Posted in autumn, the seasons, tagged autumn, gardening, snow on October 12, 2009| 1 Comment »
We awoke Saturday to snow on the ground and in the air.
I have never seen snow in this area so early, and it does send a message of urgency! We began to clean up all of the fall progects, just in case this one doesn’t melt off, but a little after breakfast the sun broke throughthe clouds and things began to melt. By today, it was all gone.
Posted in other things in life, tagged baking on October 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Looking for a yummy yet healthy lunch, I decided to see how well boiled flax seed oil worked in a bread recipe. I used a simple muffin recipe, replacing the eggs and oil with boiled flax seed. I spooned the bread over pie cherries and baked it all for 30 or so minutes. It turned out wonderful!
The kids are begging me to make it again, already.
Posted in autumn, gardening, tagged autumn, gardening on October 2, 2009| 2 Comments »
I had hoped to leave these on the vine for another month or so, but the sudden snow, and the cold temperatures that followed forced an emergency picking time. Only one of them is of eating size, but the boys gathered everything! Don’t you just love their enthusiasm? I sure do.
Posted in children, sewing, tagged children, diapers, making do, recycle, sewing on October 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
As the first set of diapers turned out satisfactory, I dug through my stash to locate as much suitable fabric as possible. I happened to have a large number of receiving blankets, too yucky looking to give away, but too good to toss. Cut in half, with a piece of cotton batting, they make wonderfully soft, absorbent diapers.
My little guy is thrilled with the pictures and the fact that I made something for him… now if he would just use the potty!
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