Category: Green Living

Saturday morning started with one thing going wrong after another. I awoke in a foul mood and no matter how I tried to shake it, the little things kept building and building — Emil disappearing to make messes upstairs instead of getting dressed, coming downstairs with a t-shirt and completely naked otherwise while Oliver and … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

I was so inspired by Phishybee‘s post on homemade ornaments with her kids that I decided to do them with my crafty little boys this past weekend. It was a lot of work, but also fun, and with nothing but time since they’re home from school, we spread the activity out over a couple of … Continue reading “Homemade Ornaments”

I just picked up The Plant Recipe Book by Baylor Chapman at our library. It’s so beautiful! Written much like a cookbook, it contains specific “recipes” for living flower arrangements, including exactly what to get for each arrangement, where and how to place each plant, and instructions for care. Some of the succulent and air plant arrangements … Continue reading “Reading…”

You can take the boy out of the wild, but darn if you try to take the wild out of the boy… The day after we returned from Asheville, this is what happened. Let’s just say there was a deck pre-bath before the actual bath. Check out the mud caked inside Oliver’s ear! Nothin’ better than … Continue reading “The Mud”

I have to apologize if you are tiring of these Asheville posts, but we just had so much fun and wanted to share all of the highlights of the trip. I will be posting the rest of our pictures and stories twice a day until I get through it all — a warning, it will … Continue reading “Graveyard Fields & Ridge”