampshire to attend the New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival, organized by the New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Growers Association.
It was a wonderful...
Anatomy of the Belly… »
Wow so...they weren't kidding when "they" said you can expect to get bigger with subsequent pregnancies...I thought I was big with Ava, and I blamed that on all the brownies I ate after my mother...
Farina Grain Mill »
We finally played around with our Farina Grain Mill today. I did a lot of research on manual grain mills & was stoked to find this variety at one of my all time fave stores. This one is commonly...
Why no ultrasound, you »
My reasoning for choosing not to ultrasound is not because I read statistics or an article. In fact, the information evidence gathering came a lot later. It was an instinctual feeling for me....
holistically inspired.
- Preschool Homelearning, unclassified…
- A Wool Picture Story
- Felting Soap on a Saturday Morning
- Mommy – take a picture!
- Discovering Nature…at home in Suburbia
- Preschool Inspired
- The Hottest Day – 2011
- Our Strawberries This Year…
- Overgrown…
- A Candidate for Jay Leno’s Headlines?
- Strawberries…a sure sign of summer
- Hotel Girls…
- The Best Popcorn We’ve Ever Eaten…
- One of these things….
- Felted Soap