Corner View and More of the Outdoors
After a bit of a departure from the Corner Views, I am happy to be back with this week’s prompt: “animals.” This is our “yoga kitty,” who sleeps on his back, with his head and shoulders twisted, arms hovering in the air. It’s bizarre. A certain six year old couldn’t resist putting her head between [...]
All In A Cookie
We love cookies. And batter, and books, and knowing where our food comes from. So a few years ago when I found the book All in Just One Cookie, I knew we had to have it. This hysterical book takes the reader through the process of making a batch of chocolate chip cookies. With each [...]
Learning
There’s been lots of learning going on around here. From raw food to instrument maintenance, our recent explorations have run the gamut. “A,” an avid jazz pianist, is learning to tune pianos. This is not the beautiful music we are used to hearing on a daily basis. This is a lot of bent notes and [...]
Wrap Up
Today, Earth Day, is the culmination of the One Small Change Challenge. Since January, my family and so many others pledged to make one change each month that would impact the environment in a positive way. Here’s a wrap up of the changes we made, and how we’ve been doing with them since: In January, [...]
Soil: The Tutorial
Last month, when I posted the raised garden bed tutorial, I promised a follow-up tutorial on making soil. It’s a bit delayed, I know, but it is definitely not too late (especially for those of us in northern parts). If you are going through the trouble of building your own raised bed, you’re going to [...]
A Few Things
The second week of April snuck up on me. I’ve got lots of updates and news to share today. Our last “small change” is to put baking soda and vinegar to better use. They serve me well for cookies and salad dressing, but those two ingredients have so many other uses—all purpose cleaner, shampoo substitute [...]
Fostering Love
Last fall, my sister and her husband decided to become foster parents. After a long application process, I am happy to tell you they’ve been approved! This is so exciting—for them, and our whole family. More kids to have fun with, more kids to make things for, and more kids to love. They have agreed [...]
Springtime Fun
This weekend… …somebody left a trail of tiny flowers to follow …and a dozen wooly eggs …and a “Mount Everest” of jellybeans and other sweets This weekend, somebody else finished up this little piece that screams spring. A milky yellow moss opal, slightly egg-shaped, with what looks like little plants sprouting in it. (See more [...]
