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It’s going to be in the upper 50’s on Saturday!🙌🏻 Celebrate this warmth at our Earth Day Workshop this Saturday 🌎🌿 It is going to be an absolute blast! Register today!A glimpse of the beautiful, new Angelic Organics Lodge on the blog today! (Link in profile.) @angelicorganicslearningcenter @soulsojourner #angelicorganics #farmlife #welovegoats #locallysourcedWe had a beyond amazing afternoon at @angelicorganicslearningcenter today! More to come soon on the blog. ☺️🐐🌿💛When you are driving back from Florida and find yourself in the gorgeous mountain town of Asheville, North Carolina and you feel you have found your way home 💚You know you are a true nerd when you drink wine at a fancy restaurant while wearing Harry Potter scarves and bangles ✨🤓📚 #harrypotterworld #wearewizards #readingrocks #beyourselfIt wouldn’t be the Easter season without making fuasa (Italian Easter bread) 🌼 (Recipe in link in profile.) #fuasa #italianeasterbread #homestead #italianhomestead #homemadebread #homemadebakeryHappy Spring! (a day late 😉) 🌸 We decided to celebrate spring with a gorgeous smoothie this morning. Ingredients: homemade strawberry kombucha, spinach, coconut, clementine, kiwi, apple and blueberries. #smoothietime #letfoodbethymedicine #spring #homeschoolbreakfast #homeschoolingmomHad a blast celebrating Pi(e) Day at the Puri Family YMCA today! 💚 #mathisfun #homeschoolingadventures #rockfordrocks #rockriverymcaI am getting pretty stoked about tomorrow 👊🏻 #mathisfun #homeschoolingadventures #piday2018 #rockriverymca #ilovemyjob
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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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Tagged at home cooking, backyard, brassicas, Brassicas: Cooking the world's healthiest vegetables, broccholi, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collard greens, cooking, garden, gardening, genus, healthy vegetables, homegrown, homegrown food, homesteading, kale, kale fried rice, Laura B. Russell, make it yourself, mama, mindfulness, mom, mustard greens, urban homestead, vegetarian, vegetarian cooking, vegetarian recipes
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Create
I have been thinking deeply lately about the notion of creating. In a world of increasing destruction and devastation, the simple act of creating something, creating anything really, is cathartic. At our homeschool co-op I teach a writing and an … Continue reading
Posted in Holistic Living
Tagged art, artistic, artistic movement, arts and crafts, craft, crafting, create, creation, DIY, holistic, holistic living, homeschooling, homeschooling mom, make, making, making of a home, mindfulness, mom, mother, rough cut wood, string art, string art project, string art project idea, woodworking
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Better Late Than Never Garden Update
Well friends, it’s June 16th, and I am coming at you with my first garden update of the 2017 growing season. Hum. Where exactly did the time go? And better yet, what on earth have I been doing? Time has … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged backyard, backyard garden, backyard gardening, garden, gardening, grow, growing, heirloom, homegrown, homegrown fruit, homegrown produce, homegrown vegetables, homestead, mama, mindful, mindfulness, modern homesteading, mom, mother, organic, urban homestead, urban homesteading
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In Gratitude
Awhile back, I use to post trinkets of thanks each week. I felt that in expressing my gratitude I was able to put positive vibes out into the atmosphere, and illustrate that it is often those seemingly minuscule or insignificant … Continue reading
Posted in Holistic Living, Sustainable Living
Tagged A Year of Picnics, apple, Ashley English, at home garden, backyard, backyard garden, books, children, Dane County Farmers' Market, family, farmers markets, food, friends, garden, grow, growing, holistic, holistic living, home, mom, mother, party, reading, recipe, sustainable, sustainable living, urban garden, urban gardening, urban homestead, yoga
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Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
After finding my family’s old ice cream maker in my dad’s basement a few weeks back, I decided it was time to test it out again after over 25 years. The ice cream maker still worked great, and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged food, freezing, fresh, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemade ice cream, homemade ice cream recipe, homemade vanilla ice cream, homemaker, homemaking, ice cream, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, organic, recipe, sustainable, sustainable living, vanilla ice cream, vanilla ice cream recipe
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Social
My girls and I have found a new love: ceramics. We happened upon a class that had some open seats and immediately we knew it was a match made in Heaven. A common misconception of homeschooled-children is that they lack … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Homeschooling
Tagged art, arts and crafts, ceramic, ceramics, ceramics in Rockford, ceramics in Roscoe, DIY, holistic, holistic living, home, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, homeschool, homeschooling, kids, make, making, mama, mindfulness, mom, mother, R & L Ceramics, Roscoe, Roscoe Illinois, school, schooling, sustainable, sustainable living
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