MATERIALS: Square pieces of paper (recycled, new, plain or with a pattern, any color you like), scissors TIME FRAME: 15 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Fold your paper diagonally to create a triangle Fold your paper in half to create a smaller triangle (make sure your two pointy corners meet) Fold your triangle in half one more time to create an…
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MATERIALS: A small plastic or paper cup, clay, vinegar, baking soda, flour, a cookie sheet, two measuring cups, measuring spoons, red food coloring (optional) TIME FRAME: 30 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Place your cup on your cookie sheet Using your clay, create your volcano over the cup remembering to leave the opening open so your volcano can explode later! Once…
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We live in a time that allows us to ship exotic items from all corners of the earth to our local grocery stores and sometimes even to our doorstep. While this is convenient, fun and delicious, it hasn’t always been this way. For thousands of years, we were limited to eating the items that could be sourced locally. Not only…
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{this moment} 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 to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see. xoxo, M
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A walk around the garden these days is a glorious and hopeful thing! From the Apricot blossoms to the other fruit tree buds to the rhubarb, garlic and hops, the brown and grey of winter is slowly allowing for a few (a very few) colors to break through! It’s such a hopeful and exciting time! I hope, no matter where…
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With Spring officially upon us, it only makes sense that it would be time to begin the seed starting process! I have felt very behind in the seed starting area this spring, though really, I’m not behind where most people are, just behind my own idea of how far ahead I would like to get in the seed starting process…
