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Autumn Equinox and Michaelmas Festival E-Book
I’ve been a bit quiet in this space lately. We’ve been adjusting to a new school year and working through some projects. I am delighted to announce that my dear friend Eileen Straiton (of Little Acorn...
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Autumn Equinox
Alms in Autumn Spindle-wood, spindle-wood, will you lend me, pray, A little flaming lantern to guide me on my way? The fairies all have vanished from the meadow and the glen, And I would fain go...
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Our Autumn Equinox Celebration
What a lovely weekend! It had just the right amount of “home” and “away” time, although our laundry piles might beg to differ. We hopped in the car on Saturday and drove up to the foothills to Apple...
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Our Family Michaelmas Party
It’s been a crazy-busy weekend and our Michaelmas celebration at home was both postponed and rolled into a little birthday party for Ian. Change is the name of the game, and we adapted well to suite...
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Almond Shortbread Calderas Cookies
Halloween was a big deal for us this year. Big projects, big fun. Today I’ve been so tired that I just felt like trying to put our home back together again, creating some order out of the costuming...
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Santa Lucia Morning
Good morning! And happy Santa Lucia Day! We ate a lovely breakfast of eggs and Lussekatter buns. Daddy told us about winter in Sweden and Santa Lucia Day—about how he used to walk to school in the...
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Chinese New Year 2013
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year! Today was a busy day at home. The boys tackled making both class sets of valentines, with some support from us. We worked on our family book-related art project,...
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The Miracle of Eggs
I get it now. Although I’ve always loved Easter and the springtime, I think I really get it now. I’ve studied Christianity and the goddesses of world religions and I’ve done my share of pagan...
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Shamrockin’ Half Marathon and Crockpot Lamb Stew
Our St. Patrick’s Day was really different this year, although we did do some of our traditional family celebrating, such as creating this cool party space for the leprechauns. Ian ran in the...
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Easter Fun
We had big Easter fun on both Saturday and Sunday. We visited Ian’s parents’ home on Saturday and celebrated with family. The boys love hunting eggs at grandma and grandpa’s house because they have a...
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Tangy Fruit and Cabbage Smoothie
We make a lot of smoothies around here. During the school year they often serve as healthy, refreshing after-school snacks. I discovered a couple of years ago that a smoothie after school helped...
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Apple Flower Breakfast
Breakfast on summer days around here is pretty relaxed. I don’t mind sipping my coffee and letting my kids get hungry enough to help themselves to some food. I think that I should not have to prepare...
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Rescued Hens
Meet our new hens, Chocolate, Caramel, and Eliot (named by previous owners). They were kind of doomed to be harried to death/eaten by dogs, so we took them in. We were supposed to take in four hens...
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Favorite Fall Soup: Butternut Squash and Leek
This is by no means a foodie blog. My food photos aren’t pretty enough and I don’t spend most of every day in the kitchen. Nor do I have all the gizmos and gadgets and pretty work surfaces and good...
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Advent and St. Nicholas E-Book on Sale
Well, here it is, Advent already. I’m not too great at marketing, but this is to let you know that my co-author Eileen and I are having a sale on our Advent and St. Nicholas Festival E-Book until...
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Santa Lucia This Year
Happy Santa Lucia Day! Yesterday Asher and I made a lovely cardamom bread dough and the boys and I shaped it together after school. I had a baking mishap—I cooked it a little too long, or maybe too...
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* An extra much-needed day of work, and appreciation for a job well done * A mom friend who takes my boys home with her children and feeds them * Parents (kids’ grandparents) who arrive home, safe and...
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Asher and I baked vegan sugar cookies yesterday. I always forget how long you’re supposed to chill the dough to make rolling and cutting the cookies easier. Lucas, Asher, Daddy, our dinner guest...
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100 Salad Summer
I’ve decided to do a challenge that I’ve just made up for myself. I’m going to eat 100 salads this summer (it’s got a nice ring to it: #100saladsummer). I don’t diet very well. I am totally committed...
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Low-Key Independence Day
It was a slow day for us, this Independence Day. We were all tired from staying up too late the night before with friends. We opted to stay home, watch silly “Independence Day,” grill burgers, and eat...
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