My Serenity
Living, learning, creating,loving at home and in nature..
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Building Up My Store
Cold Snap!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Weaving Loving Intentions
Ever have an idea for a project that you get so excited about? But then, after you get started on it, it seems like you just may have bit off much more than you could chew? That is how my latest work in progress has been for me. I wanted to make a baby gift for a dear friend of mine. Something handmade that could really be useful. So I decided to weave her a baby wrap. Now, up until this point, my weaving experience has been limited to place mats, cloth for bags and scarves. In reality, I probably should not have even considered such a task. But, I did. I went and bought all the colorful cotton and wool yarn to get started on it and then I got to the warp.. which took me nearly 5 hours! I was ready to give up then, but I had too much into it at this point to do that. So, slowly but surely I got to weaving on it. I had about a week that I had so many frustrations that I refused to work on it, simply because I feel like I am weaving my intentions for this new little life and the family it is coming into, into this wrap. I could not stand the thought of the babe being wrapped in frustrations. So I left it alone. Came back to it and since then, things have moved right along. Day after day of weaving in loving thoughts and wishes of good health and so much more for this baby. I have about 4 yards of the 5 yards done, and I am getting so excited to take it off the loom and see the finished piece, and I am even more excited to give it to my friend once she welcomes her new babe into the world!
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
How Our Fairy Garden Grew
But then one day, the mama grew ill, and later passed away. This made her family very sad. But something magical happened the next day. Her family looked out at the tree and it was growing branches! Such beautiful full branches sprung from this tree, it was so full of life and waiting for kids to play under it once more! The daughter and her husband and kids moved into the house and just like their mama, they played around this lovely tree, until one day those people came back to cut the tree, for its branches and grown too much again. This made their mama and papa sad, but they were determined to keep the magic of the tree alive. They used their magic to turn the tree into a giant mushroom, and the children once again played and rested and had adventures around the tree. But then.....
Friday, February 28, 2014
Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Buffalo Mac and Cheese
3 Chicken breasts
1 box of elbow macaroni
2 ribs of celery (see a pattern here? Breasts, elbows and ribs??Lame, I know)
about 2 1/2 -3 cups of cheese of your choice (I used Colby jack)
4 Tlbs butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
1/2 cup ranch
1/4 cup- how ever much you love of red hot sauce
ENJOY!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Our Michaelmas Celebration
This past weekend our little group got together and held our Michaelmas celebration. At our previous circle time we prepared by having each child decorate a paper bag however they wished.
Then, on the day of the celebration, the mama who was hosting the gathering put the bags together to form our dragon. After some free playing time, the children gathered to hear a story about dragons. Then they listen to the story of Michael and how he slayed the dragon with his fiery sword.
The kids all went off to find something that they could magically transform into a sword. For they had a task that lay ahead of them!