Hello everyone! I was going to try and write something about this last tumult of days, but then I read this terrific, honest post from Sistermama Gets Real. Apparently, she has been having the same week as me, except that we also have a broken well pump and no water. Anyhow, it’s Rosh Hashanah, the ...
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Happy Fall everyone! Well, it’s a bit late, but I thought I’d share our September menu. In many ways, I’m working to simplify life here at home, getting ready for baby to arrive this winter. For more than a year now, I’ve been making weekly menus, but I decided it was time to take the ...
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I have been slowly but surely making a few things for this coming winter baby.  We’re planning to EC, just as we did with Ella, so even though I think handknitted baby pants are insanely adorable, it makes a lot more sense to make some teeny tiny wool legwarmers. (Just pretend you can’t see those ...
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The first thing I want to say about choosing to have only one car in our family is that it’s one of the best things we ever did for our life as a family.  We live in a rural area, with no public transportation options, but are near the center of our town, so we ...
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Thank you so much for all your kind and thoughtful comments on the money post.  My dear friend Kyce has a terrific post currently about living with less, so be sure to hop over and read that as well.  And please do share your own inspirations with us below. Like Kyce, I must admit that ...
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Prepped new beds in the hoophouse for winter crops (salad greens, kale, carrots, beets).  Ella dipped her feet into a little pond that formed in the back yard, tried on Ben’s respirator (he wore it while spreading the wood ash, chicken manure, and lime) and then hopped on the broadfork for some “rides.” An excellent ...
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Let’s just dive right in, shall we?  Let’s talk about money.  I’ve been thinking and praying a lot about these next posts.  Ben reminded me of something wonderful, which is what I definitely want to start with – that we are given so many gifts.  It is so easy for all of us (myself included!) ...
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It’s that time of year, friends.  School is beginning, the air is turning crisp.  In Judaism, the New Year is quickly approaching, and with it comes the task of reviewing the past year – asking forgiveness for the times we have “missed the mark,” and vowing to be a better person in the year to ...
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Here’s Ben in front of the White House (pre-arrest):  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarsandsaction/6109205865/in/photostream/ and here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarsandsaction/6109204889/in/photostream (photos by Josh Lopez).  There are also lots of other amazing photos in the Tar Sands photostream. I’m sure he’ll share some of his experience when he gets back.  He (and 242 other people today) protested, got arrested, got out, and will ...
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