Category: Green Living

The other day, I was walking back to the play area of our back yard. It’s just beyond our garden and honestly, I don’t go back there all too often. A few weeks ago, to keep the boys occupied, I gave them half a bag of dried beans (I think the 12-bean soup kind) and … Continue reading “The Accidental Garden”

Talking about where food comes from and seeing where food comes from are two very different things, especially when it comes to young children. I can’t reiterate this point enough, but thought this story was the perfect example. Over the past two years, Oliver has helped me many times in the kitchen. His expertise is guacamole but … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

This past weekend my sister and nephews came to visit. The boys enjoyed the usual push-pull that comes with 5 boys under one roof: fast friends and at times worst enemies! It is fun to see them all try to work out their differences and the discussions were pretty hilarious to overhear. It was crazy … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

I’m sure you are sick of hearing about off-grid living (or sick of not hearing about it, ha!), but there is something that has awakened in me over the past few months that I just can’t seem to shake. The discomfort and restlessness that seems to swirl within my gut when I am moved by something and … Continue reading “Reading…”

It has been a while since I’ve written a blog post. Even though I had posts up regularly over the past two weeks, many of them I had scheduled long ahead of time before our trip, then I took another break after we returned. It is harder than usual to get back into posting daily … Continue reading “A New Season”