Today is Imbolc. We celebrate this day having a variety of dairy nom noms, creative arts projects, and planting goals. We had cheese spread and lemon curd on toast for breakfast. Then we made felted soap. We then had a lunch of too many types of cheese to list and veggies and summer sausage. Later [...]
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New Year!
Posted in arts, community, friends, homesteading, Pictures, tagged Imbolc, Pagan on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cedar Rapids Area Fiber Arts(CRAFA) Guild Field Trip – Betty Shreeves
Posted in arts, community, Pictures on September 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Mid July, the CRAFA guild members went to Betty Shreeves home for a lovely workshop on silk hankies and dying fibers. It was such a fun day! I brought two skeins of blank merino sock yarn, two skeins of blank alpaca sock yarn, 2 four ounce hanks of cormo roving, 4 oz of tussah silk [...]
Tid Bits
Posted in community, family, tagged Iowa move on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So, I haven’t posted in a long while. I can’t say I have been super busy or productive, but I have been adjusting to my new surroundings. My days have consisted of coffee or hot chocolate, checking out email, facebook, regular blog reads, and finding local resources. After a couple hours, I move downstairs to [...]
Moving Moving Moving….Rawhide!!
Posted in community, family, friends, tagged moving to Iowa on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the Day!! The packers and movers are here and my entire house is filling up with huge boxes, filled with all my possessions. Boy, I have a lot of s**t!! T. is at the grandparents, this morning. This will keep him outta my hair and the movers way. B. is hanging out here [...]
My Man the Fire Man!!!
Posted in celebrations, community, friends, Pictures, tagged Cutest Man Ever!, fireman, my firemann, volunteer fire fighter ny on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
His last day on the Local Volunteer Fire Fighter Department. He will miss this, but thankfully there are local volunteer stations in the Cedar Rapids, IA area and he will join one of them as soon as possible. Isn’t he the cutest!!!!!!!
Preparing for the Move.
Posted in arts, community, family, friends, homeschooling, Pictures, tagged friends, mmoving, moving to Iowa, ny to ia, preparing the house, Rayne Family on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Throughout the week of Thanksgiving and then some we found ourselves painting each and every room in the house. While this process was proceeding, we were also half-assed packing stuff up and moving it outta the way, to make way for new Carpets that were put down on the 30th. It has bee a mad [...]
Thanksgiving!
Posted in Animals, celebrations, community, family, friends, homesteading, Pictures, tagged family, Last Holiday in NY House, Suckling Pig, Thanksgiving Feast on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am very fortunate. I have a lot to give thanks for. I have a family that loves me and supports me. I can legally homeschool my children. I have food on our table, with much to spare. My family has clothes on their backs. I am able to stay home with my children and [...]
Woo Hoo!! York Beach, ME!!!!
Posted in celebrations, community, family, Pictures, tagged 2009 July Vacation, Cape Neddick, Golden Rod, Long Sands, ME, Nubble Light House, Salt water taffy, Short Sands, swimming, York, York Beach on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
York Beach, ME is one area that I can easily call my old stomping grounds. My family used to come up here as often as possible, and thqt was a lot. Our families’ dearest friend, Helen lived a block or so away from the beach and we would spend days and weeks at a time [...]
Longer visit with Grandparents
Posted in community, family, friends, Pictures, tagged 2009 July Vacation, friends, in-laws, New Milford, NH, Visiting Family on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 14th has rolled in and I am s pending another day with the boys’ father. We pick him and his daughter up in the morning so he can get some errands done. Just me and the kids sitting in the car while he runs in and outta places relatively quickly. I kept the kids [...]
The Horror!!!
Posted in arts, community, friends, Pictures, religion, Unitarian Universalist, tagged 2009 July Vacation, Cathedral of Pines, friends, NH, religion, Rindge on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What an indescribably painful time. I picked up Christine, to join me in a jaunt up to Rindge, NH for a walk through , The Cathedral of Pines. I love this spot. It is beautiful and sacred. One of my all time favorite places in the world. If you don’t know what it is, go [...]
