We all need just a few things to survive (water, food, shelter), but the larger environment in which we all live contains endless microclimates and habitats that support our wellbeing. Each critter in the animal kingdom needs a little something different to live their best lives and have adapted over countless years. In the hustle and bustle of our daily…
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~12,354 stitches
There’s something about a new baby that just lightens my heart and reminds me that everything is just as it should be despite any lingering questions, doubts or concerns that might try to distract me from the pure love that surrounds us all every minute of every day. From within the energy of love and joy that a baby…
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I am incredibly happy to report that our chickens are officially laying again! We hit a dry spell there last fall when several of the ladies were molting…Then, the weather got cold and I think they all went on strike! That is, until last week when they started laying again 🙂 Thank goodness! We’ve been getting 5-7 eggs a day…
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Hide-Away Projects
A couple of years ago we purchased four little stools with lids for storage and extra seating. They immediately became the place to store my current yarn projects, toys for any little friends that visit and any other necessary miscellaneous and fit perfectly beneath the bottom shelf of a wall of built in book shelves in our Living Room. Best…
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Flying Glass & Spilled Beer
Last weekend, in the midst of our busy madness, we made two batches of beer; a Red Chile Chocolate Porter and a Belgian Golden Ale. Since the carboys “live” in our garage while they do their fermentation thing and the garage is pretty cold in the winter, Tool Lady did a lot of research on how to keep them a…
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Who doesn’t love stumbling upon a fallen (though empty) bird’s nest? They spark endless questions about where it fell from, what kind of bird might have created it, and what materials were gathered to do so. There are wonderings about how many eggs were laid, how many hatched, and where those sweet babes may have flown off to once old…