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This Vintage Chica
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Incorporating vintage ways into modern day living through traditional mothering - gardening - sewing - repurposing - crafting - crochet - thrifting - and treading gently upon our Earth
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modern version of an old gourd birdhouse

Or the other title I was considering for this post was "I love using my husband's power tools when he is gone." Some of you asked for a little more explanation about the photo from Fri...

19 sep 11

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by Amand...

16 sep 11

crazy summer = beautiful garden

After a very difficult and crazy summer, I am welcoming Fall with open arms. Welcome! I'm glad you're here! A few weeks ago, on a drive out to the farm to pick up our CSA and I spied the fi...

15 sep 11

chic, chic, chickens

Hello peeps! Its been all about the chickens around here lately. Since getting our girls back in April, we've built a coop, fed and watered and cared for our three Dominiques (which weren'...

08 sep 11

on the other side

Whew! What a few weeks we've had. Thank you for all of your tweets, emails and facebook posts. We survived Irene with very, very minimal damage. The summer garden was pretty much destroyed. B...

01 sep 11

postcard from the cabin

3 mamas and 11n kids between us... that's 22 flip flops to keep track of, 4 silly stories about glitter and unicorns, 0 husbands, 1 black dog, 18 hornets killed, 8 boat rides, 3 people swimmin...

25 aug 11

seaside

This year, we have not spent *near* as much time at the beach as I had hoped. And now with 2 weeks left until school begins, we're squeezing in as much as we can. I love this time of the year...

21 aug 11

happy things

It is early here this morning and I am up before the boys - the first time in several weeks. Most mornings it is them waking me up, crawling into bed with me, prying my eyes open with their little f...

19 aug 11

back again

Hello dear friends. I am back home now. It was a difficult trip in many ways. More ways than I would have expected. Thank you for your stories about your own experiences. Thank you for your emai...

12 aug 11

The Rhythm of Family, Discovering a Sense of Wonder through the Seasons

Amanda Soule's new book, entitled The Rhythm of Family: Discovering a Sense of Wonder Through the Seasons, is available on August 9th. Most of you might know Amanda from her blog Soulemama or ...

02 aug 11

parkinsons sucks...and other notes

A few weeks ago, one of the boys came downstairs and declared that the chore he had been assigned that day "sucked". Then as quickly as the words came out of his mouth he looked back at me...

26 jul 11

Basil Peach Smoothies

When you have an over abundance of (insert appropriate summer produce here) peaches, you have to get a bit creative with how you use them so that the little people don't exclaim "peaches ag...

20 jul 11

::weekending:: from field to kitchen

Sometimes our weekends seem to have a theme...soccer, the beach, etc. This weekend seemed to be all about our food. On Friday we visited our favorite farm to help with weeding the swiss chard bed. ...

18 jul 11

{this moment}

"When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. — Mary Oliver (New and Selected Poems: Volume One) --------------------- (joining soulemama with a favou...

15 jul 11

boys room: vintage americana + lego + star wars

Have you ever watched HGTV's Secrets of a Stylist with Emily Henderson? I've loved Emily ever since she walked onto the set of Design Star. Her process is to interview the homeowners and ...

12 jul 11

right now

right now, we are... listening to: the police (ian's choice) watching: robotic lego videos via youtube eating: Oma's 7-up Pound cake with strawberries for breakfast planning: our morning...

11 jul 11

old +new

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. via soulemama

09 jul 11

summer rain

Yesterday, we were outside playing a round of badminton which has become our family gaming choice this summer. The air was heavy. You could feel the air just sitting on your chest, almost making it...

07 jul 11

the 4th

the weekend was an exceptionally good one. did you notice there is a lack of fireworks in the photos above. around 6 p.m. a huge thunderstorm rolled in an rained out our planned trek to the beach ...

05 jul 11

pvc pipe sprinkler fun

Both of the neighbors on either side of us have pools. My boys are insanely jealous and beg for a pool everytime we hear the splashes coming from over the fence. (And it doesn't help that one ...

02 jul 11

scenes from our days

every morning we've been at the pool by 9 a.m. and we've been doing a lot of cooking, and then of course followed by much eating we were able to watch as a young man we knew as a kid got ma...

01 jul 11

busy, busy, busy

in the last 8 days we have... finished 2 teacher quilts, picked zinnias 9 from the garden, visited the Contemporary Art Center's Boardwalk Art Show and Inflatable Art Exhibit with 2 good friends...

20 jun 11

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Father's Day Dad!

20 jun 11

were checkin out

this is the boys' last week of school...we're not officially out until Friday. but we have cousins in town this week. and the berries are ripening fast. i can't get will smith's &...

13 jun 11

an explosion of grace in the garden

ive been thinking again...maybe it has been amanda's beautiful series of posts this week. tara's especially hit me as such truth, or maybe it was all of the kind comments and encouragement...

10 jun 11

Soulful Mothering

Amanda has a great series going on right now while she is breathing in a new life.  So, please join me over at Soulemama today.  And please scroll back through the last 4 or 5 posts as well...

08 jun 11

Happy Birthdays Boys!

Dear Zane and Ian, Nine years ago today, you two entered our lives. And nine years ago, you made me a mother for the first time. Twice. And the surprises haven't stopped since your arrival. Th...

07 jun 11

The Kindergarten Teacher Quilts Update

Now that the school year schedule is winding down, I'm finding a little more time in the mornings. The boys are off to school by 7:30 and without so many school volunteer hours, I am able to wo...

06 jun 11

In The Garden: Three Sisters

The lettuces have all bolted, but the kale and chard are still kicking strong! And with the last few days of really hot (like the end of July hot!) weather, the summer plants are really growing like ...

03 jun 11

Memorial Day {revisited}

“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.” -George Washington This past weekend, in honor of those who have fallen we... swam until our legs hurt ate chocolate po...

31 may 11

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