just them

Last week was something a little different at our house. The girls went away and the boys stayed home with me. All week long. When everyone is together, home life just finds a flow. Some kids go...

in gratitude

…for beautiful spaces both near and far. …for mansion sidewalk chalk creations. …for grandmothers and small bits of special tied in here and there. …for sisters and an entire week on their own...

square foot perfectionism

Everything has felt so out of control lately. Out of control busy and out of control fast. Time seems to be operating at a speed unrecognizable by me, because it is freaking me out! I know it is...

in gratitude

…for garlic…and it’s amazing ability to heal. …for a long telephone conversation with my mom. …for a small slice of time, just me and him, playing legos. …for the beautiful compliment where the...

in gratitude

…for experimentation with water kefir flavors and the delicious results. …for time spent organizing a couple of small spaces. …for my snugly baby whose personality has been cracking us all up. …for...

~welcome june sponsors~

Hello June! And welcome to two new Hullabaloo Homestead sponsors. I am happy to be getting back into the rhythm of sponsorship and hope to be able to provide some great giveaways in the coming...

{this moment}

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adventures in homebrewing: making dandelion wine

Lately, my kitchen seems to be brimming with experiments. Experiments in various water kefir flavors, growing tadpoles on the counter, new dietary samplings, and fermenting dandelion wine. If I had...

this revolution WILL be televised

This post was going to be called…”this revolution will not be televised” because until yesterday afternoon…it wasn’t. I should know better at this point than to lower my expectations when it comes...

in gratitude

…for noisy, messy, chaotic fun filled days. …for these last days of the school year. …for words and the ways we can use them to express ourselves. …for walks and adventures with all seven of us....

the good stuff

Sometimes, I just come to this space and have no idea of what to write. Sometimes I have so much going on I don’t know where to start. Sometimes I come here and feel like writing nothing at all and...

in gratitude

…for the views from my window; where the land meets the sky. …for finishing projects and envisioning new ones. …for bigger siblings who will sit and read for a very long time to littler siblings....

gluten & grain free waffles

For mother’s day I was gifted a waffle maker. Last year two of our kitchen appliances broke…one was our waffle maker and one was our ice cream maker, both gifts from my mother in law, both things...

and so it grows

Over here I am still waiting…waiting to put a gate on the newly fenced garden area, waiting to put together some raised beds…waiting to plant my seedlings that I started what feels like a really...

in gratitude

…for visits with friends. …for my mother, and grandmother, and all mothers that walked before me and those who walk with me. …for time spent alone in the woods and talking to the trees. …for blue...

start to finish

in gratitude

…for the sun that has been waking me oh so early each morning. …for the first fresh picked garden goodness on our diner plates. …for little hands, learning to wave and cruise along the sofa. …for...

Get Real: Marriage

Get Real is a 6 week series collaborated by a handful of bloggers, inspired by Tonya (Plain and Joyful Living) and Adrie (Fields & Fire), to open up the wide abyss of realness. The realness that...

in gratitude

…for little boys who LOVE catching frogs and toads; tadpoles and salamanders. …for brothers. …for babies who won’t keep a sun hat on for very long and get their first baby sunburn on their little...

Get Real: Homeschooling

Get Real is a 6 week series collaborated by a handful of bloggers, inspired by Tonya (Plain and Joyful Living) and Adrie (Fields & Fire), to open up the wide abyss of realness. The realness that...

in gratitude

…for baby waves out the window on a warm sunny day. …for big sisters who help out so I can get projects attended to. …for blue skies. …for looking up. …for the beautiful connections all of my...

love & light always win

Life is like a yoga practice. You stretch and contort your existence throughout your journey. At points. Often. You hit a place of discomfort. Pain even. It hurts. Unsightly feelings surface. They...

in gratitude

…for my kids and the crazy ideas they come up with. …for two super warm days to look forward to this week. …for my little baby who went from full fledged crawling to pulling himself up to standing...

spring

blooming flowers sprouting grass green smoothies early risers blue skies spring peepers singing in the night exploring more time spent outside then in new fluffy additions fresh eggs every day the...

in gratitude

…for an alone adventure with my girls last week. …for a certain nana who graciously watches my boys so said adventure could become reality. …for the convenience of the city and the ease of hoping...

in gratitude

…for the beautiful mountains that surround me. …for spring air and temperatures and promise. …for the chance to choose how I start my day, my week, and knowing there is always room for something I...

how to build a cold frame

So here we are, it’s spring, yet where I live (zone 4b) it is still snowing! Sigh. Much of what one comes head to head with when gardening and farming, the weather tends to be a big example here,...

Get Real: How do you get dinner made?

Get Real is a 6 week series collaborated by a handful of bloggers, inspired by Tonya (Plain and Joyful Living) and Adrie (Fields & Fire), to open up the wide abyss of realness. The realness that...

in gratitude

…for fresh eggs by the dozen and the chickens who know that, despite it’s winter-like appearance, spring has sprung. …for time, that has the ability to seemingly stand still, as well as, speed...

knitting & reading

::knitting:: I am still knitting Bella’s spring shirt. It really should be done by now. I’m trying, but for some reason I am bored with the simplicity of where I am at in the pattern, which just...