tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51695524181922782302012-01-27T08:43:21.004-05:00Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-90970942633198578952012-01-26T08:49:00.001-05:002012-01-26T08:50:33.189-05:00

So, I am thick in my adventures of decluttering and purging and packing. I tackle one section of the house, while the kids rip appart another. The funny thing that I am realizing, is that we have a whole lot of stuff that we do not need...much if it trash. Goodness. And we are simple people, in a very small house, who don't have a lot. And still, each corner I go through...it goes something like

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-54748248266381957782012-01-21T08:00:00.010-05:002012-01-27T08:43:21.108-05:00

It has been so long since I have featured a giveaway in this space! I am so happy to be here to introduce you to Cynthia and her amazing work and shop, Brambleberry Yarns. Cynthia can be found blogging over at Brambleberries in the Rain, where you can see some of her work in progress. She creates beautiful, high quality naturally dyed yarns and fibers. Most dyes used are grown and collected in

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...busy with brown boxes (thanks to our local health food store)....busy packing things into said brown boxes....happily purging as much as I can....struggling to find much time for words here in this space, or for the computer in general....trying to stay present, knowing that the next month and a half is most likely going to feel like a whirl wind of sorts....loving chocolate a little bit more

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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Wandering and meandering...that's what we've been doing lately...both mentally and physically. Lots of good stuff, amazing opportunities, mind blowing stuff really. And the best part is...that it's all good. So is the taking time for everything to settle; for everything to start up a spin of it's own; an energy of it's own. The time to just be where we are at...and let everything be seen for what

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“… a ditch somewhere – or a creek, meadow, woodlot, or marsh…. These are places of initiation, where the borders between ourselves and other creatures break down, where the earth gets under our nails and a sense of place gets under our skin.… Everybody has a ditch, or ought to. For only the ditches and the field, the woods, the ravines – can teach us to care enough for all the land.”— Robert

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Please take a moment to welcome back to these lovely sponsors:The Wonder of ChildhoodA Little Garden Flower and Waldorf EssentialsJump Into A BookBrambleberry YarnsAG Ambroult Elemental Handcrafted DesignsSparkle StoriesWarm Sugar Please take a moment to check out the lovely offerings these small businesses provide.For information on sponsorship opportunities, please email me at earthmama101@

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I love when things unfold and I can look back with appreciation. Like when Jason came home from work early and reminded me to go to yoga. Like when the kids didn't barely even protest when I said I was going out to yoga. Usually it's a struggle for Jason to leave work and be home in time, or for me to pry myself away from the kids, which leaves me questioning my purpose...my search for a breath

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The start to this year feels good. It feels promising. And you know what, I think I figured out another clue to my winter blues. As an avid picture taker, who enjoys taking lots and lots of photographs using nothing but natural light...well, it turns out (as if I never knew) that winter is severely lacking in the available light department. So, as the light dwindled down down down...I took less

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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It all started with the words...from that song...by Leonard Cohen. I heard the phrase, "tea and oranges"...and it all shifted...the way I have been feeling for the past month, or maybe even more.Stifled is the best way I can think to put it. Stifled in my mind, in my heart, in my words. In fact, I just couldn't put much of anything of what I was feeling into words. I just felt stuck in an icky

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-32139244797647905002011-12-16T07:06:00.000-05:002011-12-16T07:09:07.146-05:00

**************************************************{this moment}one piano recitaltwo piano playersthree teal dresses (one matching one on a dolly)four piano songs played between themfive nervous minutes waiting ...and a partridge in a pear tree**************************************************

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Last week Saint Nicholas left us the Magical Window Stars book along with a packet of kite paper. We have made window stars in the past out of origami paper and the book also suggests using tissue paper. The kids have been asking me every day to make some window stars with them since we got the book, and we finally got to sit down and make some earlier this week. This window star tutorial isn't

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Thank you so much for all of your heartfelt words yesterday. I know we will find our way. It's just wierd to be completely void of concrete thoughts for the near future. In a way that may be a really good thing...allowing plenty of room for clarity as opportunities to present themselves. I will be sure to keep everyone posted. After I wrote that post, Jason came home with some big LED Christmas

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-15180586948137180132011-12-13T07:13:00.000-05:002011-12-13T07:13:00.440-05:00

Things have been spinning inside and out over the past couple weeks for me. It is the season...for running and rushing and planning...and this year I haven't been able to get into that part at all. I haven't really done a single thing other than try as best I could to hold onto a sense of calm for my children's sake. The Christmas decorations all still sit in their box and I don't even feel like

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-13631862988718163052011-12-06T07:35:00.005-05:002011-12-09T10:42:01.167-05:00

Oh rhythm, oh rhythm, why do you flirt so? I've told you and I'll most likely say it a lot more...rhythm and I have a love/hate dislike relationship. We try to understand each other, but it is not something that comes naturally. At the beginning of last week I felt good, like I was making a lot of progress, and then I realized I tried to put in too many new extras into our day... naturally it all

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I am delighted to welcome Shannon Jefferson, the creator of the amazing shop, Warm Sugar, back into this space with me! Shannon's work has been featured in a variety of publications and websites including MTV New Zealand, Country Living Magazine, and coolmompicks.com. After looking through her shop there is no question why! All of her dolls are completely adorable down to every last

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Welcome December sponsors! Please take a moment to (officially) welcome a couple of new (or returning) sponsors into this space:Jump Into A Book: Jump into a Book is a website committed to making children's books come alive. Founder Valarie Budayr is a reading and play advocate,providing creative ideas to encourage collaborative play between children and adults. Along with crafts, recipes, songs

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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Ah, so yesterday turned out to be one of those days. The kind where I just let everything go and follow the direction of the wind. Time seemed tick a little bit faster yesterday, so after our morning circle we called it a day...to be filled with baking, knitting, and reading. The search for something we could make with the few ingredients we had on hand was a bit of a challenge, however, I

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When it comes to knitting, or sewing, or crafting and creating for others I always have the best of intentions. But somehow...sometimes my enthusiasm dies away a little too quickly. In the beginning of November I decided to knit these little felted slippers...a pair for each of my kids, and put in the goal of completing them by winter solstice. After all, at that point, I had a whole month and a

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I have never been one to get up early. Even as a kid my mom had to reluctantly drag me out of bed each morning. I am very much a go with the flow kind of person and typically schedules and me do not match up whatsoever. However, over the past few months something started happening, or maybe it just became increasingly apparent to me....I felt I had NO time for myself to get anything done.

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{'Tis the season for giving thanks for what we have...for being grateful for all that we experience. This week I am taking the time to make random lists...of all the things that I am grateful for, and ending with a different quote on gratitude each day. Gratitude is such a powerful form of prayer. Care to join me? Leave a list in the comments of what you are grateful for each day...or just come

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{'Tis the season for giving thanks for what we have...for being grateful for all that we experience. This week I am taking the time to make random lists...of all the things that I am grateful for, and ending with a different quote on gratitude each day. Gratitude is such a powerful form of prayer. Care to join me? Leave a list in the comments of what you are grateful for each day...or just come

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-61204256038042939572011-11-21T08:24:00.000-05:002011-11-21T08:27:46.351-05:00

{'Tis the season for giving thanks for what we have...for being grateful for all that we experience. This week I am taking the time to make random lists...of all the things that I am grateful for, and ending with a different quote on gratitude each day. Gratitude is such a powerful form of prayer. Care to join me? Leave a list in the comments of what you are grateful for each day...or just come

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-52656568815328456952011-11-18T06:40:00.001-05:002011-11-18T06:40:00.862-05:00

**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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...is never easy to do. For four days we will be waiting...patiently waiting, for his return. He will be sorely missed, but my man is on a mission. A mission that he is pretty compassionate about...one helping other men be the very best that they can be...for their families, for their children, for their wives, for their friends...for themselves...and on a larger scale, for our society...and for

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~thinking of family and love; harvest and celebration~~grateful for all that I have~~loving the sweet damp smell of the earth in the evening~~inspired...to be...the very best that I can be~~cherishing my husband for being such a great dad and supportive husband~~learning new things...all the time~~taking the time to look within...deep within...knowing there is a star embedded inside us all~~

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The funny thing about me...is that I am such a stickler to following my passion/hearts desire/what I want to do vs. what I feel like I have to do, that sometimes it might look like things are thrown out of proportion. As I look through my photos from this past weekend, I see evidence of large amounts of creativity...mostly from my kitchen. My house is such a disgusting mess right now, but hey...

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-55372106583692910692011-11-14T08:04:00.001-05:002011-11-14T08:04:00.550-05:00

I know there is a way that makes sense for me...for us, is what I really mean to say. Over the years I have felt the shift of the seasons so profoundly...ebbing and flowing...connecting quite deeply on both ends.But it is all very new to me...to us. And new things take time to settle. I grew up Catholic, not that it has anything to do with anything, except a slight evolution of my soul I suppose.

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-25313991487500267802011-11-12T08:00:00.016-05:002011-11-18T11:58:56.227-05:00

I was very first introduced to Anni Daulter and her amazing love of food when I won a copy of her first book, Organically Raised, last year (thanks Ginny!). Needless to say, I was super impressed by all that Anni had to offer and was honored to host a giveaway this past spring on my blog for Anni's book Ice Pop Joy. Anni and I have conversed a bit via email through out this past year, I wrote an

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************Make a wish...happy 11.11.11

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Ahhh, time has flown by so fast this week. And I haven't felt like I've had access to very much of it. When I do, all I want to do is go to sleep. I used to be able to get up at night and have some "me" time after putting everyone to bed, but over the past couple of months I just go to sleep. I'm so worn out after the day is through. Mostly mentally.I have just given in to that this week...and

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Lately I have been thinking a lot about this little rhyme:"A wise old owl lived in an oakThe more he saw the less he spokeThe less he spoke the more he heard.Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?" Sometimes I have so many thoughts running through my head, yet when I sit down to write my thoughts out, I can't seem to get the words out. I have been wondering if maybe it's time to turn inward

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-21303796488298744542011-11-05T08:00:00.001-04:002011-11-05T08:00:10.558-04:00

Welcome November sponsors! Please take a moment to (officially) welcome a couple of new to November sponsors into this space:Brambleberry Yarns: Brambleberry Yarns is an online shop created by the talented Cynthia Thompson. Here you can purchase her beautiful, high quality naturally dyed yarns and fibers. Most of the dyes that Cynthia uses are grown and collected in and around her organic dye

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-73049585952671498702011-11-04T07:06:00.003-04:002011-11-04T07:06:00.394-04:00

**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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Our last CSA farm share day was the day before the alleged snow storm. The one I rolled my eyes at. Yea right, I thought. Snow? In October? I don't think so. But I was wrong. We got pummeled with snow, lost our power...it was wierd. But now I know why our farm pulled each and everything they could out of the ground last week. Our CSA shares were over flowing with goodness last Friday. So much

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-71574254592971482952011-11-02T08:14:00.001-04:002011-11-02T08:14:00.142-04:00

Every so often I find myself thrown/pummeled into a world that I do not know. One that I very easily forget even exists. Whenever this happens I am utterly amazed at how so many different worlds can coincide side by side simultaneously, but they do.Last week I made the plunge with Lake...got the antibiotics. I deemed them as necessary...fine. I should have thought twice about the fact that they

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~random October snowstorms::so not "normal" for where we live?!~~the little's first thrill of seeing snow regardless of it being "normal" or not~~snow man and snow horse building~~appreciating the warmth of the wood stove~~appreciating the ability to cook on our wood stove when we lost power~~wondering if this is a sign of how this winter is going to be~~thirty plus pounds of sweet potatoes~~9

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Today I welcome Laura (and Chris) from The Wood Garden! Chris and Laura are a husband and wife team, who create natural, handmade wooden toys and dishes for babies, toddlers and children. The offerings available in their shop are one of a kind gorgeous; pieces that can be cherished for generations. Laura also can be found on her blog Getting There, where she documents her and her family's journey

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-63664536969244387072011-10-28T07:24:00.003-04:002011-10-28T07:24:00.234-04:00

**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-89175535477369306992011-10-27T09:42:00.001-04:002011-10-27T10:03:21.675-04:00

As we are now in the full swing of the seasonal shift the world around us is starting to slow down and prepare for rest. Last week we saw napa cabbage, kale, sweet potatoes, onions, hot peppers, sweet peppers, kohl rabi, baby bok choi, butternut squash, beets, carrots, head lettuce, broccoli raab, beans, chard, cilantro, and celery in our CSA shares. It's hard to imagine regardeless of that

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Ah yes, it would have to be him, who drives me through a loop, wouldn't it?! After four kids, and I think I have it all down, there's something out of the norm thrown smack in to the middle of the mix. Yea, it would be this guy who brings it to the table. For sure, my bright and cheery and guess what's happening now, little man. That's him alright!Sunday when we sat down for breakfast I noticed

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-56938503259625111482011-10-25T08:33:00.000-04:002011-10-25T08:50:09.509-04:00

Kayla is my girl who doesn't really like to wear many different types of clothes. She's not so much into whatever might be in style, but instead, what is comfortable to her. She also prefers clothing that let's her (and her imagination) move about freely. Kayla likes to pretend to be "old fashioned" and I knew it was a shawl that I was wanting to knit her for her mama made handmade birthday

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-45134177221694569582011-10-24T08:11:00.007-04:002011-10-24T08:11:00.622-04:00

Fall is here. Fall is beautiful. Fall is begging you to come out and play. Go take a walk. Jump in some leaves. Embark on an adventure. Notice the beautiful contrast between the hue of changing leaves and the brilliant sky that is their backdrop. Create the space to notice the small things in life...they can be so healing. Try to see how many colors of the rainbow you can find out there. And then

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-58480191928475143702011-10-22T08:00:00.003-04:002011-10-28T10:36:52.299-04:00

Today I welcome Melisa Nielsen and The Little Garden Flower & Waldorf Essentials. Melisa blogs about her and her families homeschooling adventures on her blog as well as writes her own Waldorf inspired curriculum which she sells on her website. Besides writing a very thorough and quality curriculum, Melisa is very compassionate about helping others find their way on their own personal

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-20059050302051058302011-10-21T08:59:00.002-04:002011-10-21T09:04:39.500-04:00

**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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Eleven years ago I became a mother for the first time. On a warmish October night, Kayla was born. I was twenty-two and thought I was so grown up. Looking back now I realize I was so young. I don't regret a second of it. I simply traded in being wild and reckless for responsibility; partying for baby wearing; staying up late for going to bed early with a nursing babe.Eleven years have been full

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Over the years I have told the story of our gluten free journey many, many, (many) times...at mom's groups, at the chiropractor's office, to friends and family, to random people at the grocery store. *Many* times. Discovering my family's various levels of gluten sensitivities have proven quite an eventful experience throughout the years and since this weekend I posted a gluten free e-cookbook

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For awhile now I have wanted to share a bit about my most recent exciting photography opportunity, and today is the most perfect day of all to do so. This opportunity came about a few months ago when the creative director at Pathways to Family Wellness Magazine contacted me. She wanted to know if I would be interested in a doing photo shoot for an article on gluten free foods written by Debbie

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For the past few weeks the volume of produce available has been dwindling down at the farm. Partly due to some excessive bouts of rain and partly due to a couple sudden random drops in temperature. So last week when we arrived at the farm I felt like it was Christmas! There was so much produce; so many bins out; so many greens! As we travel closer and closer to colder weather, all of the cool

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This year our gardens have been severely neglected...and even so, they have pumped out a significant amount of goodies for us to use. We threw seeds in the ground in the spring, mostly greens, with full intentions of putting those greens to good use in green smoothies and juices. However, once we got a taste for the volume and abundance our farm shares were giving us, we just let our gardens go

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Lately I have been doing a lot of thinking on the subject of freedom of choice. I have started using the word "choose" a lot over the course of this past year...really placing emphasis on the choices that I choose to make and those that my children make as well. Choice is an interesting topic I feel. Interesting because for most of my life I think that I didn't know I literally had the power to

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-34000256942487258962011-10-10T08:34:00.008-04:002011-10-10T08:34:00.102-04:00

~the light of the (almost full) moon~~burning the remnants of Irene~~roasting some more s'mores~~raspberry woodchuck under the stars~~thoughts about what it might be like to live in outer space~~halloween costume planning...so far we have one mime and a garden flower fairy...very suitable to those who chose~~a bit of yard clean up~~getting to chat with a dear blogging friend for the first time on

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Today I am excited to introduce you to R Morales Pottery. Ray Morales makes pottery for the sheer enjoyment of the process and their use. He takes extreme pride in his work, paying close attention to detail, giving each piece the utmost care from rim to foot. Ray uses glazes for his pottery that are free of lead and other toxic chemicals, rendering it food, microwave, dishwasher and oven safe...

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Our last two days in Maine felt a little bit different from the rest...they were more of a got no where to go so let's just go exploring kinda feel to them. The majority of our days had general agendas attached, but not these. The other plus, was that after feeling sick for so long I was finally getting better and feeling good.We drove around the corner from the camp ground to the edge of the

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After spending several days in Acadia, we packed up and headed to a lovely family owned campground in Searsport, ME. We won't mention the intense downpours that we had to pack up our camper in when we were trying to leave Acadia, but we were definitely happy to see the rain taper off as we drove eastward, regardless of the gray skies that stuck around. Once we arrived at our destination,

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-11453110345810065852011-10-05T08:24:00.001-04:002011-11-06T23:17:36.718-05:00

Hopefully I am not boring anyone out there (yet). Yesterday Jason said that he feels like he is re living our trip by reading my blog....he's excited to see what happens next, even though I pretty sure he already knows.At this point in our trip, I had begun to feel very sick with a crazy head cold. Unfortunately, it lasted for the majority of our trip, however, I made the best of it. I was not

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-59689459904600108772011-10-04T10:21:00.000-04:002011-11-06T23:17:36.720-05:00

Our first day at Acadia National Park was the day that we seemed to pack a lot into our day. It just flowed, really nicely together, despite the highly overcast misty weather, and none of seemed stressed or rushed.After we hit up Cadillac Mountain, we headed back to our campsite to eat lunch. Packing food for a gluten free family can be hard to do. If we made it convenient, it would cost a

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{Waterbury, Vermont} Looking back through all of the pictures I took while we were exploring Vermont and Maine, almost astounds me...at just how much we saw, and did, and got to experience in such a relatively short amount of time. Twelve days is the longest we have been away and even though it doesn't seem like that long, we really packed a lot into our trip. Honestly, about half way through

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-90879934953378127312011-10-01T10:55:00.000-04:002011-10-04T13:14:57.656-04:00

Welcome October sponsors! Please take a moment to welcome, (and welcome back):A Little Garden Flower & Waldorf Essentials: Erik & Melisa Nielsen offer complete Waldorf curriculum sets, other waldorf essentials, as well as one on one consulting for homeschoolers and parent who may need a little bit of guidance.Warm Sugar: Warm Sugar is a shop where you can find the sweetest little dolls, gnomes,

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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This past week has been a blur of getting ready and all that goes along with it. But now, NOW, we are well on our way up north. We are excited to be on our way, to be heading toward adventure, to see where the road leads us. Ahhhh, and I will be unplugged for the next two weeks. I hope to come back with lots of pictures and stories to share. Until then...

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Last week I took the opportunity to really browse around the farm. I wanted to capture just where it was at about this point in the season. One of my favorite things that I spotted (because really I love all of it), was the winter squash. The withered dried out vines bearing beautiful varieties of different winter squash....yummm! In our CSA shares we saw okra, salad mix, garlic, red onions, hot

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So much to do. Packing, preparing, getting ready...to take a road trip with four kids. There's all the wash, and the clothes, for each one, for all types of weather to pack. There's hats that I am in the middle of knitting, for everyone, that will mostly likely get finished on the ride there. There is craft stuff to get for the ride, like pipecleaners and Model Magic that will keep them doing

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Yes, you know, that balance. The one that wiggles and wavers right from underneath your finger tips. The one that seemingly jumps out the window when it has quite possibly rained just one, or two, or maybe even three days too much in a row. That thing called balance that we do a little dance with, sometimes it feels nice, and at other times you might despise it. Yup, that balance.As the leaves

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-16150744681458379692011-09-10T08:00:00.002-04:002011-09-16T08:05:41.770-04:00

Today I give a warm welcome to Lisa Boisvert Mackenzie. Lisa is the Editor and Publisher of The Wonder of Childhood, which is a monthly online magazine devoted to conscious and creative parenting, Waldorf education, homeschooling, deep nourishment, natural living and the celebration of life through the rhythm of the year."When we take a moment to wonder, to be fully present, within ourselves,

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Oh rain. Rain. Water. Lots of water. Maybe you are the reason why I am tiring of these beautiful watermelons. We have near 100% chance of rain each and every day since this past weekend. Lots of rain has poured down, heavy and fast. Everything is overflowing again here. Yesterday as I was driving home through deep puddles in the road I couldn't help but think what two more days of this rain will

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...amazed that I made it through a whole year of right now, I AM posts. It has been exactly one year since I gave myself the challenge of focusing on what was going on "right now" each and (almost, I missed a couple) every Wednesday. I kinda struggle to keep things going, so that says a lot for me....wondering how I can be tired of watermelon already when there are four more sitting on my counter

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-36920146502591229902011-09-06T08:38:00.011-04:002011-09-06T10:23:48.117-04:00

Our nice long weekend was:...full of relaxing....someone learning to ride a bike....lots of bike rides....someone learning to swim....lots of swimming....finding and collecting teeny tiny acorns on our walks and bike rides....being with my grandmother; their great grandmother....seeing the ocean....breathing the ocean air....getting chased by waves....meeting up with a childhood best friend and

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After a brief summer break from my sponsorship posts, I am bringing them back. I am very thankful for the continued support of all of my sponsors, both new and those returning. Please take a moment to welcome: R Morales Pottery: Ray Morales makes pottery for the sheer enjoyment of the process and their use. He takes extreme pride in his work, paying close attention to detail, giving each

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************************************************** {this moment} one image no words a tidbit from the week held close to my heart **************************************************

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There is a little part of me that is kinda feeling reluctant to let summer go, and accept that, um, today...it's September. I'm not sure why. I am usually feeling very ready for fall and the cool breezes and knitting urges that it brings along with it. But, I felt a pang as I spotted the first leaves changing color earlier this week. This year just feels different to me. And I'm trying to figure

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...grateful for blue skies. ...grateful for the warmth of the suns rays as they touch my skin. ...grateful for the cool breezes that tell me change is in the air. ...grateful for places I've been before; places I have yet to be. ...grateful for roads that have been deemed impassable; forcing me to find a new way. ...grateful for the subtle ways that life nudges us toward change, seeing us the

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There has been lots going on in the kitchen this past week, with cabbbage, corn, and peaches topping the list. I have been stock piling the cabbage from the farm, since it can stay good in the crisper drawer for longer than say, tomatoes can. It waited patiently in there...till it was time, to do some fermenting, to make sauerkraut. I used Sally Fallon's recipe, which you can find on the

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She came...she went...wreaking havok along her path. We fared well, although we spent days preparing to say the least. We put buckets out on the deck filled with water to flush toilets if we needed. We packed every square inch that we could with water bottles to freeze in our freezer. My biggest worry was if we lost power for an extended period of time, all that food I had spent hours on putting

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-4405433481527139072011-08-26T09:38:00.003-04:002011-08-26T09:54:38.565-04:00

************************************************** {this moment} three images no words a tidbit from the week held close to my heart **************************************************

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Last week's trip to the farm was much different from the rest...I went solo, well mostly. The boys stayed home with Daddy and the girls were each off doing their own things for the day. Everything seemed so much easier, but I constantly felt like I was forgetting something...like keeping track of everyone. I keep forgetting to take note of what we are getting each week in our CSA shares and

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-30929002383663353912011-08-24T08:56:00.000-04:002011-08-24T08:56:00.215-04:00

...eating chocolate covered pretzels from Trader Joe's. I hide them in the closet and take a nibble here and there. ...seeing my kitchen slowly come back together after attempting to simplify (aka. de clutter the many piles of stashed randomness that was quickly taking over). ...appreciating the space that this little bit of re organizing has done and is making me feel. ...hearing happy

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What is summer without peaches? Juicy ripe orange-y beautiful peaches. Last week I hunkered down and set to work on that huge box of peaches I bought, which resulted in a number of different outcomes. You know the kind. The let's preserve as much of summer in a jar kind of outcome. The kind of outcome that makes you wonder where I might be storing all this stuff. That will come later. For now,

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-8071111840747011362011-08-22T11:00:00.001-04:002011-08-22T11:08:55.043-04:00

This weekend we celebrated another birthday, exactly one week from the last. I can't help but get a little bit tired of celebrating birthdays when they are so close together. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy them, or enjoy celebrating the little people who they belong to, just tired, of cake and the business that it all brings along with it. Bella just turned seven. Seven! Seven days in a week

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************************************************** {this moment} one image no words a tidbit from the week held close to my heart **************************************************

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-9874152279038428502011-08-18T10:43:00.001-04:002011-08-18T10:45:38.914-04:00

Oh my, how has it been three weeks since I've shared a farm post?! That just seems crazy to me. Just as in everyday life, things have seemily sped up at the farm too. Business abounds. I've had to compile my pictures over the past three weeks as it appears that I am so busy keeping all the veggies out and the littles cooled off that I haven't been taking as much pictures during our time there.

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-6193867761747612382011-08-17T08:24:00.006-04:002011-08-17T19:25:39.289-04:00

...loving this unseasonablly cool weather. ...wondering how this girl of mine can possibly be fighting with the sun when it is so darn nice out, that is until I remember that she is *ahem* a Leo, 'nuf said. ...thinking it might be fun to do a self portrait series one of these days and take pictures of myself in really random places, like in the bathroom at the orchard where the walls are all

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-83737410406785497622011-08-16T09:13:00.001-04:002011-08-16T10:46:39.542-04:00

Lately I have adopted the term "domestic goddess" for myself. Sorry to bore anyone with all this canning jazz, but it's close to all that I am up to. Everyday I am doing something, canning, processing, preserving...making something. I have to. We have produce growing out of our ears, down our backs, out the door, and down the street. More than I know what to do with. We get at least 10+

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-9098832304341558402011-08-15T10:32:00.001-04:002011-08-15T11:32:33.210-04:00

Yesterday someone in our house officially turned 5. Five is big, as well as the personality jump that I have been so lucky to witness in this boy of mine. He has had his fair share of struggles, as we all do, but seeing him blossom over the past few months has made my heart swell. I see his sweet personality and shining excited eyes open up more and more as he gets older...gatting to see him

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-63973481091811793172011-08-12T08:20:00.000-04:002011-08-12T08:20:00.536-04:00

{pickled okra} I think that's the saying that would best fit how I feel right now. We were so close to something so amazing just a few days ago. Two weeks ago we started applying for care taking positions. One fell into our lap that sounded beyond amazing. It was a care taking position at a holistic/healing/yoga retreat center on 360 acres of beautiful mountain land. Jason applied right away and

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-20212665853434076672011-08-09T22:54:00.005-04:002011-08-10T11:16:59.035-04:00

...mulitasking. ...thankful for the dinner last week out alone with my husband. ...appreciating mediteranean restaurants that serve freshly made pasta and use local produce from the market. ...loving skirts with pockets. ...enjoying peach cobbler, yumm. ...holding a sense of deep accomplishment. ...feeling as if a giant weight has been lifted. ...keeping my fingers crossed. ...excited for

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Processing: food, thoughts, life...always, in ALL WAYS. One step at a time, finding beauty/positivity in each and every one. Earlier this season I mentioned wanting to preserve as much as I could from the gardens and farm. Canning is relatively new to me, so I never expected that I would be able to preserve enough to carry us through the winter or anything like that. Just as much as I could,

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-90134140791522697822011-08-08T10:00:00.010-04:002011-08-08T10:51:05.329-04:00

This weekend we enjoyed: summertime the warmth of the sun family swimming, swimming, swimming farm fresh peaches and watermelon baby pigs birthday celebrations This summer is going fast...almost too fast for me to keep up, but I am trying to stay afloat and enjoy all of the wonderful things I love about summer. How is your summer going?

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-75740590097453770172011-08-02T08:04:00.001-04:002011-08-02T08:04:00.958-04:00

Planned on leaving by eight;actually left at twelve.Needed a back up plan;found a impromptu solution.Ate Sunday pancakes, made with locally grown Ithaca blueberries.Had a bunch of cranky pants;treated the kids to vegan soft serve.Felt the heat;swam in waterfalls.Let the water wash away my worries.Made new discoveries;thought about how time can move mountains...both literally and figuratively.Made

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

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This weeks farm CSA share consisted of okra, tomatoes of all kinds, italian eggplant, asian eggplant, sweet onions, carrots, green cabbage, red cabbage, beets, slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, summer squash, basil, chard, potatoes, red bunching onions, and green beans. Some blackberries and peaches made it home with us as well. We had to be super creative with the heat though to keep

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...thankful for all of the wonderfully good things I am surrounded with. Gluten free ice cream cones, silly boys, silly girls who think it's fun to draw pretend tatoos on themselves and put on lots of make up (unlike their mama). ...savoring blueberries, and maybe more importantly blueberry pie....loving homemade books and stories made by little people. ...celebrating lots of special people's

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart************************************************** PS- Thank you so much everyone who left comments and emailed in response to yesterday's post. I appreciated each and every one of them. They were incredibly uplifting and compassionate and very helpful. I don't think I have

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I am frustrated....majorly frustrated. Hmmmm.... Warning: this is not like my usual posts, but I need help, advice, and some space to vent.Let me back up a bit.A couple of months ago we had a realtor come out to look at our house. She let us know that although we might be able to cut it even, we very well might wind up having to sell our house for less than what we owe on our mortgage. Ouch!

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~thinking that sometimes it just seems like one of those kinda days~~digging really deep, into my self, into my life; looking for what the next steps should be, might be, could be~~detaching myself from the should be's, should'ves, and could'ves that life often presents as obstacles~~trying to look around and notice all of the positive and beautiful things that I can choose to see right now~~

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~bread and butter pickles: 8 jars canned~~watching every day as they learn to climb higher and higher~~shucking corn on the cob~~burning away what we no longer need~~savoring the sweet and delicate lines of his profile~~and these toes...loving these toes~Busy weekends packed to the brim, yet without quite enough room to fit it all in. Busy weekends speeding by, but trying to take note of the

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**************************************************{this moment}one imageno wordsa tidbit from the weekheld close to my heart**************************************************

Earth Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169552418192278230.post-32745016637690562002011-07-13T11:03:00.002-04:002011-07-13T13:28:15.096-04:00

OK, so today...it's all about ME...to celebrate ME...because it's my birthday today...and I'm 33! Somethings are crazy, some maybe shouldn't be mentioned out loud, but all in all here is just a completely random list of really random things that help make up who I am today.1.) When I was little, me and my sister used to dress up like Native Americans...my mom sewed us costumes and we wore our

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