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Welcome! I’m Erin, mama to two little kids. I’m a woman of many hats- mother, teacher, toy maker, author, gardener, & crafter, among many other things. Our family lives in Indiana, where we try to make the most of life, which means things can be a bit chaotic at times. Our days are filled with homeschooling, weeding, naps in the striped hammock, and pie baking, of course!-
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Wandering Wednesday
Inspired by Garden Mama, Please come join us as we wander together to our backyards, our living rooms, our gardens, and to the ocean… Today we are wandering our way to Michigan, thankfully not on foot though! In Michigan wonderful family, friends, and really yummy foods await us! I’ll be back on Friday with {this [...]
Posted in Wandering Wednesday 4 Comments
Strawberry Surprises
Remember these beauties ? This year I entered a few of my home canned goods in the fair for the first time. When we visited the fair last week I was more than pleasantly surprised when I spotted my strawberry jam entry… Second place isn’t to shabby for my first year, particularly since the strawberry [...]
Posted in Uncategorized 4 Comments
Summer time ritual
Since I was a little girl one of my favorite parts of the summer was the county fair. My brother and I participated in 4-H and we did everything from showing horses to decorating cakes to building model rockets to sewing dresses. Summer was a time to finish up projects and attend the week long [...]
Posted in Children 7 Comments
{this moment} Luck
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. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link here to your moment and join in at Soulemama. Hope you have a lovely and [...]
Posted in {this moment} 21 Comments
Beeswax lipbalm
I’m always amazed at all the different uses for beeswax- crayons, wood polish, modeling wax and the list could go on and on. I noticed that beeswax is an ingredient in many of the commercially available lip balms on the market. So I decided to give making beeswax lip balm a try. The ingredients I [...]
Posted in DIY Project, Tutorial 7 Comments
Work in Progress Wednesday- A little project
This week the work in progress isn’t my project but rather my five year old daughter’s. After seeing me work on my embroidery project last week Stella talked about nothing else other than getting her own hoop and learning to embroider. Over the weekend I made up her own special little girl embroidery kit consisting [...]
Posted in Children, Homeschool, WIP 5 Comments
Buzz!
One thing that makes me always smile is seeing honey bees hard at work in my garden. They buzz happily from flower to flower pollinating our cucumbers, melons, and tomatoes. This year the little pale purple flowers of my much neglected oregano seem to be a favorite of our bees. Bees are not only important [...]
Posted in Garden, Imagination Kids Toys 3 Comments
Pickling!
The garden is getting close to its peak right now with basket fulls of green beans, tomatoes, cucumber, onions, peppers, basil, carrots and other goodies each day. I think we have officially hit zucchini overload at this point! Stella has been waiting patiently for one particular day this summer, pickling day. I promised her that [...]
Posted in Canning, Garden, Recipes 4 Comments
{this moment} friendship
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. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link here to your moment and join in at Soulemama.
Posted in {this moment} 14 Comments
{this moment} sky