Standing at the edge of the sand, one dares not disturb the serenity of a Japanese rock garden. God knows how long it took to rake it just so, and the monks probably had a time of it to keep their robes hiked up or the sand out of the hem. Then again, they were [...]
My take on The Little Red Hen has been forever warped by The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, but this project’s origins have a more wholesome intent. We are facilitators for our local Earth Scouts group, and since our audience is mainly our kids, we know they’re young enough to get a [...]
A part of the sermon from Sunday keeps coming to mind. Being the sort to acknowledge that which seems persistent, whether it be a child or a hunch, I’ll give it some attention and see what comes from it. Plus, we’re due for a little dose of spirituality.
It’s the story of the Samaritan woman at [...]
Sunday afternoon brought us our crafting time this past weekend. Leave it to my ever-talented sister-in-law to bring in something delightfully creative. My daughter likes to say she’s “the coolest aunt.” So, thanks to the folks at Etsy for showing us some inspiring projects. (If you haven’t heard of Etsy, go there . . . [...]
As mothers we receive lots of things. The bills, the colds, the art projects, our friends’ recipes, hugs and kisses and each other’s support, if we’re fortunate enough to have a network. There are all kinds of material and immaterial “things” we take in all day long. I wonder if that might be one reason [...]
(I, too, dabble in the fiction realm. Enjoy, and pass along to others you feel might benefit.)
I wander through the woods. The thicket scrapes against me, and my laden vest pulls me down. It’s so heavy. I can go no further. I fall to the ground.
I watch the glimmer of light come closer, flicker before [...]
Not an original title, I know, but that’s what I’m working on. Rather, it’s what I want to be working on after I clear the floor in the room so we have no puncture wounds from Legos!
If you can sew a seam, you can quilt. I have received no formal training/instruction. If you can see [...]
The optimist in me believes that The Living It Green Expo is truly what is says it is:
“The Living It Green Expo is about living abundantly green and healthy lifestyles, enjoying and preserving the great outdoors, and saving money by making better, more eco-friendly decisions.”
I encourage all in the area to attend, to find one [...]
The healing qualities of water are probably innumerable. A bath itself soothes the muscles and calms the spirit. I don’t give myself enough baths, though we were excited to have a large tub in our house when we bought it three years ago. There is one bath that I have taken here that I hope [...]
It may be a stretch considering homemade laundry detergent a craft, but I’ll do it anyway. Besides, saving money on laundry detergent means being better able to justify new crafting supplies. Everything’s blissfully interconnected.
Apparently making this detergent was all the rage about a year ago; many blogs documented the effort, with comments to boot. You [...]
