Feb
28

2/28/13

our good friend rich hoffmann is an amazing film maker. we were lucky enough to be subjects of his award winning film fridays at the farm, about his personal experience as a member of the farm chris and i started and ran for nearly 8 years. having this film has been such a gift to [...]

Feb
27

9/52 hannah you are such a quiet thing. always thinking and observing and are quite a creature of habit. even though you don’t go to catholic school, or any school for that matter you have a uniform of sorts. your favorite is your jeans, your fuchsia turtleneck sweater and your bog boots. you are a [...]

Feb
24

inspired by this lovely lady i think i’ll give a go at a “portrait a week” of my girls. i am a bit late in the game but here goes. 8/52 norah you wanted to invite a friend over for dinner this week and you had me help you put together a winter picnic on [...]

Feb
22

so i have been on a little spending freeze over the last month. in fact just for fun i actually handed over my debit card to chris just to see what might happen. now i wouldn’t call myself a shopoholic. but i do like finding that very special thing. etsy, my favorite blogs and pinterest [...]

Feb
18

11 years ago today i became a mama. it was the one thing i was certain i wanted to be ever since i was a little girl. and when your papa and i started dating at 19 years old we began talking about being parents almost immediately. i think we even picked our boy and [...]

Feb
17

and the celebrating continues. this morning we had friends and family over for a birthday brunch for hannah. we made a very large dutch baby (a recipe from a bed and breakfast on our honeymoon to alaska), potato hash with spinach and eggs, fresh fruit, cream scones and salty dogs made with fresh squeezed ruby [...]

Feb
17

well it seems as if we are all wearing our stay at home weekend well. everyone is on the mend and feeling like their old selves again. the last few days have been full of playing games, hot baths, making music, watching, finishing up knitting projects, reading library books and lots of baking including homemade [...]

Feb
15

we had plans of a trip to the lake over the holiday weekend but the flu has hit. we were all a bit disappointed this morning as we made the final decision to not go but soon began to feel much better as we started shouting out some good things about staying home. :: it’s [...]

Feb
13

Instrument Making Did you know a simple whistle could be made from a piece of bamboo? How about a xylophone from copper pipes? In this program we will focus on designing and building musical instruments from usual and creative materials. We will also explore the wonder of sound. We will investigate whether sound travels better [...]

Feb
13

chris has caught the bug. i just pulled clean sheets from the dryer, sterilized some glasses and washed my hands for the twentieth time. i can’t wait for spring.