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Last night I had the pleasure of hosting an event honoring and celebrating Rockford-area senior artists. This journey of coordinating Aroha Philanthropy’s Artful Aging Program through the YMCA has been truly magical. The conversations I have had over the course of the last year with our participants tell me that art is truly transformational. These programs not only enabled men and women to venture out of their homes and learn (or rediscover) a new skill set, but gave them a safe space in which to share stories with one another of life’s trials and triumphs.💚 #artcantransformlives #artcantransformtheworld #rockriverymca #rockfordillinois #rockfordrocksDinner prep 🌿 #rootvegetables #rootveggies #homegrown #urbanhomestead #homestead #homegrown #growityourselfMy youngest decided to experiment with homemade gluten free pasta, so she busted out my Nona’s old school ravioli maker 😍👩🏼🍳 #urbanhomestead #homeschool #makeityourself #homeschoolkids #oldworlditalianwithatwistGuys, we are having so much fun down at the @rockriverymca 🙌🏻 Come down and join us! We will be here until 8 PM #saturdaynightfun #rockriverymca #lovemyjob #rockfordrocksBring your kids and come hang out with me tomorrow night!!! 🙌🏻😘 This event is going to be beyond amazing, so you don’t want to miss it! (The festivities have been moved inside to the main basketball courts because of the cold weather forecasted for tomorrow.) @kam_b_killn_em #rockriverymca #rockfordrocks #saturdayvibes #lovemyjobThis year for homeschool, my father-in-law is working on woodworking skills with the girls. This is their first completed project! So awesome! #toobeautifultobeoutside #homeschooling #homeschoollife #homeschoolingmomKind of can’t wait for this event 🙌🏻🧘🏼♀️🙌🏻#rockriverymca #yogakombuchaandbreakfast #rockfordrocks @taunia_mayWhen your pumpkin vines reach all the way to the garden gate 🍂🧡🍂 #firstdayofautumn #firstdayoffall #urbanhomestead #homestead #growityourself#homeschoollife #homeschooling #homeschoolingmom #upnorth #wisconsinlove 🍂🍄🍁
Tag Archives: cooking
Brassicas: My Beloveds
A few months back I shared my love of cabbage with all of you. But maybe I wasn’t being specific enough, or not general enough, depending upon how you look at it. In actuality I harbor a secret love for … Continue reading
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Joy in the Present
Each of us has a handful of life experiences that truly changes us. Those experiences that get deep into our veins and alter the core of our inner self and the lens through which we view the world. I can confidently … Continue reading
Posted in Holistic Living, Sustainable Living
Tagged backyard, canning, cooking, DIY, eco friendly, food, food preservation, fresh, garden, gardening, gardens, growing, harvest, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, kairos, kids, Koviashuvik, Koviashuvik Local Living School, Maine, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mother, organic, preservation, sustainable, sustainable living, Temple Maine
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Mom’s Summer Cucumber Salad
From the time my mom was given her diagnoses, her constant mantra was, “Please make sure you continue to tell our stories.” It was so very important to her that the stories of our family remain alive in our hearts … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, cooking, cucumber, cucumber salad, DIY, eco friendly, farmer, farmer's market, food, fresh, garden, gardening, gardens, growing, harvest, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, make, making, mindfulness, mom, mother, organic, Pampered Chef, recipe, sustainable, sustainable living, The Pampered Chef, The Pampered Chef Ultimate Mandoline, Ultimate Mandoline
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Best Made Plans
Yesterday morning I rose early to head to the grocery store before dawn, before my girls woke up, and before my “To Do List” really got moving. I returned home at 6:30 am, with arms full of groceries, and two … Continue reading
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Tagged bake, baking, Christmas cookies, cookies, cooking, DIY, eco friendly, food, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemade Christmas cookies, homemaker, homemaking, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, organic, sustainable, sustainable living
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Grandma’s Three Bean Salad
Isn’t it just fascinating how food memories work? One morsel of food touches your tongue and you are whisked away to times gone by, to the exact moment when you consumed that particular piece of goodness. That’s why each time … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, cooking, DIY, eco friendly, food, fresh, garden, gardening, gardens, growing, harvest, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, organic, recipe, sustainable, sustainable living, three bean salad, three bean salad recipe
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Anew
There are those times when each of us needs a breathe of new life. When the grind of our day to day tasks feel a bit too heavy to bear, and we need an opportunity for fresh air to fill … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, canning, cooking, DIY, eco friendly, fair, farmer, food, food preservation, freezing, fresh, garden, gardening, gardens, growing, harvest, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, Joel Salatin, kids, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, Mother Earth News, Mother Earth News Fair, Mother Earth News Fair Kansas, Mother Earth News Fair Lawrence Kansas, sustainable, sustainable living
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Cooking Sauce with Daddy
While I was enjoying myself at a baby shower in the beautiful Anderson Japanese Gardens, my girls were home making pasta sauce with Daddy. My husband gets huge bonus points for this because not only did he cook with the … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, canning, cooking, DIY, eco friendly, food, food preservation, freezing, fresh, garden, gardening, gardens, growing, harvest, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mother, recipe, sustainable, sustainable living
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